December 19th Update: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN - Summit City Music Theatre Leads Best Musical Category in the BWW Fort Wayne Awards Voting

We're heading into the final week of voting for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Fort Wayne Awards, brought to you by TodayTix!! The people have spoken nominations are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!

Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites!

If you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends. Here are the current standings for Fort Wayne:

Best Director / Musical - Community/University
Leslie Beauchamp - SWEENEY TODD - Fort Wayne Civic Theatre 26%
Andrew Sherman - WEST SIDE STORY - Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre 26%
Cynthia Smyth-Wartzok - GUYS AND DOLLS - Pulse Opera House 14%

Best Director / Musical - Professional
Shelby Lewis - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN - Summit City Music Theatre 38%
Christopher Spalding - FOREVER PLAID - Summit City Music Theatre 19%
Andy Planck - CARRIE: THE MUSICAL - Three Rivers Music Theatre 17%

Best Director / Play - Community/University
Christopher J. Murphy - A COMEDY OF TENORS - Arena Dinner Theatre 16%
John Tolley - VANYA AND SONYA AND MASHA AND SPIKE - Fort Wayne Civic Theatre 14%
Reuben Albaugh - FOUR OLD BROADS - Arena Dinner Theatre 13%

Best Musical / Musical - Community/University
SWEENEY TODD - Fort Wayne Civic Theatre 23%
WEST SIDE STORY - Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre 23%
GUYS AND DOLLS - Pulse Opera House 12%

Best Musical / Musical - Professional
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN - Summit City Music Theatre 40%
CARRIE: THE MUSICAL - Three Rivers Music Theatre 21%
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Three Rivers Music Theatre 15%

Best Musical / Musical - Youth Theater or High School
THE WIZARD OF OZ - Huntington North High School 23%
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS - Fort Wayne Youtheatre 21%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - New Haven High School 14%

Best Play / Play - Community/University
VANYA AND SONYA AND MASHA AND SPIKE - Fort Wayne Civic Theatre 17%
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE - Pulse Opera House 13%
MACBETH - Shakespearemachine 11%

Best Play / Play - Youth Theater or High School
RAPUNZEL - Fort Wayne Youtheatre 74%
SUBTEXT - New Haven High School 26%

Best Theatre / Theatre - Community/University
Fort Wayne Civic Theatre 33%
Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre 19%
Pulse Opera House 15%

Best Theatre / Theatre - Professional
Three Rivers Music Theatre 37%
Wagon Wheel Theatre 36%
Summit City Music Theatre 27%

Best Theatre / Theatre - Youth Theater or High School
Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre 38%
Fort Wayne Youtheatre 22%
Huntington North High School 16%

Lead Actor / Musical - Community/University
Todd Frymier - SWEENEY TODD - Fort Wayne Civic Theatre 22%
Aaron Hawley - WEST SIDE STORY - Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre 17%
Travis Fisher - GUYS AND DOLLS - Pulse Opera House 13%

Lead Actor / Musical - Professional
Brock Graham - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN - Summit City Music Theatre 22%
Todd Frymier - FUN HOME - Three Rivers Music Theatre 21%
Tony Didier - FOREVER PLAID - Summit City Music Theatre 19%

Lead Actor / Play - Community/University
Reuben Albaugh - RUMORS - Arena Dinner Theatre 22%
Matt Stephenson - AND THEN THERE WERE NONE - Pulse Opera House 15%
Aaron Mann - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - First Presbyterian Theatre 11%

Lead Actress / Musical - Community/University
Amy Ross - SWEENEY TODD - Fort Wayne Civic Theatre 21%
Erica Ashley - WEST SIDE STORY - Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre 15%
Alayna Thornton - ONCE UPON A MATTRESS - Purdue Fort Wayne 8%

Lead Actress / Musical - Professional
Stephanie Longbrake - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN - Summit City Music Theatre 32%
Kat Hickey - FUN HOME - Three Rivers Music Theatre 17%
Lauren Harter - CARRIE: THE MUSICAL - Three Rivers Music Theatre 15%

Lead Actress / Play - Community/University
Stephanie Westfall - AND THEN THERE WERE NONE - Pulse Opera House 16%
Maggie Kole Hunter - VERONICA'S ROOM - Arena Dinner Theatre 13%
Shelby Lewis - MACBETH - Shakespearemachine 11%

Supporting Actor / Musical - Community/University
Paul Faulkner - CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG - Fort Wayne Civic Theatre 10%
Aaron Hawley - SWEENEY TODD - Fort Wayne Civic Theatre 10%
Aidan Ocken - WEST SIDE STORY - Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre 9%

Supporting Actor / Musical - Professional
Gavin Drew - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN - Summit City Music Theatre 22%
Reuben Albaugh - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN - Summit City Music Theatre 19%
Thom Greving - CARRIE: THE MUSICAL - Three Rivers Music Theatre 15%

Supporting Actor / Play - Community/University
Brock Eastom - VANYA AND SONYA AND MASHA AND SPIKE - Fort Wayne Civic Theatre 32%
Matt Stephenson - RUMORS - Arena Dinner Theatre 21%
Jake Wilhelm - RUMORS - Arena Dinner Theatre 15%

Supporting Actress / Musical - Community/University
Becca Short - WEST SIDE STORY - Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre 18%
Jana Henley - GUYS AND DOLLS - Pulse Opera House 12%
Bobbi Jo Carroll - CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG - Fort Wayne Civic Theatre 12%

Supporting Actress / Musical - Professional
Rebecca Short - YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN - Summit City Music Theatre 43%
Alayna Thornton - CARRIE: THE MUSICAL - Three Rivers Music Theatre 12%
Bella Hickey - FUN HOME - Three Rivers Music Theatre 8%

Supporting Actress / Play - Community/University
Kate Black - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - First Presbyterian Theatre 19%
Debbie Hersey - AND THEN THERE WERE NONE - Pulse Opera House 16%
Maggie Hunter - RUMORS - Arena Dinner Theatre 10%

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