2015 BroadwayWorld Austin Awards Update - Jennifer Allen in Lead!

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

Best Cast of a Musical (Local)
Catch Me If You Can - The Wimberley Players 18%
Carrie: The Musical - Austin Theatre Project 11%
Monty Python's Spamalot - The Georgetown Palace 10%

Best Cast of a Play - Comedy (Local)
Peter & the Starcatcher - Zach Theatre 21%
The Graduate - The City Theatre Company 16%
Table Settings - Sam Bass Theatre 15%

Best Cast of a Play - Drama (Local)
Wait Until Dark - The Wimberley Players 25%
Love! Valour! Compassion! - The City Theatre 21%
When The Rain Stops Falling - Different Stages 13%

Best Cast of a Touring Production
Jersey Boys - Texas Performing Arts 51%
Disney's The Little Mermaid - Broadway in Austin - Broadway in Austin 26%
Annie - Broadway in Austin - Texas Performing Arts 23%

Best Choreography (Local)
Madison Piner - Catch Me If You Can - The Wimberley Players 24%
Cathie Sheridan - Forever Plaid - Austin Theatre Project 20%
Jesee Smart - Monty Python's Spamalot - The Georgetown Palace 18%

Best Costume Design (Local)
Becky Squyres - Love! Valour! Compassion! - The City Theatre Company 14%
Bobby Moffett - Ring of Fire - TexARTS 13%
Glenda Barnes - The Rocky Horror Show - Doctuh Mistuh Productions 12%

Best Direction of a Play - Comedy (Local)
Laura Haygood - The 39 Steps - Wimberley Players 26%
Michael Baron - Peter & the Starcatcher - Zach Theatre 18%
Tracy Arnold - The Gradaute - The City Theatrre Company 11%

Best Direction of a Play - Drama (Local)
Matthew Burnett - Love! Valour! Compassion! - The City Theatre Company 22%
Dave Steakley - Mothers & Sons - Zach Theatre 19%
Jeff Hinkle - Julius Caesar - The City Theatre Company 12%

Best Direction of Musical (Local)
Tyler King - Catch Me If You Can - The Wimberley Players 21%
Ron Watson - Monty Python's Spamalot - Georgetown Palace 13%
Kasey RT Graham - Guys and Dolls - TexARTS 11%

Best Family Friendly Production (Local)
Forever Plaid - Austin Theatre Project 28%
Guys & Dolls - Summer Stock Austin 25%
A Christmas Carol - Zach Theatre 19%

Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Local)
Paul Sanchez - Guys and Dolls - TexARTS 18%
Derek Smootz - Catch Me If You Can - The Wimberley Players 18%
Phil Rodriguez - Monty Python's Spamalot - Georgetown Palace 10%

Best Featured Actor in a Play - Comedy (Local)
Adam Rowland - Table Settings - Sam Bass Theatre 26%
David Nguyen - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) - Oh Dragon Theatre Company 17%
Scott Poppaw - The Graduate - The City Theatre Company 15%

Best Featured Actor in a Play - Drama (Local)
Danny Mosier - Wait Until Dark - The Wimberley Players 28%
Rick Felkins - Love! Valour! Compassion! - The City Theatre Company 13%
Scott Poppaw - Love! Valour! Compassion! - The City Theatre Company 10%

Best Featured Actor in a Touring Production
Fred Inkley - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Broadway in Austin 41%
Jeff Skowron - Disney's Little Mermaid - Broadway in Austin 34%
Melvin Abston - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Broadway in Austin 25%

Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Local)
Amy Nichols - Guys and Dolls - TexARTS 16%
Cathie Sheridan - Carrie the Musical - Austin Theatre Project 15%
Betty Ortwein - Chicago - The Georgetown Palace 11%

Best Featured Actress in a Play - Comedy (Local)
Ashley Sauls - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) - Oh Dragon Theatre Company 26%
Jean Budney - Mauritius - Different Stages 14%
Christina Little-Manley - Table Settings - Sam Bass Theatre 13%

Best Featured Actress in a Play - Drama (Local)
Elizabeth Anne - Wait Until Dark - The Wimberley Players 33%
Christina Little-Manley - Picnic - Agape Actors Co-op 17%
Jess Hughes - The Quarry - Hyde Park Theatre 12%

Best Featured Actress in a Touring Production
Jennifer Allen - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Broadway in Austin 44%
Ashley Edler - Annie - Broadway in Austin 40%
Lucy Werner - Annie - Broadway in Austin 15%

Best High School or College Production of a Musical or Play (Local)
The Producers - McCallum Fine Arts Academy - McCallum Fine Arts Academy 61%
Misalliance - Mary Moody Northern Theatre - Mary Moody Northern Theatre 21%
The Robber Bridegroom - Mary Moody Northern Theatre - Mary Moody Northern Theatre 18%

Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Local)
Andrew Foote - Evita - ZACH Theatre 29%
Michael Wheeler - Catch Me If You Can - The Wimberley Players 24%
R. Michael Clinkscales - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - The City Theatre Company 16%

Best Leading Actor in a Play - Comedy (Local)
Will Mercer - Greater Tuna - Wimberley Players 32%
Zac Carr - Cock - Theatre en Bloc 18%
J. Robert Moore - Peter and the Starcatcher - Zach Theatre 18%

Best Leading Actor in a Play - Drama (Local)
Kirk Kelso - Love! Valour! Compassion! - The City Theatre Company 40%
Martin Burke - Mothers & Sons - Zach Theatre 18%
Andy Smith - When the Rain Stops Falling - Different Stages 14%

Best Leading Actor in a Touring Production
Eric Kunze - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Brodway in Austin 48%
Hayden Milanes - Jersey Boys - Broadway in Austin 38%
Matthew Dailey - Jersey Boys - Broadway in Austin 15%

Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Local)
Aline Mayagoitia - Heathers - Doctuh Mistuh Productions 17%
Samantha Bagdon - Hairspray - Zilker Park 13%
Emily Niswonger - Chicago - Georgetown Palace 12%

Best Leading Actress in a Play - Comedy (Local)
Elisabeth Anne Jean - The 39 Steps - Wimberley Players 27%
CiCi Moore - Private Lives - Agape Actors Co-op 23%
Sara Burke - Peter and the Starcatcher - Zach Theatre 16%

Best Leading Actress in a Play - Drama (Local)
Michael Learned - Mothers & Sons - Zach Theatre 45%
Jessica Riley - Veronica's Room - Oh Dragon Theatre Company 21%
Katherine Catmull - The Quarry - Hyde Park Theatre 21%

Best Leading Actress in a Touring Production
Alison Woods - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Broadway in Austin 58%
Kimberly Richards - Sister's Christmas Catechism - The Long Center 24%
Lynn Andrews - Annie - Broadway in Austin 18%

Best Lighting Design (Local)
Amy Lewis - Metal Queen - Loaded Gun Theory 16%
James Jennings - Carrie: The Musical - Austin Theatre Project 13%
Stephen Pruitt - Ring of Fire - TexARTS 11%

Best Musical (Local)
Catch Me If You Can - The Wimberley Players 17%
Chicago - Austin Playhouse 10%
Chicago - Georgetown Palace 10%

Best Musical Direction (Local)
Austin Kimble - Monty Python's Spamalot - Georgetown Palace 38%
Rachel Hoovler - Catch Me If You Can - The Wimberley Players 19%
Robert L. Frost - Guys and Dolls - TexARTS 11%

Best Original Score (Local)
Murder Ballad Murder Mystery - paper chairs 69%
MAST - Mark Stewart - paper chairs 17%
The Metal Queen - Anna Larson - Loaded Gun Theory 14%

Best Play - Comedy (Local)
The 39 Steps - Wimberley Players 30%
Cock - Theatre En Bloc 16%
The Graduate - The City Theatre Company 9%

Best Play - Drama (Local)
Love! Valour! Compassion! - The City Theatre Company 30%
Jacob's Ladder - Theatre en Bloc 12%
Veronica's Room - Oh Dragon Theatre Company 11%

Best Scenic Design (Local)
Ann Marie Gordon - When the Rain Stops Falling - Different Stages 20%
Donna Coughlin - Guys and Dolls - TexARTS 20%
Jim Schuler - Great American Trailer Park Musical - Austin Theatre Project 12%

Best Site Specific Production or Special Event (Local)
Hands Up Hoodies Down - The Vortex - The Vortex 38%
Good Weather for Bundt Cakes - Cinnamon Path Theatre 31%
Murder Ballad Murder Mystery - paper chairs 31%

Best Sound Design (Local)
MacAnn Ross - The 39 Steps - Wimberely Players 33%
Joel Mercado-See - Heathers - Doctuh Mistuh Productions 19%
Sam Kokajko - Guys and Dolls - TexARTS 15%

Best Touring Production
Jersey Boys - Texas Performing Arts 56%
Disney's The Little Mermaid - Broadway in Austin - Texas Performing Arts 35%
Sister's Christmas Catechism - The Long Center - The Lomng Center 10%

Best Video/Projection Design (Local)
Scott Wade - The 39 Steps - Wimberley Players 32%
Rich Simms - Damn Yankees - Georgetown Palace 24%
Richard Simms - Carrie: The Musical - Austin Theatre Project 20%

Best Writing for an Original Work (Local)
Dennis Bailey & David Mixner - Jacob's Ladder - Theatre en Bloc 34%
Carl Gonzales - Piece of the Puzzle - Oh Dragon Theatre Company 27%
Max Langert - Good Weather for Bundt Cakes - Cinnamon Path Theatre 14%

Best Young Adult Actor (Local)
Logan Vohs - Aladdin - Sam Bass Theatre 53%
Logan Vohs - Table Settings - Sam Bass Theatre 26%
Nate Jackson - DNA - Capital T Theatre 21%

Best Young Adult Actress (Local)
Adele Simms - Damn Yankees - Georgetown Palace 35%
Hannah Roberts - Into the Woods - Summer Stock Austin 24%
Kendra Patch - Wizard of Oz - EmilyAnn Theatre 20%

Person to Watch (Local)
Amanda Serra - Great American Trailer Park Musical 19%
Phil Rodriguez - Monty Python's Spamalot 12%
Craig McKerley - Hairspray 10%

Theatre of the Year (Local)
Georgetown Palace 16%
Wimberley Players 16%
The City Theatre Company 12%