Production – Play – Large
“Downstate” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
“Indecent” – Victory Gardens Theater
“Photograph 51” – Court Theatre
“Radio Golf” – Court Theatre
“The Steadfast Tin Soldier” – Lookingglass Theatre CompanyProduction – Play – Midsize
“Frankenstein” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
“Noises Off” – Windy City Playhouse
“On Clover Road” – American Blues Theater
“The Recommendation” – Windy City Playhouse
“Something Clean” – Sideshow Theatre Company
and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble

Production – Musical – Large
“Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” – Drury Lane Productions
“Next to Normal” – Writers Theatre
“The Producers” – Paramount Theatre
“Six” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
“The Wizard of Oz” – Paramount Theatre

Production – Musical – Midsize
“Caroline, or Change” – Firebrand Theatre
i/a/w TimeLine Theatre Company
“A Chorus Line” – Porchlight Music Theatre
“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” – Porchlight Music Theatre
“Gypsy” – Porchlight Music Theatre

Production – Revue
“Djembe! The Show” – Doug Manuel, Ashley DeSimone and TSG Theatricals
“Women of Soul” – Black Ensemble Theater
“You Can’t Fake the Funk: A Journey through Funk Music”
– Black Ensemble Theater

Ensemble – Play
“Familiar” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf”
– Court Theatre
“Indecent” – Victory Gardens Theater
“Noises Off” – Windy City Playhouse
“Small Mouth Sounds” – A Red Orchid Theatre
“Twilight Bowl” – Goodman Theatre

Ensemble – Musical or Revue
“A Chorus Line” – Porchlight Music Theatre
“Million Dollar Quartet” – Marriott Theatre
“Queen of the Mist” – Firebrand Theatre
“Six” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
“You Can’t Fake the Funk: A Journey through Funk Music”
– Black Ensemble Theater

New Work – Play
David Auburn – “The Adventures of Augie March” – Court Theatre
David Catlin – “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” – Lookingglass Theatre Company
Jenny Connell Davis – “Scientific Method” – Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Ike Holter – “Lottery Day” – Goodman Theatre
Manual Cinema – “Frankenstein” – Court Theatre
Bruce Norris – “Downstate” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Jen Silverman – “Witch” – Writers Theatre
Mary Zimmerman – “The Steadfast Tin Soldier” – Lookingglass Theatre Company

New Work – Musical
David Cale – “We’re Only Alive for A Short Amount of Time”
– Goodman Theatre i/a/w The Public Theater
Michael Mahler and Jason Brett – “Miracle” – William A. Marovitz and Arny Granat
Daniel Zaitchik – “Darling Grenadine” – Marriott Theatre

Director – Play – Large
Gary Griffin – “Indecent” – Victory Gardens Theater
Pam MacKinnon – “Downstate” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Ron OJ Parson – “Radio Golf” – Court Theatre
Ron OJ Parson – “Too Heavy for Your Pocket” – TimeLine Theatre Company
Vanessa Stalling – “Photograph 51” – Court Theatre
Mary Zimmerman – “The Steadfast Tin Soldier” – Lookingglass Theatre Company

Director – Play – Midsize
Ian Frank – “Frankenstein” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Halena Kays – “On Clover Road” – American Blues Theater
Jess McLeod – “Wolf Play” – The Gift Theatre
Scott Weinstein – “Noises Off” – Windy City Playhouse
Jonathan Wilson – “The Recommendation” – Windy City Playhouse

Director – Musical – Large
Jim Corti – “The Producers” – Paramount Theatre
David Cromer – “Next to Normal” – Writers Theatre
Amber Mak – “The Wizard of Oz” – Paramount Theatre
Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage – “Six” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
William Osetek – “Mamma Mia!” – Drury Lane Productions
Alan Souza – “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” – Drury Lane Productions

Director – Musical – Midsize
Lili-Anne Brown – “Caroline, or Change” – Firebrand Theatre
i/a/w TimeLine Theatre Company
Brenda Didier – “A Chorus Line” – Porchlight Music Theatre
Elizabeth Margolius – “Queen of the Mist” – Firebrand Theatre
Stephen Schellhardt – “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”
– Porchlight Music Theatre
Michael Weber – “Gypsy” – Porchlight Music Theatre

Performer In A Principal Role – Play
Bradley Armacost (Arthur Kipps) – “The Woman in Black” – PW Productions
and Pemberley Productions
Emily Berman (Lusia Weiss Pechenik) – “A Shayna Maidel”
– TimeLine Theatre Company
Janet Ulrich Brooks (Maria Callas) – “Master Class” – TimeLine Theatre Company
Chaon Cross (Rosalind Franklin) – “Photograph 51” – Court Theatre
David Darlow (André) – “The Father” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Lawrence Grimm (Martin Heidegger) – “Hannah and Martin” – Shattered Globe Theatre
Nicole Michelle Haskins (Chess) – “Hopelessly Devoted” – Piven Theatre Workshop
Wendy Robie (Queen Elizabeth I) – “Elizabeth Rex” – Oak Park Festival Theatre
Namir Smallwood (Lee) – “True West” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Meg Thalken (Peggy) – “Four Places” – The Den Theatre

Performer In A Principal Role – Musical
E. Faye Butler (Rose) – “Gypsy” – Porchlight Music Theatre
Matt Crowle (D’Ysquith Family) – “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”
– Porchlight Music Theatre
Rashada Dawan (Caroline) – “Caroline, or Change” – Firebrand Theatre
i/a/w TimeLine Theatre Company
Andrés Enriquez (Monty Navarro) – “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”
– Porchlight Music Theatre
Kelly Felthous (Audrey) – “Little Shop of Horrors” – Drury Lane Productions
Sean Fortunato (Miss Trunchbull) – “Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical”
– Drury Lane Productions
Blake Hammond (Max Bialystock) – “The Producers” – Paramount Theatre
Jacquelyne Jones (Percy Talbott) – “The Spitfire Grill” – American Blues Theater
Jake Morrissy (Leo Bloom) – “The Producers” – Paramount Theatre
Barbara E. Robertson (Anna Edson Taylor) – “Queen of the Mist” – Firebrand Theatre

Solo Performance
David Cale (David) – “We’re Only Alive for A Short Amount of Time”
– Goodman Theatre i/a/w The Public Theater
Matt Crowle (Crumpet) – “The Santaland Diaries” – Goodman Theatre
Joe Foust (Solo Performer) – “The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey”
– American Blues Theater
Ross Lehman (Solo Performer) – “Sentimental Journey” – Citadel Theatre Company
Alexis J. Roston (Lady Day) – “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill”
– Congo Square Theatre Company

Performer In A Supporting Role – Play
Patrick Agada (Joey) – “Something Clean” – Sideshow Theatre Company
and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Janet Ulrich Brooks (Sister Clarissa) – “Over the Tavern” – Theatre at the Center
Kirsten Fitzgerald (Tracy) – “Sweat” – Goodman Theatre
Sean Fortunato (Malvolio) – “Twelfth Night” – Writers Theatre
K. Todd Freeman (Dee) – “Downstate” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Brian Keys (Dwight Barnes) – “The Recommendation” – Windy City Playhouse
James Vincent Meredith (Roosevelt Hicks) – “Radio Golf” – Court Theatre
Scott Parkinson (Sir Andrew Aguecheek) – “Twelfth Night” – Writers Theatre
Kelvin Roston, Jr. (Levee) – “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” – Writers Theatre
Alfred H. Wilson (Elder Joseph Barlow) – “Radio Golf” – Court Theatre

Performer In A Supporting Role – Musical
Dara Cameron (Shelby Thorpe) – “The Spitfire Grill” – American Blues Theater
Kyrie Courter (Natalie Goodman) – “Next to Normal” – Writers Theatre
José Antonio García (Herbie) – “Gypsy” – Porchlight Music Theatre
Emily Goldberg (Sibella Hallward) – “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”
– Porchlight Music Theatre
Alex Goodrich (Oscar Lindquist) – “Sweet Charity” – Marriott Theatre
Marya Grandy (Louise) – “Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn” – Marriott Theatre
Donica Lynn (Oda Mae) – “Ghost The Musical” – Theatre at the Center
Sawyer Smith (Fastrada) – “Pippin” – Mercury Theater Chicago
Catherine Smitko (Hannah Ferguson) – “The Spitfire Grill” – American Blues Theater
Nat Zegree (Jerry Lee Lewis) – “Million Dollar Quartet” – Marriott Theatre

Performer In A Revue
Robin DaSilva (Mahalia) – “Mahalia Jackson: Moving Thru the Light”
– Black Ensemble Theater
Rashada Dawan (Singer) – “Djembe! The Show” – Doug Manuel, Ashley DeSimone
and TSG Theatricals
Rhonda Preston (Mature Nancy) – “Style and Grace: A Tribute to Lena Horne
and Nancy Wilson” – Black Ensemble Theater
Aeriel Williams (Young Lena) – “Style and Grace: A Tribute to Lena Horne
and Nancy Wilson” – Black Ensemble Theater

Scenic Design – Large
William Boles – “The Producers” – Paramount Theatre
Kevin Depinet and Christopher Rhoton – “The Wizard of Oz” – Paramount Theatre
Kristen Robinson – “Familiar” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Todd Rosenthal – “How to Catch Creation” – Goodman Theatre
Todd Rosenthal – “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Arnel Sancianco – “Lottery Day” – Goodman Theatre
Arnel Sancianco – “Photograph 51” – Court Theatre

Scenic Design – Midsize
Jeffrey D. Kmiec – “Gypsy” – Porchlight Music Theatre
Jeffrey D. Kmiec – “Noises Off” – Windy City Playhouse
Angela Weber Miller – “All Childish Things” – First Folio Theatre
Lauren Nigri – “The Recommendation” – Windy City Playhouse
Arnel Sancianco – “Something Clean” – Sideshow Theatre Company
and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Joe Schermoly – “This Bitter Earth” – About Face Theatre

Costume Design – Large
Hugh Durrant – “Nell Gwynn” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Rueben Echoles – “You Can’t Fake the Funk: A Journey through Funk Music”
– Black Ensemble Theater
Theresa Ham – “The Wizard of Oz” – Paramount Theatre
Ana Kuzmanic – “The Steadfast Tin Soldier” – Lookingglass Theatre Company
Ryan Park – “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” – Drury Lane Productions
Jordan Ross – “The Producers” – Paramount Theatre

Costume Design – Midsize
Rachel Boylan – “Pippin” – Mercury Theater Chicago
Jeff Hendry – “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”
– Porchlight Music Theatre
Bill Morey – “Gypsy” – Porchlight Music Theatre

Sound Design – Large
Mikhail Fiskel – “Cambodian Rock Band” – Victory Gardens Theater
Jeffrey Levin – “A Shayna Maidel” – TimeLine Theatre Company
Ray Nardelli – “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” – Writers Theatre
Adam Rosenthal – “The Wizard of Oz” – Paramount Theatre
Rick Sims – “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” – Lookingglass Theatre Company
Kyle Vegter and Ben Kauffman – “Frankenstein” – Court Theatre

Sound Design – Midsize
Eric Backus – “The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey” – American Blues Theater
Eric Backus – “Wolf Play” – The Gift Theatre
Christopher Kriz – “Frankenstein” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Jeffrey Levin – “Small Mouth Sounds” – A Red Orchid Theatre
Matt Reich – “The Worst Mother in the World” – Halcyon Theatre

Lighting Design – Large
Tim Deiling – “Six” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Greg Hofmann – “The Wizard of Oz” – Paramount Theatre
Greg Hofmann and Jesse Klug – “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
– Chicago Shakespeare Theater
William C. Kirkham – “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein”
– Lookingglass Theatre Company
Jesse Klug – “The Producers” – Paramount Theatre
Ryan O’Gara – “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” – Drury Lane Productions

Lighting Design – Midsize
Mike Durst – “Frankenstein” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Denise Karczewski – “A Chorus Line” – Porchlight Music Theatre
John Kelly – “This Bitter Earth” – About Face Theatre
Alexander Ridgers – “Pinocchio” – The House Theatre of Chicago
Cat Wilson – “Queen of the Mist” – Firebrand Theatre

Choreography
Christopher Chase Carter – “A Chorus Line” – Porchlight Music Theatre
Brenda Didier – “Pippin” – Mercury Theater Chicago
Brenda Didier – “The Producers” – Paramount Theatre
Denis Jones – “Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn” – Marriott Theatre
Alex Sanchez – “Sweet Charity” – Marriott Theatre

Original Music
Christopher Kriz – “Frankenstein” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Andre Pluess and Amanda Dehnert – “The Steadfast Tin Soldier”
– Lookingglass Theatre Company
Rick Sims – “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” – Lookingglass Theatre Company
Kyle Vegter and Ben Kauffman – “Frankenstein” – Court Theatre
Richard Woodbury – “The Winter’s Tale” – Goodman Theatre

Music Direction
Roberta Duchak – “Six” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Robert Reddrick – “You Can’t Fake the Funk: A Journey through Funk Music”
– Black Ensemble Theater
Malcolm Ruhl – “The Spitfire Grill” – American Blues Theater
Andra Velis Simon – “Caroline, or Change” – Firebrand Theatre
i/a/w TimeLine Theatre Company
Tom Vendafreddo – “The Producers” – Paramount Theatre

Fight Choreography
Jon Beal – “Cardboard Piano” – TimeLine Theatre Company
Matt Hawkins – “Hamlet” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Matt Hawkins – “Witch” – Writers Theatre
Ned Mochel – “True West” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Puppet Design
Lizi Breit and Drew Dir – “Frankenstein” – Court Theatre
Chicago Puppet Studio – “Pinocchio” – The House Theatre of Chicago
Chicago Puppet Studio – “The Steadfast Tin Soldier”
– Lookingglass Theatre Company
Stephanie Diaz – “Wolf Play” – The Gift Theatre
Phillip Huber – “Darling Grenadine” – Marriott Theatre

Projection Design
Anthony Churchill – “Scientific Method” – Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Rasean Davonte Johnson – “Frankenstein” – Court Theatre
Kevan Loney – “The Wizard of Oz” – Paramount Theatre
G. “Max” Maxin IV – “The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey”
– American Blues Theater
Mike Tutaj – “Hamlet” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Artistic Specialization
Kristy Leigh Hall – Makeup Design – “Frankenstein”
– Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Richard Jarvie – Wig & Make-up Design – “Nell Gwynn”
– Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Cassy Schillo and Wendy A. Huber – Properties Design – “All Childish Things”
– First Folio Theatre