2009 Nominees

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ARTS FOR LIFE supports the THEATRE RECOGNITION GUILD in NOMINATIONS  FOR THE YEAR 2009 MUSICALS of Metro-St. Louis Community Theatre:

 

 

And the nominees are.......

 

 

Best Large Ensemble Musical Production

 

A Chorus Line - Family Musical Theater

Annie - Christ Memorial Productions

Big River - Alpha Players of Florissant

Damn Yankees - Kirkwood Theatre Guild

Hello Dolly! - Over Due Theatre Co.

 

Best Small Ensemble Musical Production

 

Pageant - Take Two Productions

Radio Gals - Alton Little Theater

RENT - Take Two Productions

 

Best Youth Musical Production

 

Into the Woods - Day Spring School of The Arts

Les Miserables - Shooting Star Productions

Little Shop of Horrors - Crestwood/Kirkwood Youth Theatre

Once Upon a Mattress - Crestwood/Kirkwood Youth Theatre

 

 - Best Achievement -

 

 

Best Direction

 

Damn Yankees - JT Ricroft - Kirkwood Theatre Guild

Hello Dolly! - Alan R. Aguilar - Over Due Theatre Co.

High School Musical 2  - Carol Hodson - Curtain's Up Theatre Co.

Radio Gals - Kevin Frakes - Alton Little Theater

RENT - Gary Long - Take Two Productions

 

Best Musical Direction

 

Annie - Steven W. Luhmann - Christ Memorial Productions

Damn Yankees - Joel Hackbarth - Kirkwood Theatre Guild

High School Musical 2 - Karen Perry - Curtain's Up Theatre Co.

Radio Gals - Alison Neace - Alton Little Theater

RENT - Marc Strathman - Take Two Productions

 

Best Choreography

 

A Chorus Line - Larry Love/Jim Kimker - Family Musical Theater

Annie - Glenn Guillermo - Christ Memorial Productions

Damn Yankees - JT Ricroft - Kirkwood Theatre Guild

High School Musical 2 - Darla Andree/Sarah Perry - Curtain's Up Theatre Co.

RENT - Kimberly McCreight - Take Two Productions

 

Best Set Design

 

Annie - Mark E. Amen - Christ Memorial Productions

Damn Yankees - Mark Mendelson - Kirkwood Theatre Guild

Radio Gals - Kevin Frakes - Alton Little Theater

RENT - Bill Beilstein - Take Two Productions

Urinetown - Christy Johnston - Curtain's Up Theatre Co.

 

 

Best Lighting Design

 

Big River - Stephanie Draper - Alpha Players of Florissant

Damn Yankees - Steve Abling - Kirkwood Theatre Guild

Radio Gals - Jeff Pruett - Alton Little Theater

RENT - Gary Long - Take Two Productions

Urinetown - Valerie J. Goldston -Curtain's Up Theatre Co.

 

Best Costume Design

 

Annie - Cherol Bowman Thibaut - Christ Memorial Productions

Big River - Barbara Langa - Alpha Players of Florissant

Follies - Bill Beilstein/Torre Hardcastle - KTK Productions, Inc.

Hello Dolly! - Debbi Bixler - Over Due Theatre Co.

RENT - Patty Taveras/Anthony Hagan/Cast - Take Two Productions

 

 

 - Best Performance -

 

Best Performance by a Leading Actor

 

Aaron VanderYacht as Huckleberry Finn - Big River - Alpha Players of Florissant

Kent Coffel as Applegate - Damn Yankees - Kikrwood Theatre Guild

Dominic Windsor as Joseph - Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Hawthorne Players

Timothy Callahan as Fagin - Oliver! - Family Musical Theater

Jonathan Foresythe as Mark Cohen - RENT- Take Two Productions

John Sparger as Roger Davis - RENT - Take Two Productions

 

Best Performance by a Leading Actress

 

Kimberly McCreight as Cassie - A Chorus Line - Family Musical Theater

Melissa Lueke as Rose Alvarez - Bye, Bye Birdie - Sumerstage, Inc.

Andrea Kimberling as Belle - Disney's Beauty & the Beast - Magdalen Players

Kay Love as Phyllis Rogers Stone - Follies - KTK Productions, Inc.

Kay Love as Dolly Gallagher Levi  - Hello Dolly - Over Due Theatre Co.

Caitlin Mickey as Laurey Williams - Oklahoma - Marble Stage Theater

 

Best Performance by a Featured Actor

 

Keith Poppitz as Oliver Warbucks - Annie - Christ Memorial Productions

Gold Wise as Jim - Big River - Alpha Players of Florissant

Bill Nolan III as Gaston - Disney's Beauty & the Beast  - Magdalen Players

Robby Hardcastle as Artful Dodger - Oliver! - Family Musical Theater

Keith Parker as Angel Schunard - RENT - Take Two Productions

 

Best Performance by a Featured Actress

 

Mary Mather as Diana - A Chorus Line - Family Musical Theater

Courtney LaBelle as Lola - Damn Yankees - Kirkwood Theatre Guild

Jean Heil as America - Radio Gals - Alton Little Theater

Paula Malone as Hazel Hunt - Radio Gals - Alton Little Theater

Kathy Piercy as Penelope Pennywise - Urinetown - Curtain's Up Theatre Co.

 

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor

 

Michael Jones as Richie - A Chorus Line - Family Musical Theater

David Fiedler as Franklin D. Roosevelt - Annie - Christ Memorial Productions

Bert Wunderlich as Van Buren - Damn Yankees - Kirkwood Theatre Guild

Mike Pohlman as Cogsworth - Disney's Beauty & the Beast - Magdalen Players

Anthony Hagan as Young Buddy - Follies - KTK Productions, Inc.

 

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress

 

Courtney Gibson as Val - A Chorus Line - Family Musical Theater

Mary Mather as Young Sally/Young Heidi - Follies - KTK Productions, Inc.

Patricia Scanlon as Heidi Schillern - Follies - KTK Productions, Inc.

Debra Dennert as Alison DuBois - Lady in the Dark - Over Due Theatre Co.

Brie Brewer as Maureen Johnson - RENT - Take Two Productions

 

Best Performance by a Comedic Actor

 

Mike Hodges as Mark - A Chorus Line  - Family Musical Theater

Troy P. Turnipseed as Rooster Hannigan - Annie - Christ Memorial Productions

Jonathan Hey as Miss Great Plains - Pageant - Take Two Productions

Patrick Kerwin as Miss Industrial Northeast - Pageant - Take Two Productions

Ian Hardin as Miss Mabel Swindle - Radio Gals - Alton Little Theater

 

Best Performance by a Comedic Actress

 

Priscilla Case as Sheila - A Chorus Line - Family Musical Theater

Stephanie Merritt as Lily St. Regis - Annie - Christ Memorial Productions

Chrissy Brooks as Minnie Fay - Hello Dolly - Over Due Theatre Co.

Tori Stepanek as Sharpay Evans - High School Musical  - Maryland Heights Community Theater

Sherry Liliensiek as Little Sally - Urinetown - Curtain's Up Theatre Co.

 

Best Performance by a Cameo Actor

 

Gary Bortosky as Bert Healy - Annie - Christ Memorial Productions

Robert Doyle as Drake - Annie - Christ Memorial Productions

Joseph "Bubba" Baker as Homeless Man, Mr. Jefferson & Pastor - RENT -Take Two Productions

Scott Degitz as Paul - RENT - Take Two Productions

Anthony Hagan as Steve, Squeegee Man & Waiter - RENT -Take Two Productions

Jonathan Hey as Gordon, The Man & Mr. Grey - RENT - Take Two Productions

 

Best Performance by a Cameo Actress

 

Kristen Ashley Heard as Star-To-Be/Boylan Sister - Annie - Christ Memorial Productions

Lauren Geisz as Duffy - Annie - Christ Memorial Productions

Ebony Easter as Alice's Daughter - Big River - Alpha Players of Florissant

Kristin Meyer as Alexi Darling, Mrs. Davis & Back Up Singer - RENT - Take Two Productions

Beth McClure as Mrs. Cohen & Back Up Singer - RENT - Take Two Productions

Kimberly McCreight as Mrs. Jefferson & Mrs. Marquez - RENT - Take Two Productions

 

Best Performance by a Non-Singing Actor

 

Larry Love as Zach - A Chorus Line - Family Musical Theater

Doug Landholt as The Narrator - Disney's Beauty & the Beast - Magdalen Players

Larry Love as Mr. Goldstone/Showboy - Gypsy - Family Musical Theater

Gary Wilson as Fulton - High School Musical 2 - Curtain's Up Theatre Co.

David Treadway as Russell Paxton - Lady in the Dark - Over Due Theatre Co.

Tom Kopp as Prof. Marvel/Wizard - Wizard of Oz - Over Due Theatre Co.

 

Best Performance by a Non-Singing Actress

 

Talya Perry as Alice, the Wilkes' Slave - Big River - Alpha Players of Florissant

Melissa Kimble as Gloria Rasputin - Bye, Bye Birdie - Summerstage, Inc.

Kelli Haliburton as Miss Cratchitt/Stripper - Gypsy - Family Musical Theater

Suzanne Greenwald as Maggie Grant - Lady in the Dark - Over Due Theatre Co.

Belinda Quimby as Miss Foster - Lady in the Dark - Over Due Theatre Co.

Jenny Cartmill as Techie - Urinetown - Curtain's Up Theatre Co.

 

Best Duo/Group Performance

 

Sean Anderws & Mark Moore as The Duke & The King - Big River - Alpha Players of Florissant

 

Nancy Leahy & Janet Seitz Wheatley as Sister & Doris - Damn Yankees - Kirkwood Theatre Guild

 

Jeremy Brown, Robert Doyle, Jonathan Foresythe, Anthony Hagan, Matt Houck, Patrick Klick, James Kuhlman & Troy P. Turnipseed as The Ball Players - Damn Yankees - Kirkwood Theatre Guild

 

Matt Anderson, Stephen Chamineak, Jacob Funke, Omega Jones, Mitchell List, Jeffrey Loyd, Paul Herbert Pitts, Jerome Riley, John Robertson, Ashley Roseboro & John Schmidt as The Brothers - Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Hawthorne Players

 

Priscilla Case, Beth Bodnam Schwering & Mary Wiley as The Strippers - Gypsy - Family Musical Theater

 

Best Juvenile Performance

 

Sarah Hasse as Annie - Annie - Alton Little Theater

Maggie Kuntz as Kate - Annie - Christ Memorial Productions

Marissa Pineda as Molly - Annie - Christ Memorial Productions

Grace Robertson as Annie - Annie - Christ Memorial Productions

Kelsey Knee as Baby June - Gypsy - Family Musical Theater

 

 

 - Special Awards -

 

LeeAnn Smith Cho Best Musical Performance Award

 

Lindsey Jones as Rose - Gypsy - Family Musical Theater

 

Best Youth Musical Performance Award

 

Tracey Bell as Annie - Annie, Jr. - 1000 Miles Off Broadway

 

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

 

To be announced at a later date