2015 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards Update - Dani De Waal Beating Caroline Bowman!

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC 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 Washington, DC! 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 Washington, DC:

Best Actor in a Community Theatre Production
Shaun Patrick Moe - Jesus Christ Superstar - McLean Community Players 24%
John Ray - 13 - McLean Community Players 17%
Brian Hill - Jesus Christ Superstar - McLean Community Players 15%

Best Actor in a Dinner Theatre Production
Thomas Adrian Simpson - 9 to 5 - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 43%
Matthew Lincoln-Bugg - Sister Act - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 39%
Brian Maurice Kinnard - Sister Act - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 18%

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Ben Platt - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 29%
Wesley Taylor - Cabaret - Signature Theatre 17%
Rick Hammerly - Oliver! - Adventure Theatre MTC 15%

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a National Tour Production
Dan DeLuca - Newsies - National Theatre 26%
Stuart Ward - Once - Kennedy Center 22%
Kyle Dean Massey - Pippin - National Theatre 17%

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Elliott Kashner - Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Molotov Theatre Group 16%
Jelani Alladin - Choir Boy - Studio Theatre 11%
Edward Gero - The Originalist - Arena Stage 8%

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Bobby Smith - Cabaret - Signature Theatre 18%
Joshua Morgan - Fiddler on the Roof - Arena Stage 17%
Michael Park - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 13%

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a National Tour Production
Vincent Crocilla - Newsies - National Theatre 38%
John Rubinstein - Pippin - National Theatre 28%
Jacob Kemp - Newsies - National Theatre 24%

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
William Vaughan - Ironbound - Round House Theatre 17%
Louis Butlelli - Julius Caesar - Folger Theatre 14%
Jaysen Wright - Now Comes the Night - 1st Stage 12%

Best Actress in a Community Theatre Production
Anne Norland - Jesus Christ Superstar - McLean Community Players 29%
Bailey Drew - 13 - McLean Community Players 18%
Laura O'Brien - The Addams Family - Kensington Arts Theatre 14%

Best Actress in a Dinner Theatre Production
Felicia Curry - Sister Act - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 48%
Sally Struthers - 9 to 5 - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 36%
Victoria Mayo - 9 to 5 - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 16%

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Felicia Curry - Oliver! - Adventure Theatre MTC 21%
Barrett WilBert Reed - Cabaret - Signature Theatre 15%
Gracie Jones - Code Name Cynthia - Pallas Theatre Collective 15%

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a National Tour Production
Dani de Waal - Once - Kennedy Center 26%
Caroline Bowman - Evita - Kennedy Center 24%
Sasha Allen - Pippin - National Theatre 21%

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Gillian Shelley - Maytag Virgin - Quotidian Theatre 18%
Holly Twyford - Sex with Strangers - Signature Theatre 14%
Dawn Ursula - Queens Girl in the World - Theater J 11%

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Maria Rizzo - Cabaret - Signature Theatre 20%
Tracy Lynn Olivera - Freedom's Song: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War - Ford's Theatre 10%
Alexis Molnar - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 10%

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a National Tour Production
Lucie Arnaz - Pippin - National Theatre 35%
Candace Quarrels - The Book of Mormon - Kennedy Center 31%
Roz Ryan - Chicago - National Theatre 18%

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Stacy Whittle - Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Molotov Theatre Group 43%
Kimberly Gilbert - Life Sucks - Theater J 18%
Tonya Beckman - Passion Play - Forum Theatre 16%

Best Capital Fringe Production
Blind Pug Arts Collective Presents: The Theatre of Self-Loathing Presents: Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf - Blind Pug Arts Collective 18%
Tammy Faye's Final Audition - Brick Monkey Theater Ensemble 18%
Awake All Night - Itai Yasur 17%

Best Choreography
Susan Stroman - Little Dancer - Kennedy Center 21%
Matthew Gardiner - Cabaret - Signature Theatre 20%
Danny Mefford - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 13%

Best Community Theatre Production
Jesus Christ Superstar - McLean Community Players 35%
The Addams Family - Kensington Arts Theatre 18%
13 - McLean Community Players 18%

Best Costume Design
Mariah Hale - Julius Caesar - Folger Theatre 23%
William Ivey Long - Little Dancer - Kennedy Center 19%
Emily Rebholz - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 18%

Best Dinner Theatre Production
Sister Act - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 42%
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 37%
9 to 5 - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 21%

Best Director in a Community Theatre Production
Kevin and Pamela McCormack - Jesus Christ Superstar - McLean Community Players 40%
Craig Pettinati - The Addams Family - Kensington Arts Theatre 24%
Lisa Anne Bailey - Chess - Kensington Arts Theatre 21%

Best Director of a Dinner Theatre Production
Patrick A'Hearn and Penny Ayn Maas - The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 46%
Patti D'Beck - Sister Act - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 30%
Patti D'Beck - 9 to 5 - Riverside Center Dinner Theatre 25%

Best Director of a Musical (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Michael Greif - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 22%
Matthew Gardiner - Cabaret - Signature Theatre 15%
Susan Stroman - Little Dancer - Kennedy Center 11%

Best Director of a Play (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Alex Levy - The Good Counselot - 1st Stage 17%
Mark Kamie - Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Molotov Theatre Group 15%
Robert Richmond - Julius Caesar - Folger Theatre 11%

Best Educational Theatre Production (Performing Arts Education Institution)
Spring Awakening - Act Two at Levine 31%
The Secret Garden - Theatre Lab 23%
Cabaret - Theatre Lab 22%

Best Lighting Design
Japhy Weideman - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 26%
Robbie Hayes - The Good Counselor - 1st Stage 17%
Pete Vargo - Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Molotov Theatre Group 13%

Best Musical - Non-Premiere (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Cabaret - Signature Theatre 43%
Dogfight - Keegan Theatre 21%
Gigi - Kennedy Center 19%

Best Musical Theatre Cabaret or Concert Event
Audra McDonald Music Center at Strathmore 34%
Kristin Chenoweth Wolf Trap 32%
Sutton Foster - NSO Pops - Kennedy Center 23%

Best National Tour
The Book of Mormon - Kennedy Center 35%
Newsies - National Theatre 28%
Pippin - National Theatre 14%

Best Play - Non- Premiere (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Choir Boy - Studio Theatre 18%
Sex with Strangers - Signature Theatre 17%
Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Molotov Theatre Group 17%

Best Set Design
David Korins - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 17%
Brian McDermott - Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Molotov Theatre Group 11%
Misha Kachman - Cabaret - Signature Theatre 10%

Best Sound Design
Clive Goodwin - Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 29%
Rachel Barlaam - The Good Counselor - 1st Stage 23%
Gregg Martin - Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Molotov Theatre Group 15%

Best Theatre for Young Audiences Production (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
The BFG - Imagination Stage/National Theatre 29%
101 Dalmatians - Imagination Stage 20%
Caps for Sale - Adventure Theatre MTC 20%

Best World Premiere Musical (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Dear Evan Hansen - Arena Stage 45%
Code Name Cynthia - Pallas Theatre Collective 16%
Little Dancer - Kennedy Center 16%

Best World Premiere Play (Local/Regional, Professional Theatre)
Women Alone Laughing with Salad - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company 19%
Now Comes the Night - 1st Stage 16%
The Widow Lincoln - Ford's Theatre 11%