2015 BroadwayWorld Louisville Awards Update 11/27 - James Russell Cooper, Paul Kerr Lead!

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

Best Actor in a Musical (local)
James Russell Cooper - Beauty and the Beast - The Theatre Downstream 13%
Jake Waford - Footloose - Shelby County Community Theatre 12%
Wesley Thomas - Next to Normal - Acting Against Cancer 9%

Best Actor in a Musical (regional/national/touring)
Paul Kerr - Peter Pan - Derby Dinner Playhouse 20%
Jed Resnick - The Last Five Years - Actors Theatre of Louisville 15%
Jordan Cyphert - Bonnie & Clyde - Derby Dinner Playhouse 11%

Best Actor in a Play (local)
Jake Waford - This Property is Condemned - Shelby County Community Theatre 13%
Clint Gill - The Crucible - Shelby County Community Theatre 9%
Alphaeus Green Jr - Sidewinders - Looking for Lilith Theatre Company 7%

Best Actor in a Play (regional/national/touring)
Jon Huffman - The Tempest - Kentucky Shakespeare 18%
Paul Kerr - Skin Deep - Derby Dinner Playhouse 18%
Bruce McKenzie - At the Vanishing Point - Actors Theatre of Louisville 9%

Best Actress in a Musical (local)
Elizabeth Irvin - Beauty and the Beast - The Theatre Downstream 14%
Patricia Mathison - Once on This Island - CenterStage 8%
Olivia Scholl - Footloose - Shelby County Community Theatre 7%

Best Actress in a Musical (regional/national/touring)
Madeline Perrone - Bonnie and Clyde - Derby Dinner Playhouse 19%
Sara Elizabeth King - Bonnie & Clyde - Derby Dinner Playhouse 16%
Tina Jo Wallace - Bonnie & Clyde - Derby Dinner Playhouse 14%

Best Actress in a Play (local)
Kira Pusateri - The Miracle Worker - Shelby County Community Theatre 9%
Mia Seitz - The Crucible - Shelby County Community Theatre 8%
JD Green - Steel Magnolias - Faith Works Studios 7%

Best Actress in a Play (regional/national/touring)
Tina Jo Wallace - Social Security - Derby Dinner Playhouse 20%
Elizabeth Loos - Skin Deep - Derby Dinner Playhouse 15%
Jamie Lynn Sutton Gilliam - Best Christmas Pageant Ever - StageOne Family Theatre 14%

Best Choreographer
Cyndi Powell-Skellie - Footloose - Shelby County Community Theatre 20%
Sandy Richens Cohrs - Beauty and the Beast - The Theatre Downstream 15%
Heather Paige Folsom - Seven Brides For Seven Brothers - Derby Dinner Playhouse 10%

Best Costume Design
Jennifer Pusateri - The Crucible - Shelby County Community Theatre 16%
Sharon Murray O'Harrah - Bonnie & Clyde - Derby Dinner Playhouse 13%
Sharon Murray O'Harrah - Peter Pan - Derby Dinner Playhouse 6%

Best Director/Musical (local)
Cyndi Powell Skellie - Footloose - Shelby County Community Theatre 20%
Jill Barnes-Moore and Ashley Raymer-Brown - Beauty and the Beast - The Theatre Downstream 15%
Alonzo Richmond - Little Shop of Horrors - Silver Creek Theatre 9%

Best Director/Musical (regional/national/touring)
Lee Buckholtz - Bonnie & Clyde - Derby Dinner Playhouse 53%
Meredith McDonough - The Last Five Years - Actors Theatre Louisville 29%
Diana Paulus - Pippin - Broadway in Louisville 17%

Best Director/Play (local)
Jack Wann - The Crucible - Shelby County Community Theatre 16%
J.R. Stuart - Cock - Pandora Productions 11%
Amy Attaway - The Two Lobbists of Verona - Theatre [502] 9%

Best Director/Play (regional/national/touring)
Matt Wallace - Macbeth - Kentucky Shakespeare 19%
Bekki Jo Schneider - And Then There Were None - Derby Dinner Playhouse 18%
Andrew Harris - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - Stage One Family Theatre 12%

Best Lighting Design
Mason Warren - Beauty and the Beast - Shelby County Community Theater 21%
Theresa Bagan - The Who's Tommy - CenterStage 12%
Casey Clark - Macbeth - Kentucky Shakespeare 7%

Best Music Director
Scott Bradley - Bonnie & Clyde - Derby Dinner Playhouse 19%
Sharla Whitt - Beauty and the Beast - The Theatre Downstream 19%
Mason Warren - Beauty and the Beast - Shelby County Community Theater 13%

Best Musical (local)
Footloose - Shelby County Community Theatre 18%
Beauty and the Beast - The Theatre Downstream 17%
9 to 5 - CenterStage 7%

Best Musical (regional/national/touring)
Bonnie & Clyde - Derby Dinner Playhouse 28%
The Lion King - Broadway in Louisville 22%
The Last Five Years - Actors Theatre of Louisville 12%

Best Play (local)
The Crucible - Shelby County Community Theatre 14%
The Miracle Worker - Shelby County Community Theatre 10%
Steel Magnolias - Faith Works Studios 7%

Best Play (regional/national/touring)
Macbeth - Kentucky Shakespeare 16%
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE - Derby Dinner Playhouse 16%
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - Stage One Family Theatre 15%

Best Scenic Design
James Russell Cooper - Beauty and the Beast - The Theatre Downstream 24%
Ryan Lanham - Oliver - CenterStage 10%
Karl Anderson - Sweeney Todd - CenterStage 9%

Best Sound Design
Mason Warren - Footloose - Shelby County Community Theatre 16%
Laura Ellis & Scott Bradley - The Tempest - Kentucky Shakespeare 12%
Bernie Abner - The Who's Tommy - CenterStage 10%

Best Student Musical
Legally Blonde - Kentucky Country Day School 20%
Hairspray - YPAS 15%
Young Frankenstein - Martha Layne Collins High School 15%

Best Student Play
Steel Magnolias - Silver Creek Theatre 21%
Mary Stuart - YPAS 18%
Pride and Prejudice - Oldham County Youth Theatre 12%

Best Youth (under 18) performance)
Jake Waford - Footloose - Shelby County Community Theatre 12%
Caroline Siegrist - Bonnie & Clyde - Derby Dinner Playhouse 7%
Sophie Hill - Lucky Stiff - Trinity High School Theatre 7%