2015 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards Update - Bobby Smith, Elliott Kashner Lead!

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015. 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.

Voting is now underway for Washington, DC! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.

Here are the current standings for Washington, DC:

Best Actor in a Community Theatre Production
Shaun Patrick Moe - Jesus Christ Superstar - McLean Community Players 23%
John Ray - 13 - McLean Community Players 20%
Ryan Burke - The Addams Family - Kensington Arts Theatre 14%

Best Actor in a Dinner Theatre Production
Thomas Adrian Simpson - 9 to 5 - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 43%
Matthew Lincoln-Bugg - Sister Act - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 38%
Brian Maurice Kinnard - Sister Act - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 18%

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Ben Platt - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 29%
Wesley Taylor - Cabaret - Signature Theatre 17%
Rick Hammerly - Oliver! - Adventure Theatre MTC 14%

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a National Tour Production
Dan DeLuca - Newsies - National Theatre 25%
Stuart Ward - Once - Kennedy Center 21%
Kyle Dean Massey - Pippin - National Theatre 18%

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Elliott Kashner - Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Molotov Theatre Group 16%
Jelani Alladin - Choir Boy - Studio Theatre 11%
Edward Gero - The Originalist - Arena Stage 8%

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Bobby Smith - Cabaret - Signature Theatre 18%
Joshua Morgan - Fiddler on the Roof - Arena Stage 17%
Michael Park - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 13%

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a National Tour Production
Vincent Crocilla - Newsies - National Theatre 38%
John Rubinstein - Pippin - National Theatre 29%
Jacob Kemp - Newsies - National Theatre 24%

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
William Vaughan - Ironbound - Round House Theatre 17%
Louis Butlelli - Julius Caesar - Folger Theatre 13%
Jaysen Wright - Now Comes the Night - 1st Stage 12%

Best Actress in a Community Theatre Production
Anne Norland - Jesus Christ Superstar - McLean Community Players 29%
Bailey Drew - 13 - McLean Community Players 18%
Laura O'Brien - The Addams Family - Kensington Arts Theatre 14%

Best Actress in a Dinner Theatre Production
Felicia Curry - Sister Act - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 48%
Sally Struthers - 9 to 5 - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 36%
Victoria Mayo - 9 to 5 - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 16%

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Felicia Curry - Oliver! - Adventure Theatre MTC 22%
Gracie Jones - Code Name Cynthia - Pallas Theatre Collective 16%
Barrett WilBert Reed - Cabaret - Signature Theatre 15%

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a National Tour Production
Dani de Waal - Once - Kennedy Center 26%
Caroline Bowman - Evita - Kennedy Center 25%
Sasha Allen - Pippin - National Theatre 20%

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Gillian Shelley - Maytag Virgin - Quotidian Theatre 18%
Holly Twyford - Sex with Strangers - Signature Theatre 14%
Dawn Ursula - Queens Girl in the World - Theater J 11%

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Maria Rizzo - Cabaret - Signature Theatre 20%
Tracy Lynn Olivera - Freedom's Song: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War - Ford's Theatre 10%
Alexis Molnar - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 10%

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a National Tour Production
Lucie Arnaz - Pippin - National Theatre 37%
Candace Quarrels - The Book of Mormon - Kennedy Center 29%
Roz Ryan - Chicago - National Theatre 18%

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Stacy Whittle - Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Molotov Theatre Group 42%
Kimberly Gilbert - Life Sucks - Theater J 18%
Tonya Beckman - Passion Play - Forum Theatre 16%

Best Capital Fringe Production
Tammy Faye's Final Audition - Brick Monkey Theater Ensemble 18%
Blind Pug Arts Collective Presents: The Theatre of Self-Loathing Presents: Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf - Blind Pug Arts Collective 18%
Awake All Night - Itai Yasur 17%

Best Choreography
Susan Stroman - Little Dancer - Kennedy Center 21%
Matthew Gardiner - Cabaret - Signature Theatre 20%
Danny Mefford - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 13%

Best Community Theatre Production
Jesus Christ Superstar - McLean Community Players 34%
The Addams Family - Kensington Arts Theatre 19%
13 - McLean Community Players 17%

Best Costume Design
Mariah Hale - Julius Caesar - Folger Theatre 23%
William Ivey Long - Little Dancer - Kennedy Center 19%
Emily Rebholz - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 18%

Best Dinner Theatre Production
Sister Act - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 41%
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 39%
9 to 5 - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 20%

Best Director in a Community Theatre Production
Kevin and Pamela McCormack - Jesus Christ Superstar - McLean Community Players 40%
Craig Pettinati - The Addams Family - Kensington Arts Theatre 24%
Lisa Anne Bailey - Chess - Kensington Arts Theatre 21%

Best Director of a Dinner Theatre Production
Patrick A'Hearn and Penny Ayn Maas - The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 47%
Patti D'Beck - Sister Act - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 29%
Patti D'Beck - 9 to 5 - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 24%

Best Director of a Musical (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Michael Greif - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 22%
Matthew Gardiner - Cabaret - Signature Theatre 15%
Susan Stroman - Little Dancer - Kennedy Center 11%

Best Director of a Play (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Alex Levy - The Good Counselot - 1st Stage 18%
Mark Kamie - Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Molotov Theatre Group 15%
Robert Richmond - Julius Caesar - Folger Theatre 11%

Best Educational Theatre Production (Performing Arts Education Institution)
Spring Awakening - Act Two at Levine 31%
Cabaret - Theatre Lab 23%
The Secret Garden - Theatre Lab 23%

Best Lighting Design
Japhy Weideman - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 25%
Robbie Hayes - The Good Counselor - 1st Stage 18%
Pete Vargo - Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Molotov Theatre Group 13%

Best Musical - Non-Premiere (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Cabaret - Signature Theatre 44%
Dogfight - Keegan Theatre 21%
Gigi - Kennedy Center 18%

Best Musical Theatre Cabaret or Concert Event
Audra McDonald Music Center at Strathmore 33%
Kristin Chenoweth Wolf Trap 33%
Sutton Foster - NSO Pops - Kennedy Center 22%

Best National Tour
The Book of Mormon - Kennedy Center 34%
Newsies - National Theatre 28%
Pippin - National Theatre 14%

Best Play - Non- Premiere (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Choir Boy - Studio Theatre 18%
Sex with Strangers - Signature Theatre 17%
Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Molotov Theatre Group 17%

Best Set Design
David Korins - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 17%
Brian McDermott - Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Molotov Theatre Group 11%
Misha Kachman - Cabaret - Signature Theatre 10%

Best Sound Design
Clive Goodwin - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 29%
Rachel Barlaam - The Good Counselor - 1st Stage 24%
Gregg Martin - Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Molotov Theatre Group 15%

Best Theatre for Young Audiences Production (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
The BFG - Imagination Stage/National Theatre 28%
101 Dalmatians - Imagination Stage 21%
Caps for Sale - Adventure Theatre MTC 19%

Best World Premiere Musical (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 45%
Code Name Cynthia - Pallas Theatre Collective 17%
Little Dancer - Kennedy Center 16%

Best World Premiere Play (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Women Alone Laughing with Salad - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company 19%
Now Comes the Night - 1st Stage 16%
The Guard - Ford's Theatre 11%