Vote For The 2018 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards; ONE MAN TWO GOVERNORS Leads Best Play!

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 31%
Zach Faust - FALSETTOS - Faust Theatre 11%
Dylan Markey - WILLY WONKA - Stage Right Performing Arts 9%

Best Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Darrington Clark - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Spinning Tree Theatre 29%
Noah Lindquist - NEWSIES - Coterie/White Theatre 10%
Todd Davison - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Maples Repertory Theatre 8%

Best Actor in a Play (Non-Professional)
Fritz Sullivan - ADDAMS FAMILY - Stage Right Performing Arts 51%
Frederick Rivera - ROMEO AND JULIET - UMKC 18%
Phil Hooser - TORCH SONG TRILOGY - Barn Players 14%

Best Actor in a Play (Professional)
Tony Beasley - THE ODD COUPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Thearre 25%
Matt Rappaport - BLITHE SPIRIT - Kansas City Actors Theatre 14%
Andy Perkins - CASA VALENTINA - Spinning Tree Theatre 11%

Best Actress in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Zoey Johnson - URINETOWN - Stage Right Performing Arts 34%
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 20%
Alison Jones - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Spinning Tree Theatre 18%
Kelly Urschel - NEWSIES - Coterie/White Theatre 11%

Best Actress in a Play (Non-Professional)
Haley Solowy - ROMEO AND JULIET - UMKC 64%
Jessica Franz - MIRACLE WORKER - White Theatre 36%

Best Actress in a Play (Professional)
Deb Bluford - MAMMA MIA - New Theatre Restaurant 30%
Peggy Friesen - THE GRAVE - The Living Room Theatre 14%
Cheryl Weaver - FULL GALLOP - Spinning Tree Theatre 13%

Best Choreography (Non-Professional)
Tyler Eisenreich - URINETOWN - Stage Right Performing Arts 43%
Nicholas Perry - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN - Culture House 21%
Valerie Martin - CHICAGO - Barn Players 21%

Best Choreography (Professional)
Jerry Jay Cranford - NEWSIES - Coterie/White Theatre 27%
Kenny Personett - CATS - Musical Theater Heritage 26%
Jerry Jay Cranford - HAIRSPRAY - Starlight Theatre 18%

Best Costume Design (Non-Professional)
Aly Brooke - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Stage Right Performing Arts 46%
Michael James - JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH - Culture House 23%
Aly Brooks - URINETOWN - Stage Right Performing Arts 9%

Best Costume Design (Professional)
Shannon Smith - MY FAIR LADY - Musical Theater Heritage 32%
Linda Roethke - SWEENEY TODD - Kansas City Repertory Theatre 29%
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 40%
Zach Faust - ADDAMS FAMILY - Theatre In The Park 29%
Korey Childs - URINETOWN - Barn Players 13%

Best Director of a Musical (Professional)
Heidi Van - MY FAIR LADY - Musical Theater Heritage 20%
Jerry Jay Cranford - NEWSIES - Coterie/White Theatre 20%
Peter Reynolds - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Maples Repertory Theatre 17%

Best Director of a Play (Non-Professional)
Jeremy Riggs - ONE MAN TWO GOVERNORS - BVN high school 32%
Amy Lagrone Sander - THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - Culture House 25%
Bill Pelletier - UNNECESSARY FARCE - OCTA 24%

Best Director of a Play (Professional)
Doug Weaver - BLITHE SPIRIT - Kansas City Actors Theatre 37%
Rusty Sneary - THE GRAVE - The Living Room Theatre 19%
Jennifer Welch - THE GRAVE - The Living Room Theatre 16%

Best Musical (Non-Professional)
URINETOWN - Stage Right Performing Arts 37%
URINETOWN - Barn Players 10%
IN THE HEIGHTS - Theatre In The Park 10%

Best Musical (Professional)
HAIRSPRAY - Starlight Theatre 24%
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Maples Repertory Theatre 22%
SWEENEY TODD - Kansas City Repertory Theatre 20%

Best Musical Director (Non-Professional)
Darrington Clark - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Stage Right Performing Arts 49%
Zach Faust - PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Stage Right Performing Arts 19%
Jeremy Jacobs - FALSETTOS - Faust Theatre 17%

Best Musical Director (Professional)
Anthony Edwards - HAIRSPRAY - Starlight Theatre 34%
JUSTIN P. COWAN - THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Maples Repertory Theatre 27%
Jeremy Watson - CATS - Musical Theater Heritage 14%

Best New Work (Non-Professional)
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS - Firelight Creative Productions 65%
OVERTURE - Barn Players 35%

Best New Work (Professional)
HAIRSPRAY - Starlight Theatre 44%
THE GRAVE - The Living Room Theatre 24%
TOMORROW, INSHALLAH - The Living Room Theatre 17%

Best Play (Non-Professional)
ONE MAN TWO GOVERNORS - Blue Valley North High School 32%
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - Culture House 24%
UNNECESSARY FARCE - OCTA 18%

Best Play (Professional)
THE GRAVE - The Living Room Theatre 28%
BLITHE SPIRIT - Kansas City Actors Theatre 24%
TOMORROW, INSHALLAH - The Living Room Theatre 17%

Best Scenic Design (Non-Professional)
Mitch Ward - ADDAMS FAMILY - Stage Right Performing Arts 65%
Alexa Edmonds - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Olathe North High School 21%
Olivia West - CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Stage Right Performing Arts 13%

Best Scenic Design (Professional)
DeDe DeVille - FULL GALLOP - Spinning Tree Theatre 54%
Bob Paisley - THE ODD COUPLE - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 26%
Karen Paisley - ANNA IN THE TROPICS - Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre 20%

Best Technical Design - Lighting & Sound (Professional)
Rachel Carney - WILLY WONKA - Stage Right Performing Arts 60%
Justin Dudzik - BETWEEN TWO WORLDS - Firelight Creative Productions 23%
Rachel Carney - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Stage Right Performing Arts 17%

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