2015 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards Update - Caleb Ellis in Lead!

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Kansas City 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 Kansas City! 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 Kansas City:

Best Actor in a Musical
Caleb Ellis - 13 7%
Michael Hudgens - The Ballad of Lefty and Crabbe - Kansas City Fringe Festival - TLR 6%
Anthony Gasbarre - MotherFreakingHood! - Stage Right Performing Arts 6%

Best Actor in a Play
Charles Fugate - The Turn of the Screw - Spinning Tree Theatre 11%
Devyn Trondson - Annie Warbucks - Shawnee Mission Theatre In The Park 6%
Andy Massey - Of Mice and Men - The Jewish Community Center 4%

Best Actress in a Musical
Erin Cangelose - Legally Blonde - Stage Right Performing Arts 8%
Mia Grace McManamy - The Secret Garden - Theatre in the Park 5%
Haley Wolff - Legally Blonde - Stage Right Performing Arts 5%

Best Actress in a Play
Nicole Marie Green - The Turn of the Screw - Spinning Tree Theatre 11%
Vanessa Severo - The Miracle Worker - The Coterie Theatre 10%
Jennifer Mays - MotherFreakingHood - Stage Right Performing Arts 10%

Best Costume Design of a Play or Musical
Austin Skibbie - Legally Blonde - Stage Right Performing Arts 8%
A Year with Frog and Toad - Georgianna Londre - The Coterie 8%
Mary Traylor - The Addams Family - New Theatre 7%

Best Direction of a Musical
Mindy Moritz - 13 - Immeasurable Productions 13%
Heidi Van - MotherFreakingHood - Stage Right Performing Arts 6%
Maddie Roberts/Tyler Eisenreiche/Donna West - Legally Blonde the Musical - Stage Right Performing Arts 6%

Best Direction of a Play
Theodore Swetz - Tribes - Unicorn Theatre 10%
Jeff Church - The Miracle Worker - The Coterie Theatre 8%
Barb Nichols - The Secret Garden - Theater in the Park 7%

Best Lighting Design of a Play or Musical
Shane Rowse - The Turn of the Screw - Spinning Tree Theatre 9%
Alex Bigus - Bring It On - Music Theatre Kansas City 8%
Luke Atkison - Beauty and the Beast - Stage Right Performing Arts 8%

Best Production of a Musical
13 - Immeasurable Productions 12%
MotherFreakingHood! - Stage Right Performing Arts 8%
Legally Blonde the Musical - Stage Right Performing Arts 7%

Best Production of a Play
Up the Down Staircase - Olathe East High School 19%
A Christmas Carol - Kansas City Repertory Theatre 11%
The Turn of the Screw - Spinning Tree Theatre 10%

Best Sound Design of a Play or Musical
Shrek - Theatre in the Park 11%
Darrington Clark - Legally Blonde the Musical - Stage Right Performing Arts 10%
Zach Williamson - Sunday in the Park with George - Kansas City Repertory Theatre 10%

Outstanding Ensemble Cast of a Play or Musical
Catch Me if You Can - Olathe East High School 14%
13 - Immeasurable Productions 10%
Legally Blonde: The Musical - Stage Right Performing Arts 5%

Outstanding Theater of the Year in the Kansas City Region
Olathe East High School 14%
Spinning Tree Theatre 10%
Theatre in the Park 9%