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The Sixth Annual Ambie Awards
Thanks to all for helping to raise $1,700 for NOCCA’s Theater Department!
In addition to the winners (marked with a * below), four Special Awards were presented:
--to DramaRama for 15 years of giving theater and dance artists the opportunity to present their works
--to Jefferson Turner for his musical adaptations & arrangements for "The Sweetest Sounds: The Music of Richard Rogers"
--to Thomas Little & Lisa van Wambeck for their original animation for "Crimes Against Nature"
--and to Liz Zibilich, props person extraordinaire
Best Production of a Musical
Assassins, The NOLA Project
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The Sixth Annual Ambie Awards
Thanks to all for helping to raise $1,700 for NOCCA’s Theater Department!
In addition to the winners (marked with a * below), four Special Awards were presented:
--to DramaRama for 15 years of giving theater and dance artists the opportunity to present their works
--to Jefferson Turner for his musical adaptations & arrangements for "The Sweetest Sounds: The Music of Richard Rogers"
--to Thomas Little & Lisa van Wambeck for their original animation for "Crimes Against Nature"
--and to Liz Zibilich, props person extraordinaire
Best Production of a Musical
Assassins, The NOLA Project
By Jeeves, Rivertown Repertory Theatre
Li’l Abner, Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane University
Miss Saigon, Rivertown Repertory Theatre
Rent, Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré
*Tommy, NOCCA
Best Production of a Drama
The Arabian Nights, Tulane Univ. Dept. Of Theatre
*Metamorphoses, UNO Dept. of FTCA
Rabbit Hole, Actor’s Theatre of New Orleans
The Seafarer, Southern Rep
A Soldier’s Play, Anthony Bean Community Theater
Spinning Into Butter, Loyola Dept. of Theatre Arts
Best Production of a Comedy
The Altos, Shine Productions
*Die! Mommy! Die!, Running With Scissors
For Better, Southern Rep
Laughing Wild, Actor’s Theatre of New Orleans
A Place in the Sun, Running With Scissors
Speech & Debate, Southern Rep
Unique Theatrical Experience
Halloween Silver Party, Arthur Roger/Halloween New Orleans
HeartSong Two: A New Orleans Concert for Iowa, Le Chat Noir
*Spaces in Between, Kathy Randels/Artspot Prod. & Art in Action
Swimming Upstream, Ashé Cultural Arts Center
Varla Jean Merman Loves a Foreign Tongue
Ventriloquist Verses, The Alamo Underground
Best Original Work
*Crimes Against Nature, Otter/Backyard Ballroom
A Place in the Sun, Richard Read/Running With Scissors
The Renew Revue, Ricky Graham, Sean Patterson, Jefferson Turner, Dane Evans
The Sweetest Sounds: The Music of Richard Rogers, Jefferson Turner/NOCCA
Varla Jean Merman Loves a Foreign Tongue
What, Has This Thing Appeared Again Tonight, Jim Fitzmorris/The NOLA Project & The Shakespeare Festival at Tulane
Best Children’s Show
Aida, JPAS Summer Youth Theatre
Back to the 80s, 2 Left Feet Productions
Cinderella, Wing & A Prayer Productions
Holiday Extravaganza, NORD Crescent City Lights Youth Theater
Jamal’s Special Christmas Gift, Anthony Bean Community Theater
*Once Upon a Mattress, JPAS Summer Youth Theatre
Best Director of a Musical
AJ Allegra, Assassins
*Roland “Butch” Caire, Miss Saigon
Blake Coheley, Tommy
Derek Franklin and Sonny Borey, Rent
Diane Lala, Li’l Abner
Gary Rucker, By Jeeves
Best Director of a Play
Lorenzo Gonzalez, The Arabian Nights
Aimée Hayes, Speech & Debate
Laura Hope, Spinning Into Butter
David W. Hoover, Metamorphoses
*René J. F. Piazza, Rabbit Hole
Richard Read, A Place in the Sun
Best Actor in a Musical
Roy Haylock, Cabaret
Vatican Lokey, Miss Saigon
Michael Moore, Tommy
Travis Resor, The Frogs
*Joey Taranto, Rent
Christopher Woods, Rent
Best Actress in a Musical
Becky Allen, Annie
*Idella Johnson, Rent
Meredith Long, Ruthless! The Musical
Janie Planchet, Aida
Rachel Romano, Once Upon a Mattress
*Jessie Terrebonne, Cabaret
Best Actor in a Play
*Jason Kirkpatrick, Coyote on a Fence
Keith Launey, Erik the Fourteenth
Jack Long, A Place in the Sun
Brian Peterson, Die! Mommy! Die!
René J. F. Piazza, Rabbit Hole
Will Williams, Radio Golf
Best Actress in a Play
Trina Beck, As You Like It
Joyce Deal, Miss Margarida’s Way
Laura Friedmann, Spinning Into Butter
Elizabeth Skinner Gore, Laughing Wild
Jennifer Growden, Uncle Vanya
*Ashley Ricord, Side Man
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Matt Artigues, Tommy
Lee Farrar Bailey, Oklahoma!
Daniel deShazo, Miss Saigon
Bob Edes, Jr., Cabaret
*Richard Alexander Pomes, Assassins
Josh Smith, Tommy
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Samantha Helmstetter, Tommy
Jorinda Junius, Li’l Abner
*Leslie Limberg, Rent
Lisa Picone, Assassins
Beverly Trask, Cabaret
Ralshella Washington, Raisin
Best Featured Actor in a Play
A.J. Allegra, What, Has This Thing Appeared Again Tonight?
Bob Edes, Jr., Die! Mommy! Die!
Harold X. Evans, Radio Golf
Rodney Graham, Gem of the Ocean
*Dui Jarrod, A Soldier’s Play
Ron Reeder, An Enemy of the People
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Gina Abromson, Rabbit Hole
Julie Bounds, Talking With...
Chrissy Garrett, Metamorphoses
Claire Gresham, What, Has This Thing Appeared Again Tonight?
Maura Hooper, An Enemy of the People
*Peggy Walton-Walker, The Clean House
Best Ensemble
The Bug (Brittany Chandler, Cynthia Davila, Joshua Eichhorn, Rebecca Elizabeth Hollingsworth)
Die! Mommy! Die! (Leon Contavesprie, Bob Edes, Jr., Jack Long, Brian Peterson, Dorian Rush, Dwayne Sepcich)
Metamorphoses (Blake Balu, Natalie Boyd, Ryan Bruce, Ellen Buschang, Derrick Deal, Joyce Deal, Chrissy Garrett, Jonathan Mares, Ben Matheny, Jessica Salamin, Georgette Verdin, James Yeargain)
The Renew Revue (Ricky Graham, Yvette Hargis, Sean Patterson, Mandy Zirkenbach)
The Seafarer (Drew Battles, John Bostic, Jim Fitzmorris, Mark McLaughlin, Shad Willingham)
*Speech & Debate (Natalie Boyd, Sean Glazebrook, Sean Knapp, Liann Pattison)
Best Costume Design
Linda Fried, Oklahoma!
*Roy Haylock, Cabaret
Charlotte Lang, Li’l Abner
Shauna Leone, Frannie Rosenberg, Abbey Peterson, Back to the 80s
Otter & Oliver Manhattan, Crimes Against Nature
Julie Winn, Tommy
Best Lighting Design
Lyn F. Caliva, Metamorphoses
*James Clotfelter, The Seafarer
Su Gonczy, Die! Mommy! Die!
Marty Sachs, For Better
Scott Sauber and Nancy Macko, Rent
Gary Solomon, Jr., Tommy
Best Set Design
Kevin Griffith, Metamorphoses
Geoffrey Hall, The Clean House
*Shannon R. Miller, Return to the Forbidden Planet
Rick Paul, Li’l Abner
David Raphel, For Better
Chad Talkington, A Soldier’s Play
Best Choreography
*Blake Coheley, Tommy
Karen Hebert, Cabaret
Stephanie Herring, The Arabian Nights
Arieuna McGee, Jamal’s Special Christmas Gift
Matthew Neff, Oklahoma!
Lindsey Price, Annie
Best Music Director
Roland “Butch” Caire, Miss Saigon
*Donna Clavijo/Alan Payne, Fiddler on the Roof
Jonne Dendinger, Annie
Derek Franklin, Rent
C. Leonard Raybon, Oklahoma!
Jefferson Turner, Tommy
Best Sound Design
Priscilla Jenkins, Spinning Into Butter
Richard Read, Die! Mommy! Die!
Michael Singleton, For Better
Liz Waldmen, What, Has This Thing Appeared Again Tonight?
*Christopher Wright, Gem of the Ocean
Best Wigs/Make-Up
*Tori Bernard, Heather Autin, Back to the 80s
Greg Bonin, Tommy
Mel Calahan, Where the Girls Were
Don & Linda Guillot, Li’l Abner
Brian Peterson, A Place in the Sun
Bryce Turgeon, Ruthless! The Musical
Best Special Effects
Die! Mommy! Die!
Metamorphoses
A Place in the Sun
Rent
*Splatter House
Tommy
Best Food/Dining Experience
*Ginger Luke, Minacapelli’s Dinner Playhouse
Andy Messina’s, Rivertown Repertory Theatre
NOCCA
Rocky & Carlos, The Altos/Shine Productions
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