2012 BWW Connecticut Regional Awards - LIVE Update - Snyder, Dennehy and More in the Lead - 12/17!

Voting is now underway for the Connecticut Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January.

Here are the current standings for Connecticut:

Best Actor in a Musical
James Snyder - Carousel - Goodspeed Musicals 17%
Michael Barra - Hairspray - Ivoryton Playhouse 15%
Will Graziano - Spring Awakening - Connecticut Repertory Theatre 8%
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Best Actor in a Play
Brian Dennehy - Krapp's Last Tape - Long Wharf 15%
Pat Sajak - The Odd Couple - Connecticut Repertory Theatre 10%
Bruce Connelly - Last Of The Red Hot Lovers - Ivoryton Playhouse 10%
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Best Actress in a Musical
Teal Wicks - Carousel - Goodspeed Musicals 17%
Allison Mohler - Bye Bye Birdie - Swing Bridge Arts Alliance 7%
Dawn Brown - Next to Normal - Warner Theatre 6%
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Best Actress in a Play
Antoinette Lavecchia - I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti - TheaterWorks 17%
Carolyn Kirsch - Driving Miss Daisy - Newington MainStage 11%
Hannah Kaplan - O Beautiful - Connecticut Repertory Theatre 9%
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Best Choreographer
Parker Esse - Carousel - Goodspeed Musicals 25%
Janine Molinari - Teddy & Alice - Seven Angels Theatre 11%
JR Bruno - Hairspray - Ivoryton Playhouse 11%
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Best Community Theater Company
Hartford Children's Theatre 23%
Seven Angels Stage II 17%
Hole in the Wall Theatre 13%
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Best Connecticut Playwright
Jacques Lamarre - I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti - TheaterWorks 35%
Mike Reiss - I'm Connecticut - Connecticut Repertory Theatre 34%
Bert Bernardi - Teen Santa - Pantochino Productions 17%
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Best Costume Design
Alejo Vietti - Carousel - Goodspeed Musicals 24%
Vivianna Lamb - Hairspray - Ivoryton Playhouse 13%
Allison Mohler - Bye Bye Birdie - Swing Bridge Arts Alliance 11%
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Best Director of a musical
Rob Ruggiero - Carousel - Goodspeed Musicals 21%
Jim Kane - Bye Bye Birdie - Swing Bridge Arts Alliance 8%
Isabel Carrington - Next to Normal - Warner Theatre 7%
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Best Director of a play
Rob Ruggiero - I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti - TheaterWorks 12%
Phylicia Rashad - A Raisin in the Sun - Westport Country Playhouse 9%
Bert Bernardi - The Little Dog Laughed - Pantochino Productions 8%
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Best Ensemble Performance in a musical
Carousel - Goodspeed Musicals 25%
Spring Awakening - Connecticut Repertory Theatre 10%
Hairspray - Hartford Children's Theatre 9%
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Best Ensemble Performance in a play
The Vagina Monologues - Little Theatre of Manchester 17%
A Raisin in the Sun - Westport Country Playhouse 16%
I'm Connecticut - Connecticut Repertory Theatre 15%
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Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Jeff Kready - Carousel - Goodspeed Musicals 19%
Chris Briggs - Into the Woods - Young Person's Center for Creative Arts 9%
Neal Mayer - Hairspray - Ivoryton Playhouse 8%
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Best Featured Actor in a Play
Mike Zizka - Laughter on the 23rd Floor - Little Theatre of Manchester 11%
Patrick Beebe - Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Hartford Children's Theatre 10%
Ryan Marcone - O Beautiful - Connecticut Repertory Theatre 10%
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Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Jenn Gambatese - Carousel - Goodspeed Musicals 20%
Alix Jansma - Bye Bye Birdie - Swing Bridge Arts Alliance 7%
Jennifer Rykowski - Anything Goes - Colchester Comunity Theatre 6%
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Best Featured Actress in a Play
Ruth Kennedy - The Little Dog Laughed - Pantochino Productions 14%
Beverley J Taylor - Last Of The Red Hot Lovers - Ivoryton Playhouse 12%
Susan Kelechi Watson - A Raisin in the Sun - Westport Country Playhouse 10%
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Best Lighting Design
John Lasiter - Carousel - Goodspeed Musicals 26%
Jameson Willey - How To Succeed In Business? - Seven Angels Theatre Stage II 12%
Robyn Joyce - Hairspray - Hartford Children's Theatre 9%
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Best Musical
Carousel - Goodspeed Musicals 66%
Into the Woods - Westport Country Playhouse 28%
February House - Long Wharf 6%
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Best Original/New Work
Jacques Lamarre - I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti - TheaterWorks 25%
Mike Reiss - I'm Connecticut - Connecticut Repertory Theatre 20%
Bert Bernardi & Justin Rugg - Teen Santa - Pantochino Productions 14%
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Best Play
I'm Connecticut - Connecticut Repertory Theatre 26%
I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti - TheaterWorks 21%
The Vagina Monologues - Little Theatre of Manchester 14%
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Best Professional Theater Company
Goodspeed Musicals 32%
Connecticut Repertory Theatre 17%
Hartford Stage 13%
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Best Set Design
Michael Schweikardt - Carousel - Goodspeed Musicals 29%
Erik Diaz - How To Succeed In Business? - Seven Angels Theatre Stage II 10%
Travis A. George - Spring Awakening (Connecticut Repertory Theatre) - Connecticut Repertory Theatre 9%
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Best Sound Design
Jay Hilton - Carousel - Goodspeed Musicals 35%
Trenton Spears - How To Succeed In Business? - Seven Angels Theatre Stage II 12%
Michael Freyer - O Beautiful - Connecticut Repertory Theatre 11%
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Best Touring Production
Les Miserables (25th Anniversary Tour) - The Bushnell 62%
Mary Poppins - The Bushnell 25%
Peter Pan - The Bushnell 12%
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Best Younger Actor (under age 25)
Thomas Doelger - Next to Normal - Warner Theatre 15%
Casey Cannata - Over the Tavern - Seven Angels Theatre 10%
Mason Cordiero - Bye Bye Birdie - Swing Bridge Arts Alliance 8%
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Best Younger Actress (under age 25)
Eloise Kropp - Carousel - Goodspeed Musicals 23%
Amanda Lupacchino - Hairspray - Ivoryton Playhouse 9%
Theresa Elizabeth - Next to Normal - Warner Theatre 8%
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