Three Weeks Left To Vote For the BWW Kansas City Awards!

Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

If you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends. Here are the current standings for Kansas City:

Best Actor in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Luke Knopke - URINETOWN - Stage Right Performing Arts 28%
Zach Faust - FALSETTOS - Faust Theatre 11%
Dylan Markey - WILLY WONKA - Stage Right Performing Arts 10%

Best Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Darrington Clark - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Spinning Tree Theatre 26%
Noah Lindquist - NEWSIES - Coterie/White Theatre 11%
Todd Davison - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Maples Repertory Theatre 10%

Best Actor in a Play (Non-Professional)
Fritz Sullivan - ADDAMS FAMILY - Stage Right Performing Arts 47%
Frederick Rivera - ROMEO AND JULIET - UMKC 20%
Phil Hooser - TORCH SONG TRILOGY - Barn Players 16%

Best Actor in a Play (Professional)
Tony Beasley - THE ODD COUPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Thearre 26%
Andy Perkins - CASA VALENTINA - Spinning Tree Theatre 13%
Matt Rappaport - BLITHE SPIRIT - Kansas City Actors Theatre 13%

Best Actress in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Zoey Johnson - URINETOWN - Stage Right Performing Arts 31%
Guadalupe Valdes - IN THE HEIGHTS - Theatre In The Park 8%
Abigail Becker - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Faust Theatre 8%

Best Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Jessica Alcorn - HAIRSPRAY - Starlight Theatre 19%
Alison Jones - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Spinning Tree Theatre 16%
Kelly Urschel - NEWSIES - Coterie/White Theatre 11%

Best Actress in a Play (Non-Professional)
Haley Solowy - ROMEO AND JULIET - UMKC 61%
Jessica Franz - MIRACLE WORKER - White Theatre 39%

Best Actress in a Play (Professional)
Deb Bluford - MAMMA MIA - New Theatre Restaurant 31%
Cheryl Weaver - FULL GALLOP - Spinning Tree Theatre 17%
Peggy Friesen - THE GRAVE - The Living Room Theatre 13%

Best Choreography (Non-Professional)
Tyler Eisenreich - URINETOWN - Stage Right Performing Arts 41%
Valerie Martin - CHICAGO - Barn Players 24%
Nicholas Perry - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN - Culture House 20%

Best Choreography (Professional)
Kenny Personett - CATS - Musical Theater Heritage 32%
Jerry Jay Cranford - NEWSIES - Coterie/White Theatre 25%
Jerry Jay Cranford - HAIRSPRAY - Starlight Theatre 16%

Best Costume Design (Non-Professional)
Aly Brooke - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Stage Right Performing Arts 42%
Michael James - JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH - Culture House 25%
Aly Brooks - URINETOWN - Stage Right Performing Arts 9%

Best Costume Design (Professional)
Linda Roethke - SWEENEY TODD - Kansas City Repertory Theatre 30%
Shannon Smith - MY FAIR LADY - Musical Theater Heritage 30%
Jack Smith - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Maples Repertory Theatre 22%

Best Director of a Musical (Non-Professional)
Madi Roberts - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Stage Right Performing Arts 38%
Zach Faust - ADDAMS FAMILY - Theatre In The Park 30%
Korey Childs - URINETOWN - Barn Players 14%

Best Director of a Musical (Professional)
Jerry Jay Cranford - NEWSIES - Coterie/White Theatre 21%
Heidi Van - MY FAIR LADY - Musical Theater Heritage 18%
Peter Reynolds - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Maples Repertory Theatre 16%

Best Director of a Play (Non-Professional)
Jeremy Riggs - ONE MAN TWO GOVERNORS - BVN high school 31%
Amy Lagrone Sander - THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - Culture House 26%
Bill Pelletier - UNNECESSARY FARCE - OCTA 23%

Best Director of a Play (Professional)
Doug Weaver - BLITHE SPIRIT - Kansas City Actors Theatre 36%
Rusty Sneary - THE GRAVE - The Living Room Theatre 19%
Michael Grayman-Parkhurst and Nicole Marie Green - CASA VALENTINA - Spinning Tree Theatre 17%

Best Musical (Non-Professional)
URINETOWN - Stage Right Performing Arts 34%
IN THE HEIGHTS - Theatre In The Park 11%
URINETOWN - Barn Players 11%

Best Musical (Professional)
HAIRSPRAY - Starlight Theatre 22%
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Maples Repertory Theatre 21%
SWEENEY TODD - Kansas City Repertory Theatre 18%

Best Musical Director (Non-Professional)
Darrington Clark - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Stage Right Performing Arts 47%
Zach Faust - PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Stage Right Performing Arts 19%
Jeremy Jacobs - FALSETTOS - Faust Theatre 19%

Best Musical Director (Professional)
Anthony Edwards - HAIRSPRAY - Starlight Theatre 31%
JUSTIN P. COWAN - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Maples Repertory Theatre 24%
Jeremy Watson - CATS - Musical Theater Heritage 18%

Best New Work (Non-Professional)
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS - Firelight Creative Productions 61%
OVERTURE - Barn Players 39%

Best New Work (Professional)
HAIRSPRAY - Starlight Theatre 46%
THE GRAVE - The Living Room Theatre 24%
TOMORROW, INSHALLAH - The Living Room Theatre 16%

Best Play (Non-Professional)
ONE MAN TWO GOVERNORS - Blue Valley North High School 31%
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - Culture House 23%
UNNECESSARY FARCE - OCTA 17%

Best Play (Professional)
THE GRAVE - The Living Room Theatre 26%
BLITHE SPIRIT - Kansas City Actors Theatre 25%
TOMORROW, INSHALLAH - The Living Room Theatre 17%

Best Scenic Design (Non-Professional)
Mitch Ward - ADDAMS FAMILY - Stage Right Performing Arts 61%
Alexa Edmonds - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Olathe North High School 26%
Olivia West - CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Stage Right Performing Arts 14%

Best Scenic Design (Professional)
DeDe DeVille - FULL GALLOP - Spinning Tree Theatre 56%
Bob Paisley - THE ODD COUPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 26%
Karen Paisley - ANNA IN THE TROPICS - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 18%

Best Technical Design - Lighting & Sound (Professional)
Rachel Carney - WILLY WONKA - Stage Right Performing Arts 57%
Justin Dudzik - BETWEEN TWO WORLDS - Firelight Creative Productions 25%
Rachel Carney - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Stage Right Performing Arts 18%

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