Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards; Goodspeed Leads as Best Professional Theater!

Voting is open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Connecticut 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.

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:

Actor in a Muaical _ (High School/College/Education)
Sydney Maher - Urinetown, The Musical - Pantochino Teen Theatre 15%
Clare Costello - Heathers, High School Edition - The Performing Arts Center at 32 Below 9%
Cassie Bielmeier - Mary Poppins - New Milford High School 7%

Best Actor in a Musical
Jimmy Johansmeyer - Mister Trick & Mrs. Treat - Pantochino Productions 7%
Weston Chandler Long - Avenue Q - Playhouse on Park 5%
Zachary Lane - Tick Tick Boom - Sacred Heart University 4%

Best Actor in a Play
Ezra Van Yperen - Flowers for Algernon - Kidz Konnection (EDGE) 4%
Rich Masotti - A View From The Bridge - Westport Community Theatre 4%
Johnny Revicki - The Diary of Anne Frank - Landmark Community Theatre 3%

Best Actress in a Musical
Raeleen Maunter - Noni Cimino's Kitchen - Pantochino Productions 6%
Tara Kennedy - Titanic the Musical - Opera House Players 6%
Julia Vezza - Tick Tick Boom - Sacred Heart University 4%

Best Actress in a Play
Chelsey derby - Sweeney Todd - Connecticut Theatre Company 6%
Alaina Attanasio - Peter Pan - Kidz Konnection 5%
Cathy Cordaro - A View From The Bridge - Westport Community Theatre 3%

Best Choreographer
Maria Cherniske - Peter Pan - New Paradigm Theatre 7%
Maria Teresa Lonetti - Beauty and the BEast - Kidz Konnection 6%
Doug Shankman - Singin' In The Rain - Summer Theatre of New Canaan 5%

Best Community Theater Company
Downtown Cabaret Theatre 13%
Windham Theatre Guild 8%
Curtain Call 7%

Best Connecticut Playwright
Bert Bernardi - Noni Cimino's Kitchen - Pantochino Productions 15%
Susan Cinoman - Guenevere - Ivoryton Playhouse 10%
Dan Murphy - Fault Lines - Sacred Heart University 8%

Best Costume Design
Nicole Jablonski - Jesus Christ Superstar - Sacred Heart University 8%
Jimmy Johansmeyer - Mister Trick & Mrs Treat - Pantochino Productions 8%
Rose Maselli Morse - Priscilla: Queen of the Desert - Connecticut Theatre Company 7%

Best Director of a Musical
Bert Bernardi - Noni Cimino's Kitchen - Pantochino Productions 8%
Maria Teresa Lonetti - Beauty and the Beast - Kidz Konnection 5%
Darko Tresjnak - Anastasia - Hartford Stage 4%

Best Director of a Play
Laura Attanasio - Peter Pan - Kidz Konnection 8%
Will Jeffries - Bent - Brookfield Theatre 6%
Deb Fialla - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Curtain Call 5%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus - Pantochino Productions 6%
Beauty and beast - Kidz konnection 5%
Singin' In The Rain - Summer Theatre of New Canaan 4%

Best Ensemble Performance in a play
Amadeus - Downtown Cabaret Theatre 9%
The women - Connecticut Theatre Company 6%
Twelve Angry Jurors - Brewster Theatre Company 5%

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Peter Bailey - Jesus Christ Superstar - Madison Lyric Stage 8%
Justin Rugg - The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus - Pantochino Productions 6%
Nick Kasprzak - Fiddler On the Roof - East Lyme Regional Theater 5%

Best Featured Actor in a Play
Tony Palmieri - Shadowlands - Connecticut Theatre Company 10%
Zach Cote - Peter and the Starcatcher - Warner Theatre 6%
John Lino Ponzini - A View From the Bridge - Westport/Weston Community Theater 5%

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Mary Mannix - Mister Trick & Mrs. Treat - Pantochino Productions 8%
Ashley Wool - Jesus Christ Superstar - Madison Lyric Stage 6%
Bianca Pasquinelli - Beauty and the beast - Kidz konnection 5%

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Monica O'Brien - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 8%
Jenna Boylan - Peter Pan - Kidz Konnetion 7%
April Lichtman - Amadeus - Downtown Cabaret Theatre 7%

Best Lighting Design
David Sexton - Mister Trick & Mrs. Treat - Pantochino Productions 9%
James Norrie - Beauty and the Beast - Kid Konnetion 7%
Adam Lobelson - The Who's Tommy - Curtain Call 6%

Best Musical
Mister Trick & Mrs Treat - Pantochino Productions 6%
Beauty and the beast - Kidz konnection 5%
Singin' In The Rain - Summer Theatre of New Canaan 5%

Best Original/New Work
Noni Cimino's Kitchen - Pantochino Productions 16%
Women Playwright's Initiative - Ivoryton Playhouse 8%
Chasing Rainbows - Goodspeed Opera House 8%

Best Play
Amadeus - Downtown Cabaret Theatre 7%
Peter pan - Kidz konnection 6%
Jesus Christ Superstar - Seven Angels Theater 5%

Best Professional Theater Company
Goodspeed Musicals 16%
Hartford Stage 13%
Pantochino Productions 12%

Best Set Design
Von Del Mar - Noni Cimino's Kitchen - Pantochino Productions 10%
Dennis Dollahite - Beauty and the beast - Kidz konnection 7%
Wilson Chin - Next to Normal - Theater works 7%

Best Sound Design
Sara Brown - Mister Trick & Mrs Treat - Pantochino Productions 14%
Brian Beauchamp - Beauty and the Beast - Kidz Konnetion 9%
Ben Silberman - Priscilla - Connecticut Theatre Company 9%

Best Touring Production
Les Miserables - The Bushnell 15%
Kinky Boots - Palace Theatre 11%
A Christmas Story the Musical - Palace Theatre 10%

Best Younger Actor (under age 25)
Gavin Conte - Mister Trick & Mrs. Treat - Pantochino Productions 10%
Ezra VanYpron - Beauty and the BEast - Kidz Konnetion 5%
Patrick Robinson - Macbeth - Sacred Heart University 5%

Best Younger Actress (under age 25)
Jane Shearin - The Life & Adventure of Santa Claus - Pantochino Productions 7%
Allie Keisel - A Christmas Story the Musical National Tour - Palace Waterbury, CT 6%
Abby Ingalls - Beauty and the BEast - Kidz Konnetion 5%

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