Voting is open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Montreal 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 Montreal:
Best Community Theatre Company
WISTA 38%
Cote St Luc Dramatic Society 33%
McGill Savoy Society 12%
Best Direction of a Musical
Philippe Gobeille - Shrek The Musical - WISTA 24%
Anisa Cameron - Little Shop of Horrors - Cote St-Luc Dramatic Society 19%
Amy Blackmore - Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show - MainLine Theatre 19%
Best Direction of a Play
Anisa Cameron - Our Town - Côte Saint-Luc Dramatic Society 20%
Dale Hayes - The Shadow Box - d2 productions 15%
Mike Payette - Angelique - Black Theatre Workshop 12%
Best Ensemble Cast
Shrek the Musical - WISTA (West Island Theatre Association) 23%
Hair - In the Wings Promotions 15%
Little Shop of Horrors - Cote Saint Luc Dramatic Society 14%
Best Fringe Festival Production
Captain Aurora A new Dawn - Mainline 39%
How to be a Good Modern Woman - Team Greco 15%
Memento Mori - Kaleidescope Theatre 12%
Best Independent Theatre Company
The Rocky Horror Show - Mainline Theatre 27%
HAIR - In the Wings Promotions 22%
Angelique - Black Theatre Workshop 12%
Best Leading Actor (Musical)
Joel Bernstein - Shrek The Musical - WISTA 28%
Anthony Schuller - The Rocky Horror Show - MainLine Theatre 20%
Benjamin Warner - Little Shop of Horrors - Cote Saint-Luc Dramatic Society 18%
Best Leading Actor (Play)
Benjamin Warner - Our Town - Cote Saint-Luc Dramatic Society 24%
Quincy Armorer - Much Ado About Nothing - Repercussion Theatre 18%
Merlin Simard - Gruesome Playground Injuries - Playground Productions 10%
Best Leading Actress (Musical)
Katja Texeira - Shrek The Musical - WISTA 27%
Stephanie McKenna - Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show - MainLine Theatre 18%
Elyann Quessy - The Rocky Horror Show - MainLine Theatre 14%
Best Leading Actress (Play)
Stephanie McKenna - Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spyke - Brave New Productions 21%
Helena Levitt - The Shadow Box - d2productions 18%
Nicola Hanchet - Gruesome Playground Injuries - Playground Productions 13%
Best Musical
Shrek The Musical - WISTA 30%
Little Shop of Horrors - Cote Saint-Luc Dramatic Society 18%
Hair - In the Wings Promotions 17%
Best Original Choreography
Alexia Gourd - Little Shop of Horors - Cote-Saint-Luc Dramatic Society 24%
Patrick Lloyd Brennan and Holly Greco - Rocky Horror Show - Mainline Theatre 22%
Nadia Verrucci - In the Wings Promotions HAIR - HAIR 22%
Best Original Costume Design
Elyse Malo - Little Shop of Horrors - Cote Saint Luc Dramatic Society 31%
Karen Pearce, Elizabeth Proulx, Nadia Verrucci - Hair, In the Wings 17%
Louise Bourret - It Shoulda Been You - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 11%
Best Original Lighting Design
Linda Babins - Little Shop of Horrors - Cote Saint-Luc Dramatic Society 21%
Elly Tomasson & Nadia Verrucci - Hair - In the Wings Promotions 20%
Tim Rodrigues - The Rocky Horror Show - MainLine Theatre 15%
Best Original Set Design
Sabrina Miller - Little Shop of Horrors - Cote Saint Luc Dramatic Society 31%
Nadia Verrucci - Hair - In The Wings Promotions 20%
John C. Dinning - Prom Queen the Musical - Segal Centre Performing Arts 13%
Best Original Sound Design
Chris Cuber - Hair - In the Wings 29%
Rob Denton - HAlloween Tree - Geordie 18%
Emon Barua - Gruesome Playground Injuries - Playground Productions 12%
Best Performance by a Female in a Featured Role (Musical)
Rosie Callaghan - HAIR - In the Wings 14%
Robin Kravitz - Shrek the Musical - WISTA 12%
Chelsea Bayer - Shrek the Musical - WISTA 12%
Best Performance by a Female in a Featured Role (Play)
Tiernan Cornford - Much Ado About Nothing - Repercussion Theatre 20%
holly Greco - Vanya Sonia Masha Spike - Montreal improv 17%
Ellen David - My Name is Asher Lev - Segal Centre Performing Arts 14%
Best Performance by a Male in a Featured Role (Musical)
Anton May - Shrek: The Musical - WISTA 18%
Daniel Wilkenfeld - Shrek the Musical - WISTA 18%
Nicolas Mancuso - Hair - In the Wings Promotions 15%
Best Performance by a Male in a Featured Role (Play)
Tristan D. Lalla - Angélique - Black Theatre Workshop/Tableau D'Hôte Theatre 18%
Trevor Barrette - The History of Sexuality - Talking Dog Productions 16%
Gabriel Maharjan - Memento Mori - Kaleidescope Theatre 10%
Best Play
The Shadow Box - d2 Productions 15%
Our Town - Côte Saint-Luc Dramatic Society 12%
Noises Off - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 9%
Best Professional Theatre Company
HAIR - In the Wings Promotions 23%
Prom Queen - The Segal Centre for Performing Arts 22%
The Shadowbox - d2 Productions 15%
Emerging Artist Award
Anton Sebastian May 19%
Sarah Kulaga-Yoskovitz - Mainline Theatre/Cote Saint-Luc Dramatic Society 13%
Meghan Blakeburn; Hair - In the Wings Promotions at MainLine Theatre 11%
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