Final Chance to Vote for the BWW Birmingham Awards!

Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Birmingham 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 Birmingham:

Best Actor of a Play or Musical (local college/ student)
Nicholas Di Prima - THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE - Samford University Theatre and Dance 14%
Ben Tidwell - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 10%
Kyle Pierce - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Sanford University 8%

Best Actress of a Play or Musical (local college/ student)
Shelby Terrel - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 13%
Justine Nelson - HAIRSPRAY - UAB 9%
Madison Johnson - URINETOWN - University of Montevallo 8%

Best Choreographer (local)
Alissa McCool - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 17%
Daren Eastwold - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 8%
Carl Dean - CHICAGO - Virginia Samford Theatre 7%

Best Costume Design of a Play or Musical (local)
Mary Gurney - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford Universityh 17%
Jason Cox and Justin McGuire - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South city 11%
Molly Page - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Theatre of Gadsden 11%

Best Director of a Musical (local)
Donald Sandley - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 14%
Sue Ellen Gerrells - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 11%
Keith Cromwell - THE COLOR PURPLE - Red Mountain Theatre Company 6%

Best Director of a Play (local)
Ann Houston Campbell - CRIMES OF THE HEART - Samford University 9%
Ann Sharpe - SECOND SAMUEL - Theatre of Gadsden 8%
Tina Turley - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Theatre Tuscaloosa 6%

Best Lighting Design of a Play of Musical (local)
Christian Specht - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 20%
Brandon Vick - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Theatre of Gadsden 9%
Mason Shell - HAIR - University of Montevallo 8%

Best Local Actor in a Musical (local)
David Phelps - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 12%
Peter DiToro - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 7%
David Wooten - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Theatre of Gadsden 5%

Best Local Actor in a Play (local)
John Lloyd Young - THE GLASS MENAGERIE - Alabama Shakespeare Festival 11%
Colton Crowe - SECOND SAMUEL - Theatre Tuscaloosa 8%
Darius murphy - SECOND SAMUEL - Bell Tower 6%

Best Local Actress in a Musical (local)
Kaci Deakins - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 9%
Ashlyn Bondurant - GODSPELL - Brick by Brick 9%
Ashley Pope - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 7%

Best Local Actress in a Play (local)
Tahauny Cleghorn - THE THREE MUSKETEERS - Birmingham Children's Theatre 14%
Julie Meadows - ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID - Homewood Theatre 4%
Kimberly Patton - SECOND SAMUEL - Theatre of Gadsden 4%

Best Music Director (local)
John Robertson - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 19%
Emily Hoppe - BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 9%
Judy Holt Shealy - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Theatre of Gadsden 6%

Best Musical (local)
CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 20%
BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 10%
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Theatre of Gadsden 6%

Best Play (local)
CRIMES OF THE HEART - Samford University 12%
THE GLASS MENAGERIE - Alabama Shakespeare Festival 11%
SECOND SAMUEL - Bell Tower 11%

Best Poster Design of a Play or Musical (local)
BYE BYE BIRDIE - South City Theatre 15%
JESUS CHRIST SUOERSTAR - Theatre of Gadsden 9%
THE COLOR PURPLE - Red Mountain Theatre Company 9%

Best Production of a Play or Musical (local college)
CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 34%
HAIRSPRAY - UAB 17%
HAIR - University of Montevallo 14%

Best Scenic Design of a Play of Musical (local)
David Glenn - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 25%
Kel Laeger - HAIR - University of Montevallo 8%
Cody Beshears - SECOND SAMUEL - Theatre of Gadsden 6%

Best Sound Design of a Play or Musical (local)
Theo Metz - CHILDREN OF EDEN - Samford University 26%
Stephen Simon/Rick Wills - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Theatre of Gadsden 14%
Wheeler Kincaid - A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Theatre Tuscaloosa 11%

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