2015 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards Update - Joe Theissen in Big Lead!

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Portland 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 Portland! 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 Portland:

Best Actor in a Musical
Joe Theissen - Thoroughly Modern Millie - Broadway Rose 37%
John Ellingson - Mary Poppins - Northwest Children's Theater 20%
Benjamin Scheuer - The Lion - Portland Center Stage 19%

Best Actor in a Play
Peter Schuyler - Richard III - Bag&Baggage Productions 18%
Todd Van Voris - Equivocation - Post5 Theatre 12%
Ty Boice - Twelfth Night - Post5 Theatre 11%

Best Actress in a Musical
CLAIRE AVAKIAN - Thoroughly Modern Millie - Broadway Rose 60%
Chrissy Kelly-Pettit - Mary Poppins - Northwest Children's Theater 15%
Signe Larsen - Mary Poppins - Northwest Children's Theater 9%

Best Actress in a Play
Katie Watkins - Schizo 20%
Cassandra Boice - Much Ado About Nothing - Post5 Theatre 13%
Clara Hillier - Wait Until Dark - Northwest Classical Theatre Co. 11%

Best Costume Design
Alana Wight - Much Ado About Nothing - Post5 Theatre 32%
Melissa Heller - Six Gentlepersons of Verona - Bag&Baggage 30%
Alison Heryer - Three Days of Rain - Portland Center Stage 20%

Best Director of a Musical
LYN CRAMER - Thoroughly Modern Millie - Broadway Rose 51%
Isaac Lamb - Adrift In Macao - Broadway Rose Theatre 20%
Sharon Maroney - Oklahoma! - Broadway Rose 12%

Best Director of a Play
Cassandra Boice - Twelfth Night - Post5 Theatre 18%
Bobby Bermea - Wait Until Dark - Northwest Classical Theatre Co. 17%
Rose Riordan - Our Town - Portland Center Stage 15%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Broadway Rose 75%
Grease - Broadway Rose 15%
The World Goes 'Round - Broadway Rose 10%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Play
Equivocation - Post5 Theatre 23%
Our Town - Portland Center Stage 15%
Our Country's Good - Bag&Baggage Productions 14%

Best Lighting Design
Phil McBeth - Adrift in Macao - Broadway Rose 19%
Molly Stowe - Our Country's Good - Bag&Baggage 19%
Diane Ferry Williams - Our Town - Portland Center Stage 15%

Best Musical
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Broadway Rose 62%
The Lion - Portland Center Stage 15%
Grease - Broadway Rose 8%

Best Play
Equivocation - Post5 21%
Twelfth Night - Post5 Theatre 17%
Our Town - Portland Center Stage 12%

Best Set Design
Aaron Kissinger - Twelfth Night - Post5 Theatre 30%
Tony Cisek - Our Town - Portland Center Stage 13%
Megan Wilkerson - Our Country's Good - Bag&Baggage 12%

Best Sound Design
Scott Palmer - The Best of Everything - Ba&Baggage Productions 53%
Tim Richey - The World Goes 'Round - Broadway Rose 47%