Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards; IN THE HEIGHTS Leads Best Musical!

Voting is open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Detroit Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2016 and September 2017. 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.

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Here are the current standings for Detroit:

Best Actor in a Musical
Roy Sexton - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 16%
Cory Shorter - Avenue Q - Southgate Community Players 9%
David Moan - Sweeney Todd - The Encore Musical Theatre Company 7%

Best Actor in a Play
Isaac Jankowski - The Fox on the Fairway - Tibbits Summer Theatre 8%
Ralph Rossati - You Can't Take It With You - The Village Players of Birmingham 7%
Bailey Boudreau - A Night of Stars with Tennessee Williams - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 7%

Best Actress in a Musical
Madelyn Gurerra - In The Heights - Stagecrafters 8%
Sarah Briggs - Sweeney Todd - The Encore Musical Theatre Company 7%
Dara Pardon - Avenue Q - Southgate Community Players 7%

Best Actress in a Play
Mary Dilworth - Barefoot in the Park - The Dio - Dining & Entertainment 6%
Janie Minchella - Calendar Girls - St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild of Cranbrook 5%
Erika Mac - Love, Loss and What I Wore - Tibbits Summer Theatre 5%

Best Choreography
Terri Manning - In The Heights - Stagecrafters 14%
Molly Zaleski - Sweet Charity - The Village Players of Birmingham 12%
Deborah Calabrese - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 11%

Best Costume Design
Molly Borneman - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 12%
Michael A. Gravame - Anything Goes - The Village Players of Birmingham 9%
Michael Ameloot & Sara Rydzewski - Sister Act - Stagecrafters 8%

Best Director of a Play
Charles Burr - Love, Loss and What I Wore - Tibbits Summer Theatre 8%
David Mussselwhite - Trevor - Stagecrafters' 2nd Stage 7%
Trinity Bird - Doubt, A Parable - The Sauk 6%

Best Director of Musical
Ronald Baumanis - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 10%
Jerry Haines - In the Heights - Stagecrafters 10%
Charles Burr - Footloose - Tibbits Summer Theatre 9%

Best Lighting Design
TJ Johnson - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 12%
Matt Weber - In The Heights - Stagecrafters 11%
Obie Burch - Jesus Christ Superstar - Stagecrafters 10%

Best Music Direction
Julie Malloy - In The Heights - Stagecrafters 14%
Tyler Driskill - Sweeney Todd - The Encore Musical Theatre Company 14%
Daniel Bachelis - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 11%

Best Musical
In the Heights - Stagecrafters 11%
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 11%
Sweeney Todd - The Encore Musical Theatre Company 7%

Best Play
You Can't Take It With You - The Village Players of Birmingham 9%
August: Osage County - St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild of Cranbrook 8%
Barefoot in the Park - The Dio - Dining & Entertainment 6%

Best Production - Play or Musical (Touring)
The Phantom of the Opera - The Detroit Opera House (Broadway in Detroit) 24%
Motown the Musical - Fisher Theatre (Broadway in Detroit) 20%
Fun Home - The Fisher Theatre (Broadway in Detroit) 12%

Best Production for Young Adults
Footloose the Musical - Stagecrafters 26%
School of Rock The Musical - Downriver Actors Guild 15%
James and the Giant Peach - DYPAC 11%

Best Set Design
Mark Clark - In The Heights - Stagecrafters 13%
Ronald Baumanis - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 10%
Dan Rose & Mark Clark - Jesus Christ Superstar - Stagecrafters 10%

Best Shakespearean Actor
Maxim Vinogradov - Romeo & Juliet - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 16%
Mathew Peck - Shakespeare in Love & War - Water Works Theatre Company 15%
Mitchell A. Koory - Taming of the Shrew - Water Works Theatre 14%

Best Shakespearean Actor in a Supporting Role
Jackson Abohasira - Romeo & Juliet - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 18%
Caleb Alman - Taming of the Shrew - Water Works Theatre Company 16%
Scott Wright - Henry V - The Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company 13%

Best Shakespearean Actress
Shannon Hurst - Romeo & Juliet - Little Door Theatre 20%
Janice L Blixt - The Taming of the Shrew - Michigan Shakespeare Festival 18%
Anne Marie Damman - Taming of the Shrew - Water Works Theatre Company 15%

Best Shakespearean Actress in a Supporting Role
Mandy Logsdon - Romeo & Juliet - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 27%
JM Etheridge - Romeo & Juliet - Little Door Theatre 23%
Janet Haley - Julius Caesar - Michigan Shakespeare Festival 22%

Best Shakespearean Production
Romeo & Juliet - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 29%
Julius Caesar - Michigan Shakespeare Festival 23%
Taming of the Shrew - Water Works Theatre Company 22%

Best Sound Design
Bob Skon - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 13%
Bob Minchella - Jesus Christ Superstar - Stagecrafters 12%
Ryan Lawson - In The Heights - Stagecrafters 11%

Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Billy Dixon - You Can't Take It With You - The Village Players of Birmingham 10%
Travis Blatchley - The Beverly Hillbillies - The Sauk 10%
Dan Morrison - Barefoot in the Park - The Dio - Dining & Entertainment 9%

Best Supporting Actor in Musical
Tony Battle - Jesus Christ Superstar - Stagecrafters 8%
Brandon Cave - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 8%
Billy Robinson - Sweeney Todd - The Encore Musical Theatre Company 7%

Best Supporting Actress in Musical
Kimberly Elliott - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 7%
Carson Delaney - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild of Cranbrook 7%
Ashley lyle - Avenue Q - Southgate Community Players 7%

Best Supporting Actress in Play
Carson Delaney - You Can't Take It With You - The Village Players of Birmingham 11%
Rachel Biber - August: Osage County - St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild of Cranbrook 10%
Sonja Marquis - Barefoot in the Park - The Dio - Dining & Entertainment 7%

Best Youth Performance (Under 18)
Tyler Goethe - Footloose the Musical - Stagecrafters 15%
Lulu Bushman - Footloose the Musical - Stagecrafters 9%
Julianne Roberts - The Bridges of Madison County - The Dio - Dining & Entertainment 8%

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