2015 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards Update- Lindsey Nicole Chambers Leads!

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

Best Actor - Play or Musical (touring)
Kyle Taylor Parker - Kinky Boots - Broadway Grand Rapids 37%
Stuart Ward - Once - Broadway Grand Rapids 31%
Steven Booth - Kinky Boots - Broadway Grand Rapids 16%

Best Actor in a Musical
Dez Walker - Aida - Stagecrafters 25%
Tyrick Wiltez Jones - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 17%
Kyle Jurassic - Catch Me If You Can - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 11%

Best Actor in a Play
Delorean Cotton - Saving The Dream - Millennium 14%
Mathew Schwartz - Around The World in 80 Days - Meadow Brook Theatre 12%
William Sinclair Moore - The Piano Lesson - Stagecrafters 10%

Best Actress - Play or Musical (touring)
Lindsey Nicole Chambers - Kinky Boots - Broadway Grand Rapids 38%
Dani de Waal - Once - Broadway Grand Rapids 29%
Issie Swickle - Annie - Broadway Grand Rapids 18%

Best Actress in a Musical
Arielle Crosby - Aida - Stagecrafters 20%
Darilyn Castillo - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 16%
Christiana Perrault - Aida - Stagecrafters 9%

Best Actress in a Play
Arielle Crosby - Saving The Dream - Millennium 17%
Sarab Kamoo - Luce - Meadow Brook Theatre 14%
Jenaya Jones Reynolds - The Piano Lesson - Stagecrafters 10%

Best Choreography
John Luther - Aida - Stagecrafters 24%
Tyrick Wiltez Jones - The Bikinis - Meadow Brook Theatre 17%
David Blixt - Henry IV - Michigan Shakespeare Festival 9%

Best Director of a Musical
Travis W. Walter - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 26%
John Luther - Aida - Stagecrafters 23%
Carrie McNulty - Catch Me If You Can - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 8%

Best Director of a Play
Travis W. Walter - Around The World In 80 Days - Meadow Brook Theatre 16%
TJ Hemphill - Saving The Dream - Millennium 13%
Bailey Boudreau - B.F.'s! - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 9%

Best Lighting Design
Matthew J. Fick - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 21%
Lucy Meyo - Aida - Stagecrafters 20%
Catherine Marlett Dreher - Mary Poppins - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre 9%

Best Music Direction
Debbie Tedrick - Aida - Stagecrafters 27%
Daniel Feyer - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 26%
Charles Hutchins - Avenue Q - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre 8%

Best Musical
Aida - Stagecrafters 24%
Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 23%
Catch Me If You Can - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 8%

Best Play
Around The World in 80 Days - Meadow Brook Theatre 13%
The Piano Lesson - Stagecrafters 13%
Saving The Dream - Millennium 9%

Best Production - Play or Musical (touring)
Kinky Boots Broadway Grand Rapids 51%
Once Broadway Grand Rapids 27%
Elf: The Musical Broadway Grand Rapids 22%

Best Production for Young Audiences
A Little Princess - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre 20%
The Jungle Book - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 19%
Footloose - Grand Rapids Civic Theatre 19%

Best Set Design
Jeremy Barnett - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 16%
Jennifer Maiseloff - Invasive Species - Tipping Point Theatre 14%
Drew Hall - Aida - Stagecrafters 13%

Best Shakespearean Performance
Zach Johnson - Romeo and Juliet - Heritage Theatre Group 13%
Luna Alexander - Hamlet - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 8%
Chris Jakob - Mabeth - Shakespeare in Detroit 8%

Best Shakespearean Production
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Michigan Shakespeare Festival 24%
Romeo and Juliet - Heritage Theatre Group 16%
Hamlet - Slipstream Theatre Initiative 11%

Best Sound Design
Mike Duncan - Once On This Island - Meadow Brook Theatre 22%
Clayton Bushmaker - Aida - Stagecrafters 20%
Timothy Schmidt - Catch Me If You Can - Circle Theatre Grand Rapids 9%

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