2009 OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION – MUSICAL 01. Beauty and the Beast (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 02. Big River (Theatrical Outfit) 03. Black Nativity (True Colors Theatre) 04. Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) 05. Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION – PLAY 01. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Georgia Shakespeare) 02. A Cool Drink a Water (Horizon Theatre) 03. A Man for All Seasons (Theatre in the Square) 04. Mauritius (Actor’s Express) 05. Miss Evers’ Boys (True Colors Theatre) OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – MUSICAL 01. Susan V. Booth – Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL (Alliance Theatre) 02. Robert J. Farley – Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) 03. Patdro Harris – Black Nativity (True Colors Theatre) 04. Heidi Cline McKerley – Big River (Theatrical Outfit) 05. Robert S. Wayne – The Pirates of Penzance (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – PLAY 01. Freddie Ashley – Mauritius (Actor’s Express) 02. Jill Jane Clements – A Lesson Before Dying (Theatrical Outfit) 03. Kenny Leon – Miss Evers’ Boys (True Colors Theatre) 04. Jasson Minadakis – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. Jessica Phelps West – Tradin’ Paint (Theatre in the Square) OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION 01. Brandt Blocker – Beauty and the Beast (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 02. Mary-Mitchell Campbell – Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL (Alliance Theatre) 03. S. Renee Clark – Big River (Theatrical Outfit) 04. Michael Fauss – Smokey Joe’s Café (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 05. Robert S. Wayne – The Pirates of Penzance (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY 01. Hope Clarke – Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL (Alliance Theatre) 02. Patdro Harris – Black Nativity (True Colors Theatre) 03. Jen MacQueen and Elizabeth Neidel – Smokey Joe’s Café (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 04. Jeff McKerley – The Pirates of Penzance (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 05. Cindy Mora Reiser – Cabaret (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) OUTSTANDING LEAD FEMALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Stephanie Dorfman – Beauty and the Beast (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 02. Nicole Long – Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL (Alliance Theatre) 03. Claci Miller-Juday – Cabaret (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 04. Naima Carter Russell – Antigone (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. Cynthia Watters – The Pirates of Penzance (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) OUTSTANDING LEAD FEMALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. Veronika Duerr – Tradin’ Paint (Theatre in the Square) 02. Jasmine Guy – Miss Evers’ Boys (True Colors Theatre) 03. Karen Howell – Tea at Five (ART Station) 04. Tonia Jackson – And Her Hair Went with Her (Horizon Theatre) 05. Cara Mantella – Mauritius (Actor’s Express) 06. Maria Rodriguez-Sager – Speech & Debate (Theatre in the Square) OUTSTANDING LEAD MALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Rob Lawhon – Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) 02. Dustin Lewis – Jon & Jen (Theatrical Outfit) 03. Eric Moore – Big River (Theatrical Outfit) 04. Brandon O’Dell – Big River (Theatrical Outfit) 05. Darryl Jovan Williams – Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING LEAD MALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. John Ammerman – A Man for All Seasons (Theatre in the Square) 02. Thomas W. Jones II – A Cool Drink a Water (Horizon Theatre) 03. Chris Kayser – Mauritius (Actor’s Express) 04. Chris Kayser – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. Kenny Leon – Blood Knot (Theatrical Outfit/True Colors Theatre) 06. Eric J. Little – A Lesson Before Dying (Theatrical Outfit) 07. E. Roger Mitchell – Gem of the Ocean (Alliance Theatre/True Colors Theatre) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Jill Hames – Cabaret (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 02. Bethany Irby – Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) 03. Marcie Millard – The It Girl (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 04. Jackie Prucha – Cabaret (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 05. Mary Welch Rogers – Beauty and the Beast (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. Donna Biscoe – A Cool Drink a Water (Horizon Theatre) 02. Kate Donadio – Tradin’ Paint (Theatre in the Square) 03. Tonia Jackson – Gem of the Ocean (Alliance Theatre/True Colors Theatre) 04. Megan McFarland – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. Kathleen Wattis – Mauritius (Actor’s Express) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Ricardo Aponte – Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) 02. Bradley Bergeron – Beauty and the Beast (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 03. Tom Key – Big River (Theatrical Outfit) 04. Jeff McKerley – Beauty and the Beast (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 05. Eugene Russell IV – Antigone (Georgia Shakespeare) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. Richard Garner – Mauritius (Actor’s Express) 02. Neal A. Ghant – Tradin’ Paint (Theatre in the Square) 03. Eric J. Little – Miss Evers’ Boys (True Colors Theatre) 04. Tim McDonough – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. E. Roger Mitchell – Miss Evers’ Boys (True Colors Theatre) OUTSTANDING ACTING ENSEMBLE – MUSICAL 01. Black Nativity (True Colors Theatre) – Elijah Avraham, Cynthia D. Barker, Brian Binion, DeMille Cole-Heard, Sam Collier, Keemar Davis, Reginald Degraffenreidt, Jordan Ealey, Desmond Ellington, Andrea Gooden, Ariana Groover, Amber Iman, Victor M. Jackson, Brandin Jenkins, Jelani Jones, Shay Latte, Jordan Minter, Marcus Morris, Ronve O’Daniel, Chelsea Reynolds, Ronndell Smith, Galen Williams, Kelly Young, and Camilla Zaepfel 02. High School Musical 2 (Legacy Theatre) – Courtney Godwin, Haley Godwin, Dustin Lewis, Brad Southards, and Chase Todd 03. Once on This Island (Aurora Theatre) – Michaela Bost, Bradley Candie, Jeanette Illidge, Amber Iman, Clayborn Knight, Naomi Lavette, Eric Moore, Xylina Nuckles, Naima Carter Russell, Spencer G. Stephens, and Barbara Washington 04. Smokey Joe’s Café (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) – Bradley Candie, Theresa Cunningham, Kenya Hamilton, David Howard, Michael Larche, Shawn Megordan, Jevares C. Myrick, Brett Parker, and Caitlin Smith OUTSTANDING ACTING ENSEMBLE – PLAY 01. Doctor Faustus (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) – Laura Cole and Maurice Ralston 02. End Days (Horizon Theatre) – Nick Arapoglou, Robin Bloodworth, Adam Fistoe, Maia Knipsel, and Stacy Melich 03. for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf (True Colors Theatre) – Danielle Deadwyler, Crystal Fox, Robin Givens, Yakini Horne, Omelika Kuumba,Nicole Ari Parker, and Nevaina Rhodes 04. 1:23 (Synchronicity Theatre) – Suehyla El-Attar, Rachel Garner, Dori Garziano, Mark Gray, Daniel Thomas May, and Theroun Patterson OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN 01. Shilla Benning – Black Nativity (True Colors Theatre) 02. Jeannie Crawford – A Man for All Seasons (Theatre in the Square) 03. Clint Horne – The Pirates of Penzance (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 04. Sydney Roberts – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. Paul Tazewell – Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN 01. André C. Allen – And Her Hair Went with Her (Horizon Theatre) 02. Jessica Coale – Once on This Island (Aurora Theatre) 03. Jessica Coale – 1:23 (Synchronicity Theatre) 04. Mike Post – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. Robert Wierzel – Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN 01. Rochelle Barker – 1:23 (Synchronicity Theatre) 02. Kat Conley – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Georgia Shakespeare) 03. Kat Conley – Titus Andronicus (Georgia Shakespeare) 04. Kat Conley – 26 Miles (Alliance Theatre) 05. Tom Lee – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Georgia Shakespeare) 06. Lee Savage – Smart Cookie (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN 01. Clay Benning – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Georgia Shakespeare) 02. Clay Benning and Klimchak – Titus Andronicus (Georgia Shakespeare) 03. Mimi Epstein – And Her Hair Went with Her (Horizon Theatre) 04. Klimchak – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. Brian Patterson – Tradin’ Paint (Theatre in the Square) AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD 01. Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Nominations per production: 8 nominations – Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL (Alliance Theatre) 7 nominations – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Georgia Shakespeare) 6 nominations – Beauty and the Beast (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Big River (Theatrical Outfit); Mauritius (Actor’s Express) 5 nominations – Black Nativity (True Colors Theatre); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Georgia Ensemble Theatre); Miss Evers’ Boys (True Colors Theatre); The Pirates of Penzance (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Tradin’ Paint (Theatre in the Square) 4 nominations – Cabaret (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Georgia Shakespeare) 3 nominations – And Her Hair Went with Her (Horizon Theatre); A Cool Drink a Water (Horizon Theatre); A Man for All Seasons (Theatre in the Square); Smokey Joe’s Café (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 2 nominations – Antigone (Georgia Shakespeare); Gem of the Ocean (Alliance Theatre/True Colors Theatre); A Lesson Before Dying (Theatrical Outfit); Once on This Island (Aurora Theatre); 1:23 (Synchronicity Theatre); Titus Andronicus (Georgia Shakespeare) 1 nomination – Blood Knot (Theatrical Outfit/True Colors Theatre); Doctor Faustus (Atlanta Shakespeare Company); End Days (Horizon Theatre); for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf (True Colors Theatre); High School Musical 2 (Legacy Theatre); The It Girl (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Jon & Jen (Theatrical Outfit); Smart Cookie (Alliance Theatre); Speech & Debate (Theatre in the Square); Tea at Five (ART Station); 26 Miles (Alliance Theatre)
Wins per production: 3 wins – Big River (Theatrical Outfit); Black Nativity (True Colors Theatre) 2 wins – Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL (Alliance Theatre); A Man for All Seasons (Theatre in the Square); Titus Andronicus (Georgia Shakespeare); Tradin’ Paint (Theatre in the Square) 1 win – Beauty and the Beast (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Georgia Ensemble Theatre); Cabaret (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Georgia Shakespeare); A Cool Drink a Water (Horizon Theatre); for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf (True Colors Theatre); Once on This Island (Aurora Theatre)
Nominations per company: 19 nominations – Atlanta Lyric Theatre 15 nominations – Georgia Shakespeare 14 nominations – True Colors Theatre 12 nominations – Alliance Theatre 10 nominations – Theatrical Outfit 9 nominations – Theatre in the Square 7 nominations – Horizon Theatre 6 nominations – Actor’s Express 5 nominations – Georgia Ensemble Theatre 2 nominations – Aurora Theatre; Synchronicity Theatre 1 nomination – Atlanta Shakespeare Company; ART Station; Legacy Theatre
Wins by company: 4 wins – True Colors Theatre 3 wins – Georgia Shakespeare; Theatrical Outfit 2 wins – Alliance Theatre; Atlanta Lyric Theatre 1 win – Aurora Theatre 2008 OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION – MUSICAL 01. Annie Get Your Gun (Aurora Theatre) 02. Godspell (Theatrical Outfit) 03. Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Alliance Theatre) 04. Little Shop of Horrors (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 05. The Women of Brewster Place (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION – PLAY 01. Eurydice (Alliance Theatre/Georgia Shakespeare) 02. In Darfur (Horizon Theatre) 03. In the Red and Brown Water (Alliance Theatre) 04. Richard III (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. A Song for Coretta (7 Stages) OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – MUSICAL 01. Brandt Blocker – Little Shop of Horrors (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 02. Susan V. Booth – Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Alliance Theatre) 03. Tom Key – Godspell (Theatrical Outfit) 04. Molly Smith – The Women of Brewster Place (Alliance Theatre) 05. Kate Warner – The Last Five Years (Actor’s Express) OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – PLAY 01. Lisa Adler – In Darfur (Horizon Theatre) 02. Freddie Ashley – dark play or stories for boys (Actor’s Express) 03. Richard Garner – Eurydice (Alliance Theatre/Georgia Shakespeare) 04. Richard Garner – Richard III (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. Tina Landau – In the Red and Brown Water (Alliance Theatre) 06. Rachel May – Expecting Isabel (Synchronicity Theatre) OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION 01. Brandt Blocker – Little Shop of Horrors (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 02. BJ Brown – Forever Plaid (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 03. Michael Fauss – Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Alliance Theatre) 04. William Foster McDaniel – The Women of Brewster Place (Alliance Theatre) 05. Ann-Carol Pence – Annie Get Your Gun (Aurora Theatre) 06. Ann-Carol Pence – Godspell (Theatrical Outfit) OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY 01. Ricardo Aponte and Jen MacQueen – Annie Get Your Gun (Aurora Theatre) 02. Ricardo Aponte – Little Shop of Horrors (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 03. Dawn Axam – Godspell (Theatrical Outfit) 04. Byron Easley and Kent Gash – Sophisticated Ladies (Alliance Theatre) 05. Heidi Cline McKerley and Jeff McKerley – The Water Coolers: An Office Musical (Horizon Theatre) 06. Craig A. Meyer – Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING LEAD FEMALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Courtenay Collins – Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Alliance Theatre) 02. Natasha Drena – Annie Get Your Gun (Aurora Theatre) 03. Natasha Drena – The Last Five Years (Actor’s Express) 04. Tina Fabrique – The Women of Brewster Place (Alliance Theatre) 05. Claci Miller-Juday – Little Shop of Horrors (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) OUTSTANDING LEAD FEMALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. Jill Jane Clements – Southern Comforts (Theatrical Outfit) 02. Lala Cochran – The Little Dog Laughed (Theatre in the Square) 03. Joanna Daniel – Lettice & Lovage (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 04. Suehyla El-Attar – The Clean House (Horizon Theatre) 05. Ayesha Ngaujah – Angela’s Mixtape (Synchronicity Theatre) 06. Courtney Patterson – My Name is Rachel Corrie (Synchronicity Theatre) 07. Jackie Prucha – Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) OUTSTANDING LEAD MALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Jeff Juday – Little Shop of Horrors (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 02. Jahi Kearse – Godspell (Theatrical Outfit) 03. Craig A. Meyer – Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Alliance Theatre) 04. Googie Uterhardt – Five Course Love (ART Station) 05. Craig Waldrip – Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Actor’s Express) OUTSTANDING LEAD MALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. David De Vries – Sleuth (Alliance Theatre) 02. Jon Hayden – Diary of a Madman (Metropolis Theatre) 03. Joe Knezevich – Richard III (Georgia Shakespeare) 04. Eric J. Little – Blue Door (Theatre in the Square) 05. Travis Smith – Of Mice and Men (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Felicia Boswell – Little Shop of Horrors (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 02. Harriet D. Foy – The Women of Brewster Place (Alliance Theatre) 03. Marva Hicks – The Women of Brewster Hicks (Alliance Theatre) 04. Angela Motter – Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Actor’s Express) 05. Barbara Cole Uterhardt – Annie Get Your Gun (Aurora Theatre) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. Donna Biscoe – Doubt (Alliance Theatre) 02. Donna Biscoe – Gee’s Bend (Theatrical Outfit) 03. Kate Donadio – Rabbit Hole (Theatre in the Square) 04. Tess Malis Kincaid – The Missionary Position (Horizon Theatre) 05. Tess Malis Kincaid – Richard III (Georgia Shakespeare) 06. Bethany Anne Lind – The Last Schwartz (Jewish Theatre of the South) 07. Maria Rodriguez-Sager – Expecting Isabel (Synchronicity Theatre) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Bryan Terrell Clark – Sophisticated Ladies (Alliance Theatre) 02. Craig A. Meyer – Forever Plaid (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) 03. Eric Moore – Godspell (Theatrical Outfit) 04. Googie Uterhardt – Annie Get Your Gun (Aurora Theatre) 05. Googie Uterhardt – Little Shop of Horrors (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. Andrew Benator – Eurydice (Alliance Theatre/Georgia Shakespeare) 02. James Donadio – Richard III (Georgia Shakespeare) 03. Don Finney – Some Men (Actor’s Express) 04. Doug Kaye – Of Mice and Men (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 05. Chris Kayser – Eurydice (Alliance Theatre/Georgia Shakespeare) 06. Daniel Thomas May – In the Red and Brown Water (Alliance Theatre) 07. Tom Thon – Some Men (Actor’s Express) OUTSTANDING ACTING ENSEMBLE – MUSICAL 01. Forever Plaid (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) – Craig A. Meyer, Nick Morrett, Jason Royal, and Chase Todd 02. Godspell (Theatrical Outfit) – Christy Baggett, Cynthia Barrett, Jahi Kearse, Katie Kneeland, Rob Lawhon, Wendy Melkonian, Eric Moore, Naima Carter Russell, Travis Smith, and Justin Tanner 03. Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Alliance Theatre) – Courtenay Collins, Joseph Dellger, Lauren King, and Craig A. Meyer 04. Little Shop of Horrors (Atlanta Lyric Theatre) – Taprena Augustine, Felicia Boswell, Brad Bowen, Jeff Juday, Claci Miller-Juday, Ardale Shepard, Googie Uterhardt, and Robert S. Wayne 05. The Women of Brewster Place (Alliance Theatre) – Cheryl Alexander, Terry Burrell, Suzzanne Douglas, Tina Fabrique, Harriet D. Foy, Eleasha Gamble, Marva Hicks, Monique L. Midgette, Tijuana T. Ricks, and Shelley Thomas OUTSTANDING ACTING ENSEMBLE – PLAY 01. Angela’s Mixtape (Synchronicity Theatre) – Greta Glenn, Jeanette Illidge, Naomi Lavette, Ayesha Ngaujah, Nancy Norris, and Minka Wiltz 02. In the Red and Brown Water (Alliance Theatre) – Sterling K. Brown, Rodrick Covington, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Chinái J. Hardy, Brian Tyree Henry, Jon Michael Hill, André Holland, Marc Damon Johnson, Sean Allan Krill, Nikiva Mathis, Daniel Thomas May, Kianné Muschett, Heather Alicia Simms 03. It’s a Wonderful Life (Theatrical Outfit) – Hugh Adams, Brik Berkes, Shayne Kohout, Mary Lynn Owen, Barry Stoltze 04. Some Men (Actor’s Express) – Tim Batten, Will Cobbs, Steven L. Emanuelson, Don Finney, Louis Gregory, Doyle Reynolds, Tom Thon, and Jacob Wood 05. A Song for Coretta (7 Stages) – DeAndrea Crawford, Andrea Frye, Marguerite Hannah, Bobbi Lynne Scott, Brynn Tucker OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN 01. Miranda Hoffman – Eurydice (Alliance Theatre/Georgia Shakespeare) 02. Douglas J. Koertge – All’s Well That Ends Well (Georgia Shakespeare) 03. Sydney Roberts – Richard III (Georgia Shakespeare) 04. Joanna Schmink – The Persians (Theatre in the Square) 05. Christine Turbitt – The Merchant of Venice (Georgia Shakespeare) OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN 01. Jessica Coale – In Darfur (Horizon Theatre) 02. Mike Post – Richard III (Georgia Shakespeare) 03. Justin Townsend – Eurydice (Alliance Theatre/Georgia Shakespeare) 04. Ken Yunker – The Persians (Theatre in the Square) 05. Scott Zielinski – In the Red and Brown Water (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN 01. Kat Conley – Eurydice (Alliance Theatre/Georgia Shakespeare) 02. Kat Conley – Richard III (Georgia Shakespeare) 03. Dex Edwards – The Persians (Theatre in the Square) 04. Edward E. Haynes, Jr. – Sleuth (Alliance Theatre) 05. Leslie Taylor – Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Alliance Theatre) 06. Leslie Taylor – The Merchant of Venice (Georgia Shakespeare) 07. Leslie Taylor – Doubt (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN 01. Christopher Bartelski – In Darfur (Horizon Theatre) 02. Christopher Bartelski – It’s a Wonderful Life (Theatrical Outfit) 03. Clay Benning and Kendall Simpson – Eurydice (Alliance Theatre/Georgia Shakespeare) 04. Mimi Epstenin – In the Red and Brown Water (Alliance Theatre) 05. Haddon Kime – Richard III (Georgia Shakespeare) 06. Joseph P. Monaghan III – Octopus (Actor’s Express) SPIRIT OF SUZI AWARD 01. Carol Mitchell Leon
Nominations per production: 9 nominations – Little Shop of Horrors (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); Richard III (Georgia Shakespeare) 8 nominations – Eurydice (Alliance Theatre/Georgia Shakespeare); Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Alliance Theatre) 7 nominations – Godspell (Theatrical Outfit); The Women of Brewster Place (Alliance Theatre) 6 nominations – Annie Get Your Gun (Aurora Theatre); In the Red and Brown Water (Alliance Theatre) 4 nominations – In Darfur (Horizon Theatre) 3 nominations – Forever Plaid (Atlanta Lyric Theatre); The Persians (Theatre in the Square); Some Men (Actor’s Express) 2 nominations – Angela’s Mixtape (Synchronicity Theatre); Doubt (Alliance Theatre); Expecting Isabel (Synchronicity Theatre); Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Actor’s Express); It’s a Wonderful Life (Theatrical Outfit); The Last Five Years (Actor’s Express); The Merchant of Venice (Georgia Shakespeare); Of Mice and Men (Atlanta Shakespeare Company); Sleuth (Alliance Theatre); A Song for Coretta (7 Stages); Sophisticated Ladies (Alliance Theatre) 1 nomination – All’s Well That Ends Well (Georgia Shakespeare); Blue Door (Theatre in the Square); The Clean House (Horizon Theatre); dark play or stories for boys (Actor’s Express); Diary of a Madman (Metropolis Theatre); Five Course Love (ART Station); Gee’s Bend (Theatrical Outfit); The Last Schwartz (Jewish Theatre of the South); Lettice & Lovage (Atlanta Shakespeare Company); The Little Dog Laughed (Theatre in the Square); The Missionary Position (Horizon Theatre); My Name is Rachel Corrie (Synchronicity Theatre); Octopus (Actor’s Express); Rabbit Hole (Theatre in the Square); Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (Georgia Ensemble Theatre); Southern Comfort (Theatrical Outfit); The Water Coolers: An Office Musical (Horizon Theatre)
Wins per production: 5 wins – Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Alliance Theatre) 4 wins – In the Red and Brown Water (Alliance Theatre) 2 wins – Eurydice (Alliance Theatre/Georgia Shakespeare) 1 win – Annie Get Your Gun (Aurora Theatre); Godspell (Theatrical Outfit); In Darfur (Horizon Theatre); The Last Schwartz (Jewish Theatre of the South); The Little Dog Laughed (Theatre in the Square); The Merchant of Venice (Georgia Shakespeare); Richard III (Georgia Shakespeare); Sophisticated Ladies (Alliance Theatre); The Women of Brewster Place (Alliance Theatre)
Nominations per company: 35 nominations – Alliance Theatre 20 nominations – Georgia Shakespeare 12 nominations – Atlanta Lyric Theatre 11 nominations – Theatrical Outfit 9 nominations – Actor’s Express 7 nominations – Horizon Theatre 6 nominations – Aurora Theatre; Theatre in the Square 5 nominations – Synchronicity Theatre 3 nominations – Atlanta Shakespeare Company 2 nominations – 7 Stages 1 nomination – ART Station; Georgia Ensemble Theatre; Jewish Theatre of the South; Metropolis Theatre
Wins by company: 13 wins – Alliance Theatre 4 wins – Georgia Shakespeare 1 win – Aurora Theatre; Horizon Theatre; Jewish Theatre of the South; Theatre in the Square; Theatrical Outfit 2007 OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION – MUSICAL 01. Cabaret (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 02. The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Actor’s Express) 03. Mount Pleasant Homecoming (Theatre in the Square) 04. Sister Act (Alliance Theatre) 05. A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity Theatre) OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION – PLAY 01. I Am My Own Wife (Actor’s Express) 02. I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda (Theatre in the Square) 03. 9 Parts of Desire (Horizon Theatre) 04. The Pillowman (Actor’s Express) 05. Turned Funny (Theatre in the Square) OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – MUSICAL 01. Freddie Ashley – The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Actor’s Express) 02. Dex Edwards – Mount Pleasant Homecoming (Theatre in the Square) 03. Heidi Cline McKerley – Cabaret (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 04. Peter Schneider – Sister Act (Alliance Theatre) 05. Clint Thornton – A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity Theatre) OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – PLAY 01. Lisa Adler – 9 Parts of Desire (Horizon Theatre) 02. Fred Chappell – Turned Funny (Theatre in the Square) 03. B.J. Jones – Glengarry Glen Ross (Alliance Theatre) 04. Kenny Leon – Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (True Colors Theatre) 05. Jasson Minadakis – The Pillowman (Actor’s Express) OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION 01. S. Renee Clark – Cabaret (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 02. Dale Grogan – Respect (GFour Productions) 03. Brent-Alan Huffman and Michael Kosarin – Sister Act (Alliance Theatre) 04. Bryan Mercer – A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity Theatre) 05. Michael Monroe – Mount Pleasant Homecoming (Theatre in the Square) OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY 01. Marguerite Derricks – Sister Act (Alliance Theatre) 02. Jen MacQueen – A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity Theatre) 03. Jeff McKerley – Cabaret (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) OUTSTANDING LEAD FEMALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Agnes Harty – Cabaret (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 02. Dawnn Lewis – Sister Act (Alliance Theatre) 03. Wendy Melkonian – The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Actor’s Express) 04. Claci Miller-Juday – The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Actor’s Express) 05. Sara Onsager – The Thing About Men (Horizon Theatre) OUTSTANDING LEAD FEMALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. Veronika Duerr – Romeo and Juliet (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 02. Agnes Harty – Educating Rita (Red Clay Theatre) 03. Farida Kalala – I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda (Theatre in the Square) 04. Park Krausen – Othello (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. Mary Lynn Owen – Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue (Alliance Theatre) 06. Linda Stephens – Turned Funny (Theatre in the Square) OUTSTANDING LEAD MALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. David Jennings – Sister Act (Alliance Theatre) 02. Jeff McKerley – Cabaret (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 03. Jeff McKerley – The Thing About Men (Horizon Theatre) 04. Bryan Mercer – A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity Theatre) 05. Spencer G. Stephens – A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity Theatre) OUTSTANDING LEAD MALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. Eddie Levi Lee – Charm School (Horizon Theatre) 02. Daniel Thomas May – The Pillowman (Actor’s Express) 03. David Milford – All the King’s Men (Theatre in the Square) 04. Doyle Reynolds – I Am My Own Wife (Actor’s Express) 05. Glynn Turman – Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (True Colors Theatre) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Jennifer Akin – Mount Pleasant Homecoming (Theatre in the Square) 02. Karen Howell – Mount Pleasant Homecoming (Theatre in the Square) 03. Ellen McQueen – Cabaret (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 04. Amy K. Murray – Sister Act (Alliance Theatre) 05. Libby Whittemore – The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Actor’s Express) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. Jill Jane Clements – The Chase (Theatrical Outfit) 02. Jill Jane Clements – Turned Funny (Theatre in the Square) 03. Kate Donadio – All the King’s Men (Theatre in the Square) 04. Carol Mitchell Leon – The Bluest Eye (Horizon Theatre) 05. Valerie Payton – Romeo and Juliet (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 06. Jackie Prucha – Waiting to Be Invited (Theatrical Outfit) 07. Kathleen Wattis – Based on a Totally True Story (Actor’s Express) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Dolph Amick – The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Actor’s Express) 02. Alan Kilpatrick – Mount Pleasant Homecoming (Theatre in the Square) 03. Craig A. Meyer – A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity Theatre) 04. Brandon O’Dell – The Thing About Men (Horizon Theatre) 05. Jeff Watkins – Cabaret (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. Andrew Benator – Brooklyn Boy (Jewish Theatre of the South) 02. John Benzinger – The Pillowman (Actor’s Express) 03. Jason Dirden – Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (True Colors Theatre) 04. Neal A. Ghant – Glengarry Glen Ross (Alliance Theatre) 05. Chris Kayser – Glengarry Glen Ross (Alliance Theatre) 06. John G. Preston – Othello (Georgia Shakespeare) 07. Ric Reitz – Turned Funny (Theatre in the Square) OUTSTANDING ACTING ENSEMBLE – MUSICAL 01. The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Actor’s Express) – Jeremy Aggers, Dolph Amick, Christy Baggett, Jamie Bullins, Sharon Litzky, Wendy Melkonian, Claci Miller-Juday, and Libby Whittemore 02. Mount Pleasant Homecoming (Theatre in the Square) – Jennifer Akin, Scott E. DePoy, Laura Floyd, Karen Howell, Alan Kilpatrick, JP Peterson, and Travis Smith 03. Sister Act (Alliance Theatre) – Melvin Aston, Dan Domenech, Badia Farha, Andi Gibson, Wendy James, David Jennings, Elizabeth Ward Land, Dawnn Lewis, Beth Malone, Wendy Melkonian, Craig A. Meyer, Patina Miller, Claci Miller-Juday, Amy K. Murray, Audrie Neenan, Henry Polic II, Lisa Robinson, Danny Stiles, and Roberta B. Wall 04. A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity Theatre) – Drew Archer, Linsey Lamb Archer, Denise Arribas, Bryan Mercer, and Spencer G. Stephens OUTSTANDING ACTING ENSEMBLE – PLAY 01. The Bluest Eye (Horizon Theatre) – Veronica Byrd, Portia Cue, Jessica Francis Dukes, Don Griffin, Neal Hazard, Carol Mitchell Leon, and Bobbi Lynne Scott 02. Glengarry Glen Ross (Alliance Theatre) – Brik Berkes, David De Vries, Neal A. Ghant, Chris Kayser, Joe Knezevich, Larry Larson, and Maurice Ralston 03. The God Committee (Theatrical Outfit) – Donna Biscoe, Christopher Ekholm, Tom Key, Kathleen McManus, William S. Murphey, Jeff Portell, and Kinnick Sky 04. 9 Parts of Desire (Horizon Theatre) – Carolyn Cook, Suehyla El-Attar, and Marianne Fraulo 05. The Pillowman (Actor’s Express) – John Benzinger, Jeff Feldman, Mark Kincaid, and Daniel Thomas May OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN 01. English Benning – I Am My Own Wife (Actor’s Express) 02. Katherine Aurora Callahan – A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity Theatre) 03. Douglas J. Koertge – The Servant of Two Masters (Georgia Shakespeare) 04. Garry Lennon – Sister Act (Alliance Theatre) 05. Sydney Roberts – Othello (Georgia Shakespeare) 06. Sydney Roberts – Pericles (Georgia Shakespeare) 07. Joanna Schmink – The Violet Hour (7 Stages) OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN 01. Jessica Coale – Beckett’s Memories (7 Stages) 02. William H. Grant III – Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue (Alliance Theatre) 03. Donald Holder – Sister Act (Alliance Theatre) 04. Liz Lee – Cuttin’ Up (Alliance Theatre) 05. Liz Lee – Othello (Georgia Shakespeare) OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN 01. Nick Collins and Derek Kinsler – A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity Theatre) 02. Kat Conley – Othello (Georgia Shakespeare) 03. Kat Conley – Pericles (Georgia Shakespeare) 04. Lisa Johnson – Voices Underwater (Synchronicity Theatre) 05. Tamara McElhannon – 9 Parts of Desire (Horizon Theatre) 06. Shaun L. Motley – Cuttin’ Up (Alliance Theatre) 07. Jonathan Williamson – The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Actor’s Express) OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN 01. Christopher Bartelski – 9 Parts of Desire (Horizon Theatre) 02. Clay Benning – Cuttin’ Up (Alliance Theatre) 03. Clay Benning and Klimchak – Pericles (Georgia Shakespeare) 04. Clay Benning and Kendall Simpson – False Creeds (Alliance Theatre) 05. Mimi Epstein – Voices Underwater (Synchronicity Theatre) 06. Joseph P. Monaghan III – Turned Funny (Theatre in the Square)
Nominations per production: 10 nominations – Sister Act (Alliance Theatre); A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity Theatre) 8 nominations – Cabaret (Atlanta Shakespeare Company); The Great American Trailer Park (Actor’s Express); Mount Pleasant Homecoming (Theatre in the Square) 6 nominations – Turned Funny (Theatre in the Square) 5 nominations – 9 Parts of Desire (Horizon Theatre); Othello (Georgia Shakespeare); The Pillowman (Actor’s Express) 4 nominations – Glengarry Glen Ross (Alliance Theatre) 3 nominations – Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (True Colors Theatre); Cuttin’ Up (Alliance Theatre); I Am My Own Wife (Actor’s Express); Pericles (Georgia Shakespeare);The Thing About Men (Horizon Theatre) 2 nominations – All the King’s Men (Theatre in the Square); The Bluest Eye (Horizon Theatre); Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue (Alliance Theatre); I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda (Theatre in the Square); Romeo and Juliet (Atlanta Shakespeare Company); Voices Underwater (Synchronicity Theatre) 1 nomination – Based on a Totally True Story (Actor’s Express); Beckett’s Memories (7 Stages); Brooklyn Boy (Jewish Theatre of the South); Charm School (Horizon Theatre); The Chase (Theatrical Outfit); Educating Rita (Red Clay Theatre); False Creeds (Alliance Theatre); The God Committee (Theatrical Outfit); Respect (GFour Productions); The Servant of Two Masters (Georgia Shakespeare); The Violet Hour (7 Stages); Waiting to Be Invited (Theatrical Outfit)
Wins per production: 4 wins – Mount Pleasant Homecoming (Theatre in the Square); Turned Funny (Theatre in the Square) 3 wins – A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity Theatre) 2 wins – Cabaret (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 1 win – Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue (Alliance Theatre); False Creeds (Alliance Theatre); Glengarry Glen Ross (Alliance Theatre); The God Committee (Theatrical Outfit); The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Actor’s Express); I Am My Own Wife (Actor’s Express); Voices Underwater (Synchronicity Theatre)
Nominations per company: 20 nominations – Alliance Theatre 17 nominations – Actor’s Express; Theatre in the Square 12 nominations – Synchronicity Theatre 11 nominations – Horizon Theatre 10 nominations – Atlanta Shakespeare Company 9 nominations – Georgia Shakespeare 3 nominations – Theatrical Outfit; True Colors Theatre 2 nominations – 7 Stages 1 nomination – GFour Productions; Jewish Theatre of the South; Red Clay Theatre
Wins by company: 8 wins – Theatre in the Square 4 wins – Synchronicity Theatre 2 wins – Actor’s Express; Atlanta Shakespeare Company 1 win – Theatrical Outfit
2006 OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION – MUSICAL 01. A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre) 02. Cotton Patch Gospel (Theatrical Outfit) 03. Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) 04. Love, Jerry (Actor’s Express) 05. Rejoice! (True Colors Theatre) OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION – PLAY 01. Kimberly Akimbo (Actor’s Express) 02. Metamorphoses (Georgia Shakespeare) 03. Our Town (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) 04. said Saïd (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – MUSICAL 01. Kent Gash – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) 02. Kent Gash – Love, Jerry (Actor’s Express) 03. Kenny Leon – Rejoice! (True Colors Theatre) 04. Heidi Cline McKerley – The Fantasticks (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 05. Rosemary Newcott – A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING DIRECTION – PLAY 01. Susan V. Booth – Intimate Apparel (Alliance Theatre) 02. Shannon Eubanks – Sleuth (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) 03. Richard Garner – Metamorphoses (Georgia Shakespeare) 04. Sharon Ott – said Saïd (Alliance Theatre) 05. Kate Warner – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Dad’s Garage) OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION 01. S. Renee Clark – The Fantasticks (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 02. Michael Fauss and Rick Taylor – Cotton Patch Gospel (Theatrical Outfit) 03. Darryl G. Ivey – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) 04. JMichael – Rejoice! (True Colors Theatre) 05. Ann-Carol Pence – A Year with Frog and Toad (Aurora Theatre) OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY 01. Bryon Easley and Kent Gash – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) 02. Patdro Harris – Rejoice! (True Colors Theatre) 03. Jen MacQueen – A Year with Frog and Toad (Aurora Theatre) 04. Celeste Miller – A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre) 05. Celeste Miller – The Long Christmas Ride Home (Actor’s Express/Synchronicity Theatre) OUTSTANDING LEAD FEMALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Courtenay Collins – Love, Jerry (Actor’s Express) 02. Chandra Currelley – Rejoice! (True Colors Theatre) 03. Karole Foreman – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) 04. Crystal Fox – 3 Sistahs (Horizon Theatre) 05. Bernardine Mitchell – 3 Sistahs (Horizon Theatre) OUTSTANDING LEAD FEMALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. Jill Jane Clements – The Immigrant (Theatrical Outfit) 02. Marianne Fraulo – The Perfect Prayer (Horizon Theatre) 03. Tess Malis Kincaid – Kimberly Akimbo (Actor’s Express) 04. Courtney Patterson – Twelfth Night (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. Jackie Prucha – The Glass Menagerie (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 06. Jackie Prucha – Romeo and Juliet (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) OUTSTANDING LEAD MALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Hassan El-Amin – Rejoice! (True Colors Theatre) 02. J.D. Goldblatt – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) 03. Chris Kayser – A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre) 04. Tom Key – Cotton Patch Gospel (Theatrical Outfit) 05. Billy Porter – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING LEAD MALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. Brik Berkes – Keeping Watch (Theatrical Outfit) 02. Neal A. Ghant – Bus Stop (Theatre in the Square) 03. Doug Kaye – The Merchant of Venice (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 04. Chris Kayser – Twelfth Night (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. Thomas Piper – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Dad’s Garage) 06. Victor Slezak – said Saïd (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Jennifer Akin – The Sanders Family Christmas (Theatre in the Square) 02. LaVon Fisher – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) 03. Bethany Irby – A Year with Frog and Toad (Aurora Theatre) 04. Katie Merritt – The Sanders Family Christmas (Theatre in the Square) 05. Alecia Robinson – Cotton Patch Gospel (Theatrical Outfit) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. Jennifer Akin – The Glass Menagerie (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 02. Suehyla El-Attar – Bluish (Alliance Theatre) 03. Andrea Frye – Intimate Apparel (Alliance Theatre) 04. Rhoda Griffis – Intimate Apparel (Alliance Theatre) 05. Tess Malis Kincaid – Moonlight and Magnolias (Alliance Theatre) 06. Lori Larsen – The Underpants (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR – MUSICAL 01. Dolph Amick – The Fantasticks (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) 02. Eric Ankrim – Rejoice! (True Colors Theatre) 03. Rodrick Covington – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) 04. Eric Moore – Cotton Patch Gospel (Theatrical Outfit) 05. Googie Uterhardt – Love, Jerry (Actor’s Express) OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR – PLAY 01. Steve Coulter – Bus Stop (Theatre in the Square) 02. James Donadio – Bus Stop (Theatre in the Square) 03. Chris Kayser – Hamlet (Georgia Shakespeare) 04. Tzahi Moskovitz – Intimate Apparel (Alliance Theatre) 05. Ariel Shafir – The Underpants (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING ACTING ENSEMBLE – MUSICAL 01. A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre) – Chandra Currelley, Brandon Dirden, Neal A. Ghant, Eddie Gillot, Bart Hansard, Denitra Isler, Kelly Jenrette, Chris Kayser, Katie Kneeland, Daniel Thomas May, Megan McFarland, Thomas Piper, Ken Robinson, Keenan Rogers, David Rossetti, Morgan Saylor, Brad Sherrill, Shontelle Thrash, and Elizabeth Diane Wells 02. Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) – Eric B. Anthony, Rodrick Covington, LaVon Fisher, Karol Foreman, J.D. Goldblatt, Billy Porter, Allison Upshaw Spragin, and Andre Ward 03. Love, Jerry (Actor’s Express) – Kristi Casey, Courtenay Collins, Bryan Davis, Rachel Richards, David Silverman, and Googie Uterhardt 04. Rejoice! (True Colors Theatre) – Eric Ankrim, Chandra Currelley, Julie Dickens, Hassan El- Amin, Matthew Johnson, Tatiana McConnico, Shaunyce Omar, and Naima Russell Carter 05. Vive La Fontaine! (Théâtre du Réve) – Carolyn Cook, Adam Fristoe, Park Krausen, and Shaun Whitley OUTSTANDING ACTING ENSEMBLE – PLAY 01. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Atlanta Shakespeare Company) – Tony Brown, Paul Hester, and Jeff McKerley 02. Metamorphoses (Georgia Shakespeare) – Brik Berkes, Carolyn Cook, Crystal A. Dickinson, Chris Ensweller, Chris Kayser, Joe Knezevich, Park Krausen, Bethany Anne Lind, Daniel Thomas May, and Courtney Patterson 03. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Dad’s Garage) – Chris Blair, Steven L. Emanuelson , Tiffany Morgan, Thomas Piper, Mike Schatz, and Tim Stoltenberg 04. A Piece of My Heart (Theatre in the Square) – Jennifer Akin, Cheri Christian, Cary Donaldson, Bethany Irby, Shontelle Thrash, and Widdi Turner 05. Women + War (Synchronicity Theatre) – Brittany Bellizeare, Kristi Casey, Joanna Daniel, Crystal A. Dickinson, Suehyla Et-Attar, Alison Hastings, Danielle Mindess, Hope Mirlis, and Adrienne Moore OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN 01. Janet Harreld – Charley’s Aunt (Theatre in the Square) 02. Ashley Holmes – Our Town (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) 03. Reggie Ray – Rejoice! (True Colors Theatre) 04. Linda Roethke – The Underpants (Alliance Theatre) 05. Austin K. Sanderson – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) 06. Christine Turbitt – Metamorphoses (Georgia Shakespeare) 07. Mariann Verheyen – A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre) 08. Mariann Verheyen – Intimate Apparel (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN 01. Jessica Coale – Women + War (Synchronicity Theatre) 02. Kent Dorsey – said Saïd (Alliance Theatre) 03. William H. Grant III – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) 04. Liz Lee and Mike Post – Metamorphoses (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. Ken Yunker – Rejoice! (True Colors Theatre) OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN 01. Rochelle Barker – Cotton Patch Gospel (Theatrical Outfit) 02. Emily Jean Beck – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) 03. D. Martyn Bookwalter – A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre) 04. Tim Conley – Metamorphoses (Georgia Shakespeare) 05. Santo Loquasto – Moonlight and Magnolias (Alliance Theatre) OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN 01. Clay Benning – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) 02. Clay Benning and Kendall Simpson – Metamorphoses (Georgia Shakespeare) 03. Mimi Epstein – Our Town (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) 04. Mimi Epstein – The Perfect Prayer (Horizon Theatre) 05. Paul Fallatt – Cotton Patch Gospel (Theatrical Outfit) SPIRIT OF SUZI AWARD 01. Kim Patrick Bitz
Nominations per production: 14 nominations – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) 10 nominations – Rejoice! (True Colors Theatre) 7 nominations – A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre); Cotton Patch Gospel (Theatrical Outfit); Metamorphoses (Georgia Shakespeare) 5 nominations – Intimate Apparel (Alliance Theatre); Love, Jerry (Actor’s Express) 4 nominations – said Saïd (Alliance Theatre) 3 nominations – Bus Stop (Theatre in the Square); The Fantasticks (Atlanta Shakespeare Company); One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Dad’s Garage); Our Town (Georgia Ensemble Theatre); The Underpants (Alliance Theatre); A Year with Frog and Toad (Aurora Theatre) 2 nominations – The Glass Menagerie (Atlanta Shakespeare Company); Kimberly Akimbo (Actor’s Express); Moonlight and Magnolias (Alliance Theatre) The Perfect Prayer (Horizon Theatre); The Sanders Family Christmas (Theatre in the Square); 3 Sistahs (Horizon Theatre); Twelfth Night (Georgia Shakespeare); Women + War (Synchronicity Theatre) 1 nomination – Bluish (Alliance Theatre); Charley’s Aunt (Theatre in the Square); The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Atlanta Shakespeare Company); Hamlet (Georgia Shakespeare); The Immigrant (Theatrical Outfit); Keeping Watch (Theatrical Outfit); The Long Christmas Ride Home (Actor’s Express/Synchronicity Theatre); The Merchant of Venice (Atlanta Shakespeare Company); A Piece of My Heart (Theatre in the Square); Romeo and Juliet (Atlanta Shakespeare Company); Sleuth (Georgia Ensemble Theatre); The Underpants (Alliance Theatre); Vive La Fontaine! (Théâtre du Réve)
Wins per production: 7 wins – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre) 5 wins – Metamorphoses (Georgia Shakespeare) 1 win – Bluish (Alliance Theatre); A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre); Cotton Patch Gospel (Theatrical Outfit); Love, Jerry (Actor’s Express); One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Dad’s Garage); The Perfect Prayer (Horizon Theatre); Twelfth Night (Georgia Shakespeare); Vive La Fontaine! (Théâtre du Réve)
Nominations per company: 36 nominations – Alliance Theatre 10 nominations – Georgia Shakespeare; True Colors Theatre 9 nominations – Theatrical Outfit 8 nominations – Actor’s Express; Atlanta Shakespeare Company 7 nominations – Theatre in the Square 4 nominations – Georgia Ensemble Theatre; Horizon Theatre 3 nominations – Aurora Theatre; Dad’s Garage; Synchronicity Theatre 1 nomination – Théâtre du Réve
Wins by company: 10 wins – Alliance Theatre 6 wins – Georgia Shakespeare 1 win – Actor’s Express; Dad’s Garage; Horizon Theatre; Théâtre du Réve; Theatrical Outfit 2005 OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION 01. The Color Purple (Alliance Theatre) 02. The Diviners (Theatre in the Square) 03. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Alliance Theatre) 04. Mahalia (Theatre in the Square) 05. The Syringa Tree (Horizon Theatre) OUTSTANDING DIRECTION 01. Lisa Adler – The Syringa Tree (Horizon Theatre) 02. Alan Kilpatrick – The Diviners (Theatre in the Square) 03. Alan Kilpatrick – Take Me Out (Theatre in the Square) 04. Carol Mitchell Leon – Mahalia (Theatre in the Square) 05. Jessica Phelps West – Fiddler on the Roof (Jewish Theatre of the South) OUTSTANDING ACTOR – FEMALE 01. Jill Jane Clements – The Foreigner (Theatrical Outfit) 02. Carolyn Cook – The Syringa Tree (Horizon Theatre) 03. Marianne Fraulo – From Door to Door (Jewish Theatre of the South) 04. LaChanze – The Color Purple (Alliance Theatre) 05. Bernardine Mitchell – Mahalia (Theatre in the Square) OUTSTANDING ACTOR – MALE 01. Christopher Ekholm – The Diviners (Theatre in the Square) 02. Chris Kayser – The Comedy of Errors (Georgia Shakespeare) 03. Chris Moses – The Diviners (Theatre in the Square) 04. Dan Triandiflou – The Foreigner (Theatrical Outfit) 05. Travis Young – Take Me Out (Theatre in the Square) SPIRIT OF SUZI AWARD 01. Bob Bass 02. Karen Howell
Nominations per production: 2 wins – Mahalia (Theatre in the Square) 4 nominations – The Diviners (Theatre in the Square) 1 win – The Color Purple (Alliance Theatre); The 3 nominations – Mahalia (Theatre in the Square); The Diviners (Theatre in the Square) Syringa Tree (Horizon Theatre); Take Me Out (Theatre in the Square) Nominations per company: 2 nominations – The Color Purple (Alliance Theatre); 9 nominations – Theatre in the Square The Foreigner (Theatrical Outfit) 3 nominations – Alliance Theatre; Horizon Theatre 1 nomination – The Comedy of Errors (Georgia 2 nominations – Jewish Theatre of the South; Shakespeare); Fiddler on the Roof (Jewish Theatre of the Theatrical Outfit South); From Door to Door (Jewish Theatre of the 1 nomination – Georgia Shakespeare South); The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Alliance Theatre) Wins by company: 3 wins – Theatre in the Square 1 win – Alliance Theatre Wins per production:
INDIVIDUALS WITH MOST NOMINATIONS AND WINS (as of 9/8/18)
NOMINATIONS: 01. 37 nominations 1. Isabel Curley-Clay 2. Moriah Curley-Clay 02. 27 nominations 1. Clay Benning 03. 22 nominations WINS: 1. Kat Conley 01. 9 wins 04. 17 nominations 1. Isabel Curley-Clay 1. Ann-Carol Pence 2. Moriah Curley-Clay 05. 16 nominations 02. 7 wins 1. Carolyn Cook 1. Clay Benning 2. Jeff McKerley 03. 6 wins 06. 14 nominations 1. Kat Conley 1. Ricardo Aponte 04. 5 wins 2. Bobby Johnston 1. Tess Malis Kincaid 3. Chris Kayser 2. Ann-Carol Pence 4. Tess Malis Kincaid 05. 3 wins 07. 13 nominations 1. Freddie Ashley 1. Freddie Ashley 2. Leslie Bellair 2. Liz Lee 3. Susan V. Booth 08. 12 nominations 4. Jeremy Cohen 1. Dolph Amick 5. Ingrid Cole 2. Justin Anderson 6. Carolyn Cook 3. Heidi Cline McKerley 7. Danielle Deadwyler 4. Wendy Melkonian 8. Suehyla El-Attar 5. Sydney Roberts 9. Kent Gash 09. 11 nominations 10. Karen Howell 1. Suehyla El-Attar 11. Joe Knezevich 2. Kevin Frazier 12. Liz Lee 3. Eric Moore 13. Bethany Anne Lind 10. 10 nominations 14. Eric J. Little 1. S. Renee Clark 15. Jeff McKerley 2. David De Vries 16. Rosemary Newcott 3. Neal A. Ghant 17. Topher Payne 4. Jen MacQueen 18. Sydney Roberts 5. Gregory Montague 19. Todd Rosenthal 6. Rosemary Newcott 20. Pete Shinn 7. Mary Parker 21. Kendall Simpson 8. Courtney Patterson 22. Travis Smith 9. Mike Post 23. Ken Yunker 10. Erik Teague 11. Googie Uterhardt PRODUCTIONS WITH MOST NOMINATIONS 15 nominations – Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale (Aurora Theatre, 2012); Les Misérables (Aurora Theatre, 2013) 14 nominations – Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre, 2006); Memphis (Aurora Theatre/Theatrical Outfit, 2015) 13 nominations – Avenue Q (Horizon Theatre, 2011); Miss Saigon (Serenbe Playhouse, 2016); The Prom (Alliance Theatre, 2017) 12 nominations – The Bridges of Madison County (Aurora Theatre, 2017); Hairspray (Atlanta Lyric Theatre, 2010); The Toxic Avenger (Horizon Theatre); Tuck Everlasting (Alliance Theatre) 11 nominations – The Color Purple (Actor’s Express, 2018); The Crucible (Actor’s Express, 2017); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Aurora Theatre/Theatrical Outfit, 2018); In the Heights (Aurora Theatre/Theatrical Outfit, 2016); Oklahoma! (Serenbe Playhouse, 2014)
PRODUCTIONS WITH MOST WINS 7 wins – Avenue Q (Horizon Theatre, 2011); The Bridges of Madison County (Aurora Theatre, 2017); Jelly’s Last Jam (Alliance Theatre, 2006) 6 wins – Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale (Aurora Theatre, 2012); Mary Poppins (Aurora Theatre, 2014); Miss Saigon (Serenbe Playhouse, 2016) 5 wins – Harmony (Alliance Theatre, 2014); Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Alliance Theatre, 2008); Les Misérables (Aurora Theatre, 2013); Metamorphoses (Georgia Shakespeare, 2006)