Vote For The 2018 BWW Birmingham Awards; CHILDREN OF EDEN Wins Best Musical!

Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

If you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends. Here are the current standings for Birmingham:

Best Actor of a Play or Musical (local college/ student)
Nicholas Di Prima - THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE - Samford University Theatre and Dance 13%
Kyle Pierce - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Sanford University 9%
Ben Tidwell - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 8%

Best Actress of a Play or Musical (local college/ student)
Shelby Terrel - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 13%
Madison Johnson - URINETOWN - University of Montevallo 9%
Justine Nelson - HAIRSPRAY - UAB 8%

Best Choreographer (local)
Alissa McCool - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 16%
Daren Eastwold - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 8%
Carl Dean - CHICAGO - Virginia Samford Theatre 7%

Best Costume Design of a Play or Musical (local)
Mary Gurney - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford Universityh 15%
Jason Cox and Justin McGuire - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South city 12%
Molly Page - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Theatre of Gadsden 11%

Best Director of a Musical (local)
Donald Sandley - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 13%
Sue Ellen Gerrells - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 11%
Joey Lay - THE LITTLE MERMAID - The Actors Charitable Theatre 6%

Best Director of a Play (local)
Ann Houston Campbell - CRIMES OF THE HEART - Samford University 9%
Ann Sharpe - SECOND SAMUEL - Theatre of Gadsden 8%
Marcus Lane - STOP KISS - University of Montevallo 7%

Best Lighting Design of a Play of Musical (local)
Christian Specht - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 18%
Mason Shell - HAIR - University of Montevallo 9%
Brandon Vick - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Theatre of Gadsden 8%

Best Local Actor in a Musical (local)
David Phelps - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 10%
Peter DiToro - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 8%
Colton Crowe - FOREVER PLAID - Theatre Tuscaloosa 6%

Best Local Actor in a Play (local)
John Lloyd Young - THE GLASS MENAGERIE - Alabama Shakespeare Festival 11%
Colton Crowe - SECOND SAMUEL - Theatre Tuscaloosa 9%
Darius murphy - SECOND SAMUEL - Bell Tower 7%

Best Local Actress in a Musical (local)
Kaci Deakins - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 10%
Ashlyn Bondurant - GODSPELL - Brick by Brick 8%
Ashley Pope - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 8%

Best Local Actress in a Play (local)
Tahauny Cleghorn - THE THREE MUSKETEERS - Birmingham Children's Theatre 15%
Julie Meadows - ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID - Homewood Theatre 5%
Kimberly Patton - SECOND SAMUEL - Theatre of Gadsden 4%

Best Music Director (local)
John Robertson - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 17%
Emily Hoppe - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 10%
Leslie Poss - CABARET - Theatre Tuscaloosa 7%

Best Musical (local)
CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 18%
BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 11%
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Theatre of Gadsden 5%

Best Play (local)
CRIMES OF THE HEART - Samford University 13%
SECOND SAMUEL - Bell Tower 11%
THE GLASS MENAGERIE - Alabama Shakespeare Festival 11%

Best Poster Design of a Play or Musical (local)
BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 15%
HAIR - University of Montevallo 9%
JESUS CHRIST SUOERSTAR - Theatre of Gadsden 8%

Best Production of a Play or Musical (local college)
CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 32%
HAIRSPRAY - UAB 17%
HAIR - University of Montevallo 16%

Best Scenic Design of a Play of Musical (local)
David Glenn - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 24%
Kel Laeger - HAIR - University of Montevallo 9%
Cody Beshears - SECOND SAMUEL - Theatre of Gadsden 6%

Best Sound Design of a Play or Musical (local)
Theo Metz - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 24%
Stephen Simon/Rick Wills - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Theatre of Gadsden 14%
Wheeler Kincaid - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Theatre Tuscaloosa 13%

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