2015 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee Awards Update 11/27 - Ben Tajnai, Phil Stepanski Lead!

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI 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 Milwaukee, WI! 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 Milwaukee, WI:

Best Actor in a Musical
Ben Tajnai - Les Misarables - Waukesha Civic Theatre 18%
Bryan Noll - Assassins - Lake Country Playhouse 10%
Andrew Varela - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Skylight Music Theater 9%

Best Actor in a Play
Phil Stepanski - The Nerd - Sunset Playhouse 12%
Patrick McCann - Spring Awakening - Off the Wall 7%
Greg Vinkler - A Real Lulu - Peninsula Players Theatre 6%

Best Actress in a Musical
Liz Pazik - Nunsense - Peninsula Players 13%
Paula Garcia - Assassins - Lake Country Playhouse 9%
Calynn Klohn - Spring Awakening - Off The Wall Theatre 8%

Best Actress in a Play
Sandra Baker Renick - The Dastardly Ficus - Lake Country Playhouse 9%
Alejandra Gonzalez - Valley of the Dolls - Off The Wall Theatre 9%
Erin Noel Grennan - A Real Lulu - Peninsula Players Theatre 5%

Best Costume Design
Kristy Hall - Wizard of Oz - Skylight Theater 14%
Alexander B. Tacoma - Dreamgirls - Milwaukee Repertory Theatre 11%
Kyle Pingel - Nunsense - Peninsula Players 10%

Best Director of a Musical
Karen Sheridan - Nunsense - Peninsula Players Theatre 18%
Dale Gutzman - Spring Awakening - Off The Wall 15%
Ryan Cappleman - Avenue Q - UW-Waukesha 14%

Best Director of a Play
Dale Gutzman - Odyssey - Off the Wall Theatre 9%
Steve Decker - And Neither Have I Wings to Fly - UW-Waukesha 8%
Greg Vinkler - Outside Mullingar - Peninsula Players Theatre 7%

Best Musical
Nunsense - Peninsula Players Theatre 20%
Spring Awakening - Off The Wall 14%
Assassins - Lake Country Playhouse 12%

Best Play
The Dastardly Ficus - Lake Country Playhouse 9%
BOEING BOEING - Milwaukee Chamber Theatre 8%
Odyssey - Off the Wall Theatre 8%

Best Scenic Design
Steve Decker - Avenue Q - UW-Waukesha 13%
KRISTIN ELLERT - JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH - FIRST STAGE 12%
Todd Edward Ivins - Dreamgirls - Milwaukee Rep 12%

Theatre of the Year
Peninsula Players Theatre 19%
Off The Wall Theatre 15%
Skylight Music Theater 14%