Final Chance to Vote for the BWW Austin Awards!

Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Austin 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 Austin:

Best Cast of a Musical (Local)
THE LITTLE MERMAID - EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens 22%
MARY POPPINS - Georgetown Palace Theatre 13%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - ZACH Theatre 9%

Best Cast of a Play - Comedy (Local)
I HATE HAMLET - Wimberley Players 20%
AS YOU LIKE IT - City Theatre 18%
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Jarrot Productions 9%

Best Cast of a Play - Drama (Local)
THE WOLVES - Hyde Park 16%
THE GRAPES OF WRATH - City Theatre 8%
ENRON - UT 8%

Best Cast of a Touring Production
THE LAST 5 YEARS - Texas Light Opera 23%
BOOK OF MORMON - Bass Concert Hall 22%
SCHOOL OF ROCK - Bass Concert Hall 11%

Best Choreography (Local)
Taylor Rainbold - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Wimberley Players 25%
Jessee Smart - MARY POPPINS - Georgetown Palace Theatre 12%
Melissa May-Moncus - THE LITTLE MERMAID - EmilyAnne 12%

Best Costume Design (Local)
Deborah Wilson - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Wimberley Players 15%
Kaylee Silcocks - AS YOU LIKE IT - City Theatre Company 12%
Ramona Haas - MARY POPPINS - Georgetown Palace Theatre 10%

Best Direction of a Play - Comedy (Local)
Tracy Arnold - I HATE HAMLET - Wimber;ey Players 18%
David Jarrott - SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Jarrott Productions 13%
J Kevin Smith - NOISES OFF - CITY THEATRE 12%

Best Direction of a Play - Drama (Local)
Ken Webster - THE WOLVES - Hyde park 18%
Dani Stetka - BLACK DOG - Bottle Alley Theatre Company 15%
Tracy Arnold - ALL MY SONS - City Theatre 10%

Best Direction of Musical (Local)
Jason Kruger - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Wimberley Playhouse 23%
Bridget Gates - THE LITTLE MERMAID - EmilyAnne 12%
Ron Watson - MARY POPPINS - Georgetown Palace 10%

Best Family Friendly Production (Local)
THE LITTLE MERMAID - EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens 31%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Zach 12%
CHRISTMAS CAROL - Georgetown Palace Theatre 10%

Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Local)
Tommie Jackson - THE LITTLE MERMAID - EmilyAnne 11%
Ben Toomer - RAGTIME - Texas State University 7%
Scott Poppaw - MARY POPPINS - Georgetown Palace Theatre 7%

Best Featured Actor in a Play - Comedy (Local)
Toby Minor - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Austin Shakespeare 22%
Mitchell Oden - TWELFTH NIGHT - Emily Ann Theatre and Gardens 13%
Michael DiChello - NOISES OFF - City Theatre 8%

Best Featured Actor in a Play - Drama (Local)
Denver Surgener - AS YOU LIKE IT - City Theatre 14%
Carlo Lorenzo Garcia - THE MADRES - Shrewd Productions 9%
Ty Wiley - ALL MY SONS - City Theatre 7%

Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Local)
Rebecca Smootz - THE LITTLE MERMAID - EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens 12%
Melissa May Moncus - THE LITTLE MERMAID - EmilyAnn 7%
Amanda Blake - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Wimberley Players 6%

Best Featured Actress in a Play - Comedy (Local)
Kristy Lee Ragland - I HATE HAMLET - Wimber;ey Players 13%
Katie Beth Stubbs - TWELFTH NIGHT - Something for Nothing Theatre 10%
STACEY TRAMMELL - NOISES OFF - THE City Theatre Company 10%

Best Featured Actress in a Play - Drama (Local)
Giselle Marie Muñoz - THERE AND BACK - Ground Floor Theatre 15%
Robyn Gammill - GRAPES OF WRATH - City Theatre Austin 7%
Corinna Browning - APOCALYPSE - Bottle Alley Theatre Company 7%

Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Local)
Ismael Soto III - MARY POPPINS - The Georgetown Palace Theatre 13%
Nate Nelson - THE LITTLE MERMAID - EmilyAnn 11%
Tyler Livingston - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Wimberley Playhouse 10%

Best Leading Actor in a Play - Comedy (Local)
Joseph Urick - I HATE HAMLET - Wimberley Players 20%
Joe Kelley - AS YOU LIKE IT - City Theatre 16%
Carlo Garcia - POCATELLO - Street Corner 7%

Best Leading Actor in a Play - Drama (Local)
David R. Jarrott - THE FATHER - Jarrott Productions 18%
Ty Wiley - GRAPES OF WRATH - City Theatre Austin 14%
Jason Graf - WAIT UNTIL DARK - TexArts 13%

Best Leading Actor in a Touring Production
Joseph Urick - THE LAST 5 YEARS - Texas Light Opera 43%
Kevin Clay (Elder Price) - THE BOOK OF MORMON - Bass Concert Hall 37%
Jose Llana - THE KING AND I - Bass Concert Hall 20%

Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Local)
Amanda Blake - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Wimberley Playhouse 22%
Katya Welch - MARY POPPINS - The Georgetown Palace Theatre 15%
Bergyn Collie - THE LITTLE MERMAID - EmilyAnne 11%

Best Leading Actress in a Play - Comedy (Local)
Katie Beth Stubbs - AS YOU LIKE IT - The City Theatre Company 24%
Elisabeth Steigleman - BORN YESTERDAY - Wimberley Players 16%
Crystal Bird Caviel - FIXING TROILUS & CRESSIDA - Rude Mechs 13%

Best Leading Actress in a Play - Drama (Local)
Katie Henderson - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Emily Ann Theatre and Gardens 17%
Amber Quick - THE FATHER - Jarrott Productions 14%
Yesenia Herrington Garcia - THE MADRES - Shrewd Productions 7%

Best Leading Actress in a Touring Production
Ginger Gamble Martel - THE LAST 5 YEARS - Texas Light Opera 42%
Kayla Pecchioni (Nabalungi) - THE BOOK OF MORMON - Bass Concert Hall 34%
Laura Michelle Kelly - THE KING AND I - Bass Concert Hall 23%

Best Lighting Design (Local)
Bill Peeler - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Wimberley Players 20%
Faith Castaneda - MARY POPPINS - The Georgetown Palace Theatre 12%
Chris McKnight - THE LITTLE MERMAID - EmilyAnne 11%

Best Musical (Local)
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Wimberley Players 23%
THE LITTLE MERMAID - EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens 11%
MARY POPPINS - The Georgetown Palace Theatre 9%

Best Musical Direction (Local)
Rebecaa & Derek Smootz - THE LITTLE MERMAID - EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens 24%
Megan Pritchett - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - The Wimberly Players 12%
Tyler Groft - THE WHO'S TOMMY - City Theatre 9%

Best Original Score (Local)
Allen Robertson - ROB1N - SUMMERSTOCK AUSTIN 33%
Damon Brown - WISH - Georgetown Palace 31%
David Garza - THERE AND BACK - Ground Floor Theatre 28%

Best Play - Comedy (Local)
I HATE HAMLET - Wimber;ey Players 16%
NOISES OFF - THE City Theatre Company 15%
TWELFTH NIGHT - Emily Ann Theatre and Gardens 14%

Best Play - Drama (Local)
THE WOLVES - Hyde Park 15%
BLACK DOG - Bottle Alley Theatre Company 11%
HEISENBERG - ZACH 11%

Best Scenic Design (Local)
Ron Watson/Michael Davis - MARY POPPINS - Georgetown Palace Theatre 15%
Carroll Dolezal - BORN YESTERDAY - Wimberley players 10%
Ia Enstera - THERE AND BACK - Ground Floor Theatre 10%

Best School Production
INTO THE WOODS - ST ANDREWS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL 15%
WEST SIDE STORY - McCallum Fine Arts Academy 11%
TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS - Texas State Theatre Department 11%

Best Site Specific Production or Special Event (Local)
PERFORMANCE PARK - Vortex 45%
BLACK DOG - Bottle Alley Theatre Company 34%
SELF PORTRAITS - Bottle Alley Theatre Company 12%

Best Sound Design (Local)
Jeff Miller - THE WHO'S TOMMY - THE City Theatre Company 21%
Craig Brock - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - ZACH THEATRE 17%
Craig Brock - ONCE - ZACH THEATRE 14%

Best Touring Production
THE LAST 5 YEARS - Texas Light Opera 29%
THE BOOK OF MORMON - BASS CONCERT HALL 25%
RENT - Bass Concert Hall 14%

Best Video/Projection Design (Local)
Rich Simms - MARY POPPINS - Georgetown Palace Theatre 69%
Lowell Bartholomee - GROUNDED - Street Corner Arts 31%

Best Writing for an Original Work (Local)
Rita Anderson - WOMAN HOLLERING CREEK - Emily Ann Theatre and Gardens 21%
Raul Garza - THERE AND BACK - Ground Floor Theatre 15%
Chris Fontanes - BLACK DOG - Bottle Alley Theatre Company 12%

Best Young Adult Actor (Local)
Zachary O'Dell - MARY POPPINS - The Georgetown Palace Theatre 19%
Diego Rodriguez - MARY POPPINS - Georgetown Palace Theatre 18%
Matthew Kennedy - DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDREL - Summerstock AUSTIN 15%

Best Young Adult Actress (Local)
Olivia Leedy - MARY POPPINS - The Georgetown Palace Theatre 19%
Jessica Cohen - RUTHLESS - CITY 18%
Emily Robinett - NEWSIES - AISD Summer Musical 17%

Theatre of the Year (Local)
The Wimberly Players 18%
Georgetown Palace Theatre 16%
ZACH 15%

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