BroadwayWorld Chicago Holiday Madness Awards Update 12/20 - Dale Calandra Leads!

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Here are the current standings for Chicago:

Best Actor in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
André De Shields - The Jungle Book - Goodman Theatre 34%
Nick Demeris - In The Heights - Paramount Theatre 23%
Adrian Aguilar - Pal Joey - Porchlight Music Theatre 15%
Rudy Hogenmiller - Cabaret - Light Opera Works 14%

Best Actor in a Musical or Revue (Resident Non­Equity)
Rob Scharlow - Sweeney Todd - Williams Street Repertory 34%
Ryan Lanning - Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Haven Theatre Chicago 28%
Evan Tyrone Martin - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 14%
Nathan Carroll - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 12%

Best Actor in a Play (Resident Equity)
Dale Calandra - The Whale - Victory Gardens Theater 31%
Michael Shannon - Simpatico - A Red Orchid Theatre 23%
Jerod Haynes - A Raisin in the Sun - TimeLine Theatre Company 21%
Ben Carlson - The School for Lies - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 14%

Best Actor in a Play (Resident Non-­Equity)
Hans Fleischmann - The Glass Menagerie - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company 34%
Jeremy Trager - Hauptmann - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 20%
David Cerda - The Birds - Hell in a Handbag Productions 17%
Kevin Matthew Reyes - Mahal - Bailiwick Chicago 17%

Best Actor in a Touring Production
Ben Platt - The Book of Mormon - Bank of America Theatre 54%
Norbert Leo Butz - Big Fish - Oriental Theatre 23%
Stuart Ward - Once - Oriental Theatre 12%
Josh Young - Evita - Oriental Theatre 7%

Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Susie McMonagle - Next to Normal - Drury Lane Theatre 32%
Trisha Jeffrey - The Color Purple - Mercury Theater Chicago 27%
Emily Rohm - The Music Man - Paramount Theatre 16%
Alexis J. Rogers - Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill - Porchlight Music Theatre 15%

Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident Non­Equity)
Amanda Flahive - Sweeney Todd - Williams Street Repertory 31%
Denise Tamburrino - Cats - Highland Park Players 29%
Danni Smith - See What I Wanna See - Bailiwick Chicago 16%
Kelli Harrington - Aspects of Love - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre 14%

Best Actress in a Play (Resident Equity)
Cheryl Lynn Bruce - Head of Passes - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 29%
Chaon Cross - Proof - Court Theatre 26%
Deborah Hay - School for Lies - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 22%
Carmen Roman - Collected Stories - American Blues Theater 13%

Best Actress in a Play (Resident Non­Equity)
Joanne Dubach - The Glass Menagerie - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company 38%
Christina Hall - Terminus - Interrobang Theatre Project 16%
Brittany Ellis - Richard III - WaywaRD Productions 16%
Caroline Neff - The Knowledge - Steep Theatre 15%

Best Actress in a Touring Production
Kate Baldwin - Big Fish - Oriental Theatre 36%
Dani De Waal - Once - Oriental Theatre 25%
Rachel York - Anything Goes - Cadillac Palace Theatre 24%
Caroline Bowman - Evita - Oriental Theatre 8%

Best Choreography (Resident Equity)
Brenda Didier - The Color Purple - Mercury Theater Chicago 28%
Katie Spelman - In The Heights - Paramount Theatre 27%
Rachel Rockwell - The Music Man - Paramount Theatre 17%
Brenda Didier - Pal Joey - Porchlight Music Theatre 15%

Best Choreography (Resident Non-­Equity)
Jennifer Cupani - Cats - Highland Park Players 23%
Linda Fortunato - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 21%
Dina DiCostanzo - The Drowsy Chaperone - Fremont Street Theater Company 20%
Christopher Pazdernik - Spamalot - Jedlicka Performing Arts Center 18%

Best Costume Design (Resident Equity)
Mara Blumenfeld - The Jungle Book - Goodman Theatre 45%
Carol J. Blanchard - Barnum - Mercury Theater Chicago 18%
Bill Morey - Pal Joey - Porchlight Music Theatre 15%
Mariann S. Verheyen - Henry VIII - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 15%

Best Costume Design (Resident Non­Equity)
Patty Halajian - The Drowsy Chaperone - Fremont Street Theater Company 28%
Kate Setzer Kamphausen and Bill Morey - The Birds - Hell in a Handbag Productions 22%
Bill Morey - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 21%
Theresa Ham - Pygmalion - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble and Stage Left Theatre 15%

Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Mary Zimmerman - The Jungle Book - Goodman Theatre 26%
William Osetek - Next to Normal - Drury Lane Theatre 26%
L. Walter Stearns - The Color Purple - Mercury Theater Chicago 21%
Damon Keily - Hank Williams: Lost Highway - American Blues Theater 16%

Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Non-Equity)
Mark R. Mahallak - Sweeney Todd - Williams Street Repertory 28%
Kevin Long - Parade - Harper Ensemble Theatre Company 23%
Peter Marston Sullivan - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 18%
David Zak - Under A Rainbow Flag - Pride Films and Plays 17%

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Equity)
Ron OJ Parson - A Raisin in the Sun - TimeLine Theatre Company 31%
William Brown - The Liar - Writers' Theatre 20%
Bonnie Metzgar - The Pride - About Face Theatre 18%
Nick Bowling - Blood and Gifts - TimeLine Theatre Company 16%

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Hans Fleischmann - The Glass Menagerie - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. 38%
David Cerda and Jeffrey Shields - The Birds - Hell in a Handbag Productions 23%
Carlo Lorenzo Garcia - Richard III - WaywaRD Productions 18%
M. William Panek - Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls - The Brown Paper Box Co. 12%

Best Ensemble (Resident)
The Glass Menagerie - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company 32%
Othello: The Remix - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 32%
Hank Williams: Lost Highway - American Blues Theater 16%
Richard III - WaywaRD Productions 12%

Best Lighting Design (Resident Equity)
Jesse Klug - Othello: The Remix - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 33%
Greg Hofmann and Nick Belley - Pal Joey - Porchlight Music Theatre 22%
Matt Frey - Belleville - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 19%
Philip S. Rosenberg - Julius Caesar - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 15%

Best Lighting Design (Resident Non-­Equity)
Steven Spera - Sweeney Todd - Williams Street Repertory 30%
Matthew Gawryk - The Glass Menagerie - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company 24%
Diane Fairchild - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 16%
Charles Cooper - Mahal - Bailiwick Chicago 15%

Best Musical Direction (Resident Equity)
Tom Vendafreddo - In the Heights - Paramount Theatre 35%
Doug Peck - The Jungle Book - Goodman Theatre 27%
Eugene Dizon - The Color Purple - Mercury Theater Chicago 21%
Malcolm Ruhl - Hank Williams: Lost Highway - American Blues Theater 11%

Best Musical Direction (Resident Non-Equity)
Mike Potts - Sweeney Todd - Williams Street Repertory 30%
Ken Preuss - Cats - Highland Park Players 23%
Elizabeth Doran - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 17%
Allison Hendrix and Jim DeSelm - The Last Five Years - Kokandy Productions 16%

Best New Work/New Adaptation (Resident)
Adam Pasen - Tea with Edie and Fitz - Dead Writers Theatre Collective 25%
Danny Bernardo - Mahal - Bailiwick Chicago 22%
Alex Paul Young - Pink Milk - Oracle Theatre and White Elephant 19%
Leo Schwartz - Under a Rainbow Flag - Pride Films and Plays 17%

Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Equity)
Next to Normal - Drury Lane Theatre 32%
The Color Purple - Mercury Theater Chicago 26%
Hank Williams: Lost Highway - American Blues Theater 17%
Annie - Paramount Theatre 14%

Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Non-­Equity)
Parade - Harper Ensemble Theatre Company 23%
Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 21%
Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Haven Theatre Chicago 21%
The Mikado - The Hypocrites 18%

Best Revival of a Play (Resident Equity)
Measure for Measure - Goodman Theatre 28%
Simpatico - A Red Orchid Theatre 26%
The Liar - Writers' Theatre 19%
Belleville - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 17%

Best Revival of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
The Glass Menagerie - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company 42%
The Birds - Hell in a Handbag Productions 21%
Richard III - WaywaRD Productions 16%
Big Love - Strawdog Theatre Company 12%

Best Revue (Resident)
The Second City Guide to the Opera - Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Second City 26%
Old Jews Telling Jokes - Royal George Theatre 25%
A Grand Night For Singing - Mercury Theater Chicago 22%
Let Them Eat Chaos - The Second City 18%

Best Scenic Design (Resident Equity)
Kevin Depinet - Cyrano de Bergerac - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 28%
Jeffrey D. Kmiec - Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill - Porchlight Music Theatre 20%
David Gallo - Head of Passes - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 20%
Jack Magaw - The Whipping Man - Northlight Theatre 17%

Best Scenic Design (Resident Non­Equity)
Grant Sabin - The Glass Menagerie - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company 28%
Stephen H. Carmody - Sweeney Todd - Williams Street Repertory 26%
Ashley Woods - Parade - Harper Ensemble Theatre Company 22%
Jameson Sanford - Veronica's Room - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 13%

Best Sound Design (Resident Equity)
James Savage - Othello: The Remix - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 29%
Rick Sims - Hank Williams: Lost Highway - American Blues Theater 23%
Lindsay Jones - Henry VIII - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 20%
Christopher Kriz - The Whipping Man - Northlight Theatre 18%

Best Sound Design (Resident Non­Equity)
Christopher Kriz - Mahal - Bailiwick Chicago 29%
Peter Robel - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 26%
Alexander St. John - Under a Rainbow Flag - Pride Films and Plays 18%
Kevin O'Donnell - Fallow - Steep Theatre 15%

Best Special Theatrical Event
Idina Menzel - RiverEdge Park 34%
The Pirates of Penzance - Tall Ship Windy 26%
The Comedy of Errors (Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks) - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 20%
Chicago Sings: Kander and Ebb - Porchlight Music Theatre 14%

Best Theater Production for Young Audiences
Shrek - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 38%
The Cat in the Hat - Emerald City Theatre 20%
The Elephant and the Whale - Chicago Children's Theatre and Redmoon Theater 18%
Seussical - Drury Lane Theatre 16%

Best Touring Production
The Book of Mormon - Bank of America Theatre 60%
Once - Oriental Theatre 19%
Big Fish - Oriental Theatre 11%
Anything Goes - Cadillac Palace Theatre 6%

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