Vote For The 2018 BroadwayWorld Sydney Awards; MURIEL'S WEDDING Leads Best Musical!

Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney 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 Australia - Sydney:

Best Actor in a Musical
David Harris - PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT - Capitol Theatre 24%
Ryan Gonzales - IN THE HEIGHTS - Hayes Theatre 17%
Rowan Witt - SHE LOVES ME - Hayes Theatre 12%

Best Actor in a Play
Hugo Weaving - THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI - Roslyn Packer Theatre 29%
Mitchell Butel - AN ACT OF GOD - Eternity Playhouse 18%
Max Loban - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Pop Up Globe 12%

Best Actor in an opera
Alexander Lewis - CANDIDE - Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House 45%
John Longmuir - THE MERRY WIDOW - Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 17%
Mitch Riley - THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH - Carriageworks 13%

Best Actress in a Musical
Maggie McKenna - MURIELS WEDDING - Roslyn Packer Theatre 26%
Caroline O'Connor - FUNNY GIRL - Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House 15%
Ashleigh Rubenach - CRY BABY - Hayes Theatre 12%

Best Actress in a Play
Pamela Rabe - THE CHILDREN - Drama Theatre Sydney Opera House 17%
Contessa Treffone - THE HARP IN THE SOUTH - Roslyn Packer Theatre 13%
Georgie Parker - LUNA GALE - Ensemble Theatre 12%

Best Actress in an Opera
Annie Aitken - CANDIDE - Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House 46%
Jessica Pratt - LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR - Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 15%
Amber Wagner - AIDA - Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 14%

Best Cabaret Performance
THE DIVINE MISS BETTE - The Studio, Sydney Opera House 23%
CARMEN, LIVE OR DEAD - Hayes Theatre 18%
THE BODYBAG - Seymour Centre 16%

Best Cabaret Performer
Trevor Ashley - THE BODYBAG - Seymour Centre 20%
Catherine Alcorn - THE DIVINE MISS BETTE - The Studio, Sydney Opera House 17%
Mitchell Butel - CROON TUNES - Ensemble theatre 14%

Best Choreographer
Amy Campbell - IN THE HEIGHTS - Hayes Theatre 23%
Cameron Mitchell - CRY BABY - Hayes Theatre 17%
Leslie Bell - SHE LOVES ME - Hayes Theatre 14%

Best Costume Design - Musical
Gabriela Tylesova - MURIELS WEDDING - Roslyn Packer Theatre 23%
Mason Brown - CRY BABY - Hayes Theatre 16%
Audrey Currie - SHREK THE MUSICAL- PACKEMIN PRODUCTIONS - Riverside Theatre 13%

Best Costume Design - Play
Bob Capocci - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT?S DREAM - Pop Up Globe 22%
Nick Fry - THERE WILL BE A CLIMAX - Old Fitz Theatre 17%
Chantelle Gerrard - MERCHANT OF VENICE - Pop Up Globe 16%

Best Director of an Opera
Mitchell Butel - CANDIDE - Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House 50%
Alexander Berlage - THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH - Carriageworks 22%
Barrie Kosky - THE NOSE - Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 18%

Best Director/Musical
PJ Hogan - MURIEL'S WEDDING - Roslyn Packer Theatre 16%
Alex Berlage - CRY BABY - Hayes Theatre 15%
Luke Joslin - IN THE HEIGHTS - Hayes Theatre 13%

Best Director/Play
Miles Gregory - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT?S DREAM - Pop Up Globe 18%
Kip Williams - THE HARP IN THE SOUTH - Roslyn Packer Theatre 16%
Sarah Goodes - THE CHILDREN - Drama Theatre Sydney Opera House 12%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Ensemble - PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT - Capitol Theatre 19%
Ensemble - MURIELS WEDDING - Roslyn Packer Theatre 16%
Ensemble - CRY BABY - Hayes Theatre 14%

Best Lighting Design - Musical
Alexander Berlage - CRY BABY - Hayes Theatre 17%
Trudy Dalgleish - IN THE HEIGHTS - Hayes Theatre 13%
James Wallis - STALKER THE MUSICAL - The Depot Theatre 13%

Best Lighting Design - Play
Nick Schlieper - THE HARP IN THE SOUTH - Roslyn Packer Theatre 37%
Matt Lutz - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - HMDS - The Redgum Centre 28%
Alexander Berlage - HOME INVASION - Old 505 19%

Best Lighting Design of an Opera
Alexander Berlage - THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH - Carriageworks 53%
Sydney Symphony Orchestra - BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE: WITH BACH & BRAHMS - Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House 47%

Best Music Director - Musical
Isaac Hayward - MURIEL'S WEDDING - Roslyn Packer Theatre 21%
Nicholas Griffin - CRY BABY - Hayes Theatre 14%
Anthony Cutrupi - STALKER THE MUSICAL - The Depot Theatre 13%

Best Musical
MURIEL'S WEDDING - Roslyn Packer Theatre 26%
CRY BABY - Hayes Theatre 15%
IN THE HEIGHTS - Hayes Theatre 12%

Best Opera
CANDIDE - Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House 42%
THE NOSE - Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 16%
THE MERRY WIDOW - Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 15%

Best Play
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT?S DREAM - Pop Up Globe 21%
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Roslyn Packer Theatre 20%
THE HARP IN THE SOUTH - Roslyn Packer Theatre 18%

Best Scenic Design - Musical
Isabel Hudson - CRY BABY - Hayes Theatre 19%
Simon Greer - IN THE HEIGHTS - Hayes Theatre 18%
Isabel Hudson - SHE LOVES ME - Hayes Theatre 15%

Best Scenic Design - Play
David Fleischer - THE HARP IN THE SOUTH - Roslyn Packer Theatre 24%
Jonathon Oxlade - ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST - Drama Theatre Sydney Opera House 16%
Nick Fry - THERE WILL BE A CLIMAX - Old Fitz Theatre 15%

Best Sound Design - Musical
Tegan Nicholls - CRY BABY - Hayes Theatre 24%
Anthony Lorenz - IN THE HEIGHTS - Hayes Theatre 17%
David Grigg - SHE LOVES ME - Hayes Theatre 14%

Best Sound Design - Play
Nate Edmondson & The Seats - THE HARP IN THE SOUTH - Roslyn Packer Theatre 23%
LAURA MAY VASSALLO - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - The Redgum Centre 21%
Chrysoulla Markoulli - YEN - KXT 17%

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Jay James Moody - SHE LOVES ME - Hayes Theatre 19%
Luke Joslin - SHREK THE MUSICAL- PACKEMIN PRODUCTIONS - Riverside Theatre 19%
Joel Granger - CRY BABY - Hayes Theatre 16%

Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Chris Huntly-Turner - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Pop Up Globe 26%
Nigel Langley - COMEDY OF ERRORS - Pop Up Globe 26%
Max Loban - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Pop Up Globe 19%

Best Supporting Actor in an Opera
Adam Player - CANDIDE - Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House 43%
Kanen Breen - THE NOSE - Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 21%
Kanen Breen - CORONATION OF POPPEA - Pinchgut 16%

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Sarah Morrison - MAMMA MIA - Capitol Theatre 21%
Laura Murphy - CRY BABY - Hayes Theatre 18%
Margi De Feranti - IN THE HEIGHTS - Hayes Theatre 17%

Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Courtney bell - As YOU LIKE IT - Sheshakespeare 21%
Heather Mitchell - THE HARP IN THE SOUTH - Roslyn Packer Theatre 19%
Sarah Griffin - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Pop Up Globe 13%

Best Supporting Actress in an Opera
Jacqueline Dark - THE NOSE - Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 25%
Taryn Fiebig - Metamorphosis - Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 23%
Milijana Nikolic - Aida - Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House 18%

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