The St. Louis Theater Circle on Friday released its 2017 award nominees for locally produced professional theater in 2016. This is the fifth year of the awards.
Max & Louie Productions’ “Grey Gardens,” received the top number of nominations, with 11, followed closely by The Rep’s “Follies,” with 10. Some 60 productions received nominations.
The production company leading nominations numbers was The Rep, with 24 nominations, followed by St. Louis Shakespeare, with 11 nominations. In total, 27 production companies had nominations.
All professional St. Louis productions are eligible; touring shows are not.
The awards will be announced at a gala ceremony on Monday, March 20 at the Skip Viragh Center for the Arts building on the campus of Chaminade College Preparatory School, 425 S. Lindbergh Blvd. The ceremony begins at 7 p.m.
On Friday’s St. Louis on the Air, Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s theater critic, and Gerry Kowarsky, co-host of “Two on the Aisle” on HEC-TV, joined host Don Marsh to discuss the nominations and the upcoming award ceremony.
Here’s the full list:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Katie Donnelly, As You Like It, Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble
Rachel Hanks, As You Like It, Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble
Shannon Nara, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, Stray Dog Theatre
Nancy Nigh, boom, R-S Theatrics
Margeau Steinau, The Heir Apparent, St. Louis Shakespeare
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Will Bonfiglio, As You Like It, Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble
Isaiah DiLorenzo, The Heir Apparent, St. Louis Shakespeare
Evan Fornachon, Brighton Beach Memoirs, ACT INC.
Stephen Pilkington, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Shane Signorino, The Heir Apparent, St. Louis Shakespeare
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy
Nancy Anderson, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Cara Barresi, As You Like It, Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble
Lindsay Gingrich, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, Stray Dog Theatre
Elizabeth Van Pelt, boom, R-S Theatrics
Maggie Wininger, Educating Rita, West End Players Guild
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy
Will Bonfiglio, Buyer & Cellar, Stray Dog Theatre
Joe Hanrahan, Thom Pain (based on nothing), Midnight Company
Tom Kopp, Educating Rita, West End Players Guild
Andrew Kuhlman, boom, R-S Theatrics
Zac O’Keefe, Brighton Beach Memoirs, ACT INC.
Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play
Rob Denton, A Christmas Carol, The Rep
Patrick Huber, Ivanov, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Kathy Perkins, Miss Julie, Clarissa and John, The Black Rep
Nathan Schroeder, Macbeth, St. Louis Shakespeare
John Wylie, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Outstanding Sound Design in a Play
Ted Drury, Macbeth, St. Louis Shakespeare
Tom Mardikes, Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing, The Rep
Rick Sims, Twisted Melodies, The Black Rep
Rusty Wandall, A Christmas Carol, The Rep
Rusty Wandall, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Outstanding Costume Design in a Play
Dorothy Marshall Englis, A Christmas Carol, The Rep
Dorothy Marshall Englis, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Jennifer “JC” Krajicek, Macbeth, St. Louis Shakespeare
Meredith LaBounty, Trash Macbeth, Equally Represented Arts
Michele Friedman Siler, The Heir Apparent, St. Louis Shakespeare
Outstanding Set Design in a Play
Kristin Cassidy, Burrow, Young Liars
Kristin Cassidy, Wilson Webel, and Lucy Cashion, Trash Macbeth, Equally Represented Arts
Christie Johnston, American Buffalo, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Robert Mark Morgan, A Christmas Carol, The Rep
Peter and Margery Spack, Golda’s Balcony, New Jewish Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Kirsten De Broux, Kindertransport, Mustard Seed Theatre
Sydney Frasure, The Glass Menagerie, Upstream Theater
Anita Jackson, The St. Louis Rooming House Plays, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Alicia Revé Like, Miss Julie, Clarissa and John, The Black Rep
Kristin Rion, Arcadia, West End Players Guild
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
Will Bonfiglio, Old Wicked Songs, New Jewish Theatre
Jason Contini, The Glass Menagerie, Upstream Theater
Leo Ramsey, American Buffalo, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
B. Weller, Ivanov, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Eric Dean White, Driving Miss Daisy, New Jewish Theatre
Outstanding Actress in a Drama
Lavonne Byers, Golda’s Balcony, New Jewish Theatre
Michelle Hand, Macbeth, St. Louis Shakespeare
Linda Kennedy, The Glass Menagerie, Upstream Theater
Dael Orlandersmith, Until the Flood, The Rep
Rachel Tibbetts, Cuddles, Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble
Outstanding Actor in a Drama
Charlie Barron, Richard III, St. Louis Shakespeare
J. Samuel Davis, Driving Miss Daisy, New Jewish Theatre
John Pasha, Disgraced, The Rep
Michael James Reed, I’m Gonna Pray for You So Hard, Blue Rose Stage Collective
Kelvin Roston, Jr., Twisted Melodies, The Black Rep
Outstanding New Play
Nancy Bell, Remember Me, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
West Hyler, Matt Schatz, and Jack Herrick, Georama, The Rep
Dael Orlandersmith, Until the Flood, The Rep
Tammy Ryan, Molly’s Hammer, The Rep
Maya Arad Yasur, Suspended, Upstream Theater
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Christine Brewer, Doubt, Union Avenue Opera
Andriana Chuchman, Shalimar the Clown, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Stephen Lord, Macbeth, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Neil Nelson, Tosca, Union Avenue Opera
Melody Wilson, Doubt, Union Avenue Opera
Outstanding Production of an Opera
Ariadne on Naxos, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Doubt, Union Avenue Opera
Macbeth, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
The Merry Widow, Winter Opera Saint Louis
Shalimar the Clown, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Outstanding Musical Director
Sue Goldford, American Idiot, New Line Theatre
Brad Haak, Fiddler on the Roof, The Muny
Brad Haak, Follies, The Rep
Neal Richardson, Grey Gardens, Max & Louie Productions
Ben Whiteley, 42nd Street, The Muny
Outstanding Choreographer
Stephen Bourneuf, Sister Act, Stages St. Louis
Denis Jones, 42nd Street, The Muny
Dana Lewis, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis
Ralph Perkins, Follies, The Rep
Lara Teeter, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Variety Children’s Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
Taylor Louderman, Aida, The Muny
Laurie McConnell, Company, Insight Theatre Company
Corinne Melançon, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis
Anna Skidis Vargas, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Stray Dog Theatre
Donna Weinsting, Grey Gardens, Max & Louie Productions
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
Will Bonfiglio, Grey Gardens, Max & Louie Productions
Zachary Allen Farmer, Celebration, New Line Theatre
Edward Juvier, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis
Terry Meddows, Grey Gardens, Max & Louie Productions
Luke Steingruby, Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show, Stray Dog Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical
Rob Denton, 42nd Street, The Muny
Tyler Duenow, Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show, Stray Dog Theatre
John Lasiter, Follies, The Rep
Sean M. Savoie, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis
Michael Sullivan, Grey Gardens, Max & Louie Productions
Outstanding Set Design in a Musical
Luke Cantarella, Follies, The Rep
Dunsi Dai, Grey Gardens, Max & Louie Productions
Robert Mark Morgan, The Wizard of Oz, The Muny
Scott C. Neale, Georama, The Rep
Peter and Margery Spack, Yentl, New Jewish Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical
Amy Clark, Follies, The Rep
Jennifer “JC” Krajicek, Grey Gardens, Max & Louie Productions
Andrea Lauer, 42nd Street, The Muny
Brad Musgrove, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis
Margaret E. Weedon, Georama, The Rep
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Shanara Gabrielle, Yentl, New Jewish Theatre
Debby Lennon, Grey Gardens, Max & Louie Productions
Sarah Porter, Tell Me on a Sunday, New Line Theatre
Jonalyn Saxer, 42nd Street, The Muny
Emily Skinner, Follies, The Rep
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Michael Baird, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Stray Dog Theatre
Zachary Allen Farmer, Atomic, New Line Theatre
Corey Fraine, Bat Boy: The Musical, Stray Dog Theatre
Adam Heller, Follies, The Rep
David Schmittou, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy
As You Like It, Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble
The Dispute: A Spectacle for Lovers and Fighters, Young Liars
The Heir Apparent, St. Louis Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Remember Me, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama
Arcadia, West End Players Guild
Manifest|Destiny, West End Players Guild
Miss Julie, Clarissa and John, The Black Rep
The St. Louis Rooming House Plays, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Trash Macbeth, Equally Represented Arts
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical
42nd Street, The Muny
The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis
Follies, The Rep
Grey Gardens, Max & Louie Productions
Sister Act, Stages St. Louis
Outstanding Director of a Comedy
Gary F. Bell, Buyer & Cellar, Stray Dog Theatre
Rick Dildine, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Chuck Harper, The Dispute: A Spectacle for Lovers and Fighters, Young Liars
Donna Northcott, The Heir Apparent, St. Louis Shakespeare
Ellie Schwetye, As You Like It, Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble
Outstanding Director of a Drama
Lucy Cashion, Trash Macbeth, Equally Represented Arts
John Contini, American Buffalo, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Joe Hanrahan, Cuddles, Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble
Tim Ocel, Old Wicked Songs, New Jewish Theatre
Wayne Salomon, Three Tall Women, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Justin Been, Bat Boy: The Musical, Stray Dog Theatre
Michael Hamilton, The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis
Denis Jones, 42nd Street, The Muny
Annamaria Pileggi, Grey Gardens, Max & Louie Productions
Rob Ruggiero, Follies, The Rep
Outstanding Production of a Comedy
As You Like It, Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble
Buyer & Cellar, Stray Dog Theatre
The Dispute: A Spectacle for Lovers and Fighters, Young Liars
The Heir Apparent, St. Louis Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Outstanding Production of a Drama
American Buffalo, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Disgraced, The Rep
The Glass Menagerie, Upstream Theater
Old Wicked Songs, New Jewish Theatre
Trash Macbeth, Equally Represented Arts
Outstanding Production of a Musical
42nd Street, The Muny
The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis
Follies, The Rep
Georama, The Rep
Grey Gardens, Max & Louie Productions
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