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2015 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards Update 11/27 - Ryan Connolly, Jim Shankman Lead!

By: Nov. 27, 2015
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Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Connecticut 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 Connecticut! 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 Connecticut:

Best Actor in a Musical
Ryan Connolly - Hair - Playhouse on Park 10%
Jamison Stern - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 9%
Justin Rugg - Cinderella Italiano - Pantochino Productions 8%

Best Actor in a Play
Jim Shankman - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 21%
Dan Bender - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Windham Theatre Guild 13%
Adam Connolly - The Time of Your Life - The Hartt School 11%

Best Actress in a Musical
Tara Novie - Hair - Playhouse on Park 11%
Shelley Marsh Poggio - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 8%
Kara Dombrowski - Legally Blonde - Summer Theatre of New Canaan 7%

Best Actress in a Play
Marilyn Olsen - Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 13%
Dana Brooke - Proof - Playhouse on Park 11%
Emma Laplace - The Lord of the Flies - Bridgeport Theatre Company 9%

Best Choreographer
Darlene Zoller - Hair - Playhouse on Park 17%
Ralph Perkins - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 13%
Kristen Norris - Hairspray - Connecticut Theatre Company 10%

Best Community Theater Company
Connecticut Theatre Company 21%
Naugatuck Teen Theater 13%
Warner Theatre 11%

Best Connecticut Playwright
Bert Bernardi - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 34%
Matthew Lopez - Reverberation - Hartford Stage 30%
Alicia Dempster - A Gift of Undetermined Value - Theater Works New Milford 18%

Best Costume Design
Michael McDonald - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 15%
Jimmy Johansmeyer - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 12%
Pat O'Neill - Hairspray - Connecticut Theatre Company 10%

Best Director of a Musical
Sean Harris - Hair - Playhouse on Park 12%
Rob Ruggiero - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 9%
Bert Bernardi - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 9%

Best Director of a Play
Sean Harris - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 17%
Tom Sheehan - Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 11%
Sasha Bratt - Tuesdays with Morrie - Playhouse on Park 10%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Hair - Playhouse on Park 13%
La Cage Aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 8%
Legally Blonde - Summer Theater of New Canaan 8%

Best Ensemble Performance in a play
Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 19%
Hairspray - Musicals at Richter 15%
Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 12%

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Cedric Leiba, Jr. - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 10%
Jimmy Johansmeyer - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 10%
Garth West - Hairspray - Connecticut Theatre Company 7%

Best Featured Actor in a Play
James Parenti - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 21%
James Booth - The Time of Your Life - The Hartt School 20%
David Smith - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Windham Theatre Guild 13%

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Kristin Jeter - Hair - Playhouse on Park 10%
Maria Berte - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 8%
Jodi Stevens - Legally Blonde - Summer Theater of New Canaan 6%

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Kristin Harlow - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 27%
Marilyn Olsen - Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 17%
Kristin Hoose - Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 11%

Best Lighting Design
Aaron Hochheiser - Hair - Playhouse on Park 13%
Timothy Cook - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 13%
Phill Hill - Memphis the Musical - Downtown Cabaret MainStage Theatre 10%

Best Musical
Hair - Playhouse on Park 11%
La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 9%
The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 8%

Best Original/New Work
Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry - Hall High School Drama Dept 27%
The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 24%
Reverberations - Hartford Stage 13%

Best Play
Tuesdays with Morrie - Playhouse on Park 14%
Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 12%
Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 12%

Best Professional Theater Company
Playhouse on Park 18%
Goodspeed Musicals 15%
Hartford Stage 12%

Best Set Design
Von Del Mar - Christmas at Santa Claus Station - Pantochino Productions 12%
Christopher Hoyt - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 11%
Michael Schweikardt - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 10%

Best Sound Design
Nathaniel Dobas - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 19%
Joel Abbott - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 16%
Chris Gensur - Memphis the Musical - Downtown Cabaret MainStage Theatre 13%

Best Touring Production
Kinky Boots - The Bushnell 28%
Newsies - The Bushnell 25%
Pippin - The Bushnell 17%

Best Younger Actor (under age 25)
Jay Maroney - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 17%
Oludare Bernard - Hair - Playhouse on park 17%
Oliver Kochel - Hello Dolly - Castle Craig Players 9%

Best Younger Actress (under age 25)
Ashley Velleco - Guys and Dolls - Naugatuck Teen Theater 10%
Rachel Huff - Hairspray - Connecticut Theatre Company 10%
Cassie Gerace - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 9%



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