Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Sydney Awards; MISS SAIGON Leads In Best Musical!

Voting is open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney 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.

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Here are the current standings for Australia - Sydney:

Best Actor in a Musical
Callum Francis - Kinky Boots - Capitol Theatre 19%
Paul Capsis - Cabaret - Hayes Theatre Co 13%
Haydan Hawkins - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatre (Packemin Productions) 12%

Best Actor in a Play
Mitchell Butel - Mr Burns - Belvoir 19%
John Bell - The Father - Sydney Theatre Co 13%
Darren Gilshenan - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Ensemble Theatre 12%

Best Actor in an opera
Andeka Gorrotxategi - Carmen - Sydney Harbour 19%
Michael Honeyman - King Roger - Sydney Opera House 17%
Tristan Entwistle - Operantics presents 'Die Fledermaus' - The Independent Theatre 15%

Best Actress in a Musical
Virginia Gay - Calamity Jane - Hayes Theatre Co 15%
Esther Hannaford - BEAUTIFUL The Carole King Musical - Lyric Theatre 14%
Vivien Emsworth - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 14%

Best Actress in a Play
Kate Mulvany - Richard 3 - Playhouse, Sydney Opera House 10%
Genevieve Lemon - WHO's AFRAID OF Virginia Woolf? - ENSEMBLE THEATRE 9%
Gabrielle Scawthorn - THE VILLAGE BIKE - Old Fitz Theatre 7%

Best Actress in an Opera
Valda Wilson - Theodora - Pinchgut Opera 19%
Anna Dowsley - The Rape Of Lucretia - Carriageworks 18%
Jessica Harper - Operantics presents 'Die Fledermaus' - The Independent Theatre 12%

Best Cabaret Performance
Blue The Songs of Joni Mitchell - Hayes Theatre Co 18%
Velvet - Roslyn Packer Theatre 14%
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: BEDLAM - Leadbelly 13%

Best Cabaret Performer
Queenie van de Zandt - Blue The Songs of Joni Mitchell - Hayes Theatre Co 23%
Cath Alcorn - Cathartic - Slide 14%
The Strange Bedfellows - BEDLAM - Leadbelly Newtown 12%

Best Choreographer
Kelley Abbey - Cabaret - Hayes Theatre Co 21%
Sophie Gospodarczyk - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 18%
Cameron Mitchell - Big Fish - Hayes Theatre 15%

Best Costume Design - Musical
Audrey Currie - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 23%
Sami Eskin - Sunday in the Park with George - Little Triangle / Depot Theatre 17%
James Browne - Cabaret - Hayes Theatre Co 16%

Best Costume Design - Play
Elizabeth Gadsby - Cloud Nine - Wharf 1 22%
Michael Hankin - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf - Ensemble Theatre 21%
Marg Horwell - The Homosexuals - Griffin Theatre Company 16%

Best Costume Design of an Opera
Tim Chappel - Two weddings one bride - Sydney Operaa House, playhouse 100%

Best Director of an Opera
Kip Williams - The Rape Of Lucretia - Carriageworks 37%
Lindy Hume - Theodora - Pinchgut Opera 34%
Ian Warwick - Operantics presents 'Die Fledermaus' - The Independent Theatre 18%

Best Director/Musical
Neil Gooding/Ylaria Rogers - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 16%
Stig Bell - Wicked - Willoughby theatre company 14%
Alexander Andrews - Sunday in the Park with George - Little Triangle / Depot Theatre 13%

Best Director/Play
Claudia Barrie - Dry Land - Kings X 11%
Kip Williams - Cloud Nine - Wharf 1 9%
Alexander Andrews - The Women - Depot Theatre 9%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Kinky Boots - Capitol Theatre 16%
Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 14%
Wicked - Willoughby Theatre Company 11%

Best Lighting Design - Musical
Trudy Dalgleish - Melba - Hayes Theatre Co 19%
Chris Starnawski - Sunday in the Park with George - Little Triangle / Depot Theatre 17%
Alicia Clements - Assassins - Hayes Theatre 15%

Best Lighting Design - Play
Natasha Chivers - 1984 - Sydney Theatre Company 21%
Benjamin Brockman - Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo - Old Fitz 17%
Sian James-Holland - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf - Ensemble Theatre 13%

Best Lighting Design of an Opera
John Rayment - Two Weddings One Bride - Sydney Opera House Playhouse 44%
Verity Hampson - A Strategic Plan - Griffin Theatre Company 32%
Jason Glenwright - Rice - Griffin Theatre Company 24%

Best Music Director - Musical
Peter Hayward - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 32%
Bev Kennedy - Mack & Mabel - Hayes Theatre Co 13%
Conrad Hamill - Sunday in the Park with George - Little Triangle / Depot Theatre 12%

Best Musical
Miss Saigoon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 17%
Kinky Boots - Capitol Theatre 16%
Sunday in the Park with George - Little Triangle / Depot Theatre 12%

Best Opera
The Rape Of Lucretia - Carriageworks 31%
Theodora - Pinchgut Opera 22%
Two Weddings One Bride - Sydney Opera House Playhouse 20%

Best Play
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Ensemble Theatre 11%
1984 - Sydney Theatre Company 11%
Dry Land - Kings X Theatre 10%

Best Scenic Design - Musical
Neil Shotter - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 24%
Alicia Clements - Assassins - Hayes Theatre Co 16%
Alexander Andrews - Sunday in the Park with George - Little Triangle / Depot Theatre 15%

Best Scenic Design - Play
Michael Hankin - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Ensemble Theatre 29%
James Browne - Diving for Pearls - Griffin Theatre Company 23%
ALICIA CLEMENTS - THE RASPUTIN AFFAIR - ENSEMBLE THEATRE 19%

Best Scenic Design of an Opera
Emily Stuart-Jones - Operantics presents 'Die Fledermaus' - The Independent Theatre 56%
Gabrielle Rowe - Operantics presents 'La Finta Giardiniera' - The Independent Theatre 44%

Best Sound Design - Musical
Caitlin Porter - Melba - Hayes Theatre Co 32%
Nick Walker - Assassins - Hayes Theatre Co 29%
Neil McLean - Big Fish - Hayes Theatre Co 27%

Best Sound Design - Play
Steve Toulmin - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Ensemble Theatre 30%
Nate Edmondson - SLUT - Old Fitz Theatre 22%
Neil McLean - The Rasputin Affair - Ensemble Theatre 11%

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Kyle Sapsford - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatre (Packemin Productions) 20%
Adam Rennie - Big Fish - Hayes Theatre Co 12%
Bobby Fox - Assassins - Hayes Theatre Co 10%

Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Russell Cronin - The Winter's Tale - Depot Theatre 15%
Brandon McClelland - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf - Ensemble Theatre 13%
Tim Draxl - Lip Service - Ensemble Theatre 13%

Best Supporting Actor in an Opera
Andrew Goodwin - The Rape Of Lucretia - Carriageworks 32%
Nicholas Jones - Carmen - Sydney Harbour 28%
Spencer Darby - Operantics presents 'Die Fledermaus' - The Independent Theatre 16%

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Ashleigh Taylor - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 16%
Amy Lehpamer - Beautiful - Sydney Lyric Theatre 11%
Debora Krizak - Cabaret - Hayes Theatre Co 11%

Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Genevieve Lemon - The Homsexuals - Griffin Theatre Company 10%
Sarah Robinson - Rebound - Erskineville Town Hall & Blood Moon Theatre 10%
Heather Mitchell - Away - Sydney Opera House 8%

Best Supporting Actress in an Opera
Natalie Aroyan - Carmen - Sydney Harbour 39%
Rebecca Hart - Operantics presents 'Die Fledermaus' - The Independent Theatre 13%
Briony Davidson - Operantics presents 'Die Fledermaus' - The Independent Theatre 12%

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