2015 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards Update - Jamison Stern, Justin Rugg Tied!

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
Jamison Stern - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 11%
Justin Rugg - Cinderella Italiano - Pantochino Productions 11%
Ryan Connolly - Hair - Playhouse on Park 9%

Best Actor in a Play
Jim Shankman - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 21%
James J Moran - Rowan and Martin's Laugh In - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 13%
Dan Bender - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Windham Theatre Guild 12%

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 11%
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 12%
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 16%
Ralph Perkins - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 15%
Kristen Norris - Hairspray - Connecticut Theatre Company 9%

Best Community Theater Company
Connecticut Theatre Company 21%
Naugatuck Teen Theater 12%
Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 12%

Best Connecticut Playwright
Bert Bernardi - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 37%
Matthew Lopez - Reverberation - Hartford Stage 30%
Alicia Dempster - A Gift of Undetermined Value - Theater Works New Milford 16%

Best Costume Design
Michael McDonald - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 16%
Jimmy Johansmeyer - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 14%
Erin Payne - The Importance of Being Earnest - Playhouse on Park 9%

Best Director of a Musical
Sean Harris - Hair - Playhouse on Park 12%
Bert Bernardi - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 11%
Rob Ruggiero - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 11%

Best Director of a Play
Sean Harris - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 18%
Tom Sheehan - Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 10%
Sasha Bratt - Tuesdays with Morrie - Playhouse on Park 10%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Hair - Playhouse on Park 12%
La Cage Aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 9%
Hairspray - Musicals at Richter 8%

Best Ensemble Performance in a play
Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 23%
Rowan and Martin's Laugh In - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 15%
Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 12%

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Jimmy Johansmeyer - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 14%
Cedric Leiba, Jr. - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 12%
Stephen Michelsson - Gypsy - Connecticut Theatre Company 6%

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 18%
David Smith - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Windham Theatre Guild 12%

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Maria Berte - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 11%
Kristin Jeter - Hair - Playhouse on Park 10%
Jodi Stevens - Legally Blonde - Summer Theater of New Canaan 5%

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 15%
Linda Kelly - Kitchen Witches - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 11%

Best Lighting Design
Timothy Cook - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 15%
Aaron Hochheiser - Hair - Playhouse on Park 12%
Phill Hill - Memphis the Musical - Downtown Cabaret MainStage Theatre 9%

Best Musical
La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 11%
Hair - Playhouse on Park 11%
The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 10%

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 26%
Reverberations - Hartford Stage 11%

Best Play
Tuesdays with Morrie - Playhouse on Park 13%
Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 12%
Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 11%

Best Professional Theater Company
Playhouse on Park 18%
Goodspeed Musicals 16%
Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 13%

Best Set Design
Von Del Mar - Christmas at Santa Claus Station - Pantochino Productions 15%
Michael Schweikardt - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 11%
Christopher Hoyt - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 11%

Best Sound Design
Nathaniel Dobas - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 22%
Joel Abbott - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 15%
Chris Gensur - Memphis the Musical - Downtown Cabaret MainStage Theatre 12%

Best Touring Production
Kinky Boots - The Bushnell 27%
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 20%
Oludare Bernard - Hair - Playhouse on park 17%
Oliver Kochel - Hello Dolly - Castle Craig Players 8%

Best Younger Actress (under age 25)
Cassie Gerace - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 12%
Ashley Velleco - Guys and Dolls - Naugatuck Teen Theater 10%
Rachel Huff - Hairspray - Connecticut Theatre Company 9%

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