Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Omaha Awards; SNAP's CARRIE Leads as Best Ensemble!

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 9%

Best Actor in a Play
Bill Hutson - EMINENT DOMAIN - Omaha Community Playhouse 10%
Kevin Barratt - SUPERIOR DONUTS - Omaha Community Playhouse 9%
Isaac Reilly - THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE - Omaha Community Playhouse 9%

Best Actress in a Musical
Paloma Power - CARRIE THE MUSICAL - SNAP! Productions 16%
Tylie Tingelhoff - PETER PAN - The Rose Theater 14%
Megan Morrissey - GUYS AND DOLLS - Papillion-LaVista Community Theatre 10%

Best Actress in a Play
Sydney Readman - THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE - Omaha Community Playhouse 13%
Erika Hall Sieff - EMINENT DOMAIN - Omaha Community Playhouse 11%
Danielle Cleveland - BOURBON AT THE BORDER - The Union for Contemporary Art 11%

Best Comedy
SHREK THE MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 23%
STUPID F@#!ING BIRD - Omaha Community Playhouse 18%
MAMMA MIA! - Omaha Community Playhouse 17%

Best Costume Design (large theater)
Georgiann Regan, Travis Halsey, Amanda Fehlner - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Omaha Community Playhouse 25%
Sherri Geerdes - SHREK THE MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 10%
Jennifer Pool - PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT - Blue Barn Theatre 10%

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

Best Director of a Play
Denise Chapman - BOURBON AT THE BORDER - The Union for Contemporary Art 12%
Susie Baer-Collins - SUPERIOR DONUTS - Omaha Community Playhouse 12%
John Hardy - THE JUNGLE BOOK - The Rose Theater 10%

Best Drama
EMINENT DOMAIN - Omaha Community Playhouse 17%
BENT - SNAP! PRODUCTIONS 12%
BOURBON AT THE BORDER - The Union for Contemporary Art 11%

Best Ensemble
CARRIE THE MUSICAL - SNAP! Productions 15%
IN THE HEIGHTS - SNAP! Productions 12%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Omaha Community Playhouse 12%

Best Lighting Design
Joshua Mullady - CARRIE THE MUSICAL - SNAP! Productions 12%
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%
Jim Boggess - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Omaha Community Playhouse 15%
Tyler Gruttemeyer - IN THE HEIGHTS - SNAP! Productions 14%

Best Production for Young Audiences
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Omaha Community Playhouse 30%
PETER PAN - The Rose Theater 24%
SHREK THE MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 21%

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 12%
Tim McMath - PETER PAN - The Rose Theater 11%

Best Set Design (small theater)
Joshua Mullady and Ben Adams - CARRIE: THE MUSICAL - SNAP! Productions 37%
Chris Ebke - CLUE: THE MUSICAL - Bellevue Little Theatre 22%
Martin Scott Marchitto - THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI - Blue Barn Theatre 21%

Best Shakespearean Production
KING LEAR - Nebraska Shakespeare 41%
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Bellevue Little Theatre 38%
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR - Nebraska Shakespeare 21%

Best Sound Design
Tim Burkhart and John Gibilisco - ROCK OF AGES - Omaha Community Playhouse 20%
DAENA SCHWEIGER - CARRIE: THE MUSICAL - SNAP! PRODUCTIONS 14%
Molly Welsh - KING LEAR - Nebraska Shakespeare 11%

Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Robby Stone - PETER PAN - The Rose Theater 13%
Anthony Holmes - BOURBON AT THE BORDER - Union for Contemporary Art 13%
J. Isaiah Smith - THE JUNGLE BOOK - The Rose Theater 11%

Best Supporting Actor of a Musical
Robby Stone - PETER PAN - The Rose Theater 12%
Kyle Wright - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Omaha Community Playhouse 11%
Marcel Daly - IN THE HEIGHTS - SNAP! Productions 11%

Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Regina Palmer - A RAISIN IN THE SUN - Brigit Saint Brigit Theatre Company 20%
Roni Shelley Perez - HAND TO GOD - SNAP! Productions 18%
Judy Radcliff - EMINENT DOMAIN - Omaha Community Playhouse 18%

Best Supporting Actress of a Musical
Paloma Powers - CARRIE THE MUSICAL - SNAP! Productions 26%
Sue Gillespie Booton - SHREK THE MUSICAL - The Rose Theater 10%
Mackenzie Dehmer - MURDER BALLAD - Omaha Community Playhouse 9%

Best Young Actor/Actress in a Musical
Emma Johnson - CARRIE THE MUSICAL - SNAP! Productions 31%
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 41%
Chloe Irwin - KING LEAR - Nebraska Shakespeare 35%
William Rodgers - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Bellevue Little Theatre 25%

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