2015 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards Update - Nicholas Dantes in 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 29%
Kevin Pollack - Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 25%
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 30%
Chris Logan - The Boy from Oz - Pride Films and Plays 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 34%
Caleb Donahoe - Peter and the Starcatcher - Drury Lane Theatre 24%
Alex Weisman - Bent - The Other Theatre Company 20%

Best Actor in a Play (Resident Non-­Equity)
Andrew Malone - Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 34%
Steve Love - Miracle! - Hell in a Handbag Productions 22%
Breon Arzell - Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 22%

Best Actor in a Touring Production
Dan DeLuca - Newsies - Oriental Theatre 38%
John Rapson - A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder - Bank of America Theatre 21%
Kyle Taylor Parker - Kinky Boots - Cadillac Palace Theatre 20%

Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Britt-Marie Sivertsen - Side Show - Porchlight Music Theatre 32%
Susie McMonagle - Billy Elliot - Drury Lane Theatre 29%
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 24%
Emily Goldberg - Dogfight - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 22%

Best Actress in a Play (Resident Equity)
Emma Rosenthal - Peter and the Starcatcher - Drury Lane Theatre 31%
Nambi E. Kelley - Two Trains Running - Goodman Theatre 22%
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 28%
Michelle McKenzie-Voigt - The Glass Protege - Glitterati Productions 27%
Jillian Kate Weingart - Spike Heels - Brown Paper Box Co. 17%

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 17%

Best Choreography (Resident Equity)
Rachel Rockwell - Billy Elliott - Drury Lane Theatre 41%
Brenda Didier - The Addams Family - Mercury Theater Chicago 21%
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 34%
Patty Halajian - How to Succeed In Business without Really Trying - Fremont Street Theater Company 25%
Sarah Jo White - Direct From Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 23%

Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Rachel Rockwell - Billy Elliot - Drury Lane Theatre 27%
Jim Corti - LES MISERABLES - Paramount Theatre 24%
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. 17%

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Equity)
PJ Paparelli - The Project(s) - American Theater Company 29%
David H. Bell - Pericles - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 23%
Shade Murray - Accidentally Like a Martyr - A Red Orchid Theatre 22%

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Michael Menendian - Direct From Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 39%
Stephanie Rohr - Spike Heels - Brown Paper Box Co. 20%
Derek Van Barham - Miracle! - Hell in a Handbag Productions 19%

Best Ensemble (Resident)
American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 33%
Direct From Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 26%
Hair - Big Noise Theatre Company 17%

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 30%
Rick Keeley - American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 30%
Diane D. Fairchild - Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys - Raven Theatre 24%

Best Musical Direction (Resident Equity)
Tom Vendafreddo - Les Miserables - Paramount Theatre 32%
Robert Reddrick - Men of Soul - Black Ensemble Theater 19%
Doug Peck - The Secret Garden - Court Theatre 17%

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 21%
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 16%
Down The Moonlit Path - Nothing without a Company 14%

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)
The Boy From Oz - Pride Films and Plays 30%
American Idiot - Up and Coming Theatre 29%
Next to Normal - Elgin Summer Theatre 18%

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 34%
A Streetcar Named Desire - Williams Street Repertory 29%
Balm in Gilead - Griffin Theatre 15%

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 41%
Scott Pask - Airline Highway - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 20%
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 33%
Tianyu Qiu - The Glass Protege - Glitterati Productions 27%
Sara Heymann - [title of show] - Brown Paper Box Co. 17%

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 17%

Best Sound Design (Resident Non-Equity)
Lindsay Wolf - Beehive - Williams Street Repertory 25%
Robert Hornbostel - The Glass Protege - Giltterati Productions 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 24%
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
Newsies - Oriental Theatre 31%
Kinky Boots - Cadillac Palace Theatre 31%
A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder - Bank of America Theatre 16%

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