Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Omaha Awards; CARRIE Leads Best Ensemble Race!

Voting is open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Omaha 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.

We have a record number of votes in already, but 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
Japrice Green - IN THE HEIGHTS - SNAP! Productions 16%
Nik Whitcomb - SHREK THE MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 10%
John E Jones - MURDER BALLAD - Omaha Community Playhouse 8%

Best Actor in a Play
Kevin Barratt - SUPERIOR DONUTS - Omaha Community Playhouse 11%
Bill Hutson - EMINENT DOMAIN - Omaha Community Playhouse 10%
Jon Roberson - HAND TO GOD - SNAP! Productions 9%

Best Actress in a Musical
Paloma Power - CARRIE THE MUSICAL - SNAP! Productions 15%
Tylie Tingelhoff - PETER PAN - The Rose Theater 12%
Megan Morrissey - GUYS AND DOLLS - Papillion-LaVista Community Theatre 9%

Best Actress in a Play
Erika Hall Sieff - EMINENT DOMAIN - Omaha Community Playhouse 11%
Sydney Readman - THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE - Omaha Community Playhouse 11%
Danielle Cleveland - BOURBON AT THE BORDER - The Union for Contemporary Art 10%

Best Comedy
SHREK THE MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 22%
STUPID F@#!ING BIRD - Omaha Community Playhouse 17%
MAMMA MIA! - Omaha Community Playhouse 16%

Best Costume Design (large theater)
Georgiann Regan, Travis Halsey, Amanda Fehlner - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Omaha Community Playhouse 23%
Sherri Geerdes - SHREK THE MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 11%
Jennifer Pool - PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT - Blue Barn Theatre 11%

Best Director of a Musical
Michael Simpson - IN THE HEIGHTS - SNAP! Productions 13%
Amy Lane - PETER PAN - The Rose Theater 12%
Jeff Horger - MURDER BALLAD - Omaha Community Playhouse 11%

Best Director of a Play
Suzanne Withem - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Bellevue Little Theatre 13%
Susie Baer-Collins - SUPERIOR DONUTS - Omaha Community Playhouse 12%
Denise Chapman - BOURBON AT THE BORDER - The Union for Contemporary Art 11%

Best Drama
EMINENT DOMAIN - Omaha Community Playhouse 16%
BENT - SNAP! PRODUCTIONS 13%
PRANCER - The Rose Theater 11%

Best Ensemble
CARRIE THE MUSICAL - SNAP! Productions 15%
SHREK THE MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 13%
IN THE HEIGHTS - SNAP! Productions 13%

Best Lighting Design
Joshua Mullady - CARRIE THE MUSICAL - SNAP! Productions 14%
Chris Wood - ROCK OF AGES - Omaha Community Playhouse 12%
Joshua Mullady - IN THE HEIGHTS - SNAP! Productions 11%

Best Music Director
Doran Schmidt - MURDER BALLAD - Omaha Community Playhouse 21%
Tyler Gruttemeyer - IN THE HEIGHTS - SNAP! Productions 15%
Jim Boggess - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Omaha Community Playhouse 14%

Best Production for Young Audiences
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Omaha Community Playhouse 29%
SHREK THE MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 24%
PETER PAN - The Rose Theater 23%

Best Set Design (large theater)
Jim Othuse - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Omaha Community Playhouse 15%
Bryan McAdams - AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - Omaha Community Playhouse 11%
Tim McMath - PETER PAN - The Rose Theater 11%

Best Set Design (small theater)
Joshua Mullady and Ben Adams - CARRIE: THE MUSICAL - SNAP! Productions 38%
Chris Ebke - CLUE: THE MUSICAL - Bellevue Little Theatre 21%
Martin Scott Marchitto - THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI - Blue Barn Theatre 20%

Best Shakespearean Production
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Bellevue Little Theatre 41%
KING LEAR - Nebraska Shakespeare 39%
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR - Nebraska Shakespeare 20%

Best Sound Design
Tim Burkhart and John Gibilisco - ROCK OF AGES - Omaha Community Playhouse 18%
DAENA SCHWEIGER - CARRIE: THE MUSICAL - SNAP! PRODUCTIONS 15%
Molly Welsh - KING LEAR - Nebraska Shakespeare 10%

Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Robby Stone - PETER PAN - The Rose Theater 12%
Anthony Holmes - BOURBON AT THE BORDER - Union for Contemporary Art 12%
J. Isaiah Smith - THE JUNGLE BOOK - The Rose Theater 10%

Best Supporting Actor of a Musical
Marcel Daly - IN THE HEIGHTS - SNAP! Productions 11%
Kyle Wright - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Omaha Community Playhouse 11%
Robby Stone - PETER PAN - The Rose Theater 11%

Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Regina Palmer - A RAISIN IN THE SUN - Brigit Saint Brigit Theatre Company 19%
Roni Shelley Perez - HAND TO GOD - SNAP! Productions 18%
Judy Radcliff - EMINENT DOMAIN - Omaha Community Playhouse 17%

Best Supporting Actress of a Musical
Paloma Powers - CARRIE THE MUSICAL - SNAP! Productions 25%
Sue Gillespie Booton - SHREK THE MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 10%
Mackenzie Dehmer - MURDER BALLAD - Omaha Community Playhouse 8%

Best Young Actor/Actress in a Musical
Emma Johnson - CARRIE THE MUSICAL - SNAP! Productions 32%
Sasha Belle Denenberg - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Omaha Community Playhouse 28%
Danny Denenberg - PETER PAN - The Rose Theater 23%

Best Young Actor/Actress in a Play
Chloe Irwin - PRANCER - The Rose Theater 38%
Chloe Irwin - KING LEAR - Nebraska Shakespeare 34%
William Rodgers - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Bellevue Little Theatre 27%

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