2015 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards Update 11/27 - Toby Yatso, Jordan Sagy Lead!

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015. 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.

Voting is now underway for Phoenix! 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 Phoenix:

Best Actor in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Phillip Amerine - Spamalot - Paradise Valley Community College 7%
Steven Ricks - Les Miserables - Copperstar Repertory Theatre Company 6%
Mat Vansen - Little Women: The Musical - Brelby Theatre Company 6%

Best Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Toby Yatso - Mary Poppins - Phoenix Theatre 26%
Andy Meyers - Sweet Charity - Arizona Broadway Theatre 11%
Mark DiConzo - Les Miserables - Arizona Broadway Theatre 9%

Best Actor in a Musical (Youth Production)
Jordan Sagy - Grease - Studio 3 10%
Nathan Sheppard - Joseph and the Amazing Techincolor Dreamcoat - Valley Youth Theatre 9%
Sam Primack - 13 - Theater Works 7%

Best Actor in a Play (Non-Professional)
Vinny Chavez - Valhalla - Nearly Naked Theatre 10%
Charles Campbell - The Tempest - Brelby Theatre 8%
Frank Gaxiola - Shifting Gears - Theater Works 8%

Best Actor in a Play (Professional)
Toby Yatso - Buyer & Cellar - Phoenix Theater 41%
Ron May - One Man Two Guvnors - Phoenix Theater 22%
Randy Messersmith - Equivocation - Southwest Shakespeare Company 9%

Best Actor in a Play (Youth Production)
Taylor Bader - Ramona Quimby - Spotlight Youth Theatre 14%
Riley Thornton - Treasure Island - Studio 3 13%
Jesse Pike - The Jungle Book - Theater Works 12%

Best Actress in a Musical (Non-Professional)
Kelli James - Follies - Theater Works 11%
Chanel Bragg - Dreamgirls - Desert Foothills Theatre 9%
Alexandra Utpadel - Little Women - Brelby Theatre Company 8%

Best Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Jill-Christine Wiley - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Arizona Broadway Theatre 19%
Kate E. Cook - Chicago - Phoenix Theater 13%
Leanne Smith - Legally Blonde - Arizona Broadway Theatre 13%

Best Actress in a Musical (Youth Production)
Carly McClain - Winnie the Pooh - Valley Youth Theatre 8%
Addison Bowman - 13 The Musical - Theater Works 7%
Katie Czjakowski - 42nd St - Spotlight Youth Theatre 6%

Best Actress in a Play (Non-Professional)
Elisa Gonzales - A Streetcar Named Desire - ASU School for Theatre and Film 13%
Vickie Hall - A Streetcar Named Desire - ASU School of Film Dance and Theater 8%
Willa Eigo - Poseidon's Regret - Brelby Theatre Company 7%

Best Actress in a Play (Professional)
Jeannie Shultz - End of the Rainbow - Phoenix Theatre 19%
Jenny Hintz - One Man Two Guvnors - Phoenix Theater 17%
Debra K. Stevens - Sideways Stories from Wayside School - Childsplay 15%

Best Actress in a Play (Youth Production)
Spohia Matin - Ramona Quimby - Spotlight Youth Theatre 15%
Zoe Tanton - The Diary of Anne Frank - Musical Theatre of Anthem 14%
Kira Kadel - Ramona Quimby - Spotlight Youth Theatre 12%

Best Choreography (Non-Professional)
Lynzee Paul Foreman - Dreamgirls - Desert Foothills Theater 15%
Shelby Maticic - Little Women: The Musical - Brelby Theatre Company 10%
Katrina Sanders - Man of La Mancha - Theater Works 9%

Best Choreography (Professional)
Carl Rajotte - Legally Blonde - Arizona Broadway Theatre 18%
Sam Hay - Chicago - Phoenix Theatre 16%
Kurtis Overby - West Side Story - Arizona Broadway Theatre 15%

Best Choreography (Youth Production)
Lucas Coatney - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Valley Youth Theatre 15%
Lynzee Foreman - Wedding Singer - Spotlight Youth Theatre 10%
Paul Pedersen - A Year with Frog and Toad - Youth Works Theater Works 8%

Best Costume Design (Non-Professional)
Marc Taylor - A Streetcar Named Desire - ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre 17%
Tamara Treat - Follies - Theater Works 14%
William Gratza - Little Women - Brelby Theatre Company 11%

Best Costume Design (Professional)
Vincent Scassellati, Kenneth Burrell & Robin L. McGee - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Arizona Broadway Theatre 20%
Cari Smith - Chicago - Phoenix Theatre 19%
Kelsey Ettman - The King and I - Arizona Broadway Theatre 15%

Best Costume Design (Youth Production)
Carol Cooper - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Valley Youth Theatre 18%
Cari Smith - A Year with Frog and Toad - Youth Works Theater Works 10%
Naomi Jordon and Andi Jordon - Honk Jr! - Spotlight Youth Theatre 7%

Best Director of a Musical (Non-Professional)
Shelby Maticic - Little Women - Brelby Theatre Company 14%
D. Scott Withers - Man of La Mancha - Theater Works 12%
Phillip Fazio - Follies - Theater Works 11%

Best Director of a Musical (Professional)
Carl Rajotte - Legally Blonde - Arizona Broadway Theatre 20%
Michael Barnard - Mary Poppins - Phoenix Theatre 17%
Andy Meyers - King and I - Arizona Broadway Theatre 15%

Best Director of a Musical (Youth Production)
Bobb Cooper - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Valley Youth Theatre 10%
Mark and Lynzee Foreman - The Wedding Singer - Spotlight Youth Theatre 7%
Chris Hamby - A Year with Frog and Toad - Youth Works Theater Works 7%

Best Director of a Play (Non-Professional)
Wyatt Kent - A Streetcar Named Desire - ASU School of Film Dance and Theater 16%
Daniel Schay - Shifting Gears - Theater Works 8%
Ron May - Pluto - Stray Cat Theatre 7%

Best Director of a Play (Professional)
Ron May - Buyer andCellar - Phoenix Theatre 29%
David Barker - Equivocation - Southwest Shakespeare Company 21%
Dwayne Hartford - Sideways Stories from Wayside School - Childsplay 14%

Best Director of a Play (Youth Production)
Brenda Goodenberger - Ramona Quimby - Spotlight Youth Theatre 21%
Chris Hamby - The Tales of the Arabian Nights - Theater Works Youth Works 19%
Susan & Eric Gibson - Peter Pan & Wendy - Starlight Community Theater 13%

Best Hair and Make-Up Design (Non-Professional)
Jean Tanton and Courtney Greger - Follies - Theater Works 17%
Marc Taylor - A Streetcar Named Desire - ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre 17%
Jessie Tully - Little Women - Brelby Theatre Company 13%

Best Hair and Make-Up Design (Professional)
Sasha Wordlaw - SpellBound! - Southwest Shakespeare Company 62%
Christy Lindsay - King Lear - Southwest Shakespeare Company 38%

Best Hair and Make-Up Design (Youth Production)
Trey DeGroodt - The Wedding Singer - Spotlight Youth Theatre 14%
Cheri Lundgreen - Frankenstein - Actor's Youth Theatre 12%
Trey DeGroodt - 42nd St - Spotlight Youth Theatre 12%

Best Light Design (Non-Professional)
Jamie Arakas - A Streetcar Named Desire - ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre 18%
Jeff Davis - Man of La Mancha - Theater Works 16%
Jeff Davis - The Wizard of Oz - Hale Centre Theatre 11%

Best Light Design (Professional)
Paul Black - Les Miserables - Arizona Broadway Theatre 28%
Paul Black - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Arizona Broadway Theatre 23%
Will Kirkham - The King and I - Arizona Broadway Theatre 16%

Best Light Design (Youth Production)
Kenny Grossman - Rent - Spotlight Youth 15%
Dale Nakagawa - Into the Woods - Greasepaint Youtheatre 14%
Daniel Davisson - A Year with Frog and Toad - Youth Works Theater Works 12%

Best Musical (Non-Professional)
Les Miserables - Copperstar 11%
Wizard of Oz - Hale 8%
Little Women - Brelby Theatre Company 8%

Best Musical (Professional)
Legally Blonde - Arizona Broadway Theatre 19%
Les Miserables - Arizona Broadway Theatre 15%
Chicago - Phoenix Theatre 12%

Best Musical (Youth Production)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Valley Youth Theatre 9%
Hairspray - Desert Foothills Youth Theater 9%
Rent - Spotlight Youth Theatre 7%

Best Play (Non-Professional)
A Streetcar Named Desire - ASU School of Film Music and Dance 20%
Shifting Gears - Theater Works 8%
Lend Me A Tenor - Hale Centre Theatre 8%

Best Play (Professional)
Charlotte's Web - Childsplay 18%
Buyer & Cellar - Phoenix Theater 18%
One Man Two Guvnors - Phoenix Theater 16%

Best Play (Youth Production)
Ramona Quimby - Spotlight Youth Theatre 18%
Frankenstein - Actor's Youth Theatre 12%
Much Ado About Nothing - Greasepaint 12%

Best Scenic Design (Non-Professional)
Brett Aiken - Man of La Mancha - Theater Works 16%
Tyler Scrivner - A Streetcar Named Desire - ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre 15%
Alfredo Escarsega - Anything Goes - ASU Lyric Opera Theatre 9%

Best Scenic Design (Professional)
Paul Black - Les Miserables - Arizona Broadway Theatre 22%
Joel Birch - Chicago - Phoenix Theatre 18%
Paul Black - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Arizona Broadway Theatre 17%

Best Scenic Design (Youth Production)
Dori Brown - A Year with Frog and Toad - Theater Works 17%
Bobby Sample & Clancy DeGroodt - RENT - Spotlight Youth Theatre 14%
Emma England - Grease - Studio 3 Performing Arts 10%

Best Sound Design (Non-Professional)
Katerina Noori - A Streetcar Named Desire - ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre 18%
Toby Payne - Dreamgirls - Desert Foothills Theater 16%
Wizard of Oz - Hale Centre Theatre 9%

Best Sound Design (Professional)
Almir Lejic - Les Miserables - Arizona Broadway Theatre 23%
Eric Johnson - Legally Blonde: The Musical - Arizona Broadway Theatre 20%
Dave Temby - Chicago - Phoenix Theatre 19%

Best Sound Design (Youth Production)
Peter Bish - Into the Woods - Greasepaint Youtheatre 20%
Marcus Ellsworth - Frankenstein - Actor's Youth Theater 13%
Aldy Montufar - Grease - Studio 3 Performing Arts 12%

Best Supporting Actor (Non-Professional)
Abel Zidane - A Streetcar Named Desire - ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre 10%
Vinny Chavez - Lend Me a Tenor - Hale Centre Theatre 6%
Eric Gibson - Curtains - Starlight Community Theater 5%

Best Supporting Actor (Professional)
Aaron Ronnelle - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Arizona Broadway Theatre 11%
Patton Chandler - Les Miserables - Arizona Broadway Theatre 11%
Joey Anchondo - Legally Blonde - Arizona Broadway Theatre 9%

Best Supporting Actor (Youth Production)
Spencer Claus - Hairspray - Desert Foothills Youth Theater 9%
Alex Acosta - RENT - Spotlight Youth Theatre 8%
Mason Reeves - Hairspray - Desert Foothills Youth Theater 8%

Best Supporting Actress (Non-Professional)
Martina Stellnert - A Streetcar Named Desire - ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre 7%
Kay Gray - Little Women - Brelby Theatre Company 7%
Yolanda London - Pluto - Stray Cat Theatre 6%

Best Supporting Actress (Professional)
Carly Grossman - Les Miserables - Arizona Broadway Theatre 18%
Abigail Raye - Legally Blonde: The Musical - Arizona Broadway Theatre 11%
Johanna Carlisle - Les Miserables - Arizona Broadway Theatre 9%

Best Supporting Actress (Youth Production)
Kiara Adams - Hairspray - Desert Foothills Theater 10%
Liz Grannis - Hairspray - Greasepaint Youtheatre 8%
Addison Bowman - Into the Woods - Valley Youth Theatre 6%

Best Touring Production
Wicked - Gammage 42%
Kinky Boots - ASU Gammage 16%
Phantom of the Opera - ASU Gammage 11%

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