2020 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award recipients
Production - Play (large)
• "King Hedley II" - Court Theatre
Production - Play (mid-size)
• "The Boys in the Band" - Windy City Playhouse
Production - Musical or Revue (large)
• "An American in Paris" - Drury Lane Productions
Production - Musical or Revue (mid-size)
• "Monty Python's Spamalot" - Mercury Theater Chicago
Ensemble - Play
• "The Boys in the Band" - Windy City Playhouse
• "The Leopard Play, or Sad Songs for Lost Boys" - Steep Theatre Company
Ensemble - Musical or Revue
• "Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies" - Porchlight Music Theatre
New Work
• Lee Edward Colston II - "The First Deep Breath" - Victory Gardens Theater
• Levi Holloway - "Grey House" - A Red Orchid Theatre
• Loy A. Webb - "His Shadow: A Parable" - 16th Street Theater
Director - Play (large)
• Wardell Julius Clark - "Kill Move Paradise" - TimeLine Theatre Company
Director - Play (mid-size)
• Carl Menninger - "The Boys in the Band" - Windy City Playhouse
Director - Musical or Revue (large)
• Lili-Anne Brown - "The Color Purple" - Drury Lane Productions
Director - Musical or Revue (mid-size)
• L. Walter Stearns - "Monty Python's Spamalot" - Mercury Theater Chicago
Performer in a Principal Role - Play
• Carrie Coon (Agnes White) - "Bug" - Steppenwolf Theatre Company
• Kelvin Roston, Jr. (Hedley) - "King Hedley II" - Court Theatre
Performer in a Principal Role - Musical
• Josh Drake (Jerry Mulligan) - "An American in Paris" - Drury Lane Productions
• Eben K. Logan (Celie) - "The Color Purple" - Drury Lane Productions
Solo Performance
• Rebecca Spence (Narrator) - "Every Brilliant Thing" - Windy City Playhouse
Performer in a Revue
• Lorenzo Rush, Jr. (The Raconteur) - "Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies" - Porchlight Music Theatre
Performer in a Supporting Role - Play
• Deanna Reed-Foster (Pearl Thomas) - "The First Deep Breath" - Victory Gardens Theater
• A.C. Smith (Elmore) - "King Hedley II" - Court Theatre
Performer in a Supporting Role - Musical
• Skyler Adams (Adam Hochberg) - "An American in Paris" - Drury Lane Productions
• Nicole Michelle Haskins (Sofia) - "The Color Purple" - Drury Lane Productions
Scenic Design - Large
• Takeshi Kata - "Bug" - Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Scenic Design - Mid-size
• William Boles - "The Boys in the Band" - Windy City Playhouse
• Joe Schermoly - "The Gulf" - About Face Theatre
Costume Design - Large
• Theresa Ham - "Beauty and the Beast" - Paramount Theatre
Costume Design - Mid-size
• Kristy Leigh Hall - "Howards End" - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Sound Design - Large
• Mikhail Fiksel - "Dana H." - Goodman Theatre
Sound Design - Mid-size
• Jeffrey Levin - "Grey House" - A Red Orchid Theatre
Lighting Design - Large
• Heather Gilbert - "Bug" - Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Lighting Design - Mid-size
• Mike Durst - "Grey House" - A Red Orchid Theatre
Choreography
• Lynne Kurdziel-Formato - "An American in Paris" - Drury Lane Productions
Original Music in a Play
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo - "Lindiwe" - Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Musical Direction
• Jermaine Hill - "Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies" - Porchlight Music Theatre
Projection Design
• Kevan Loney - "An American in Paris" - Drury Lane Productions
Artistic Specialization
• Breon Arzell (movement choreographer) - "Kill Move Paradise" - TimeLine Theatre Company
• Steve Cuiffo (illusion and lip sync consultant) - "Dana H." - Goodman Theatre