BroadwayWorld Minneapolis Awards Update 12/6 - Norah Long Winning Best Actress!

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Here are the current standings for Minneapolis:

Best Actor in a Musical
Bradley Beahen - 'This Side of Paradise' by Nancy Harrow and Will Pomerantz - History Theatre, Saint Paul 28%
Reed Sigmund - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Children's Theatre Company 16%
Bobby Gardner - The Last Five Years - Flip Theatre 13%
Tim Kuehl - Sunset Boulevard - Minneapolis Musical Theatre 13%

Best Actor in a Play
Dean Holt - If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - Children's Theatre Company 21%
Bobby Gardner - Lance Armstrong's Steroid Pumped Comedy Review - Brave New Workshop 11%
James Detmar - 'Lombardi' by Eric Simonson - History Theatre, Saint Paul 10%
Stephen Yoakam - An Illad - Guthrie 9%

Best Actress in a Musical
Kendall Anne Thompson - 'This Side of Paradise' by Nancy Harrow and Will Pomerantz - History Theatre, Saint Paul 23%
Britta Ollmann - The Last Five Years - Flip Theatre 13%
Jill Iverson - Carrie, The Musical - Minneapolis musical Theatre 12%
Natalie Tran - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Children's Theatre Company 11%

Best Actress in a Play
Norah Long - 'Lombardi' by Eric Simonson - History Theatre, Saint Paul 19%
Anna Evans - Alice in Wonderland - Children's Theatre Company 13%
Joanna Harmon - Charlotte's Web - Children's Theatre Co 13%
Virginia S Burke - Good People - Park Square Theatre 11%

Best Choreographer
Regina Peluso - 'This Side of Paradise' by Nancy Harrow and Will Pomerantz - History Theatre, Saint Paul 34%
Michael Matthew Ferrell - Singin' In the Rain - Bloomington Civic Theatre 30%
Brian Sostek - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Children's Theatre Company 16%
Jan Puffer - 'Christmas of Swing' by Bob Beverage - History Theatre, Saint Paul 8%

Best Community Theater Company
Bloomington Civic Theater 44%
Lyric Arts 22%
Theatre in the Round Players 14%
Youth Performance Company 13%

Best Costume Design
Kathy Kohl - 'This Side of Paradise' by Nancy Harrow and Will Pomerantz - History Theatre, Saint Paul 28%
G. W. Mercier - Alice in Wonderland - Children's Theatre Company 23%
Mary Anna Culligan - Buccaneers - Children's Theatre Company 9%
Mary Culligan - Pinocchio - Children's Theatre Company 8%

Best Director of a Musical
Ron Peluso - 'This Side of Paradise' by Nancy Harrow and Will Pomerantz - History Theatre, Saint Paul 32%
Karen Weber - Les Miserables - Bloomington Civic Theatre 27%
Peter C. Brosius - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Children's Theatre Company 17%
Marion McClinton - Jackie and Me - Children's Theatre Company 10%

Best Director of a Play
Ron Peluso - 'Lombardi' by Eric Simonson - History Theatre, Saint Paul 26%
Greg Bamks - Pinocchio - Children's Theatre Company 20%
Lisa Peterson - Clybourne Park - Guthrie 13%
Carin Bratlie - Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight - Theatre Pro Rata 10%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Les Miserables - Bloomington Civic Theatre 23%
'This Side of Paradise' by Nancy Harrow and Will Pomerantz - History Theatre, Saint Paul 22%
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Children's Theatre Company 15%
Carrie, The Musical - Minneapolis Musical Theater 14%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Play
The Laramie Project - Lyric Arts 19%
Alice in Wonderland - Children's Theatre Company 18%
Clybourne Park - Guthrie 13%
'Lombardi' by Eric Simonson - History Theatre, Saint Paul 11%

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
BranDon Brooks - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Children's Theatre Company 38%
Alan Sorenson - 'This Side of Paradise' by Will Pomerantz and Nancy Harrow - History Theatre, Saint Paul 22%
Eric Knutson - 'This Side of Paradise' by Nancy Harrow and Will Pomerantz - History Theatre, Saint Paul 20%
Mark Rosenwinkel - 'Christmas of Swing' by Bob Beverage - History Theatre, Saint Paul 13%

Best Featured Actor in a Play
Dean Holt - Alice in Wonderland - Children's Theatre Company 23%
Ansa Akyea - Jackie and Me - Children's Theatre Company 20%
Hugh Kennedy - Primose Path - Guthrie 13%
Sam Bardwell - 'Lombardi' by Eric Simonson - History Theatre, Saint Paul 11%

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Emily Scinto - 'This Side of Paradise' by Nancy Harrow and Will Pomerantz - History Theatre, Saint Paul 38%
Natalie Tran - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Children's Theatre Company 20%
Rebecca Gebhardt - Carrie - Minneapolis Musical Theatre 20%
Bonni Allen - Disenchanted - Ritz Theater/Casting Spells Productions 9%

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Autumn Ness - Alice in Wonderland - Children's Theatre Company 43%
Barbara Kingsley - Uncle Vanya - Guthrie 26%
Lynnea Monique Doublette - 'Nellie' by Kim Hines - History Theatre, Saint Paul 16%
Jevetta Steele - SPUNK - Penumbra Theatre 15%

Best Lighting Design
Paul Whitaker - Alice in Wonderland - Children's Theatre Company 38%
Marcus Dillard - 'This Side of Paradise' by Nancy Harrow and Will Pomerantz - History Theatre, Saint Paul 28%
Pamela Kildahl - 'Christmas of Swing' by Bob Beverage - History Theatre, Saint Paul 9%
Chris Johnson - 'Lombardi' by Eric Simonson - History Theatre, Saint Paul 9%

Best Musical
'This Side of Paradise' by Will Pomerantz and Nancy Harrow - History Theatre, Saint Paul 29%
The Last Five Years - Flip Theatre Co 15%
Urinetown - Jungle Theater 15%
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Children's Theatre Company 13%

Best Musical Direction
Andrew Fleser - 'This Side of Paradise' by Nancy Harrow and Will Pomerantz - History Theatre, Saint Paul 34%
Peter C. Brosius - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Children's Theatre Company 21%
John Lynn - The Last Five Years - Flip Theatre 21%
Raymond Berg - 'Christmas of Swing' by Bob Beverage - History Theatre, Saint Paul 13%

Best Original/New Work
Max Wojtanowicz - Fruitfly: the Musical - Illusion 35%
Peter Rothstein - Steerage Song - Theatre Latte Da 20%
Kim Hines - 'Nellie' by Kim Hines - History Theatre, Saint Paul 17%
Liz Duffy Adams - Buccaneers - Children's Theatre Company 13%

Best Play
Alice in Wonderland - Children's Theatre Company 19%
'Lombardi' by Eric Simonson - History Theatre, Saint Paul 17%
Pride & Prejudice - Guthrie 13%
Pinocchio - Children's Theatre Company 11%

Best Professional Theater Company
Children's Theatre Company 23%
Guthrie Theater 22%
History Theatre, Saint Paul 16%
Theatre Latte Da 12%

Best Set Design
Rick Polenek - 'This Side of Paradise' by Nancy Harrow and Will Pomerantz - History Theatre, Saint Paul 26%
G. W. Mercier - Alice in Wonderland - Children's Theatre Company 17%
Skip Mercier - Alice in Wonderland - Children's Theatre Company 12%
Michael Hoover - Baby Case - History Theatre 11%

Best Sound Design
Victor Zupanc - Alice in Wonderland - Children's Theatre Company 38%
C. Andrew Mayer - 'Lombardi' by Eric Simonson - History Theatre, Saint Paul 21%
C. Andrew Mayer - 'Christmas of Swing' by Bob Beverage - History Theatre, Saint Paul 20%
Jacob M. Davis - Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom - Theatre Pro Rata 11%

Best Younger Actor (under age 25)
BranDon Brooks - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Children's Theatre Company 45%
BranDon Brooks - Jackie and Me - Children's Theatre Company 31%
BranDon Brooks - Alice in Wonderland - Children's Theatre Company 24%

Best Younger Actress (under age 25)
Dora Dolphin - 'This Side of Paradise' by Nancy Harrow and Will Pomerantz - History Theatre, Saint Paul 69%
Anna Evans - Alice in Wonderland - Children's Theatre Company 31%