2015 BroadwayWorld Wichita Awards Update 11/27 - Sam Warner, Andrew Johnson in the Lead!

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

Best Actor in a Musical (local)
Sam Warner - Heathers The Musical - DZ Productions 32%
Ryan Ehresman - A Year with Frog and Toad - Wichita Scottish Rite Signature Theatre 14%
STEVE HITCHCOCK JR. - Hello Dolly - Music Theatre Wichita 11%

Best Actor in a Play (local)
Andrew Johnson - The Foreigner - Wichita Community Theatre 18%
Bill Coleman - Cyrano de Bergerac - Wichita Scottish Rite Signature Theatre 10%
Lewis Mize - The Beams Are Creaking - Guild Hall 10%

Best Actress in a Musical (local)
Emily Vargo - My Son Pinocchio - Music Theatre Wichita 24%
Emily Vargo - Urinetown - Signature Theatre 15%
DEANNE ZOGLEMAN - 1776 - Signature Theater 14%

Best Actress in a Play (local)
BETH WISE - August: Osage County - Wichita Community Theatre 15%
Deanne Zogleman - Steel Magnolias - Signature theater 15%
Deanne Zogleman - Vanya and Sonia, and Masha and Spike - Guild Hall 11%

Best Choreographer (local)
Jennie Hughes - Urinetown - Signature Theatre 35%
Jennie Hughes - A Year with Frog and Toad - Wichita Scottish Rite Signature Theatre 23%
Brian J. Marcum - Hello, Dolly! - Music Theatre Wichita 19%

Best Costume Design - Play or Musical (local)
Deb Campbell - Cyrano de Bergerac - Wichita Scottish Rite Signature Theatre 24%
Deb Campbell - Urinetown - Signature 20%
Dixon Reynolds - Hello Dolly - Music Theatre Wichita 20%

Best Director/Musical (local)
Darian Leatherman - Heathers: The Musical - DZ productions 41%
Zoe Burke - A Year With Frog and Toad - Signature Theatre 26%
KYLE VESPESTAD - Evil Dead:The Musical - Roxy's Downtown 10%

Best Director/Play (local)
Michael Webber - The Foreigner - Wichita Community Theatre 14%
Crystal Meek - August: Osage County - Wichita Community Theatre 13%
Phil Speary - Vanya & Sonya & Masha & Spike - Guild Hall Players 13%

Best Music Director - Play or Musical (local)
Paul Graves - Heathers the Musical - DZ Productions 62%
Diane Houseman - A Year with Frog and Toad - Wichita Scottish Rite Signature Theatre 20%
Diane Houseman - Urinetown - Signature Theater 10%

Best Musical (local)
Heathers The Musical - DZ Productions 44%
A Year of Frog and Toad - Wichita Scottish Rite Signature Theatre 16%
Urinetown - Signature Theater 9%

Best Play (local)
Vanya & Sonya & Masha & Spike - Guild Hall 14%
August: Osage County - Wichita Community Theatre 13%
The Foreigner - Wichita Community Theatre 13%

Best Scenic Design - Play or Musical (local)
Tyler Gallegos-Lessin - Rocky Horror Show - Crown Uptown 38%
Chris & Jessica Fisher - The Foreigner - Wichita Community Theatre 19%
Mark Anderson - August: Osage County - Wichita Community Theatre 16%