Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Palm Springs Awards; LOVESPORT Leads Best New Work!

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)
Jerome Elliott - Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre 25%
William Webster - Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 18%
Hunter LaSalle - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 13%

Best Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Charles Herrera - Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre 36%
Doug Graham - Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre 14%
Paul GRant - The Music Man - Palm Canyon Theatre 13%

Best Actor in a Play (Non-Professional)
Jerome Elliott - Lovesport - Desert Ensemble Theatre 31%
Sal Mistretta - Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 15%
Bryton Carpio - Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 10%

Best Actor in a Play (Professional)
Vincent Ortega - Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 26%
Ronald Coronado - You Cant Take it With you - Palm Canyon Theatre 19%
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%
Shelby Winstead - Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 15%
Su Ozcan - Sweeney Todd - 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 20%
Se Layne - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre 13%

Best Actress in a Play (Non-Professional)
Kelley Moody - Expressions - Desert Ensemble Theatre 30%
Sariah Arnold - Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 24%
Theresa Jewett - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 18%

Best Actress in a Play (Professional)
Morgana Corelli - You Can't Take it With You - Palm Canyon Theatre 19%
Tammy Hubler - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 19%
Gloria Loring - The Lady With All The Answers - Coyote StageWorks 14%

Best Choreography (Non-Professional)
Michelle Ditto - West Side Story - Musical Theatre University 55%
Michelle Ditto - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 30%
Erica Yamada Bennet - The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School Theater 14%

Best Choreography (Professional)
Stephanie Eley - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre 29%
Andrea Belatto - Meet Me in St. Louis - Palm Canyon Theatre 19%
Derik Shopinski - Evita - Palm Canyon Theatre 18%

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

Best Director of a Musical (Non-Professional)
Jerome Elliott - Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre 49%
Michael Hadley - Evita - Palm Canyon Theatre 23%
Ray Franz - The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School 12%

Best Director of a Musical (Professional)
Scott Smith - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre 45%
Ron Celona - Baby - CVRep Theatre 34%
Dr. William J Layne - Meet Me in St. Louis - Palm Canyon Theatre 22%

Best Director of a Play (Non-Professional)
Tony Padilla - Lovesport - Desert Ensemble Theatre 36%
Derik Shopinski - You Cant Take it With You - Palm Canyon Theatre 18%
Ray Franz - The Outsiders - Cathedral City High School 8%

Best Director of a Play (Professional)
Michael Shaw - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 24%
Michael Shaw - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 22%
Don Amendolia - The Lady With All The Answers - Coyote StageWorks 13%

Best High School Musical
Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 63%
Annie - Palm Springs High School 27%
The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School 10%

Best Musical (Non-Professional)
Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre 29%
West Side Story - Musical Theatre University 17%
Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 14%

Best Musical (Professional)
Baby - CVRep Theatre 62%
Broadway Bound - Vicky's of Santa Fe 14%
Jersey Gold - Vicky's of Santa Fe 10%

Best Musical Director (Professional)
Charlie Creasy - Boys' Night Out - Desert Ensemble Theatre 34%
Bob Marino - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 19%
Constance Gordy - Beauty And The Beast - Musical Theatre University 19%

Best New Work
Lovesport - Desert Ensemble Theatre 71%
Expressions - Desert Ensemble Theatre 29%

Best Play (Non-Professional)
Lovesport - Desert Ensemble Theatre 26%
Peter And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 23%
Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 11%

Best Play (Professional)
Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 22%
Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 22%
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks - Coyote StageWorks 15%

Best Scenic Design (Non Professional)
Ray Franz - The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School 38%
Tom Valach - Southern Baptist Sissies - Desert Rose Playhouse 33%
Jim Strait - Vampire Lesbians of Sodom & Coma - Desert Rose Playhouse 20%

Best Scenic Design (Professional)
JW Layne - Evita - Palm Canyon Theatre 29%
Thomas Valach - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 17%
Thomas Valach - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 16%

Best Supporting Actor - Musical (Professional)
Steven Ciceron - The Drowsy Chaperone - Desert Theater Works 30%
Doug Graham - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 24%
Robbie Wayne - Rock of Ages - Palm Canyon Theatre 16%

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 30%
J. Gazpar Ascencio - Lovespsort - Desert Ensemble Theatre 24%
Nick Wass - Expressions - Desert Ensemble Theatre 15%

Best Supporting Actor - Playl (Non Professional)
Nick Wass - Expressions - Desert Ensemble Theatre 38%
Jeffrey Norman - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 26%
Rob Hubler - Clybourne Park - Dezart Performs 9%

Best Supporting Actress - Musical (Non Professional)
Laura Walker - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 30%
Kelly Peak - Rock of Ages - Palm Canyon Theatre 25%
Brianna Maloney - Sweet Charity - Palm Canyon Theatre 23%

Best Supporting Actress - Play (Non Professional)
Lindsay Freiberg - Patere And The Starcatcher - Musical Theatre University 25%
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 57%
Teri Bibb - Later Life - CVRep Theatre 29%
Elizabeth Saydah - Disgraced - CVRep Theatre 15%

Best Technical Design - Lighting & Sound (Non Professional)
Phil Murphy - Southern Baptist Sisses - Desert Rose Playhouse 47%
Ray Franz and Kyle Bashore - The Little Mermaid - Cathedral City High School 42%
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 28%
Moira Wilkie Whitaker - Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre University 26%
Phil Murphy and Clark Dugger - Casa Valentina - Dezart Performs 12%

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