2012 Equity Jeff Award Nominees
2012 Equity Jeff Award Nominees
Production — Play — Large
“Angels in America, Parts One and Two” — Court Theatre
“Clybourne Park” — Steppenwolf Theatre Company
“The Convert” — Goodman Theatre in association With Center Theatre Group and Mccarter Theatre Center
“Elizabeth Rex” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
“The Iceman Cometh” — Goodman Theatre
“In the Next Room or the vibrator play” — Victory Gardens Theater
“Invisible Man” — Court Theatre in association with Christopher Mcelroen Productions
“Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting” — Lookingglass Theatre Company
“Oedipus El Rey” — Victory Gardens Theater
Production — Play — Midsize
“Blizzard ‘67” — Chicago Dramatists
“Chesapeake” — Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
“Death and Harry Houdini” — The House Theatre of Chicago
“Disgraced” — American Theater Company in Special Arrangement with The Araca Group
“Enron” — TimeLine Theatre Company
“Fish Men” — Goodman Theatre presents The Teatro Vista Production
“Freud’s Last Session” — Carolyn Rossi Copeland, Robert Stillman and Jack Thomas present The Barrington Stage Production
“Immediate Family” — Paul Boskind, Ruth Hendel and Stephen Hendel by special arrangement with Goodman Theatre and in association with About Face Theatre Company
“The Pitmen Painters” — TimeLine Theatre Company
Production — Musical — Large
“Eastland: A New Musical” — Lookingglass Theatre Company
“Follies” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
“Hairspray” — Drury Lane Productions
“A Little Night Music” — Writers’ Theatre
“The Pirates of Penzance” — Marriott Theatre
“The Sound of Music” — Drury Lane Productions
“Sweeney Todd” — Drury Lane Productions
Production — Musical — Midsize
“A Catered Affair” — Porchlight Music Theatre
“The Christmas Schooner A Musical” — The Mercury Theater
“The Doyle & Debbie Show” — Lonesome Road Productions in association with Jim Jensen and Lisselan Productions
“Rent” — American Theater Company and About Face Theatre
Production — Revue
“Stephen Sondheim’s Putting It Together” — Porchlight Music Theatre
“We’re All in This Room Together” — The Second City E.T.C.
Director — Play
Nathan Allen — “Death and Harry Houdini” — The House Theatre of Chicago
J. Nicole Brooks — “Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting” — Lookingglass Theatre Company
Robert Falls — “The Iceman Cometh” — Goodman Theatre
Bj Jones — “The Pitmen Painters” — TimeLine Theatre Company
Christopher Mcelroen — “Invisible Man” — Court Theatre in association with Christopher Mcelroen Productions
Amy Morton — “Clybourne Park” — Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Charles Newell — “An Iliad” — Court Theatre
Ron OJ Parson — “The Caretaker” — Writers’ Theatre
Sandy Shinner — “In the Next Room or the vibrator play” — Victory Gardens Theater
Chay Yew — “Oedipus El Rey” — Victory Gardens Theater
Director — Musical
William Brown — “A Little Night Music” — Writers’ Theatre
Amanda Dehnert — Eastland: A New Musical — Lookingglass Theatre Company
Gary Griffin — “Follies” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Tammy Mader — “Hairspray” — Drury Lane Productions
Dominic Missimi — “The Pirates of Penzance” — Marriott Theatre
Rachel Rockwell — “The Sound of Music” — Drury Lane Productions
Rachel Rockwell — “Sweeney Todd” — Drury Lane Productions
Ensemble
“Ameriville By Universes” — Victory Gardens Theater
“Clybourne Park” — Steppenwolf Theatre Company
“The Iceman Cometh” — Goodman Theatre
“Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting” — Lookingglass Theatre Company
“The Pitmen Painters” — TimeLine Theatre Company
Actor in a Principal Role — Play
Usman Ally (Amir) — “Disgraced” — American Theater Company in special arrangement with The Araca Group
Teagle F. Bougere (Invisible Man) — “Invisible Man” — Court Theatre in association with Christopher Mcelroen Productions
William J. Norris (Davies) — “The Caretaker” — Writers’ Theatre
Martin Rayner (Sigmund Freud) — “Freud’s Last Session” — Carolyn Rossi Copeland, Robert Stillman and Jack Thomas present The Barrington Stage Production
Steven Sutcliffe (Ned Lowenscroft) — “Elizabeth Rex” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Larry Yando (Roy M. Cohen) — “Angels in America, Parts One and Two” — Court Theatre
Actor in a Principal Role — Musical
Adrian Aguilar (Jon) — “Tick … Tick … Boom!” — Porchlight Music Theatre
Bruce Arntson (Doyle Mayfield) — “The Doyle & Debbie Show” — Lonesome Road Productions in association with Jim Jensen and Lisselan Productions
Clarke Hallum (Ralphie) — “A Christmas Story, The Musical” — Gerald Goehring, Roy Miller, Michael F. Mitri, Pat Flicker Addiss, Peter Billingsley, Mariano Tolentino, Louise H. Beard, Michael Filerman, Scott Hart, Timothy Laczynski, Bartner/Jenkins Entertainment, Angela Milonas and Bradford W. Smith
Andrew Lupp (Phil Davis) — “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical” — Marriott Theatre
Kelvin Roston, Jr. (Jackie Wilson) — “The Jackie Wilson Story (My Heart Is Crying, Crying)” — Black Ensemble Theater
Rashawn Thompson (Marvin Gaye) — “The Marvin Gaye Story (Don’t Talk About My Father Because God is My Friend)” — Black Ensemble Theater
Actress in a Principal Role — Play
Pascale Armand (Jekesai/Ester) — “The Convert” — Goodman Theatre in association with Center Theatre Group and Mccarter Theatre Center
Janet Ulrich Brooks (Anya Botvinnik) — “A Walk in the Woods” — TimeLine Theatre Company
Kate Buddeke (Tanya) — “The North Plan” — Theater Wit
Diane D’Aquila (Queen Elizabeth I) — “Elizabeth Rex” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Kate Fry (Catherine Givings) — “In the Next Room or the vibrator play” — Victory Gardens Theater
Lia Mortensen (Lynn Fontanne) — “Ten Chimneys” — Northlight Theatre
Kelli Simpkins (Darcy) — “The Kid Thing” — Chicago Dramatists and About Face Theatre
Actress in a Principal Role — Musical
Jennifer Blood (Maria Rainer) — “The Sound of Music” — Drury Lane Productions
Lillian Castillo (Tracy Turnblad) — “Hairspray” — Drury Lane Productions
Shannon Cochran (Desiree Armfeldt) — “A Little Night Music” — Writers’ Theatre
Rebecca Finnegan (Aggie Hurley) — “A Catered Affair” — Porchlight Music Theatre
Jenny Littleton (Debbie) — “The Doyle & Debbie Show” — Lonesome Road Productions in association with Jim Jensen and Lisselan Productions
Liz McCartney (Mrs. Lovett) — “Sweeney Todd” — Drury Lane Productions
Caroline O’Connor (Phyllis Rogers Stone) — “Follies” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Actor or Actress in a Revue
Edgar Blackmon (Ensemble) — “Who Do We Think We Are?” — The Second City
Mckinley Carter (Woman #1) — “Stephen Sondheim’s Putting It Together” — Porchlight Music Theatre
Mike Kosinski (Ensemble) — “We’re All in This Room Together” — The Second City E.T.C.
Adam Pelty (Man #1) — “Stephen Sondheim’s Putting It Together” — Porchlight Music Theatre
Solo Performance
Greg Matthew Anderson (Kerr) — “Chesapeake” — Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Timothy Edward Kane (Poet) — “An Iliad” — Court Theatre
Deborah Staples (Performer) — “The Blonde, The Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead” — Writers’ Theatre
Actor in a Supporting Role — Play
Brad Armacost (Phil Hogan) — “A Moon for the Misbegotten” — Seanachaí Theatre Company
Ian Barford (Arly Wilcox) — “The March” — Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Brian Dennehy (Larry Slade) — “The Iceman Cometh” — Goodman Theatre
Alex Goodrich (Ellard Simms) — “The Foreigner” — Provision Theater
Harry Groener (General William Tecumseh Sherman) — “The March” — Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Ron Orbach (Nick Bottom) — “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Dan Waller (Oliver Kilbourn) — “The Pitmen Painters”- TimeLine Theatre Company
Howard Witt (Adam Kirchbaum Aka Ninety-Two) — “Fish Men” — Goodman Theatre presents the Teatro Vista Production
Actor in a Supporting Role — Musical
Brandon Dahlquist (Count Carl-Magnus & Lieder Singer) — “A Little Night Music” — Writers’ Theatre
Alex Goodrich (Kirk) — “Hero The Musical” — Marriott Theatre
Kevin Earley (Pirate King) — “The Pirates of Penzance” — Marriott Theatre
Ross Lehman (Major-General) — “The Pirates of Penzance” — Marriott Theatre
Michael Aaron Lindner (Edna Turnblad) — “Hairspray” — Drury Lane Productions
Rod Thomas (Orin Scrivello, Derelict, Customer, Radio Announcer, Bernstein, Mrs. Luce, Skip Snip and Patrick Martin) — “Little Shop of Horrors” — Theatre at the Center
Actress in a Supporting Role — Play
Cheryl Lynn Bruce (Mai Tamba) — “The Convert” — Goodman Theatre in association with Center Theatre Group and Mccarter Theatre Center
Hannah Gomez (Maribel) — “Crooked” — Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Mary Cross and Sharon Furiya
Patrese D. Mcclain (The Folk) — ”Spunk” — Court Theatre
Polly Noonan (Sabrina Daldry) — “In the Next Room or the vibrator play” — Victory Gardens Theater
Maryann Thebus, (Vera) — “After The Revolution” — Next Theatre Company
Kristina Valada-Viars (Mandy Bloom) — “Time Stands Still” — Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Natalie West (Gail) — “The Butcher of Baraboo” — A Red Orchid Theatre
Actress in a Supporting Role — Musical
Dara Cameron (Susan Schmitty) — “Hero The Musical” — Marriott Theatre
Patti Cohenour (The Mother Abbess) — “The Sound of Music” — Drury Lane Productions
Hollis Resnik (Carlotta Campion) — “Follies” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Alene Robertson (Martha Watson) — “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical” — Marriott Theatre
Christine Sherrill (Paulette) — “Legally Blonde The Musical” — Marriott Theatre
New Work — Play or Musical
Ayad Akhtar — “Disgraced” — American Theater Company in special arrangement with The Araca Group
John Conroy — “My Kind of Town” — TimeLine Theatre Company
Sarah Gubbins — “The Kid Thing” — Chicago Dramatists and About Face Theatre
Andrew Hinderaker — “I am Going to Change The World” — Chicago Dramatists
Jon Steinhagen — “Blizzard ‘67” — Chicago Dramatists
Aaron Thielen and Michael Mahler — “Hero The Musical” — Marriott Theatre
Andrew White, Andre Pluess and Ben Sussman — “Eastland: A New Musical” — Lookingglass Theatre Company
New Adaptation — Play
Calixto Bieito and Marc Rosich — “Camino Real” — Goodman Theatre
Frank Galati — “The March” — Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Oren Jacoby — “Invisible Man” — Court Theatre in association with Christopher Mcelroen Productions
Tracy Letts — “Three Sisters” — Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Jessica Thebus and Frank Maugeri — “The Feast: An Intimate Tempest” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater in association with Redmoon
Choreography
Tammy Mader — “Hairspray” — Drury Lane Productions
Matt Raftery — “The Pirates of Penzance” — Marriott Theatre
Jessica Redish — “Pippin” — The Music Theatre Company
Marc Robin — “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical” — Marriott Theatre
Alex Sanchez — “Follies” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Original Incidental Music
Jenny Giering — “Elizabeth Rex” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Andrew Hansen — “A Walk in the Woods” — TimeLine Theatre Company
Lindsay Jones — “Timon of Athens” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen — “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Kevin O’Donnell — “Death and Harry Houdini” — The House Theatre of Chicago
David Singer — “Three Sisters” — Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Music Direction
Austin Cook — “Stephen Sondheim’s Putting It Together” — Porchlight Music Theatre
Roberta Duchak — “The Sound of Music” — Drury Lane Productions
Roberta Duchak — “Sweeney Todd” — Drury Lane Productions
Brad Haak — “Follies” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Valerie Maze — “A Little Night Music” — Writers’ Theatre
Robert Reddrick — “The Marvin Gaye Story (Don’t Talk About My Father Because God Is My Friend)” - Black Ensemble Theater
Scenic Design — Midsize
Ira Amyx and Merje Veski — “A Moon for the Misbegotten” — Seanachaí Theatre Company
John Iacovelli — “Immediate Family” — Paul Boskind, Ruth Hendel and Stephen Hendel by special arrangement with Goodman Theatre and in association with About Face Theatre Company
Jack Magaw — “Disgraced” — American Theater Company in special arrangement with The Araca Group
Brian Prather — “Freud’s Last Session” — Carolyn Rossi Copeland, Robert Stillman, and Jack Thomas present The Barrington Stage Production
Chelsea M. Warren — “The Kid Thing” — Chicago Dramatists and About Face Theatre
Scenic Design — Large
Kevin Depinet — “The Iceman Cometh” — Goodman Theatre
Troy Hourie — “Invisible Man” — Court Theatre in association with Christopher Mcelroen Productions
Jack Magaw — “The Caretaker” — Writers’ Theatre
Jack Magaw — “In the Next Room or the vibrator play” — Victory Gardens Theater
Dan Ostling — “Eastland: A New Musical” — Lookingglass Theatre Company
Todd Rosenthal — “Clybourne Park” — Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Todd Rosenthal — “An Iliad” — Court Theatre
Todd Rosenthal — “Red” — Goodman Theatre in association with Arena Stage at The Mead Center for American Theater
Walt Spangler — “Time Stands Still” — Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Lighting Design — Midsize
Jesse Klug — “The Amish Project” — American Theater Company
Jesse Klug — “Fish Men” — Goodman Theatre presents The Teatro Vista Production
Jr Lederle — “Chesapeake” — Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Michael Mcnamara — “The Turn of The Screw” — First Folio Theatre
Ben Wilhelm — “Death and Harry Houdini” — The House Theatre of Chicago
Lighting Design — Large
John Culbert — “Invisible Man” — Court Theatre in association with Christopher Mcelroen Productions
James F. Ingalls — “Camino Real” — Goodman Theatre
Natasha Katz — “The Iceman Cometh” — Goodman Theatre
Jesse Klug — “Sweeney Todd” — Drury Lane Productions
Keith Parham — “Red” — Goodman Theatre in association with Arena Stage at The Mead Center for American Theater
Costume Design — Midsize
David Hyman — “Rent” — American Theater Company and About Face Theatre
Branimira Ivanova — “Cloud 9” — The Gift Theatre
Lee Keenan — “Death and Harry Houdini” — The House Theatre of Chicago
Kate Murphy — “Absolute Hell” — The Gift Theatre
Michael Alan Stein — “The Nativity” — Congo Square Theatre Company
Costume Design — Large
Jacqueline Firkins — “In the Next Room or the vibrator play” — Victory Gardens Theater
Rachel Anne Healy — “A Little Night Music” — Writers’ Theatre
Virgil C. Johnson — “Follies” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Nancy Missimi — “The Pirates of Penzance” — Marriott Theatre
Nancy Missimi — “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical” — Marriott Theatre
Sound Design — Midsize
Victoria Deiorio — “Falling: A Wake” — Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Mikhail Fiksel — “Fish Men” — Goodman Theatre presents the Teatro Vista production
Christopher Kriz — “The Turn of the Screw” — First Folio Theatre
Kevin O’Donnell and Harrison Adams — “Death and Harry Houdini” — The House Theatre of Chicago
Rick Sims — “Chesapeake” — Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Sound Design — Large
Mikhail Fiksel — “Oedipus El Rey” — Victory Gardens Theater
Joshua Horvath and Kevin O’Donnell — “Angels in America, Parts One and Two” — Court Theatre
Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen — “The 39 Steps” — Drury Lane Productions
Andre Pluess — “An Iliad” — Court Theatre
Josh Schmidt — “The March” — Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Projections / Media Design
Maya Ciarrocchi — “Crowns” — Goodman Theatre
Seth Henrikson & Oddmachine — “Megacosm” — A Red Orchid Theatre
Alex Koch — “Invisible Man” — Court Theatre in association with Christopher Mcelroen Productions
Mike Tutaj — “I Am Going to Change The World” — Chicago Dramatists
Mike Tutaj — “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Mike Tutaj — “A Walk in the Woods” — TimeLine Theatre Company
Artistic Specialization
Kurt Alger — Wig Design — “Hairspray” — Drury Lane Productions
Jesse Mooney-Bullock — 3-D Puppetry Design — “The Feast: An Intimate Tempest” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater in association with Redmoon
Melissa Veal — Wig and Makeup Design — “Elizabeth Rex” — Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Dennis Watkins — Magic Designer — “Death and Harry Houdini” — The House Theatre of Chicago