2015 ARTS FOR LIFE Performance & Achievement Award Recipients
------“Best Musical Production” ------
SMALL ENSEMBLE MUSICAL PRODUCTION Nunsense - HAWTHORNE PLAYERS
LARGE ENSEMBLE MUSICAL PRODUCTION Mary Poppins - CHRIST MEMORIAL PRODUCTIONS
------“Best Achievement in a Large or Small Ensemble Production” ------DIRECTION Mary Poppins (CMP), Mary K McCreight
CHOREOGRAPHY Mary Poppins (CMP), Kimberly Klick
MUSICAL DIRECTION Evita (FMT), Kevin J Jones/Mary Jewell Wiley
SET DESIGN Nunsense( HP), Ken Clark
COSTUME DESIGN Evita (FMT), Kevin J Jones
LIGHTING DESIGN Mary Poppins (CMP), John Jauss/Aaron Wolf
------“Best Performance in a Large or Small Ensemble Production” ------ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Jonathan Hey,"Che" Evita (FMT)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Heather Matthews,"Mary Poppins" Mary Poppins (CMP)
ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE Justin M Spurgeon,"Amos Hart" Chicago (ATT) ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE Ann Hier,"Carrie Pipperidge" Carousel (HP)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Omega Jones,"Migaldi" Evita (FMT)
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Stefanie Kluba,"Sr. Mary Leo" Nunsense (HP)
ACTOR IN A COMEDIC ROLE Mark Lull,"Fester Aadams" The Aadams Family (AP)
ACTRESS IN A COMEDIC ROLE Rebecca Loughridge,"Little Sally" Urinetown (ATT)
ACTOR IN A NON-SINGING ROLE Mark McCreight,"Erronius" A Funny Thing Happened (FMT)
ACTRESS IN A NON-SINGING ROLE Andrea Loenard,"Stage Manager" Forbidden Broadway (ALT)
ACTOR IN A CAMEO ROLE Michael Blackwood,"Mr Sowerberry" Oliver! (APF)
ACTRESS IN A CAMEO ROLE Amanda Kocher,"Peron's Mistress" Evita (FMT)
DUO OR GROUP PERFORMANCE Tim Conrad/Colin Dowd/Raymond J Gill/Michael Huelsmann,"Welcome to Transylvania Quartet" Young Frankenstein (LGP)
OUTSTANDING JUVENILE PERFORMER Lucy Schene,"Jane Banks" Mary Poppins (CMP)
LeeAnn Smith Cho BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AWARD Heather Matthews, "Eva Peron" Evita (FMT) ------“Best Youth Musical Performance” ------
YOUTH MUSICAL PRODUCTION Mary Poppins - SHOOTING STAR PRODUCTIONS
------“Best Performance in a Youth Production” ------
LEAD ACTOR IN A YOUTH PRODUCTION Thomas Fischer,"Cat" Seussical the Musical (YPT)
LEAD ACTRESS IN A YOUTH PRODUCTION Rachel Weidig,"Mayzie" Seussical the Musical (YPT)
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A YOUTH PRODUCTION Liam Brenzel,"Grimsby" The Little Mermaid (LGP)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A YOUTH PRODUCTION Makayla Eason,"Scuttle" The Little Mermaid (LGP)
------“Special Recognition in a Youth Production” ------
BEST YOUTH FEATURED DANCER AWARD Michael Schimmele,"Bert" Mary Poppins (SSP)
ALT/Alton Little Theater; APF/Alpha Players of Florissant; ATT/Act Two Theatre CMP/Christ Memorial Productions; FMT/Family Musical Theater; HP/Hawthorne Players; LGP/Looking Glass Playhouse; SSP/Shooting Star Productions; YPT/Young People's Theatre