2015 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards Update 11/27 - Kevin Connell, Kayla Walsh Lead!

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Columbus 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 Columbus! 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 Columbus:

Best Choreography (Local)
Edward Charles Carignan - A Chorus Line - Short North Stage 31%
Jenny Small - Oliver! - Pickerington Community Theatre 21%
Karen Sieber - Nice Work if you Can Get It - Weathervane Playhouse 20%

Best Costume Design (Local)
Linda Mullin - The Tenshu - Shadowbox Live 29%
Jackie Farbean - Sweeney Todd - Imagine Productions 20%
Hannah Chalman - Rent - Weathervane Playhouse 12%

Best Direction of a Musical (Local)
Edward Charles Carignan - A Chorus Line - Short North Stage 20%
Adam Karsten - Nice Work If You Can Get It - Weathervane Playhouse 15%
Ryan Scarlata - Sweeney Todd - Imagine Productions 14%

Best Direction of a Play (Local)
Kevin Connell - One Man Two Guvnors - Weathervane Playhouse 37%
Coreen Janetzke - Witness for the Prosecution - Pickerington Community Theatre 25%
Sarah Merkey - Pack of Lies - Curtain Players 20%

Best High School Production of a Play or Musical
Pippin - Gahanna Lincoln High School 36%
In The Heights - Dublin Scioto High School 24%
Mary Poppins - Upper Arlington High School 19%

Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Local)
Jordan Donica - Into the Woods - Otterbein University 14%
Layne Roate - Rent - Weathervane Playhouse 10%
Luka Ashley Carter - A Chorus Line - Short North Stage 9%

Best Leading Actor in a Play (Local)
Peter Moses - The Greeks - Otterbein Theatre 25%
Ryan Metzger - One Man, Two Guvnors - Weathervane Playhouse 23%
Michael Evanichko - Witness for the Prosecution - Pickerington Community Theatre 12%

Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Local)
Anabelle Smith - Peter Pan - Dublin Scioto High School 16%
Kayla Walsh - Nice Work If You Can Get It - Weathervane Playhouse 13%
Julie Cremean Russell - Zombies from The Beyond - Curtain Players 11%

Best Leading Actress in a Play (Local)
Kayla Walsh - Rabbit Hole - Otterbein University 22%
Kayla Walsh - One Man Two Guvnors - Weathervane Playhouse 21%
Diane Hooper - Witness for the Prosecution - Pickerington Community Theatre 15%

Best Lighting Design (Local)
Adam Zeek - A Little Night Music - Short North Stage 27%
Aaron Pelzak - The Tenshu - Shadowbox Live 24%
Glen Garcia - The Addams Family Musical - Little Theatre Off Broadway 21%

Best Musical (Local)
Nice Work if you Can Get It - Weathervane Playhouse 14%
In The Heights - Dublin Scioto High School 13%
A Chorus Line - Short North Stage 12%

Best Musical Director
Tim Valentine - A Chorus Line - Short North Stage 29%
Martha Tepper - Oliver! - Pickerington Community Theatre 19%
Judy Adams Rauch - Nice Work if you Can Get It - Weathervane Playhouse 18%

Best Original Play (Local)
Rabbit Hole - Otterbein University 30%
One Man, Two Guvnors - Weathervane Playhouse 27%
The Tenshu - Shadowbox Live 25%

Best Scenic Design (Local)
Rob Kuhn - In The Heights - Dublin Scioto High School 32%
Andrew Weibel - 1776 - Pickerington Community Theatre 20%
Kat Wexler - The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Little Theatre off Broadway 19%

Best Sound Design (Local)
Gar Phillips - The Addams Family Musical - Little Theatre Off Broadway 38%
Megan Culley - One Man, Two Guvnors - Weathervane Playhouse 33%
Megan Culley - Dial 'M' For Murder - Weathervane Playhouse 19%

Best Touring Musical
Lion King - Ohio Theatre 30%
Newsies - Ohio Theatre 28%
Once - Palace Theatre 14%

Best Young Actor Under Age 18
Keegan Sells - The Addams Family Musical - Little Theatre off Broadway 47%
Isaac Barnes - The Match Girl's Gift - Curtain Players 25%
William Gorgas - Sondheim In Concert - Warehouse Theatre 17%

Best Young Actress Under Age 18
Sabrina Brush - The Addams Family Musical - Little Theatre off Broadway 46%
Mary Kate Gebhart - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Grandview Carriage Place Players 40%
Amelia Cameron - The Match Girl's Gift - Curtain Players 14%

Theater of the Year
Short North Stage 24%
Columbus Children's Theatre 24%
Shadowbox Live 20%

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