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Vote For The 2018 BWW Milwaukee Awards; Sunset Playhouse Leads Theatre of the Year!

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Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI 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 Milwaukee, WI:

Best Actor in a Musical
Eric Welch - DOC DANGER AND THE DANGER SQUAD - Milwaukee Opera Theatre 26%
Brett Sweeney - HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - All In Productions 13%
Eric Welch - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Sunset Playhouse 11%

Best Actor in a Play
Cory Hagen - THIS PRISON WHERE I LIVE - Theater RED 24%
Matt Daniels - THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE - First Stage 19%
Keith R. Smith - DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER - Sunset Playhouse 11%

Best Actress in a Musical
Briana Rose Lipor - DOC DANGER AND THE DANGER SQUAD - Milwaukee Opera Theatre 37%
Lindsay Woppert - EVITA - West Allis Players 9%
Laura Monagle - INTO THE WOODS - Sunset Playhouse 8%

Best Actress in a Play
Karen Estrada - THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE - First Stage 34%
Marcee Doherty-Elst - I'LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS - Untitled Productions/Theater RED 26%
Lori Nappe - DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER - Sunset Playhouse 12%

Best Costume Design
Lisa Quinn - INTO THE WOODS - Sunset Playhouse 40%
Molly Mason - DOC DANGER AND THE DANGER SQUAD - Milwaukee Opera Theatre 9%
Jason Orlenko - ANNIE - Skylight Music Theatre 8%

Best Director of a Musical
Jill Anna Ponasik - DOC DANGER AND THE DANGER SQUAD - Milwaukee Opera Theatre 37%
Nate C. Adams - INTO THE WOODS - Sunset Playhouse 24%
Molly Rhode - ANNIE - Skylight Music Theatre 9%

Best Director of a Play
Eric Welch - I'LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS - Untitled Productions/Theater RED 26%
John Maclay - THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE - First Stage 16%
Angela Iannone - THIS PRISON WHERE I LIVE - Theatre RED 14%

Best Musical
DOC DANGER AND THE DANGER SQUAD - Milwaukee Opera Theatre 30%
INTO THE WOODS - Sunset Playhouse 22%
ANNIE - Skylight Music Theatre 9%

Best Play
I'LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS - Untitled Productions/Theater RED 22%
THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE - First Stage 16%
THIS PRISON WHERE I LIVE - Theatre Red 11%

Best Scenic Design
Lisa Schlenker - DOC DANGER AND THE DANGER SQUAD - Milwaukee Opera Theatre 23%
Martin McClendon - CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG - First Stage 18%
Peter Dean Beck - ANNIE - Skylight Music Theatre 15%

Best Youth Actor (under 18)
Elliot Brotherhood - HENRY V - First Stage 32%
Bradley Nowacek - THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE - First Stage 27%
Ben Martin - BOXCAR - Northern Sky Theater 23%

Best Youth Actress (under 18)
Ella Rose Kleefisch - INTO THE WOODS - Sunset Playhouse 45%
Harper Navin - DOC DANGER AND THE DANGER SQUAD - Milwaukee Opera Theatre 38%
Eloise Field - ANNIE - Skylight Music Theatre 10%

Theatre of the Year
Sunset Playhouse 23%
Milwaukee Opera Theatre 22%
First Stage 12%

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