2014 Central Texas Excellence in Theatre Award Nominees Announced!

Every November, BWW-Austin teams up with other Austin-based theater publications to announce the Central Texas Excellence in Theatre Awards. The nominations were announced last night. Scroll down for the full list!

The nominations are gathered by Austin Theatre Critics from Austin Entertainment Weekly and Broadway World Austin. The Final Awards will be selected by the nominees and recipients of the 2013 Central Texas Excellence In Theatre Awards. The final announcement of the awards will be announced on December 15, 2014.

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Best Leading Actor in a Play

Jaston Williams - Maid Marian In A Stolen Car - Zach
Rick Smith - Lend Me A Tenor - Georgetown Palace
Kirk Kelso - Six Dance Lessons In Six Weeks- Paradox Players
Marc Pouhe - Othello - Austin Shakespeare
Michael Joplin - The Suicide - Paper Chairs
David Stahl - The Foreigner - Austin Playhouse
Jaston Williams -Vanya and Sonia and Masha, and Spike - Zach Theatre

Best Leading Actress In A Play

Jill Blackwood - Catherine Givings - In The Next Room Or The Vibrator Play - Zach Theatre
Susan Balling - Claire - A Delicate Balance - City Theatre
Lara Wright - Crystal - Bethany - Theatre en Bloc
Emily Erington as Corryn - Gidion's Knot - Capital T Theatre
Lauren Lane - Sonia - Vanya, Sonia, Masha, and Spike
Juliet Robb - Blanche Dubois - Streetcar Named Desire - UT Department of Theatre and Dance

Best Supporting Actor In A Play

Ben Wolfe - Cliton - The Liar - Austin Playhouse
Derek Kolluri - Gary - Bethany - Theatre en Bloc
Rick Smith - Charlie - Bethany - Theatre en Bloc
Robert King Jr. - Lucien P. Smith - The Boys Next Door - Sam Bass Theatre
Craig Kanne - Colonel Pickering - Pygmalion - Different Stages
Michael Dominguez - Max - Lend Me A Tenor- Georgetown Palace

Best Supporting Actress in a Play

Amy Downing - Sabrina Daldry - In The Next Room, or The Vibrator Play - Zach Theatre
Jess Hughes - Mandy Bloom - Time Stands Still - Austin Playhouse
Nikki Bora -Julia - Lend Me A Tenor -Georgetown Palace
Carla Nickerson - Cassandra- Vanya, Sonia, Masha, and Spike - Zach Theatre
Marsha Sray - Maria - Lend Me A Tenor - Georgetown Palace
Babs George - Pretty Joan - Roaring - Austin Playhouse

Best Direction of a Play

Rachel Wiese - Circle the Wagons - Exchange Artists
Jenny Lavery- Bethany- Theatre en Bloc
Eric Nelson -The Boys Next Door - Sam Bass Theatre
Lily Wolff - Gidion's Knot - Capital T Theatre
Frtiz Ketchum - A Delicate Balance -City Theatre
Lannie Hiboldt- Lend Me A Tenor - Georgetown Palace

Best Production of a Play

The Method Gun - Rude Mechanicals / University Of Texas Department of Theatre and Dance
Bethany - Theatre en Bloc
Gidion's Knot -Capital T Theatre
In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play - Zach Theatre
A Delicate Balance - City Theatre
Pygmalion - Different Stages

Best Leading Actor in a Musical

Scott Shipman - Franklin Shepard - Merrily We Roll Along - St Edwards University
David Barnes - Curly - Oklahoma! - Zilker Theatre Productions
Stephen Brower - Billy Crocker - Anything Goes - Texas State Department of Theatre and Dance
Michael Clinkscales - Dr. Frederick Frankenstein - Young Frankenstein - Wimberly Players
Mel Sagrado Maghuyop - King of Siam - The King and I - Zach Theatre
Huck Huckaby - Hannibal Lector- Silence The Musical - Doctuh Mistuh
Andrew Bossworth - Bobby - Company - Austin Theatre Project

Best Actress in a Musical

Leslie Hollingsworth as Velma Kelly in "Chicago," Half and Half Productions
Annie Wallace as Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes," Texas State Department of Theatre and Dance
Brittany Allyson as Mary Flynn in "Merrily We Roll Along," St Edwards University
Amy Downing - Clarice Starling - Silence The Musical - Doctuh Mister
Audrey Johnson - Carrie White - Carrie The Musical - Austin Theatre Project
Michelle Hache - Aunt Ellie- Oklahoma! - Zilker Theatre Productions

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical

Aaron Glover as Charles Guiteau in "Assassins," Soubrette Productions
Brandon Rogers as Mary Sunshine in "Chicago," SummerStock Austin
Ian Saunders as Moonface Martin in "Anything Goes," Texas State Department of Theatre and Dance
Ismael Soto - Multiple Roles - Cats - Palace Theatre
Kirk Kelso - Nicely Nicely Johnson - Guys and Dolls- Georgetown Palace
Matthew Redden - Jason - Ordinary Days - Penfold theater

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical

Julia Lorenz Olson - Sara Jane Moore - Assassins - Soubrette Productions
Anna Vanston - Gussie Carnegie - Merrily We Roll Along - St Edwards University
Libby Dees-Detling -Catherine Martin/Senator Ruth Matrin - "Silence! The Musical," Doctuh Mistuh
Cathie Sheridan - Margaret White - Carrie The Musical - Austin Theatre Project
Michelle Alexander - Gospel at Collonus - Zach Theatre
Michelle Cheney -Joanne - Company - Austin Theatre Project

Best Direction of a Musical

Dave Steakley -The Who's "Tommy" -Zach Theatre
Ev Lunning Jr. - Merrily We Roll Along - St. Edwards University
Scott Tatum & Julie Wright - Chicago - Half and Half Productions
Clifford Butler - Cats - Georgetown Palace
Michael McKelvey - Silence The Musical - Doctuh Mistuh
Abe Reybold- The King and I - Zach Theatre

Best Musical Direction

David Blackburn - Company- Austin Theatre Project
Allen Robertson - The Who's "Tommy," - Zach Theatre
John Vander Gheynst - Chicago - Half and Half Productions
Susan Finnigan - Merrily We Roll Along - St Edwards University
David Blackburn - Carrie The Musical - Austin Theatre Project
Dustin Struhall - Ordinary Days - Penfold Theatre
Allen Robertson -The King and I -Zach Theatre

Best Production of a Musical

Anything Goes - Texas State Department of Theatre and Dance
The Who's "Tommy" - Zach Theatre
Merrily We Roll Along - St Edwards University
Gospel At Colonus - Zach Theatre
Cats - Georgetown Palace
The King and I - Zach Theatre

Best Original Play

Katherine Craft, Cleve Wiese, Sarah Saltwick, Rohan Joseph, and Gwen Copeland - Circle the Wagons - Exchange Artists
Cyndi Williams - Roaring - Austin Playhouse
Eleanor Burgess, "Mocha," Last Act Theatre
Maid Marian in a Stolen Car - Jaston Williams - Zach Theatre

Best Non-Traditional Theatre
(One man shows, puppetry, Improv, dance theatre etc.)

Henry V - Robert Faires - Austin Shakespeare and Red Then Productions
K. - Gale Theatre Company
Circle the Wagons - Exchange Artists
Maid Marion in a Stolen Car - Jaston Williams - Zach Theatre
der Bestrafte Brudermord - Beth Burns -The Hidden Room
Crab Stall Street Boys - Connor Hopkins - Trouble Puppet Theatre

Best Choreography

Greg Zane & Yuki Ozeki -King And I -Zach Theatre
Celina Chapin - W.K. - Gale Theater Company
Brazie Adamez - Chicago - Half and Half Productions
Robin Lewis and Bboy Wicket - The Who's "Tommy" - Zach Theatre

Best Costume Design

Moria Clinton - In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play - Zach Theatre
Susan Branch Towne - Merrily We Roll Along - St Edwards University
Buffy Manners - The Liar - Austin Playhouse
Alison Heryer - King and I -Zach Theatre
Veronica Prior -Godspell - Austin Theatre Project

Best Scenic Design

Michelle Nye - Anything Goes - Texas State Department of Theatre and Dance
Lisa Laratta -The Suicide -Paper Chairs
Patrick Crowley - The Liar - Austin Playhouse
Clifford Butler -Cats - Georgetown Palace Theatre
Scott Yoo - The King and I - Zach Theatre
Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike - Zach Theatre

Best Lighting Design

Sam Kokajko -Cats - Georgetown Palace Theatre
Jason Amato - The Who's "Tommy" - Zach Theatre
Natalie George and Jen Rogers -The Suicide - Paper Chairs
Jason Amato -Vanya, Sonia, Masha, and Spike- Zach Theatre
Matthew Webb - King and I -Zach Theatre
Jason Amato - W.K. - Gale Theatre Company

Outstanding Theatre within Austin City Limits

Theatre En Bloc
Austin Playhouse
Zach Theatre
Austin Theatre Project

Outstanding Theatre Outside Of Austin City Limits

Wimberley Players (Wimberly)
Emily Ann Theatre (Wimberly)
Palace Theatre (Georgetown)
Penfold Theatre (Round Rock)

Outstanding Academic Theatre (Colleges or High Schools)

University of Texas Department of Theatre and Dance
SummerStock Austin
St Edwards University
Texas State Department of Theatre and Dance

Outstanding Contribution to Central Texas Theatre
(Any format, as a critic, a producer, a patron, an actor, etc.)

Dave Steakly
Don Toner
Anne Ciccolella
Lisa Scheps
Kaitlin Hopkins

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