2015 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards Update 11/27 - Kyle Taylor Parker, Delorean Cotton Lead!

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 39%
Stuart Ward - Once - Broadway Grand Rapids 29%
Steven Booth - Kinky Boots - Broadway Grand Rapids 17%

Best Actor in a Musical
Dez Walker - Aida - Stagecrafters 29%
Kyle Jurassic - Catch Me If You Can - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 13%
Jordon Carnegie - The Rocky Horror Show - The University Wits 8%

Best Actor in a Play
Delorean Cotton - Saving The Dream - Millennium 15%
William Sinclair Moore - The Piano Lesson - Stagecrafters 10%
Kyle Cain - The 39 Steps - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 7%

Best Actress - Play or Musical (touring)
Lindsey Nicole Chambers - Kinky Boots - Broadway Grand Rapids 40%
Dani de Waal - Once - Broadway Grand Rapids 29%
Issie Swickle - Annie - Broadway Grand Rapids 17%

Best Actress in a Musical
Arielle Crosby - Aida - Stagecrafters 23%
Christiana Perrault - Aida - Stagecrafters 11%
Darilyn Castillo - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 7%

Best Actress in a Play
Arielle Crosby - Saving The Dream - Millennium 19%
Jenaya Jones Reynolds - The Piano Lesson - Stagecrafters 11%
Amy McFadden - Becky's New Car - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 6%

Best Choreography
John Luther - Aida - Stagecrafters 28%
David Blixt - Henry IV - Michigan Shakespeare Festival 11%
Emily Fortenbacher - The Rocky Horror Show - The University Wits 11%

Best Director of a Musical
John Luther - Aida - Stagecrafters 27%
Travis W. Walter - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 11%
Carrie McNulty - Catch Me If You Can - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 11%

Best Director of a Play
TJ Hemphill - Saving The Dream - Millennium 15%
Bailey Boudreau - B.F.'s! - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 10%
Janice L Blixt - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Michigan Shakespeare Festival 6%

Best Lighting Design
Lucy Meyo - Aida - Stagecrafters 23%
Tom Lohman - Catch Me If You Can - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 10%
Catherine Marlett Dreher - Mary Poppins - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre 10%

Best Music Direction
Debbie Tedrick - Aida - Stagecrafters 31%
Daniel Feyer - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 11%
Charles Hutchins - Avenue Q - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre 10%

Best Musical
Aida - Stagecrafters 27%
Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 10%
Catch Me If You Can - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 10%

Best Play
The Piano Lesson - Stagecrafters 14%
Saving The Dream - Millennium 11%
The Rivals - Michigan Shakespeare Festival 9%

Best Production - Play or Musical (touring)
Kinky Boots Broadway Grand Rapids 53%
Once Broadway Grand Rapids 28%
Elf: The Musical Broadway Grand Rapids 19%

Best Production for Young Audiences
A Little Princess - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre 21%
The Jungle Book - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 19%
Footloose - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre 17%

Best Set Design
Jennifer Maiseloff - Invasive Species - Tipping Point Theatre 15%
Drew Hall - Aida - Stagecrafters 15%
David Len - Mary Poppins - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre 6%

Best Shakespearean Performance
Zach Johnson - Romeo and Juliet - Heritage Theatre Group 14%
Luna Alexander - Hamlet - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 9%
Chris Jakob - Mabeth - Shakespeare in Detroit 8%

Best Shakespearean Production
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Michigan Shakespeare Festival 25%
Romeo and Juliet - Heritage Theatre Group 17%
Hamlet - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 12%

Best Sound Design
Clayton Bushmaker - Aida - Stagecrafters 23%
Timothy Schmidt - Catch Me If You Can - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 11%
Sam Johnson - Avenue Q - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre 9%

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