2015 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards Update - Justin Rugg and Jamison Stern Tied!

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

Best Actor in a Musical
Justin Rugg - Cinderella Italiano - Pantochino Productions 11%
Jamison Stern - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 11%
Peter Bailey - Gypsy - Connecticut Theatre Company 11%

Best Actor in a Play
Jim Shankman - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 20%
James J Moran - Rowan and Martin's Laugh In - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 18%
Dan Bender - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Windham Theatre Guild 11%

Best Actress in a Musical
Tara Novie - Hair - Playhouse on Park 13%
Shelley Marsh Poggio - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 12%
Johanna Regan - Hairspray - Connecticut Theatre Company 6%

Best Actress in a Play
Marilyn Olsen - Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 15%
Barbara Horan - Kitchen Witches - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 10%
Dana Brooke - Proof - Playhouse on Park 9%

Best Choreographer
Ralph Perkins - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 16%
Darlene Zoller - Hair - Playhouse on Park 16%
James J Moran - It's a Bird It's a Plane It's Superman - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 11%

Best Community Theater Company
Connecticut Theatre Company 26%
Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 15%
Naugatuck Teen Theater 10%

Best Connecticut Playwright
Bert Bernardi - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 37%
Matthew Lopez - Reverberation - Hartford Stage 31%
Alicia Dempster - A Gift of Undetermined Value - Theater Works New Milford 15%

Best Costume Design
Michael McDonald - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 17%
Jimmy Johansmeyer - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 15%
Erin Payne - The Importance of Being Earnest - Playhouse on Park 8%

Best Director of a Musical
Sean Harris - Hair - Playhouse on Park 12%
Bert Bernardi - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 12%
Rob Ruggiero - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 11%

Best Director of a Play
Sean Harris - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 18%
Rob Ruggierio - Third - TheaterWorks-Hartford 10%
Kris McMurray - Rowan and Martin's Laugh In - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 10%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Hair - Playhouse on Park 14%
La Cage Aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 10%
Hairspray - Musicals at Richter 7%

Best Ensemble Performance in a play
Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 22%
Rowan and Martin's Laugh In - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 19%
Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 11%

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Jimmy Johansmeyer - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 14%
Cedric Leiba, Jr. - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 12%
Stephen Michelsson - Gypsy - Connecticut Theatre Company 10%

Best Featured Actor in a Play
James Parenti - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 20%
James Booth - The Time of Your Life - The Hartt School 17%
James J Moran - Kitchen Witches - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 16%

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Maria Berte - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 14%
Kristin Jeter - Hair - Playhouse on Park 10%
Ashley Ayala - It's a Bird It's a Plan It's Superman - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 7%

Best Featured Actress in a Play
Kristin Harlow - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 26%
Marilyn Olsen - Steel Magnolias - The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts 16%
Linda Kelly - Kitchen Witches - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 13%

Best Lighting Design
Timothy Cook - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 16%
Aaron Hochheiser - Hair - Playhouse on Park 12%
James J Moran - It's a Bird It's a Plane It's Superman - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 12%

Best Musical
Hair - Playhouse on Park 12%
La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 11%
The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 11%

Best Original/New Work
Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry - Hall High School Drama Dept 28%
The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 27%
Reverberations - Hartford Stage 11%

Best Play
Rowan and Martin's Laugh In - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 13%
Tuesdays with Morrie - Playhouse on Park 12%
Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 12%

Best Professional Theater Company
Playhouse on Park 19%
Goodspeed Musicals 17%
Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 15%

Best Set Design
Von Del Mar - Christmas at Santa Claus Station - Pantochino Productions 16%
Michael Schweikardt - La Cage aux Folles - Goodspeed Opera House 12%
James Moran and Kris McMurray - It's a Bird It's a Plane It's Superman - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 11%

Best Sound Design
Nathaniel Dobas - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 22%
James Moran - It's a Bird It's a Plane It's Superman - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre 14%
Joel Abbott - Angels in America - Playhouse on Park 14%

Best Touring Production
Kinky Boots - The Bushnell 26%
Newsies - The Bushnell 25%
Pippin - The Bushnell 19%

Best Younger Actor (under age 25)
Jay Maroney - The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust - Pantochino Productions 21%
Oludare Bernard - Hair - Playhouse on park 19%
Oliver Kochel - Hello Dolly - Castle Craig Players 7%

Best Younger Actress (under age 25)
Cassie Gerace - Cinderella Italiano! - Pantochino Productions 13%
Rachel Huff - Hairspray - Connecticut Theatre Company 9%
Ashley Velleco - Guys and Dolls - Naugatuck Teen Theater 9%

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