2014 BroadwayWorld Des Moines Awards Update 11/25 - Travis Monroe Neese Leads Best Actor!

Voting has opened for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Des Moines Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2013 and September 2014. 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 Des Moines! 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 Des Moines:

Best Actor in a Musical (local)
Travis Monroe Neese - Carrie: The Musical - Stage West 30%
Charlie Reese - Avenue Q - StageWest Theater Company 27%
Steve Berry - Les Miserables - Des Moines Community Playhouse 24%
Jonathan DeLima - Next to Normal - StageWest Theatre Company 14%
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Best Actor in a Play (local)
Aaron Smith - Fences - Des Moines Social Club 45%
Tim Wisgerhof - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Des Moines Community Playhouse 39%
Michael Davenport - Red - Des Moines Community Playhouse 8%
Shawn Wilson - A Christmas Memory - Repertory Theater of Iowa 8%
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Best Actress in a Musical (local)
Nicole Miller - Carrie - The Musical - StageWest Theatre Company 49%
Kellie Kramer - Next to Normal - StageWest Theatre Company 25%
Jill S Ziegler - Shrek the Musical - Des Moines Community Playhouse 13%
Kelly Schaefer - Next to Normal - StageWest Theatre Company 13%
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Best Actress in a Play (local)
Tiffany Johnson - Fences - Des Moines Social Club 48%
Katy Merriman - Our Town - Repertory Theater of Iowa 28%
Angela Vogel - Distracted - StageWest Theatre Company 12%
Kerry Skram - The Importance of Being Earnest - Repertory Theater of Iowa 12%
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Best Choreographer (local)
David Decker - Carrie - The Musical - StageWest Theatre Company 34%
Karla Kash - Avenue Q - StageWest Theatre Company 28%
Allison Shafer - Shrek the Musical - Des Moines Community Playhouse 20%
Allison Shafer - Les Miserables - Des Moines Community Playhouse 18%
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Best Costume Design - Play or Musical (local)
Josie Poppen - Fences - Des Moines Social Club 39%
Jill Lindeman - Carrie: The Musical - Stage West 20%
Angela Lampe - Les Miserables - Des Moines Community Playhouse 15%
Angela Lampe - Shrek the Musical - Des Moines Community Playhouse 13%
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Best Director/Musical (local)
Todd Buchaker - Carrie - The Musical - StageWest Theatre Company 35%
Karla Kash - Avenue Q - StageWest Theatre Company 31%
John Viars - Les Miserables - Des Moines Community Playhouse 21%
Ron Ziegler - Shrek the Musical - Des Moines Community Playhouse 13%
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Best Director/Play (local)
Ken-Matt Martin - Fences - Des Moines Social Club 58%
Brad Dell - Our Town - Repertory Theater of Iowa 26%
John Viars - Red - Des Moines Community Playhouse 16%
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Best Lighting Design - Play or Musical (local)
Jay Jagim - Our Town - Repertory Theater of Iowa 31%
Drew David Vander Werff - Next to Normal - StageWest Theatre Company 30%
Clayton Daggett - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Des Moines Community Playhouse 22%
Virgil Kleinhesselink - Red - Des Moines Community Playhouse 17%
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Best Music Director - Play or Musical (local)
Ben Hagen - Carrie: The Musical - Stage West 30%
Brenton Brown - Les Miserables - Des Moines Community Playhouse 26%
Ben Hagen - Next to Normal - StageWest Theatre Company 21%
Ben Hagen - Avenue Q - StageWest Theatre Company 16%
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Best Musical (local)
Carrie: The Musical - Stage West 32%
Les Miserables - Des Moines Community Playhouse 22%
Next to Normal - StageWest Theatre Company 21%
Avenue Q - StageWest Theatre Company 14%
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Best Performance - Actor or Actress (touring)
Jennifer DiNoia - Wicked - Des Moines Civic Center 43%
Stuart Ward - Once - Des Moines Civic Center 24%
Alicia Hall Moran - The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess - Des Moines Civic Center 18%
Cooper Grodin - The Phantom of the Opera - Des Moines Civic Center 15%
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Best Play (local)
Fences - Des Moines Social Club 57%
Our Town - Repertory Theater of Iowa 16%
Distracted - StageWest Theatre Company 15%
Red - Des Moines Community Playhouse 13%
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Best Production - Play or Musical (touring)
Wicked - Wicked - Des Moines Civic Center 38%
Once - Once - Des Moines Civic Center 29%
The Phantom of the Opera - The Phantom of the Opera - Des Moines Civic Center 20%
The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess - The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess - Des Moines Civic Center 13%
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Best Scenic Design - Play or Musical (local)
Jay Jagim - Fences - Des Moines Social Club 34%
Tim Wisgerhof - Carrie: The Musical - Stage West 32%
Tim Wisgerhof - Les Miserables - Des Moines Community Playhouse 18%
Tim Wisgerhof - Shrek the Musical - Des Moines Community Playhouse 11%
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