Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Awards; Light Opera's SWEENEY TOOD Leads as Best Musical!

Voting is open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld New Jersey 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 New Jersey:

Best Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Justin Boccitto - Mary Poppins - Centenary Stage Company 14%
Scott McGowan - Musical of Musicals (The Musical) - Women's Theater Company 10%
Ken Garcia - Sweeney Todd - Light Opera of New Jersey 8%

Best Actor in a Play (Professional)
Marc Geller - The Tale of the Allergist's Wife - Cape May Stage 10%
Donald Danford - Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat - The Growing Stage - The Children's Theatre of New Jersey 7%
Davis Cameron Lemley - Dr. Seuss's The Cat In the Hat - The Growing Stage - The Children's Theatre of New Jersey 4%

Best Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Julie Galorenzo - Sweeney Todd - Light Opera of New Jersey 10%
Debby Jenkins - She Loves Me - Gateway Playhouse 8%
Deborah Cox - The Bodyguard - Paper Mill Playhouse 8%

Best Actress in a Play (Professional)
Annie Edgerton - Outside Mullingar - Cape May Stage 7%
Courtney McGowan - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 6%
Cara Ganski - The Box of Stories - The Growing Stage - The Children's Theatre of New Jersey 5%

Best Cabaret or Musical Performance (Professional)
Andrea McArdle - Gateway Playhouse 24%
New Jersey Cabaret Festival - Westminster Arts Center 13%
Lynn Hart - Women's Theater Company 12%

Best Choreography (Professional)
Michael Blevins - Mary Poppins - Centenary Stage Company 17%
Denis Jones - Mary Poppins - Paper Mill Playhouse 15%
Samantha Hanh Simpson - Sweeney Todd - Light Opera of New Jersey 15%

Best Costume Design (Professional)
Ashleigh Poteat - Mary Poppins - Centenary Stage Company 9%
Scaramouche Costumes - Sweeney Todd - Light Opera of New Jersey 9%
William Ivey Long - Murder on the Orient Express - McCarter Theatre Center 8%

Best Direction of a Musical (Professional)
Michael Blevins - Mary Poppins - Centenary Stage Company 14%
Jeffrey Fiorello - Sweeney Todd - Light Opera of New Jersey 13%
Lauren Moran Mills - Musical of Musicals (The Musical) - Women's Theater Company 9%

Best Direction of a Play (Professional)
Marc Geller - & Juliet - New Jersey Repertory Company 10%
Barbara Krajkowski - Spin - Women's Theater Company 7%
Ted Wioncek III - Peter and the Starcatcher - The Eagle Theatre 6%

Best Lighting Design (Professional)
Charlie Morrison - Mary Poppins - Paper Mill Playhouse 13%
Phil Palito - She Loves Me - Gateway Playhouse 10%
Mark Henderson - The Bodyguard - Paper Mill Playhouse 9%

Best Musical (Professional)
Sweeney Todd - Light Opera of New Jersey 15%
Mary Poppins - Centenary Stage Company 12%
Mary Poppins - Paper Mill Playhouse 11%

Best New Play or Musical (Professional)
The Honeymooners - Paper Mill Playhouse 14%
The Surrogate - Centenary Stage Company 12%
Foster Mom - Premiere Stages 11%

Best Play (Professional)
A Comedy of Tenors - Paper Mill Playhouse 11%
A Raisin in the Sun - Two River Theater 9%
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 8%

Best Production by a Local Theater (Non-Professional)
Sister Act - interACT Productions 7%
Heathers - Villagers Theatre 7%
If/Then - Union County Performing Arts Center 5%

Best Set Design (Professional)
Timothy R. Mackabee - Mary Poppins - Paper Mill Playhouse 11%
Beau Kennedy - Sweeney Todd - Light Opera of New Jersey 9%
James Dalfonso - She Loves Me - Gateway Playhouse 8%

Best Sound Design (Professional)
Randy Hansen - Mary Poppins - Paper Mill Playhouse 16%
Buck London Productions - She Loves Me - Gateway Playhouse 10%
Richard Brooker - The Bodyguard - Paper Mill Playhouse 8%

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