2015 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards Update - Kelly Briggs Big Lead!

By: Dec. 18, 2015
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Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia! 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 Philadelphia:

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Kelly Briggs as Horace Vandergelder - Hello Dolly - Media Theatre 33%
Sean Thompson as Enjolras - Les Miserables - The Media Theatre 16%
JP Dunphy as Subway Ghost - Ghost: The Musical - The Media Theatre 9%

Best Actor in a Musical
Kelly Briggs as Herbie - Gypsy - The Media Theatre 38%
Paul Schafer - High Society - Walnut Street Theater 12%
John Smitherman as Jean Valjean - Les Miserables - The Media Theatre 10%

Best Actor in a Play
Andrew Criss as Captain Keller - The Miracle Worker - Media Theatre 55%
Matt Leisy - The 39 Steps - Bristol Riverside Theatre 23%
Keir Dullea - On Golden Pond - Bucks County PLayhouse 12%

Best Actress in a Musical
Andrea McArdle as Dolly Levi - Hello Dolly - The Media Theatre 42%
Krissy Fraelich as Mama Rose - Gypsy - The Media Theatre 16%
Leslie Becker - Ragtime - Bristol Riverside Theatre 8%

Best Actress in a Play
Jennie Eisenhower as Annie Sullivan - The Miracle Worker - The Media Theatre 35%
Lexi Gwynn - Miracle Worker - Media Theatre 32%
Eleanor Handley - Lost in Yonkers - Bristol Riverside Theatre 14%

Best Choreography
Dann Dunn - Hello Dolly - The Media Theatre 49%
Stephen Casey - Ragtime - Bristol Riverside Theatre 18%
Dann Dunn - Gypsy - The Media Theatre 16%

Best Costume Design
Katie Yamaguchi - Hello Dolly - Media Theatre 48%
Xiachen Zhou - Les Miserables - The Media Theatre 18%
Linda B. Stockton - Lost in Yonkers - Bristol Riverside Theatre 11%

Best Director/Musical
Jesse Cline - Les Miserables - The Media Theatre 58%
Keith Baker - Ragtime - Bristol Riverside Theater 14%
Dann Dunn - Hello Dolly - Media Theatre 13%

Best Director/Play
Jesse Cline - The Miracle Worker - The Media Theatre 66%
Keith Baker - Lost in Yonkers - Bristol Riverside Theatre 10%
James Ijames - Eurydice - Villanova Theatre 8%

Best Ensemble/Musical
Les Miserables - The Media Theatre 40%
High Society - Walnut Street 18%
Ragtime - Bristol Riverside Theatre 13%

Best Ensemble/Play
The Miracle Worker - The Media Theatre 71%
The 39 Steps - Bristol Riverside Theatre 8%
Lost in Yonkers - Bristol Riverside Theatre 6%

Best Lighting Design
Troy Martin O' Shia - Gypsy - The Media Theatre 65%
Thom Weaver - Under the Skin - Arden 15%
Gine Scherr - On Golden Pond - Bucks County Playhouse 7%

Best Music Direction
Ryan Touhey - Ragtime - Bristol Riverside Theatre 43%
Christopher Ertelt - Les Miserables - The Media Theatre 41%
Mike Pacifico - Heathers - Vulcan lyric 7%

Best Musical
Les Miserables - The Media Theatre 50%
Ragtime - Bristol Riverside Theatre 14%
Gypsy - The Media Theatre 10%

Best New Work
Moon Man Walk - Orbiter 3 64%
The Disappearing Quarterback - Plays & Players 36%

Best Play
The Miracle Worker - The Media Theatre 62%
Lost in Yonkers - Bristol Riverside Theatre 9%
The 39 Steps - Bristol Riverside Theatre 8%

Best Production by a Local Theater (Non-Equity)
Merrily We Roll Along - Temple University 56%
Little Shop of Horrors - Playcrafters of Skippack 32%
Cabaret - Sketch club Players 7%

Best Set Design
Matthew Miller - The Miracle Worker - The Media Theatre 48%
Jason Simms - Ragtime - Bristol Riverside Theatre 22%
Andrew Thompson - And Then There Were None - Walnut Street Theatre 10%

Best Sound Design
Carl Park - Ghost: The Musical - The Media Theatre 65%
Christopher Colucci - Arcadia - Lantern Theater 15%
Charlie Coes - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Bucks County Playhouse 9%

Best Special Event
The Summer Club - A Swingin' Concert for Hope - Media Theatre 46%
Roger Ricker and Friends - Media Theatre 24%
The Philly Pops 'Sinatra Centenial Concert' - Kimmel Center 12%

Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Nick Saverine - The Miracle Worker - Media Theatre 49%
Dan Hodge - The 39 Steps - Bristol Riverside Theatre 15%
Alex Kryger as James - The Miracle Worker - The Media Theatre 12%

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Anna Giordano as Louise - Gypsy - The Media Theatre 36%
Jennie Eisenhower - Passion - Arden Theatre Co 17%
Jo Twiss - Always...Patsy Cline - Bristol Riverside Theater 13%

Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Hillary Parker as Kate Keller - The Miracle Worker - The Media Theatre 43%
Jennie Eisenhower - The Miracle Worker - Media 23%
Lauren Sowa - Private Lives - Walnut Street Theatre 12%



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