Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; Westerville's ANNIE Leads Best Musical!

Voting is open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Columbus Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2016 and September 2017. 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.

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Here are the current standings for Columbus:

Actor in a Musical _ (Community)
Matthew DeCarlo-Boyd - Shrek the Musical - Wagnalls Community Theatre 7%
Jay Reid - Hairspray - Hilliard Arts Council 6%
Emma Lou Andrews - Spring Awakening - Columbus Children's Theatre 5%

Actor in a Musical _ (Professional)
Nick Lingnofski - Spamalot - Short North Stage 13%
Chris Rusen - Christmas In Columbus - Short North Stage 11%
Ryan Metzger - Avenue Q - Weathervane Playhouse 11%

Actor in a Play _ (Community)
Trenton Weaver - Pride and Prejudice - Actors' Theatre of Columbus 12%
Brent Small - The Nerd - Pickerington Community Theatre 6%
Luke Bovenizer - A Christmas Carol - Westerville Parks and Rec Civic Theatre 6%

Actor in a Play _ (High School/College/Education)
Mitchell Kallner - The Addams Family - New Albany High School 9%
Josiah Holloway - Grease - Westerville South Theatre 8%
Emma Lou Andrews - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Fort Hayes 8%

Actor in a Play _ (Professional)
Ryan Metzger - Peter and the Starcatcher - Weathervane Playhouse 18%
Danny Turek - Hand to God - Short North Stage 10%
James Harper - The Crucible - SRO 10%

Best Choreography (Local)
Cindy Straub - Annie - Westerville Parks and Rec Civic Theatre 11%
Jenny Small - Annie - Pickerington Community Theater 11%
Dionysia Williams - James and the Giant Peach - Columbus Children's Theatre 8%

Best Costume Design (Local)
Brooke Hamlin - Grease - Ohio University Lancaster Theatre 13%
Jude Berger/ Sharon Kegg - Annie - Westerville Parks and Rec Civic Theatre 12%
Kelly Noffsinger - Shrek the Musical - Wagnalls Community Theatre 10%

Best Direction of a Musical (Local)
Allen Decarlo - Pippin - Pickerington North High School 14%
Matt Wolfe/ Luke Bovenizer - Annie - Westerville Parks and Rec Civic Theatre 9%
A. Victor Jones - Grease - Ohio University Lancaster Theatre 6%

Best Direction of a Play (Local)
Allen Decarlo - Cheaper By The Dozen - Pickerington North High School 22%
Matt Wolfe - A Christmas Carol - Westerville Parks and Rec Civic Theatre 12%
A. Victor Jones - Dead Man's Cell Phone - Ohio University Lancaster Theatre 7%

Best High School Production of a Play or Musical
In The Heights - Pickerington Central High School 13%
Pippin - Pickerington North High School 12%
The Addams Family - Lancaster High School 10%

Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Local)
Hunter Minor - Pippin - Pickerington North High School 13%
Oliver Runyon - Spring Awakening - Columbus Children's Theatre 8%
Jay Reid - Hairspray - Hilliard Arts Council 8%

Best Leading Actor in a Play (Local)
Dan Griscom - The Mousetrap - Pickerington Community Theater 9%
Luke Bovenizer - A Christmas Carol - Westerville Parks and Rec Civic Theatre 9%
Gregory Archer - Peter and the Starcatcher - Weathervane Playhouse 7%

Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Local)
Kassi Popcevski - Pippin - Pickerington North High School 9%
Melissa Lawson - Guys and Dolls - Roundtown Players 5%
Emma Murphy - The Lion King Jr. - Westerville Parks and Rec Civic Theatre 4%

Best Leading Actress in a Play (Local)
Bella Eberhardt - Treasure Island - Lancaster Civic Art Club 9%
Sue Laney - Cemetery club - Star Performance Acadamy 9%
LauraLee Jingo - A Christmas Carol - Westerville Parks and Rec Civic Theatre 7%

Best Lighting Design (Local)
Bowen Moss - Rock Of Ages - DSHS Theatre 16%
T.J. Gerckens - Damn Yankees - Otterbein University 14%
Derryck Menard - Annie - Westerville Parks and Rec Civic Theatre 13%

Best Musical (Local)
Annie - Westerville Parks and Rec Civic Theatre 8%
Annie - Pickerington community theatre 7%
The Addams Family - Lancaster High School 7%

Best Musical Director
A. Victor Jones - Grease - Ohio University Lancaster Theatre 10%
Sue Laney - Annie - Pickertington Community Theatre 10%
Jonathan Collura - Spring Awakening - Columbus Children's Theatre 8%

Best Original Play (Local)
Hand To God - Short North Stage 40%
A Steampunk Christmas Carol - Granview Carriage Place Players 21%
Wendy Darling - Curtain Players 16%

Best Play (Community)
A Christmas Carol: Radio Play - Westerville Parks and Rec Civic Theatre 16%
The Nerd - Pickerington Community Theatre 14%
Rumors - Otterbein University 11%

Best Play (High School/College/Education)
In the Heights - Pickerington Central High School 16%
Pippin - Pickerington North High School 15%
Grease - Westerville South 11%

Best Play (Professional)
Hand to God - Short North Stage 27%
Peter and the Starcatcher - Weathervane Playhouse 22%
The Crucible - SRO 21%

Best Scenic Design (Local)
Derrick McPeak - Annie - Westerville Parks and Rec Civic Theatre 13%
A. Victor Jones - Grease - Ohio University Lancaster Theatre 13%
Andrew Weibel - Annie - Pickerington Community Theater 12%

Best Sound Design (Local)
Eric Womack - In the Heights - Pickerington Central High School 22%
Chris Zinkon - Pippin - Pickerington North High School 18%
Emily Hayman - Annie - Westerville Parks and Rec Civic Theatre 13%

Best Touring Musical
Wicked - Ohio Theater 90%
The Bodyguard - Ohio Theatre 10%

Best Young Actor Under Age 18
Peter DiMaggio - Legally Blonde The Musical - OMTI 11%
Carson Kittaka - James and the Giant Peach - Columbus Children's Theatre 10%
Eli Wilson - How i Became a Pirate - MTVarts 9%

Best Young Actress Under Age 18
Amirah Lomax - Dreamgirls - Short North Stage 19%
Bella Eberhardt - Legally Blonde The Musical - Victoria Players Children's Theater 8%
Mary Kate Gebhart - Annie - Pickerington Community Theater 6%

Theater of the Year
Columbus Children's Theatre 12%
Pickerington Central High School 11%
Pickerington North High School 10%

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