Vote For The 2018 BroadwayWorld Montreal Awards; THE HOCKEY SWEATER: A MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!

Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Montreal 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 Montreal:

Best Community Theatre Company
WISTA (The West Island Theatre Association) 49%
Cote St-Luc Dramatic Society 16%
Lakeshore Players 13%

Best Direction of a Musical
Debbie Friedman - THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL - WISTA 32%
Donna Feore - THE HOCKEY SWEATER: A MUSICAL - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 31%
Nadia Verrucci - ONCE UPON A MATTRESS - Hudson Music Club 13%

Best Direction of a Play
Dale Hayes - LATE COMPANY - D2 Productions 20%
Lisa Rubin - BAD JEWS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 17%
Davyn Ryall - TRUE LOVE LIES - Calixa Lavalée 12%

Best Ensemble Cast
THE HOCKEY SWEATER: A MUSICAL - The Segal Centre for the Performing Arts 23%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - West Island Theatre Association (WISTA) 22%
LATE COMPANY - D2 Productions 16%

Best Fringe Festival Production
LINGE SALE - The Other Coast Theatre 26%
THE AUTISM MONOLOGUES - La Tigressa Productions 14%
GREASY A LESBIAN LOVE-STORY - glam gam productions 11%

Best Independent Theatre Company
d² productions 32%
Black Theatre Workshop 15%
Mainline Theatre 12%

Best Leading Actor (Musical)
Jesse Noah Gruman - THE HOCKEY SWEATER: A MUSICAL - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 34%
Daniel Wilkenfeld - THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL - WISTA 18%
Phil Silverstein - ADDAMS FAMILY - WISTA 14%

Best Leading Actor (Play)
Bryan Libero - TRUE LOVE LIES - Calixa Lavallee 18%
Jamie Elman - BAD JEWS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 16%
Joe Dineen - GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM - Brave New Productions 14%

Best Leading Actress (Musical)
Nour Malek - THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL - WISTA 29%
Stephanie McKenna - ROCKY HOORROR SHOW - MainLine Theatre 28%
Louise Pitre - THE ANGEL AND THE SPARROW - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 17%

Best Leading Actress (Play)
Leigh Ann Taylor - LINGE SALE - The Other Coast Theatre 17%
Sarah Segal-Lazar - BAD JEWS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 14%
Helena Levitt - LATE COMPANY - D2 Productions 14%

Best Musical
THE HOCKEY SWEATER: A MUSICAL - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 34%
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - WISTA 28%
ROCKY HORROW SHOW - Mainline 10%

Best Original Choreography
Donna Feore - THE HOCKEY SWEATER: A MUSICAL - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 33%
Debbie Friedman - THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL - WISTA 30%
Nadia Verrucci - SAUNA THE MUSICAL - Calixa Lavslée 12%

Best Original Costume Design
Michael Gianfrancesco and Louise Bourret - THE HOCKEY SWEATER: A MUSICAL - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 33%
Adrienne Gantenber and Jess Beyer - ADAMS FAMILY - WISTA 32%
Louise Bourret - THE ANGEL AND THE SPARROW - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 8%

Best Original Lighting Design
Malika Pharand - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - WISTA 34%
Luc Prairie - THE HOCKEY SWEATER: A MUSICAL - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 29%
Davyn Ryall - TRUE LOVE LIES - Calixa Lavalée 10%

Best Original Set Design
Michael Gianfrancesco - THE HOCKEY SWEATER: A MUSICAL - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 27%
Chip Limeburner - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - WISTA 25%
Davyn Ryall - TRUE LOVE LIES - Calixa Lavallee 8%

Best Original Sound Design
Peter Balov - THE HOCKEY SWEATER: A MUSICAL - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 33%
Morgan Stacey - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - WISTA 29%
Steve Marsh - THE ANGEL AND THE SPARROW - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 8%

Best Performance by a Female in a Featured Role (Musical)
Callan Forrester - THE ADDAMS FAMILY - WISTA 27%
Robin Kravitz - THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL - WISTA 16%
Claire Lautier - THE HOCKEY SWEATER: A MUSICAL - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 13%

Best Performance by a Female in a Featured Role (Play)
Leigh Ann Taylor - LINGE SALE - The Other Coast Theatre 34%
Nadia Verrucci - ROMEO AND JULIET LOVE IS LOVE - Repercussion Theatre 18%
Ellen Denny - BAD JEWS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 17%

Best Performance by a Male in a Featured Role (Musical)
Scott Beaudin - THE HOCKEY SWEATER: A MUSICAL - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 17%
Ian Simpson - THE HOCKEY SWEATER: A MUSICAL - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 16%
Richard Jutras - THE HOCKEY SWEATER: A MUSICAL - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 16%

Best Performance by a Male in a Featured Role (Play)
Nick Walker - LATE COMPANY - D2 Productions 21%
Daniel James McFee - GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM - Brave New Productions 17%
Anton May - ROMEO & JULIET - Repercussion Theatre 16%

Best Play
LATE COMPANY - D2 Productions 20%
BAD JEWS - Segal Centre for Performing Arts 17%
LINGE SALE - The Other Coast Theatre 12%

Best Professional Theatre Company
Segal Centre for Performing Arts 49%
Centaur Theatre Company 16%
Black Theatre Workshop 14%

Emerging Artist Award
CALLAN FORESTER - WISTA 29%
ANTHONY SCHULLER - Late Company - D2 Productions 19%
STEPHEN BOOTH - The Autism Monologues 10%

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