Vote For The 2018 BWW Orlando Awards; THE COLOR PURPLE Leads Best Musical!

Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Orlando 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 Orlando:

Best Choreography (Non-Professional)
Kim Ball - FOOTLOOSE - St. Luke's 15%
Sterling Lovett - EL WIZ - Orlando Fringe 12%
Luke Atkison - NEWSIES - Titusville Playhouse 9%

Best Choreography (Professional)
Kim Ball - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes 27%
Tom Vazzana - GYPSY - Garden Theatre 9%
Denise Ahert & Rob Winn Anderson - XANADU - Garden Theatre 8%

Best Costume Design (Non-Professional)
Niko Stamos - NEWSIES - Titusville Playhouse 18%
Lauren Morrison - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park 15%
Tamara Marke-Lares - JEKYLL AND HYDE - Athens Theatre 14%

Best Costume Design (Professional)
Lisa Justice - THE COLOR PURPLE - Theater West End 19%
Christopher Vergara - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes 14%
AJ Garcia - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Garden Theatre 13%

Best Direction of a Musical (Non-Professional)
Paul Castaneda - EL WIZ - Orlando Fringe 10%
Steve MacKinnon - FOOTLOOSE - St Luke's 8%
Rob A. Lott - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAMA - Central Florida Community Arts 7%

Best Direction of a Musical (Professional)
Derek Critzer & Felichia Chivaughn - THE COLOR PURPLE - Theater West End 23%
Nick DeGruccio - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes 15%
Tom Vazanna - GYPSY - Garden Theatre 7%

Best Direction of a Play (Non-Professional)
Marco DiGeorge - ORPHANS - theatre on the edge 9%
Brandy Eleazer - PETER & THE STARCATCHER - Osceola Arts 8%
Julia Gagne - THE MIRACLE WORKER - Valencia College Theater 7%

Best Direction of a Play (Professional)
Aradhana Tiwair - A TENNESSEE WALK - Garden Theatre 19%
Frank Ramirez - ARSENIC AND OLD LACE - Athens Theatre 9%
Tara Kromer - THE GIVER - Orlando Repertory Theatre 8%

Best Ensemble (Non-Professional)
THE COLOR PURPLE - Theatre West End 18%
EL WIZ - Orlando Fringe Festival 6%
FOOTLOOSE - St. Luke's 6%

Best Lead Actor in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Spencer Morrow - FOOTLOOSE - St Luke's 10%
Cameron Hale Elliott - NEWSIES - Titusville Playhouse 9%
Ian Patrick Gibb - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Central Florida Community Arts 8%

Best Lead Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Dante J.L. Murray - THE COLOR PURPLE - Theater West End 18%
Ernie Pruneda - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes 8%
Trevor Southworth - JEKYLL AND HYDE - Athens Theatre 8%

Best Lead Actor in a Play (Non-Professional)
Celestino De Cicco - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Osceola arts 12%
Arius West - AN OCTOROON - Theatre UCF 11%
Adam Minossora - ORPHANS - Theater On The Edge 10%

Best Lead Actor in a Play (Professional)
Johnathan Lee Iverson - A TENNESSEE WALK - Garden Theater 19%
Stephen Lima - THE ODD COUPLE - Garden Theatre 9%
Steven Lane - HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES - OST 8%

Best Lead Actress in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Crystal Lizardo - EL WIZ - Orlando Fringe 9%
Lis Burns - MARY POPPINS - Lakeland Community Theatre 8%
Sarah Mills - NEWSIES - Titusville Playhouse 8%

Best Lead Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Amitria Fanae - THE COLOR PURPLE - Theatre West End 17%
Andrea Canny - GYPSY - Garden Theatre 9%
Iliana Garcia - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes 9%

Best Lead Actress in a Play (Non-Professional)
Raina Danielle Grabowski - THE MIRACLE WORKER - Valencia College Theater 17%
Natalie Bulajic - GIDIONS KNOT - theatre on the edge 8%
Reva Stover - AN OCTOROON - UCF 7%

Best Lead Actress in a Play (Professional)
Kayleigh Mollycheck - ARSENIC AND OLD LACE - Athens Theatre 13%
Ryleigh Lawton - A TENNESSEE WALK - Garden Theatre 11%
Susan Maris - SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE - Orlando Shakes 10%

Best Lighting Design (Professional)
Bert Scott - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes 27%
Joseph Oshry - JEKYLL AND HYDE - Athens Theatre 13%
Erin Miller - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Garden Theatre 9%

Best Music Direction (Non-Professional)
Juan Cantu - EL WIZ - Orlando Fringe 17%
Jacob Haines - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Central Florida Community Arts 10%
Chris Endsley - OF THEE IF SING - Theatre UCF 9%

Best Music Direction (Professional)
David Foust - THE COLOR PURPLE - Theater West End 21%
Josh Ceballos - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes 20%
Steve MacKinnon - ANNIE - Garden Theatre 6%

Best Musical (Non-Professional)
EL WIZ - Orlando Fringe 11%
FOOTLOOSE - St. Lukes United Methodist Church 8%
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Central Florida Community Arts 7%

Best Musical (Professional)
THE COLOR PURPLE - Theatre West End 24%
IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes 18%
GYPSY - Garden Theatre 8%

Best Play (Non-Professional)
ORPHANS - Theater On The Edge 11%
THE MIRACLE WORKER - Valencia College Theater 7%
FOR LOVE, SIR - Orlando Fringe 7%

Best Play (Professional)
A TENNESSEE WALK - Garden Theater 22%
JUNIE B. JONES IS NOT A CROOK - Orlando Repertory Theatre 7%
SHAKESPEARE'S GHOSTBUSTERS - Orlando Fringe Festival 6%

Best Set Design (Non-Professional)
Cliff Price - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COU SPELLING BEE - Encore! Performing Arts 15%
Jamaal Solomon - SHREK THE MUSICAL - Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park 11%
Samantha DiGeorge - ORPHANS - Theater On The Edge 11%

Best Set Design (Professional)
Derek Critzer & Quinn Roberts - THE COLOR PURPLE - Theater West End 23%
Jim Hunter - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes 19%
Tori Oakes - JEKYLL & HYDE - Athens Theatre 10%

Best Sound Design (Professional)
Aradhana Tiwari - A TENNESSEE WALK - Garden Theatre 15%
Anthony Narcisco - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Garden Theatre 15%
Jack Audet - XANADU - Garden Theatre 12%

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Terrence Jamison - THE COLOR PURPLE - Theater West End 22%
Zach Infante - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes 15%
Bert Rodriguez - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes 7%

Best Supporting Actor in a Play (Professional)
Zack Roundy - ORPHANS - Theater On The Edge 11%
Nathan Brown - ANNIE - Moonlight Players 9%
Timmy Walczak - A TENNESSEE WALK - Garden Theatre 9%

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Alina Alcantara - IN THE HEIGHTS - Orlando Shakes 13%
Cami Miller - ANNIE - Garden Theatre 13%
Raina Grabowski - FUN HOME - Mad Cow Theatre 11%

Best Supporting Actress in a Play (Professional)
Taylor Anderson - A TENNESSEE WALK - Garden Theater 20%
Elaitheia Quinn - PROOF - Theater On The Edge 17%
Jolie Hart - SHAKESPEARE'S GHOSTBUSTERS - Orlando Fringe Festival 11%

Best World Premiere Production
A TENNESSEE WALK - Garden Theater 22%
EL WIZ - Orlando Fringe Festival 15%
FUCKBOYS - Infinity Productions 9%

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