Kevin Kline Award Noms include McCarthy, Cody, Baldwin & Hocking

Twenty-four theater companies in the St. Louis area received 118 nominations in 22 different categories for the 3rd annual Kevin Kline Awards. Forty-five different productions received nominations; twenty-five productions received multiple nominations the Awards Ceremony will be held on March 31 at the Loretto-Hilton Center

Twenty-four St. Louis theater companies are represented in the nominations for the third annual Kevin Kline Awards. Forty-five plays and musicals produced in the St. Louis area during 2007 now share 118 nominations in 22 different categories for the coveted award. The nominations were announced on KWMU-FM's "Cityscape" on January 25.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis received the most nominations, 24, divided among eight different productions that were presented on its mainstage, and in both the Studio and Off-Ramp series. Stages St. Louis was the second-highest recipient, with 22 nominations. The Muny was the third theater to receive double-digit nominations, with 14.

Stages St. Louis' production of the musical The Full Monty received the most nominations (10), followed by seven nominations each for Les Miserables at the Muny and Altar Boyz, which was produced by the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis as part of its Off-Ramp series. The highest non-musical vote-getter was Remnant, the debut offering by St. Louis' new Mustard Seed Theatre. Remnant received six nominations. Eighty-four actors, directors, choreographers, playwrights and designers, along with an additional 11 acting ensembles, received nominations. Seven artists received multiple nominations.

The third annual Kevin Kline Awards ceremony will be held on Monday, March 31, at the Loretto-Hilton Center in Webster Groves. Tickets can be purchased by calling 314-276-8165 or by going to www.kevinklineawards.org

The Nominations are as Follows:

Outstanding Production of a Play
The Bomb-itty of Errors (The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis)
A Number (The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Playhouse Creatures (The Orange Girls)
Remnant (Mustard Seed Theatre)
Standing On My Knees (The Orange Girls)
Women's Minyan (New Jewish Theatre)

Outstanding Director of a Play
Jason Cannon (Hamlet, RiverCity Theatre and Vanity Theatre)
Doug Finlayson (Kindertransport, New Jewish Theatre)
Susan Gregg (A Number, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Deanna Jent (Playhouse Creatures, The Orange Girls)
Deanna Jent (Remnant, Mustard Seed Theatre)
Deanna Jent (Women's Minyan, New Jewish Theatre)

Outstanding Production of a Musical
Altar Boyz (The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Crazy for You (Stages St. Louis)
The Full Monty (Stages St. Louis)
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (The Playhouse at West Port Plaza)
Les Miserables (The Muny)
A Little Night Music (Stages St. Louis)

Outstanding Director of a Musical
Stafford Arima (Altar Boyz, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Ron Gibbs (Closer Than Ever, Avalon Theatre Company)
Michael Hamilton (Crazy for You, Stages St. Louis)
Michael Hamilton (The Full Monty, Stages St. Louis)
Fred Hanson (Les Miserables, The Muny)
Bobby Miller (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, The Playhouse at West Port Plaza)

Outstanding Musical Direction
Lisa Campbell Albert (The Full Monty, Stages St. Louis)
Joe Dryer (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, The Playhouse at West Port Plaza)
Henry Palkes (Altar Boyz, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Dan Riddle (Les Miserables, The Muny)
Dale Rieling (Kiss Me, Kate, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)

Outstanding Choreography
Stephen Bourneuf (The Full Monty, Stages St. Louis)
Gemze De Lappe (Oklahoma!, The Muny)
Christopher Gattelli (Altar Boyz, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Gayle Holsman (Crazy for You, Stages St. Louis)
Ralph Perkins (Kiss Me, Kate, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)

Outstanding Costume Design
Ann Cailteux (Remnant, Mustard Seed Theatre)
Teresa Doggett (Playhouse Creatures, The Orange Girls)
Dorothy Marshall Englis (Kiss Me, Kate, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Dorothy Marshall Englis (A Little Night Music, Stages St. Louis)
Vincent J. Scassellati (Hello, Dolly!, The Muny)

Outstanding Lighting Design
Kirk Bookmann (Dracula, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Jason Cannon (Hamlet, RiverCity Theatre and Vanity Theatre)
Glenn Dunn (Remnant, Mustard Seed Theatre)
Matthew McCarthy (A Little Night Music, Stages St. Louis)
John Wylie (Bad Dates, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)

Outstanding Set Design
Dunsi Dai (Remnant, Mustard Seed Theatre)
Scott DeBroux (An American Daughter, The Orange Girls)
John Ezell (Heartbreak House, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Luke Hegel-Cantarella (The Bomb-itty of Errors, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Narelle Sissons (Bad Dates, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)

Outstanding Sound Design
Matt Callahan (Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Tori Meyer (Altar Boyz, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Mike Radentz (Soldier Boy/The Little Frenchy Files, After Midnight)
David B. Smith (Dracula, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Farshid Soltanshahi (Knives in Hens, Upstream Theater)
Robin Weatherall (Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis)

Outstanding New Play or Musical
Philip Boehm, Return of the Bedbug (Upstream Theater)
Joe Hanrahan, Soldier Boy/The Little Frenchy Files (After Midnight)
Andrew Michael Nieman, Veil of Silence (Veterans for Peace)
Dan Rubin, Demons…and Other Blunt Objects (HotCity Theatre)
James Russell Wax, Insignificant Others (Hydeware Theatre)

Outstanding Ensemble in a Play
The Bomb-itty of Errors (The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Kindertransport (New Jewish Theatre)
Playhouse Creatures (The Orange Girls)
Remnant (Mustard Seed Theatre)
Women's Minyan (New Jewish Theatre)
You Can't Take It With You (Stray Dog Theatre)

Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical
Altar Boyz (The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Crazy for You (Stages St. Louis)
The Full Monty (Stages St. Louis)
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (The Playhouse at West Port Plaza)
Urinetown, the Musical (New Line Theatre)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Jason Babinski (The Bomb-itty of Errors, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Jim Butz (A Number, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Jason Cannon (Hamlet, RiverCity Theatre and Vanity Theatre)
Joel Lewis (Death of a Salesman, Muddy Waters Theatre)
Peter Mayer (Death of a Salesman, Muddy Waters Theatre)
Gregory Wooddell (Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play
Adam Flores (Second, The Nonprophet Theater Company)
Christopher Hickey (Greetings!, St. Louis Actors Studio)
John Kinney (What's Wrong with This Picture?, New Jewish Theatre)
Nicolas Pavlos (Enchanted April, Act, Inc.)
Steve Routman (Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Lavonne Byers (A Delicate Balance, St. Louis Actors' Studio)
Kari Ely (Kindertransport, New Jewish Theatre)
Annie Fitzpatrick (Bad Dates, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Meghan Maguire (Standing On My Knees, The Orange Girls)
Julie Venegoni (Enchanted April, Act, Inc.)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play
Melissa Rae Brown (Stop Kiss, Hydeware Theatre)
Teresa Doggett (Enchanted April, Act, Inc.)
Kari Ely (Return of the Bedbug, Upstream Theater)
Nancy Lewis (Women's Minyan, New Jewish Theatre)
Meg Rodd (Kindertransport, New Jewish Theatre)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
David Elder (Crazy for You, Stages St. Louis)
Michael Halling (The Full Monty, Stages St. Louis)
Nicholas Kohn (The Full Monty, Stages St. Louis)
Jeff McCarthy (Les Miserables, The Muny)
Shua Potter (Altar Boyz, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
Zachary Halley (The Full Monty, Stages St. Louis)
Jimmy McEvoy (Les Miserables, The Muny)
Ken Page (Les Miserables, The Muny)
Matthew Skrincoski (The Full Monty, Stages St. Louis)
Keith Tyrone (The Full Monty, Stages St. Louis)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Kate Baldwin (The Pajama Game, The Muny)
Catherine Brunell (Oklahoma!, The Muny)
Kari Ely (A Little Night Music, Stages St. Louis)
Lee Anne Mathews (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, The Playhouse)
Julie Tolliver (Crazy for You, Stages St. Louis)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
Jennifer Cody (Hello, Dolly!, The Muny)
Jennifer Cody (The Pajama Game, The Muny)
Julie Foldesi (A Little Night Music, Stages St. Louis)
Leah Hocking (Oklahoma!, The Muny)
Diana Kaarina (Les Miserables, The Muny)

Outstanding Production for Young Audiences
The Ant and the Grasshopper (The Imaginary Theatre Company)
Hana's Suitcase (Metro Theater Companyand the Edison Theatre)
Much a Doo-wop About Nothing (Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis)
Oz in 30 (Bazoink! Entertainment)
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