2015 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee Awards Update - Ben Tajnai, Phil Stepanski Lead!

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI 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 Milwaukee, WI! 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 Milwaukee, WI:

Best Actor in a Musical
Ben Tajnai - Les Misarables - Waukesha Civic Theatre 16%
Cedric Neal - Dreamgirls - Milwaukee Rep 11%
Bryan Noll - Assassins - Lake Country Playhouse 9%

Best Actor in a Play
Phil Stepanski - The Nerd - Sunset Playhouse 11%
Patrick McCann - Spring Awakening - Off the Wall 7%
Mark Corkins - The Tempest - Door Shakespeare 6%

Best Actress in a Musical
Liz Pazik - Nunsense - Peninsula Players 11%
Nova Y. Payton - Dreamgirls - Milwaukee Repertory 11%
Paula Garcia - Assassins - Lake Country Playhouse 8%

Best Actress in a Play
Sandra Baker Renick - The Dastardly Ficus - Lake Country Playhouse 9%
Alejandra Gonzalez - Valley of the Dolls - Off The Wall Theatre 8%
Erin Noel Grennan - A Real Lulu - Peninsula Players Theatre 5%

Best Costume Design
Alexander B. Tacoma - Dreamgirls - Milwaukee Repertory Theatre 16%
Kristy Hall - Wizard of Oz - Skylight Theater 13%
Kyle Pingel - Nunsense - Peninsula Players 12%

Best Director of a Musical
Karen Sheridan - Nunsense - Peninsula Players Theatre 17%
Ryan Cappleman - Avenue Q - UW-Waukesha 14%
Dale Gutzman - Spring Awakening - Off The Wall 14%

Best Director of a Play
Dale Gutzman - Odyssey - Off the Wall Theatre 9%
Steve Decker - And Neither Have I Wings to Fly - UW-Waukesha 8%
Greg Vinkler - Outside Mullingar - Peninsula Players Theatre 7%

Best Musical
Nunsense - Peninsula Players Theatre 19%
Dreamgirls - Milwaukee Repertory Theatre 13%
Spring Awakening - Off The Wall 13%

Best Play
The Dastardly Ficus - Lake Country Playhouse 9%
A Real Lulu - Peninsula Players Theatre 7%
Odyssey - Off the Wall Theatre 7%

Best Scenic Design
Todd Edward Ivins - Dreamgirls - Milwaukee Rep 16%
Steve Decker - Avenue Q - UW-Waukesha 12%
KRISTIN ELLERT - JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH - FIRST STAGE 10%

Theatre of the Year
Peninsula Players Theatre 18%
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre 18%
Off The Wall Theatre 13%