2015 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards Update - Jamison Stern, Jim Shankman Lead!

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Connecticut 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 Connecticut! 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 Connecticut:

Best Actor in a Musical
Jamison Stern - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 11%
Justin Rugg - Cinderella Italiano - Pantochino Productions 10%
Ryan Connolly - Hair - Playhouse on Park 10%

Best Actor in a Play
Jim Shankman - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 22%
Dan Bender - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Windham Theatre Guild 13%
Adam Connolly - The Time of Your Life - The Hartt School 10%

Best Actress in a Musical
Tara Novie - Hair - Playhouse on Park 11%
Shelley Marsh Poggio - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 10%
Kara Dombrowski - Legally Blonde - Summer Theatre of New Canaan 7%

Best Actress in a Play
Marilyn Olsen - Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 13%
Dana Brooke - Proof - Playhouse on Park 11%
Emma Laplace - The Lord of the Flies - Bridgeport Theatre Company 9%

Best Choreographer
Darlene Zoller - Hair - Playhouse on Park 16%
Ralph Perkins - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 14%
Kristen Norris - Hairspray - Connecticut Theatre Company 9%

Best Community Theater Company
Connecticut Theatre Company 21%
Naugatuck Teen Theater 13%
Warner Theatre 11%

Best Connecticut Playwright
Bert Bernardi - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 37%
Matthew Lopez - Reverberation - Hartford Stage 30%
Alicia Dempster - A Gift of Undetermined Value - Theater Works New Milford 17%

Best Costume Design
Michael McDonald - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 15%
Jimmy Johansmeyer - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 14%
Pat O'Neill - Hairspray - Connecticut Theatre Company 9%

Best Director of a Musical
Sean Harris - Hair - Playhouse on Park 12%
Bert Bernardi - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 11%
Rob Ruggiero - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 11%

Best Director of a Play
Sean Harris - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 18%
Tom Sheehan - Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 11%
Sasha Bratt - Tuesdays with Morrie - Playhouse on Park 10%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Hair - Playhouse on Park 13%
La Cage Aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 9%
Legally Blonde - Summer Theater of New Canaan 7%

Best Ensemble Performance in a play
Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 20%
Hairspray - Musicals at Richter 15%
Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 11%

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Jimmy Johansmeyer - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 13%
Cedric Leiba, Jr. - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 11%
Stephen Michelsson - Gypsy - Connecticut Theatre Company 6%

Best Featured Actor in a Play
James Parenti - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 22%
James Booth - The Time of Your Life - The Hartt School 19%
David Smith - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Windham Theatre Guild 13%

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Maria Berte - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 10%
Kristin Jeter - Hair - Playhouse on Park 10%
Jodi Stevens - Legally Blonde - Summer Theater of New Canaan 6%

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Kristin Harlow - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 28%
Marilyn Olsen - Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 16%
Kristin Hoose - Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 10%

Best Lighting Design
Timothy Cook - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 15%
Aaron Hochheiser - Hair - Playhouse on Park 13%
Phill Hill - Memphis the Musical - Downtown Cabaret MainStage Theatre 10%

Best Musical
Hair - Playhouse on Park 11%
La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 10%
The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 10%

Best Original/New Work
The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 26%
Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry - Hall High School Drama Dept 26%
Reverberations - Hartford Stage 12%

Best Play
Tuesdays with Morrie - Playhouse on Park 14%
Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 12%
Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 11%

Best Professional Theater Company
Playhouse on Park 18%
Goodspeed Musicals 16%
Hartford Stage 12%

Best Set Design
Von Del Mar - Christmas at Santa Claus Station - Pantochino Productions 15%
Christopher Hoyt - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 11%
Michael Schweikardt - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 11%

Best Sound Design
Nathaniel Dobas - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 22%
Joel Abbott - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 16%
Chris Gensur - Memphis the Musical - Downtown Cabaret MainStage Theatre 12%

Best Touring Production
Kinky Boots - The Bushnell 27%
Newsies - The Bushnell 24%
Pippin - The Bushnell 17%

Best Younger Actor (under age 25)
Jay Maroney - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 20%
Oludare Bernard - Hair - Playhouse on park 17%
Oliver Kochel - Hello Dolly - Castle Craig Players 8%

Best Younger Actress (under age 25)
Cassie Gerace - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 11%
Ashley Velleco - Guys and Dolls - Naugatuck Teen Theater 9%
Rachel Huff - Hairspray - Connecticut Theatre Company 9%