The Chart of New York Theatrical Awards, Part IV

Out-of-Town

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As you requested, here are some of the larger non-New York awards.

Helen Hayes Award nominees:
(Washington D.C.)

Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production
Darlesia Cearcy, Ragtime
B.J. Crosby, Dreamgirls
Rebecca Eichenberger, Ragtime
Jane Lapotaire, The Famous History of the Life of Henry VIII
Joanne Pearce, Cymbeline

Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production
Dan Hiatt, Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Alex Jennings, Hamlet
Jeremy Kushnier, Footloose
Michael Rupert, Ragtime
Alton Fitzgerald White, Ragtime

Outstanding Actress, Resident Musical
Linda Balgord, The Fix
Patricia Pearce Gentry, A Little Night Music
Janine Gulisano, West Side Story
Marva Hicks, Thunder Knocking on the Door
Maureen Kerrigan, Lady in the Dark

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical
Stephen Bienskie, The Fix
Peter Jay Femandez, Thunder Knocking on the Door
Floyd King, Mad about the Bard
Rob McQuay, Godspell
Psalmayene 24, The Hip Hop Nightmares of Jujube Brown

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play
Elizabeth Ashley, Sweet Bird of Youth
Tana Hicken, The Lion in Winter
Judith Hawking, Lovers and Executioners
S. Epatha Merkerson, The Old Settler
Holly Twyford, Much Ado About Nothing
Halo Wines, Holiday Memories

Outstanding Lead Actors, Resident Play
Wallace Acton, Peer Gynt
Jeremy Davidson, Nijinsky's Last Dance
Ted van Griethuysen, The Steward of Christendom
Thomas W. Jones II, Waiting for Godot
Bill Largess, Man and Superman
Max Robinson, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde

Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production
Derbhle Crotty, Hamlet
Guy Henry, Cymbeline
Tom Plotkin, Footloose
David Ryall, Hamlet
Tony Todd, The Captain's Tiger

Supporting Performers, Resident Musical
Doug Eskew, Thunder Knocking on the Door
Jason Gilbert, Lady in the Dark
Robb McKindles, A Little Night Music
Donna Migliaccio , A Little Night Music
Sal Mistretta , The Fix
Rhea Seehorn, Marat/Sade

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play
Rena Cherry Brown, A Delicate Balance
Gretchen Cleevely , Dimly Perceived Threats to the System
Linda Gravatt, The Old Settler
Sarah Ripard, Dangerous Liaisons
Nancy Robinette, Freedomland
Holly Twyford, The Steward of Christendom

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play
Donald Griffin, Seven Guitars
Marty Lodge, Criminal Genius
Bruce Nelson , The Triumph of Love
Nick Olcott, Dead Funny
Everett Quinton, The Merry Wives of Windsor
J. Fred Shiffman, Lovers and Executioners
Frederick Strother, Seven Guitars

Outstanding Costume Design
Natasa Djukic, Quartet
Anne Kennedy, The Fix
Robert Perdziola, A Woman of No Importance
Reggie Ray, The Old Settler
Robin Stapley, Camille
Paul Tazewell, Peer Gynt

Outstanding Lighting Design
Howell Binkley, Peer Gynt
Howell Binkley, Sweet Bird of Youth
Dan Covey, Dangerous Liaisons
Michael Giannitti, Seven Guitars
Daniel MacLean Wagner, The Fix
Daniel MacLean Wagner, Nijinsky's Last Dance

Outstanding Set Design
Tony Cisek, Much Ado About Nothing
Tony Cisek, Pericles
Daniel Conway, Seven Guitars
James Kronzer, The Merry Wives of Windsor
Thomas Lynch, You Can't Take It With You
Lou Stancari, The Fix

Outstanding Sound Design
Scott W. Edwards and Timothy M. Thompson, You Can't Take It With You
Brian D. Keating, Neville's Island
David Maddox, Nijinsky's Last Dance
Neil McFadden, Jack & Jill
Red Ramona, The Merry Wives of Windsor
Gil Thompson, Seven Guitars

Outstanding Direction, Resident Production
Buck Brown, Kerouac
Anderson Edwards, Thunder Knocking On the Door
George Fulginiti-Shakar, Mad about the Bard
Douglas Lawler, Hot Nostalgia II
Jon Kalbfleisch, The Fix
Jon Kalbfleisch, A Little Night Music

Outstanding Director, Resident Musical
Jesse Berger, Marat/Sade
Catherine Flye, Great Expectations. The Musical
Keith Glover, Thunder Knocking on the Door
Toby Orenstein and Carole Lehan, Children of Eden
Eric D. Schaeffer, The Fix

Outstanding Director, Resident Play
Joe Calarco, Nijinsky's Last Dance
Zeljko Djukic, Quartet
Thomas W. Jones II, Seven Guitars
Michael Kahn, Peer Gynt
Seret Scott, The Old Settler
Douglas C. Wager, You Can't Take It With You

Outstanding Choreography
Debbie Allen, Brothers of the Knight
Charles Augins, The Fix
Karma Camp, Nijinsky's Last Dance
Ilona Kessell, West Side Story
Mark Minnick, Godspell
Inna Tsikurishvili, The Little Tragedies

The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play
Lisa Loomer, Expecting Isabel
Christi Stewart-Brown, The Gene Pool
John Strand, Lovers and Executioners
Norman Allen, Nijinsky's Last Dance
Caleen Sinnette Jennings, Playing Juliet/Casting Othello
Norman Allen, Waiting In Tobolsk: The Children of the Last Tsar

Outstanding Non-Resident Production
Hamlet
Ragtime
Showboat
2 Pianos, 4 Hands
The Vagina Monologues

Outstanding Resident Musical
Brothers of the Knight
The Fix
A Little Night Music
Marat/Sade
Thunder Knocking on the Door

Outstanding Resident Play
Much Ado About Nothing
Nijinsky's Last Dance
The Old Settler
Peer Gynt
Seven Guitars
You Can't Take It With You

Jeff Citations
(Chicago, IL)

Actress in a Principle Role
Bethanny Alexander, Murder in Green Meadows, Circle Theatre
Liz Cloud, Bronte, The Free Associates
Kerry Cox, Stray Dogs, Profiles Theatre
Marguerite Hammersley, The Waiting Room, Stage Left Theatre
Kate Harris, The Turn of the Screw, Pyewacket
Linda Reiter, Cheri, Live Bait Theater
Donna Smothers, The Freedom of the City, Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.
Sarah Taylor, Alien Hand, Trap Door Theatre

Actor in a Principle Role
Michael Dobbs, Hurlyburly, Strawdog Theatre Company
Kyle Hamman, The Freedom of the City, Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.
Derek Hasenstab, A Home at the End of the World, About Face Theatre
Brian McCaskill, Glengarry Glen Ross, Raven Theatre Company
James McKay, Dream Boy, About Face Theatre
Michael Nowak, The Turn of the Screw, Pyewacket
Joe Sikora, Frozen Assets, Shattered Globe Theatre
Joseph Wycoff, Hamlet, Street Signs

Actress in a Supporting Role
Jane Blass, Female Problems, Pegasus Players
McKinley Carter, The Waiting Room, Stage Left Theatre
Rebecca Jordan, Frozen Assets, Shattered Globe Theatre
Stephanie Manglaras, Hurlyburly, Strawdog Theatre Company
Janelle Snow, Auschwitz, Lullaby Circle Theatre
Seema Sueko, The Waiting Room, Stage Left Theatre

Actor in a Supporting Role
Darrell W. Cox, Stray Dogs, Profiles Theatre
Daniel Fine, Belmont Avenue Social Club, Pyewacket
Steve Key, Frozen Assets, Shattered Globe Theatre
Doug McDade, Warhawks & Lindberghs, Shattered Globe Theatre
Matt O'Neill, The Vinyl Shop, The Factory Theater
Bart Petty, Hurlyburly, Strawdog Theatre Company

Production
Dream Boy, About Face Theatre
The Freedom of the City, Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.
Glengarry Glen Ross, Raven Theatre Company
A Home at the End of the World, About Face Theatre
Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Circle Theatre
The Turn of the Screw, Pyewacket

Ensemble
Dream Boy, About Face Theatre
Female Problems, Pegasus Players
The Freedom of the City, Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.
Glengarry Glen Ross, Raven Theatre Company
Hurlyburly, Strawdog Theatre Company
Stray Dogs, Profiles Theatre

Direction
Sarah Atkins, Stray Dogs, Profiles Theatre
Richard Cotovsky, The Freedom of the City, Mary-Arrchie Theatre
Kyle Hall, A Home at the End of the World, About Face Theatre
Linda LeVeque, The Turn of the Screw, Pyewacket
Michael Menendian, Glengarry Glen Ross, Raven Theatre Company
Eric Rosen, Dream Boy, About Face Theatre
Robin Stanton, The Waiting Room, Stage Left Theatre

Musical Direction
Michael Duff, Female Problems, Pegasus Players
Judy Myers, 4 a.m. Boogie Blues, The New Tuners Theatre

Scenic Design
Geoffrey M. Curley, Dream Boy, About Face Theatre
Jose Luis de la Fuente, The Art of Dining, MRT Productions
Kevin Hagan, Rocket to the Moon, Shattered Globe Theatre
Joe Jahraus, Stray Dogs, Profiles Theatre
David Krajecki & Patrick Uphues, Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Circle Theatre
Martin McClendon, Bluebeard, Defiant Theatre
Michael S. Pieper, Orpheus Descending, Trap Door Theatre
Joey Wade, A Month in the Country, Bailiwick Repertory Theater

Costume Design
Nicole Evangelista, Cheri, Live Bait Theater
Christine Knanishu, A Month in the Country, Bailiwick Repertory Theater
Karen Kawa, Warhawks & Lindberghs, Shattered Globe Theatre

Lighting Design
Joel Moritz, Dream Boy, About Face Theatre
Joel Moritz, A Home at the End of the World, About Face Theatre
David Gipson, The Lynching of Leo Frank, Pegasus Players

Sound Design
Andre Pluess and Ben Sussman, Dream Boy, About Face Theatre
Michael Weber and Brian Johnson, Warhawks & Lindberghs, Shattered Globe Theatre

Original Music
Alex Ferrill and Jonathan Watkins, Edward II, The Journeymen
Andre Pluess and Ben Sussman, Hamlet, Street Signs

New Work
Mike Beyer, Herb Stabler! Wandering Spirit!, The Factory Theater
Nicole Hollander with Cheri Coons, Female Problems, Pegasus Players
Jim McDermott, Warhawks & Lindberghs, Shattered Globe Theatre
Marsha Myers and Jim Owen, 4 a.m. Boogie Blues, The New Tuners Theatre
Robert Myers, The Lynching of Leo Frank, Pegasus Players

New Adaptation
Nick Digilio and Mike Vieau, The Vinyl Shop, The Factory Theater
Donald Gecewicz, Cheri, Live Bait Theater
Kyle Hall, A Home at the End of the World, About Face Theatre
Catherine Sullivan, Alien Hand, Trap Door Theatre

Special Citation
Richard Shavzin (former artistic director of Strawdog Theatre)

Olivier Awards
(UK)

Best Actor
Michael Gambon, The Unexpected Man
Iain Glen, The Blue Room
Jim Norton, The Weir
Kevin Spacey, The Iceman Cometh
David Suchet, Amadeus

Best Actress
Eileen Atkins, The Unexpected Man
Sinead Cusack, Our Lady of Sligo
Dame Judi Dench, Filumena
Nicole Kidman, The Blue Room
Diana Rigg, Britannicus and Phedre

Best Supporting Performance
Brendan Coyle, The Weir
Emma Fielding, The School for Scandal
Adam Godley, Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick
Michael Sheen, Amadeus

Best Actor, Musical
Entire Cast, Kat and the Kings
Adam Garcia, Saturday Night Fever
Hugh Jackman, Oklahoma!
Clarke Peters, Chicago

Best Actress, Musical
Krysten Cummings, Rent
Maria Friedman, Chicago
Josefina Gabrielle, Oklahoma!
Sophie Thompson, Into the Woods

Best Supporting Performance, Musical
Shuler Hensley, Oklahoma!
Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rent
Jimmy Johnston, Oklahoma!
Andrew Kennedy, Annie

Best Director
Howard Davies, Iceman Cometh
Sam Mendes, Blue Room
Trevor Nunn, Oklahoma!
Ian Rickson, The Weir

Best Theatre Choreographer
Loukmaan Adams and Jody Abrahams, Kat and the Kings
Peter Gennaro, Annie
Arlene Phillips, Saturday Night Fever
Susan Stroman, Oklahoma!

Best Costume Designer
Maria Bjornson, Britannicus and Phedre
Bunny Christie, As You Like It
William Dudley, Amadeus at the Old Vic and London Cuckolds at RNT
Robert Jones, Henry VIII

Best Lighting Designer
Paule Constable, Amadeus and Uncle Vanya
Mark Henderson, Britannicus and Phedre
David Hersey, Oklahoma!
Hugh Vanstone, Blue Room and Unexpected Man

Best Set Designer
Maria Bjornson, Britannicus and Phedre
William Dudley, Oklahoma, Amadeus and Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick
Richard Hoover, Not About Nightingales
Mark Thompson, Blue Room and Unexpected Man

Best Play
Copenhagen, Michael Frayn
The Unexpected Man, Yasmina Reza
The Weir, Conor McPherson

Best New Comedy
Alarms & Excursions, by Michael Frayn
Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick, by Terry Johnson
Love Upon the Throne, by Patrick Barlow
Things We Do For Love, by Alan Ayckbourn

Best New Musical
Kat and the Kings
Rent
Saturday Night Fever
Whistle Down the Wind

Best Musical Production
Annie
Oklahoma!
Into the Woods
Show Boat

Best Entertainment
Do You Come Here Often?
Jackie Mason -- Much Ado About Everything
Shakespeare's Villains: A Masterclass in Evil with Steven Berkoff
Steve Coogan is the Man Who Thinks He's It

Best New Dance Production
Ballett Frankfurt's Enemy in the Figure, Sadler's Wells
Royal Ballet's Room of Cooks, Sadler's Wells
City Ballet of London's The Man with the Moustache, Sadler's Wells at Peacock
Bill T Jones/ Arnie Zane Dance Company's We Set Out Early...Visibility Was Poor, Sadler's Wells at Peacock

Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Trisha Brown for L'Orfeo, BITE:98's presentation of Theatre Royal de la Monnaie's production
William Forsythe and his company for their Sadler's Wells season
Bill T. Jones and his company for We Set Out Early...Visibility Was Poor
Twyla Tharp and her company for their BITE:98 season

Best New Opera Production
English National Opera's Boris Godunov at Coliseum
ENO's Il Trittico at Coliseum
L'Orfeo
Welsh National Opera's La Clemenza di Tito at the Shaftesbury

Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Sandra Ford for her outstanding company debut as principal artist in ENO's The Tales of Hoffman and Mary Stuart at Coliseum
Rene Jacobs for his musical direction of L'Orfeo
The Orchestra of the ROH for its consistently outstanding musicianship in Royal Opera's Le Nozze di Figaro at the Shaftesbury, The Bartered Bride and The Golden Cockerel at Sadler's Wells
Andrew Shore for his outstanding character performances in ENO's Gianni Schicchi and The Elixir of Love at the Coliseum.

NOTE: Items marked in red are category winners.
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