Vote For The 2018 BroadwayWorld Omaha Award; LEGALLY BLONDE Leads Best Musical!

Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Omaha 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 Omaha:

Best Actor in a Musical
Michael J. Corner - BONNIE & CLYDE - The Stage Theatre 12%
Sam Ninegar - LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 8%
Riley Beranek - LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 6%

Best Actor in a Play
Sam Pynes - A CHRISTMAS STORY - The Stage Theatre 15%
Michael Lecher - TONY AND TINA'S WEDDING - TADA THEATER / Lied Center Commons 9%
Mark Taylor Feir - ETHAN CLAYMORE - Lincoln Community Playhouse 6%

Best Actress in a Musical
Carly Ann-Moore - LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 17%
Amelia Barrett - BONNIE & CLYDE - The Stage Theater 15%
Laura Lynn Horst - HELLO, DOLLY! - Lincoln Community Playhouse 5%

Best Actress in a Play
Brenna Thompson - THE MIRACLE WORKER - Lofte Community Theatre 11%
Jordyn Whitted - STARKWEATHER - Florence Community Theater 7%
Jackie Opheim - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Midland University: Kimmel Theatre 7%

Best Choreography
Courtney Piccoli - LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 25%
Sue Gillespie Booton - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - The Rose Theater 12%
Noelle Bohaty - OLIVER! - Lofte Community Theatre 11%

Best Comedy
LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 16%
HELLO, DOLLY! - Lincoln Community Playhouse 7%
MAMMA MIA! - Lincoln Community Playhouse 6%

Best Costume Design
Maralee Maldavs - LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 18%
Jennifer Clement - MAN OF LA MANCHA - Midland University: Kimmel Theatre 9%
Janet Sorensen - OLIVER! - Lofte Community Theatre 8%

Best Director of a Musical
Courtney Piccoli - LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 15%
Robert Wamsley - BONNIE & CLYDE - The Stage Theater 12%
Kevin Colbert - OLIVER! - Lofte Community Theatre 8%

Best Director of a Play
Kevin Colbert - THE MIRACLE WORKER - Lofte Community Theatre 12%
Molly Anderson - STARKWEATHER - Florence Community Theater 12%
Lee Meyer - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Midland University: Kimmel Theatre 11%

Best Drama
STARKWEATHER - Florence Community Theater 11%
THE MIRACLE WORKER - Lofte Community Theatre 11%
BIG FISH - Bellevue Little Theatre 10%

Best Ensemble
LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 14%
BONNIE & CLYDE - The Stage Theater 10%
OLIVER! - Lofte Community Theatre 6%

Best Lighting Design
Sheric Hull - LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 20%
Kathleen Turner - MAMMA MIA! - Lincoln Community Playhouse 10%
Kathleen Turner - HELLO, DOLLY! - Lincoln Community Playhouse 6%

Best Music Director
Bill Maltas - LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 17%
Ashley Daily - HELLO, DOLLY! - Lincoln Community Playhouse 10%
Betty Colbert - OLIVER! - Lofte Community Theatre 10%

Best Musical
LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 17%
BONNIE & CLYDE - The Stage Theatre 13%
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - The Rose Theater 9%

Best Orchestra
LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 24%
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - The Rose Theater 11%
OLIVER! - Lofte Community Theatre 10%

Best Production for Young Audiences
THE LION KING JR - Lincoln Community Playhouse 14%
HONK JR. - The Stage Theater 12%
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Omaha Community Playhouse 11%

Best Set Design
Robert Wamsley - BONNIE & CLYDE - The Stage Theatre 14%
Jeff Maldavs - LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 14%
Ken Snyder - OLIVER! - Lofte Community Theatre 7%

Best Shakespearean Production
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE - Omaha Community Playhouse 35%
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Nebraska Shakespeare 34%
WALK THE NIGHT: DEATH MARKED LOVE - Bluebarn Theater 16%

Best Sound Design
Zeke Metcalf - LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 26%
Jerry Peterson - HELLO, DOLLY! - Lincoln Community Playhouse 11%
Tim Burkhart - SHREK, THE MUSICAL - Omaha Community Playhouse 10%

Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Paul Durban - ETHAN CLAYMORE - Lincoln Community Playhouse 14%
Giovanni Quezada - MOON OVER BUFFALO - Florence Community Theater 10%
Wade Mumford - THE MIRACLE WORKER - Lofte Community Theatre 10%

Best Supporting Actor of a Musical
Salvador Diaz-DeBose - LEGALY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 11%
Sean Flattery - BONNIE & CLYDE - The Stage Theatre 8%
Chris Berger - OLIVER! - Lofte Community Theatre 5%

Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Claire Mahoney - THE PERFECT WEDDING - Bellevue Little Theatre 15%
Amy Koepke - TBD - Lincoln Community PLayhouse 13%
Rosalie Duffy - THE MIRACLE WORKER - Lofte Community Theatre 8%

Best Supporting Actress of a Musical
Lindsey Oeling - BONNIE & CLYDE - The Stage Theatre 11%
Kaia Anderson - HELLO, DOLLY! - Lincoln Community Playhouse 11%
Amy Koepke - LEGALLY BLONDE - Pinewood Bowl, Inc. 10%

Best Young Actor/Actress in a Musical
Luke Woodruff - HONK JR. - The Stage Theater 14%
Xander Monson - OLIVER! - Lofte Community Theatre 10%
Evan Works - THE LION KING JR - Lincoln Community Playhouse 9%

Best Young Actor/Actress in a Play
Emma Johnson - THE MIRACLE WORKER - Lofte Community Theatre 26%
Daniel Davis - BIG FISH - Bellevue Little Theatre 16%
Chloe Irwin - SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE - Omaha Community Playhouse 11%

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