Vote For The 2018 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards; Human Race Theatre Company Leads Theater of the Year!

Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

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

Best Actor in a Musical (professional)
T.C. Schreier - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Dare 2 Defy 15%
Justin Emmanuel Parker - THE COLOR PURPLE - La Comedia Dinner Theatre 13%
Bobby Mitchum - TICK, TICK...BOOM! - Dare 2 Defy 11%

Best Actor in a Musical or Play (non-professional)
Bradley Scearce - HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Vandalia Youth Theatre 17%
Jacob Ely - NEXT TO NORMAL - Dare 2 Inspire 11%
Colin Hodgkin - THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Wright State University 10%

Best Actor in a Play (professional)
Ben Palacios - SEX WITH STRANGERS - Human Race Theatre Company 20%
Justin Lampkins - DRIVING MISS DAISY - La Comedia Dinner Theatre 12%
Tim Lile - A CHRISTMAS STORY - Human Race Theatre Company 11%

Best Actress in a Musical (professional)
Allie Haines - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Dare 2 Defy 17%
Gracie Adkins - ANNIE - La Comedia Dinner Theatre 13%
Katie Grgecic - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Victoria Theatre Association 10%

Best Actress in a Musical or Play (non-professional)
Maggie Weckesser - 13 - Dare 2 Inspire 14%
Tori Kocher - NEXT TO NORMAL - Dare 2 Inspire 13%
Cindi Cuny - DEARLY DEPARTES - Brookville Community Theatre 10%

Best Actress in a Play (professional)
Katie Pees Arber - A CHRISTMAS STORY - Human Race Theatre Company 19%
Sue Combs - DRIVING MISS DAISY - La Comedia Dinner Theatre 17%
Jennifer Johansen - SEX WITH STRANGERS - Human Race Theatre Company 15%

Best Musical (non-professional)
HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Vandalia Youth Theatre 14%
13 - Dare 2 Inspire 14%
THE LAST PIRATES OF THE VAST GOLDEN TREASURE - Clark State Community College 13%

Best Musical (professional)
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - Dare 2 Defy 29%
THE COLOR PURPLE - La Comedia Dinner Theatre 20%
ANNIE - LaComedia Dinner Theatre 19%

Best Play (non-professional)
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Wright State University 22%
THE GIVER - Town Hall Theatre 13%
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT - Brookville Community Theatre 10%

Best Play (professional)
A CHRISTMAS STORY - Human Race Theatre Company 22%
SEX WITH STRANGERS - Human Race Theatre Company 18%
DRIVING MISS DAISY - La Comedia Dinner Theatre 16%

Best Touring Show
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Victoria Theatre Association 34%
SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Victoria Theatre Association 29%
BEAUTIFUL :THE Carole King MUSICAL - Victoria Theatre Association 16%

Theater of the Year
Human Race Theatre Company 19%
Dare 2 Defy 15%
Dare 2 Inspire 11%

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