2021-2022 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award winners
The 54th Anniversary Joseph Jefferson Equity Award recipients are:
• Production - Play (large) - The Dr. Harlan Haimes Award
"Good Night, Oscar" - Goodman Theatre
• Production - Play (mid-size)
"The Moors" - A Red Orchid Theatre
• Production - Musical (large)
"Kinky Boots" - Paramount Theatre
• Production - Musical (mid-size)
"Somewhere Over the Border" - Teatro Vista
• Production - Revue (large)
"Blues in the Night" - Porchlight Music Theatre
• Director - Play (large)
Ron OJ Parson - "Relentless" - TimeLine Theatre Company
• Director - Play (mid-size)
Kirsten Fitzgerald - "The Moors" - A Red Orchid Theatre
• Director - Musical (large)
Trent Stork - "Kinky Boots" - Paramount Theatre
• Director - Musical (mid-size)
Denise Yvette Serna - "Somewhere Over the Border" - Teatro Vista
• Director - Revue (large)
Kenny Ingram - "Blues in the Night" - Porchlight Music Theatre
• Ensemble - Play
"Choir Boy" - Steppenwolf Theatre Company
"Steel Magnolias" - Drury Lane Productions
• Ensemble - Musical
"Somewhere Over the Border" - Teatro Vista
• Performer in a Principal Role - Play
Sean Hayes - "Good Night, Oscar" - Goodman Theatre
Cassidy Slaughter-Mason - "The Luckiest" - Raven Theatre
• Performer in a Principal Role - Musical
Richard Bermudez - "Evita" - Drury Lane Productions
Michael Wordly - "Kinky Boots" - Paramount Theatre
• Performer in a Revue
Felicia P. Fields - "Blues in the Night" - Porchlight Music Theatre
• Solo Performance
Bethany Thomas - "Songs for Nobodies" - Northlight Theatre
• Performer in a Supporting Role - Play
Sheldon D. Brown - "Choir Boy" - Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Elizabeth Ledo - "Steel Magnolias" - Drury Lane Productions
• Performer in a Supporting Role - Musical
Daniella Dalli - "The Sound of Music" - Marriott Theatre
Sara Reinecke - "Kinky Boots" - Paramount Theatre
• New Work - The Libby Adler Mages Award
Tyla Abercrumbie - "Relentless" - TimeLine Theatre Company
Doug Wright - "Good Night, Oscar" - Goodman Theatre
• Scenic Design (large)
Rachel Hauck - "Good Night, Oscar" - Goodman Theatre
• Scenic Design (mid-size)
Joe Schermoly - "Hurricane Diane" - Theater Wit
• Costume Design (large)
Ryan Park - "Kinky Boots" - Paramount Theatre
• Costume Design (mid-size)
Myron Elliott-Cisneros - "The Moors" - A Red Orchid Theatre
• Sound Design (large)
André Pluess - "Good Night, Oscar" - Goodman Theatre
• Sound Design (mid-size)
Jeffrey Levin - "The Moors" - A Red Orchid Theatre
• Lighting Design (large)
Jason Lynch - "Choir Boy" - Steppenwolf Theatre Company
• Lighting Design (mid-size)
K Story - "The Moors" - A Red Orchid Theatre
• Choreography
Alex Sanchez - "West Side Story" - Marriott Theatre
• Music Direction
Kory Danielson - "Kinky Boots" - Paramount Theatre
David Fiorello - "Blues in the Night" - Porchlight Music Theatre
• Original Music in a Play
Pornchanok Kanchanabanca - "Gem of the Ocean" - Goodman Theatre
• Fight Choreography
Christian Kelly-Sordelet and David Blixt - "Athena" - Writers Theatre
• Projection Design
Rasean Davonte Johnson and Michael Salvatore Commendatore - "It Came From Outer Space" - Chicago Shakespeare Theater in association with Universal Theatrical Group
• Artistic Specialization
Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi - Circus and Movement Design - "Lookingglass Alice" - Lookingglass Theatre Company in association with The Actors Gymnasium
• Short Run Production
"The Magnolia Ballet" - About Face Theatre
• Short Run Production - Ensemble
"What to Send Up When It Goes Down" - Congo Square Theatre Company
• Short Run Production - New Work
Natalie Y. Moore - "The Billboard" - 16th Street Theater
• Short Run Production - Performer
Terry Guest - "The Magnolia Ballet" - About Face Theatre
• Short Run Production - Design
Angela Weber Miller - "Who's Holiday!" - Theater Wit
• Special Award
Chuck Smith - Lifetime Achievement in Theater