Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; COME FROM AWAY Leads as Best Ensemble!

Voting is open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Toronto 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 Toronto:

Best Cabaret Performance or Solo Concert (Male or Female)
Sharron Matthews - Girl Crush - The Musical Stage Company 52%
Tom Finn - Finn & Friends - Buddies in Bad Times 25%
Ryan G. Hinds - On Parade - Buddies in Bad Times Theatre 22%

Best Community Theatre
KW Musical Productions 22%
Scarborough Music Theatre 19%
Coal Mine Theatre 13%

Best Community Theatre Production
Seussical - KW Musical Productions 27%
Kiss Me, Kate - Alexander Showcase Theatre 10%
Titanic - Wavestage Theatre 10%

Best Direction of a Musical (Equity)
Christopher Ashley - Come from Away - Mirvish Productions 23%
Donna Feore - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 18%
Alex Mustakas - Million Dollar Quartet - Drayton Entertainment 10%

Best Direction of a Play (Equity)
Kevin Bigger - The 39 Steps - Drayton Entertainment 16%
Scott Wentworth - Romeo and Juliet - Stratford Festival 13%
Djanet Sears - For Colored Girls - Soulpepper 11%

Best Ensemble Cast (Equity)
Come from Away - Mirvish Productions 29%
Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 15%
Beauty and the Beast - Drayton Entertainment 9%

Best Independent Theatre Production
Thank You For Being A Friend (Joseph Patrick Presents) - Toronto Centre for the Arts 31%
The Seat Next To The King - Theatre Centre 13%
Rope Running Out - lemonTree creations 12%

Best Leading Actor (Musical - Equity)
Gerrad Everard (Jerry Lee Lewis) - Million Dollar Quartet - Drayton Entertainment 20%
Dan Chameroy - Life After - The Musical Stage Company/Canadian Stage 10%
Evan Buliung - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 7%

Best Leading Actor (Play - Equity)
Antoine Yared - Romeo and Juliet - Stratford Festival 17%
Patrick R. Brown (Richard Hannay) - The 39 Steps - Drayton Entertainment 11%
Eddie Glenn - One for the Pot - Drayton 10%

Best Leading Actress (Musical - Equity)
Chilina Kennedy - Beautiful - The Carole King Musical - Mirvish 19%
Blythe Wilson - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Fesitval 13%
Ellen Denny - Life After - The Musical Stage Company/Canadian Stage 10%

Best Leading Actress (Play - Equity)
Sara Farb - Romeo and Juliet - Stratford Festival 29%
d'bi.young anitafrika - For Colored Girls - Soulpepper 17%
Seana McKenna - The Madwoman of Chaillot - Tom Patterson, Stratford 12%

Best Musical (Equity)
Come from Away - Mirvish Productions 28%
Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 14%
Life After - The Musical Stage Company 10%

Best Musical (Professional/Non-Equity)
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Hart House Theatre 23%
Dreamgirls - Lower Ossington Theatre 22%
Mamma Mia! - Dancyn Productions 19%

Best Non-Equity/Professional Theatre
Lower Ossington Theatre 52%
Hart House Theatre 30%
lemontree creations 13%

Best Original Choreography (Equity)
Donna Feore - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 28%
Kelly Devine - Come From Away - Royal Alexandra 15%
Robin Calvert - Beauty and the Beast - Drayton Entertainment 8%

Best Original Costume Design (Equity)
Dana Osborne - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 22%
Rachel Berchtold - Beauty and the Beast - Drayton Entertainment 16%
Rachel Berchtold - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Drayton Entertainment 10%

Best Original Lighting Design (Equity)
Howell Binkley - Come From Away - Royal Alexandra 18%
Michael Walton - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 15%
Kevin Fraser - Beauty and the Beast - Drayton Entertainment 8%

Best Original Set Design (Equity)
Michael Gianfrancesco - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 21%
David Boechler - Singin' in the Rain - Drayton Entertainment 11%
Ivan Brozic - Thoroughly Modern Millie - Drayton Entertainment 10%

Best Original Sound Design (Equity)
Gareth Owen - Come From Away - Royal Alexandra 31%
Peter McBoyle - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 17%
Peter McBoyle - Life After - The Musical Stage Company/Canadian Stage 13%

Best Performance by a Female in a Featured Role (Musical - Equity)
Blythe Wilson (Adelaide) - Guys & Dolls - Stratford Festival 20%
Jenn Colella - Come from Away - Mirvish Productions 15%
Astrid Van Wieren - Come From Away - Royal Alexandra 10%

Best Performance by a Female in a Featured Role (Play - Equity)
Katelyn McCulloch - Treasure Island - Stratford Festival 20%
Seana McKenna - Romeo and Juliet - Stratford Festival 16%
Sara Farb - The Virgin Trial - Stratford Festival 15%

Best Performance by a Male in a Featured Role (Musical - Equity)
Lee MacDougall - Come From Away - Royal Alexandra 19%
Steve Ross - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 14%
J. Sean Elliott (Sam Phillips) - Million Dollar Quartet - Drayton Entertainment 9%

Best Performance by a Male in a Featured Role (Play - Equity)
Cliff Saunders (Clown) - The 39 Steps - Drayton Entertainment 20%
Evan Buliung - Romeo and Juliet - Stratford Festival 15%
Tom Rooney - Twelfth Night - Stratford Festival 15%

Best Play (Equity)
Thank You For Being A Friend (Joseph Patrick Presents) - Toronto Centre for the Arts 17%
The 39 Steps - Drayton Entertainment 13%
Romeo and Juliet - Stratford Festival 11%

Best Professional Theatre
Stratford Festival 23%
Mirvish Productions 21%
Drayton Entertainment 18%

Best Understudy (Equity)
Amanda Struthman - Beauty And The Beast - Theatre Aquarius 38%
Sayer Roberts - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 26%
Trevor Patt - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 24%

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