Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Sydney Awards; Just Two Weeks Left!

Voting is open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2016 and September 2017. 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.

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Here are the current standings for Australia - Sydney:

Best Actor in a Musical
Callum Francis - Kinky Boots - Capitol Theatre 16%
Michael Curtin - The Little Mermaid - Stage Artz Theatre Co 11%
Paul Capsis - Cabaret - Hayes Theatre Co 10%

Best Actor in a Play
Mitchell Butel - Mr Burns - Belvoir 18%
John Bell - The Father - Sydney Theatre Co 13%
Darren Gilshenan - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Ensemble Theatre 12%

Best Actor in an opera
Andeka Gorrotxategi - Carmen - Sydney Harbour 19%
Michael Honeyman - King Roger - Sydney Opera House 18%
Tristan Entwistle - Operantics presents 'Die Fledermaus' - The Independent Theatre 15%

Best Actress in a Musical
Vivien Emsworth - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 19%
Esther Hannaford - BEAUTIFUL The Carole King Musical - Lyric Theatre 13%
Carolyn Curtin - Wicked - Willoughby Theatre Company 13%

Best Actress in a Play
Kate Mulvany - Richard 3 - Playhouse, Sydney Opera House 10%
Genevieve Lemon - WHO's AFRAID OF Virginia Woolf? - ENSEMBLE THEATRE 9%
Amanda Muggleton - Lip Service - Ensemble Theatre 8%

Best Actress in an Opera
Valda Wilson - Theodora - Pinchgut Opera 20%
Anna Dowsley - The Rape Of Lucretia - Carriageworks 17%
Julie Lea Goodwin - Two Weddings One BrIde - Sydney Opera House Playhouse 13%

Best Cabaret Performance
Blue The Songs of Joni Mitchell - Hayes Theatre Co 18%
Velvet - Roslyn Packer Theatre 14%
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: BEDLAM - Leadbelly 13%

Best Cabaret Performer
Queenie van de Zandt - Blue The Songs of Joni Mitchell - Hayes Theatre Co 23%
Cath Alcorn - Cathartic - Slide 13%
Marcia Hines - Velvet - Roslyn Packer Theatre 12%

Best Choreographer
Kelley Abbey - Cabaret - Hayes Theatre Co 20%
Sophie Gospodarczyk - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 19%
Cameron Mitchell - Big Fish - Hayes Theatre 14%

Best Costume Design - Musical
Audrey Currie - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 23%
Sami Eskin - Sunday in the Park with George - Little Triangle / Depot Theatre 15%
James Browne - Cabaret - Hayes Theatre Co 15%

Best Costume Design - Play
Elizabeth Gadsby - Cloud Nine - Wharf 1 22%
Michael Hankin - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf - Ensemble Theatre 21%
Marg Horwell - The Homosexuals - Griffin Theatre Company 15%

Best Costume Design of an Opera
Tim Chappel - Two weddings one bride - Sydney Operaa House, playhouse 100%

Best Director of an Opera
Kip Williams - The Rape Of Lucretia - Carriageworks 36%
Lindy Hume - Theodora - Pinchgut Opera 34%
Ian Warwick - Operantics presents 'Die Fledermaus' - The Independent Theatre 18%

Best Director/Musical
Stig Bell - Wicked - Willoughby theatre company 16%
Jordan Vassallo - Fame - Bryan Brown Theatre (Birdie Productions) 11%
Mitchell Butel - Porgy and Bess - Sydney Opera House 11%

Best Director/Play
Darren Yap - Diving for Pearls - Griffin Theatre Company 11%
Claudia Barrie - Dry Land - Kings X 10%
Kip Williams - Cloud Nine - Wharf 1 8%

Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Wicked - Willoughby Theatre Company 16%
Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 15%
Kinky Boots - Capitol Theatre 14%

Best Lighting Design - Musical
Trent Suidgeest - Only Heaven Knows - Hayes Theatre Co 18%
Trudy Dalgleish - Melba - Hayes Theatre Co 17%
Chris Starnawski - Sunday in the Park with George - Little Triangle / Depot Theatre 15%

Best Lighting Design - Play
Natasha Chivers - 1984 - Sydney Theatre Company 14%
Benjamin Brockman - Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo - Old Fitz 13%
Alexander Berlage - 4:48 Psychosis - Old Fitz 12%

Best Lighting Design of an Opera
John Rayment - Two Weddings One Bride - Sydney Opera House Playhouse 45%
Verity Hampson - A Strategic Plan - Griffin Theatre Company 33%
Jason Glenwright - Rice - Griffin Theatre Company 22%

Best Music Director - Musical
Peter Hayward - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 35%
Bev Kennedy - Mack & Mabel - Hayes Theatre Co 11%
Conrad Hamill - Sunday in the Park with George - Little Triangle / Depot Theatre 11%

Best Musical
Wicked - Willoughby Theatre Company 19%
Miss Saigoon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 15%
Kinky Boots - Capitol Theatre 11%

Best Opera
The Rape Of Lucretia - Carriageworks 29%
Theodora - Pinchgut Opera 22%
Two Weddings One Bride - Sydney Opera House Playhouse 21%

Best Play
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Ensemble Theatre 12%
1984 - Sydney Theatre Company 11%
Dry Land - Kings X Theatre 9%

Best Scenic Design - Musical
Neil Shotter - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 26%
Alicia Clements - Assassins - Hayes Theatre Co 17%
Anna Gardiner - Big Fish - Hayes Theatre Co 14%

Best Scenic Design - Play
Michael Hankin - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Ensemble Theatre 28%
James Browne - Diving for Pearls - Griffin Theatre Company 24%
ALICIA CLEMENTS - THE RASPUTIN AFFAIR - ENSEMBLE THEATRE 18%

Best Scenic Design of an Opera
Emily Stuart-Jones - Operantics presents 'Die Fledermaus' - The Independent Theatre 55%
Gabrielle Rowe - Operantics presents 'La Finta Giardiniera' - The Independent Theatre 45%

Best Sound Design - Musical
Nick Walker - Assassins - Hayes Theatre Co 31%
Caitlin Porter - Melba - Hayes Theatre Co 30%
Neil McLean - Big Fish - Hayes Theatre Co 26%

Best Sound Design - Play
Steve Toulmin - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Ensemble Theatre 31%
Nate Edmondson - SLUT - Old Fitz Theatre 22%
Neil McLean - The Rasputin Affair - Ensemble Theatre 11%

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Kyle Sapsford - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatre (Packemin Productions) 20%
Adam Rennie - Big Fish - Hayes Theatre Co 11%
Bobby Fox - Assassins - Hayes Theatre Co 11%

Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Craig Reucassel - Neville's Island - Ensemble Theatre 14%
Tim Draxl - Lip Service - Ensemble Theatre 10%
Russell Cronin - The Winter's Tale - Depot Theatre 9%

Best Supporting Actor in an Opera
Andrew Goodwin - The Rape Of Lucretia - Carriageworks 24%
Nicholas Jones - Carmen - Sydney Harbour 22%
Christopher Curcuruto - Operantics presents 'La sonnambula' - The Independent Theatre 17%

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Ashleigh Taylor - Miss Saigon - Riverside Theatres (Packemin Productions) 16%
Amy Lehpamer - Beautiful - Sydney Lyric Theatre 12%
Caitlin Berry - Melba - Hayes Theatre Co 11%

Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Genevieve Lemon - The Homsexuals - Griffin Theatre Company 10%
Sarah Robinson - Rebound - Erskineville Town Hall & Blood Moon Theatre 9%
Heather Mitchell - Away - Sydney Opera House 8%

Best Supporting Actress in an Opera
Natalie Aroyan - Carmen - Sydney Harbour 13%
Briony Davidson - Operantics presents 'Die Fledermaus' - The Independent Theatre 13%
Deepka Ratra - Operantics presents 'Die Fledermaus' - The Independent Theatre 13%

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