2015 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards Update - Dan Deluca Winning Big!

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 29%
Kevin Pollack - Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 24%
Gene Weygandt - La Cage aux Folles - Marriott Theatre 17%

Best Actor in a Musical or Revue (Resident Non­-Equity)
Roy J. Brown - American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 32%
Chris Logan - The Boy from Oz - Pride Films and Plays 27%
Matt Frye - [title of show] - Brown Paper Box Co. 16%

Best Actor in a Play (Resident Equity)
Larry Yando - The Tempest - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 35%
Alex Weisman - Bent - The Other Theatre Company 22%
Caleb Donahoe - Peter and the Starcatcher - Drury Lane Theatre 21%

Best Actor in a Play (Resident Non-­Equity)
Steve Love - Miracle! - Hell in a Handbag Productions 29%
Breon Arzell - Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 22%
Andrew Malone - Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 19%

Best Actor in a Touring Production
Dan Deluca - Newsies - Oriental Theatre 40%
John Rapson - A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder - Bank of America Theatre 21%
Kyle Taylor Parker - Kinky Boots - Cadillac Palace Theatre 19%

Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Susie McMonagle - Billy Elliot - Drury Lane Theatre 31%
Britt-Marie Sivertsen - Side Show - Porchlight Music Theatre 30%
Meghan Murphy - City of Angels - Marriott Theatre 14%

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 24%
Emily Goldberg - Dogfight - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 21%

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 19%

Best Actress in a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Katrina D. Richard - Direct From Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 25%
Michelle McKenzie-Voigt - The Glass Protege - Glitterati Productions 23%
Jillian Kate Weingart - Spike Heels - Brown Paper Box Co. 22%

Best Actress in a Touring Production
Stephanie Styles - Newsies - Oriental Theatre 35%
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 42%
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 18%

Best Costume Design (Resident Non-­Equity)
Patty Halajian - How to Succeed In Business without Really Trying - Fremont Street Theater Company 28%
John Nasca - The Boy From Oz - Pride Films and Plays 27%
Sarah Jo White - Direct From Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 20%

Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Rachel Rockwell - Billy Elliot - Drury Lane Theatre 28%
Jim Corti - LES MISERABLES - Paramount Theatre 25%
Michael Weber - Side Show - Porchlight Music Theatre 17%

Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Non-Equity)
Jim Shedd - American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 31%
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. 18%

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Equity)
PJ Paparelli - The Project(s) - American Theater Company 28%
David H. Bell - Pericles - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 24%
Shade Murray - Accidentally Like a Martyr - A Red Orchid Theatre 23%

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Michael Menendian - Direct From Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 32%
Stephanie Rohr - Spike Heels - Brown Paper Box Co. 22%
Derek Van Barham - Miracle! - Hell in a Handbag Productions 21%

Best Ensemble (Resident)
American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 35%
Direct From Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 20%
Hair - Big Noise Theatre Company 17%

Best Lighting Design (Resident Equity)
Jesse Klug - LES MISERABLES - Paramount Theatre 34%
Maggie Fullilove-Nugent - Endgame - The Hypocrites 22%
Greg Hofmann - Tommy - Paramount Theatre 17%

Best Lighting Design (Resident Non-­Equity)
Rick Keeley - American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 35%
Cat Wilson - The Boy from Oz - Pride Films and Plays 26%
Diane D. Fairchild - Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 20%

Best Musical Direction (Resident Equity)
Tom Vendafreddo - Les Miserables - Paramount Theatre 33%
Robert Reddrick - Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 18%
Aaron Benham - Side Show - Porchlight Music Theatre 17%

Best Musical Direction (Resident Non-Equity)
Kelly Fitzgerald - American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 36%
Kenneth McMullen - How To Succeed In Business without Really Trying - Fremont Street Theater Company 21%
Ellen K. Morris - Dogfight - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 16%

Best New Work/New Adaptation (Resident)
October Sky - Marriott Theatre 48%
Soon I Will Be Invincible - Lifeline Theatre 16%
Down The Moonlit Path - Nothing without a Company 15%

Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Equity)
Billy Elliot - Drury Lane Theatre 30%
Les Miserables - Paramount Theatre 28%
Side Show - Porchlight Music Theatre 19%

Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Non-­Equity)
American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 31%
The Boy From Oz - Pride Films and Plays 22%
Next to Normal - Elgin Summer Theatre 21%

Best Revival of a Play (Resident Equity)
The Diary of Anne Frank - Writers Theatre 43%
Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play - Theater Wit 27%
Gem of the Ocean - Court Theatre 12%

Best Revival of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
A Streetcar Named Desire - Williams Street Repertory 32%
Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 29%
Balm in Gilead - Griffin Theatre 16%

Best Revue (Resident)
Sondheim on Sondheim - Porchlight Music Theatre 31%
Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 23%
Ring of Fire - Mercury Theater Chicago 17%

Best Scenic Design (Resident Equity)
Kevin Depinet and Jeffrey D. Kmiec - Les Miserables - Paramount Theatre 43%
Scott Pask - Airline Highway - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 18%
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 38%
Sara Heymann - [title of show] - Brown Paper Box Co. 21%
Alan Donahue - Soon I Will Be Invincible - Lifeline Theatre 14%

Best Sound Design (Resident Equity)
Lindsay Jones - Marie Antoinette - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 37%
Aaron Quick - Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 21%
Victoria Deiorio - The White Road - Irish Theatre of Chicago 18%

Best Sound Design (Resident Non-Equity)
Lindsay Wolf - Beehive - Williams Street Repertory 27%
Christopher Kriz - Soon I Will Be invincible - Lifeline Theatre 23%
Kallie Noelle Rolison - Angry Fags - Pride Films and Plays 21%

Best Special Theatrical Event
Bechdel Fest 3: Find Your Voice - Broken Nose Theatre 25%
So Beautiful - Sarah Siddons Society 23%
Lip Sync or Swim - Broken Nose Theatre 20%

Best Theater Production for Young Audiences
The Little Mermaid - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 43%
Shrek - Music on Stage 21%
Goodnight Moon - Highland Park Players 14%

Best Touring Production
Newsies - Oriental Theatre 32%
Kinky Boots - Cadillac Palace Theatre 30%
A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder - Bank of America Theatre 17%

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