Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; MIRVISH Leads Best Professional Theatre!

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 55%
Tom Finn - Finn & Friends - Buddies in Bad Times 23%
Ryan G. Hinds - On Parade - Buddies in Bad Times Theatre 21%

Best Community Theatre
Scarborough Music Theatre 22%
KW Musical Productions 21%
Regent Theatre (Oshawa) 11%

Best Community Theatre Production
Seussical - KW Musical Productions 23%
Titanic - Wavestage Theatre 13%
Legally Blond - Curtain Call Players 9%

Best Direction of a Musical (Equity)
Christopher Ashley - Come from Away - Mirvish Productions 24%
Donna Feore - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 18%
Alex Mustakas - Million Dollar Quartet - Drayton Entertainment 9%

Best Direction of a Play (Equity)
Kevin Bigger - The 39 Steps - Drayton Entertainment 14%
Scott Wentworth - Romeo and Juliet - Stratford Festival 13%
Djanet Sears - For Colored Girls - Soulpepper 12%

Best Ensemble Cast (Equity)
Come from Away - Mirvish Productions 30%
Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 14%
Beauty and the Beast - Drayton Entertainment 10%

Best Independent Theatre Production
Thank You For Being A Friend (Joseph Patrick Presents) - Toronto Centre for the Arts 29%
The Seat Next To The King - Theatre Centre 13%
Bandits in the Valley - Tapestry Opera 12%

Best Leading Actor (Musical - Equity)
Gerrad Everard (Jerry Lee Lewis) - Million Dollar Quartet - Drayton Entertainment 16%
Brent Thiessen (Gaston) - Beauty And The Beast - Drayton Entertainment 9%
Dan Chameroy - Life After - The Musical Stage Company/Canadian Stage 9%

Best Leading Actor (Play - Equity)
Antoine Yared - Romeo and Juliet - Stratford Festival 18%
Eddie Glenn - One for the Pot - Drayton 9%
Patrick R. Brown (Richard Hannay) - The 39 Steps - Drayton Entertainment 9%

Best Leading Actress (Musical - Equity)
Chilina Kennedy - Beautiful - The Carole King Musical - Mirvish 21%
Blythe Wilson - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Fesitval 13%
Danielle Wade (Belle) - Beauty And The Beast - Drayton Entertainment 11%

Best Leading Actress (Play - Equity)
Sara Farb - Romeo and Juliet - Stratford Festival 26%
d'bi.young anitafrika - For Colored Girls - Soulpepper 16%
Seana McKenna - The Madwoman of Chaillot - Tom Patterson, Stratford 10%

Best Musical (Equity)
Come from Away - Mirvish Productions 28%
Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 14%
Life After - The Musical Stage Company 9%

Best Musical (Professional/Non-Equity)
Dreamgirls - Lower Ossington Theatre 25%
The Wizard of Oz - Lower Ossington Theatre 22%
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Hart House Theatre 19%

Best Non-Equity/Professional Theatre
Lower Ossington Theatre 59%
Hart House Theatre 26%
lemontree creations 10%

Best Original Choreography (Equity)
Donna Feore - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 29%
Kelly Devine - Come From Away - Royal Alexandra 16%
Robin Calvert - Beauty and the Beast - Drayton Entertainment 8%

Best Original Costume Design (Equity)
Dana Osborne - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 23%
Rachel Berchtold - Beauty and the Beast - Drayton Entertainment 19%
Alex Amini - Onegin - Musical Stage Company 9%

Best Original Lighting Design (Equity)
Howell Binkley - Come From Away - Royal Alexandra 19%
Michael Walton - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 16%
Kevin Fraser - Beauty and the Beast - Drayton Entertainment 8%

Best Original Set Design (Equity)
Michael Gianfrancesco - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 23%
David Boechler - Singin' in the Rain - Drayton Entertainment 10%
Ivan Brozic - Thoroughly Modern Millie - Drayton Entertainment 9%

Best Original Sound Design (Equity)
Gareth Owen - Come From Away - Royal Alexandra 32%
Peter McBoyle - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 18%
Peter McBoyle - Life After - The Musical Stage Company/Canadian Stage 12%

Best Performance by a Female in a Featured Role (Musical - Equity)
Jenn Colella - Come from Away - Mirvish Productions 19%
Astrid Van Wieren - Come From Away - Royal Alexandra 12%
Kristen Peace (Mrs. Meers) - Thoroughly Modern Millie - Drayton Entertainment 11%

Best Performance by a Female in a Featured Role (Play - Equity)
Katelyn McCulloch - Treasure Island - Stratford Festival 19%
Seana McKenna - Romeo and Juliet - Stratford Festival 18%
Sara Farb - The Virgin Trial - Stratford Festival 14%

Best Performance by a Male in a Featured Role (Musical - Equity)
Lee MacDougall - Come From Away - Royal Alexandra 16%
Steve Ross - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 14%
Brent Thiessen (Trevor Graydon) - Thoroughly Modern Millie - Drayton Entertainment 10%

Best Performance by a Male in a Featured Role (Play - Equity)
Cliff Saunders (Clown) - The 39 Steps - Drayton Entertainment 18%
Evan Buliung - Romeo and Juliet - Stratford Festival 17%
Tom Rooney - Twelfth Night - Stratford Festival 14%

Best Play (Equity)
Thank You For Being A Friend (Joseph Patrick Presents) - Toronto Centre for the Arts 14%
The 39 Steps - Drayton Entertainment 11%
Romeo and Juliet - Stratford Festival 10%

Best Professional Theatre
Mirvish Productions 23%
Stratford Festival 22%
Drayton Entertainment 14%

Best Understudy (Equity)
Amanda Struthman - Beauty And The Beast - Theatre Aquarius 39%
Sayer Roberts - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 27%
Trevor Patt - Guys and Dolls - Stratford Festival 23%

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