WAR PAINT Leads 2016 BWWChicago Equity Awards with Eight noms

The votes have been tabulated and BroadwayWorld Chicago is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards.

The Broadway-bound musical WAR PAINT has the most nominations for an Equity production with eight, including best actress nominations for Tony Award-winners Christine Ebersole and Patti LuPone.

Fremont Street Theater Company's production of 42ND STREET leads the non-Equity nominations with 10 nominations including best ensemble, best musical direction and best costumes.

Finalists are being reviewed for eligibility. Winners will be announced on January 23 from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at The Call, 1547 W. Bryn Mawr. The awards show is free and open to the public.

The complete list of finalists (in alphabetical order):

Best Actor in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)

• Frankie Leo Bennett -In The Heights -Porchlight Music Theater
• Alex Goodrich - Elf -Marriott Theatre
• Aaron Holland - Xanadu - American Theater Company
• Will Skrip - West Side Story - Paramount Theatre

Best Actor in a Musical or Revue (Resident Non-Equity)

• Brett Baleskie - 42nd Street - Fremont Street Theater Company
• Derek Dillion - Pushcart Tony - Tesseract Theatre Ensemble
• Patrick Tierney - Young Frankenstein - Metropolis Performing Arts Center
• Wil Wilhelm - Rent - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre

Best Actor in a Play (Resident Equity)

• Frank Gaughn - Death of a Salesman - Williams Street Rep
• Curtis Edward Jackson - Hand to God - Victory Gardens
• Michael Shannon - Pilgrim's Progress - A Red Orchid Theatre
• Alex Weisman - Hand to God - Victory Gardens

Best Actor in a Play (Resident Non-Equity)

• Chazie Bly - Skooby Don't - Hell in a Handbag Productions
• Chad - The Divine Sister - Hell in a Handbag Productions
• Sam Martin - M*A*S*H - Elgin Theatre Company
• Tim Walsh - Noises Off! - Big Deal Productions

Best Actor in a Touring Production

• David Abeles - Matilda - Oriental Theatre
• J. Harrison Ghee - Kinky Boots - Oriental Theatre
• Lee Aaron Rosen - Cabaret - PrivateBank Theatre
• Ethan Slater - The SpongeBob Musical - Oriental Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)

• Christine Ebersole - War Paint - Goodman Theatre
• Patti LuPone - War Paint - Goodman Theatre
• Danni Smith - Man of La Mancha - Marriott Theatre
• Bri Sudia - Wonderful Town - Goodman Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident Non-Equity)

• Anne Arza - Guys and Dolls - Music on Stage
• Annie Jo Ermel - 42nd Street - Fremont Sreet Theater Company
• Haley Claire Gustafson - Heathers: The Musical - Up and Coming Theatre
• Caitlin Jackson - Bette Live At The Continental Baths - Hell in a Handbag Productions

Best Actress in a Play (Resident Equity)

• Charlotte Mae Ellison - Pilgrims Progress - A Red Orchid Theatre
• Callie Johnson - Arcadia - Writers Theatre
• Shannon Mayhall - Death of a Salesman - Williams Street Rep
• Caroline Neff - The Flick - Steppenwolf Theatre Company
• Carin Silkaitis - I Do Today - Greenhouse Theater Center

Best Actress in a Play (Resident Non-Equity)

• Sophie Kaegi - A Christmas Carol - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
• Elizabeth Lesinski - Skooby Don't - Hell in a Handbag Productions
• Rosa Nevin - Steel Magnolias - Big Deal Productions
• Elizabeth Rude - Noises Off! - Big Deal Productions

Best Actress in a Touring Production

• Lilli Cooper - SpongeBob The Musical - Oriental Theatre
• Georgia Engel - GOTTA DANCE - Bank of America Theatre
• Morgan Keene - Newsies - Cadillac Palace Theatre
• Candace Quarrels - The Book of Mormon - PrivateBank Theatre

Best Choreography (Resident Equity)

• William Carlos Angulo - West Side Story - Paramount Center for the Arts Theatre
• Chris Carter - In The Heights - Porchlight Music Theatre
• Matt Crowle - White Christmas - Drury Lane Theatre
• Brigette Ditmars - Xanadu - American Theater Company
• Amber Mak - Hairspray - Paramount Center for the Arts Theatre

Best Choreography (Resident Non-Equity)

• Dina DiCostanzo - 42nd Street - Fremont Street Theater Company
• Annie Jo Ermel -Heathers: The Musical - Up and Coming Theatre
• Steve Love - Christmas Dearest - Hell in a Handbag Productions
• Julie Salk - Mary Poppins - Deerfield Family Theater
• Tyler Sawyer Smith - Heathers: The Musical - Kokandy Productions

Best Costume Design (Resident Equity)

• Corey Collins - Picasso at the Lapin Agile - Williams Street Rep
• Theresa Ham - Hairspray - Paramount Theatre
• David Zinn - The SpongeBob Musical - Oriental Theatre
• Catherine Zuber - War Paint - Goodman Theatre

Best Costume Design (Resident Non-Equity)

• Sandra Haggard and Der Korby - Heathers: The Musical - Up and Coming Theatre
• Patty Halajan - 42nd Street - Fremont Street Theatre Company
• Patty Halajian - Mary Poppins - Deerfield Family Theater
• Kate Setzer Kamphausen - Skooby Don't - Hell in a Handbag Productions
• Jean Rebeka - Guys and Dolls - Music on Stage

Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)

• Jim Corti - West Side Story - Paramount Theatre
• Brenda Didier - Dreamgirls - Porchlight Music Theatre
• Brenda Didier - In The Heights - Porchlight Music Theatre
• Michael Greif - War Paint - Goodman Theatre
• Mary Zimmerman - Wonderful Town - Goodman Theatre

Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Non-Equity)

• Dina DiConstanzo - 42nd Street - Fremont Street Theater Company
• Jason Harrington - Heathers: The Musical - Up and Coming Theatre
• Steve Love - Christmas Dearest - Hell in a Handbag Productions
• Julie Price - Pushcart Tony - Tesseract Theatre Ensemble

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Equity)

• Robert Falls and Seth Brockley - 2666 - Goodman Theatre
• Gary Griffin - Hand To God - Victory Gardens
• Shade Murray - Pilgrim's Progress - A Red Orchid Theatre
• Vanessa Stalling - United Flight 232 - The House Theatre

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)

• Madeline Franklin - M*A*S*H - Elgin Theatre Company
• Debra Goldman - Noises Off - Big Deal Productions
• Shade Murray - The Divine Sister - Hell in a Handbag Productions
• Derek Van Barham - Skooby Don't - Hell in a Handbag Productions

Best Ensemble (Resident)

• 42nd Street - Fremont Street Theater Company
• A Chorus Line - Elgin Summer Theatre
• Guys and Dolls - Music on Stage
• Skooby Don't - Hell in a Handbag Productions

Best Lighting Design (Resident Equity)

• Kevin Adams - The SpongeBob Musical - Oriental Theatre
• Maggie Fullilove-Nugent - Burning Bluebeard - The Hypocrites
• T.J Gerkens - Wonderful Town - Goodman Theatre
• Kenneth Posner - War Paint - Goodman Theatre

Best Lighting Design (Resident Non-Equity)

• Rebecca Bartle - 42nd Street - Fremont Street Theater Company
• Mason Delman - Heathers: The Musical - Up and Coming Theatre
• Alec Kinastowski - Catch Me If You Can - Big Deal Productions
• Cat Wilson - Skooby Don't - Hell in a Handbag Productions

Best Musical Direction (Resident Equity)

• Diana Lawrence - In The Heights - Porchlight Music Theatre
• Doug Peck - Dreamgirls - Porchlight Music Theatre
• Doug Peck - Wonderful Town - Goodman Theatre
• Lawrence Yurman - War Paint - Goodman Theatre
• Tom Vendafreddo - West Side Story - Paramount Theatre

Best Musical Direction (Resident Non-Equity)

• Kelly Fitzgerald - Heathers: The Musical - Up and Coming Theatre
• Beth Hollander - Pushcart Tony - Tesseract Theatre Ensemble
• Kenny McMullen - 42nd Street - Fremont Street Theater Company
• Jeremy Ramey - Bette Live at the Continental Baths - Hell in a Handbag Productions

Best New Work/New Adaptation (Resident)

• Pushcart Tony: The Life of Anton Cermak - Tesseract Theatre Ensemble
• Skooby Don't - Hell in a Handbag Productions
• War Paint - Goodman Theatre
• Winnie the Pooh - Highland Park Players

Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Equity)

• Dreamgirls - Porchlight Music Theatre
• In The Heights - Porchlight Music Theater
• West Side Story - Paramount Theatre
• Wonderful Town - Goodman Theatre

Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Non-Equity)

• 42nd Street - Fremont Street Theater Company
• Guys and Dolls - Music on Stage
• Rent - Metropolis Performing As Centre
• Rent - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre

Best Revival of a Play (Resident Equity)

• The Flick - Steppenwolf Theatre Company
• The Glass Menagerie - The Hypocrites
• The Grapes of Wrath - The Gift Theatre
• The Mutilated - A Red Orchid Theater
• George Orwell's 1984 - Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Best Revival of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)

• American Buffalo - Mary-Arrchie Theatre
• M*A*S*H - Elgin Theatre Company
• Noises Off - Big Deal Productions
• Steel Magnolias - Big Deal Productions

Best Revue (Resident)

• Bette Live at the Continental Baths - Hell in a Handbag Productions
• BITE: A Pucking Queer Cabaret - Pride Films & Plays
• Ring of Fire - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
• Smokey Joe's Cafe - Drury Lane Oakbrook

Best Scenic Design (Resident Equity)

• Lizzie Bracken - Burning Bluebeard - The Hypocrites
• David Korins - War Paint - Goodman Theatre
• Greg Pinsoneault - In The Heights - Porchlight Music Theater
• Todd Rosenthal - Wonderful Town - Goodman Theatre
• Grant Sabin - Little Shop of Horrors - American Blues Theater

Best Scenic Design (Resident Non-Equity)

• James Faust and Jason Harrington - Heathers: The Musical - Up and Coming Theatre
• David Geinosky - 42nd Street - Fremont Street Theater Company
• Brad Caleb Lee - Skooby Don't - Hell in a Handbag Productions
• Ashley Woods - Rent - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre

Best Sound Design (Resident Equity)

• Robert Gilmartin - Man of La Mancha - Marriott Theatre
• Christopher Kriz - Hand To God - Victory Gardens
• Ray Nardelli - Wonderful Town - Goodman Theatre
• Aaron Quick - My Fair Lady - Light Opera Works

Best Sound Design (Resident Non-Equity)

• Marc Beth - Rent - Metropolis Performing Arts Center
• Alec Kinastowski - Heathers: The Musical - Up and Coming Theatre
• Christopher Kriz - Bat Boy: The Musical - Griffin Theatre Company
• Mike Patrick - Catch Me If You Can - Big Deal Productions
• David L. Snyder - 42nd Street - Fremont Street Theater Company

Best Special Theatrical Event

• 2666 - Goodman Theatre
• All the World's A Stage - Quest Theatre Ensemble
• Bette Live at the Continental Baths - Hell in a Handbag Productions
• The Boys in Briefs - Pride Films & Plays

Best Theater Production for Young Audiences

• A Charlie Brown Christmas - Emerald City Theatre
• Cinderella After the Ball - Marriott Theatre
• Seusical The Musical - Windy City Music Theatre
• Winnie the Pooh - Highland Park Players

Best Touring Production

• The Book of Mormon - Cadillac Palace Theatre
• Matilda - Oriental Theatre
• Newsies - Cadillac Palace Theatre
• The SpongeBob Musical - Oriental Theatre

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