2014 BroadwayWorld LA Awards Update 11/25 - Vanessa Williams, Cody Jamison Strand Gobble Up Competition!

Voting has opened for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles! 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 Los Angeles:

Best Cabaret Artist - Female
Chita Rivera - A Legendary Celebration - Valley Performing Arts Center 24%
Roslyn Cohn - Difficult to Leave - Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal 13%
Jennifer Holliday - Chris Isaacson Presents... - Ford Amphitheatre 11%
Laura Benanti - Chris Isaacson Presents... - Catalina Jazz Club 9%
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Best Cabaret Artist - Male
John Lloyd Young - An Evening for Friends - Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal 20%
Brian Stokes Mitchell - Simply Broadway - Segerstrom Concert Hall 19%
Gilmore Rizzo - Chew On This - The Noho Arts Center 10%
Jeremy Jordan - Chris Isaacson Presents Jeremy Jordan/Breaking Character - Catalina Jazz Club 9%
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Best Choreography (Local Production)
Spencer Liff - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre 18%
JoAnn M. Hunter - Harmony - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 18%
James Mellon - Scary Musical, The Musical - The NoHo Arts Center 11%
Jeffrey Polk - Kiss Me, Kate - Pasadena Playhouse 8%
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Best Choreography (Touring Production)
Casey Nicholaw - The Book of Mormon - Pantages Theatre 23%
Sergio Trujillo - Jersey Boys - Pantages Theatre 22%
Garth Fagan - The Lion King - Pantages Theatre 11%
Stephen Hogget - American Idiot - Pantages Theatre 9%
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Best Costume Design (Local Production)
Tobin Ost - Harmony - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 20%
Colleen Grady - Les Miserables - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 20%
Shon LeBlanc - Scary Musical, the Musical - The NoHo Arts Center 12%
Garry Lennon - Twelfth Night - Independent Shakespeare Company 7%
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Best Direction of a Musical (Local Production)
Michael Arden - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre 19%
Tony Speciale - Harmony - Ahmanson Theater 17%
Brian Kite - Les Miserables - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 12%
James Mellon - Scary Musical The Musical - The NoHo Arts Center 11%
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Best Direction of a Musical (Touring Production)
Casey Nicholaw - The Book of Mormon - Pantages Theatre 29%
Des McAnuff - Jersey Boys - Pantages Theatre 28%
Julie Taymor - The Lion King - Pantages Theatre 15%
Rick Sparks - I Love Lucy Live - Segerstrom Center for the Arts 11%
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Best Direction of a Play (Local Production)
Alexis Jacknow - The Diary of Anne Frank - Phantom Projects Theatre Group at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 10%
Rachael Pugh - The Diary of Anne Frank - The Conejo Players 9%
Jeff Soroka - Tartuffe - Theatre Unleashed 8%
Ken Sawyer - The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? - LGBT Center 6%
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Best Direction of a Play (Touring Production)
Roger Rees and Alex Timbers - Peter and the Starcatcher - Ahmanson Theatre 44%
Michael Wilson - Trip To Bountiful - Center Theater Group 30%
Stephen Brackett - Buyer & Cellar - Mark Taper Forum 19%
Gary Lennon - Dates and Nuts - Bootleg Theater 7%
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Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Local Production)
Terrance Spencer - Kiss Me Kate - Pasadena Playhouse 23%
Brandon O'Dell - Harmony - Ahmanson 17%
August Emerson - Scary Musical the Musical - NOHO Arts Center 11%
Chris Mahr - Thoroughly Modern Millie - The Conejo Players 6%
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Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Touring Production)
Pierce Cassedy - The Book of Mormon - Pantages Theatre 53%
Ryan Williams - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Pantages Theatre 18%
Brian Golub - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Pantages Theatre 16%
Christopher Johnstone - Evita - Pantages Theatre 14%
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Best Featured Actor in a Play (Local Production)
Max Herzfeld - The Diary of Anne Frank - Phantom Projects Theatre Group at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 10%
Lee Pollero - Tartuffe - Theatre Unleashed 9%
Kevin Brief - The Trip Back Down - Whitefire Theatre 8%
Andre Martin - Twelfth Night - Independent Shakespeare Company 7%
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Best Featured Actor in a Play (Touring Production)
Toby Tropper - Noises Off - Rubicon Theatre 76%
Richard O' Callaghan - The Last Confession - Ahmanson Theatre 24%
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Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Local Production)
Lauren Patten - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre 15%
Hannah Corneau - Harmony - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 11%
Candy Milo - Scary Musical the Musical - Noho Arts Center 6%
Lauren Elaine Taylor - Harmony - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 5%
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Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Touring Production)
Denee Benton - The Book of Mormon - Pantages Theatre 48%
Marlana Dunn - Jersey Boys - Pantages Theatre 41%
Carla R. Stewart - Ghost - Pantages Theatre 11%
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Best Featured Actress in a Play (Local Production)
Christine Ebersole - Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike - Mark Taper Forum, CTG 12%
Katie Rodriguez - The Diary of Anne Frank - The Conejo Players 9%
Tracey Collins - Tartuffe - Theatre Unleashed 8%
Valerie Rose Lohman - The Diary of Anne Frank - Phantom Projects Theatre Group at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 6%
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Best Featured Actress in a Play (Touring Production)
Vanessa Williams - The Trip to Bountiful - CTG: Ahmanson 70%
Joanna Strapp - Noises Off - Rubicon Theatre 16%
Alyson Lindsay - Noises Off - Rubicon Theatre Company 12%
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Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Local Production)
Daniel N. Durant - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre 18%
James Barbour - Les Miserables - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 13%
Austin McKenzie - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre 9%
Keir Kirkegaard - Scary Musical the Musical - NoHo Arts Center 8%
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Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Touring Production)
Cody Jamison Strand - The Book of Mormon - Pantages Theatre 51%
Dan Tracy - American Idiot - Pantages Theatre 19%
Josh Young - Evita - Pantages Theatre 16%
Sean MacLaughlin - Evita - Pantages Theatre 14%
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Best Leading Actor in a Play (Local Production)
Tony Shaloub - Happy Days - The Theatre @ Boston Court 10%
French Stewart - Stoneface - Pasadena Playhouse 8%
Phillip Kelly - Tartuffe - Theatre Unleashed 6%
Bruce Lemon - Follow - Watts Village Theatre Company 6%
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Best Leading Actor in a Play (Touring Production)
Michael Urie - Buyer & Cellar - Mark Taper Forum, CTG 48%
John Sanders - Peter and the Starcatcher - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 18%
Joey deBettencourt - Peter and the Starcatcher - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 17%
Tucker Smallwood - The Sunset Limited - Rubicon Theatre Company 17%
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Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Local Production)
Leigh Ann Larkin - Harmony - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 15%
Sandra Mae Frank - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre 15%
Valerie Rose Curiel - Les Miserables - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 11%
Candi Milo - Scary Musical - NoHo Arts Center 6%
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Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Touring Production)
Sally Struthers - Always Patsy Cline - El Portal Theatre 44%
Ruby Lewis - We Will Rock You - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 24%
Caroline Bowman - Evita - Pantages Theatre 18%
Carter Calvert - Always Patsy Cline - El Portal Theatre 14%
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Best Leading Actress in a Play (Local Production)
Blythe Danner - The Country House - Geffen Playhouse 11%
Joey Maya - The Diary of Anne Frank - Phantom Projects Theatre Group at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 11%
Taraji P. Henson - Above the Fold - Pasadena Playhouse 8%
Julia Plostnieks - Tartuffe - Theatre Unleashed 8%
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Best Leading Actress in a Play (Touring Production)
Cicely Tyson - The Trip to Bountiful - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 68%
Megan Stern - Peter and Starcatcher - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 20%
Robynn Rodriguez - Noises Off - Rubicon Theatre 12%
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Best Lighting Design (Local Production)
Jeff Croiter and Seth Jackson - Harmony - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 23%
Luke Moyer - Scary Musical, the Musical - NoHo Arts Center 16%
Alex Choate - The Diary of Anne Frank - The Conejo Players 14%
Lisa D. Katz - Floyd Collins - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 9%
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Best Musical (Local Production)
Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre 19%
Harmony - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 15%
Scary Musical, The Musical - The NoHo Arts Center 12%
Les Miserables - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 12%
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Best Musical (Touring Production)
The Book of Mormon - Pantages Theatre 32%
Jersey Boys - Pantages Theatre 28%
The Lion King - Pantages Theatre 8%
We Will Rock You - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 8%
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Best Musical Direction (Local Production)
John O'Neill - Harmony - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 22%
John Glaudini - Les Miserables - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 18%
Brent Crayon - Scary Musical the Musical - NoHo Arts Center 18%
Rahn Coleman - Kiss Me, Kate - Pasadena Playhouse 10%
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Best Musical Direction (Touring Production)
Ben Hartman - Jersey Boys - OCPAC 45%
Andy Grobengieser - Peter and the Starcatcher - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 21%
Dale Rieling - Porgy and Bess - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 18%
William Waldrop - Evita - Pantages Theatre 17%
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Best Play (Local Production)
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike - Mark Taper Forum, CTG 10%
The Diary of Anne Frank - The Conejo Players 9%
The Diary of Anne Frank - Phantom Projects Theatre Group at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 7%
Tartuffe - Theatre Unleashed 5%
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Best Play (Touring Production)
Peter and the Starcatcher - The Ahmanson, CTG 59%
Buyer & Celler - Mark Taper Forum, CTG 29%
Brief Encounter - Wallis Annenberg Center 13%
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Best Scenic Design (Local Production)
Tobin Ost - Harmony - Ahmanson Theater, CTG 20%
Tom Buderwitz - Into the Woods - 3-D Theatricals 15%
Desma Murphy - Scary Musical, the Musical - The NoHo Arts Center 12%
Rich Rose - Floyd Collins - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 10%
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Best Sound Design (Local Production)
John Shivers , David Partridge - Harmony - Ahmanson Theatre, CTG 23%
Josh Bessom - Les Miserables - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 19%
Cricket S. Myers - Scary Musical, The Musical - NoHo Arts Center 18%
Cricket S. Myers - Stoneface - Pasadena Playhouse 7%
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Best Special Theatre Event
Hair - Hollywood Bowl 33%
The Phantom of the Opera - Vox Lumiere 21%
I Totally Know What You Did Last (Donna) Summer - Cavern Club @ Casita del Campo 14%
Kritzerland Concerts - Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal 8%
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