I don’t think the world really realizes just how talented our theatre scene is in Chicago, nor gives it the credit it deserves, which is probably why in 1968 the Midwest Advisory Committee of Actors formed the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee to honor local Chicago theatre talent themselves, which I would love to help do right now by sharing the results of last night’s 2008-2009 award ceremony!
| THE 2008-2009 RECIPIENTS ARE:
PRODUCTION – PLAY – LARGE (Tie) “Ruined” – Goodman Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club “The Seafarer” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
PRODUCTION – PLAY – MIDSIZE “The History Boys” – TimeLine Theatre Company
PRODUCTION – MUSICAL – LARGE “Caroline, or Change” – Court Theatre
PRODUCTION – MUSICAL – MIDSIZE “Tomorrow Morning” – Hilary A. Williams, LLC
PRODUCTION – REVUE “Studs Terkel’s Not Working” – The Second City e.t.c.
ENSEMBLE “The History Boys” – TimeLine Theatre Company
DIRECTOR – PLAY Nick Bowling – “The History Boys” – TimeLine Theatre Company
DIRECTOR – MUSICAL Charles Newell – “Caroline, or Change” – Court Theatre
DIRECTOR – REVUE Matt Hovde – “Studs Terkel’s Not Working” – The Second City e.t.c.
SOLO PERFORMANCE Max McLean – “Mark’s Gospel” – Fellowship for the Performing Arts
ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY (Tie) William L. Petersen – “Blackbird” – Victory Gardens Theater Larry Neumann, Jr. – “A Moon for the Misbegotten” – First Folio Theatre
ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL Joseph Anthony Foronda – “Miss Saigon” – Drury Lane Oakbrook
ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY Saidah Arrika Ekulona – “Ruined” – Goodman Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club
ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL E. Faye Butler – “Caroline, or Change” – Court Theatre
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY Alex Weisman – “The History Boys” – TimeLine Theatre Company
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL Max Quinlan – “The Light in the Piazza” – Marriott Theatre
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY Spencer Kayden – “Don’t Dress for Dinner” – The British Stage Company
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL (Tie) Liz Baltes – “A Minister’s Wife” – Writers’ Theatre Summer Smart – “The Light in the Piazza” – Marriott Theatre
ACTOR IN A REVUE Mark David Kaplan – “Forbidden Broadway: Dances with the Stars” – John Freedson, Harriet Yellin, & Margaret Cotter
ACTRESS IN A REVUE Amanda Blake Davis – “Studs Terkel’s Not Working” – The Second City e.t.c.
SCENIC DESIGN – LARGE Lucy Osborne – “Twelfth Night” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
SCENIC DESIGN – MIDSIZE Brian Sidney Bembridge – “The History Boys” – TimeLine Theatre Company
COSTUME DESIGN – LARGE Mara Blumenfeld – “The Arabian Nights” – Lookingglass Theatre Company
COSTUME DESIGN – MIDSIZE Rachel Laritz – “The Voysey Inheritance” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
LIGHTING DESIGN – LARGE Christopher Akerlind – Rock ‘n’ Roll – Goodman Theatre
LIGHTING DESIGN – MIDSIZE Jesse Klug – “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” – American Theater Company
SOUND DESIGN – LARGE Ray Nardelli and Joshua Horvath – “Miss Saigon” – Drury Lane Oakbrook
SOUND DESIGN – MIDSIZE Lindsay Jones – “The K of D: An Urban Legend” – The Route 66 Theatre Company
CHOREOGRAPHY David H. Bell – “The Boys from Syracuse” – Drury Lane Oakbrook
ORIGINAL INCIDENTAL MUSIC Dominic Kanza – “Ruined” – Goodman Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club
MUSIC DIRECTION Doug Peck – “Caroline, or Change” – Court Theatre
NEW ADAPTATION – PLAY Seth Bockley – “Jon” – Collaboraction
NEW WORK – PLAY Lynn Nottage – “Ruined” – Goodman Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club
NEW ADAPTATION – MUSICAL Schmidt, Jan Tranen and Austin Pendleton – “A Minister’s Wife” – Writers’ Theatre
SPECIAL EFFECTS Steve Tolin – “The Lieutenant of Inishmore” – Northlight Theatre
VIDEO DESIGN Mike Tutaj – “Tomorrow Morning” – Hilary A. Williams, LLC
TRIBUTE AWARD The Second City – 50th Anniversary
SPECIAL AWARD William Pullinsi – Director and Producer – Outstanding Achievement – 50 Years in Theatre
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