2011 Equity Jeff Award nominations announced

Geoff Packard and Lauren Molina in Candide at the Goodman Theatre

Photo: Liz Lauren

Nominations were announced this morning for the 2011 Equity Jeff Awards, with the Goodman Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company leading the way with 17 nominations each. Mary Zimmerman's production of Candide at the Goodman has the most nominations of any single production with eight.

A number of individuals received multiple nominations, topped by Andrew Hansen with a remarkable six nominations: two for original music for In Darfur and To Master the Art, both at TimeLine, and four for sound design, for the same TimeLine shows as well as Heartbreak House at Writers' Theatre and The Outgoing Tide at Northlight. Also notably, Fight/Movement Direction and Projections/Video Design are for the first time broken out of the Artistic Specialization umbrella into their own categories.

The 43rd annual Equity Jeff Awards will be presented November 7 at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace. The complete list of nominees follows.

PRODUCTION – PLAY – LARGE
Chinglish - Goodman Theatre
Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Heartbreak House - Writers’ Theatre
The Madness of George III - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
The Outgoing Tide - Northlight Theatre
The Seagull - Goodman Theatre
Travels with My Aunt - Writers’ Theatre

PRODUCTION – PLAY – MIDSIZE
The Big Meal - American Theater Company
Frost/Nixon - TimeLine Theatre Company
Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
The Importance of Being Earnest - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Scorched - Silk Road Theatre Project
To Master the Art - TimeLine Theatre Company

PRODUCTION – MUSICAL – LARGE
42nd Street - Marriott Theatre
Candide - Goodman Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company
A Chorus Line - Marriott Theatre
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - Court Theatre
Monty Python's Spamalot - Drury Lane Productions

PRODUCTION – MUSICAL – MIDSIZE
The King and I - Porchlight Music Theatre
Merrily We Roll Along - The Music Theatre Company
The Original Grease - American Theater Company

PRODUCTION – REVUE
Shout! - Marriott Theatre
Sky's the Limit (Weather Permitting) - The Second City e.t.c.

DIRECTOR – PLAY
James Bohnen - Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Dexter Bullard - The Big Meal - American Theater Company
Stuart Carden - Travels with My Aunt - Writers' Theatre
Louis Contey - Frost/Nixon - TimeLine Theatre Company
Robert Falls - The Seagull - Goodman Theatre
BJ Jones - The Outgoing Tide - Northlight Theatre
Pam MacKinnon - Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Penny Metropulos - The Madness of George III - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Leigh Silverman - Chinglish - Goodman Theatre

DIRECTOR – MUSICAL
David H. Bell - Hot Mikado - Drury Lane Productions
Gary Griffin - Meredith Willson's The Music Man - Marriott Theatre
Michael Halberstam - She Loves Me - Writers' Theatre
Mark Lococo - A Chorus Line - Marriott Theatre
Charles Newell - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - Court Theatre
William Osetek - Monty Python's Spamalot - Drury Lane Productions
Rachel Rockwell - 42nd Street - Marriott Theatre
Mary Zimmerman - Candide - Goodman Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company

ENSEMBLE
The Big Meal - American Theater Company
A Chorus Line - Marriott Theatre
Float - About Face Theatre
The Front Page - TimeLine Theatre Company
The Seagull - Goodman Theatre
Sky's the Limit (Weather Permitting) - The Second City e.t.c.
Travels with My Aunt - Writers' Theatre

ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY
Brad Armacost (C.S. Lewis) - Shadowlands - Provision Theater
Brad Armacost (Jack) - The Weir - Seanachaí Theatre Company
Harry Groener (George III) - The Madness of George III - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Terry Hamilton (Richard Nixon) - Frost/Nixon - TimeLine Theatre Company
Tracy Letts (George) - Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Steppenwolf Theatre Company
John Mahoney (Gunner) - The Outgoing Tide - Northlight Theatre
Nick Sandys (Martin) - Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Nick Sandys (Charles Condomine) - Blithe Spirit - First Folio Theatre

ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL
Joe Kinosian (The Suspects) - Murder for Two - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Michael Mahler (Freddy Benson) - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Theatre at the Center
Geoff Packard (Candide) - Candide - Goodman Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company
Stephen Schellhardt (Ko Ko) - Hot Mikado - Drury Lane Productions
Alan Schmuckler (Officer Marcus Moscowicz) - Murder for Two - Chicago Shakespeare Theater

ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY
Karen Aldridge (Iris) - The Trinity River Plays - Goodman Theatre
Annabel Armour (Stevie) - Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Jennifer Lim (Xu Yan) - Chinglish - Goodman Theatre
Lois Markle (A) - Edward Albee's Three Tall Women - Court Theatre
Sandra Marquez (Beatriz) - 26 Miles - Teatro Vista and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Rondi Reed (Peg) - The Outgoing Tide - Northlight Theatre
Kathy Scambiatterra (Princess Kosmonopolis) - Sweet Bird of Youth - The Artistic Home
Mary Ann Thebus (Mrs. K) - The Piano Teacher - Next Theatre Company
Karen Janes Woditsch (Julia Child) - To Master the Art - TimeLine Theatre Company

ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL
Brianna Borger (Anna Leonowens) - The King and I - Porchlight Music Theatre
Elizabeth Lanza (Ann) - Meet John Doe - Porchlight Music Theatre
Megan McGinnis (Jerusha Abbott) - Daddy Long Legs - Northlight Theatre, Cinicinnati Playhouse in the Park, Rubicon Theatre Company, TheatreWorks, David Elzer and Executive Producer Michael Jackowitz
Jessie Mueller (Miss Adelaide) - Guys and Dolls - Marriott Theatre
Jessie Mueller (Amalia Balash) - She Loves Me - Writers' Theatre

ACTOR OR ACTRESS IN A REVUE
Tim Baltz - Sky's the Limit (Weather Permitting) - The Second City e.t.c.
Tammy Mader - Shout! - Marriott Theatre
Sam Richardson - South Side of Heaven - The Second City

SOLO PERFORMANCE
Barbara Robertson (Alice Conroy) - The Detective’s Wife - Writers’ Theatre

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
Ira Amyx (Noel) - That Was Then - Seanachaí Theatre Company
Lance Baker (Charlie Fox) - Speed-the-Plow - American Theater Company
Marc Grapey (Jerry) - Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo - Victory Gardens Theater
Francis Guinan (Gary) - Rantoul and Die - American Blues Theater i/a/w Stephen Eich, Don Foster, Stuart Ditsky/Adam Ditsky
Mike Nussbaum (Ben) - Broadway Bound - Drury Lane Productions
John Reeger (Captain Shotover) - Heartbreak House - Writers' Theatre

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
Sean Blake (Sporting Life) - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - Court Theatre
Matthew Crowle (Patsy, Mayor, Guard 2) - Monty Python's Spamalot - Drury Lane Productions
James Earl Jones II (Uncle Henry, Lion) - The Wiz - Theatre at the Center
Ted Louis Levy (The Mikado) - Hot Mikado - Drury Lane Productions
Larry Yando (Pangloss and others) - Candide - Goodman Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
Annabel Armour (Ann) - Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo - Victory Gardens Theater
Tracey N. Bonner (Woman 2) - Home - Court Theatre
Mary Beth Fisher (B) - Edward Albee's Three Tall Women - Court Theatre
Diane Kondrat (Bea Ball) - The Gospel According to James - Victory Gardens Theater
Elizabeth Ledo (Tam) - The Homosexuals - About Face Theatre
Diana Simonzadeh (Old Nawal, Nazira) - Scorched - Silk Road Theatre Project

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
Kate Garassino (Lady Thiang) - The King and I - Porchlight Music Theatre
Heidi Kettenring (Ilona Ritter) - She Loves Me - Writers' Theatre
Gina Milo (The Lady of the Lake) - Monty Python's Spamalot - Drury Lane Productions
Hollis Resnik (Old Lady) - Candide - Goodman Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company
Bethany Thomas (Serena) - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - Court Theatre

NEW WORK – PLAY
William Brown and Doug Frew - To Master the Art - TimeLine Theatre Company
Darren Canady - Brothers of the Dust - Congo Square Theatre Company
Philip Dawkins - The Homosexuals - About Face Theatre
Bruce Graham - The Outgoing Tide - Northlight Theatre
David Henry Hwang - Chinglish - Goodman Theatre
Patricia Kane - Float - About Face Theatre
Dan LeFranc - The Big Meal - American Theater Company
Caitlin Montanye Parrish with Erica Weiss - A Twist of Water - Route 66 Theatre Company

NEW WORK – MUSICAL OR REVUE
Tim Baltz, Aidy Bryant, Matt Hovde, Brendan Jennings, Jessica Joy, Michael Lehrer, and Mary Sohn - Sky's the Limit (Weather Permitting) - The Second City e.t.c.
Edgar Blackmon, Billy Bungeroth, Holly Laurent, Timothy Edward Mason, Katie Rich, Sam Richardson, and Tim Robinson - South Side of Heaven - The Second City
Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair - Murder for Two - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Robert Morris, Steven Morris, Joe Shane and Matte O'Brien - White Noise - Holly Way, Jay Strommen, Jimmy Mack, Deborah Taylor/Chris Bensinger, Tom Leonardis and Whoopi Goldberg

NEW ADAPTATION – PLAY OR MUSICAL
Amanda Dehnert - Peter Pan (A Play) - Lookingglass Theatre Company
Laura Eason - Ethan Frome - Lookingglass Theatre Company
Sean Graney - The Comedy of Errors - Court Theatre
Jon Jory - Sense and Sensibility - Northlight Theatre
Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso - Working - Jed Bernstein, Dianne Fraser and Sheila Simon Geltzer
Mary Zimmerman - Candide - Goodman Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company

CHOREOGRAPHY
David H. Bell - Hot Mikado - Drury Lane Productions
Tammy Mader - 42nd Street - Marriott Theatre
Tammy Mader - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Drury Lane Productions
Matt Raftery - Meredith Willson's The Music Man - Marriott Theatre
Rachel Rockwell - A Chorus Line - Marriott Theatre

ORIGINAL INCIDENTAL MUSIC
Jenny Giering - As You Like It - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Andrew Hansen - In Darfur - TimeLine Theatre Company
Andrew Hansen - To Master the Art - TimeLine Theatre Company
Lindsay Jones - Romeo and Juliet - Chicago Shakespeare Theater

MUSIC DIRECTION
Roberta Duchak - Monty Python's Spamalot - Drury Lane Productions
David Kreppel - Meredith Willson's The Music Man - Marriott Theatre
Michael Mahler - Hot Mikado - Drury Lane Productions
Ryan T. Nelson - A Chorus Line - Marriott Theatre
Doug Peck - 42nd Street - Marriott Theatre
Doug Peck - Candide - Goodman Theatre 
Doug Peck - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - Court Theatre

SCENIC DESIGN – LARGE
David Korins - Chinglish - Goodman Theatre
Jaqueline and Richard Penrod - The Last Act of Lilka Kadison - Lookingglass Theatre Company
Keith Pitts - Heartbreak House - Writers' Theatre
Collette Pollard - Broadway Bound - Drury Lane Productions
Todd Rosenthal - Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Steppenwolf Theatre Company

SCENIC DESIGN – MIDSIZE
Robert Groth & Jenniffer J. Thusing - The Weir - Seanachaí Theatre Company
Tim Morrison - Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
John Musial - Float - About Face Theatre
Jaqueline and Richard Penrod - The Importance of Being Earnest - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Collette Pollard - The Front Page - TimeLine Theatre Company

LIGHTING DESIGN – LARGE
Christopher Akerlind - As You Like It - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
John Culbert - Romeo and Juliet - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Jesse Klug - Monty Python's Spamalot - Drury Lane Productions
Jason Lyons - White Noise - Holly Way, Jay Strommen, Jimmy Mack, Deborah Taylor/Chris Bensinger, Tom Leonardis and Whoopi Goldberg
Jaymi Lee Smith - Virginia Woolf's Orlando - Court Theatre

LIGHTING DESIGN – MIDSIZE
Brian Sidney Bembridge - The Big Meal - American Theater Company
Jeff Glass - Sweet Bird of Youth - The Artistic Home
Sarah Hughey - Scorched - Silk Road Theatre Project
Nic Jones and Jesse Klug - In Darfur - TimeLine Theatre Company
Keith Parham - Frost/Nixon -TimeLine Theatre Company

COSTUME DESIGN – LARGE
Mara Blumenfeld - Candide - Goodman Theatre 
Jacqueline Firkins - The Comedy of Errors - Court Theatre
Jeremy W. Floyd - Hot Mikado - Drury Lane Productions
Susan E. Mickey - The Madness of George III - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Nancy Missimi - 42nd Street - Marriott Theatre

COSTUME DESIGN – MIDSIZE
Mina Hyun-Ok Hong - Sunday in the Park with George - Porchlight Music Theatre
Rachel Lambert - Romeo and Juliet - First Folio Theatre
Bill Morey - The King and I - Porchlight Music Theatre
Lindsey Pate - The Front Page - TimeLine Theatre Company
Melissa Torchia - The Importance of Being Earnest - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

SOUND DESIGN – LARGE
Mikhail Fiksel - Travels with My Aunt - Writers' Theatre
Andrew Hansen - Heartbreak House - Writers' Theatre
Andrew Hansen - The Outgoing Tide - Northlight Theatre
Andre Pluess - Virginia Woolf's Orlando - Court Theatre
James Savage - Murder for Two - Chicago Shakespeare Theater

SOUND DESIGN – MIDSIZE
Barry Bennett - Hickorydickory - Chicago Dramatists
Joseph Fosco - The New Electric Ballroom - A Red Orchid Theatre
Andrew Hansen - In Darfur - TimeLine Theatre Company
Andrew Hansen - To Master the Art - TimeLine Theatre Company
Peter J. Storms - Scorched - Silk Road Theatre Project

FIGHT / MOVEMENT DIRECTION
Matt Hawkins - Peter Pan (A Play) - Lookingglass Theatre Company
Nick Sandys - Romeo and Juliet - First Folio Theatre
Rick Sordelet - Romeo and Juliet - Chicago Shakespeare Theater  

PROJECTIONS / VIDEO DESIGN
John Boesche - A Twist of Water - Route 66 Theatre Company
Raj Kapoor - White Noise - Holly Way, Jay Strommen, Jimmy Mack, Deborah Taylor/Chris Bensinger, Tom Leonardis and Whoopi Goldberg
Aaron Rhyne - Working - Jed Bernstein, Dianne Fraser and Sheila Simon Geltzer
Mike Tutaj - The Detective's Wife - Writers' Theatre
Mike Tutaj - Frost/Nixon - TimeLine Theatre Company
Mike Tutaj - In Darfur - TimeLine Theatre Company

ARTISTIC SPECIALIZATION
Tracy Otwell - Toy Theatre Design - The Last Act of Lilka Kadison - Lookingglass Theatre Company
Melissa Veal - Wig and Make-up Design - The Madness of George III - Chicago Shakespeare Theater