Final Week To Vote for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards

By: BWW Dec. 23, 2019

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There's just one final week to submit votes for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards, brought to you by TodayTix!! The people have spoken nominations are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!

Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites!

If you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends. Here are the current standings for Minneapolis / St. Paul:

Best Actor in a Musical
Dylan Rugh - NEWSIES - Ashland Productions 12%
Quinn Forrest Masterson - BIG FISH - Eagan Community Theatre 11%
Alex Johnson - NEWSIES - Ashland Productions 8%

Best Actor in a Play
Zach Schnitzer - THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME - Yellow Tree Theatre 29%
Howard Held - THESE SHINING LIVES - Theatre in the Round 11%
Brian Cern - POPULATION 485 - The Phipps Center for the Arts 8%

Best Actress in a Musical
Abi Lampert - ANNIE - Ashland Productions 15%
Sofia Salmela - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Children’s Theatre Company 8%
Stacey Dolan - NEWSIES - Ashland Productions 7%

Best Actress in a Play
Stacia Rice - THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME - Yellow Tree Theatre 18%
Becca Hart - THE WOLVES - Jungle Theater 11%
Sally Wingert - STINKERS - Jungle Theater 8%

Best Choreographer
Emily Nies, Dylan Rugh, & Jack Scharrer - CATS - Ashland Productions 16%
Meg Gronau - NEWSIES - Ashland Productions 15%
Megan Kelly Hubbell - BIG FISH - Eagan Community Theatre 11%

Best Community Theater Company
Ashland Productions 31%
Eagan Community Theatre 13%
Morris Park Players 12%

Best Costume Design
Meredith Arbuckle - CATS - Ashland Productions 22%
Meredith Arbuckle - NEWSIES - Ashland Productions 11%
Jennifer Schultz - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Morris Park Players 9%

Best Director of a Musical
Christopher Teipner - NEWSIES - Ashland Productions 22%
Peter Brosius - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Children’s Theatre Company 11%
Kyle Schwartz - ANNIE - Ashland Productions 8%

Best Director of a Play
Sarah Rasmussen - THE WOLVES - Jungle Theater 17%
James Ehlenz - ZELDA THE HERO OF FRINGE - Albino Squirrel Productions 15%
Collin Geraghty - POPULATION 485 - The Phipps Center for the Arts 13%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
NEWSIES - Ashland Productions 15%
CATS - Ashland Productions 11%
42ND STREET - Ordway Center for the Performing Arts 10%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Play
THE WOLVES - Jungle Theater 15%
ZELDA THE HERO OF FRINGE - Albino Squirrel Productions 14%
POPULATION 485 - The Phipps Center for the Arts 12%

Best Lighting Design
Steve Dunlop - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Morris Park Players 13%
Renee Chizek - BIG FISH - St Matthew Community Theater 13%
Mike Baldassari - 42ND STREET - Ordway Center for the Performing Arts 12%

Best Musical
NEWSIES - Ashland Productions 22%
MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Children’s Theatre Company 16%
BIG FISH - Eagan Community Theatre 9%

Best Musical Direction
Kim Bannwarth - NEWSIES - Ashland Productions 26%
Jim Cox - BIG FISH - Eagan Community Theatre 14%
Andrew Cooke - MAMMA MIA! - Chanhassen Dinner Theatres 8%

Best Original/New Work
THE HOBBIT - Children’s Theatre Company 20%
ZELDA THE HERO OF FRINGE - Albino Squirrel Productions 13%
THE WOLVES - Jungle Theater 9%

Best Play
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME - Yellow Tree Theatre 22%
METAMORPHOSES - Guthrie Theater 16%
THE WOLVES - Jungle Theater 10%

Best Professional Theater Company
Guthrie Theater 16%
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres 16%
Children’s Theatre Company 16%

Best Set Design
Jim Davis - NEWSIES - Ashland Productions 25%
Shy Iverson - JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH JR - Ashland Productions 11%
Nayna Ramey - MAMMA MIA! - Chanhassen Dinner Theatres 10%

Best Sound Design
Tom Prestin - NEWSIES - Ashland Productions 40%
Russ Haynes - MAMMA MIA! - Chanhassen Dinner Theatres 14%
John Shivers - 42ND STREET - Ordway Center for the Performing Arts 10%

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