Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards; Stagecrafter's 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%
Gary LaKind - In The Heights - Stagecrafters 7%

Best Actor in a Play
Isaac Jankowski - The Fox on the Fairway - Tibbits Summer Theatre 8%
Bailey Boudreau - A Night of Stars with Tennessee Williams - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 7%
Peter Crist - Barefoot in the Park - The Dio - Dining & Entertainment 6%

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

Best Actress in a Play
Mary Dilworth - Barefoot in the Park - The Dio - Dining & Entertainment 7%
Allison Megroet - Olleanna - Outvisible Theatre Company 4%
Erika Mac - Love, Loss and What I Wore - Tibbits Summer Theatre 4%

Best Choreography
Terri Manning - In The Heights - Stagecrafters 13%
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 Ameloot & Sara Rydzewski - Sister Act - Stagecrafters 8%
Michael A. Gravame - Anything Goes - The Village Players of Birmingham 7%

Best Director of a Play
Charles Burr - Love, Loss and What I Wore - Tibbits Summer Theatre 7%
Greg Bailey - Barefoot in the Park - The Dio - Dining & Entertainment 6%
Trinity Bird - Doubt, A Parable - The Sauk 5%

Best Director of Musical
Jerry Haines - In the Heights - Stagecrafters 11%
Ronald Baumanis - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 11%
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 8%

Best Music Direction
Julie Malloy - In The Heights - Stagecrafters 15%
Tyler Driskill - Sweeney Todd - The Encore Musical Theatre Company 15%
Daniel Bachelis - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 12%

Best Musical
In the Heights - Stagecrafters 12%
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%
Barefoot in the Park - The Dio - Dining & Entertainment 6%
August: Osage County - St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild of Cranbrook 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) 19%
Fun Home - The Fisher Theatre (Broadway in Detroit) 12%

Best Production for Young Adults
Footloose the Musical - Stagecrafters 25%
School of Rock The Musical - Downriver Actors Guild 15%
James and the Giant Peach - DYPAC 13%

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 7%

Best Shakespearean Actor
Maxim Vinogradov - Romeo & Juliet - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 17%
Mitchell A. Koory - Taming of the Shrew - Water Works Theatre 15%
Mathew Peck - Shakespeare in Love & War - Water Works Theatre Company 11%

Best Shakespearean Actor in a Supporting Role
Jackson Abohasira - Romeo & Juliet - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 19%
Caleb Alman - Taming of the Shrew - Water Works Theatre Company 18%
Jason Garza - Taming of the Shrew - Water Works Theatre Company 13%

Best Shakespearean Actress
Janice L Blixt - The Taming of the Shrew - Michigan Shakespeare Festival 19%
Shannon Hurst - Romeo & Juliet - Little Door Theatre 19%
Anne Marie Damman - Taming of the Shrew - Water Works Theatre Company 16%

Best Shakespearean Actress in a Supporting Role
Mandy Logsdon - Romeo & Juliet - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 29%
Janet Haley - Julius Caesar - Michigan Shakespeare Festival 23%
JM Etheridge - Romeo & Juliet - Little Door Theatre 22%

Best Shakespearean Production
Romeo & Juliet - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 27%
Julius Caesar - Michigan Shakespeare Festival 25%
Taming of the Shrew - Water Works Theatre Company 24%

Best Sound Design
Bob Skon - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 13%
Ryan Lawson - In The Heights - Stagecrafters 12%
Ben Ewing - Anything Goes - The Village Players of Birmingham 10%

Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Billy Dixon - You Can't Take It With You - The Village Players of Birmingham 11%
Dan Morrison - Barefoot in the Park - The Dio - Dining & Entertainment 10%
Travis Blatchley - The Beverly Hillbillies - The Sauk 10%

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

Best Supporting Actress in Musical
Carson Delaney - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild of Cranbrook 8%
Kimberly Elliott - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 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 12%
Sonja Marquis - Barefoot in the Park - The Dio - Dining & Entertainment 7%
Rachel Biber - August: Osage County - St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild of Cranbrook 7%

Best Youth Performance (Under 18)
Tyler Goethe - Footloose the Musical - Stagecrafters 15%
Lulu Bushman - Footloose the Musical - Stagecrafters 10%
Julianne Roberts - The Bridges of Madison County - The Dio - Dining & Entertainment 9%

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