Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Palm Springs Awards; CASA VALENTINA Leads Best Play!

Voting is open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs:

Best Actor in a Musical (Non-Professional)
William Webster - Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 21%
Jacob Samples - Evita - Palm Canyon Theatre 14%
Hunter LaSalle - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 14%

Best Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Charles Herrera - Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre 21%
Doug Graham - Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre 16%
Ben Reese - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre 16%

Best Actor in a Play (Non-Professional)
Jerome Elliott - Lovesport - Desert Ensemble Theatre 17%
Sal Mistretta - Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 16%
Bryton Carpio - Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 12%

Best Actor in a Play (Professional)
Vincent Ortega - Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 27%
Ronald Coronado - You Cant Take it With you - Palm Canyon Theatre 20%
David Youse - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 10%

Best Actress in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Elizabeth Schmelling - Meet Me in St. Louis - Palm Canyon Theatre 23%
Su Ozcan - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 15%
Shelby Winstead - Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 15%

Best Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Loni Ackerman - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 22%
Loni Ackerman - Beauty And The Beas - Musical Theatre University 21%
Se Layne - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre 13%

Best Actress in a Play (Non-Professional)
Sariah Arnold - Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 28%
Theresa Jewett - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 21%
Kelley Moody - Expressions - Desert Ensemble Theatre 19%

Best Actress in a Play (Professional)
Morgana Corelli - You Can't Take it With You - Palm Canyon Theatre 20%
Tammy Hubler - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 19%
Gloria Loring - The Lady With All The Answers - Coyote StageWorks 15%

Best Choreography (Non-Professional)
Michelle Ditto - West Side Story - Musical Theatre University 54%
Michelle Ditto - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 31%
Erica Yamada Bennet - The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School Theater 14%

Best Choreography (Professional)
Stephanie Eley - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre 27%
Derik Shopinski - Evita - Palm Canyon Theatre 19%
Andrea Belatto - Meet Me in St. Louis - Palm Canyon Theatre 18%

Best Costume Design (Professional)
Joyce Jenkins - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 35%
Jim Lapidus - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 19%
Drik Shopinski - Evita - Palm Canyon Theatre 18%

Best Director of a Musical (Non-Professional)
Jerome Elliott - Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre 35%
Michael Hadley - Evita - Palm Canyon Theatre 26%
Ray Franz - The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School 16%

Best Director of a Musical (Professional)
Scott Smith - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre 45%
Ron Celona - Baby - CVRep Theatre 33%
Dr. William J Layne - Meet Me in St. Louis - Palm Canyon Theatre 22%

Best Director of a Play (Non-Professional)
Derik Shopinski - You Cant Take it With You - Palm Canyon Theatre 23%
Ray Franz - The Outsiders - Cathedral City High School 12%
Tony Padilla - Lovesport - Desert Ensemble Theatre 12%

Best Director of a Play (Professional)
Michael Shaw - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 23%
Michael Shaw - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 21%
Don Amendolia - The Lady With All The Answers - Coyote StageWorks 14%

Best High School Musical
Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 65%
Annie - Palm Springs High School 25%
The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School 10%

Best Musical (Non-Professional)
West Side Story - Musical Theatre University 20%
Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 17%
Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre 14%

Best Musical (Professional)
Baby - CVRep Theatre 60%
Broadway Bound - Vicky's of Santa Fe 15%
Jersey Gold - Vicky's of Santa Fe 10%

Best Musical Director (Professional)
Bob Marino - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 23%
Constance Gordy - Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 22%
Bob Marino - West Side Story - Musical Theatre University 21%

Best New Work
Lovesport - Desert Ensemble Theatre 54%
Expressions - Desert Ensemble Theatre 46%

Best Play (Non-Professional)
Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 28%
Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 14%
Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 13%

Best Play (Professional)
Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 22%
Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 22%
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks - Coyote StageWorks 16%

Best Scenic Design (Non Professional)
Ray Franz - The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School 38%
Tom Valach - Southern Baptist Sissies - Desert Rose Playhouse 35%
Jim Strait - Vampire Lesbians of Sodom & Coma - Desert Rose Playhouse 19%

Best Scenic Design (Professional)
JW Layne - Evita - Palm Canyon Theatre 29%
Thomas Valach - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 18%
Thomas Valach - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 16%

Best Supporting Actor - Musical (Professional)
Steven Ciceron - The Drowsy Chaperone - Desert Theater Works 25%
Doug Graham - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 25%
Robbie Wayne - Rock of Ages - Palm Canyon Theatre 18%

Best Supporting Actor - Musical(Non Professional)
Anthony Nannini - Rock of Ages - Palm Canyon Theatre 19%
William Webster - West Side Story - Musical Theatre University 17%
Jacob Samples - The Music Man - Palm Canyon Theatre 15%

Best Supporting Actor - Play (Professional)
Ben Reece - Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 38%
Nick Wass - Expressions - Desert Ensemble Theatre 15%
Garnett Smith - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 13%

Best Supporting Actor - Playl (Non Professional)
Jeffrey Norman - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 36%
Nick Wass - Expressions - Desert Ensemble Theatre 18%
Rob Hubler - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 12%

Best Supporting Actress - Musical (Non Professional)
Laura Walker - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 30%
Kelly Peak - Rock of Ages - Palm Canyon Theatre 26%
Brianna Maloney - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre 22%

Best Supporting Actress - Play (Non Professional)
Lindsay Freiberg - Patere And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 26%
Desire? Clarke - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 14%
Phylicia Mason - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 13%

Best Supporting Actress-Play(Professional)
Louise Ross - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 60%
Teri Bibb - Later Life - CVRep Theatre 28%
Elizabeth Saydah - Disgraced - CVRep Theatre 12%

Best Technical Design - Lighting & Sound (Non Professional)
Phil Murphy - Southern Baptist Sisses - Desert Rose Playhouse 48%
Ray Franz and Kyle Bashore - The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School 41%
Phil Murphy - Santaland Diaries - Desert Rose Playhouse 11%

Best Technical Design - Lighting & Sound (Professional)
Phil Murphy and Ron Newhouse - Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 29%
Moira Wilkie Whitaker - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 28%
Phil Murphy and Clark Dugger - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 12%

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