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Award List: 2005--2006
American Theatre Critics/Steinberg New Play Award
Barrymore Awards--Philadelphia
Bay Area Critics Awards--California
Callaway Committe Awards
Clarence Derwent Awards
Connecticut Critics Awards
Drama Desk Awards
Drama League Awards
Ethyl Eichelberger Award
Evening Standard Awards (London)
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
Helen Hayes Awards
Henry Hewes Design Awards
New York Innovative Theatre (IT) Awards,
Jeff Citations -- Chicago
League of American Theatres and Producers Awards
LADCC -- The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle
LA Ovation Awards
Lucille Lortel Awards
NY Drama Critics Circle Awards
New York Innovative (IT) Awards
Nightlife Awards
Obies, See Village Voice Obies
Off-Off-Broadway Awards
Olivier Awards
Otto Rene Castillo Awards for Political Theatre
Outer Critics Circle Awards
PEN/Laura Pels Award For Drama
Pulitzer Prize For Drama
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
TDF/Astaire Awards
TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards
Theater World Awards
Tony Awards
Touring Broadway Awards
The VillageVoice Obie Awards
American Theatre Critics/Steinberg New Play Award
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Barrymore Awards--Philadelphia
The 2006 nominees for the Barrymore Awards for Excellence in the Theater have been announced. The list of nominees with winners marked with an asterisk follows the list of nominees and recipients of special awards : F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist, which includes a $10,000 cash prize,The 2006 Emerging Artist Award nominees are Tony Braithwaite, Ben Dibble, Lee Ann Etzold, Matt Saunders and Charlotte Cloe Fox Wind.
The 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award will honor the career of Robert Hedley, the 39-year chair of the theatre departments at Villanova University and Temple University.
The Special Recognition Award for individuals and organizations whose abilities and contributions do not fit neatly into any category but have made a significant impact on the Greater Philadelphia theatre scene this year recognize ComedySportz Philadelphia.
The award for Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service includes a $1,500 cash prize. The 2006 nominees are Delaware Theatre Company's Programs for Youth, InterAct Theatre Company's InterAction, Lantern Theater Company's Illumination, and Philadelphia Theatre Company's PTC Drama Contact.
TheTed and Stevie Wolf Award for New Approaches to Collaborations nominees are Arden Theatre Company & Vertigo String Quartet for Opus and Lantern Theater Company & Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts for The Trial of Richard III.
Here are the 2006 nominees for the Ba OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Arden Theatre Company, Opus
*Lantern Theater Company, The Foocy
Lantern Theater Company, Richard III
The People's Light & Theatre Company, The Man from Nebraska
Theatre Exile, Killer Joe
OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Arden Theatre Company, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
*Arden Theatre Company, Winesburg, Ohio
Delaware Theatre Company, A Murder, A Mystery, & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama
Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center, Waiting for the Moon
Prince Music Theater, Dreamgirls
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Joe Canuso, Killer Joe, Theatre Exile
Ken Marini, The Man from Nebraska, The People's Light & Theatre Company
Charles McMahon, Richard III, Lantern Theater Company
*Terrence J. Nolen, Opus, Arden Theatre Company
Matt Pfeiffer, The Foocy, Lantern Theater Company
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., Urinetown, Villanova Theatre
Vincent Marini, Waiting for the Moon, Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center
*Terrence J. Nolen, Winesburg, Ohio, Arden Theatre Company
Richard M. Parison, Jr., Dreamgirls, Prince Music Theater
Aaron Posner, A Murder, A Mystery, & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama, Delaware Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
Jay Ansill, A Murder, A Mystery, & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama, Delaware Theatre Company
Charles Gilbert, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Arden Theatre Company
*Thomas Murray, Winesburg, Ohio, Arden Theatre Company
Jim Ryan, Urinetown, Villanova Theatre
Jesse Vargas, Dreamgirls, Prince Music Theater
OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Daniel Beaty, Emergence-See!, New Freedom Theatre
Peter DeLaurier, The Man from Nebraska, The People's Light & Theatre Company
Floyd King, I Am My Own Wife, The Wilma Theater
*Pete Pryor, Richard III,t Lantern Theater Company
Kraig Swartz, Cloud 9, The Wilma Theater
OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
*Jacqueline Antaramian, Nine Parts of Desire, The Wilma Theater
Erica Bradshaw, The Syringa Tree, Delaware Theatre Company
Rosalyn Coleman, Intimate Apparel, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Mary Martello, The Boys, Azuka Theatre
Marcia Saunders, The Man from Nebraska, The People's Light & Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Tony Braithwaite, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Arden Theatre Company
Jarrod Emick, Waiting for the Moon, Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center
Eugene Fleming, Dreamgirls, Prince Music Theater
*Brian Hissong, Winesburg, Ohio, Arden Theatre Company
Michael Philip O'Brien, tick, tick...BOOM!, 11th Hour Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
*Rachel deBenedet, Adrift in Macao, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Lauren Kennedy, Waiting for the Moon, Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center
Nova Y. Payton, Dreamgirls, Prince Music Theater
Chauntee Schuler, Dreamgirls, Prince Music Theater
Erin Weaver, Jack & the Beanstalk, The People's Light & Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Kevin Bergen, The Man from Nebraska, The People's Light & Theatre Company
Pearce Bunting, Killer Joe, Theatre Exile
John Glover, Some Men, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Matt Saunders, Killer Joe, Theatre Exile
*John Zak, The Tempest, Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Hazel Bowers, Agnes of God, Luna Theater Company
Erika Cuenca, Opus Arden Theatre Company
Kate Hurster, Richard III, Lantern Theater Company
Miriam Hyman, The Man from Nebraska, The People's Light & Theatre Company
*Amanda Schoonover, Killer Joe, Theatre Exile
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Jeffrey Coon, …Forum, Arden Theatre Company
Ben Dibble, Winesburg, Ohio, Arden Theatre Company
Scott Greer, A Murder, A Mystery, & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama, Delaware Theatre Company
*Orville Mendoza, Adrift in Macao, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Richard Ruiz, …Forum, Arden Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Lesley Bevan, Winesburg, Ohio, Arden Theatre Company
Tonilyn Longo, Urinetown, Villanova Theatre
Meghan McGeary, Aspects of Love, The Media Theatre
*Michele Ragusa, Adrift in Macao, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Erin Weaver, A Murder, A Mystery, & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama, Delaware Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Tony Cisek, A Murder, A Mystery, & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama at Delaware Theatre Company
*Bradley Helm, Daughters of Genius, 1812 Productions
Dave Jadico, The Foocy, Lantern Theater Company
Daniel Ostling, Winesburg, Ohio, Arden Theatre Company
Anne Patterson, Nine Parts of Desire, The Wilma Theater
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Howell Binkley, Waiting for the Moon, Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center
J*ohn Stephen Hoey, Nine Parts of Desire, The Wilma Theater
James Leitner, A Murder, A Mystery, & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama, Delaware Theatre Company
Mark O'Maley, Planetary Enzyme Blues, New Paradise Laboratories
Dennis Parichy, Winesburg, Ohio, Arden Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Mark Mariani, Dreamgirls, Prince Music Theater
Janine McCabe, Waiting for the Moon, Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center
Richard St. Clair, The Dinosaur Musical, Arden Theatre Company
*Janus Stefanowicz, Intimate Apparel, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Willa Kim, Adrift in Macao, Philadelphia Theatre Company.
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
*Jorge Cousineau, Opus, Arden Theatre Company
Nick Kourtides, Mission to Mercury, Pig Iron Theatre Company
Bill Moriarty, Syncopation, Act II Playhouse
Fabian Obispo, The Tempest, Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival
Mark Valenzuela, tick, tick...BOOM!, 11th Hour Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC
Peter Melnick, Adrift in Macao, Philadelphia Theatre Company
*Andre Pluess & Ben Sussman, Winesburg, Ohio, Arden Theatre Company
Rob Reale, The Dinosaur Musical, Arden Theatre Company
James Sugg, A Murder, A Mystery, & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama, Delaware Theatre Company
Frank Wildhorn, Waiting for the Moon, Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT
John V. Bellomo, Killer Joe, Theatre Exile
Samantha Bellomo, Syncopation, Act II Playhouse
Andy Blankenbuehler, Waiting for the Moon, Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center
*Mercedes Ellington, Dreamgirls, Prince Music Theater
Barby Hobyak Roche, Urinetown, Villanova Theatre
OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY
Pay Up by Robert Quillen Camp & the Pig Iron Ensemble, Pig Iron Theatre Company
Adrift in Macao, book and lyrics by Christopher Durang, music by Peter Melnick, Philadelphia Theatre Company
*Opus by Michael Hollinger, Arden Theatre Company
The Foocy by Anthony Lawton, Lantern Theater Company
A Murder, A Mystery, & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama, book and lyrics by Aaron Posner, music by James Sugg, Delaware Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY
Opus, Arden Theatre Company
The Foocy, Lantern Theater Company
Richard III, at Lantern Theater Company
Pay Up, Pig Iron Theatre Company
*Killer Joe, Theatre Exile
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
Winesburg, Ohio, Arden Theatre Company
A Murder, A Mystery, & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama, Delaware Theatre Company
The Wizard of Oz, Mum Puppettheatre
*Mission to Mercury, Pig Iron Theatre Company
Dreamgirls, Prince Music Theater
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The Bay Area Critics Circle Award
Following is a list of the nominees with the winners preceeded by an asterisk.
DRAMA ENTIRE PRODUCTION
* The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, California Shakespeare Theater
The Crucible, SF Playhouse
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, American Conservatory Theater
Judgment at Nuremburg, The Willows Theatre Company
* The Price, Aurora Theatre
PRICIPAL PERFORMANCE: FEMALE
Julia Brothers, Hopper Collection, Magic Theatre
Kathleen Chalfant, Honour, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
* Phoebe Moyer, A Perfect Ganesh, Pacific Alliance Stage Co.
* Robin Weigert, A Moon for the Misbegotten, American Conservatory Theater
Stacy Ross, Dolly West's Kitchen, TheatreWorks
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE: MALE
Anthony Fusco, The Voysey Inheritance, American Conservatory Theater
* Charles Dean, The Price, Aurora Theatre
George Maguire, Judgment at Nuremberg, Willows Theatre Company
Lorenzo Pisoni, The Gamester, American Conservatory Theater
Wood Lockhart, On Golden Pond, Ross Valley Players
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: FEMALE
Charlotte Cornwell, Dolly West's Kitchen, TheatreWorks
* Judy Howdyshell, Well, American Conservatory Theater
Joan Mankin, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, California Shakespeare Theater
Joan Mankin, The Gamester, American Conservatory Theater
Nancy Carlin, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, California Shakespeare Theater
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: MALE
Clifford Guterman, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, California Shakespeare Theater
George Maguire, Marius, Aurora Theatre
Joseph Parks, The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, American Conservatory Theater
* Ken Ruta, The Voysey Inheritance, American Conservatory Theater
Ray Reinhardt , The Price, Aurora Theatre
DIRECTOR
* Bill English, The Crucible, SF Playhouse
Carey Perloff, The Voysey Inheritance, American Conservatory Theater
Israel Hicks, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, American Conservatory Theater
* Jonathan Moscone and Sean Daniels, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, California Shakespeare Theater
Joy Carlin, The Price, Aurora Theatre
SET DESIGN
David Korins, Finn in the Underworld, Berkley Repertory Theatre
* Duke Durfee, Vincent in Brixton, TheatreWorks
Joe Ragey, Baby Taj, TheatreWorks
Kate Edmunds, The Gamester, American Conservatory Theater
* Ralph Funicello, The Voysey Inheritance, American Conservatory Theater
SOUND DESIGN
Chris Houston, The Price, Aurora Theatre
Cliff Carruthers, Dollys West's Kitchen, TheatreWorks
Garth Hemphill, The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, American Conservatory Theater
Mark Bennett, Our Town, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
* Norman Kern, Charlie Cox Runs with Scissors, Marin Theatre Company
LIGHTING DESIGN
* Alan Brodie, The Overcoat, American Conservatory Theater
Jon Retsky, Judgment at Nuremberg, The Willows Theatre
* Lap-Chi-Chu, Enchanted April, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Mat Frey, Finn in the Underworld, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Scott Zielinski, Our Town, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
COSTUME DESIGN
* Anna R. Oliver, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, California Shakespeare Theater
* Beaver Bauer, The Gamester, American Conservatory Theater
* Christal Weatherly, Fetes de la Nuit, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
* Fumiko Bielefeldt, Baby Taj, TheatreWorks
Patricia Polen, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Marin Shakespeare Company
ORIGINAL SCORE
* Norman Kern, Charlie Cox Runs with Scissors, Marin Theatre Company
* Peter Maleitzke, The Gamester, American Conservatory Theater
Rama, Baby Taj, TheatreWorks
CHOREOGRAPHY OR FIGHT DIRECTION
Jean Isaacs, The People's Temple, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
* Jud Williford, Othello, California Shakespeare Theater
Sheelah Ghandhi, Baby Taj, TheatreWorks
ORIGINAL SCRIPT
Leigh Fondakowski et al, The People's Temple, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Lisa Kron, Well, American Conservatory Theater
Tanya Shaffer, Baby Taj, TheatreWorks
* Terrence McNally, Crucifixion, New Conservatory Theatre Center
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
* The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, California Shakespeare Theater
The Gamester, American Conservatory Theater
* The Overcoat, American Conservatory Theater
* Two Gentlemen of Verona, Marin Shakespeare Festival
The Voysey Inheritance, American Conservatory Theater
SOLO
* Marga Gomez, Los Big Names, Magic Theatre
* Ron Campbell, The Thousandth Night, Aurora Theatre
MUSICALS ENTIRE PRODUCTION
* A Chorus Line, American Musical Theatre of San Jose
Crowns, TheatreWorks
* Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
Noel and Gertie, Center Repertory Company
Oklahoma, The Mountain Play
Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE: FEMALE
* Darlene Popovic, Minnie's Boys, 42nd Street Moon
Dawn Troupe-Masi, Aida, The Willows Theatre
* Diane Torres Koss, Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
* Klea Blackhurst, Red, Hot and Blue, 42nd Street Moon
Molly Bell, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE: MALE
Clinton Derricks-Carroll, Crowns, TheatreWorks
* David Curley, Miss Liberty, 42nd Street Moon
James Monroe Iglehart, Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
* Mark Farrell, Noel and Gertie, Center Repertory Company
Travis Poelle, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: FEMALE
Erica Alstom, Oklahoma, The Mountain Play
* Linda Hitchcock Cone, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
* Tiffany Thompson, Crowns, TheatreWorks
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: MALE
* Francis Jue, Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
Geoff Hoyle, Brundibar, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
J.D. Nelson, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
Kalon Thibodeaux, Minnie's Boys, 42nd Street Moon
Sean Patrick O'Connor, Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
DIRECTOR
* Barbara Damashek, Noel and Gertie, Center Repertory Company
James Dunn, Oklahoma, The Mountain Play
Jay Manley, Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
Lee Sankowich, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
* Robert Kelley, Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
MUSIC DIRECTOR
* Andrew Holtz, Aida, The Willows Theatre
* Mark Hanson, Noel and Gertie, Center Repertory Company
* William Liberatore, Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
CHOREOGRAPHER
* Francis Jue, Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
Joe Duffy, Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
Rick Wallace, Oklahoma, The Mountain Play
SET DESIGN
Andrea Bechert, Crowns, TheatreWorks
Anna Louizos, White Christmas, Best of Broadway
* Giulio Perrone, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
* Maurice Sendak & Kris Stone, Comedy on the Bridge & Brundibar, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
SOUND DESIGN
Cliff Caruthers, Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
* Norman Kern, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
* Norman Kern, Noel and Gertie, Center Repertory Theatre
LIGHTING DESIGN
* Steven B. Mannshardt, Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
Jon Retsky, Aida, Willows Theatre
Kurt Landisman, Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
Kurt Landisman, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
COSTUME DESIGN
* Jill C. Bowers, Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
Ruth Garland-Dewson, Crowns, TheatreWorks
Robin I. Stone, Comedy on the Bridge & Brundibar, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
ORIGINAL SCRIPT
* Cheryl Coons, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
ORIGINAL SCORE
* Cheryl Coons and Chuck Larkin, River's End, Marin Theatre Company
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
* Crowns, TheatreWorks
River's End, Marin Theatre Company
Sweeney Todd, Foothill Music Theatre
Into the Woods, TheatreWorks
Comedy on the Bridge & Brundibar, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
TOURING PRODUCTIONS
Caroline or Change, Carol Shorenstein-Hayes
Golda's Balcony, Richard Willis
Here Lies Jenny, Zipper Theatre
* I Am My Own Wife, Best of Broadway
Mike Daisey, Ugly American, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
* The Overcoat, American Conservatory Theatre Wicked, Best of Broadway.
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Callaway Committee Awards
The 2006 Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Callaway Awards (see *) for Excellence in the craft of Direction and Choreography were selected from a stellar list of talent. in each category. The 2005-2006 Callaway Committee comprised of SSDC director and choreographer members, chaired by Linda Burson, included Melvin Bernhardt, Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Hope Clarke, Edie Cowan, Susan Einhorn, John Going, Bick Goss, Gus Kaikkonen, Sue Lawless, Michael Montel, Tony Parise and Melanie Sutherland.
Directors:
*Peter DuBois, Measure for Pleasure (The Public Theater)
Mark Lamos, Indian Blood, (Primary Stages)
Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening (Atlantic Theater Company)
Wilson Milam, The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Atlantic Theater Company)
Dan Sullivan, Stuff Happens (The Public Theater)
Choreographers:
Graciela Daniele, Bernarda Alba (Lincoln Center Theater at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater)
*Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening (Atlantic Theater Company)
Clarent Derwent Awards
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Connecticut Critics Awards
The winners of the 2005-2006 The Connecticut Critics, a group founded in 1990 and comprised of theater reviewers, feature writers, columnist, and broadcasters who cover Connecticut's professional theater in the state, as well as Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York. Announced its Awards for 2005-006. They were as follows:
Outstanding Production of a Play
Underneath the Lintel (Long Wharf Theatre)
Outstanding Production of a Musical
Sweet Charity (Downtown Cabaret Theatre)
Outstanding Actress in a Play
Lynda Gravátt in A Raisin in the Sun (Hartford Stage)
Outstanding Actor in a Play
Mark Nelson in Underneath the Lintel (Long Wharf Theatre)
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Ernestine Jackson in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (Long Wharf Theatre)
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Bruce Connelly in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Seven Angels Theatre)
Outstanding Director of a Play
Eric Ting for Underneath the Lintel (Long Wharf Theatre)
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Owen Thompson for The Mikado (River Rep)
Outstanding Choreography
Scott Thompson for Sweet Charity (Downtown Cabaret Theatre)
Outstanding Set Design
Tony Straiges for The Learned Ladies of Park Avenue (Hartford Stage)
Outstanding Lighting Design
Clifton Taylor for Journey's End (Westport Country Playhouse)
Outstanding Costume Design
Linda Fisher and Randall E. Klein for David Copperfield (Westport Country Playhouse)
Outstanding Sound Design
Arielle Edwards for dance of the holy ghosts (Yale Rep)
Outstanding Ensemble
Curtis Billings, Mike Boland, Leon Addison Brown, Natalie Brown, Kevin Cutts, Robert Hannon Davis, Susan Fay, William Jay Marshall, Chandler Parker, Erica Tazel in The Exonerated (TheaterWorks)
Outstanding Road Show
2 Pianos 4 Hands (Hartford Stage)
Debut Award
Glenn Lawrence in Li'l Abner (Goodspeed Musicals)
Tom Killen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Connecticut Theatre
The Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism
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TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards for Theatrical Costume Design
The 2006 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards For Theatrical Costume Design were announced on February 23rd. The Awards Ceremony will take placeFriday, April 7 at the Hudson Theatre
The Robert L. B. Tobin Award For Lifetime Achievement In Theatrical Design, Franco Zeffirelli
Lifetime Achievement Award, Lester Polakov
Young Master Award, Emilio Sosa
Artisan Award, Martin Izquierdo
Posthumous Award, Lila De Nobili
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The Tony Awards
The 2005-2006 Tony Award nominations were announced May 16 by Tony Award winners Phylicia Rashad, Natasha Richardson and Liev Schreiber at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Bruno Walter Auditorium.
For announcements from the Tony Awards Administration Committee pertaining to special situations that copped up this season, see details in the gray box at the end of the list of nominees below. Asterisks before a name indicate the June 11th ceremony finalists.
Best Play
*The History Boys
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Rabbit Hole
Shining City
Best Musical
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
*Jersey Boys
The Wedding Singer
Best Revival of a Play
*Awake and Sing!
The Constant Wife
Edward Albee's Seascape
Faith Healer
Best Revival of a Musical
*The Pajama Game
Sweeney Todd
The Threepenny Opera
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Ralph Fiennes, Faith Healer
*Richard Griffiths, The History Boys
Zeljko Ivanek, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Oliver Platt, Shining City
David Wilmot, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Kate Burton, The Constant Wife
Judy Kaye, Souvenir
Lisa Kron, Well
*Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole
Lynn Redgrave, The Constant Wife
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Michael Cerveris, Sweeney Todd
Harry Connick, Jr., The Pajama Game
Stephen Lynch, The Wedding Singer
Bob Martin, The Drowsy Chaperone
*John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Sutton Foster, The Drowsy Chaperone
*La Chanze, The Color Purple
Patti LuPone, Sweeney Todd
Kelli O'Hara, The Pajama Game
Chita Rivera, Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Samuel Barnett, The History Boys
Domhnall Gleeson, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
*Ian McDiarmid, Faith Healer
Mark Ruffalo, Awake and Sing!
Pablo Schreiber, Awake and Sing!
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Tyne Daly, Rabbit Hole
*Frances de la Tour, History Boys
Jayne Houdyshell, Well
Alison Pill, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Zoë Wanamaker, Awake and Sing!
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Danny Burstein, The Drowsy Chaperone
Jim Dale, The Threepenny Opera
Brandon Victor Dixon, The Color Purple
Manoel Felciano, Sweeney Todd
*Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Carolee Carmello, Lestat
Felicia P. Fields, The Color Purple
Megan Lawrence, The Pajama Game
*Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone
Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, The Color Purple
Best Direction of a Play
*Nicholas Hytner, History Boys
Wilson Milam, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Bartlett Sher, Awake and Sing!
Daniel Sullivan, Rabbit Hole
Best Direction of a Musical
*John Doyle, Sweeney Todd
Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game
Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys
Casey Nicholaw, The Drowsy Chaperone
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford, The Wedding Singer
Donald Byrd, The Color Purple
*Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game
Casey Nicholaw, The Drowsy Chaperone
Best Orchestrations
Larry Blank, The Drowsy Chaperone
Dick Lieb and Danny Troob, The Pajama Game
Steve Orich, Jersey Boys
*Sarah Travis, Sweeney Todd
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
The Color Purple
Music & Lyrics: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
*The Drowsy Chaperone
Music & Lyrics: Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
The Wedding Singer
Music: Matthew Sklar; Lyrics: Chad Beguelin
The Woman in White
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics: David Zippel
Best Book of a Musical
Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy, The Wedding Singer
Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, Jersey Boys
*Bob Martin and Don McKellar, The Drowsy Chaperone
Marsha Norman, The Color Purple
Best Scenic Design of a Play
John Lee Beatty, Rabbit Hole
*Bob Crowley, The History Boys
Santo Loquasto, Three Days of Rain
Michael Yeargan, Awake and Sing!
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
John Lee Beatty, The Color Purple
*David Gallo, The Drowsy Chaperone
Derek McLane, The Pajama Game
Klara Zieglerova, Jersey Boys
Best Costume Design of a Play
Michael Krass, The Constant Wife
Santo Loquasto, A Touch of the Poet
*Catherine Zuber, Awake and Sing!
Catherine Zuber, Seascape
Best Costume Design of a Musical
*Gregg Barnes, The Drowsy Chaperone
Susan Hilferty, Lestat
Martin Pakledinaz, The Pajama Game
Paul Tazewell, The Color Purple
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Christopher Akerlind, Awake and Sing!
Paul Gallo, Three Days of Rain
Mark Henderson, Faith Healer
*Mark Henderson, The History Boys
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken Billington and Brian Monahan, The Drowsy Chaperone
*Howell Binkley, Jersey Boys
Natasha Katz, Tarzan
Brian MacDevitt, The Color Purple
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Intiman Theatre in Seattle, WA
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Harold Prince
Special Tony Award
Sarah Jones
Total Nominations by Production:
The Drowsy Chaperone - 13
The Color Purple - 11
The Pajama Game - 9
Awake and Sing! - 8
Jersey Boys - 8
The History Boys - 7
Sweeney Todd - 6
Rabbit Hole - 5
The Lieutenant of Inishmore - 5
The Wedding Singer - 5
The Constant Wife - 4
Faith Healer - 4
Edward Albee's Seascape - 2
Lestat - 2
Shining City - 2
Three Days of Rain - 2
The Threepenny Opera - 2
Well - 2
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial - 1
Chita Rivera: The Dancer?s Life - 1
Souvenir - 1
Tarzan - 1
A Touch of the Poet -1
The Woman in White - 1
Special Rules Pertaining to This Year's Awards.
Each year, the Tony Awards bring special rules for special situations.
This year's first announcement pertained to Brad Garret's ineligibility for a Tony Award nomination for his performance as Murray the Cop in the Broadway revival of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple because he left the production before the the Tony voters were invited to see it. Look in this space for further announcements.
At a second pre-nomination pre-nomination meeting on January 26th, the Tony Awards Administration Committee made the following decisions: Latinologues will be considered in the Best Play category. . . .For In My Life, Jessica Boevers and Christopher J. Hanke will both be considered in the Leading Actress/Actor in a Musical categories. . . .For Jersey Boys, John Lloyd Young will be considered in the Leading Actor in a Musical category. . . . For The Woman in White, Maria Friedman will be considered in the Leading Actress in a Musical category. . . For The Color Purple, LaChanze will be considered in the Leading Actress in a Musical category. . . .Chita Rivera The Dancer’s Life will be considered in the Best Musical category. Following some other updates published during the pre-Tony announcement period: May 12 Update: Another Tony Awards Administration Committee meeting on May 10th resulted in the following decision about eligibility of Broadway shows that opened during the final portion of the 2005-2006 Broadway season. The Special Theatrical Event category was eliminated. Instead the Committee voted to award a special Tony to Sarah Jones for Bridge & Tunnel. Richard Greenberg's Three Days of Rain which previously played Off-Broadway, is now eligible in the Best Revival of a Play category rather than Best Play category. Actors deemed eligible for nomination in the Leading Actor/Actress in a Play categories now include The History Boys' Richard Griffiths, The Lieutenant of Inishmore's David Wilmot; also Shining City's Brían F. O'Byrne and Oliver Platt. Three Days of Rain's Bradley Cooper, Faith Healer's Cherry Jones and Ian McDiarmid and The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial's Tim Daly will be eligible for nomination in the Featured Actor/Actress in a Play. In the musical category the Leading Actor/Actress in a Musical categories are now open to Lestat's Hugh Panaro, The Wedding Singer's Laura Benanti and Stephen Lynch, The Drowsy Chaperone's Sutton Foster and Bob Martin and Tarzan's Jenn Gambatese and Josh Strickland. Nomination in the Featured Actor/Actress in a Musical categories now include The Threepenny Opera's Jim Dale, Ana Gasteyer and Cyndi Lauper. All other decision remain consistent with previous meeting announcements below. April 20th Update: On this date the committee met and arrived at the following conclusions about Ring of Fire, The Pajama Game, Bridge & Tunnel, Rabbit Hole, Barefoot in the Park, Well and Festen: Sarah Jones' Bridge & Tunne will be eligible in the Special Theatrical Event category rather than the Best Play category. On the other hand , Lisa Kron's Well will be eligible for nomination in the Best Play category. Though Ring of Fire uses songs from the Johnny Cash catalog, it will be eligible for nomination in the Best Musical category. In the play categories, Cynthia Nixon and John Slattery (Rabbit Hole), Lisa Kron (Well), Larry Bryggman and Michael Hayden and (Festen) will be eligible in the Leading Actor/Actress in a Play categories. Jill Clayburgh and Tony Roberts (Barefoot in the Park) will be eligible for nomination in the Best Featured Actress/Actor in a Play categories. A final musical category decision was that In the musical categories it was also decided that Michael McKean (Pajama Game) will be eligible for nomination in the Best Featured Actor in a Musical category. |
Drama Desk Awards
The nominations for the 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced on Thursday morning, April 2 at the New York Friars Club. Following are the nominations, with asterisks will be placed before the winning nominees when they are announced.
Besides the special Ensemble awards, Special Awards will be presented to: the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop "for nurturing, developing and promoting new talent for the musical theater" to The York Theatre Company "for its vital contributions to theater by developing and presenting new musicals" and to Sh-K-Boom and its label Ghostlight Records "for dedication to the preservation of musical theater through cast recordings."
The nominations and winners (with asterisks) are as follows:
Outstanding Play :
*Alan Bennett, The History Boys
David Hare, Stuff Happens
Warren Leight, No Foreigners Beyond this Point
Martin McDonagh, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Terrence McNally, Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams
Craig Wright, The Pavilion
Outstanding Musical :
*The Drowsy Chaperone
Grey Gardens
Jersey Boys
See What I Wanna See
Thrill Me
The Wedding Singer
Outstanding Revival of a Play :
*Awake and Sing!
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Philadelphia , Here I Come!
Soldier's Wife
The Traveling Lady
The Trip to Bountiful
Outstanding Revival of a Musical :
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
The Pajama Game
*Sweeney Todd
Outstanding Actor in a Play :
Vince Gatton, Candy & Dorothy
John Glover, The Paris Letter
*Richard Griffiths, The History Boys
Zeljko Ivanek, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Nathan Lane , Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams
Brían F. O'Byrne, Shining City
Outstanding Actress in a Play :
Margaret Colin, Defiance
Cherry Jones, Faith Healer
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Abigail?s Party
Jan Maxwell, Entertaining Mr. Sloane
*Lois Smith, The Trip to Bountiful
Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed
Outstanding Actor in a Musical :
Michael Cerveris, Sweeney Todd
Harry Connick, Jr., The Pajama Game
Marc Kudisch, See What I Wanna See
Stephen Lynch, The Wedding Singer
Bob Martin, The Drowsy Chaperone
*John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys
Outstanding Actress in a Musical :
Nancy Anderson, Fanny Hill
*Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens
Sutton Foster, The Drowsy Chaperone
Patti LuPone, Sweeney Todd
Idina Menzel, See What I Wanna See
Kelli O'Hara, The Pajama Game
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play :
Devon Abner, The Trip to Bountiful
*Samuel Barnett, The History Boys
Dominic Cooper, The History Boys
Jason Butler Harner, The Paris Letter
Stephen Campbell Moore, The History Boys
David Pittu, Celebration/The Room
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play :
*Frances de la Tour, The History Boys
Lisa Emery, Abigail's Party
Judith Hawking, Soldier's Wife
Michele Pawk, The Paris Letter
Lynn Redgrave, The Constant Wife
Marian Seldes, Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical :
*Jim Dale, The Threepenny Opera
Alexander Gemignani, Sweeney Todd
Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys
Eddie Korbich, The Drowsy Chaperone
John McMartin, Grey Gardens
Daniel Reichard, Jersey Boys
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical :
Carolee Carmello, Lestat
Leslie Kritzer, The Great American Trailer Park Musical
*Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone
Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens
Amy Spanger, The Wedding Singer
Mary Testa, See What I Wanna See
Outstanding Director of a Play :
Alan Ayckbourn, Private Fears in Public Places
Gisela Cardenas, Agamemnon
*Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
Daniel Sullivan, Stuff Happens
Robert Wilson, Peer Gynt
Jerry Zaks, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Outstanding Director of a Musical :
* John Doyle, Sweeney Todd
Michael Greif, Grey Gardens
Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game
Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys
Casey Nicholaw, The Drowsy Chaperone
Daniele Finzi Pasca, Rain
Outstanding Choreography :
Rob Ashford, The Wedding Singer
Angela Chang, Golden Dragon Acrobats
Graciela Daniele, Bernarda Alba
*Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game
Casey Nicholaw, The Drowsy Chaperone
Sergio Trujillo, Jersey Boys
Outstanding Music :
Stephen Dolginoff, Thrill Me
Scott Frankel, Grey Gardens
Michael John LaChiusa, See What I Wanna See
*Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison, The Drowsy Chaperone
Peter Mills, ThePursuit of Persephone
Matthew Sklar, The Wedding Singer
Outstanding Lyrics :
Chad Beguelin, The Wedding Singer
Mark Campbell, Songs from an Unmade Bed
Ryan Cunningham, I Love You Because
Michael Korie, Grey Gardens
Michael John LaChiusa, See What I Wanna See
*Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, The Drowsy Chaperone
Outstanding Book of a Musical :
Rick Elice & Marshall Brickman, Jersey Boys
*Bob Martin & Don McKellar, The Drowsy Chaperone
Doug Wright, Grey Gardens
Outstanding Orchestrations :
Larry Blank, The Drowsy Chaperone
Bruce Coughlin, Grey Gardens
Bruce Coughlin, See What I Wanna See
Peter Mills & Daniel Feyer, ThePursuit of Persephone
*Sarah Travis, Sweeney Todd
Danny Troob & Dick Lieb, The Pajama Game
Outstanding Set Design of a Play :
Roger Hanna, Walking Down Broadway
Eugene Lee, The Ruby Sunrise
Derek McLane, Abigail's Party
Robert Wilson, Peer Gynt
*Michael Yeargan, Awake and Sing!
Michael Yeargan, Seascape
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical:
Michael Bottari & Roland Nol, Fanny Hill
John Doyle, Sweeney Todd
*David Gallo, The Drowsy Chaperone
Thomas Lynch, See What I Wanna See
Allen Moyer, Grey Gardens
Scott Pask, The Wedding Singer
Outstanding Costume Design :
*Gregg Barnes, The Drowsy Chaperone
Eric Becker, Abigail's Party
gregory Gale Gregory Gale, The Wedding Singer
William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens
Jacques Reynaud, Peer Gynt
Anita Yavich, The Wooden Breeks
Outstanding Lighting Design :
Christopher Akerlind, Awake and Sing!
Richard G. Jones, Sweeney Todd
Traci Klainer, The Asphalt Kiss
Martin Labrecque, Rain
John McKernon, The Trip to Bountiful
Robert Wilson, Peer Gynt
Outstanding Sound Design :
Acme Sound Partners, The Drowsy Chaperone
Acme Sound Partners, See What I Wanna See
*Steve Canyon Kennedy, Jersey Boys
Daniel Moses Schreier, Sweeney Todd
Brian Ronan, Grey Gardens
Brian Ronan, The Pajama Game
Outstanding Solo Performance :
Judy Gold, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother
Marga Gomez, Los Big Names
Jon Peterson, George M. Cohan Tonight!
*Antony Sher, Primo
Janis Stevens, Vivien
Michael Winther, Songs from an Unmade Bed
Unique Theatrical Experience :
* Christine Jorgensen Reveals
The Frog Bride
Golden Dragon Acrobats
Peer Gynt
Rain
The Stones
Outstanding Ensemble Performances Awards
The cast of Stuff Happens and the cast of Awake and Sing!
SHOWS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS:
The Drowsy Chaperone: 14
Grey Gardens: 12
See What I Wanna See: 9
Sweeney Todd: 9
Jersey Boys: 8
The Wedding Singer: 8
The History Boys: 7
The Pajama Game: 7
Peer Gynt: 5
Abigail's Party: 4
The Trip to Bountiful: 4
Awake and Sing!: 3
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial: 3
Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams: 3
The Paris Letter: 3
Rain: 3
The Trip to Bountiful: 3
Fanny Hill: 2
Golden Dragon Acrobats: 2
The Pursuit of Persephone: 2
Soldier?s Wife: 2
Songs from an Unmade Bed: 2
Stuff Happens: 2
Thrill Me: 2
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The Drama League Awards Awards.
The May 5th Drama League' Awards Ceremony and Luncheon (the 72nd) was hosted by Alan Cumming. Special Awards: Patti LuPone the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award (presented by Stephen Sondheim), Des McAnuff, the Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing (presented by Aaron Sorkin), and Marian Seldes (presented by Terrence McNally) the Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award. The asterisks before the names in the following is a list of the nominations for the 2006 awards indicate the winners.
DISTINGUISHED PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
Grey Gardens
*Jersey Boys
[title of show]
See What I Wanna See The Wedding Singer
DISTINGUISHED PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Dedication, or the Stuff of Dreams
*History Boys
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Stuff Happens
Measure for Pleasure
Rabbit Hole
The Ruby Sunrise
Spirit
DISTINGUISHED REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
The Pajama Game
*Sweeney Todd
The Threepenny Opera
Two Gentleman of Verona
DISTINGUISHED REVIVAL OF A PLAY
All’s Well That Ends Well
*Awake and Sing!
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Celebration and the Room
Faith Healer
Landscape of the Body
A Soldier’s Play
Three Days of Rain
The Trip to Bountiful
Three of this season's late-entry Broadway productions—Hot Feet, Shining City and Tarzan—will be considered eligible for Drama League Awards next season. Additionally, this season’s Broadway productions of Bridge and Tunnel and Well were previously honored by the Drama League in their earlier Off-Broadway incarnations.
Ethyl Eichelberger Award
Evening Standard Awards (London)
London's Evening Standard has published nominations for this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards. The 52nd annual ceremony will be held Nov. 27 at The Savoy at which time an * asterisk will be placed before the finalists in the following list of nominations:
Best Play
Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan
*Rock 'N' Roll by Sir Tom Stoppard
The Seafarer by Conor McPherson
Best Actor
Bill Irwin in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
*Rufus Sewell in Rock 'N' Roll
Michael Sheen in Frost/Nixon
Kevin Spacey in A Moon for the Misbegotten
Best Actress
Sinead Cusack in Rock 'N' Roll
Frances O'Connor in Tom and Viv
*Kathleen Turner in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Best Director
*Marianne Elliott for Pillars of the Community
Michael Grandage for The Wild Duck, Frost/Nixon and Evita
Anthony Page for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Best Musical
*Caroline, or Change
Evita
Spamalot
Sunday in the Park With George
Best Design
*David Farley and Timothy Bird for set and projection design for Sunday in the Park With George
Bokur Jonsson for Metamorphosis
Christopher Oram for Evita
Most Promising Newcomer
*Andrew Garfield for Beautiful Thing, Burn, Chatroom, Citizenship and The Overwhelming
Chris New for Bent
Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright
Nina Raine for Rabbit
Editor's Award
Frost/Nixon
Special Award
The Tricycle Theatre for its pioneering work in political theatre
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Helen Hayes Awards (DC)
The 22nd Helen Hayes Nominees were announced at the Helen Hayes Gallery of The National Theatre in Washington on February 7th. The asterisks before the winner's names indicate the winners announced at the award ceremony on April 17th at the Warner Theatre in Washington.
Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production
Kathleen Akerley and the Ensemble, shkspr prjct (World Premiere), Catalyst Theater Company
*Karma Camp, Urinetown, Signature Theatre
Ilona Kessell, Beauty and the Beast, Toby's Dinner Theatre
Irina Tsikurishvili,, Dracula (World Premiere), Synetic Theater
Irina Tsikurishvili., Jason and the Argonauts, Synetic Theater
Beth Wilmurt, The Death of Meyerhold, The Studio Theatre Secondstage
Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production
*Jay Crowder, Urinetown, Signature Theatre
Nick DeGregorio, Big River:The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Ford's Theatre
George Fulginiti-Shakar, Damn Yankees, Arena Stage
Jon Kalbfleisch, Pacific Overtures, Signature Theatre
Adam Wernick, Othello, Shakespeare Theatre Company
Outstanding Director, Resident Musical
*Joe Calarco, Urinetown, Signature Theatre Jeff Calhoun, Big River:The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Ford's Theatre
Scot Reese, Once on This Island, Round House Theatre
Eric Schaeffer, Pacific Overtures, Signature Theatre
Molly Smith, Damn Yankees, Arena Stage
Outstanding Director, Resident Play
Jeremy B. Cohen, Hannah & Martin, Theater J
Lee Mikeska Gardner,, After Ashley, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Kirk Jackson, Take Me Out, The Studio Theatre
Michael Kahn, Othello, Shakespeare Theatre Company
David Muse, The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow, The Studio Theatre Secondstage
PJ Paparelli, columbinus (World Premiere), Round House Theatre
Rebecca Bayla Taichman, The Clean House, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
*Joy Zinoman, A Number, The Studio Theatre
Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production
Scott Bradley, Passion Play, A Cycle, Arena Stage
Tony Cisek, Hannah & Martin, Theater J
*Simon Higlett, Lady Windermere's Fan, Shakespeare Theatre Company
James Kronzer, Urinetown, Signature Theatre
James Kronzer,, Oliver!, Olney Theatre Center for the Arts
James Kronzer-, Camille, Round House Theatre
Richard Montgomery, The Violet Hour, Rep Stage
Narelle Sissons, The Clean House, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Walt Spangler, The Tempest, Shakespeare Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production
Colin K. Bills, The Clean House, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Dan Covey, Hannah & Martin, Theater J
Allen Lee Hughes, The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare Theatre Company
Chris Lee, Urinetown, Signature Theatre
*Charlie Morrison, Othello, Shakespeare Theatre Company
Charlie Morrison., Oliver!, Olney Theatre Center for the Arts
Daniel MacLean Wagner, Camille, Round House Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production
Zack Brown, The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare Theatre Company
Jess Goldstein, Othello, Shakespeare Theatre Company
Murell Horton, Lorenzaccio, Shakespeare Theatre Company
Anne Kennedy, Urinetown, Signature Theatre
Rosemary Pardee, Camille, Round House Theatre
*Robert Perdziola, Lady Windermere's Fan, Shakespeare Theatre Company
James Schuette, Intimations for Saxophone, Arena Stage
Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production
Martin Desjardins, Othello, Shakespeare Theatre Company
*Martin Desjardins', columbinus (World Premiere), Round House Theatre
Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen, The Tempest, Shakespeare Theatre Company
Dan Murphy, Moby Dick Rehearsed, The American Century Theater
Darron L. West, Intimations for Saxophone, Arena Stage
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical
Christopher Bloch, Urinetown, Signature Theatre
Lawrence Redmond, Damn Yankees, Arena Stage
*Stephen F. Schmidt, Urinetown, Signature Theatre
Bobby Smith, A Year With Frog & Toad, Round House Theatre
Harry A. Winter, Pacific Overtures, Signature Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical
Jennifer Anderson, Seussical, Imagination Stage
Eleasha Gamble, Once on This Island, Round House Theatre
Rebecca Herron, The Spitfire Grill, Theater Alliance
Joanne Schmoll, The Spitfire Grill, Theater Alliance
*Jenna Sokolowski, Urinetown, Signature Theatre
Kay Walbye, Damn Yankees, Arena Stage
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play
Steve Brady, String Fever, Theater J
Daniel Breaker, The Tempest, Shakespeare Theatre Company
Cameron McNary, The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow, The Studio Theatre Secondstage
*Bruce R. Nelson, The Violet Hour, Rep Stage
Jake Suffian, Take Me Out, The Studio Theatre
Michael Willis, After Ashley, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play
Lindsay Allen, An Experiment with an Air Pump, Journeymen Theater Ensemble
*Franca Barchiesi, The Clean House, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Colleen Delany, Othello, Shakespeare Theatre Company
Sarah Marshall, The Clean House, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Polly Noonan, Passion Play, A Cycle, Arena Stage
Marni Penning, After Ashley, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production
Ricky Jay, Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants, The Studio Theatre
*Jefferson Mays, I Am My Own Wife, The National Theatre
Joe Sears, Red, White and Tuna, The Kennedy Center
Jaston Williams, Red, White and Tuna, The Kennedy Center
Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production
*Stephanie J. Block, Wicked, The Kennedy Center
Kendra Kassebaum, Wicked, The Kennedy Center
Vanessa Redgrave, Hecuba, The Kennedy Center
Keala Settle, Hairspray, The Kennedy Center
Amy Ziff, Betty Rules, The Exception to the Musical , Theater J
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical
Christopher B. Corrigan, Big River:The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Ford's Theatre
Will Gartshore', Pacific Overtures, Signature Theatre
*Will Gartshore., Urinetown, Signature Theatre
Michael McElroy, Big River:The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Ford's Theatre
Bill O'Brien, Big River:The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Ford's Theatre
Brad Oscar, Damn Yankees, Arena Stage
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical
Felicia Curry, Aida, Toby's Dinner Theatre
*Erin Driscoll, Urinetown, Signature Theatre
*Meg Gillentine, Damn Yankees, Arena Stage
Montego Glover, Once on This Island, Round House Theatre
Donna Migliaccio, Pacific Overtures, Signature Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play
Suli Holum, Born Yesterday, Arena Stage
Jennifer Mendenhall,, You Are Here, Theater Alliance
Jennifer Mendenhall., Sophocles' Electra, MetroStage
Carolyn Pasquantonio, The Miracle Worker, Olney Theatre Center for the Arts
Elizabeth Rich, Hannah & Martin, Theater J
Erika Rose, Pretty Fire, The African Continuum Theatre Company
Vivienne Shub, The American Dream, Potomac Theatre Project, as part of the Potomac Theatre Festival
Deidra Starnes, I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda , The African Continuum Theatre Company
MaryBeth Wise, The Miracle Worker, Olney Theatre Center for the Arts
*Eunice Wong, The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow, The Studio Theatre Secondstage
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical
Mickey Birnbaum, Big Death & Little Death (World Premiere) , Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Stephen Karam, Sean McNall, and PJ Paparelli, columbinus (World Premiere), Round House Theatre
Dianne McIntyre, Open the Door, Virginia!, Theater of the First Amendment
Charles Randolph-Wright, Cuttin' Up (World Premiere), Arena Stage
Sarah Ruhl, Passion Play, A Cycle, Arena Stage
*S. M. Shephard-Massat, Starving (World Premiere), Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
David Emerson Toney, Kingdom (World Premiere), The African Continuum Theatre Company
Outstanding Non-Resident Production
Hecuba playing at: The Kennedy Center
*I Am My Own Wife playing at: The National Theatre
Red, White and Tuna playing at: The Kennedy Center
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants playing at: The Studio Theatre
Wicked playing at: The Kennedy Center
Outstanding Resident Musical
Big River:The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn playing at: Ford's Theatre
Damn Yankees playing at: Arena Stage
Once on This Island playing at: Round House Theatre
Pacific Overtures playing at: Signature Theatre
*Urinetown playing at: Signature Theatre
Outstanding Resident Play
A Number playing at: The Studio Theatre
columbinus (World Premiere) playing at: Round House Theatre
Hannah & Martin playing at: Theater J
Othello playing at: Shakespeare Theatre Company
Take Me Out playing at: The Studio Theatre
*The Clean House playing at: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow playing at: The Studio Theatre Secondstage
Henry Hewes Design Awards
The 2006 committee for these awards considered more than 200 shows this year. The committee included theater critics Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, Tish Dace, Michael Feingold, Glenda Frank, Mario Fratti, Randy Gener, and Joan Ungaro. Hewes, the noted critic for whom the awards were renamed in 1999, died on July 18 at the age of 89. Asterisks before the following list of nominees indicate the finalists:
SCENIC DESIGN:
Loy Arcenas, No Foreigners Beyond This Point (Ma-Yi Theatre/Culture Project)
John Lee Beatty, Rabbit Hole (Manhattan Theatre Company)
John Lee Beatty, The Color Purple (Broadway Theatre)
Beowulf Boritt, The Other Side (Manhattan Theatre Club)
Bob Crowley, Tarzan (Richard Rodgers Theatre)
David Gallo, The Drowsy Chaperone (Marquis Theatre)
David Korins, Miss Witherspoon (Playwrights Horizons)
Stewart Laing, Super Vision (The Builders Association/BAM)
Eugene Lee, The Ruby Sunrise (The Public Theater)
Derek McLane, The Pajama Game (Roundabout Theatre Company)
Derek McLane, The Threepenny Opera (Roundabout Theatre Company)
*Allen Moyer, Grey Gardens (Playwrights Horizons)
Allen Moyer, The Little Dog Laughed (Second Stage)
Scott Pask, The Wedding Singer (Al Hirschfeld Theatre)
Todd Rosenthal, Red Light Winter (Barrow Street Theatre)
Tony Walton, Well (Longacre Theatre)
Randy Ward, Cathay: Three Tales of China (Ping Chong and Company/New Victory)
Michael Yeargan, Awake and Sing! (Lincoln Center Theater)
COSTUME DESIGN:
Gregg Barnes, The Drowsy Chaperone (Marquis Theatre)
Linda Cho, Based on a Totally True Story (Manhattan Theatre Club)
Bob Crowley, Tarzan (Richard Rodgers Theatre)
Tracy Christensen, Souvenir (Lyceum Theatre)
Gregory Gale, The Wedding Singer (Al Hirschfeld Theatre) Miranda Hoffman, Landscape of the Body (Signature Theatre)
Toni-Leslie James, Bernarda Alba (Lincoln Center Theater)
Michael Krass, Entertaining Mr. Sloane (Roundabout Theatre Company)
Michael Krass, The Constant Wife (Roundabout Theatre Company)
William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens (Playwrights Horizons)
Stefani Mar, Cathay: Three Tales of China (Ping Chong and Company/New Victory)
Isaac Mizrahi, The Threepenny Opera (Roundabout Theatre Company)
Deborah Newhall, The Ruby Sunrise (The Public Theater)
Martin Pakledinaz, The Pajama Game (Roundabout Theatre Company)
Paul Tazewell, The Color Purple (Broadway Theatre)
Jennifer von Mayrhauser, Rabbit Hole (Manhattan Theatre Club)
Emilio Sosa, Birdie Blue (Second Stage Theatre)
*Anita Yavich, Measure for Pleasure (The Public Theater)
Anita Yavich, The Wooden Breeks (MCC Theater)
Catherine Zuber, Awake and Sing! (Lincoln Center Theater)
Catherine Zuber, Defiance (Manhattan Theatre Club)
Catherine Zuber, In My Life (The Music Box)
Catherine Zuber, Seascape (Lincoln Center Theater) LIGHTING DESIGN:
Christopher Akerlind, Awake and Sing! (Lincoln Center Theater)
Christopher Akerlind, Shining City (Manhattan Theatre Club)
Ken Billington, Brian Monahan, The Drowsy Chaperone (Marquis Theatre)
*Howell Binkley, Jersey Boys (August Wilson Theatre)
Aaron Black, Funnyhouse of a Negro (Classical Theatre of Harlem)
Pat Collins, Stuff Happens (The Public Theater)
Paul Gallo, Three Days of Rain (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre)
Donald Holder, The Little Dog Laughed (Second Stage Theatre)
Peter Kaczorowski, Grey Gardens (Playwrights Horizons)
Natasha Katz, Tarzan (Richard Rodgers Theatre)
Brian MacDevitt, The Color Purple (Broadway Theatre)
Brian MacDevitt, The Wedding Singer (Al Hirschfeld Theatre)
Stephen Strawbridge, Bernarda Alba (Lincoln Center Theater)
Clifton Taylor, Hot Feet (Hilton Theatre)
Jennifer Tipton, Allen Hahn, Super Vision (The Builder's Association/BAM)
David Weiner, The Seven (New York Theatre Workshop)
NOTABLE EFFECTS:
*Ruppert Bohle, projection design, Cathay: Three Tales of China (Ping Chong and Company/New Victory)
Dbox, virtual design, Super Vision (The Builder's Association/BAM)
Peter Flaherty, video design, Super Vision (The Builder's Association/BAM)
David Gallo, scenic design, The Drowsy Chaperone (Marquis Theatre)
Gregg Barnes, scenery and costumes; John Gromada, sound, Bach at Leipzig (New York Theatre Workshop)
*Stephen Kaplin, Wang Bo, puppetry, Cathay: Three Tales of China (Ping Chong and Company/New Victory)
Steve Canyon Kennedy, sound, Jersey Boys (August Wilson Theatre)
Fabian Obispo, sound, No Foreigners Beyond This Point (Ma-Yi Theatre/Culture Project)
Darron L. West, sound, Apparition (Connelly Theatre)
Darron L. West, sound, The Seven (New York Theatre Workshop
Darron L. West, soundscape, Miss Witherspoon (Playwrights Horizons)
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
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Jeff Citations --Chicago
Chicago's Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee presented 32 awards, including a Special Award, to recipients among 155 nominees in 28 categories for productions which opened between Aug. 1, 2005, and July 31, 2006. The Jeff Committee sent judges to the opening nights of 123 Equity productions offered by 51 producing organizations, and recommended 92 of these productions for further judging by the entire committee, which made them eligible for Jeff Awards. Recipients and nominees are listed below. Recipients are noted with and asterisk and are in boldface.
Production / Play
Bus Stop, Writers' Theatre
The Clean House, Goodman Theatre
Dealer's Choice, Shattered Globe Theatre
*Fences, Court Theatre
A Flea in Her Ear, Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Pride and Prejudice, Northlight Theatre
Production / Musical
Grand Hotel: The Musical, Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place
Loving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein, About Face Theatre
*Man of La Mancha, Court Theatre
Oliver!, Marriott Theatre
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Spelling Bee Chicago
Urinetown, Blue Dog Entertainment, LLC
Production / Revue
Iraqtile Dysfunction, The Second City
*A Marvelous Party: The Noel Coward Celebration, Northlight Theatre and Geva Theatre Center
Plaid Tidings, Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place
War! Now In Its 4th Smash Year!, The Second City
Ensemble
Bus Stop, Writers' Theatre
Dealer's Choice, Shattered Globe Theatre
Loving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein, About Face Theatre
*Man of La Mancha, Court Theatre
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Spelling Bee Chicago
War! Now In Its 4th Smash Year!, The Second City
New Work / Play
Chadwick Boseman, Deep Azure, Congo Square Theatre Company
Lonnie Carter, Wheatley, Victory Gardens Theater
Lydia R. Diamond, Stick Fly, Congo Square Theatre Company
*Lydia R. Diamond, Voyeurs de Venus, Chicago Dramatists
Mary Zimmerman, M. Proust, About Face Theatre
New Work / Musical
Will Clinger & James FitzGerald, Two for the Show, Theater Wit
Susan DiLallo & Stephen Weiner, Once Upon a Time in New Jersey, Marriott Theatre
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The 37th Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards ceremony took place Monday, March 13 at the El Portal Theatre, located at 5269 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. Co-host Jason Graae who donated his services was given a special LADCC Theatrical Community Spirit Award. An asterisk precedes the winners below: Special was given to Jason Graae.
PRODUCTION
*Pera Palas, The Theatre@Boston Court & Antaeus Company, The Theatre@Boston Court
Play Without Words, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre
Stuff Happens, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum
*The Drowsy Chaperone, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre
*The Goat or, Who is Sylvia, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum
The Paris Letter, Center Theatre Group, Kirk Douglas Theatre
*The Wild Party, Blank Theatre Company, Hudson Mainstage Theatre
*Yellowman, Bennett Bradley and The Fountain Theatre, The Fountain Theatre
T.H. McCULLOH AWARD FOR REVIVAL
*Happy End, Pacific Resident Theatre, Pacific Resident Theatre
*Mother Courage and Her Children, Antaeus Theatre Company, NewPlace Warehouse Theatre
On The Town, Reprise! Broadway’s Best, UCLA Freud Playhouse
Private Lives, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse
DIRECTION
*Michael Michetti, Pera Palas, The Theatre@Boston Court & Antaeus Company
*Casey Nicholaw, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ahmanson Theatre
Stefan Novinski & Hassan Christopher, J.O.B. The Hip-Hopera, the Stella Adler Theatre
Warner Shook, The Goat or, Who is Sylvia, Mark Taper Forum
Pat Towne, Gorey Stories, Sacred Fools Theater
MUSICAL DIRECTION
Graham Jackson, Gorey Stories, Sacred Fools Theater
*David O, The Wild Party, Blank Theatre Company at Hudson Mainstage Theatre
Phil Reno, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ahmanson Theatre
Gerald Sternbach, On the Town, Reprise! Broadway’s Best at UCLA Freud Playhouse
WRITING
*Edward Albee, The Goat or, Who is Sylvia, Mark Taper Forum
David Hare, Stuff Happens, Mark Taper Forum
Bob Martin and Don McKellar, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ahmanson Theatre
Dael Orlandersmith, Yellowman, The Fountain Theatre
ADAPTATION/TRANSLATION
Joanne Gordon, Love, Bukowski, California Repertory Company at Edison Theatre
*KOAN Ensemble, Kafka Thing, Odyssey Theatre
Simon Levy, What I Heard About Iraq, The Fountain Theatre
MUSICAL SCORE
David Aldrich, Gorey Stories, Sacred Fools Theater
*Michael John LaChiusa, The Wild Party, Blank Theatre Company at Hudson Mainstage Theatre
Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ahmanson Theatre
LEAD PERFORMANCE
Michael Arden, Pippin, Reprise! Broadway’s Best at UCLA Freud Playhouse
*Chris Butler, Yellowman, The Fountain Theatre
*Deidrie N. Henry, Yellowman, The Fountain Theatre
Beth Hogan, Kafka Thing, Odyssey Theatre
*Brian Kerwin, The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?, Mark Taper Forum
*Bob Martin, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ahmanson Theatre
Lisa Tharps, Medea, The Theatre@Boston Court
Trieu D. Tran, Equus, East/West Players
FEATURED PERFORMANCE
*Frank Ashmore, National Pastime, Fremont Centre Theatre
*Nathan Lee Graham, The Wild Party, Blank Theatre Company at Hudson Mainstage Theatre
*Daren A. Herbert, The Wild Party, Blank Theatre Company at Hudson Mainstage Theatre
*Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ahmanson Theatre
*Bets Malone, On the Town, Reprise! Broadway’s Best at UCLA Freud Playhouse Jeff Marlow, Medea, The Theatre@Boston Court
Kirsten Potter, Honour, Matrix Theatre Company
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
*Gorey Stories, Sacred Fools Theater
Kafka Thing, Odyssey Theatre
Love, Bukowski, California Repertory Company at Edison Theatre
*Pera Palas, The Theatre@Boston Court & Antaeus Company
SCENIC DESIGN
*Evan A. Bartoletti, Floyd Collins, West Coast Ensemble
*Tom Buderwitz, Pera Palas, The Theatre@Boston Court & Antaeus Company
*David Gallo, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ahmanson Theatre
LIGHTING DESIGN
Mike Durst, Kafka Thing, Odyssey Theatre
*Cricket Sloat, Gorey Stories, Sacred Fools Theatre
Steven Young, J.O.B. The Hip-Hopera, the Stella Adler Theatre
COSTUME DESIGN, HAIR, WIGS & MAKEUP
*Ann Closs-Farley (costumes, hair, wigs & makeup), Gorey Stories, Sacred Fools Theatre
Mary Vogt (costumes), Private Lives, Pasadena Playhouse
Gerald Altenburg (hair, wigs & make-up), The School for Scandal, Mark Taper Forum
SOUND DESIGN
*Cricket Meyers, Floyd Collins, West Coast Ensemble
Kurt Thum, Kafka Thing, Odyssey Theatre
John Zalewski, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, Evidence Room
CHOREOGRAPHY
*Matthew Bourne and the company, Play Without Words, Ahmanson Theatre
Hassan Christopher, J.O.B. The Hip-Hopera, the Stella Adler Theatre
Lee Martino, On the Town, Reprise! at UCLA Freud Playhouse
The 2005 special award recipients are as follows: The Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in theater will be awarded to Musical Theatre Guild.
The Ted Schmitt Award for world premiere of an outstanding new play will be award to Jon Robin Baitz for The Paris Letter.
The Bob Z Award for career achievement in set design will be awarded to Donna Marquet.
The Angstrom Award for career achievement in lighting design will be awarded to Jeremy Pivnick.
The Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season in a small to mid-size theater will be awarded to California Repertory Company.
The Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theatre will be awarded to Eric Anderson.
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LA Ovation Awards
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The League of American Theatres and Producers Awards
The following awards were presented on May 8th:
Distinguished Lifetime Service to choreographer, director and performer, Tommy Tune
Outstanding Achievement in Presenter Management (Samuel J. L’Hommedieu Award) to Larry Payton, President, Celebrity Attractions, for demonstrating excellence in management over the past 20 years.
Outstanding Achievement in Road Marketing to Todd Bentjen, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Orange County Performing Arts Center
Star of Touring Broadway Award, designed to honor board members, politicians, donors and volunteers who have given support "beyond the call of duty" to promote and enrich the Broadway Series in their hometown, to MSU Federal Credit Union for their corporate philanthropy.
Special Recognition Award 1995-2006 to Jed Bernstein, President of the League of American Theatres and Producers.
Lucille Lortel Awards
The 21st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were presented Monday, May 1st at New World Stages (formerly Dodger Stages, 340 West 50th Street) at 7 PM, with a post awards celebration at Ruth’s Chris Steak House (148 West 51st Street). The Awards voting committee, appointed by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres & Producers, the Lucille Lortel Foundation, Actors’ Equity Association, and the Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers, and includes journalists, educators, and members of the Off-Broadway community. There were 4 special awards: Lifetime Achievement Award, WENDY WASSERSTEIN; Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee, JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY; Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence, BETTY CORWIN; Outstanding Body of Work, ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY. The winners in the nominee list below indicates the winners:
Outstanding Play
*The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh
Producer: Atlantic Theater Company
The Paris Letter by Jon Robin Baitz
Producer: Roundabout Theatre Company
Red Light Winter by Adam Rapp
Producer: Scott Rudin/Paramount Pictures, Robyn Goodman, Roger Berlind, and Stuart Thompson
The Ruby Sunrise by Rinne Groff
Producer: The Public Theater Outstanding Musical
Bernarda Alba. Words & Music by Michael John LaChiusa
Producer: Lincoln Center Theater
Grey Gardens. Book by Doug Wright, Music by Scott Frankel, Lyrics by Michael Korie
Producer: Playwrights Horizons
See What I Wanna See. Words & Music by Michael John LaChiusa
Producer: The Public Theater
*The Seven by Will Power
Producer: New York Theatre Workshop
Outstanding Revival
Abigail’s Party by Mike Leigh
Producer: The New Group
Celebration and The Room by Harold Pinter
Producer: Atlantic Theater Company
Funnyhouse of a Negro by Adrienne Kennedy
Producer: The Classical Theater of Harlem
Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw
Producer: Irish Repertory Theatre
*The Trip to Bountiful by Horton Foote
Producer: Signature Theatre Company
Outstanding Director
Billie Allen, Funnyhouse of a Negro
Scott Elliott, Abigail’s Party
Scott Ellis, The Little Dog Laughed
Wilson Milam, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
*Harris Yulin, The Trip to Bountiful
Outstanding Choreographer
Michael Berresse, [title of show]
Graciela Daniele, Bernarda Alba
*Bill T. Jones, The Seven
Outstanding Lead Actor (Tie)
*Christopher Denham, Red Light Winter
Conor Donovan, Privilege
John Glover, The Paris Letter Michael Stuhlbarg, Measure for Pleasure
*David Wilmot, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Outstanding Lead Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Abigail’s Party
S. Epatha Merkerson, Birdie Blue
*Lois Smith, The Trip to Bountiful
Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed
Dianne Wiest, Third
Outstanding Featured Actor
*Charles Durning, Third
Domhnall Gleeson, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Darren Goldstein, Abigail’s Party
Logan Marshall-Green, Dog Sees God
David Pittu, Celebration and The Room
Outstanding Featured Actress
Meghan Andrews, The Trip to Bountiful
Helena Carroll, Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Lisa Emery, Abigail’s Party
*Hallie Foote, The Trip to Bountiful
Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens
Outstanding Scenic Design
Beowulf Boritt, The Other Side
David Korins, Swimming in the Shallows
*Eugene Lee, The Ruby Sunrise
Derek McLane, Abigail’s Party
Allen Moyer, Grey Gardens
Outstanding Costume Design
*Eric Becker, Abigail’s Party
William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens
Deborah Newhall, The Ruby Sunrise
Martin Pakledinaz, The Trip to Bountiful
Anita Yavich, The Wooden Breeks
Outstanding Lighting Design
*Aaron Black, Funnyhouse of a Negro
Jane Cox, Apparition
John McKernon, The Trip to Bountiful
Stpehen Strawbridge, Bernarda Alba
David Weiner, The Seven
Outstanding Sound Design
Scott Killian, A Picasso
Brian Ronan, Grey Gardens
Ken Travis, Abigail’s Party
Darron L. West, Apparition
*Darron L. West, The Seven
MULTIPLE AWARDS:
Four Awards
The Trip to Bountiful:
Outstanding Revival, Director, Lead Actress, Featured Actress
Three Awards
The Seven
Outstanding Musical, Choreographer, Sound Design
Two Awards
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Outstanding Play, Lead Actor
MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS:
Eight nominations
Abigail’s Party
Seven nominations
The Trip to Bountiful
Five nominations
Grey Gardens
Four nominations
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
The Seven
Three nominations
Bernarda Alba
Funnyhouse of a Negro
The Ruby Sunrise
Two nominations
Apparition
Celebration and The Room
The Little Dog Laughed
The Paris Letter
Red Light Winter
Third
Darron L. West (2 nominations for the second consecutive year) Top of List
NY Drama Critics Circle Awards
The NY Drama Critics Circle announced its awards for the 2005-06 season on May 11th. The NYDCC current president is Adam Feldman of Time Out, and Frank Shcheck of The Hollywood Reporter and New York Post is Vice-President and Michael Kuchwara of the Associated Press serves as treasurer. Other members are Clive Barnes of the New York Post; David Cote of Time Out New York; Michael Feingold of the Village Voice; Robert Feldberg of the Bergen Record; Elysa Gardner of USA Today; John Heilpern of The New York Observer; Howard Kissel of the Daily News; Jacques le Sourd of Gannett Newspapers; Jeremy McCarter of New York; David Rooney of Variety; David Sheward of Back Stage; John Simon of Bloomberg News; Michael Sommers of The Star-Ledger/Newhouse Newspapers; Terry Teachout of The Wall Street Journal; Linda Winer of Newsday; and Richard Zoglin of Time. The awards are as follows:
Best Play: The History Boys, by Alan Bennett (the award carries with it a cash prize of $2,500)..
Best Musical: o The Drowsy Chaperone (book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison).
Two special citations were awarded to John Doyle, Sarah Travis and the company of the revival of Sweeney Todd and to Christine Ebersole for her performance in the Off-Broadway musical Grey Gardens. This is the first time in the organization's 70-year voting history that two special citations have been awarded.
New York Innovative (IT) Theatre Awards
The New York Innovative Theatre Awards, a new awards organization celebrating Off-Off-Broadway organized to bring recognition to the great work being done in Off-Off-Broadway and help create a community base for the estimated 40,000 artists working in the Off-Off-Broadway venue. The second award nominees were announced July 17, 2006 and presentations will be made September 18th, 2006. Winners are marked in bold and with an *..
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Book of the Dun Cow (Prospect Theater Company)
Forever Plaid (Astoria Performing Arts Center)
*Iron Curtain: A New Musical Commie-dy (Prospect Theater Company)
The Persians...a comedy about war with five songs (Waterwell)
The Singapore Mikado (Theater Ten Ten)
The Tutor (Prospect Theater Company)
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
The Caterers (The Immediate Theater Company)
Deviant (The Vortex Theater Company)
How I Learned To Drive (T. Schrieber Studios)
Living Dead In Denmark (Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company)
The Palooka (Jeffrey Lawhorn and Brandon Ramos)
They're Just Like Us (CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.)
*To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle (Working Man's Clothes)
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Paul Boocock, Boocock's House of Baseball
Jamie Jackson, The Pigman of Delanceyom O'Horgan, The Field, and The Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company will receive honorary awards as part of the Street
*Margaux Laskey, size ate
Joshua Randall, In Delirium: after the sorrows of young werther
Michael Szeles, Goats
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTION
Balletto Stiletto
Have You Ever Seen a Dream Rapping?
Inside Out
The Pigman of Delancey Street
Saint Oedipus
size ate
*Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE
Jess Draper, How I Learned To Drive
*Greg Horton, The Singapore Mikado
Cameron Oro, Stage Kiss
Gregory Porter Miller, To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle
David Tillistrand, The Singapore Mikado
Brian Wallace, The Caterers
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE
Sheila Dabney, The Emperor Jones
*Ellen David, To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle
Audrey Lynn Weston, Bloody Mary
Erika Sheffer, How I Learned To Drive
Karen Stanion, The Palooka
Cristiane Young, The Singapore Mikado
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE
Adrian Anchondo, Edenville
Ken Barnett, The Whore of Sheridan Square
David Carr-Berry, To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle
*Trey Gibbons, How I Learned To Drive
Will Harper, Romeo & Juliet
Brian Linden, A Night Near the Sun
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE
Nell Gwynn, Kiss and Cry
Andaye' Hill, To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle
*Summer Moore, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove
Danielle Quisenberry, Locomotive
Kira Sternbach, How I Learned To Drive
Jacqueline Sydney, The Kitchen Table
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
*Isaac Byrne, To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle
Mike Doyle, They're Just Like Us
Jeffrey Lawhorn, The Palooka
Cara Reichel, Iron Curtain: A New Musical Commie-dy
Terry Schreiber, How I Learned To Drive
Brian Swasey, Forever Plaid
Tom Wojtunik, Edenville
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Cameron Anderson, Heddatron
Andrew Boyce, Bloody Mary
Meganne George, Little Suckers
Robert Monaco, The Palooka
Michael Moore, Cupid & Psyche
*Eddy Trotter, Love! Valour! Compassion!
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
*Arthur Adair, The Emperor Jones
Lucas Bengaminh Krech, Cupid & Psyche
Jennifer Granrud, The Palooka
Tyler Micoleau, Heddatron
Jennifer Rathbone, How I Learned To Drive
Anjeanette Stokes, Bloody Mary
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Jacob A. Climer, Bloody Mary
Lora LaVon, The Whore of Sheridan Square
Karen Ann Ledger, How I Learned To Drive
Meredith Neal, They're Just Like Us
*Sidney Shannon, Iron Curtain: A New Musical Commie-dy
Jessica Wegener, Living Dead In Denmark
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
Arthur Adair, The Emperor Jones
Jake Hall, Boocock's House of Baseball
*Paul DeSena, To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle
David Lawson, Devil Land Robert Ross Parker & Jeff Lorenz, Living Dead In Denmark
Christopher Rummel, How I Learned To Drive
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC
Nathan Bowen, Two Yeats Plays
*Brendan Connelly, Major Barbara
Lauren Cregor, The Persians...a comedy about war with five songs
Dan Deming, Living Dead In Denmark
Aaron Meicht, Top Ten
Stephen Weiner, Iron Curtain: A New Musical Commie-dy
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SHORT SCRIPT
*Vishakan Jeyakumar, Jaffna Mangoes
Bethany Larsen, Maybe He's Just Not That Into You
Jackson Loo, Kung Fu Hustle
Rehana Mirza, Bombay Screams
Molly Rice, Medea Unharnessed
Crystal Skillman, The Ride
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL FULL-LENGTH SCRIPT
*Bekah Brunstetter, To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle
Boo Killebrew, They're Just Like Us
Jonathan Leaf, The Caterers
Dennis Lehane, Coronado
A. Rey Pamatmat, Deviant
Brandon Ramos, The Palooka
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT
Carrie Brewer, Marius Hanford, Michael Johnson & Ricki G. Ravitts, The Lady Cavaliers: Signature Stories
Marius Hanford, Living Dead In Denmark
Ryan Kasprzak, Edenville
Kate Mehan & Lynn Peterson, The Persians...a comedy about war with five songs
Christine O'Grady, Iron Curtain: A New Musical Commie-dy
Brian Swasey, Forever Plaid
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Jess Draper, Trey Gibbons, Samantha J. Phillips, Erika Sheffer, Kira Sternbach, How I Learned To Drive Sara Jean Asselin, David Arthur Bachrach, Jane Brendler Buchi, John Burns, Bianca Carragher, Andrew Clateman, Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper, Timothy Dunn, Martin Fox, Joel Gelpe, Emily Grundstad, Allen Hale, Greg Horton, Beth Kirkpatrick, Heather Mieko , Kristopher Monroe, Rebecca Pace, Andrea Schmidt, David Tillistrand, Cristiane Young, The Singapore Mikado
*David Carr-Berry, Jared Culverhouse, Ellen David, Paul Fears, Andaye' Hill, Julian James, Roy Miller, Brian Schlanger, To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle
Desiree Burch, Regie Cabico, Chris Dippel, Molly Flynn, Ryan Good, Heather Kelley, Jacquelyn Landgraf, Sarah Levy, Rob Neill, Marta Rainer, Joey Rizzolo, F. Omar Telan, Justin Tolley, Yolanda Wilkinson, Jenny Williams, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind
Tami Dixon, Sharahn LaRue McClung, Lanna Joffrey, Valiant
Ken Barnett, Doug Brandt, Harris Doran, Ginger Eckert, Vanessa Hidary, Eric McNaughton, The Whore of Sheridan Square Top of List
Nightlife Awards
That inveterate booster of cabaret talent, Scott Siegel, launched this award three years ago, and, like his popular ( Broadway By the Year series, it's become one of Town Hall's hottest tickets. What distinguishes the awards ceremony is that it has all the starry talent to be found at other awards ceremonies (and then some) but not a single boring acceptance speech thanking producers, directors and relatives. Instead, a cornucopia of stellar presenters make the introductions and the people being honored then show off a sample of what earned them their award. There's more presenting and performing talent on stage than you can count, it all adds up to a year's worth of cabaret entertainment dished The 2006 award winners, voted on by 27 critics and experts, with Feb. 6th the night when all of the winners are invited to perform at Town Hall. For a report on the awards presentations go here This year’s winners (and finalists) are:
Outstanding Cabaret Female Vocalist in a Major Engagement: ELAINE STRITCH Finalists: Chita Rivera and Rebecca Luker
Outstanding Cabaret Male Vocalist in a Major Engagement: BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL Finalists: Jack Jones and Michael Feinstein
Outstanding Duo/Group Cabaret Performance in a Major Engagement: SANDY STEWART & BILL CHARLAP Finalists: John Pizzarelli/Bucky Pizzarelli & Jimmy Webb/Glen Campbell
Outstanding Cabaret Male Vocalist: TOM ANDERSEN Finalists: Colm Reilly & Miles Phillips
Outstanding Cabaret Female Vocalist: KAREN MASON Finalists: Lumirie Tubo & Ludmilla Ilieva
Outstanding Cabaret Musical Comedy/Characterization Performance: JASON GRAAE Finalists: BJ Ward & Jimmy James
Outstanding Cabaret Revue/Group/Variety Performance: A LITTE TRAVELING MUSIC Finalists: The Fabulous Pink Flamingoes and The Farley Brothers
Outstanding Cabaret Piano Bar Performance: A.J. IRVIN Finalists: Elaine Brier and David Colbert
Unique Cabaret Performance: KABARETT KOLLECTIF
Outstanding Female Standup Comedian: KRISTEN SCHAALl Finalists: Judy Gold & Heather Lawless
Outstanding Male Standup Comedian: BILL BURR Finalists: Greg Giraldo & Demetri Martin
Unique Comedy Performance: tie: CREATION NATION TJ & DAVE finalist: Andres du Bouchet
Outstanding Jazz Soloist: HANK JONES Finalists: Bill Charlap & Eric Alexander
Outstanding Jazz Combo Performance: HARRY ALLEN & JOE COHN QUARTET Finalists: Lee Konitz Nonet & Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo O'Farrilll
Outstandng Female Jazz Vocalist: PAULA WEST Finalists: Annie Ross & Sheila Jordan
Outstanding Male Jazz Vocalist: FREDDY COLE Finalists: John Pizzarelli & Allan Harris NIGHTLIFE LEGEND HONOREE: EARTHA KITT Top of List
Olivier Awards
The nominees for the 30th annual Laurence Olivier Awards London's equivalent of the Tonys, have been announced The list of nominees is as follows, with the winners to be marked with an * when they are announced on Sunday, 26 February 2006 in a ceremony at the London Hilton. THE SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE SPECIAL AWARD went to Sir Ian McKellen.
BEST ACTRESS
*Eve Best for HEDDA GABLER at the Almeida and Duke of York's
Clare Higgins for DEATH OF A SALESMAN at the Lyric
Helen McCrory for AS YOU LIKE IT at Wyndham's
Janet McTeer for MARY STUART at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo
Harriet Walter for MARY STUART at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo
BEST ACTOR
* Brian Dennehy for DEATH OF A SALESMAN at the Lyric
Richard Griffiths for HEROES at Wyndham's
Derek Jacobi for DON CARLOS at the Gielgud
Con O'Neill for TELSTAR at the New Ambassadors
David Threlfall for SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME at the New Ambassadors
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
David Bradley for HENRY IV PARTS I & II at the Olivier
Benedict Cumberbatch for HEDDA GABLER at the Almeida and Duke of York's
*Noma Dumezweni for A RAISIN IN THE SUN, Young Vic at the Lyric Hammersmith
Anne Reid for EPITAPH FOR GEORGE DILLON at the Comedy
Paul Ritter for CORAM BOY at the Olivier
BEST NEW PLAY
CORAM BOY adapted by Helen Edmundson from a novel by Jamila Gavin at the Olivier
HARVEST by Richard Bean at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court
* ON THE SHORE OF THE WIDE WORLD by Simon Stephens at the Cottesloe
PAUL by Howard Brenton at the Cottesloe
BEST NEW COMEDY
GLORIOUS! by Peter Quilter at the Duchess
*HEROES by Gérald Sibleyras translated by Tom Stoppard at Wyndham's
SHOOT THE CROW by Owen McCafferty at Trafalgar Studio 1
BEST ENTERTAINMENT
BLUE MAN GROUP at the New London
DUCKTASTIC at the Albery
DERREN BROWN
*SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES at the Cambridge
BEST REVIVAL
DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller at the Lyric
DON CARLOS by Friedrich Schiller in a new adaptation by Mike Poulton at the Gielgud
* HEDDA GABLER by Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Richard Eyre at the Almeida and Duke of York's
MARY STUART by Friedrich Schiller in a new version by Peter Oswald at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo
BEST NEW MUSICAL
ACORN ANTIQUES - THE MUSICAL! Book, music and lyrics by Victoria Wood at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
THE BIG LIFE written by Paul Sirett, music by Paul Joseph at the Apollo
* BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL book and lyrics by Lee Hall, music by Elton John at the Victoria Palace
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PRODUCTION
*GUYS AND DOLLS based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows at the Piccadilly
HMS PINAFORE a new version by Herbert Appleman, music by Arthur Sullivan. Original libretto by WS Gilbert at the Open Air
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Haydn Gwynne for BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace
*Jane Krakowski for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly
Jenna Russell for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly
Julie Walters for ACORN ANTIQUES - THE MUSICAL! at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Douglas Hodge for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly
Ewan McGregor for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly
* James Lomas, George Maguire and Liam Mower for BILLY ELLIOT
THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
Tameka Empson for THE BIG LIFE at the Apollo
Tim Healy for BILLY ELLIOT
THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace
* Celia Imrie for ACORN ANTIQUES - THE MUSICAL! at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket
Scarlett Strallen for HMS PINAFORE at the Open Air
BEST DIRECTOR
Stephen Daldry for BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace
*Richard Eyre for HEDDA GABLER at the Almeida and Duke of York's
Michael Grandage for DON CARLOS at the Gielgud
Phyllida Lloyd for MARY STUART at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo
Melly Still for CORAM BOY at the Olivier
BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER
Rob Ashford for GUYS AND DOLLS at the Piccadilly
*Peter Darling for BILLY ELLIOT
THE MUSICAL at the Victoria Palace
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL designed by Rick Fisher at the Victoria Palace
*DON CARLOS designed by Paule Constable at the Gielgud
MARY STUART designed by Hugh Vanstone at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo
GUYS AND DOLLS designed by Howard Harrison at the Piccadilly
BEST SET DESIGN
BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL designed by Ian MacNeil at the Victoria Palace
DON CARLOS designed by Christopher Oram at the Gielgud
*HEDDA GABLER designed by Rob Howell at the Almeida and Duke of York's
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
* THE DOG IN THE MANGER designed by Es Devlin at the Playhouse
DON CARLOS designed by Christopher Oram at the Gielgud
HEDDA GABLER designed by Rob Howell at the Almeida and Duke of York's
MARY STUART designed by Anthony Ward at the Donmar Warehouse and Apollo
BEST SOUND DESIGN
* BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL designed by Paul Arditti at the Victoria Palace
CORAM BOY designed by Christopher Shutt at the Olivier
GUYS AND DOLLS designed by Terry Jardine & Chris Full at the Piccadilly
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE
*BLOODY SUNDAY - SCENES FROM THE SAVILLE INQUIRY at the Tricycle
COMFORT ME WITH APPLES at Hampstead
MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
Laura Wade for BREATHING CORPSES at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court and COLDER THAN HERE at Soho
BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION
Rambert Dance Company's CONSTANT SPEED at Sadler's Wells
Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre's GISELLE at the Barbican
*Sylvie Guillem and Russell Maliphant's PUSH at Sadler's Wells
Akram Khan/Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Antony Gormley/Nitin Sawhney's ZERO DEGREES at Sadler's Wells
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE
Ballet Nacional de Cuba's corps de ballet for their season at Sadler's Wells
*Pina Bausch for the creation of NELKEN and PALERMO PALERMO at Sadler's Wells
Johan Kobborg for his performance in the Royal Ballet's THE LESSON and his production of LA SYLPHIDE at the Royal Opera House
Russell Maliphant for his choreography and performance in PUSH at Sadler's Wells
BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION
English National Opera's BILLY BUDD at the London Coliseum
English National Opera's LA CLEMENZA DI TITO at the London Coliseum
*English National Opera's MADAM BUTTERFLY at the London Coliseum
English National Opera's ON THE TOWN at the London Coliseum
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA
Sarah Connolly for her performance in English National Opera's LA CLEMENZA DI TITO at the London Coliseum
*Simon Keenlyside for his performances in the Royal Opera's 1984 at the Royal Opera House and English National Opera's BILLY BUDD at the London Coliseum
David McVicar for his direction of English National Opera's LA CLEMENZA DI TITO at the London Coliseum
Anthony Minghella and Carolyn Choa for the direction and choreography of English National Opera's MADAM BUTTERFLY
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Otto Rene Castillo Awards for Political Theatre
The "Otto", named after the Guatemalan poet and revolutionary, Otto Rene Castillo, is the only honor in the United States recognizing the achievement of individuals and theatre companies who conceive, produce and foster the development of innovative and socially challenging (political) theatre. The award is an original sculpture created by the noted Brazilian-born contemporary artist and stage designer, Sheila Goloborotko.
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Outer Critics Circle Awards
The 55th annual Outer Critics awards nominations brought multiple awards to The Pajama Game with eight nominations, Grey Gardens with seven and The Drowsy Chaperone and Jersey Boys with six. each. Asterisks will be added after the winners are announced on May 15. The nominating committee of writers covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, did not consider Tarzan for this year's nominations as they could not view the production prior to the cut-off date. The newest award included in the list below is for Oustanding New Score (in which both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions were eligible). * indicates the winner.
OUTSTANDING BROADWAY PLAY
Festen
*The History Boys
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Primo
OUTSTANDING BROADWAY MUSICAL
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
*Jersey Boys
The Woman in White
OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
Beauty of the Father
In The Continuum
*Stuff Happens
Tryst
OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Bernada Alba
*Grey Gardens
See What I Wanna See
Thrill Me - The Leopold & Loeb Story
OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE (new award category)
The Color Purple
* The Drowsy Chaperone
Grey Gardens
See What I Wanna See
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
*Awake and Sing!
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Constant Wife
The Trip to Bountiful
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
The Pajama Game
*Sweeney Todd
Two Gentlemen of Verona
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
*Gabriel Byrne, A Touch of the Poet
Zeljko Ivanek, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Ian McDiarmid, Faith Healer
David Wilmot, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole
*Lois Smith, The Trip to Bountiful
Zoë Wanamaker, Awake and Sing!
Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Michael Cerveris, Sweeney Todd
Harry Connick, Jr., The Pajama Game
Hugh Panaro, Lestat
*John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
*Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens
LaChanze, The Color Purple
Patti LuPone, Sweeney Todd
Kelli O'Hara, The Pajama Game
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Richard Easton, Entertaining Mr. Sloane
Peter Gerety, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
*Richard Griffiths, The History Boys
Mark Ruffalo, Awake and Sing!
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
*Frances de la Tour, The History Boys
Hallie Foote, The Trip to Bountiful
Jan Maxwell, Entertaining Mr. Sloane
Lynn Redgrave, The Constant Wife
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Michael Ball, The Woman in White
Peter Benson, The Pajama Game
*Jim Dale, The Threepenny Opera
Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Megan Lawrence, The Pajama Game
*Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone
Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens
Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, The Color Purple
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Steven Fales, Confessions of a Mormon Boy
Margo Gomez, Los Big Names
Jack Holmes, RFK
*Anthony Sher, Primo
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY
*Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
Wilson Milam, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Bartlett Sher, Awake and Sing!
Jerry Zaks, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
*John Doyle, Sweeney Todd
Michael Greif, Grey Gardens
Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game
Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Graciela Daniele, Bernarda Alba
*Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game
Casey Nicholaw, The Drowsy Chaperone
Sergio Trujillo, Jersey Boys
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
John Lee Beatty, The Color Purple
William Dudley, The Woman in White
*David Gallo, The Drowsy Chaperone
Allen Moyer, Grey Gardens
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
*Gregg Barnes, The Drowsy Chaperone
William Dudley, The Woman in White
William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens
Martin Pakledinaz, The Pajama Game
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
*Howell Binkley, Jersey Boys
Richard G. Jones, Sweeney Todd
Jeff Nellis, Tryst
Paul Pyant, The Woman in White
JOHN GASSNER AWARD
(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
Rolin Jones, The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow
*Danai Gurira & Nikkole Salter, In the Continuum
Adam Rapp, Red Light Winter
Rinne Groff, The Ruby Sunrise
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PEN/Laura Pels Award For Drama
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The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Named for the noted American actress and writer, this award was established in 1978 recognizes women dramatists whose works represent outstanding qulity for the English speaking theater. Plays are eligible whether or not they have been produced, but any first production must have taken place within the preceding twelve months.
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Touring Broadway Awards
Touring Broadway Awards including Best New Musical, Best Production Design and Best Musical Score. The awards, which are presented annually by awarded on May 8, 2006 were as follows:
Best New Musical Wicked
Producers: Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone
Best Play
Golda’s Balcony
Author: William Gibson
Producers: David Fishelson, Jerome L. Stern, Julia Amster Fishelson, Tony Cacciotti, Milton Maltz, Stephen E. Herman, Paul Lisak, Morton Swinsky, Jerry & Cindy Benjamin, Bernard L. Tansey
Best Production Design
Wicked
Scenic Design: Eugene Lee
Costume Design: Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design: Kenneth Posner
Best Musical Score
Wicked
Music and Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
Best Direction
Jack O’Brien
Hairspray
Best Choreography
Ann Reinking
Chicago
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Village Voice Obie Awards
The 51st Annual Village Voice Obie Awards, Off Broadway’s highest honor, were handed out on May 15th at the Skirball Center on the campus of New York University in a ceremony hosted by Lili Taylor and Eric Bogosian presented by S. Epatha Merkerson, Christine Ebersole, Edward Hibbert, Douglas Carter Beane, Phylicia Rashad and Oskar Eustis.
The Judges for this season were Lynn Nottage, Didi O’Connell, David Herskovits, Eduardo Machado, Marc Robinson, Voice, critics Michael Feingold, Alexis Soloski and Village Voice theater editor and Obie Chairman, Jorge Morales. The highlight of the awards was the Lifetime Achievement honor given to academic Eric Bentley, 90, for his untiring service to the theater.
The awards, which involve no nominations and whose judges may award as many prizes in one discipline as they please (even inventing new categories when it serves) were as follows:
PERFORMANCE
S. Epatha Merkerson for her performance Birdie Blue
Ari Fliakos for his performance Poor Theater: A Series of Simulacra
Scott Shepherd for his performance Poor Theater: A Series of Simulacra
Gary Wilmes for his performance Red Light Winter
Dana Ivey for her performance Mrs. Warren’s Profession
Christine Ebersole for her performance Grey Gardens
Euan Morton for his performance Measure for Pleasure
Lois Smith for her performance The Trip to Bountiful
Edwin Lee Gibson for his performance The Seven
Sherie Rene Scott for her performance Landscape of the Body
Julie White for her performance The Little Dog Laughed
Peter Francis James for his performance Stuff Happens
Byron Jennings for his performance Stuff Happens
Marin Ireland for her performance Cyclone
Michael Cumpsty for his performance Hamlet
Reed Birney Sustained Excellence of Performance
Meg MacCary for her performance What Then
DIRECTION
Daniel Sullivan for his direction Stuff Happens
John Clancy for Sustained Excellence of Direction
PLAYWRITING
Rolin Jones Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow
Martin McDonagh The Lieutenant Of Inishmore
DESIGN
Anita Yavich Sustained Excellence of Costume Design
Allen Moyer Sustained Excellence of Set Design
NTUSA Design of Abacus Black Strikes Now
SPECIAL CITATIONS
Nikkole Salter In the Continuum
Danai Gurira In the Continuum
Robert O’Hara In the Continuum
Adam Rapp Red Light Winter
Jane Moss, Jon Nakagawa, Ricky Ian Gordon and Doug Varone Orpheus and Euridyce
Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen & Michael Berresse [title of show]
THE ROSS WETZSTEON MEMORIAL AWARD $2000 Grant Ross Wetzsteon Memorial Award-- Soho Repertory Theater
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Eric Bentley
Emerging Theater Grants
Edge Theater Company ($3000)
Red Bull Theater ($3000)
Billie Holiday Theatre ($3000)
Emerging Playwright Grants
Rinne Groff ($1000)
Neena Beber ($1000)
TDF/Astaire Awards
ASTAIRE AWARDS are presented annually for the "Best Dance on Broadway"
Theater World Awards
Theatre World Awards honor performers making a breakthrough New York stage debut (in other words, the performer may have appeared on stage before, but not in a review independently reviewed. This year's awards to be presented June 6th at a ceremony at Studio 54, are as follows:
Harry Connick, Jr., The Pajama Game; Felicia P. Fields, The Color Purple; Maria Friedman, The Woman in White; Richard Griffiths, The History Boys; Mamie Gummer, Mr. Marmalade; Jayne Houdyshell, Well; Bob Martin, The Drowsy Chaperone; Ian McDiarmid, Faith Healer; Nellie McKay, The Threepenny Opera; David Wilmot, The Lieutenant of Inishmore; Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, The Color Purple and John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys.
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