Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Israel Awards; HAIRSPRAY Leads as Best Musical!

Voting is open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Israel 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 Israel:

Best Choreography
Omer Zimri - Hairspray 80%
Avichai Haham - Frida - Habima Theatre 14%
Oz Morag - Funny Girl - The Cameri Theatre 5%

Best College Production of a Musical or Play
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Beit Zvi 56%
Avenue Q - Rozin Community Center 31%
Chaplin - The Musical - The Performing Arts Studio by Yoram Loewenstein 13%

Best Costume Design
Maya Meidar Moran - Hairspray 79%
Yelena Kelrich - Shakespeare In Love - Habima Theatre 16%
Maor Zabar - King of Dogs - Beit Lessin Theatre 3%

Best Direction of a Musical
Shuki Wagner - Hairspray 76%
Eylon Nuphar - The Night of April Fool's Day - Habima Theatre 11%
Tsedi Sarfati - Funny Girl - The Cameri Theatre 11%

Best Direction of a Play
Moshe Kepten - Shakespeare In Love - Habima Theatre 38%
Gilad Kimchi - Love of Death - Beit Lessin Theatre 26%
Irad Rubinstain - King of Dogs - Beit Lessin Theatre 12%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Hairspray 90%
The Night of April Fool's Day - Habima Theatre 10%
Just Love - The Cameri Theatre 0

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Itzik Cohen - Hairspray 56%
Yiftach Mizrahi - Hairspray 19%
Amit Reiss - Funny Girl - The Cameri Theatre 16%

Best Featured Actor in a Play
Aki Avni - The Picture of Dorian Gray - Habima Theatre 25%
Ofri Biterman - King of Dogs - Beit Lessin Theatre 21%
Gil Frank - The Picture of Dorian Gray - Habima Theatre 17%

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Talli Oren - Hairspray 35%
Hila Maaravi Almog - Hairspray 35%
Noy Halperin - Hairspray 25%

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Sandra Schonwald - Love of Death - Beit Lessin Theatre 30%
Naama Amit - The Odd Couple - The Female Version - Beit Lessin Theatre 26%
Yarden Goz - Un Animal De Compagnie (A Pet) - Beit Lessin Theatre 26%

Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Ido Rozenberg - Hairspray 78%
Amir Dadon - The Night of April Fool's Day - Habima Theatre 20%
Amos Tamam - Funny Girl - The Cameri Theatre 2%

Best Leading Actor in a Play
Shlomi Tapiero - King of Dogs - Beit Lessin Theatre 26%
Daniel Gad - Shakespeare In Love - Habima Theatre 23%
Yehezkel Lazarov - The Picture of Dorian Gray - Habima Theatre 17%

Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Ronny Merhavi - Hairspray 81%
Maya Dagan - Funny girl - The Cameri Theatre 12%
Keren Peles - The Night of April Fool's Day - Habima Theatre 7%

Best Leading Actress in a Play
Talli Oren - The Odd Couple - The Female Version - Beit Lessin Theatre 71%
Meggie Azarzer - The Odd Couple - The Female Version - Beit Lessin Theatre 15%
Nily Tzeruya - Medea - Tzavta 9%

Best Musical
Hairspray 91%
The Night of April Fool's Day - Habima Theatre 7%
Funny girl - The Cameri Theatre 2%

Best Play
Shakespeare In Love - Habima Theatre 29%
1984 - Habima Theatre 26%
The Play That Goes Wrong - Beit Lessin Theatre 16%

Best Scenic Design
Bambi Friedman - Hairspray 65%
Eran Atzmon - Shakespeare In Love - Habima Theatre 16%
Alexander Lisiyansky - The Play That Goes Wrong - Beit Lessin Theatre 5%

Person to Watch
Dar Rosenbaum - Just Love 36%
Gil Seri - Torch Song Trilogy 16%
Itamar Zohar - Just Love 16%

Theatre of the Year (Rep)
Habima Theatre 40%
Beit Lessin Theatre 26%
The Cameri Theatre 26%

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