Vote For The 2018 BWW Philadelphia Awards; GUYS AND DOLLS Leads Best Musical!

Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia:

Best Actor in a Musical
Gigi Gibilisco - JESUS CHRIST SUSPERSTAR - Keswick 12%
Shohom Basuthakur - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - MCT 6%
John Casertano - GUYS AND DOLLS - Players Club of Swarthmore 6%

Best Actor in a Play
Matt Duchnowski - TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - Newtown Arts Company 11%
Tom Teti - TOMMY AND ME - The Media Theatre 11%
DJ Gleeson - DOG SEES GOD - PLAYERS CLUB OF SWARTHMORE 10%

Best Actress in a Musical
Alicia Culleton - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - MCT 9%
Maya Maloskey - SNOW WHITE - Media 9%
Kristin Hegel - GUYS AND DOLLS - Players Club of Swarthmore 7%

Best Actress in a Play
Lucy Killian - TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - Newtown Arts Company 11%
Julianne Schaub - THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES - Hedgerow 10%
Emily-Grace Murray - OTHER DESERT CITIES - Players Club of Swarthmore 8%

Best Choreography
Kimberly Topper - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Keswick 16%
Rebecca Kelley/Jaedto Smith/Lauren McGinnis - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - MCT 12%
Meghan Schulz & Jess Wisniewski - GUYS AND DOLLS - Players Club of Swarthmore 12%

Best Costume Design
Sue Carney/Elisabeth Majewski - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - MCT 16%
Betsy Berwick, Reba Ferdman, Becky Wright, Dot Kowal, Cindy Schneeman, Sarah Gaughan - GUYS AND DOLLS - Players Club of Swarthmore 12%
Carrie Kubala and Barbara Rainbow - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Upper Main Line Community Theater 10%

Best Director/Musical
Newt Gilchrist - JESUS CHRIST SUPER - Keswick 12%
Anthony SanFilippo - GUYS AND DOLLS - Players Club of Swarthmore 10%
Katie McCool - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - MCT 10%

Best Director/Play
Joe McKernan - TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - Newtown Arts Company 16%
Joe Canuso - TOMMY AND ME - The Media Theatre 7%
Ally Perez - DOG SEES GOD - PLAYERS CLUB OF SWARTHMORE 6%

Best Ensemble/Musical
GUYS & DOLLS - PLAYERS CLUB OF SWARTHMORE 12%
TITANIC - SALT PERFORMING ARTS 6%
CHICAGO - Jenkintown Music Theatre 5%

Best Ensemble/Play
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - Newtown Arts Company 14%
DOG SEES GOD - PLAYERS CLUB OF SWARTHMORE 9%
TOMMY AND ME - The Media Theatre 8%

Best Lighting Design
Allen Doak, Jr - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Keswick 16%
Emily Cross/Mike Addice - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - MCT 12%
Charlie Santella - TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - Newtown Arts Company 12%

Best Music Direction
Carol Stretch - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Keswick 16%
Brian Shapella/Raquel Garcia - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - MCT 13%
Eric Thompson - GUYS & DOLLS - PLAYERS CLUB OF SWARTHMORE 10%

Best Musical
GUYS AND DOLLS - Players Club of Swarthmore 10%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - MCT 9%
TITANIC THE MUSICAL - SALT Performing Arts 5%

Best New Work
SNOW WHITE - Media Theatre 18%
ANGRY GRAMMARIAN - PLAYERS CLUB OF SWARTHMORE 17%
LOVE-NOTHING - The Barley Sheaf Players 9%

Best Play
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - Newtown Arts Company 15%
TOMMY AND ME - The Media Theatre 9%
DOG SEES GOD - PLAYERS CLUB OF SWARTHMORE 6%

Best Production by a Local Theater (Non-Equity)
GUYS AND DOLLS - Players Club of Swarthmore 14%
NEWSIES - Steel River Playhouse 11%
TITANIC - SALT 10%

Best Set Design
John Cross/Emily Hromada - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - MCT 17%
Derek Jay Ross - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - PLAYERS CLUB OF SWARTHMORE 14%
Robbie Merow - TITANIC THE MUSICAL - SALT Performing Arts 12%

Best Sound Design
Ryan Kadwill - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - MCT 20%
Davida Weiler-Stone - GUYS AND DOLLS - Players Club of Swarthmore 14%
Carl Park - NEWSIES - The Media Theatre 8%

Best Special Event
STAR WARS CELEBRATION;THE MUSIC OF John Williams - Philly Pops -Kimmel Center 14%
VOLTA - Cirque du Soleil 9%
THE ANGRY GRAMMARIAN - Players Club of Swarthmore 8%

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Jamey Helsman - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Keswick 7%
Louis Jannuzzi - THE FANTASTICKS - Bucks County Center for the Performing Arts 7%
Andrew Bausher - FOOTLOOSE - Star of the Day 5%

Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Malik Abdul Khaaliq - TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - Newtown Arts Company 11%
Liam Keenan - TO KILL A MOVKINGBIRD - Steel River Playhousr 11%
Frank Nardi Jr - TOMMY AND ME - The Media Theatre 9%

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Katrina Tammaro - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Keswick 13%
Teresa Beaucheane - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - MCT 10%
Donna Dougherty - GUYS AND DOLLS - Players Club of Swarthmore 7%

Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Natalie Taptykoff - ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID - Newtown Arts Company 19%
Adrienne Judith Roos Jones - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Dutch Country Players 12%
Bekah Eichelberger - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Star of the Day Event Productions 10%

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