JEFF EQUITY AWARDS NOMINEES 09-10
The 42nd Annual Jeff Awards ceremony honoring excellence in professional theatre produced within the immediate Chicago area will be held on Monday, October 25, at Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. A pre-show Appetizer Buffet will run from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and the Awards Ceremony, directed by Michael Weber, will begin at 7:30 p.m., with a Reception immediately following. Musical numbers featuring cast members from nominated musicals and video segments from nominated plays will be included in the Jeff Awards ceremony, emceed by luminary actors Deanna Dunagan and Felicia P. Fields. The evening is black tie optional and the public is cordially invited to attend. Advance purchase tickets, which include the ceremony and the pre-show buffet, are available through the link on our website: $75 (or $55 for members of Actors’ Equity Association, United Scenic Artists, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and The Dramatists Guild of America) plus a $2 online purchase handling charge. Please note: there are no refunds. For ticket purchases, go to: TICKETS Jeff Equity Nominations – 2009-2010 NOTE: “X” marks this editor’s pick to win “The Brother/Sister Plays” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” – Victory Gardens Theater i/a/w Teatro Vista…Theatre With a View “The Illusion” – Court Theatre X “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” – Court Theatre “The Mystery of Irma Vep” – Court Theatre “A Streetcar Named Desire” – Writers’ Theatre “Abigail’s Party” – A Red Orchid Theatre “All My Sons” – TimeLine Theatre Company X “The Farnsworth Invention” – TimeLine Theatre Company “‘Master Harold’…And The Boys” – TimeLine Theatre Company “Tobacco Road” – American Blues Theater “Animal Crackers” – Goodman Theatre “Cabaret” – Drury Lane Productions “The Drowsy Chaperone” – Marriott Theatre “Hairspray” – Marriott Theatre “Ragtime” – Drury Lane Productions X “Thoroughly Modern Millie” – Drury Lane Productions “The Absolute Best Friggin’ Time of Your Life” – The Second City e.t.c. “Low Down Dirty Blues” – Northlight Theatre “Oh Coward!” – Writers’ Theatre X “Abigail’s Party” – A Red Orchid Theatre “Animal Crackers” – Goodman Theatre X “The Brother/Sister Plays” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company “The Farnsworth Invention” – TimeLine Theatre Company “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” – Court Theatre “Ragtime” – Drury Lane Productions “The Wedding” – TUTA Theatre Chicago Kristoffer Diaz – “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” – Victory Gardens Theater i/a/w Teatro Vista…Theatre With a View Michael Golamco – “Year Zero” – Victory Gardens Theater Andrew Hinderaker – “Suicide, Incorporated” – The Gift Theatre Jim Lynch – “The Tallest Man” – The Artistic Home X Bruce Norris – “A Parallelogram” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company David Schwimmer and Andy Bellin – “Trust” – Lookingglass Theatre Company Craig Wright – “Mistakes Were Made” – A Red Orchid Theatre Nick Bowling – “The Farnsworth Invention” – TimeLine Theatre Company David Cromer – “A Streetcar Named Desire” – Writers’ Theatre Sean Graney – “The Mystery of Irma Vep” – Court Theatre Tina Landau – “The Brother/Sister Plays” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company Shade Murray – “Abigail’s Party” – A Red Orchid Theatre Charles Newell – “The Illusion” – Court Theatre Kimberly Senior – “All My Sons” – TimeLine Theatre Company X Edward Torres – “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” – Victory Gardens Theater i/a/w Teatro Vista…Theatre With a View Jim Corti – “Cabaret” – Drury Lane Productions Jim Corti – “Oh Coward!” – Writers’ Theatre William Osetek – “Thoroughly Modern Millie” – Drury Lane Productions Marc Robin – “The Drowsy Chaperone” – Marriott Theatre Marc Robin – “Hairspray” – Marriott Theatre Rachel Rockwell – “Ragtime” – Drury Lane Productions X Henry Wishcamper – “Animal Crackers” – Goodman Theatre Desmin Borges – “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” – Victory Gardens Theater i/a/w Teatro Vista…Theatre With a View Brian Dennehy – “Hughie/Krapp’s Last Tape” – Goodman Theatre X Rob Fagin – “The Farnsworth Invention” – TimeLine Theatre Company Erik Hellman – “The Mystery of Irma Vep” – Court Theatre Tracy Letts – “American Buffalo” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company Nick Sandys – “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Michael Shannon – “Mistakes Were Made” – A Red Orchid Theatre Chris Sullivan – “The Mystery of Irma Vep” – Court Theatre Quentin Earl Darrington – “Ragtime” – Drury Lane Productions James Harms – “The Drowsy Chaperone” – Marriott Theatre Max Quinlan – “Jesus Christ Superstar” – Theatre at the Center X Alan Schmuckler – “Sugar” – Drury Lane Productions Joey Slotnick – “Animal Crackers” – Goodman Theatre Tracy Michelle Arnold – “Private Lives” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater Cassandra Bissell – “Mary’s Wedding” – Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Janet Ulrich Brooks – “All My Sons” – TimeLine Theatre Company Kirsten Fitzgerald – “Abigail’s Party” – A Red Orchid Theatre X Natasha Lowe – “A Streetcar Named Desire” – Writers’ Theatre Lia Mortensen – “The Hiding Place” – Provision Theater Allison Torem – “Trust” – Lookingglass Theatre Company Holly Ann Butler – “Thoroughly Modern Millie” – Drury Lane Productions Cory Goodrich – “Ragtime” – Drury Lane Productions X Heidi Kettenring – “I Do! I Do!” – Theatre at the Center Marissa Perry – “Hairspray” – Marriott Theatre Mary Beth Fisher – “The Year of Magical Thinking” – Court Theatre X Dael Orlandersmith – “Stoop Stories” – Goodman Theatre Allen Gilmore – “Sizwe Banzi is Dead” – Court Theatre Francis Guinan – “A Guide for the Perplexed” – Victory Gardens Theater Tom Irwin – “A Parallelogram” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company Timothy Edward Kane – “The Illusion” – Court Theatre Nick Sandys – “Twelfth Night” – First Folio Theatre Lindsay Smiling – “Blue Door” – Victory Gardens Theater Michael Patrick Thornton – “Suicide, Incorporated” – The Gift Theatre X Mark David Kaplan – “Ragtime” – Drury Lane Productions Peter Kevoian – “The Christmas Schooner” - Theatre at the Center David Lively – “Cabaret” – Drury Lane Productions X Adam Pelty – “The Drowsy Chaperone” – Marriott Theatre Janet Ulrich Brooks – “When She Danced” – TimeLine Theatre Company X Cindy Gold – “Awake and Sing!” – Northlight Theatre Rebecca Spence – “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Stacy Stoltz – “A Streetcar Named Desire” – Writers’ Theatre Wandachristine – “The Old Settler” – Writers’ Theatre Natalie West – “Abigail’s Party” – A Red Orchid Theatre Jacqueline Williams – “The Brother/Sister Plays” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company Rebecca Finnegan – “Cabaret” – Drury Lane Productions Heidi Kettenring – “Hairspray” – Marriott Theatre Valisia LeKae – “Ragtime” – Drury Lane Productions Barbara Robertson – “Yeast Nation (the triumph of life)” – American Theater Company Paula Scrofano – “Thoroughly Modern Millie” – Drury Lane Productions X Mississippi Charles Bevel - “Low Down Dirty Blues” – Northlight Theatre Rob Lindley – “Oh Coward!” – Writers’ Theatre X Gregory Porter - “Low Down Dirty Blues” – Northlight Theatre Sam Richardson – “Spoiler Alert: Everybody Dies” – The Second City Christina Anthony – “The Absolute Best Friggin’ Time of Your Life” – The Second City e.t.c. Felicia P. Fields - “Low Down Dirty Blues” – Northlight Theatre Kate Fry – “Oh Coward!” – Writers’ Theatre X Sandra Reaves-Phillips - “Low Down Dirty Blues” – Northlight Theatre Jeffrey Bauer - “A Guide for the Perplexed” – Victory Gardens Theater John Culbert – “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” – Court Theatre Kevin Depinet – “Ragtime” – Drury Lane Productions X Kevin Depinet – “Thoroughly Modern Millie” – Drury Lane Productions Collette Pollard – “The Illusion” – Court Theatre Todd Rosenthal – “A Parallelogram” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company Walt Spangler – “A True History of the Johnstown Flood” – Goodman Theatre Aimee Hanyzewski – “Of Mice and Men” – Oak Park Festival Theatre James Leaming – “Tobacco Road” – American Blues Theater Timothy Mann – “‘Master Harold’…And The Boys” – TimeLine Theatre Company Angela Miller – “Jeeves in Bloom” – First Folio Theatre X Inseung Park – “The Hiding Place” – Provision Theatre Jacqueline Firkins – “The Illusion”- Court Theatre Nancy Missimi – “The Drowsy Chaperone” – Marriott Theatre Tatjana Radisic – “Cabaret” – Drury Lane Productions Alison Siple – “The Mystery of Irma Vep” – Court Theatre X William J. Morey – “Into the Woods” – Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago X Sarah E. Ross & Kristin DeiTos – “Tobacco Road” – American Blues Theater Emily Waecker – “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Mikhail Fiksel – “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” – Victory Gardens Theater i/a/w Teatro Vista…Theatre With a View Joshua Horvath and Nick Keenan – “The Illusion”- Court Theatre X Joshua Horvath and Ray Nardelli – “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”- Court Theatre Ray Nardelli – “Hephaestus: A Greek Mythology Circus Tale” – Lookingglass Theatre Company and Silverguy Entertainment Victoria Delorio – “Mary’s Wedding” – Rivendell Theatre Ensemble X Mikhail Fiksel – “War With the Newts” – Next Theatre Company Nick Keenan – “End Days” – Next Theatre Company Miles Polaski – “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”- The Gift Theatre Brian Sidney Bembridge – “Hephaestus: A Greek Mythology Circus Tale” – Lookingglass Theatre Company and Silverguy Entertainment John Culbert – “The Illusion”- Court Theatre Jesse Klug – “Cabaret” – Drury Lane Productions Jesse Klug – “Ragtime” – Drury Lane Productions X Jesse Klug – “Thoroughly Modern Millie” – Drury Lane Productions Lee Fiskness – “End Days” – Next Theatre Company Jesse Klug – “Yeast Nation (the triumph of life)” – American Theater Company Keith Parham – “The Farnsworth Invention” – TimeLine Theatre Company X Jaymi Lee Smith – “Mary’s Wedding” – Rivendell Theatre Ensemble John Carrafa – “Animal Crackers” – Goodman Theatre Tammy Mader – “Thoroughly Modern Millie” – Drury Lane Productions Marc Robin – “The Drowsy Chaperone” – Marriott Theatre X Marc Robin – “Hairspray” – Marriott Theatre Alaric Jans – “The Hiding Place” – Provision Theater Lindsay Jones – “Richard III” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater X Henry Marsh – “Twelfth Night” – First Folio Theatre Ray Nardelli and Joshua Horvath - “The Long Red Road” – Goodman Theatre Ray Nardelli, Andre Pluess and Josh Horvath - “Hephaestus: A Greek Mythology Circus Tale” – Lookingglass Theatre Company and Silverguy Entertainment Jesse Terrill – “The Wedding” – TUTA Theatre Chicago Roberta Duchak – “Ragtime” – Drury Lane Productions Doug Peck – “Animal Crackers” – Goodman Theatre Doug Peck – “Cabaret” – Drury Lane Productions Doug Peck – “Oh Coward!” – Writers’ Theatre X Robert Reddrick – “Nothing But the Blues” – Black Ensemble Theater Bridges Media – Multimedia Design – “Trust” – Lookingglass Theatre Company Sage Marie Carter – Projections Design – “Ragtime” – Drury Lane Productions X Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi – Circus Choreography and Movement Direction – “Icarus” – Lookingglass Theatre Company Nick Sandys - Fight Choreography - “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company David Woolley – Fight Choreography – “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” – Victory Gardens Theater i/a/w Teatro Vista…Theatre With a View NOMINEES
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PRODUCTION – PLAY – MIDSIZE
PRODUCTION – MUSICAL – LARGE
PRODUCTION – REVUE
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NEW WORK – PLAY
DIRECTOR – PLAY
DIRECTOR – MUSICAL or REVUE
ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY
ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL
ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY
ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL
SOLO PERFORMANCE
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
ACTOR IN A REVUE
ACTRESS IN A REVUE
SCENIC DESIGN – LARGE
SCENIC DESIGN – MIDSIZE
COSTUME DESIGN – LARGE
COSTUME DESIGN – MIDSIZE
SOUND DESIGN – LARGE
SOUND DESIGN – MIDSIZE
LIGHTING DESIGN – LARGE
LIGHTING DESIGN – MIDSIZE
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