52nd Annual Jeff Awards

Production – Play (Large)
“Bug” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
“The First Deep Breath” – Victory Gardens Theater
“King Hedley II” – Court Theatre
“The King’s Speech” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
“Oslo” – TimeLine Theatre Company
“Stick Fly” – Writers Theatre

Production – Play (Midsize)
“The Boys in the Band” – Windy City Playhouse
“Grey House” – A Red Orchid Theatre
“His Shadow: A Parable” – 16th Street Theater
“The Leopard Play, or Sad Songs for Lost Boys” – Steep Theatre Company
“Sheepdog” – Shattered Globe Theatre

Production – Musical or Revue (Large)
“An American in Paris” – Drury Lane Productions
“Beauty and the Beast” – Paramount Theatre
“The Color Purple” – Drury Lane Productions
“Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies” – Porchlight Music Theatre
“Into the Woods” – Writers Theatre
“Something Rotten!” – Marriott Theatre

Production – Musical or Revue (Midsize)
“Always…Patsy Cline” – Firebrand Theatre
“Monty Python’s Spamalot” – Mercury Theater Chicago
“Verböten” – The House Theatre of Chicago

Ensemble – Play
“The Boys in the Band” – Windy City Playhouse
“The First Deep Breath” – Victory Gardens Theater
“Grey House” – A Red Orchid Theatre
“How to Defend Yourself” – Victory Gardens Theater
“Kill Move Paradise” – TimeLine Theatre Company
“The Leopard Play, or Sad Songs for Lost Boys” – Steep Theatre Company
“Stick Fly” – Writers Theatre

Ensemble – Musical or Revue
“An American in Paris” – Drury Lane Productions
“The Color Purple” – Drury Lane Productions
“Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies” – Porchlight Music Theatre
“Into the Woods” – Writers Theatre
“Something Rotten!” – Marriott Theatre

New Work 
Lee Edward Colston II – “The First Deep Breath” – Victory Gardens Theater
Steven Dietz – “How a Boy Falls” – Northlight Theatre
Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler
– “The Secret of My Success” – Paramount Theatre
Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
– “The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley” – Northlight Theatre
Levi Holloway – “Grey House” – A Red Orchid Theatre
Jason Narducy and Brett Neveu – “Verböten” – The House Theatre of Chicago
Douglas Post – “Howards End” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Fouad Teymour – “Twice, Thrice, Frice…”
– Silk Road Rising in association with International Voices Project
Loy A. Webb – “His Shadow: A Parable” – 16th Street Theater

Director – Play (Large)
Nick Bowling – “Oslo” – TimeLine Theatre Company
Wardell Julius Clark – “Kill Move Paradise” – TimeLine Theatre Company
David Cromer – “Bug” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Ron OJ Parson – “King Hedley II” – Court Theatre
Vanessa Stalling – “Roe” – Goodman Theatre

Director – Play (Midsize)
Laura Alcalá Baker – “The Leopard Play, or Sad Songs for Lost Boys”
– Steep Theatre Company
Wardell Julius Clark – “His Shadow: A Parable” – 16th Street Theater
Wardell Julius Clark – “Sheepdog” – Shattered Globe Theatre
Carl Menninger – “The Boys in the Band” – Windy City Playhouse
Shade Murray – “Grey House” – A Red Orchid Theatre
Nick Sandys – “Howards End” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Randy White – “Midsummer (A Play with Songs)”
– The Greenhouse Theater Center

Director – Musical or Revue (Large)
Lili-Anne Brown – “The Color Purple” – Drury Lane Productions
Brenda Didier & Florence Walker-Harris
– “Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies” – Porchlight Music Theatre
Gary Griffin – “Into the Woods” – Writers Theatre
Lynne Kurdziel-Formato – “An American in Paris” – Drury Lane Productions
Scott Weinstein – “Something Rotten!” – Marriott Theatre

Director – Musical or Revue (Midsize)
Nathan Allen – “Verböten” – The House Theatre of Chicago
Brigitte Ditmars – “Always…Patsy Cline” – Firebrand Theatre
L. Walter Stearns – “Monty Python’s Spamalot” – Mercury Theater Chicago

Performer in a Principal Role – Play
Carrie Coon (Agnes White) – “Bug” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Chaon Cross (Helena) – “Midsummer (A Play with Songs)”
– The Greenhouse Theater Center
Charles Andrew Gardner (Teeny) – “His Shadow: A Parable”
– 16th Street Theater
Harry Hadden-Paton (Bertie) – “The King’s Speech”
– Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Patrick Mulvey (Bob) – “Midsummer (A Play with Songs)”
– The Greenhouse Theater Center
Kelvin Roston, Jr. (Hedley) – “King Hedley II” – Court Theatre
Leslie Ann Sheppard (Amina) – “Sheepdog” – Shattered Globe Theatre
Julia Siple (Jenny) – “Mosquitoes” – Steep Theatre Company
Namir Smallwood (Peter Evans) – “Bug” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Eliza Stoughton (Margaret Schlegel) – “Howards End”
– Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Bri Sudia (Mona Juul) – “Oslo” – TimeLine Theatre Company

Performer in a Principal Role – Musical
Josh Drake (Jerry Mulligan) – “An American in Paris” – Drury Lane Productions
Leigh-Ann Esty (Lise Dassin) – “An American in Paris” – Drury Lane Productions
Lucy Godinez (Nancy) – “Oliver!” – Marriott Theatre
Beth Stafford Laird (Belle) – “Beauty and the Beast” – Paramount Theatre
Eben K. Logan (Celie) – “The Color Purple” – Drury Lane Productions
Emilie Lynn (Mary Poppins) – “Mary Poppins” – Drury Lane Productions
Alex Prakken (Jack Kelly) – “Disney’s Newsies” – Paramount Theatre
Hollis Resnik (Norma Desmond) – “Sunset Boulevard”
– Porchlight Music Theatre
Billy Harrigan Tighe (Brantley Foster) – “The Secret of My Success”
– Paramount Theatre
Jonah D. Winston (King Arthur) – “Monty Python’s Spamalot”
– Mercury Theater Chicago

Solo Performance
Deirdre O’Connell (Dana H.) – “Dana H.” – Goodman Theatre
Rebecca Spence (Narrator) – “Every Brilliant Thing”
– Windy City Playhouse

Performer in a Revue
Harmony France / Christina Hall (Patsy Cline / Louise Seger)
– “Always…Patsy Cline” – Firebrand Theatre
Donica Lynn (The Chanteuse) – “Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies”
– Porchlight Music Theatre
Lorenzo Rush Jr. (The Raconteur) – “Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies”
– Porchlight Music Theatre

Performer in a Supporting Role – Play
Kierra Bunch (Tonya) – “King Hedley II” – Court Theatre
Lisa Dawn (Jen) – “The Cake” – Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
Anish Jethmalani (Ahmed Qurie) – “Oslo” – TimeLine Theatre Company
Dan Klarer (Egbert Bakewell) – “Jeeves Saves the Day” – First Folio Theatre
James Leaming (Ronald Reagan) – “Five Presidents” – American Blues Theater
Marcus D. Moore (Kodak/Man) – “His Shadow: A Parable” – 16th Street Theater
Deanna Reed-Foster (Pearl Thomas ) – “The First Deep Breath”
– Victory Gardens Theater
Sadieh Rifai (Eva) – “Do You Feel Anger?” – A Red Orchid Theatre
James Seol (Wen Chang) – “The Great Leap” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
A.C. Smith (Elmore) – “King Hedley II” – Court Theatre
John Tufts (Edmond Rostand) – “Bernhardt/Hamlet” – Goodman Theatre
Celeste Williams (Ruth Jones) – “The First Deep Breath”
– Victory Gardens Theater
Larry Yando (Constant Coquelin) – “Bernhardt/Hamlet” – Goodman Theatre

Performer in a Supporting Role – Musical
Ephie Aardema (Harriet Smith) – “Emma” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Larry Adams (Max von Mayerling) – “Sunset Boulevard”
– Porchlight Music Theatre
Skyler Adams (Adam Hochberg) – “An American in Paris”
– Drury Lane Productions
Sydney Charles (Shug Avery) – “The Color Purple” – Drury Lane Productions
Erica Evans (Milo Davenport) – “An American in Paris” – Drury Lane Productions
Jackson Evans (Lumiere) – “Beauty and the Beast” – Paramount Theatre
Jason Grimm (Hines) – “The Pajama Game” – Theatre at the Center
Nicole Michelle Haskins (Sofia) – “The Color Purple” – Drury Lane Productions
Heidi Kettenring (Vera Prescott) – “The Secret of My Success”
– Paramount Theatre
Ross Lehman (Nostradamus) – “Something Rotten!” – Marriott Theatre
Meghan Murphy (Lady of the Lake) – “Monty Python’s Spamalot”
– Mercury Theater Chicago

Scenic Design – Large
William Boles – “Disney’s Newsies“ – Paramount Theatre
William Boles – “The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley”
– Northlight Theatre
Linda Buchanan – “Stick Fly” – Writers Theatre
Regina Garcia – “King Hedley II” – Court Theatre
Takeshi Kata – “Bug” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Jeffrey D. Kmiec – “Beauty and the Beast” – Paramount Theatre

Scenic Design – Midsize
Kurtis Boetcher – “Grey House” – A Red Orchid Theatre
William Boles – “The Boys in the Band” – Windy City Playhouse
José Manuel Díaz-Soto – “Twice, Thrice, Frice…”
– Silk Road Rising in association with International Voices Project
Angela Weber Miller – “Sherlock’s Last Case” – First Folio Theatre
Joe Schermoly – “The Gulf” – About Face Theatre

Costume Design – Large
Karl Green – “An American in Paris” – Drury Lane Productions
Theresa Ham – “Beauty and the Beast” – Paramount Theatre
Theresa Ham – “Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies”
– Porchlight Music Theatre
Theresa Ham – “Something Rotten!” – Marriott Theatre
Robin L. McGee – “Mary Poppins” – Drury Lane Productions
Alison Siple – “The Mousetrap” – Court Theatre

Costume Design – Midsize
Uriel Gomez – “The Boys in the Band” – Windy City Playhouse
Kristy Leigh Hall – “Howards End” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Rachel Lambert – “Jeeves Saves the Day” – First Folio Theatre

Sound Design – Large
Mikhail Fiksel – “Dana H.” – Goodman Theatre
Christopher M. LaPorte – “King Hedley II” – Court Theatre
Jeffrey Levin – “Kill Move Paradise” – TimeLine Theatre Company
André Pluess and Christopher LaPorte – “Oedipus Rex” – Court Theatre
Josh Schmidt – “Bug” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Sound Design – Midsize
Grover Hollway – “Verböten” – The House Theatre of Chicago
Christopher Kriz – “Sheepdog” – Shattered Globe Theatre
Jeffrey Levin – “Grey House” – A Red Orchid Theatre
Sarah D. Espinoza – “The Boys in the Band” – Windy City Playhouse

Lighting Design – Large
Lee Fiskness – “An American in Paris” – Drury Lane Productions
Lee Fiskness – “Into the Woods” – Writers Theatre
Heather Gilbert – “Bug” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Jesse Klug – “Beauty and the Beast” – Paramount Theatre
Keith Parham – “The Great Leap” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Keith Parham – “Oedipus Rex” – Court Theatre

Lighting Design – Midsize
Erik S. Barry – “The Boys in the Band” – Windy City Playhouse
Mike Durst – “Howards End” – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Mike Durst and Claire Chrzan – “Grey House” – A Red Orchid Theatre
David Goodman-Edberg – “His Shadow: A Parable” – 16th Street Theater
Rachel Levy – “The Gulf” – About Face Theatre
Jason Lynch – “Sheepdog” – Shattered Globe Theatre

Choreography
Joshua Blake Carter – “Disney’s Newsies” – Paramount Theatre
Brenda Didier & Florence Walker-Harris – “Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies”
– Porchlight Music Theatre
Linda Fortunato – “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” – Theatre at the Center
Lynne Kurdziel-Formato – “An American in Paris” – Drury Lane Productions
Alex Sanchez – “Something Rotten!” – Marriott Theatre

Original Music in a Play
John Gromada – “The King’s Speech” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Pornchanok Kanchanabanca – “The Great Leap” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – “Lindiwe” – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Jeffrey Levin – “Kill Move Paradise” – TimeLine Theatre Company
Joanna Lynne Staub – “Bernhardt/Hamlet” – Goodman Theatre

Musical Direction
Matt Deitchman – “Into the Woods” – Writers Theatre
Jermaine Hill – “The Color Purple” – Drury Lane Productions
Jermaine Hill – “Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies”
– Porchlight Music Theatre
Chris Sargent – “An American in Paris” – Drury Lane Productions
Andra Velis Simon – “Always…Patsy Cline” – Firebrand Theatre
William Underwood – “Almost Heaven: John Denver’s America”
– Theatre at the Center

Projection Design
Anthony Churchill – “Sunset Boulevard” – Porchlight Music Theatre
Hana Kim – “The King’s Speech” – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Kevan Loney – “An American in Paris” – Drury Lane Productions
Kevan Loney – “Mary Poppins” – Drury Lane Productions
Mike Tutaj – “Oslo” – TimeLine Theatre Company
Mike Tutaj – “The Secret of My Success” – Paramount Theatre

Artistic Specialization
Breon Arzell (Movement Choreographer) – “Kill Move Paradise”
– TimeLine Theatre Company
Steve Cuiffo (Illusion and Lip Sync Consultant) – “Dana H.”
– Goodman Theatre
Micah Figueroa (Intimacy & Violence Director)
– “The Leopard Play, or Sad Songs for Lost Boys” – Steep Theatre Company
Matt Hawkins (Fight Choreography) – “How to Defend Yourself”
– Victory Gardens Theater
Wendy A. Huber and Margaret Garofalo (Properties Design)
– “Sherlock’s Last Case” – First Folio Theatre
Erin Kilmurray (Movement Design) – “Oedipus Rex” – Court Theatre