Vote For The 2018 BWW New Jersey Awards; BE MORE CHILL Leads Best Musical!

Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

If you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends. Here are the current standings for New Jersey:

Best Actor in a Musical
David Rivera, Jr. - BE MORE CHILL - Hoboken Children's Theatre 6%
Randy Campo - GODSPELL - Livingston Theatre Company 4%
Vinnie DiFilippo - BIG RIVER - Haddonfield Plays and Players 4%

Best Actor in a Play
Chris Grant - BRICK CITY - Premiere Stages 8%
Michael Frederic - LINGER - Premiere Stages 7%
Tim Rinehart - NOIR - Eagle Theatre 5%

Best Actress in a Musical
Sarah McKinley Austin - PAMELA'S FIRST MUSICAL - Two River Theatre 7%
Elizabeth Ritacco - BE MORE CHILL - Exit 82 Theatre Company 6%
Kendall Thorner - ANNIE - Phoenix Productions 3%

Best Actress in a Play
Sarah Kathryn Makl - LINGER - Premiere Stages 8%
Deshja Driggs-Hall - APPROPRIATE - Studio Players 7%
Ashley Griffith - CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF - Haddonfield Plays and Players 5%

Best Cabaret Performance
Audra McDonald - GALA 2018 - McCarter Theatre Center 20%
Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley - Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley - McCarter Theatre Center 11%
Andrew Keenan-Bolger - BEST OF BROADWAY - Cape May Stage 11%

Best Choreographer
Chase Leyner, Arielle Legere & Dagmar Michelson - BE MORE CHILL - Hoboken Children's Theatre 7%
Olivia Accardo - PIPPIN - Cabaret Theatre - Rutgers University 6%
Graciela Daniele - PAMELA'S FIRST MUSICAL - Two River Theatre 6%

Best College Student Production
PIPPIN - Kean Theatre Conservatory 20%
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL - Rider University 10%
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL - Drew University 10%

Best Community Theater Company
Hoboken Children's Theatre 7%
ReThink Theatrical 7%
Haddonfield Plays and Players 6%

Best Costume Design
Ajit J. Mathews - PIPPIN - Cabaret Theatre - Rutgers University 8%
Stefanie Genda - LINGER - Premiere Stages 6%
Ashley Poteat - LITTLE WOMEN - Eagle Theatre 5%

Best Director of a Musical
Chase Leyner & Arielle Legere - BE MORE CHILL - Hoboken Children's Theatre 6%
Ajit J. Matthews - PIPPIN - Cabaret Theatre - Rutgers University 6%
Graciella Danielle - PAMELA'S FIRST MUSICAL - Two River Theatre 5%

Best Director of a Play
Adam Immerwahr - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - McCarter Theatre Center 7%
Ted Wioncek - NOIR - Eagle Theatre 6%
Bill Fikaris - CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF - Haddonfield Plays and Players 6%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
PAMELA'S FIRST MUSICAL - Two River Theatre 7%
BE MORE CHILL - Hoboken Children's Theatre 6%
AMERICAN IDIOT - Villagers Theatre 5%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Play
LINGER - Premiere Stages 9%
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF - Haddonfield Plays and Players 7%
BRICK CITY - Premiere Stages 6%

Best High School Student Production
SPRING AWAKENING - Hoboken High School 17%
FOOTLOOSE - Union County Vocational Technical Schools 16%
SHREK - Holy Spirit High School 12%

Best Lighting Design
Brant Thomas Murray - LINGER - Premiere Stages 7%
David Heguy - LEGALLY BLONDE - interACT Theatre Productions 7%
Chris Kohlwicz - MAMMA MIA! - Fair Moon Stages 5%

Best Musical
BE MORE CHILL - Exit 82 Theatre Company 7%
THE COLOR PURPLE - Paper Mill Playhouse 6%
BE MORE CHILL - Hoboken Children's Theatre 6%

Best Musical Director/Conductor
David Carl - BE MORE CHILL - Hoboken Children's Theatre 5%
David Maglione - RAGTIME - Axelrod Performing Arts Center 5%
Liam McGeary - PIPPIN - Cabaret Theatre - Rutgers University 5%

Best Play
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU - interACT Theatre Productions 7%
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF - Haddonfield Plays and Players 7%
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 7%

Best Professional Theater Company
Paper Mill Playhouse 27%
Two River Theatre 9%
Surflight Theatre 7%

Best Set Design
Harry Feiner - LINGER - Premiere Stages 7%
Chris Miller & Ted Wioncek - LITTLE WOMEN - Eagle Theatre 6%
Beowulf Boritt - THE STING - Paper Mill Playhouse 5%

Best Sound Design
Emily Auciello - LINGER - Premiere Stages 10%
STATiC - HAIR - Black Box Performing Arts Center 10%
Peter Hylenski - HALF TIME - Paper Mill Playhouse 8%

Best Touring Production
A CHORUS LINE - Mayo Performing Arts Center 25%
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - State Theatre 23%
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER - Mayo Performing Arts Center 15%

Best World Premiere Musical
PAMELA'S FIRST MUSICAL - Two River Theatre 26%
THE HONEYMOONERS - Paper Mill Playhouse 24%
THE STING - Paper Mill Playhouse 15%

Best World Premiere Play
ROBIN HOOD - ReThink Theatrical 15%
LINGER - Premiere Stages 12%
BRICK CITY - Premiere Stages 9%

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