The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) proudly
announces the winners of its NYMF Awards for Excellence, selected by an
independent jury from the 34 new musicals presented at the 2007 Festival.
NYMF will honor the award-winning shows and artists, along
with three young Broadway producers – Robert Ahrens (Xanadu), Pun Bandhu (Spring
Awakening) and Jennifer Maloney (Spring
Awakening, Legally Blonde) – at
its November 4 Awards Gala, which will be held at the Hudson Theatre, 145 West
44th Street.
The NYMF Awards Gala will begin at 6PM with a champagne
reception, and will include a sit-down dinner and select performances from the
NYMF award-winning productions and the honorees' Broadway shows. Single seats are $400 and VIP seats are $600,
with supporter tables being $4000 and VIP tables $6000, with VIP tables getting
premium locations and invitation to a post-show gala reception. The evening's will be directed by Steven
Yuhasz. NYMF Awards Gala tickets and
tables can be purchased at www.nymf.org or
by calling (212) 664-0979.
The winners of the 2007 NYMF Awards for Excellence are:
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Audience Prize: Unlock'd (Book
and lyrics by Sam Carner, music by Derek Gregor)
Honorable Mention: Bernice
Bobs Her Mullet (Book, lyrics, and music by Joe Major); Back Home (Book by Ronald Sproat, lyrics
by Frank Evans, music by Christopher Berg)
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Most Promising New Musical: The Boy
in the Bathroom (Book and lyrics by Michael Lluberes , music and additional
lyrics by Joe Maloney)
Honorable Mention:
Love Sucks (Book and lyrics by
Stephen O'Rourke, music and lyrics by Brandon Patton); Unlock'd (Book and lyrics by Sam Carner, music by Derek Gregor).
Excellence in Music: Danny
Larsen, The Yellow Wood
Honorable Mention:
Marcus Hummon, The Piper; Stephanie
Johnstone, Tully (in no particular order)
Excellence in Lyrics: Noel Katz, Such Good Friends
Honorable Mention:
Sam Carner, Unlock'd; Frank Evans, Back Home
Excellence in Book: Michael Lluberes, The Boy in the Bathroom
Honorable Mention:
Joan Cushing, Petite Rouge (A Cajun Red
Riding Hood); Kate Ferguson
& Robert Hudson, Sherlock Holmes (The
Early Years)
Excellence in
Direction: Marc Bruni, Such Good
Friends
Honorable Mention:
Michael Lluberes, The Boy in the Bathroom;
BD Wong, The Yellow Wood
Excellence in
Choreography: Ron De Jesus, Linda Goodrich, Jeff Shade, Nick Kenkel, and
Matt Williams; Platforms
Honorable Mention:
Kevin Remington, The Beastly Bombing;
Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Mud Donahue and Son
Excellence in Overall
Design: The Boy in the Bathroom
(Seth Easter, set; Carrie Wood, lighting; Lisa Renee Jordan, costumes;
Elizabeth Rhodes, sound)
Honorable Mention:
The Good Fight (Alison Fraser,
Bronwyn Mace & Lorraine Koh, costumes; Glen Hunter, lighting; Daniel
Jongen, sound and additional production) and Sherlock Holmes (The Early Years) (Meghan Williams, props; Jason
Lyons, lighting; Christie Carroll, costumes; Ken Travis, sound)
Outstanding Ensemble
Performance: Going Down Swingin' (Stacie Bono, Tom Deckman, Leo Ash Evens,
George McDaniel, Meredith Patterson, Hardy Rawls, Marla Schaffel, Christopher
Shyer, James Stovall)
Honorable Mention:
The Boy in the Bathroom (Ana
Noguiera, Mary Stout, Michael Zahler) and Unlock'd
(Jackie Burns, Alison Cimmet, Maria Couch, William Thomas Evans, Sarah Jane
Everman, Chris Gunn, Mary Catherine McDonald, Christopher Totten, Jim Weitzer,
Darryl Winslow)
