Artie Award Nominees
THE ARTIE AWARDS 2008
Announcing our nominees…
Artvoice will present Buffalo’s local theater awards, the ARTIES, at the Town Ballroom on Monday, evening, June 2, 2008. The event will be a benefit for Benedict House, which provides residential and support services for individuals living with AIDS. To be eligible for an Artie, an artist must live and work in the Buffalo area, a theater must produce work locally, primarily with local artists. The doors open at 7:30pm and the ceremony begins at 8pm. Contributions will be accepted at the door. The event will be hosted by Artvoice Theater Editor Anthony Chase, actor Norm Sham, and actress Lisa Ludwig.
In addition to the categories listed below, the Arties include the Katharine Cornell Awards, given to visiting artists for outstanding contributions to the theater season. This year, Katharine Cornell Awards will go to playwright Tom Dudzick for his play, Don’t Talk to the Actors, as well as to actor Denny Dillon for her performance in that play at Studio Arena Theatre. Actor Jolie Garrett will be recognized for his performance in the Shakespeare in Delaware Park production of Othello. Outstanding Buffalo debuts will be announced at the Artie event, and this year’s ten best-dressed, selected by the incomparable Jimmy Janowski, will be selected that night.
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OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY Humpty Dumpty, Road Less Traveled Kindertransport, Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY Servant of Two Masters, Irish Classical Theatre Company Twelve Angry Men, Kavinoky Theatre Company Waiting for Lefty, Subversive Theatre Collective OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY Brian Cavanagh, Twelve Angry Men Fortunato Pezzimenti, Servant of Two Masters Kelli Bocock-Natale, Fool for Love Kurt Schneiderman, Waiting for Lefty Scott Behrend, To Kill a Mockingbird OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE OF A PLAY Humpty Dumpty, Road Less Traveled Some Men, Buffalo United Artists The Rose Tattoo, American Repertory Theatre of WNY Twelve Angry Men, Kavinoky Theatre Waiting for Lefty, Subversive Theatre Collective in association w/ New Phoenix OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL Bat Boy, MusicalFare It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues, Paul Robeson Theatre Lucky Stiff, O’Connell and Company Sweeney Todd, MusicalFare Thrill Me, New Phoenix Theatre OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL Chris Kelly, Lucky Stiff Doug Weyand, Beyond the Rainbow Randall Kramer, Bat Boy Randall Kramer, Sweeney Todd Robert Waterhouse, Thrill Me OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL Altar Boyz, MusicalFare It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues, Paul Robeson Italian Serenade, Alleyway Lucky Stiff, O’Connell and Company Sweeney Todd, MusicalFare OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY Brian Mysliwy, Servant of Two Masters Brian Riggs, Fool for Love Dan Walker, Facing East Doug Weyand, Some Men Ron Swick, On Golden Pond OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY Jimmy Janowsky, Some Men Phil Knoerzer, Humpty Dumpty Richard Lambert, Fool for Love Richard Wesp, Charley’s Aunt Tim Newell, Othello OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY Ann Roaldi, Kindertransport Eileen Dugan, Facing East Katie White, My Name is Rachel Corrie Kelli Meg Brennan, The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant Mary Kate O’Connell, Glorious OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY Eileen Dugan, Othello Kate Loconti, Waiting for Lefty Lisa Ludwig, Kindertransport Rebecca Elkin, Little Dog Laughed Verneice Turner, To Kill a Mockingbird |
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Andy Moss, Lucky Stiff John Fredo, Sweeney Todd Joseph Demerly, Thrill Me Lou Colaiacovo, Bat Boy Matthew Mooney, Italian Serenade OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Kelly Jakiel, Lucky Stiff Leah Schneider, Italian Serenade Lisa Ludwig, Sweeney Todd Loraine O’Donnell, Bat Boy Michele Roberts, Beyond the Rainbow OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Bobby Cooke, Lucky Stiff Kurt Guba, Sweeney Todd Marc Sacco, Altar Boyz Rodney Appleby, Lost Highway Tim Newell, Bat Boy OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Dawn Woolacott, Lost Highway Eliza Hayes-Maher, Sweeney Todd Ellen Horst, Victory: the Father Baker Story Kathy Weese, Beyond the Rainbow Pamela Rose Mangus, Lucky Stiff OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY Bobby Cooke, Lucky Stiff Carlos Jones, A Brief History of White Music Kathy Weese, Sweeney Todd Michael Walline, Altar Boyz Michael Walline, Bat Boy EMANUEL FRIED AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY Architect, by Daniel Shanahan Axeman’s Jazz, by Matthew LaChiusa Bonegrinders, by Melanie Von Smith Italian Serenade, by Neal Radice Nakai and the Red Shoes, by William Cooper and Richard Williams OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN David Butler, Thrill Me David King, A Picasso Matthew Farmer, Humpty Dumpty Neal Radice, Seabirds Ron Schwartz, A Servant of Two Masters OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN Brian Cavanagh, A Moon for the Misbegotten Chris Cavanagh, Sweeney Todd Jon Harper, Stivale Kurt Schneiderman, Thrill Me Neal Radice, Seabirds OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN Donna Massimo, Othello Kenneth Shaw, The Phantom Tollbooth Olivia Ebsary, Sweeney Todd Sharon Wicks, Charley’s Aunt Tessa Lew, School for Scandal |
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