2015 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards Update - Nicholas Dantes, Roy J. Brown Lead!

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 30%
Kevin Pollack - Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 23%
Gene Weygandt - La Cage aux Folles - Marriott Theatre 16%

Best Actor in a Musical or Revue (Resident Non­-Equity)
Roy J. Brown - American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 33%
Chris Logan - The Boy from Oz - Pride Films and Plays 23%
Matt Frye - [title of show] - Brown Paper Box Co. 18%

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 20%

Best Actor in a Play (Resident Non-­Equity)
Steve Love - Miracle! - Hell in a Handbag Productions 31%
Andrew Malone - Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 20%
Breon Arzell - Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 19%

Best Actor in a Touring Production
Dan Deluca - Newsies - Oriental Theatre 41%
John Rapson - A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder - Bank of America Theatre 21%
Kyle Taylor Parker - Kinky Boots - Cadillac Palace Theatre 18%

Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Susie McMonagle - Billy Elliot - Drury Lane Theatre 33%
Britt-Marie Sivertsen - Side Show - Porchlight Music Theatre 26%
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 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 24%
Kate Buddeke - Airline Highway - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 20%

Best Actress in a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Katrina D. Richard - Direct From Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 27%
Jillian Kate Weingart - Spike Heels - Brown Paper Box Co. 24%
Michelle McKenzie-Voigt - The Glass Protege - Glitterati Productions 18%

Best Actress in a Touring Production
Stephanie Styles - Newsies - Oriental Theatre 36%
Pricilla Lopez - Pippin - Cadillac Palace 23%
Christine Sherrill - First Wives Club - Oriental Theatre 17%

Best Choreography (Resident Equity)
Rachel Rockwell - Billy Elliott - Drury Lane Theatre 42%
Brenda Didier - The Addams Family - Mercury Theater Chicago 19%
Katie Spelman - Oklahoma! - Paramount Theatre 18%

Best Choreography (Resident Non-­Equity)
Carly Vadnais - American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 31%
Dina DiConstanzo - How To Succeed In Business without Really Trying - Fremont Street Theater Company 23%
Stephen Schellhardt - Dogfight - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 19%

Best Costume Design (Resident Equity)
Theresa Ham - Mary Poppins - Paramount Theatre 32%
Bill Morey - Side Show - Porchlight Music Theatre 20%
Mara Blumenfeld and Mieka Vander Ploeg - Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play - Theater Wit 19%

Best Costume Design (Resident Non-­Equity)
Patty Halajian - How to Succeed In Business without Really Trying - Fremont Street Theater Company 31%
Sarah Jo White - Direct From Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 22%
John Nasca - The Boy From Oz - Pride Films and Plays 21%

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 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. 19%

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Equity)
PJ Paparelli - The Project(s) - American Theater Company 28%
Shade Murray - Accidentally Like a Martyr - A Red Orchid Theatre 24%
David H. Bell - Pericles - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 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. 23%
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 19%
Hair - Big Noise Theatre Company 17%

Best Lighting Design (Resident Equity)
Jesse Klug - LES MISERABLES - Paramount Theatre 36%
Maggie Fullilove-Nugent - Endgame - The Hypocrites 21%
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 24%
Diane D. Fairchild - Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 21%

Best Musical Direction (Resident Equity)
Tom Vendafreddo - Les Miserables - Paramount Theatre 34%
Aaron Benham - Side Show - Porchlight Music Theatre 18%
Robert Reddrick - Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 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 47%
Soon I Will Be Invincible - Lifeline Theatre 16%
Down The Moonlit Path - Nothing without a Company 16%

Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Equity)
Billy Elliot - Drury Lane Theatre 31%
Les Miserables - Paramount Theatre 28%
Side Show - Porchlight Music Theatre 18%

Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Non-­Equity)
American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 31%
Next to Normal - Elgin Summer Theatre 22%
The Boy From Oz - Pride Films and Plays 19%

Best Revival of a Play (Resident Equity)
The Diary of Anne Frank - Writers Theatre 43%
Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play - Theater Wit 28%
Gem of the Ocean - Court Theatre 12%

Best Revival of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 30%
A Streetcar Named Desire - Williams Street Repertory 29%
Balm in Gilead - Griffin Theatre 17%

Best Revue (Resident)
Sondheim on Sondheim - Porchlight Music Theatre 32%
Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 22%
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 40%
Sara Heymann - [title of show] - Brown Paper Box Co. 23%
Jimmy Jagos - Triassic Parq - Circle Theatre 16%

Best Sound Design (Resident Equity)
Lindsay Jones - Marie Antoinette - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 37%
Aaron Quick - Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 20%
Victoria Deiorio - The White Road - Irish Theatre of Chicago 18%

Best Sound Design (Resident Non-Equity)
Lindsay Wolf - Beehive - Williams Street Repertory 25%
Christopher Kriz - Soon I Will Be invincible - Lifeline Theatre 24%
Kallie Noelle Rolison - Angry Fags - Pride Films and Plays 22%

Best Special Theatrical Event
Bechdel Fest 3: Find Your Voice - Broken Nose Theatre 25%
So Beautiful - Sarah Siddons Society 22%
Spring Forward, Fail Back - Brown Paper Box Co. 21%

Best Theater Production for Young Audiences
The Little Mermaid - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 44%
Shrek - Music on Stage 20%
Goodnight Moon - Highland Park Players 13%

Best Touring Production
Newsies - Oriental Theatre 33%
Kinky Boots - Cadillac Palace Theatre 29%
A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder - Bank of America Theatre 16%

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