Presenting the Nominees...
by Anthony Chase
The Arties Salute the best of Local Theater
The 25th Annual Artie Awards, Buffalo’s celebration of local theater, will be held on Monday, June 1, 2015 at 710 Main. The event will be hosted by actors Charmagne Chi and Amy Jakiel with this writer, Anthony Chase, Artvoice theater editor. The show begins at 8pm.
After the traditional red carpet with glamorous wardrobe and pre-show mingling, the Arties will feature the handing out of awards in 19 categories; career achievement and Katharine Cornell Awards for visiting artists; and numbers from this year’s nominated musicals.
This year’s career achievement award recipients have long ties to the Artie Awards and to the Artvoice publication: “Stagefright” columnist / founder of Buffalo United Artists Javier Bustillos and Artie Music Director Michael Hake. The Cornell Awards go to two native daughters who have left the region but who return to perform locally very frequently, Rebecca Elkin and Kate Loconti.
Over the years, the event has raised significant sums for various HIV/AIDS related charities. This year, the Arties will raise funds for the Immunodeficiency Clinic at ECMC.
Below are the 2015 Artie nominees:
ARTIE AWARD NOMINATIONS 2015
Water By The Spoonful
After Miss Julie, Irish Classical All Quiet on the Western Front, New Phoenix Death of a Salesman, Irish Classical Journey’s End, Kavinoky Water by the Spoonful, Road Less Traveled OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL Ain’t Misbehavin’, MusicalFare Assassins, Second Generation The Drowsy Chaperone, MusicalFare Seussical, Theatre of Youth She Loves Me, Kavinoky OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL Ain’t Misbehavin’, MusicalFare Gee’s Bend, Paul Robeson Theatre Hello, Again!, American Repertory Theater of WNY Poseidon! An Upside Down, Musical, BUA Shake ‘em on Down, Paul Robeson Theatre OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE OF A PLAY After America: Wasteland 2015, Road Less Traveled Arrivals and Departures, Kavinoky The Graduate, Alleyway Grapes of Wrath, Subversive Tom Sawyer, New Phoenix Theatre OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL Ain’t Misbehavin’, Michael Walline Assassins, Chris Cavanagh The Drowsy Chaperone, Chris Kelly Poseidon! An Upside Down Musical, Todd Warfield Shake ‘em on Down, Mary Craig
Tom Sawyer
All Quiet on the Western Front, Robert Waterhouse Death of a Salesman, Greg Natale A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Kelli Bocock-Natale Mothers and Sons, Jessica Rasp Tom Sawyer, Chris Kelly OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY Ain’t Misbehavin’, Michael Walline Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Kristy E. Schupp The Drowsy Chaperone, Bobby Cooke Poseidon! An Upside Down Musical, Joey Bucheker Spring Awakening, Matthew Mooney
After Miss Julie
Christian Brandjes, Journey’s End Christopher Evans, After Miss Julie John Fredo, Death of a Salesman Brian Mysliwy, Beau Jest Matt Witten, Lombardi OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY Anne Gayley, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks Ellen Horst, Death of a Salesman Kristen Tripp Kelley, Beauty Queen of Leenane Anne Hartley Pfohl, Mothers and Sons Lisa Vitrano, The Un-American OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Charles A. Everhart Sr, Shake ‘em on Down Jimmy Janowski, Poseidon! An Upside Down Musical Ben Puglisi [Moran], Assassins Eric Rawski, The Drowsy Chaperone Norm Sham, She Loves Me |
Assassins
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Kerrykate Abel, Poseidon! An Upside Down Musical Annette Christian, Gee’s Bend Mary Craig, Shake ‘em on Down Mary Coppola Gjurich, Jerry’s Girls Debbie Pappas, She Loves Me OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Anthony Alcocer, The Drowsy Chaperone Leon Copeland, Gee’s Bend Tom Owen, She Loves Me Michael Seitz, Poseidon! An Upside Down Musical Alan Trinca, The Drowsy Chaperone OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Michele Marie Roberts, Assassins Charmagne Chi, Carousel Katie Miner, Hello Again! Loraine O’Donnell, She Loves Me Cecilia Snow, Ain’t Misbehavin’ OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY Kevin Craig, The Liar Chris Kelly, Beauty Queen of Leenane Greg Natale, Orphans Christopher Standart, The Crucible Guy Wagner, All Quiet on the Western Front OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY Anne Roaldi Boucher, After Miss Julie Caitlin Coleman, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Josephine Hogan, Beauty Queen of Leenane Tanika Holmes, In the Red and Brown Water Bethany Sparacio, The Liar EMMANUEL FRIED NEW PLAY Jon Elston, After America: Wasteland 2015 Anna Kay France, The Un-American Paulette Harris, How I Got Over Gary Earl Ross, Guns of Christmas Robert Waterhouse, All Quiet on the Western Front
Death of a Salesman
Paul Bostaph, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Dyan Burlingame, Water by the Spoonful David Dwyer, After Miss Julie David King, Journey’s End Kristina Siegel, Lulu OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN Kari Drozd, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Ann Emo, The Liar Kelli Bocock Natale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Dixon Reynolds, Fallen Angels Kenneth Shaw, Seussical OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN Brian Cavanagh, Death of a Salesman Chris Cavanagh, All Quiet on the Western Front Todd Proffitt, The Night Before Christmas John Rickus, Water by the Spoonful Emma Schimminger, Songs for a New World CAREER ACHIEVEMENT Javier Bustillos Michael Hake KATHARINE CORNELL AWARD Rebecca Elkin, Beau Jest Kate LoConti, After Miss Julie
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