Just Two Weeks Left To Vote for the 2018 BWW Raleigh Awards!

Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

If you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends. Here are the current standings for Raleigh:

Best Actor in a Musical (Professional)
David Toole - ONCE - Theatre Raleigh 25%
Jason Gotay - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - North Carolina Theatre 19%
Paul Urriola - SEUSSICAL - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 17%

Best Actor in a Play (Professional)
Marc Geller - THE NORMAL HEART - Burning Coal Theatre 24%
Elliott Ross - SENSE AND SENSIBILITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 19%
Jesse Gephart - SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Theatre Raleigh 12%

Best Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Morgan Parpan - ONCE - Theatre Raleigh 18%
Catherine Porter - MUSIC CITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 12%
Ally Ivey - SEUSSICAL - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 12%

Best Actress in a Play (Professional)
Lauren Mae Shafer - DISGRACED - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 20%
Kelsey Milbourn - SENSE & SENSIBILITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 13%
Alason Little - DISGRACED - Cape Fear Reguonal Theatre 13%

Best Choreography (Professional)
Tyce Diorio - MUSIC CITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 27%
Parker Esse - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - North Carolina Theatre 22%
Lissette Glodowski - ONCE - Theatre Raleigh 20%

Best Costume Design (Professional)
LeGrande Smith - ONCE - Theatre Raleigh 16%
Eric Gorsuch - SEUSSICAL - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 15%
Claudia Stephens - SENSE & SENSIBILITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 13%

Best Director of a Musical (Professional)
Mary Catherine Burke - MUSIC CITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 23%
Tim Seib - ONCE - Theatre Raleigh 18%
Steve Bebout - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - North Carolina Theatre 15%

Best Director of a Play (Professional)
Mary Catherine Burke - SENSE & SENSIBILITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 24%
Dani Keil - DISGRACED - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 15%
Emily Ranii - THE NORMAL HEART - Burning Coal Theatre 14%

Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Professional)
Jack Boice - ONCE - Theatre Raleigh 16%
Areon Mobasher - BIG FISH - Theatre Raleigh 11%
Greg King - MUSIC CITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 10%

Best Featured Actor in a Play (Professional)
Greg King - SENSE & SENSIBILITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 15%
Seth Shelden - DISGRACED - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 13%
Lucas Iverson - THE MIRACLE WORKER - Judson Theatre Company 11%

Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Professional)
Catherine Porter - MUSIC CITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 16%
Chasity McIntosh - CROWNS - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 15%
Megan Ort - ONCE - Theatre Raleigh 13%

Best Featured Actress in a Play (Professional)
Allison Podlogar - THE MIRACLE WORKER - Judson Theater Company 25%
Libby Seymour - SENSE & SENSIBILITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 21%
Alason Little - DISGRACED - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 19%

Best Holiday Production
THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 25%
THE NUTCRACKER - Carolina Ballet 16%
CINDERELLA - Raleigh Little Theatre 14%

Best Lighting Design (Professional)
Chrissie Munich - ONCE - Theatre Raleigh 15%
Zach Blaine - MUSIC CITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 12%
Rob Denton - SEUSSICAL - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 10%

Best Musical (Local)
HAIRSPRAY! - NC State University Theatre 24%
SISTER ACT - Raleigh Little Theatre 24%
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Raleigh Little Theatre 21%

Best Musical (Professional)
MUSIC CITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 27%
ONCE - Theatre Raleigh 23%
DISNEY'S NEWSIES - North Carolina Theatre 17%

Best Musical Director (Professional)
Andrew Wheeler - MUSIC CITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 26%
Joanna Li - ONCE - Theatre Raleigh 25%
Edward G. Robinson - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - North Carolina Theatre 16%

Best Play (Local)
THE 39 STEPS - NC State University Theater 19%
THE MIRACLE WORKER - Seed Art Share 18%
BLOOD DONE SIGN MY NAME - Raleigh Little Theatre 12%

Best Play (Professional)
SENSE & SENSIBILITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 19%
DISGRACED - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 19%
THE NORMAL HEART - Burning Coal Theatre 17%

Best Scenic Design (Professional)
Michael McLain - ONCE - Theatre Raleigh 17%
Bruce Brockman - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - North Carolina Theatre 16%
Lauren Helpern - MUSIC CITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 16%

Best Sound Design (Professional)
Eric Alexander Collins - ONCE - Theatre Raleigh 20%
Eric Alexander Collins - DISNEY'S NEWSIES - North Carolina Theatre 16%
Luqman Brown - SENSE AND SENSIBILITY - Cape Fear Regional Theatre 14%

Best Touring Production
BOOK OF MORMON - Durham Performing Arts Center 28%
THE COLOR PURPLE - Durham Performing Arts Center 26%
LES MISERABLES - Durham Performing Arts Center 20%

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