Only shows performed in 2014 which I reviewed were considered. With the exception of Outstanding National Touring Production, selections were limited to local presentations though actors, directors and technicians who were imported by local theatres for their productions were considered. No community theatre recognitions are included. Actors are separated by gender, but not equity or lack of union affiliation, or leading or supporting roles. Names are listed in alphabetical order, not in rank order.
2014 OUTSTANDING NON-MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS
‘night MOTHER, Beck Center
BELLEVILLE, Dobama
EXACT CHANGE, none too fragile
GIDION’S KNOT, none too fragile
INFORMED CONSENT, Cleveland Play House
KIN, Dobama
SEMINAR, Beck Center
STRANDED ON EARTH, Theater Ninjas
THE ALIENS, Dobama
THE LITTLE FOXES, Cleveland Play House
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, none too fragile
A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL CELEBRATION, Dobama
2014 OUTSTANDING MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
CARRIE, Beck Center/Baldwin Wallace University Musical Theatre Program
HOW WE GOT ON, Cleveland Play House
LES MISÉRABLES, GREAT LAKES THEATER
THE LIGHT IN THE PLAZA, Lakeland
2014 OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A NON-MUSICAL
Corey Atkins, BELLEVILLE, Dobama
Donald Carrier, SEMINAR, Beck Center
Jeremy Paul, STRANDED ON EARTH, Theater Ninjas
Laura Kepley, THE LITLE FOXES, Cleveland Play House
Nathan Motta, THE ALIENS, Dobama
Scott Plate, ‘night MOTHER, Beck Center
Sean Daniels, INFORMED CONSENT, Cleveland Play House
Sean Deery, GIDION’S KNOT, none too fragile
Sean Deery, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, none too fragile
Shannon Sindelar, KIN, Dobama
Nathan Motta, A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL CELEBRATION, Dobama
2014 OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Jaime Castañeda, HOW WE GOT ON, Cleveland Play House
Martin Friedman, THE LIGHT IN THE PLAZA, Lakeland
Victoria Bussert, CARRIE, Beck Center/Baldwin Wallace University Musical Theatre Program
Victoria Bussert, LES MISÉRABLES, GREAT LAKES THEATER
2014 OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY IN A THEATRE PRODUCTION
Gregory Daniels, CARRIE, Beck Center/Baldwin Wallace University Musical Theatre Program
Martin Céspedes, AS YOU LIKE IT, Great Lakes Theater
Martin Céspedes, FOREVER PLAID, Beck Center
Martin Céspedes, MARY POPPINS, Beck Center
Martin Céspedes, THE FROGS, Cain Park
2014 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES BY A MALE IN A NON-MUSICAL
Alexander V. Thompson, THE ALIENS, Dobama
Brian Kenneth Armour, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, none too fragile
Daniel McElhaney, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, Blank Canvas
Daniel McElhaney, THE PILLOWMAN, convergence continuum
Grey Cross, LOBSTER ALICE, convergence-continuum
Matt O’Shea, BELLEVILLE, Dobama
Perren Hedderson, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, Blank Canvas
Scott Plate, SEMINAR, Beck Center
2014 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES BY A FEMALE IN A NON-MUSICAL
Chris Howey, EXACT CHANGE, Cleveland Public Theatre & none too fragile
Chris Seibert, AMERICAN FALLS, Cleveland Public Theatre
Derdriu Ring, STRANDED ON EARTH, Theater Ninjas
Dorothy Silver, night MOTHER, Beck Center
Elena Kepner, KIN, Dobama
Ireland Derry, RIDE, none too fragile
Jen Kilka, Gidion’s Knot, none too fragile
Jessica Wortham, INFORMED CONSENT, Cleveland Play House
Laura Perotta, night MOTHER, Beck Center
Llewie Nunez, BELLEVILLE, Dobama
LucyBredeson-Smith, TERMINUS, convergence continuum
Maggie Lacey, THE LITTLE FOXES, Cleveland Play House
Sally Groth, PHOTOGRAPH 51, Actors’ Summit
2014 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES BY A MALE IN A MUSICAL
Dan Folino, THE FROGS, Cain Park
Elijah Rock, BREATH AND IMAGINATION, Cleveland Play House
Greg Violand, MY FAIR LADY, Porthouse
Matthew Ryan Thompson, MARY POPPINS, Beck Center
Stephen Mitchell Brown, LES MISÉRABLES, Great Lakes Theater
2014 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES BY A FEMALE IN A MUSICAL
Caitlin Houlahan, CARRIE, Beck Center/Baldwin Wallace University Musical Theatre Program
Cyndii Johnson, HOW WE GOT ON, Cleveland Play House
Daphne Gaines, BREATH AND IMAGINATION, Cleveland Play House
Jodi Dominick, LES MISÉRABLES, Great Lakes Theater
Kayce Cummings (Green), MY FAIR LADY, Porthouse
Lindsey Sandham Leonard, THE LIGHT IN THE PLAZA, Lakeland
Rebecca Pitcher, MARY POPPINS, Beck Center
2014 OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN OF A NON-MUSICAL
Aaron Benson, ANCESTRA, CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE
Laura Carlson Tarantowski, OCCUPANT, Cesear’s Forum
Lex Liang, THE LITTLE FOXES, Cleveland Play House
Marcus Dana, KIN, Dobama
Russell Metheny, DEATHTRAP, Great Lakes Theater
2014 OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Ben Needham, , A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL CELEBRATION, Dobama
Jeff Herrmann, MARY POPPINS, Beck Center
Jeff Herrmann, LES MISÉRABLES, Great Lakes Theater
Jordan Janota, CARRIE, Beck Center/Baldwin Wallace University Musical Theatre Program
Ron Newell, THE FROGS, Cain Park
Todd Krispinski, TITUS A GRAND AND GORY ROCK MUSICAL, Cleveland Public Theatre
Trad Burns, THE LIGHT IN THE PLAZA, Lakeland
2014 OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION
Bryan Bird, FOREVER PLAID, Beck Center
Joel Mercier, LES MISÉRABLES, Great Lakes Theater
Jordan Cooper, LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, Lakeland
Larry Goodpaster, “[title of the show],” Beck Center
Larry Goodpaster, MARY POPPINS, Beck Center
Nancy Maier, CARRIE, Beck Center/Baldwin Wallace University Musical Theatre Program
Nathan Motta, THE FROGS, Cain Park
2014 OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN IN A NON-MUSICAL OR MUSICAL
Amanda Were, LES MISÉRABLES, Great Lakes Theater
James C. Swonger, A CHRISTMAS STORY, Cleveland Play House
Clyde Simon (with music by Jeremy Allen), TERMINUS, convergence-continuum
Mikhail Fiksel, HOW WE GOT ON, Cleveland Play House
Richard Ingraham, DEATHTRAP, Great Lakes Theater
Tom Limsenmeier, BELLEVILLE, Dobama
2014 OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN IN A NON-MUSICAL OR MUSICAL
Esther M. Haberlen, LES MISÉRABLES, Great Lakes Theater
Lex Liang, THE LITTLE FOXES, Cleveland Play House
S. Q. Campbell, MY FAIR LADY, Porthouse
Tesia Dugan Benson , A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL CELEBRATION, Dobama
2014 OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN IN A NON-MUSICAL OR MUSICAL
Ben Gatose, TITUS A GRAND AND GORY ROCK MUSICAL, Cleveland Public Theatre
Jeff Nellis, BREATH AND IMAGINATION, Cleveland Play House
Marcus Dana, A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL CELEBRATION, Dobama
Marcus Dana, BELLEVILLE, Dobama
Mary Jo Dondlinger, LES MISÉRABLES, Great Lakes Theater
Rick Martin, DEATHTRAP, Great Lakes Theater
Russ Borski, CARRIE, Beck Center/Baldwin Wallace University Musical Theatre Program
Trad A Burns, THE LIGHT IN THE PLAZA, Lakeland
Trad A Burns, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Beck Center
Zachary Svoboda, STRANDED ON EARTH, Theater Ninjas
2014 OUTSTANDING NATIONAL TOURING PRODUCTION
PORGY AND BESS
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Daryl Waters for his musical arrangements for A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL CELEBRATION, Dobama
Eric Coble, for THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN, his first on-Broadway production
Holly Holsinger, Chris Seibert, Renee Schilling and Sally Groth, for their development of ANCESTRA for Cleveland Public Theatre
Martin Céspedes’s choreography for the Cleveland Foundation’s Centennial gala
Mike Tutaj, videos, MARY POPPINS, Beck Center
The Baldwin Wallace University Musical Theatre program for producing an outstanding number of Broadway theatre cast members
Victoria Bussert and the Baldwin Wallace University Musical Theatre Program student company fir their quality production of THE MURDER BALLAD
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