Suzi Bass Awards 2010 Nominees and Winners

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION – MUSICAL A Catered Affair (Aurora Theatre) Come Fly with Me (Alliance Theatre) Grey Gardens (Actor’s Express) Hairspray (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) I Dream (Alliance Theatre)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION – PLAY Around the World in 80 Days (Theatrical Outfit) Jitney (True Colors Theatre) King Lear (Georgia Shakespeare) Lookingglass Alice (Alliance Theatre) Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery (Horizon Theatre) OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – MUSICAL Freddie Ashley – A Catered Affair (Aurora Theatre) Freddie Ashley – Grey Gardens (Actor’s Express) Brandt Blocker – Hairspray (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) Jasmine Guy – I Dream (Alliance Theatre) Twyla Tharp – Come Fly with Me (Alliance Theatre)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – PLAY David Catlin – Lookingglass Alice (Alliance Theatre) James Donadio – Ethan Frome (Theatre in the Square) Sabin Epstein – King Lear (Georgia Shakespeare) Thomas W. Jones II – Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery (Horizon Theatre) Jessica Phelps West – The Sunset Limited (Theatrical Outfit) OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION BJ Brown – Hairspray (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) Sam Lutfiyya – Come Fly with Me (Alliance Theatre) Ann-Carol Pence – A Catered Affair (Aurora Theatre) Darryl Jovan Williams – Avenue X (Alliance Theatre) Keith Williams – I Dream (Alliance Theatre)

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY Jen MacQueen – Shrew: The Musical (Georgia Shakespeare) Danny Pelzig – Avenue X (Alliance Theatre) Cindy Mora Reiser – Hairspray (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) Cindy Mora Reiser – The Will Rogers Follies (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) Twyla Tharp – Come Fly with Me (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING LEAD FEMALE ACTOR – MUSICAL Ingrid Cole – A Catered Affair (Aurora Theatre) Jill Hames – Grey Gardens (Actor’s Express) Park Krausen – Shrew: The Musical (Georgia Shakespeare) Bernardine Mitchell – His Eye is On the Sparrow (Theatre in the Square) Caitlin Smith – Hairspray (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) Suzi Bass Awards 2010 Nominees and Winners

OUTSTANDING LEAD FEMALE ACTOR – PLAY Kate Donadio – Around the World in 80 Days (Theatrical Outfit) Tess Malis Kincaid – Good Boys and True (Actor’s Express) Bethany Anne Lind – The Storytelling Ability of a Boy (Aurora Theatre) Naima Carter Russell – Tranced (Aurora Theatre)

OUTSTANDING LEAD MALE ACTOR – MUSICAL Quentin Earl Darrington – I Dream (Alliance Theatre) Alan Kilpatrick – The Will Rogers Follies (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) Joe Knezevich – Shrew: The Musical (Georgia Shakespeare) Daniel Thomas May – Cotton Patch Gospel (Theatrical Outfit/Georgia Ensemble Theatre) Glenn Rainey – Hairspray (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) OUTSTANDING LEAD MALE ACTOR – PLAY Nick Arapoglou – The Storytelling Ability of a Boy (Aurora Theatre) Robin Bloodworth – Ethan Frome (Theatre in the Square) Steve Coulter – The Men of Mah Jongg (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) Tim McDonough – King Lear (Georgia Shakespeare) E. Roger Mitchell – The Sunset Limited (Theatrical Outfit) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR – MUSICAL Christy Baggett – Hairspray (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) Ann Marie Gideon – Shrew: The Musical (Georgia Shakespeare) Courtney Godwin – Hairspray (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) Kayce Grogan-Wallace – Hairspray (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) Kathleen McManus – Grey Gardens (Actor’s Express) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR – PLAY Nita Hardy – Boeing-Boeing (Aurora Theatre) Tonia Jackson – Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery (Horizon Theatre) Naomi Lavette – Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery (Horizon Theatre) Ellen McQueen – Ethan Frome (Theatre in the Square) Stacy Melich – Good Boys and True (Actor’s Express) Minka Wiltz – Black Pearl Sings (Horizon Theatre)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR – MUSICAL Jevares C. Myrick – Hairspray (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) Ben Polite – I Dream (Alliance Theatre) Glenn Rainey – A Catered Affair (Aurora Theatre) Chase Todd – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) Chase Todd – Hairspray (Atlanta Lyric Theatre)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR – PLAY Andrew Benator – Tennis in Nablus (Alliance Theatre) James Donadio – Around the World in 80 Days (Theatrical Outfit) Kevin Dougherty – The Men of Mah Jongg (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) Jimi Kocina – True Love Lies (Horizon Theatre) William S. Murphey – Around the World in 80 Days (Theatrical Outfit) Suzi Bass Awards 2010 Nominees and Winners

OUTSTANDING ACTING ENSEMBLE – MUSICAL Avenue X (Alliance Theatre) – Rebecca Blouin, Lawrence Clayton, Jeremy Cohen, Steve French, J.D. Goldblatt, Nick Spangler, Neda Spears, and J.D. Webster Children’s Letters to God (Legacy Theatre) – Chris Brent Davis, Maddie Mateer, Paige McCauley, Austin Monk, and Benjamin Peacock Come Fly with Me (Alliance Theatre) – Kristine Bendul, Alexander Brady, Todd Burnsed, Matthew Dibble, Carolyn Doherty, Holly Farmer, Heather Hamilton, Charles Neshyba Hodges, John Sorensen Jolink, Laura Mead, Jodi Melnick, Rika Okamoto, Eric Otto, Justin Peck, Karine Plantadit, Joel Prouty, Matt Rivera, Keith Roberts, John Selya, and Ashley Tuttle Hair (7 Stages) – Dorothy Victoria Bell, Francesca Byrd, Thoedus X. Crane II, Dee Daniels, Christie Lee Fisher, Doug Graham, Naomi Lavender, Chris Love, Jason Royal, Jenna Tamisiea, Warren E. Ullom IV, Christine Verderese, and Jacob Wood

OUTSTANDING ACTING ENSEMBLE – PLAY It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (ART Station) – Brik Berkes, Bryan Brendle, Kate Donadio, Bethany Irby, and Barry Stoltze Jitney (True Colors Theatre) – Tracey Bonner, Anthony Chisholm, E. Roger Mitchell, Eric Moore, Yaegel Welch, Ellis Eugene Williams, Geoffrey D. Williams, Cedric Young, and LaParee Young Lookingglass Alice (Alliance Theatre) – Molly Brennan, Kevin Douglas, Anthony Fleming III, Doug Hara, and Lindsey Noel Whiting The Savannah Disputation (Theatre in the Square) – Nita Hardy, Mary Kathryn Kaye, Judy Leavell, and Peter Thomasson Shooting Star (Horizon Theatre) – Jim Hammond and Leigh Campbell Taylor

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN – MUSICAL Shilla Benning – I Dream (Alliance Theatre) Douglas J. Koertge – Shrew: The Musical (Georgia Shakespeare) Sydney Roberts – Grey Gardens (Actor’s Express) Katherine Roth – Come Fly with Me (Alliance Theatre) Mariann Verheyen – Avenue X (Alliance Theatre)

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN – PLAY Jonida Beqo – Around the World in 80 Days (Theatrical Outfit) Mara Blumenfeld – Lookingglass Alice (Alliance Theatre) Nyrobi Moss – Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery (Horizon Theatre) Linda Patterson – Boeing-Boeing (Aurora Theatre) Christine Turbitt – King Lear (Georgia Shakespeare)

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN – MUSICAL Bradley Bergeron – Hairspray (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) Joseph A. Futral – I Dream (Alliance Theatre) Donald Holder – Come Fly with Me (Alliance Theatre) Joseph P. Monaghan III – Grey Gardens (Actor’s Express) Ken Yunker – Avenue X (Alliance Theatre) Suzi Bass Awards 2010 Nominees and Winners

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN – PLAY Christine Binder – Lookingglass Alice (Alliance Theatre) Jessica Coale – Around the World in 80 Days (Theatrical Outfit) Rob Dillard – Brownie Points (Theatrical Outfit) Rob Dillard – The Woman in Black (Theatre in the Square) Mike Post – Ethan Frome (Theatre in the Square)

OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN – MUSICAL Kat Conley – I Dream (Alliance Theatre) Phillip Male – A Catered Affair (Aurora Theatre) Phillip Male – Grey Gardens (Actor’s Express) Todd Rosenthal – Avenue X (Alliance Theatre) Lee Shiver – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Atlanta Lyric Theatre)

OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN – PLAY Kat Conley – Ethan Frome (Theatre in the Square) Isabel Curley-Clay and Moriah Curley-Clay – Shooting Star (Horizon Theatre) Isabel Curley-Clay and Moriah Curley-Clay – The Sunset Limited (Theatrical Outfit) Daniel Ostling – Lookingglass Alice (Alliance Theatre) Clint Ramos – A Life in the Theatre (Alliance Theatre)

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN – MUSICAL Clay Benning – Avenue X (Alliance Theatre) Bobby Johnston – I Dream (Alliance Theatre) Peter McBoyle – Come Fly with Me (Alliance Theatre) Brian Patterson – His Eye is on the Sparrow (Theatre in the Square) Jonathan Summers – Cotton Patch Gospel (Theatrical Outfit/Georgia Ensemble Theatre)

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN – PLAY Christopher Bartelski – The Woman in Black (Theatre in the Square) Clay Benning – Tennis in Nablus (Alliance Theatre) Thom Jenkins – Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery (Horizon Theatre) Ray Nardelli – Lookingglass Alice (Alliance Theatre) Jonathan Summers – The Sunset Limited (Theatrical Outfit)

OUTSTANDING WORLD PREMIERE Sarah Gubbins – Fair Use (Actor’s Express) Ismail Khalidi – Tennis in Nablus (Alliance Theatre) Janece Shaffer – Brownie Points (Theatrical Outfit) Douglas Tappin – I Dream (Alliance Theatre) Twyla Tharp – Come Fly with Me (Alliance Theatre)

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD Actor’s Express SPIRIT OF SUZI AWARD Rosemary Newcott VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Christine Billies (Georgia Ensemble Theatre)