2015 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards Update 11/27 - Audra McDonald, Jerry Mitchell and More Lead!

By: Nov. 27, 2015
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Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles! 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 Los Angeles:

Best Cabaret Artist - Female
Audra McDonald - In Concert - Walt Disney Concert Hall 16%
Patti LuPone - Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda - Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 14%
Sutton Foster with Seth Rudetsky - Broadway @ The Broad - The Broad Stage 13%

Best Cabaret Artist - Male
John Lloyd Young - Alone Together - Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal 31%
Brian Stokes Mitchell - Back to Basics - Segerstrom Center for the Arts 21%
Shawn Ryan - Shawn Ryan Live - Rockwell Table & Stage 14%

Best Choreography (Local Production)
Spencer Liff - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 25%
Lee Martino - Carrie The Musical - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 17%
Angela Todaro - Jesus Christ Superstar - DOMA Theatre Co. 13%

Best Choreography (Touring Production)
Jerry Mitchell - Kinky Boots - Hollywood Pantages 22%
Christopher Gattelli - Newsies - Hollywood Pantages 22%
Peter Darling - Matilda the Musical - Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre 19%

Best Costume Design (Local Production)
Karen Fix Curry - Ragtime - 3-D Theatricals 20%
Sharell Martin - Tarzan - 3-D Theatricals 17%
Kate Bergh - Side Show - 3-D Theatricals 14%

Best Direction of a Musical (Local Production)
Michael Arden - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 22%
Marco Gomez - American Idiot - DOMA Theatre Co. 14%
Brady Schwind - Carrie the Musical - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 14%

Best Direction of a Musical (Touring Production)
Jerry Mitchell - Kinky Boots - Hollywood Pantages 25%
Diane Paulus - Pippin - Hollywood Pantages 20%
Jeff Calhoun - Newsies - Hollywood Pantages 19%

Best Direction of a Play (Local Production)
Andre Barron - The Other Place - Road Theatre Company 19%
Moises Kaufman - Bent - Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum 14%
Cameron Watson - Picnic - Antaeus Theatre Company 10%

Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Local Production)
Daniel Durant - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 14%
Andrew Diego - Jesus Christ Superstar - DOMA Theatre Co. 11%
Garrett Marshall - Carrie the Musical - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 11%

Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Touring Production)
John Rubinstein - Pippin - Hollywood Pantages 31%
Quinn Mattfeld - Matilda the Musical - Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre 22%
Jeremy Peter Johnson - Into the Woods - Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 20%

Best Featured Actor in a Play (Local Production)
Andy Mientus - Bent - Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum 18%
Tony Abatemarco - Peter and the Starcatcher - South Coast Repertory 11%
Donathan Walters - Cafe Society - Odyssey Theatre 8%

Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Local Production)
Janna Cardia - Assassins - Pico Playhouse 13%
Treshelle Edmond - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Beverly Hills 12%
Krysta Rodriguez - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 11%

Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Touring Production)
Andrea Martin - Pippin - Hollywood Pantages 25%
Fran Drescher - Cinderella - Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre 19%
Cassie Silva - Matilda the Musical - Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre 14%

Best Featured Actress in a Play (Local Production)
Shannon Holt - Picnic - Antaeus Theatre Company 12%
Kitty Swink - Picnic - Antaeus Theatre Company 12%
Connor Kelly-Eiding - Picnic - Antaeus Theatre Company 10%

Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Local Production)
Austin McKenzie - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 23%
Andrew Diego - American Idiot - DOMA Theatre Co. 13%
Wesley Alfvin - Mary Poppins - Cabrillo Music Theatre 8%

Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Touring Production)
Dan DeLuca - Newsies - Hollywood Pantages 22%
Bryce Ryness - Matilda the Musical - Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre 21%
Kyle Taylor Parker - Kinky Boots - Hollywood Pantages 19%

Best Leading Actor in a Play (Local Production)
Patrick Heusinger - Bent - Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum 15%
Armin Shimmerman - The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leonard Tolstoy: Discord - Geffen Playhouse 12%
Jeremy Guskin - Figaro - A Noise Within 8%

Best Leading Actor in a Play (Touring Production)
Barry Humphries - Dame Edna's Glorious Goodbye - Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre 44%
Charles Edwards - Blithe Spirit - Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre 39%
John Douglas Thompson - Satchmo at the Waldorf - Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 17%

Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Local Production)
Sandra Mae Frank - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 18%
Emily Lopez - Carrie the Musical - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 13%
Julianna Hansen - Mary Poppins - Cabrillo Music Theatre 12%

Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Touring Production)
Sabrina Harper - Pippin - Hollywood Pantages 54%
Miriam A. Laube - Into the Woods - Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 46%

Best Leading Actress in a Play (Local Production)
Taylor Gilbert - The Other Place - Road Theatre Company 17%
Laura Linney - Switzerland - Geffen Playhouse 16%
Jordan Monaghan - Picnic - Antaeus Theatre Company 11%

Best Leading Actress in a Play (Touring Production)
Angela Lansbury - Blithe Spirit - Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre 87%
Siobhan Redmond - Dunsinane - Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 13%

Best Lighting Design (Local Production)
Ben Stanton - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 26%
Brian Gale - Carrie the Musical - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 25%
Jared Sayeg - Picnic - Antaeus Theatre Company 9%

Best Musical (Local Production)
Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 21%
Carrie the Musical - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 15%
American Idiot - DOMA Theatre Company 14%

Best Musical (Touring Production)
Kinky Boots - Hollywood Pantages 26%
Matilda the Musical - Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre 21%
Newsies - Hollywood Pantages 20%

Best Musical Direction (Local Production)
Jared Stein - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 24%
Chris Raymond - American Idiot - DOMA Theatre Company 18%
Brian P. Kennedy - Carrie the Musical - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 17%

Best Musical Direction (Touring Production)
Matt Smedal - Matilda the Musical - Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre 28%
Martin Majkut - Into the Woods - Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 26%
Ryan Cantwell - Pippin - Hollywood Pantages 24%

Best Play (Local Production)
Much Ado About Nothing - Independent Shakespeare Co. 16%
Picnic - Antaeus Theatre Company 15%
Bent - Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum 14%

Best Play (Touring Production)
Blithe Spirit - Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre 45%
Dame Edna - Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre 39%
Dunsinane - Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 15%

Best Scenic Design (Local Production)
Stephen Gifford - Carrie the Musical - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 19%
Philip Allen - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 19%
John Iacovelli - American Idiot - DOMA Theatre Company 18%

Best Sound Design (Local Production)
Brian Hsieh & John Nobori - Spring Awakening - Deaf West Theatre at the Wallis Annenberg Center 27%
Cricket Myers - Carrie The Musical - La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts 26%
Julie Ferrin - Ragtime - 3-D Theatricals 13%

Best Special Theatre Event
Into the Woods Original Cast Reunion - Segerstrom Center for the Arts 30%
Monty Python's SPAMALOT - Hollywood Bowl 30%
Miscast! Right Singer, Wrong Song - Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal 14%



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