2016 Suzi Bass Award Nominees Announced; Full List!

The Suzi Bass Awards revealed nominations for the 2015-2016 Atlanta professional theatre season on Monday evening, September 12, to patrons and industry artists. The Suzi Nomination Party was generously hosted by the ALLIANCE THEATRE, at 6:30pm in The Circle Room, on the third floor, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, 30309.

The nominations were announced by interns and apprentices from member theatres around the city.

The 12th Annual Suzi Bass Awards Ceremony will be held on Monday, November 7, 2016. Members of the media are invited to cover the event. Release with details and invitation forthcoming. Tickets to the general public will be on sale soon. The evening includes awards, performances, and a reception with nibbles and a cash bar.

The ALLIANCE THEATRE, producing on two stages, led the Suzi nomination tally with forty (40) nominations. Aurora Theatre took second place with thirty-two (32) nominations. Serenbe Playhouse ranks third with twenty-two (22) nominations, and Horizon Theatre and Theatrical Outfit tied for fourth with sixteen (16) nominations. Musical productions were the first four leaders in terms of "by show" nominations: Miss Saigon, Serenbe Playhouse, leads with thirteen (13); The Toxic Avenger, Horizon Theatre, is in second place with twelve (12); In the Heights, Aurora Theatre and Theatrical Outfit, is in third place with eleven (11); and Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story tied for fourth place with straight play, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, both by ALLIANCE THEATRE, with nine (9).

Even with multiple nominations going to the above, a wide distribution of Atlanta area theatres was recognized, with multiple nominations also going to Actor's Express (7); Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre (7); Stage Door Players (5); Center for the Puppetry Arts (4); The Legacy Theatre (3); and the Shakespeare Tavern (2). Catalyst Arts Atlanta, Gypsy Theatre Company, and Synchronicity Theatre garnered one nomination, each.

A full list of categories and corresponding nominees is below! *Please note, any errors in the nominees list is the fault of this author, not the organization. Please feel free to send any corrections to jenny@kickstrategy.com.

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THE NOMINEES:

Outstanding Production - Play

· The City of Conversation at Horizon Theatre

· Ethel at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Of Mice and Men at Serenbe Playhouse

· One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Wit at Aurora Theatre

Outstanding Direction - Play

· Justin Anderson for The City of Conversation at Horizon Theatre

· Susan V. Booth for Disgraced at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Susan V. Booth for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· David de Vries* for I'm Not Rappaport at Aurora Theatre

· Jenny Lord for Of Mice and Men at Serenbe Playhouse

Outstanding Lead Actress - Play

· Terry Burrell* for Ethel at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Carolyn Cook* for Blackberry Winter at Actor's Express

· Devon Hales for I And You at Aurora Theatre

· Tess Malis Kincaid* for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Mary Lynn Owen* for Wit at Aurora Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actor - Play

· Rob Cleveland* for I'm Not Rappaport at Aurora Theatre

· Rob Demery for Fetch Clay, Make Man at Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre

· Neal Ghant* for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Kenny Raskin for I'm Not Rappaport at Aurora Theatre

· Brad Raymond* for Fetch Clay, Make Man at Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre

Outstanding Featured Actress - Play

· Julee Cerda for Smart People at Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre

· Carolyn Cook* for The City of Conversation at Horizon Theatre

· Danielle Deadwyler* for Smart People at Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre

· Danielle Deadwyler* for Fetch Clay, Make Man at Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre

· Rachel Frawley The Crucible at Shakespeare Tavern

Outstanding Featured Actor - Play

· Andrew Benator* for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Louis Gregory for Sotto Voce at Aurora Theatre

· Joe Knezevich* for Smart People at Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre

· Eric Mendenhall* One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Ali Sohaili* for Disgraced at ALLIANCE THEATRE

Outstanding Ensemble Cast - Play

· The cast of Equivocation at Shakespeare Tavern (Jeff Watkins*, Elizabeth Diane Wells*, CLark Taylor, Robin Bloodworth*, Matt Felton, Nicholas Faircloth)

· The cast of Let Nothing You Dismay at Stage Door Players (Bryan Brendle, Amanda Cucher, Mark Grey, Shelly McCook, Doyle Reynolds, Gina Rickicki, Emily Sams, Ben Silver)

· The cast of Moxie at Theatrical Outfit (Joy Bhowmick, Chiara Bulkin, Carolyn Cook*, Danielle Deadwyler*, David de Vries*, Rial Ellsworth, Laura Fong, Bobby Labartino*, Tony Larkin, Royce Mann, Jaden Robinson, Maria Rodriguez-Sager)

· The cast of Of Mice and Men at Serenbe Playhouse (Erik Poger Abrahamsen, Bryan Brendle, Brad Brinkley, Blake Burgess, JoNathan Horne, Daniel Parvis, Michael Rudko*, Daviorr Snipes*)

· The cast of Stupid F**king Bird at Actor's Express (Lane Carlock, EVan Cleaver*, Matt Felton, Stephanie Friedman, Theo Harness*, Robert Lee Hindsman, Rhyn Saver*)

Outstanding Costume Design - Play

· Jim Alford for Let Nothing You Dismay at Stage Door Players

· Jordan Jaked Carrier for The City of Conversation at Horizon Theatre

· DeeDee Chmielewski for The Revolutionists at 7 Stages

· Suzanne Holtkamp for Moonlight and Magnolias at Gypsy Theatre

· Linda Roethke for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at ALLIANCE THEATRE

Outstanding Lighting Design - Play

· KEVIN FRAZIER for Wit at Aurora Theatre

· Joe Futral for Smart People at Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre

· Michael Gend for A Steady Rain at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Joseph P. Monaghan III for Of Mice and Men at Serenbe Playhouse

· Ken Yunker for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at ALLIANCE THEATRE

Outstanding Scenic Design - Play

· Joel Coady & Barrett Doyle for The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek at Catalyst Arts Atlanta

· Isabel Curley-Clay & Moriah Curley-Clay for I'm Not Rappaport at Aurora Theatre

· Lee Maples for I and You at Aurora Theatre

· Todd Rosenthal for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Gary Varner for Freud's Last Session at The Legacy Theatre

Outstanding Sound Design - Play

· Rial Ellsworth for Let Nothing You Dismay at Stage Door Players

· Elisheba Ittoop for Ethel at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Haddon Kime for The Thrush and The Woodpecker at Actor's Express

· Haddon Kime for Blackberry Winter at Actor's Express

· John Zalewski for A Steady Rain at ALLIANCE THEATRE

Outstanding Production - Musical

· Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· In the Heights at Aurora Theatre & Theatrical Outfit

· The Light in the Piazza at Theatrical Outfit

· Miss Saigon at Serenbe Playhouse

· The Toxic Avenger at Horizon Theatre

Outstanding Direction - Musical

· Justin Anderson for In the Heights at Aurora Theatre & Theatrical Outfit

· Justin Anderson for Into the Woods at Aurora Theatre

· Brian Clowdus for Miss Saigon at Serenbe Playhouse

· Richard Garner for The LIght in the Piazza at Theatrical Outfit

· Heidi Cline McKerley for The Toxic Avenger at Horizon Theatre

Outstanding Musical Direction

· S. Renee Clark for The Toxic Avenger at Horizon Theatre

· Chris Brent Davis for Miss Saigon at Serenbe Playhouse

· Steven Jamail for Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Ann-Carol Pence for In the Heights at Aurora Theatre & Theatrical Outfit

· Ann-Carol Pence for Into the Woods at Aurora Theatre

Outstanding Choreography

· Ricardo Aponte for In the Heights at Aurora Theatre & Theatrical Outfit

· Bubba Carr for Carousel at Serenbe Playhouse

· Bubba Carr for Miss Saigon at Serenbe Playhouse

· Heidi Cline McKerley & Jeff McKerley for The Toxic Avenger at Horizon Theatre

· Bethany Smith for Mary Poppins at The Legacy Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actress - Musical

· Niki Badua for Miss Saigon at Serenbe Playhouse

· Deborah Bowman* for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Actor's Express

· Diany Rodriguez* for In the Heights at Aurora Theatre & Theatrical Outfit

· Julissa Sabino* for In the Heights at Aurora Theatre & Theatrical Outfit

· Savannah Sprinkle for Mary Poppins at The Legacy Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actor - Musical

· Nick Arapoglou* as for The Toxic Avenger at Horizon Theatre

· Eymard Cabling* for Miss Saigon at Serenbe Playhouse

· Kevin Harry for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Actor's Express

· Diego Klock Perez* for In the Heights at Aurora Theatre & Theatrical Outfit

· Tim Quartier* for The Light in the Piazza at Theatrical Outfit

Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical

· Leslie Belair for The Toxic Avenger at Horizon Theatre

· Courtney Chapelle for Miss Saigon at Serenbe Playhouse

· Jessica De Maria for Kiss Me, Kate at Stage Door Players

· Kiandra Richardson for Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Diany Rodriguez* for Into the Woods at Aurora Theatre

· Kirsten Wyatt* for Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story at ALLIANCE THEATRE

Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical

· Chase Peacock* for Miss Saigon at Serenbe Playhouse

· Brad Raymond* for Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Chris Sizemore* for Miss Saigon at Serenbe Playhouse

· Michael Stiggers* for The Toxic Avenger at Horizon Theater

· Austin Tijerina for The Toxic Avenger at Horizon Theater

Outstanding Costume Design - Musical

· Isabel Curley Clay & Moriah Curley -Clay for The Toxic Avenger at Horizon Theatre

· Courtney Flores for In the Heights at Aurora Theatre & Theatrical Outfit

· William Ivey Long for Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Elizabeth Rasmusson for Into the Woods at Aurora Theatre

· Alan Yeong for Miss Saigon at Serenbe Playhouse

Outstanding Lighting Design - Musical

· Maria Cristina Fusté for In the Heights at Aurora Theatre & Theatrical Outfit

· Adam Howarth for Miss Saigon at Serenbe Playhouse

· Mary Parker for The Toxic Avenger at Horizon Theatre

· Mary Parker for Into the Woods at Aurora Theatre

· Dianne Ferry Williams for Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story at ALLIANCE THEATRE

Outstanding Scenic Design - Musical

· Isabel Curley-Clay and Moriah Curley-Clay for The Toxic Avenger at Horizon Theatre

· Adam Koch for Carousel at Serenbe Playhouse

· Adam Koch for Miss Saigon at Serenbe Playhouse

· Shannon Robert for In the Heights at Aurora Theatre & Theatrical Outfit

· Jason Sherwood for Into the Woods at Aurora Theatre

Outstanding Sound Design - Musical

· Rob Brooksher for The Toxic Avenger at Horizon Theatre

· Adam Howarth for Miss Saigon at Serenbe Playhouse

· Daniel Pope for Into the Woods at Aurora Theatre

· Jesse Stevens for Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Daniel Terry for In the Heights at Aurora Theatre & Theatrical Outfit

Outstanding World Premiere

· Let Nothing You Dismay at Stage Door Players

· Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Blackberry Winter at Actor's Express

· Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Troy Davis Project at Synchronicity Theatre

· Moxie at Theatrical Outfit

Outstanding Original Production - Theatre for Young Audiences - NEW CATEGORY

· Beauty and the Beast at Center for Puppetry Arts

· A Bucket of Blessings at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Pancakes, Pancakes! at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Tell Me My Dream at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· The Tortoise, the Hare & Other Aesop's Fables at Center for Puppetry Arts

Outstanding Production - Theatre for Young Audiences

· A Bucket of Blessings at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Goldilocks & the Three Bears at Aurora Theatre

· The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Pancakes, Pancakes! at ALLIANCE THEATRE

· Tell Me My Dream at ALLIANCE THEATRE

Outstanding Direction - Theatre for Young Audiences

· A Bucket of Blessings at ALLIANCE THEATRE, Director - Rosemary Newcott

· Charlotte's Web at Serenbe Playhouse, Director - Ryan Oliveti, Music Director - Chris Brent Davis, Movement - Bubba Carr

· Goldilocks and the Three Bears at Aurora Theatre, Director - Justin Anderson, Music Director - Ann-Carol Pence, Choreographer - Jen MacQueen

· The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at ALLIANCE THEATRE, Director - Rosemary Newcott, Movement Choreographer - Jen MacQueen

· Pancakes, Pancakes! at ALLIANCE THEATRE, Director - David de Vries*

Outstanding Design - Theatre for Young Audiences

· Charlotte's Web at Serenbe Playhouse, Costume Design - Jamie Bullins, Props Design - Stephanie Polhemus

· Goldilocks and the Three Bears at Aurora Theatre, Set & Costume Design - Isabel Curley-Clay & Moriah Curley-Clay, Sound Design - Thom Jenkins, Lighting Design - KEVIN FRAZIER, Props Design - Peter Smeal

· The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at ALLIANCE THEATRE, Set Design - Kat Conley, Costume Design - Sydney Roberts, Lighting Design - Pete Shinn, Sound Design - Clay Benning

· The Little Pirate Mermaid at Center for Puppetry Arts, Puppet Design - Jason Hines, Set Design - Rochelle Barker, Sound Design - Gregory Montague and Mimi Epstein, Lighting Design - Liz Lee, Shadow Film Design - Jason Hines

· Pancakes, Pancakes! at ALLIANCE THEATRE, Set Design - Kat Conley, Costume Design - Jeff Cone, Lighting Design - Ken Yunker, Sound Design - Clay Benning, Projection Design - Mike Tutaj

· Tim Tesla and the Terrific Time Machine at Aurora Theatre, Set & Costume Design - Isabel Curley-Clay & Moriah Curley-Clay, Lighting Design - Mary Parker, Sound Design - Thom Jenkins, Props Design - Ryan Bradburn

Outstanding Performance - Theatre for Young Audiences

· Charlotte's Web at Serenbe Playhouse

Erik Poger Abrahamsen, Bretteney Beverly, Nicole Carpenter, Hao Feng, Mister Fitzgerald, Andy Terwilliger

· The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at ALLIANCE THEATRE

Jeremy Aggers, Lauren Boyd, Ashley Chasteen, Alexandra Ficken, Jelani Jones, Enoch King, Tess Malis Kincaid, Patrick Wade, Markell Williams

· Pancakes, Pancakes! at ALLIANCE THEATRE

Matt Alea, Molly Coyne, Rob Lawhon, Adam Washington

· Tell Me My Dream at ALLIANCE THEATRE

Isake Akanke, Jeremiah Parker Hobbs, Stephen Ruffin, Avery Sharpe, Daviorr Snipes*, Vallea E. Woodbury

· The Tortoise, the Hare & Other Aesop's Fables at Center for Puppetry Arts

Jake Krokovsky, Kristin Storla

THE TALLY BREAKDOWN

Noms by Theatre

ALLIANCE THEATRE - 40
Aurora Theatre - 32
Serenbe Playhouse - 22
Horizon Theatre - 16
Theatrical Outfit - 16
Actor's Express - 7
Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre - 7
Stage Door Players - 5
Center for Puppetry Arts - 4
The Legacy Theatre - 3
Shakespeare Tavern - 2
Catalyst Arts Atlanta - 1
Gypsy Theatre Company - 1
Synchronicity Theatre - 1

Noms by Show

Miss Saigon - 13

The Toxic Avenger - 12

In the Heights - 11

Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story - 9

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 9

Into the Woods - 7

Pancakes, Pancakes! - 5

The City of Conversation - 4

I'm Not Rappaport - 4

Let Nothing You Dismay - 4

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - 4

Of Mice and Men - 4

Smart People - 4

Blackberry Winter - 3

A Bucket of Blessings - 3

Charlotte's Web - 3

Ethel - 3

Fetch Clay, Make Man - 3

Goldilocks & the Three Bears - 3

The Light in the Piazza - 3

Tell Me My Dream - 3

Wit - 3

Carousel - 2

Disgraced - 2

I and You - 2

Mary Poppins - 2

Moxie - 2

A Steady Rain - 2

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - 2

The Tortoise, the Hare & Other Aesop's Fables - 2

Beauty and the Beast - 1

Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Troy Davis Project - 1

The Crucible - 1

Equivocation - 1

Freud's Last Session - 1

Kiss Me, Kate - 1

The Little Pirate Mermaid - 1

Moonlight and Magnolias - 1

The Revolutionists - 1

Sotto Voce - 1

Stupid F**king Bird - 1

The Thrush and the Woodpecker -1

Tim Tesla and the Terrific Time Machine - 1

The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek - 1

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The Suzi Bass Awards were founded in 2003 by Gene-Gabriel Moore and a small group of industry professionals to celebrate outstanding work in Live Theatre and the artists who produce it. This season, The Suzi Bass Awards volunteer judges choose nominees and recipients in twenty-eight performance categories. In addition, the annual Spirit of Suzi Award honors a person or organization for their long-time dedication to Atlanta theatre; the Gene-Gabriel Moore Playwriting Award recognizes Atlanta's talented local playwrights through special notice of a recently produced play; the Audience Choice Award recognizes one theatre's entire season through voting by the general public; and the Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes an individual or group with long-time volunteer contributions to a particular theatre.

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