2015 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards - Last Week to Vote!

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Detroit Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015. 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 Detroit! 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 Detroit:

Best Actor - Play or Musical (touring)
Kyle Taylor Parker - Kinky Boots - Broadway Grand Rapids 34%
Stuart Ward - Once - Broadway Grand Rapids 32%
Steven Booth - Kinky Boots - Broadway Grand Rapids 17%

Best Actor in a Musical
Dez Walker - Aida - Stagecrafters 25%
Tyrick Wiltez Jones - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 21%
Kyle Jurassic - Catch Me If You Can - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 10%

Best Actor in a Play
Mathew Schwartz - Around The World in 80 Days - Meadow Brook Theatre 15%
Delorean Cotton - Saving The Dream - Millennium 13%
William Sinclair Moore - The Piano Lesson - Stagecrafters 10%

Best Actress - Play or Musical (touring)
Lindsey Nicole Chambers - Kinky Boots - Broadway Grand Rapids 39%
Dani de Waal - Once - Broadway Grand Rapids 27%
Issie Swickle - Annie - Broadway Grand Rapids 18%

Best Actress in a Musical
Arielle Crosby - Aida - Stagecrafters 19%
Darilyn Castillo - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 18%
Christiana Perrault - Aida - Stagecrafters 9%

Best Actress in a Play
Sarab Kamoo - Luce - Meadow Brook Theatre 17%
Arielle Crosby - Saving The Dream - Millennium 15%
Jenaya Jones Reynolds - The Piano Lesson - Stagecrafters 10%

Best Choreography
John Luther - Aida - Stagecrafters 24%
Tyrick Wiltez Jones - The Bikinis - Meadow Brook Theatre 20%
David Blixt - Henry IV - Michigan Shakespeare Festival 10%

Best Director of a Musical
Travis W. Walter - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 29%
John Luther - Aida - Stagecrafters 23%
Carrie McNulty - Catch Me If You Can - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 8%

Best Director of a Play
Travis W. Walter - Around The World In 80 Days - Meadow Brook Theatre 19%
TJ Hemphill - Saving The Dream - Millennium 11%
Bailey Boudreau - B.F.'s! - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 8%

Best Lighting Design
Matthew J. Fick - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 24%
Lucy Meyo - Aida - Stagecrafters 20%
Catherine Marlett Dreher - Mary Poppins - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre 8%

Best Music Direction
Daniel Feyer - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 28%
Debbie Tedrick - Aida - Stagecrafters 26%
Charles Hutchins - Avenue Q - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre 7%

Best Musical
Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 25%
Aida - Stagecrafters 24%
Catch Me If You Can - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 7%

Best Play
Around The World in 80 Days - Meadow Brook Theatre 17%
The Piano Lesson - Stagecrafters 13%
Saving The Dream - Millennium 9%

Best Production - Play or Musical (touring)
Kinky Boots Broadway Grand Rapids 49%
Once Broadway Grand Rapids 27%
Elf: The Musical Broadway Grand Rapids 23%

Best Production for Young Audiences
A Little Princess - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre 23%
Footloose - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre 21%
The Jungle Book - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 17%

Best Set Design
Jeremy Barnett - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 18%
Drew Hall - Aida - Stagecrafters 13%
Jennifer Maiseloff - Invasive Species - Tipping Point Theatre 13%

Best Shakespearean Performance
Zach Johnson - Romeo and Juliet - Heritage Theatre Group 12%
Luna Alexander - Hamlet - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 7%
Chris Jakob - Mabeth - Shakespeare in Detroit 7%

Best Shakespearean Production
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Michigan Shakespeare Festival 24%
Romeo and Juliet - Heritage Theatre Group 14%
Hamlet - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 10%

Best Sound Design
Mike Duncan - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 24%
Clayton Bushmaker - Aida - Stagecrafters 20%
Timothy Schmidt - Catch Me If You Can - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 8%

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