2015 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis Awards Update 11/27 - Dane Stauffer, Nick Carriere Lead!

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

Best Actor in a Musical
Dane Stauffer - Glensheen - History Theatre 15%
Tyler Michaels - Peter Pan - Children's Theatre Company 12%
Bruce Rowan - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer the Musical - Stages Theatre Company 12%

Best Actor in a Play
Nick Carriere - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Guthrie Theater 37%
Bruce Rowan - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Stages Theatre Company 28%
Terry Hempleman - Annapurna - Jungle Theater 9%

Best Actress in a Musical
Tori Adams - Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr - Stages Theatre Company 15%
Jen Maren - Glensheen - History Theatre 14%
Ellie Turk - Junie B. Jones the Musical - Stages Theatre Company 13%

Best Actress in a Play
Arden Michalec - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Stages Theatre Company 22%
Jennifer Kirkeby - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Stages Theatre Company 18%
Jane Froiland - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Children's Theatre 13%

Best Choreographer
Laura Mahler - Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. - Stages Theatre Company 23%
Joe Chvala - Music Man - Guthrie Theater 15%
Michael Matthew Ferrell - Hairspray - Artistry 14%

Best Community Theater Company
Lyric Arts 33%
Chaska Valley Family Theatre 24%
Theatre in the Round 21%

Best Costume Design
Samantha Fromm Haddow - Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. - Stages Theatre Company 36%
Rich Hamson - Mary Poppins - Chanhassen Dinner Theatres 23%
Alice Fredrickson - Sweeney Todd - Theater Latte Da 12%

Best Director of a Musical
Ron Peluso - Glensheen - History Theatre 17%
Sandy Boren-Barrett - Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. - Stages Theatre Company 15%
John Miller-Stepheny - Music Man - Guthrie 14%

Best Director of a Play
Jeannine Coloumbe - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Stages Theatre Company 38%
Ryan Underbakke - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Children's Theatre 21%
Joel Sass - Annapurna - Jungle Theater 14%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Music Man - Guthrie Theater 15%
Disney's the Little Mermaid Jr - Stages Theatre Company 15%
Glensheen - History Theatre 14%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Play
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Stages Theatre Company 38%
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Children's Theatre 21%
Pussy Valley - Mixed Blood Theatre 14%

Best Lighting Design
Karin Olson - Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr - Stages Theatre Company 21%
Karin Olson - Junie B. Jones the Musical - Stages Theatre Company 18%
Frank Butler - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Guthrie Theater 17%

Best Musical
Glensheen - History Theatre 16%
Music Man - Guthrie 15%
Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr - Stages Theatre Company 11%

Best Musical Direction
Andrew Fleser - Glensheen - History Theatre 17%
Andrew Cooke - The Music Man - Guthrie Theater 17%
Denise Prosek - Sweeney Todd - Theatre Latte Da 15%

Best Original/New Work
Glensheen - History Theatre 26%
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Children's Theatre 18%
Twelve Dancing Princesses - Stages Theatre Company 17%

Best Play
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Guthrie Theater 28%
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Stages Theatre Company 21%
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Children's Theatre 14%

Best Professional Theater Company
Stages Theatre Company 27%
Guthrie Theater 20%
Children's Theatre Company 9%

Best Set Design
Kate Sutton-Johnson - Sweeney Todd - Theater Latte Da 21%
Gretchen Katt - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer the Musical - Stages Theatre Company 19%
Benjamin Olsen - Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr - Stages Theatre Company 19%

Best Sound Design
Alan Pagel - Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr - Stages Theatre Company 22%
C. Andrew Mayer - Glensheen - History Theatre 20%
Jacob Davis - Sweeney Todd - Theater Latte Da 15%

Best Younger Actor (under age 18)
George Mulder - Junie B. Jones the Musical - Stages Theatre Company 23%
Brandon Brooks - Into the Woods - Theatre Latte Da 17%
Theo Emo - James & the Giant Peach - Stages Theatre Company 16%

Best Younger Actress (under age 18)
Ellie Turk - Junie B. Jones the Musical - Stages Theatre Company 18%
Tori Adams - Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr - Stages Theatre Company 18%
Carley Clover - The Music Man - Guthrie Theater 15%