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By: Nov. 24, 2017
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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.

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 Palm Springs:

Best Actor in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Jacob Samples - Evita - Palm Canyon Theatre 25%
Hunter LaSalle - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 21%
Nicholas Sloan - Rock of Ages - Palm Canyon Theatre 18%

Best Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Paul GRant - The Music Man - Palm Canyon Theatre 28%
Ben Reese - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre 26%
Jason Marquez - Jekyll & Hyde - Palm Canyon Theatre 15%

Best Actor in a Play (Non-Professional)
Sal Mistretta - Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 21%
Bryton Carpio - Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 17%
Michael Hadley - Sordid Lives - Palm Canyon Theatre 15%

Best Actor in a Play (Professional)
Vincent Ortega - Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 44%
Ronald Coronado - You Cant Take it With you - Palm Canyon Theatre 16%
JW Layne - You Cant Take it With You - Palm Canyon Theatre 13%

Best Actress in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Elizabeth Schmelling - Meet Me in St. Louis - Palm Canyon Theatre 36%
Shelby Winstead - Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 17%
Malia Botello - West Side Story - Musical Theatre University 15%

Best Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Loni Ackerman - Beauty And The Beas - Musical Theatre University 26%
Loni Ackerman - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 19%
Jennifer Singer - Rock of Ages - Palm Canyon Theatre 17%

Best Actress in a Play (Non-Professional)
Sariah Arnold - Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 46%
Andrea Belatto - Noises Off - Palm Canyon Theatre 21%
Morgana Corelli - Deathtrap - Palm Canyon Theatre 11%

Best Actress in a Play (Professional)
Morgana Corelli - You Can't Take it With You - Palm Canyon Theatre 27%
Marjory Lewis - Noises Off - Palm Canyon Theatre 16%
Gloria Loring - The Lady With All The Answers - Coyote StageWorks 13%

Best Choreography (Non-Professional)
Michelle Ditto - West Side Story - Musical Theatre University 54%
Michelle Ditto - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 36%
Erica Yamada Bennet - The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School Theater 10%

Best Choreography (Professional)
Andrea Belatto - Meet Me in St. Louis - Palm Canyon Theatre 30%
Stephanie Eley - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre 29%
Derik Shopinski - The Music Man - Palm Canyon Theatre 20%

Best Costume Design (Professional)
Joyce Jenkins - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 53%
Drik Shopinski - Evita - Palm Canyon Theatre 22%
Derik Shopinski - The Music Man - Palm Canyon Theatre 11%

Best Director of a Musical (Non-Professional)
Michael Hadley - Evita - Palm Canyon Theatre 41%
Ray Franz - The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School 27%
J. Stegar Thompson - Jekyll & Hyde - Palm Canyon Theatre 17%

Best Director of a Musical (Professional)
Scott Smith - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre 50%
Dr. William J Layne - Meet Me in St. Louis - Palm Canyon Theatre 30%
Ron Celona - Baby - CVRep Theatre 20%

Best Director of a Play (Non-Professional)
Derik Shopinski - You Cant Take it With You - Palm Canyon Theatre 41%
Ray Franz - The Outsiders - Cathedral City High School 20%
Steve Fisher - Sordid Lives - Palm Canyon Theatre 11%

Best Director of a Play (Professional)
Don Amendolia - The Lady With All The Answers - Coyote StageWorks 28%
Michael Shaw - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 18%
Larry Raben - Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks - Coyote StageWorks 16%

Best High School Musical
Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 73%
Annie - Palm Springs High School 17%
The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School 10%

Best Musical (Non-Professional)
West Side Story - Musical Theatre University 23%
Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 22%
In the Heights - Palm Canyon Theatre 17%

Best Musical (Professional)
Baby - CVRep Theatre 56%
Broadway Bound - Vicky's of Santa Fe 14%
Jersey Gold - Vicky's of Santa Fe 12%

Best Musical Director (Professional)
Bob Marino - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 32%
Constance Gordy - Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 32%
Bob Marino - West Side Story - Musical Theatre University 23%

Best New Work
Lovesport - Desert Ensemble Theatre 55%
Expressions - Desert Ensemble Theatre 45%

Best Play (Non-Professional)
Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 54%
You Can't Take it With You - Palm Canyon Theatre 14%
Sordid Lives - Palm Canyon Theatre 13%

Best Play (Professional)
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks - Coyote StageWorks 27%
Southern Baptist Sissies - Desert Rose Playhouse 23%
Clark Gable Slept Here - Desert Rose Playhouse 13%

Best Scenic Design (Non Professional)
Ray Franz - The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School 50%
Jim Strait - Vampire Lesbians of Sodom & Coma - Desert Rose Playhouse 23%
Tom Valach - Southern Baptist Sissies - Desert Rose Playhouse 21%

Best Scenic Design (Professional)
JW Layne - Evita - Palm Canyon Theatre 56%
JW Layne - You Can't Take it With You - Palm Canyon Theatre 18%
Jimmy Cuomo - Baby - CVRep Theatre 8%

Best Supporting Actor - Musical (Professional)
Kurt Peterson - West Side Story - Musical Theatre University 26%
Robbie Wayne - Rock of Ages - Palm Canyon Theatre 26%
Doug Graham - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 23%

Best Supporting Actor - Musical(Non Professional)
Anthony Nannini - Rock of Ages - Palm Canyon Theatre 22%
Jacob Samples - The Music Man - Palm Canyon Theatre 21%
Andrew Hunter - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 15%

Best Supporting Actor - Play (Professional)
Ben Reece - Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 62%
Nick Wass - Expressions - Desert Ensemble Theatre 14%
Garnett Smith - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 11%

Best Supporting Actor - Playl (Non Professional)
Nick Wass - Expressions - Desert Ensemble Theatre 29%
Edwin Vargas - The Outsiders - Cathedral City High School 27%
Rob Hubler - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 11%

Best Supporting Actress - Musical (Non Professional)
Laura Walker - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 35%
Kelly Peak - Rock of Ages - Palm Canyon Theatre 34%
Brianna Maloney - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre 16%

Best Supporting Actress - Play (Non Professional)
Lindsay Freiberg - Patere And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 40%
Andrea Bellato - Noises Off - Palm Canyon Theatre 24%
Virgina Sulick - You Can't Take it With You - Palm Canyon Theatre 11%

Best Supporting Actress-Play(Professional)
Louise Ross - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 50%
Teri Bibb - Later Life - CVRep Theatre 38%
Elizabeth Saydah - Disgraced - CVRep Theatre 13%

Best Technical Design - Lighting & Sound (Non Professional)
Ray Franz and Kyle Bashore - The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School 58%
Phil Murphy - Southern Baptist Sisses - Desert Rose Playhouse 33%
Phil Murphy - Santaland Diaries - Desert Rose Playhouse 9%

Best Technical Design - Lighting & Sound (Professional)
Moira Wilkie Whitaker - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 41%
Phil Murphy and Ron Newhouse - Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 41%
Moira Wilkie Whitaker - Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks - Coyote StageWorks 6%

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