2015 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards - Last Week to Vote!

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Chicago Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31.

Voting is now underway for Chicago! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.

Here are the current standings for Chicago:

Best Actor in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Nicholas Dantes - Billy Elliot - Drury Lane Theatre 28%
Kevin Pollack - Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 26%
Rod Thomas - Les Miserables - Paramount Theatre 16%

Best Actor in a Musical or Revue (Resident Non­-Equity)
Chris Logan - The Boy from Oz - Pride Films and Plays 32%
Roy J. Brown - American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 30%
Matt Frye - [title of show] - Brown Paper Box Co. 15%

Best Actor in a Play (Resident Equity)
Larry Yando - The Tempest - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 35%
Caleb Donahoe - Peter and the Starcatcher - Drury Lane Theatre 23%
Alex Weisman - Bent - The Other Theatre Company 19%

Best Actor in a Play (Resident Non-­Equity)
Andrew Malone - Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 34%
Breon Arzell - Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 25%
Steve Love - Miracle! - Hell in a Handbag Productions 21%

Best Actor in a Touring Production
Dan DeLuca - Newsies - Oriental Theatre 37%
John Rapson - A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder - Bank of America Theatre 21%
Kyle Taylor Parker - Kinky Boots - Cadillac Palace Theatre 21%

Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Britt-Marie Sivertsen - Side Show - Porchlight Music Theatre 33%
Susie McMonagle - Billy Elliot - Drury Lane Theatre 28%
Meghan Murphy - City of Angels - Marriott Theatre 15%

Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident Non­-Equity)
Leah Davis - American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 34%
Allison Kasbee - How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying - Fremont Street Theatre Company 25%
Emily Goldberg - Dogfight - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 22%

Best Actress in a Play (Resident Equity)
Emma Rosenthal - Peter and the Starcatcher - Drury Lane Theatre 30%
Nambi E. Kelley - Two Trains Running - Goodman Theatre 23%
Kate Buddeke - Airline Highway - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 18%

Best Actress in a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Katrina D. Richard - Direct From Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 29%
Michelle McKenzie-Voigt - The Glass Protege - Glitterati Productions 27%
Anna Dauzivardis - Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 18%

Best Actress in a Touring Production
Stephanie Styles - Newsies - Oriental Theatre 34%
Pricilla Lopez - Pippin - Cadillac Palace 23%
Christine Sherrill - First Wives Club - Oriental Theatre 16%

Best Choreography (Resident Equity)
Rachel Rockwell - Billy Elliott - Drury Lane Theatre 41%
Brenda Didier - The Addams Family - Mercury Theater Chicago 20%
Katie Spelman - Oklahoma! - Paramount Theatre 18%

Best Choreography (Resident Non-­Equity)
Carly Vadnais - American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 30%
Dina DiConstanzo - How To Succeed In Business without Really Trying - Fremont Street Theater Company 23%
Stephen Schellhardt - Dogfight - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 18%

Best Costume Design (Resident Equity)
Theresa Ham - Mary Poppins - Paramount Theatre 32%
Bill Morey - Side Show - Porchlight Music Theatre 19%
Mara Blumenfeld and Mieka Vander Ploeg - Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play - Theater Wit 17%

Best Costume Design (Resident Non-­Equity)
John Nasca - The Boy From Oz - Pride Films and Plays 37%
Sarah Jo White - Direct From Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 25%
Patty Halajian - How to Succeed In Business without Really Trying - Fremont Street Theater Company 22%

Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Rachel Rockwell - Billy Elliot - Drury Lane Theatre 26%
Jim Corti - LES MISERABLES - Paramount Theatre 25%
Daryl D. Brooks - Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 17%

Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Non-Equity)
Jim Shedd - American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 32%
Madeline Franklin - How to Succeed in Business without Really Tryiing - Fremont Street Theater Company 21%
M. William Panek - [title of show] - Brown Paper Box Co. 17%

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Equity)
PJ Paparelli - The Project(s) - American Theater Company 29%
David H. Bell - Pericles - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 24%
Shade Murray - Accidentally Like a Martyr - A Red Orchid Theatre 21%

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Michael Menendian - Direct From Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 44%
Stephanie Rohr - Spike Heels - Brown Paper Box Co. 18%
Derek Van Barham - Miracle! - Hell in a Handbag Productions 17%

Best Ensemble (Resident)
American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 31%
Direct From Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 30%
Hair - Big Noise Theatre Company 16%

Best Lighting Design (Resident Equity)
Jesse Klug - LES MISERABLES - Paramount Theatre 33%
Maggie Fullilove-Nugent - Endgame - The Hypocrites 22%
Greg Hofmann - Tommy - Paramount Theatre 18%

Best Lighting Design (Resident Non-­Equity)
Cat Wilson - The Boy from Oz - Pride Films and Plays 29%
Rick Keeley - American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 28%
Diane D. Fairchild - Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 27%

Best Musical Direction (Resident Equity)
Tom Vendafreddo - Les Miserables - Paramount Theatre 32%
Robert Reddrick - Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 20%
Doug Peck - The Secret Garden - Court Theatre 16%

Best Musical Direction (Resident Non-Equity)
Kelly Fitzgerald - American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 37%
Kenneth McMullen - How To Succeed In Business without Really Trying - Fremont Street Theater Company 22%
Ellen K. Morris - Dogfight - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 16%

Best New Work/New Adaptation (Resident)
October Sky - Marriott Theatre 49%
Soon I Will Be Invincible - Lifeline Theatre 17%
Down The Moonlit Path - Nothing without a Company 14%

Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Equity)
Billy Elliot - Drury Lane Theatre 29%
Les Miserables - Paramount Theatre 28%
Side Show - Porchlight Music Theatre 19%

Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Non-­Equity)
The Boy From Oz - Pride Films and Plays 31%
American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 28%
Next to Normal - Elgin Summer Theatre 19%

Best Revival of a Play (Resident Equity)
The Diary of Anne Frank - Writers Theatre 42%
Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play - Theater Wit 26%
Gem of the Ocean - Court Theatre 13%

Best Revival of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 38%
A Streetcar Named Desire - Williams Street Repertory 28%
Balm in Gilead - Griffin Theatre 14%

Best Revue (Resident)
Sondheim on Sondheim - Porchlight Music Theatre 31%
Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 24%
Ring of Fire - Mercury Theater Chicago 18%

Best Scenic Design (Resident Equity)
Kevin Depinet and Jeffrey D. Kmiec - Les Miserables - Paramount Theatre 40%
Scott Pask - Airline Highway - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 21%
Jack Magaw - The Diary of Anne Frank - Writers Theatre 18%

Best Scenic Design (Resident Non-Equity)
David Geinosky - The Wizard of Oz - Big Deal Productions 31%
Tianyu Qiu - The Glass Protege - Glitterati Productions 30%
Sara Heymann - [title of show] - Brown Paper Box Co. 16%

Best Sound Design (Resident Equity)
Lindsay Jones - Marie Antoinette - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 37%
Aaron Quick - Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 22%
Victoria Deiorio - The White Road - Irish Theatre of Chicago 17%

Best Sound Design (Resident Non-Equity)
Robert Hornbostel - The Glass Protege - Giltterati Productions 26%
Lindsay Wolf - Beehive - Williams Street Repertory 24%
Christopher Kriz - Soon I Will Be invincible - Lifeline Theatre 19%

Best Special Theatrical Event
So Beautiful - Sarah Siddons Society 25%
Bechdel Fest 3: Find Your Voice - Broken Nose Theatre 25%
Lip Sync or Swim - Broken Nose Theatre 21%

Best Theater Production for Young Audiences
The Little Mermaid - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 41%
Shrek - Music on Stage 23%
Goodnight Moon - Highland Park Players 14%

Best Touring Production
Kinky Boots - Cadillac Palace Theatre 31%
Newsies - Oriental Theatre 31%
A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder - Bank of America Theatre 16%

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