2019 Jerry Award Recipients: OUTSTANDING MUSICAL Children of Eden – Bradford High School Holly Stanfield ~ Direction, Musical Direction Tabitha Houghton ~ Stage Management & Costume Design Jodi Williams ~ Scenic Design Kristin Singer ~ Musical Direction Mike Goebel ~ Lighting Design Andrew Waters ~ Choreography Eric Mielke ~ Sound Design Disney’s Newsies – Brookfield Central High School L. Thomas Lueck ~ Direction A.J. Simon ~ Senic Design Allison Hickmann ~ Musical Direction Clare Hubler ~ Costume Design Jason Gillette ~ Musical Direction Anne Marie Rosenbecker ~ Costume Design Reginald R. Kurschner ~ Choreography Aaron Schmidt ~ Lighting Design Hope Jackson ~ Stage Management Keith Handy ~ Sound Design Little Shop of Horrors – Burlington High School Troy Everson ~ Direction Jeremy Fitch ~ Scenic Design Beth Reetz ~ Direction & Music Direction Frank Korb ~ Scenic Design Penny Yanke ~ Musical Direction Jennie King ~ Costume Design Peggy Morgan Strimple ~ Choreography Michelle Morrell ~ Costume Design Chloee Wheaton ~ Stage Management Logan Bydalek ~ Lighting Design Annathea Brenneman ~ Stage Management Rod Stoughton ~ Sound Design Mamma Mia! – D.C. Everest Senior High School Wendy Vesper ~ Direction Paige Strevler ~ Stage Management Joe Finnegan ~ Musical Direction Michael Wasilczuk ~ Scenic Design Cristie Bates ~ Musical Direction Amy Fronek ~ Costume Design Renee Buchholz ~ Choreography Mackenzie Biundo ~ Costume Design Addy Wermund ~ Choreography Joey Hart ~ Lighting Design & Sound Design OUTSTANDING MUSICAL (Cont.) The Spitfire Grill – Dominican High School Jeff Schaetzke ~ Direction Emily Lotz ~ Scenic Design Matt Zembrowski ~ Musical Direction Barb Minter ~ Costume Design Jeff Schaetzke ~ Choreography Bryn Van Beek ~ Lighting Design Fiona Selep ~ Stage Management Michael Michaud ~ Sound Design Disney’s Newsies – Dominican High School Jeff Schaetzke ~ Direction & Musical Direction Nick Murel ~ Scenic Design Matt Zembrowski ~ Musical Direction Barb Minter ~ Costume Design Michael Endter ~ Choreography Karen Dolan ~ Costume Design Maria Tijerina ~ Stage Management Bryn Van Beek ~ Lighting Design & Sound Design Mike Michaud ~ Sound Design The Drowsy Chaperone – Franklin High School Colleen Jaskulski ~ Direction Emma Zais ~ Stage Management Jamie Schlecht ~ Music Direction Kerry Ramsden ~ Scenic Design Allison Umhoefer ~ Music Direction Gary Elkins ~ Scenic Design Emilie Thomas ~ Choreography Darcy Devens ~ Costume Design Lillian Nicholas ~ Stage Management Steven Krause ~ Lighting Design & Sound Design Anything Goes – Janesville School District Jim Tropp ~ Direction Bob Mentele ~ Scenic Design Brian Knutson ~ Music Direction Jim Tropp ~ Scenic Design Jan Knutson ~ Music Direction Larry Schultz ~ Scenic Design Michael Stanek ~ Choreography Amber Hayes ~ Costume Design Alyssa DeJong ~ Stage Management Bob Mentele ~ Lighting Design Lauren Flynn ~ Stage Management Mike Schuler ~ Sound Design Into the Woods – Marshfield High School Amanda Leurquin ~ Direction Richard Linder-Burbach ~ Scenic Design David Carroll ~ Music Direction Hunter Karau ~ Costume Design Greg Reierson ~ Music Direction Marcus Newton ~ Lighting Design Joelle Clark ~ Choreography Andrew Neidner ~ Sound Design Alexis Sonnemann ~ Stage Management OUTSTANDING MUSICAL (Cont.) The Music Man – Monona Grove High School Michael Stanek ~ Direction & Choreography Ken Smith ~ Scenic Design Lori Nahirniak ~ Music Direction Kari Anderson ~ Costume Design Carl Davick ~ Music Direction Joni Dye ~ Costume Design Tyler Pickel ~ Stage Management Cheri Gangstad ~ Costume Design Hannah Hubing ~ Stage Management Tammy Hofmeister ~ Costume Design Rebecca Plourd ~ Stage Management Lori Nahirniak ~ Costume Design Holly Elsberry ~ Scenic Design Mykhailo Nahirniak ~ Lighting Design Mark Pickel ~ Scenic Design Mat Pea ~ Sound Design Mamma Mia! – Nicolet High School Laura Anderle ~ Direction Colleen Lentz ~ Scenic Design Michael McDowell ~ Music Direction Michelle Pendzich ~ Costume Design Trinny Schumann ~ Music Direction Lisa Weinshrott-Kimmel ~ Lighting Design Christal Wagner ~ Choreography Michael Kimmel ~ Lighting Design Yoana Petrinska ~ Stage Management Paul Kneevers ~ Sound Design Sydney Bub ~ Stage Management Kat Kneevers ~ Sound Design Disney’s Newsies – Northland Pines High School Kate Janssen ~ Direction Gary Schwenn ~ Scenic Design Jennifer Anderson ~ Music Direction Judy Clure ~ Costume Design Ann Perry ~ Choreography Lynn Puffer ~ Costume Design Zoey Karpinski ~ Stage Management Amy Price ~ Costume Design Meredith Kohls ~ Stage Management Christopher Hom ~ Lighting Design Jeff Janssen ~ Scenic Design Mia Mroczynski ~ Sound Design Lerner and Loewe’s Brigadoon – Parker High School Jim Tropp ~ Direction & Scenic Design Jessica Hanson ~ Costume Design Jan Knutson ~ Music Direction Robert Fletcher ~ The Kansas City Costume Michael Stanek ~ Choreography Company ~ Costume Design Alyssa DeJong ~ Stage Management Robert Mentele ~ Lighting Design Larry Schultz ~ Scenic Design Mike Schuler ~ Sound Design Amber Hayes ~ Costume Design OUTSTANDING MUSICAL (Cont.) The Pajama Game - Sun Prairie High School Marsha Heuer ~ Direction & Choreography Sharon White ~ Costume Design Amy Frank ~ Production Maddy Werschem ~ Lighting Design Kelsey Odorizzi ~ Musical Direction Rob Wagner ~ Scenic Design Steve Sveum ~ Orchestra Direction Tim McCarthy ~ Scenic Design Emma Bryant ~ Stage Management Lindsey Hoel-Neds ~ Scenic Design Lincoln Miller ~ Stage Management Kyle Spradling ~ Sound Design Samantha Wilcox ~ Stage Management Jameson Alighieri ~ Sound Design Disney’s Newsies - Verona Area Community Theater Alyssa Dvorak ~ Direction & Choreography Alex Resonbaum ~ Scenic Design Kelsey Odorizzi ~ Music Direction Nicole Smith ~ Costume Design Bret Wagner ~ Music Direction Lynn Vilker ~ Costume Design Marsha Heuer ~ Choreography Sharon White ~ Costume Design Jonathan Woolums ~ Stage Management Steven Nickels ~ Lighting Design Brandon Mundschenk ~ Scenic Design Dale Nickels ~ Sound Design Disney’s The Little Mermaid - Wauwatosa West High School Adam Steffan ~ Direction Andrea Loss ~ Costume Design Guy Kammerer ~ Orchestra Direction Eric Welch ~ Wig Design Wendy Traeger ~ Music Direction Anna Thaney ~ Make-up Design Nancy Visintainer-Armstrong ~ Choreography Aaron Zimmerman ~ Lighting Design Jessica Zembles ~ Stage Management Katelin Hermanson ~ Sound Design Dale Shively ~ Scenic Design Scott Varga ~ Sound Design Chicago - Whitefish Bay High School Amber Kind-Keppel ~ Direction Chris Armstrong ~ Scenic Design Brent Johnston ~ Music Direction Ceri Hartnett ~ Props Design Wendy Traeger ~ Music Direction Sue Crosby ~ Costume Design Tina Wozniak ~ Choreography Lisa Gregg ~ Costume Design Anne O'Neill ~ Stage Management John R. Dolphin ~ Lighting Design Kenn Miller ~ Scenic Design Bob Radke ~ Sound Design The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Whitewater High School Jim McCulloch ~ Direction Jim McCulloch ~ Scenic Design Liz Elliott ~ Music Direction Becky Hoesly ~ Costume Design Lynn Lema ~ Choreography Karen McCulloch ~ Costume Design Cally Julson ~ Stage Management Jim McCulloch ~ Lighting Design Josie Hintz ~ Stage Management Tony Hansen ~ Sound Design Emma Van Daele ~ Stage Management OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE Edgewood High School - Godspell Greendale High School - Disney's Newsies Kettle Moraine School for Arts and Performance – Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach Lakeland Union High School - Les Misérables Parker High School - Disney's The Little Mermaid Pewaukee High School - The Addams Family Portage High School - The Addams Family Ronald Reagan High School - Little Shop of Horrors Shorewood High School - RENT Slinger High School - The Wizard of Oz St. Mary's Springs Academy - Godspell OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRA Holmen High School – Little Shop of Horrors Homestead High School – Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jefferson High School – Once On This Island LaFollette High School – Seussical: The Musical New Berlin Eisenhower High School - RENT Oregon High School – The Wizard of Oz Ronald Reagan High School – Little Shop of Horrors Shorewood High School – Hairspray St. Mary’s Spring Academy – Godspell Wauwatosa West High School – Mamma Mia! OUTSTANDING DIRECTION Meg Aspinwall - All Shook Up - Sauk Prairie High School Matthew Brennan - All Shook Up - Sauk Prairie High School Beth Edmondson - The Addams Family - Portage High School Vicki Fleming - Les Misérables - Lakeland Union High School Abby Galstad - Disney's Newsies - Catholic Central High School Matthew Imhoff – Pippin - Craig High School Joe D. King – RENT - Shorewood High School Christa Lewis – Godspell - St. Mary's Springs Academy Andréa Moser - Little Shop of Horrors - Hartford Union High School Kate Sarner - Peter Pan - Wauwatosa East High School Wes Schultz - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Brookfield Academy Andrew Stoltenberg - Mamma Mia! - Badger High School OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION Erica Breitbarth – Little Shop of Horrors – Ronald Reagan High School Christa Lewis – Godspell – St. Mary's Springs Academy Ryan McCoy – Pippin – Craig High School Adam Miller – Pippin – Craig High School Kate Mitchell – The Addams Family – Pewaukee High School Andrea Pannier – Godspell – St. Mary's Springs Academy Neal Raskin – Little Shop of Horrors – Bigfoot High School Patrick Reinholz – Little Shop of Horrors – Ronald Reagan High School Camie Schneider – Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella – Sparta High School Kristin Sponcia – Les Misérables – Divine Savior Holy Angels High School Gwen TerHaar – The Addams Family – Pewaukee High School