BroadwayWorld.com is proud once again to announce the nominations for the BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, Chicago's only comprehensive, fan-voted theater awards, now in our 5th fantastic year.
And the Chicago Shakespeare Theater leads the way, with a whopping 15 nominations overall, including 6 for its spring production of Stephen Sondheim's "Road Show," directed by Gary Griffin. CST is recognized for 7 productions in all, including "Gypsy," "King Lear," "Henry V," the visiting production of "Tristan and Yseult," the TYA "Seussical" and the Shakespeare in the Parks production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Director and adapter Sean Graney is nominated for 2 of the 6 awards that The Hypocrites' day-long immersion into ancient myth, "All Our Tragic," represents on our list (actor Walter Briggs is pictured above in the production). That is the most nominations for any play on out list, followed by the Strawdog Theatre Company's "Great Expectations" with 4. Director David Cromer is nominated as an actor for his role in TimeLine Theatre company's "The Normal Heart," one of 10 productions with 3 nominations.
Besides Griffin and Cromer, nominated artists with a national profile include the oldest still-performing member of Actors' Equity, Mike Nussbaum, actor Michael Urie, the stars of "Amazing Grace," Josh Young and Erin Mackey, and director Robert Falls. The new Broadway musical "The Last Ship" receives four nominations for its tryout run here in June, for Best Touring Production, actors Michael Esper and Fred Applegate and actress Rachel Tucker.
With 4 nominations for "Sweeney Todd," 3 coming from "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" and 2 from "Ain't Misbehavin', the Porchlight Music Theatre receives 9 nominations overall. Also with 9 overall is the Goodman Theatre, including 4 for its revisal of "Brigadoon." The Big Noise Theatre Company, based in Winnetka and performing in Des Plaines, receives 8 nominations, including 4 for its production of "Ragtime." And Bailiwick Chicago is on the list of 181 nominees 8 times, including 4 for "The Wild Party" and 3 for "Dessa Rose."
Mercury Theater Chicago's production of "Avenue Q" is nominated 5 times, as is American Blues Theater's remount of "Hank Williams: Lost Highway." That company has 8 nods overall. Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre's "Passion" has 4 nominations, with "A Musical Tribute to the Andrews Sisters" giving the company its 5th nod. Other companies with 5 nominations include Williams Street Repertory and Lifeline Theatre. The Paramount Theatre in Aurora has 6 nominations in all, with 2 each for "42nd Street," "Rent" and "Cats." And Pride Films and Plays has 8 nominations, spread among 5 productions.
A total of 94 productions from 53 theaters are being nominated, representing tours, resident Equity and non-Equity companies and special theatrical events. 128 individuals are nominated, including 8 artists with dual nominations. Sound designer Christopher Kriz is recording an impressive 5 nominations in 2 categories, whereas director and choreographer Brenda Didier is receiving 4 nominations, spread among 4 different categories.
There are now 36 categories in all! Equity and Non-Equity productions are eligible, as long as they opened between November 1, 2013 and October 31, 2014.
And now, the voting will begin! Join your friends in online voting via BroadwayWorld's unique voting software. You can track how your favorite nominees are doing in real time. Voting will be open from now until New Year's Eve, December 31, 2014. So there's plenty of time to get involved with the voting!
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The BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards Celebration will take place for the 5th year in a row at The Call Bar in the Andersonville neighborhood, on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. We'll be there from 8:00 pm till midnight (21+ only, please), where winners will be revealed, certificates handed out, and showtune videos watched, played by "Curtains Up Wednesday" VJ Michael Hogan. Nominees will wear yellow ribbons, casts will reunite, and all facets of the Chicagoland theater community will come together for a relaxing night of fun with friends, fans and theater folk alike. The Call is located at 1547 N. Bryn Mawr Avenue, between Clark and Ashland. Come one, come all, to The Call!
We'll be celebrating the winners, the nominees and the whole theater season with like-minded folks. You make the party a great one!
HERE IS THE COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES FOR THE 2014 BROADWAYWORLD CHICAGO AWARDS:
Best Actor in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Larry Adams - 42nd Street - Paramount Theatre
Matthew Brumlow - Hank Williams: Lost Highway - American Blues Theater
David Girolmo - Sweeney Todd - Porchlight Music Theatre
Michael Aaron Lindner - Road Show - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Andrew Rothenberg - Road Show - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Best Actor in a Musical or Revue (Resident NonEquity)
Brett Baleskie - Crazy for You - Fremont Street Theater Company
Billy Dawson - A New Brain - Brown Paper Box Co.
David Geinosky - Cabaret - BrightSide Theatre
Deric Gochenauer - She Loves Me - Williams Street Repertory
Taylor Okey - Big Fish - Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
Best Actor in a Play (Resident Equity)
Patrick Andrews - The Normal Heart - TimeLine Theatre Company
Brad Armacost - The Seafarer - Seanachai Theatre Company
David Cromer - The Normal Heart - TimeLine Theatre Company
Mike Nussbaum - Smokefall - Goodman Theatre
Larry Yando - King Lear - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Best Actor in a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Nick Bailey - The Submission - Pride Films and Plays
Geoff Button - All Our Tragic - The Hypocrites
Mark Mahallak - Barefoot in the Park - Williams Street Repertory
Nelson Rodriguez - Some Men - Pride Films and Plays
Mike Tepeli - Great Expectations - Strawdog Theatre Company
Patrick Whalen - Exit Strategy - Jackalope Theatre
Best Actor in a Touring Production
Fred Applegate - The Last Ship - Bank of America Theatre
Michael Esper - The Last Ship - Bank of America Theatre
David Sajewich - Evil Dead - Broadway Playhouse
Michael Urie - Buyer and Cellar - Broadway Playhouse
Josh Young - Amazing Grace - Bank of America Theatre
Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Rebecca Finnegan - Sweeney Todd - Porchlight Music Theatre
Heidi Kettenring - The King and I - Marriott Theatre
Jessica Rush - Gypsy - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Jennie Sophia - Brigadoon - Goodman Theatre
Lauren Villegas - Cats - Paramount Theatre
Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident NonEquity)
Sydney Charles - Dessa Rose - Bailiwick Chicago
Harmony France - Dessa Rose - Bailiwick Chicago
Amanda Horvath - Ragtime - Big Noise Theatre Company
Callie Johnson - Carrie - Bailiwick Chicago
Danni Smith - Passion - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Best Actress in a Play (Resident Equity)
Brenda Barrie - The Downpour - Route 66 Theatre Company
Mary Beth Fisher - Luna Gale - Goodman Theatre
Kate Fry - Hedda Gabler - Writers Theatre
Lindsey Page Morton - Lost in Yonkers - Northlight Theatre
Gwendolyn Whiteside - Grounded - American Blues Theater
Best Actress in a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Erin Barlow - All Our Tragic - The Hypocrites
Amanda Drinkall - Great Expectations - Strawdog Theatre Company
Amanda Flahive - The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe - Williams Street Repertory
Julie Stevens - Alone Together - Big Noise Theatre Company
Nora Lise Ulrey - The Children's Hour - Pride Films and Plays
Best Actress in a Touring Production
Julie Baird - Evil Dead - Broadway Playhouse
Erin Mackey - Amazing Grace - Bank of America Theatre
Allison Semmes - Motown - Oriental Theatre
Rachel Tucker - The Last Ship - Bank of America Theatre
Danielle Wade - The Wizard of Oz - Cadillac Palace Theatre
Best Choreography (Resident Equity)
Brenda Didier - How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying - Porchlight Music Theatre
Tammy Mader - 42nd Street - Paramount Theatre
Tommy Rapley - The King and I - Marriott Theatre
Rachel Rockwell - Brigadoon - Goodman Theatre
Katie Spelman - Rent -Paramount Theatre
Best Choreography (Resident NonEquity)
Dina DiCostanzo - Crazy for You - Fremont Street Theater Company
Brenda Didier - The Wild Party - Bailiwick Chicago
Annie Jo Ermel - Shrek - Big Deal Productions
Zachary L. Gray - Legally Blonde - Big Noise Theatre Company
Daniel Spagnuolo - A New Brain - Brown Paper Box Co.
Best Costume Design (Resident Equity)
Mara Blumenfeld - Brigadoon - Goodman Theatre
Mara Blumenfeld - The White Snake - Goodman Theatre
Nancy Missimi - The King and I - Marriott Theatre
Bill Morey - How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying - Porchlight Music Theatre
Mariann S. Verheyen - Henry V - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Best Costume Design (Resident Non-Equity)
Patty Halajian & Jean Rebeka - Crazy for You - Fremont Street Theater Company
Theresa Ham - Amadeus - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
Beth Laske-Miller - Coraline - Black Button Eyes Productions
Emily McConnell - Monstrous Regiment - Lifeline Theatre
Alison Siple - All Our Tragic - The Hypocrites
Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Jim Corti - Rent - Paramount Theatre
Brenda Didier - Ain't Misbehavin' - Porchlight Music Theatre
Gary Griffin - Road Show - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Damon Kiely - Hank Williams: Lost Highway - American Blues Theater
L. Walter Stearns - Avenue Q - Mercury Theater Chicago
Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Non-Equity)
Fred Anzevino - Passion - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Brenda Didier - The Wild Party - Bailiwick Chicago
Stacey Flaster - Ragtime - Big Noise Theater Company
Derek Van Barham - Songs from an Unmade Bed - Pride Films and Plays
Scott Weinstein -Titanic - Griffin Theatre Company
Best Direction of a Play (Resident Equity)
Nick Bowling - The Normal Heart - TimeLine Theatre Company
Robert Falls - Luna Gale - Goodman Theatre
Barbara Gaines - King Lear - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Matt Miller - The Seafarer - Seanachai Theatre Company
Erica Weiss - The Downpour - Route 66 Theatre Company
Best Direction of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Catherine Davis - Alone Together - Big Noise Theatre Company
Jason Gerace - Great Expectations - Strawdog Theatre Company
Sean Graney - All Our Tragic - The Hypocrites
Marti Lyons - Seminar - Haven Theatre
David Zak & Derek Van Barham - Some Men - Pride Films and Plays
Best Ensemble (Resident)
All Our Tragic - The Hypocrites
Great Expectations - Strawdog Theatre Company
Hank Williams: Lost Highway - American Blues Theater
Native Son - Court Theatre & American Blues Theater
Road Show - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Best Lighting Design (Resident Equity)
Nick Belley & Jess Goings - Avenue Q - Mercury Theater Chicago
Brian Sidney Bembridge - Cicada - Route 66 Theatre Company
Charles Cooper - Mill Fire - Shattered Globe Theatre
Greg Hofmann - Les Miserables - Drury Lane Theatre
Philip S. Rosenberg - Henry V - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Best Lighting Design (Resident Non-Equity)
Nick Belley & Garvin Jellison - Good Boys and True - Raven Theatre
Diane D. Fairchild - A Tale of Two Cities - Lifeline Theatre
Chazz Malott - Coraline - Black Button Eyes Productions
Cat Wilson - A New Brain - Brown Paper Box Co.
Cat Wilson - She Loves Me - Williams Street Repertory
Best Musical Direction (Resident Equity)
Austin Cook - Hair - American Theater Company
Eugene Dizon - Avenue Q - Mercury Theater Chicago
Michael Mahler - Road Show - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Doug Peck - Sweeney Todd - Porchlight Music Theatre
Malcolm Ruhl - Hank Williams: Lost Highway - American Blues Theater
Best Musical Direction (Resident NonEquity)
Aaron Benham - The Wild Party - Bailiwick Chicago
Roger L. Bingaman - Fiddler on the Roof - Light Opera Works
Robert Deason - Ragtime - Big Noise Theatre Company
Linda Madonia - Suds - Williams Street Repertory
Robert Ollis - Songs from an Unmade Bed - Pride Films and Plays
Best New Work/New Adaptation (Resident)
All Our Tragic (Sean Graney) - The Hypocrites
Churchill (Ronald Keaton) - Greenhouse Theater Center
Days Like Today (Laura Eason & Alan Schmuckler) - Writers Theatre
Exit Strategy (Ike Holter) - Jackalope Theatre
The Jungle (Matt Foss) - Oracle Productions
Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Equity)
Avenue Q - Mercury Theater Chicago
Brigadoon - Goodman Theatre
Hank Williams: Lost Highway - American Blues Theater
How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying - Porchlight Music Theatre
Road Show - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Best Revival of a Musical (Resident NonEquity)
Dessa Rose - Bailwick Chicago
Passion - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Ragtime - Big Noise Theatre Company
Titanic - Griffin Theatre Company
The Wild Party - Bailwick Chicago
Best Revival of a Play (Resident Equity)
Hedda Gabler - Writers Theatre
King Lear - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Mill Fire - Shattered Globe Theatre
The Normal Heart - TimeLine Theatre
The Seafarer - Seanachai Theatre Company
Best Revival of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
All My Sons - Raven Theatre
Look Back in Anger - Redtwist Theatre
The Mother - Oracle Productions
Seminar - Haven Theatre
Some Men - Pride Films and Plays
Best Revue (Resident)
Apes of Wrath - The Second City e.t.c.
Ain't Misbehavin' - Porchlight Music Theatre
Depraved New World - The Second City
A Musical Tribute to the Andrews Sisters - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Woz - Victory Gardens Theater
Best Scenic Design (Resident Equity)
Brian Sidney Bembridge - Cicada - Route 66 Theatre Company
Kevin Depinet - Cats - Paramount Theatre
Alan Donahue - Avenue Q - Mercury Theater Chicago
Todd Rosenthal - Luna Gale - Goodman Theatre
Jeffrey D. Kmiec - Sweeney Todd - Porchlight Music Theatre
Best Scenic Design (Resident Non-Equity)
David Geinosky - Ragtime - Big Noise Theatre Company
Joanna Iwanicka - Monstrous Regiment - Lifeline Theatre
Andrei Onegin, Kristein Abhalter, & Zhanna Albertini - The Playboy of the Western World - Raven Theatre
Adam Veness - Fiddler on the Roof - Light Opera Works
Adam Veness - Passion - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
Best Sound Design (Resident Equity)
Lindsay Jones - Grounded - American Blues Theater
Christopher Kriz - Cicada - Route 66 Theatre Company
Christopher Kriz - The Gravedigger - First Folio Theatre
Kevin O'Donnell - Dorian - The House Theatre of Chicago
Josh Schmidt - The Dance of Death - Writers Theatre
Best Sound Design (Resident Non-Equity)
Thomas Dixon - Exit Strategy - Jackalope Theatre
Andrew Hansen - A Tale of Two Cities - Lifeline Theatre
Christopher Kriz - Jane Eyre - Lifeline Theatre
Christopher Kriz - Look Back in Anger - Redtwist Theatre
Christopher Kriz - Titanic - Griffin Theatre Company
Best Special Theatrical Event
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks) - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Proud at Mary's - Brown Paper Box Co.
Simply Sensational - Pride Films and Plays
The Sound of Music - Lyric Opera of Chicago
Summer Concert in Millennium Park - Broadway in Chicago
Best Theater Production for Young Audiences
Charlotte's Web - Emerald City Theatre
Schoolhouse Rock Live! - Marriott Theatre
Seussical - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Sleeping Beauty - Drury Lane Theatre
The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites - Chicago Children's Theatre
Best Touring Production
Buyer and Cellar - Broadway Playhouse
The Last Ship - Bank of America Theatre
Motown - Oriental Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera - Cadillac Palace Theatre
Tristan and Yseult - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Theater with nominations - 53
Theaters with multiple nominations:
Chicago Shakespeare Theater - 15
Goodman Theatre - 9
American Blues Theater - 8
Bailiwick Chicago - 8
Big Noise Theatre Company - 8
Pride Films and Plays - 8
Bank of America Theatre - 6
The Hypocrites - 6
Paramount Theatre - 6
Lifeline Theatre - 5
Mercury Theater Chicago - 5
Route 66 Theatre Company - 5
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre - 5
Williams Street Repertory - 5
Broadway Playhouse - 4
Brown Paper Box Co. - 4
Marriott Theatre - 4
Strawdog Theatre Company - 4
TimeLine Theatre Company - 4
Writers Theatre - 4
Griffin Theatre Company - 3
Jackalope Theatre - 3
Raven Theatre - 3
Seanachai Theatre Company - 3
Black Button Eyes Productions - 2
Cadillac Palace Theatre - 2
Drury Lane Theatre - 2
Fremont Street Theater Company - 2
Oracle Productions - 2
Oriental Theatre - 2
Redtwist Theatre - 2
Shattered Globe Theatre - 2
Productions with nominations - 94
Productions with multiple nominations:
All Our Tragic - 6
Road Show - 6
Avenue Q - 5
Hank Williams: Lost Highway - 5
Brigadoon - 4
Great Expectations - 4
The Last Ship - 4
Passion - 4
Ragtime - 4
Sweeney Todd - 4
The Wild Party - 4
Cicada - 3
Dessa Rose - 3
Exit Strategy - 3
How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying - 3
King Lear - 3
Luna Gale - 3
A New Brain - 3
The Normal Heart - 3
The King and I - 3
The Seafarer - 3
Some Men - 3
Titanic - 3
Ain't Misbehavin' - 2
Amazing Grace - 2
Buyer and Cellar - 2
Cats - 2
Coraline - 2
Crazy for You - 2
The Downpour - 2
Evil Dead - 2
Fiddler on the Roof - 2
42nd Street - 2
Grounded - 2
Hedda Gabler - 2
Henry V - 2
Look Back in Anger - 2
Mill Fire - 2
Monstrous Regiment - 2
Motown - 2
Rent - 2
Seminar - 2
She Loves Me - 2
Songs from an Unmade Bed - 2
A Tale of Two Cities - 2
Artists with nominations - 128
Artists with multiple nominations:
Christopher Kriz - 5
Brenda Didier - 4
Nick Belley - 2
Mara Blumenfeld - 2
David Geinosky - 2
Sean Graney - 2
Derek Van Barham - 2
Adam Veness - 2
Cat Wilson - 2
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