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Voting is now underway for the Chicago Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the live standings below!

Today, BroadwayWorld.com is proud to announce the slate of nominees for the third annual BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, the only fan-voted theater awards in the Chicagoland area! Expanded to thirty categories this year, the BCAs (or "Broadies") honor Chicago's theater productions and artists in both Equity and Non-Equity categories, including plays, musicals, revues, Theater for Young Audiences, touring shows and special theatrical events. Productions which opened between November 1, 2011 and October 31, 2012 were eligible for nomination. The BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards are the oldest and most popular of the several dozen regional BroadwayWorld Award competitions now being held in the U.S. And you can join the fun by voting for your favorites, and encouraging your friends to vote as the vote totals pile up!

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Three shows make a PR appearance at Sidetrack, ATC plans a 'Hair' re-do, 'Camelot,' 'Floyd Collins,' three new mainstage musicals, a reading, a benefit and more!

Pride Films and Plays announces that five finalists have been named in the 2012 Great Gay Play and Musical Contest, as PFP continues to explore 'What's New and Who's Next' in LGBT film and theater. The finalists are: At The Flash, by Sean Chandler and David Leeper, Woodland Hills, CA Lost in History, by Adam Siegel, Maplewood, NJ Hello Norma Jeane, by Dylan Costello, London, UK Mr. Teddy, by George Smart, Quincy, MA Under A Rainbow Flag, a new musical, by Leo Schwartz, Chicago, IL Check out the event photos below!

egyufCheck out this sneak preview of the cast in costume for HELLO NORMA JEANE by Dylan Costello. The show is one of the five finalists in the 2012 Great Gay Play and Musical Contest and will be performed on Saturday, April 14, 7:30 at Center on Halsted.

Pride Films and Plays announces that five finalists have been named in the 2012 Great Gay Play and Musical Contest, as PFP continues to explore 'What's New and Who's Next' in LGBT film and theater.

Tickets Remain for SIMPLY SENSATIONAL on Monday, November 14, and for the final four performances of the hit comedy LOVE SUCKS!

'If you want to shape the future of great LGBT films, please join us this weekend for the Great Gay Screenplay Finale weekend at the Hoover-Leppen Theater at Center on Halsted.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. A benefit cabaret of theater stars, 'Pippin,' 'Facing East,' the Midwest premiere of 'Dracula,' 'Let My People Come,' Jennifer Holliday, a blockbuster video event and more!

Pride Films and Plays hosts a fun special event at Sidetrack on Monday, September 19 from 6:30 to 8:00pm: And the Winner WASN'T - But the Finalists Are! The evening will feature Chicago's best musical theater and cabaret stars performing Oscar-nominated songs that did not win!

Pride Films and Plays hosts a fun special event at Sidetrack on Monday, September 19 from 6:30 to 8:00pm: And the Winner WASN'T - But the Finalists Are! The evening will feature Chicago's best musical theater and cabaret stars performing Oscar-nominated songs that did not win!

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Kristin Chenoweth at Sidetrack, Jennifer Hudson at Ravinia, 'Carousel,' 'West Side Story,' 'Jim Caruso's Cast Party,' 'For The Boys,' more....

Genesis Theatrical ProductionNFP, Inc presents the Chicago premiere of FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION, at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago.

Genesis Theatrical ProductionNFP, Inc presents the Chicago premiere of FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION, at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago. The production previewed March 26, opens March 31 at 7:30 p.m., and runs through May 1, 2011. Lively with humor, anecdote, sorrow, and songs, the musical will without a doubt tug at the audience's heartstrings.

Pride Films & Plays (PFP) announces the five screenplays with GLBT themes or characters that have been named finalists in the first Great Gay Screenplay Contest. The five screenplays will be performed as staged readings during the Great Gay Screenplay Weekend, Saturday, Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 21 at 3 p.m., at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted Street.

Pride Films & Plays (PFP) announces the five screenplays with GLBT themes or characters that have been named finalists in the first Great Gay Screenplay Contest. The five screenplays will be performed as staged readings during the Great Gay Screenplay Weekend, Saturday, Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 21 at 3 p.m., at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted Street.

Pride Films & Plays (PFP) announces the five screenplays with GLBT themes or characters that have been named finalists in the first Great Gay Screenplay Contest. The five screenplays will be performed as staged readings during the Great Gay Screenplay Weekend, Saturday, Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 21 at 3 p.m., at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted Street.

The final staged readings in our series The Great Plays of Terrence McNally will be held at Mary's Attic this Sunday and next. Make sure to purchase your tickets today!

Five screenplays with GLBT themes or characters have been named finalists in the first Great Gay Screenplay Contest sponsored by Pride Films and Plays, and will be performed as staged readings in the Great Gay Screenplay Weekend on November 20 and 21 at the Center on Halsted.

The final staged readings in our series The Great Plays of Terrence McNally will be held at Mary's Attic this Sunday and next. Make sure to purchase your tickets today!