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I’m proud to be a member of the Twin Cities Theatre Bloggers. This was my first year voting in their awards, and I’m very happy with the nominations and how they recognize the breadth of excellence that is theatre in Minnesota. Keep in mind these nominations are mostly limited to the Twin Cities area, and don’t forget there are plenty of excellent theater productions in Greater Minnesota as well.

FAVORITE COMEDIC PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL
Armando Harlow Ronconi – Singin’ in the Rain AND Waitress, Artistry MN
Cherly Willis – Souvenir, Gremlin Theatre
Kate Beahen – A Christmas Carol… More or Less, Yellow Tree Theatre
Noah Hynick – Significant Other, Lyric Arts
Sally Wingert – An Act of God AND It’s Only a Play, Six Points Theater and Park Square Theatre

FAVORITE DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL
Amedia Pedlow – A Doll’s House, Guthrie Theater
Bryce Michael Wood – Primary Trust, Guthrie
Dustin Bronson – Misery, Yellow Tree
Sushma Saha – Maybe You Could Love Me, Theater Mu
Tracey Maloney – Cherry Orchard, The Jungle Theater and The Moving Company

FAVORITE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL
Anna Hashizume – Grease AND My Fair Lady, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres and Theater Latté Da
Em Adam Rosenberg – Whoa, Nellie!, History Theatre
Erin Capello – Waitress AND Passion, Artistry and Theater Latte Da
Jo Lampert – Cabaret, Guthrie
Shinah Hey – Sweet Charity, Artistry

FAVORITE COMEDIC PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE
It’s Only a Play, Park Square
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Guthrie
The Nacirema Society, Guthrie
Pride and Prejudice, Theatre in the Round
This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing, Ten Thousand Things Theater

FAVORITE DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE
Between Riverside and Crazy, Park Square
The Cherry Orchard, Jungle and Moving Company
Come Back, Little Sheba, Dark & Stormy Productions
The Mousetrap, Guthrie
The Last Yiddish Speaker, Six Points

FAVORITE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE
Fun Home, Theater Latte Da
Lizzie: A Rock Musical, Open Eye Theatre
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Theatre Elision
Violet, Ten Thousand Things
Waitress, Artistry
Whoa, Nellie!, History Theatre

FAVORITE DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Eric Morris – Love and Baseball, Artistry
Joseph Haj – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Guthrie
Katie Bradley – Maybe You Could Love Me AND Stop Kiss, Theater Mu
Penelope Parsons-Lord – Pride and Prejudice, Theatre in the Round
Tracy Brigden – A Doll’s House AND The Mousetrap, Guthrie

FAVORITE DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Joseph Haj – Cabaret, Guthrie
Justin Lucero – My Fair Lady AND Passion, Theater Latte Da
Laura Leffler – Sweet Charity AND Whoa, Nellie!, Artistry and History Theatre
Lindsay Fitzgerald – Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Theatre Elision
Michael Brindisi – Grease, Chanhassen

FAVORITE MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Amanda Weis – Lizzie AND Whoa, Nellie!, Open Eye and History Theatre
Bradley Beahen – Waitress, Artistry
Harrison Wade – Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Theatre Elision
Jason Hansen – Fun Home AND Passion, Theater Latte Da
Mark Hartman – Cabaret, Guthrie

FAVORITE CHOREOGRAPHER
Abby Magalee – My Fair Lady AND Sweet Charity, Theater Latte Da and Artistry
Casey Sams – Cabaret, Guthrie
Danny McHugh and Kelli Foster Warder – Singin’ in the Rain, Artistry
Joey Miller – Whoa, Nellie!, History Theatre
Tamara Kangas Erickson – Grease, Chanhassen

FAVORITE OVERALL DESIGN
Fun Home, Theatre Latte Da (Scenic Designer: Eli Sherlock, Costume Designer: Rich Hamson, Wig, Makeup, & Hair Designer: Emma Gustafson, Sound Designer: Katharine Horowitz, Lighting Designer: Alice Trent, Props Designer: Madelaine Foster)
The Mousetrap, Guthrie (Scenic Designer: Walt Spangler, Costume Designer: Susan Tsu, Lighting Designer: Rui Rita, Sound Designer/Composer: John Gromada)
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Theatre Elision (Scenic Designer: Lindsay Fitzgerald, Lighting Designer: Laine Grendle)
Paradise Blue, Penumbra Theatre Company (Scenic Designer: Maruti Evans, Lighting Designer: Marcus Dilliard, Sound Designer/Composer: Gregory Robinson, Costume Designer: Wanda Walden)
Whoa, Nellie!, History Theatre (Scenic Designer: Joel Sass, Props Designer: Rebecca Jo Malmstrom, Costume Designer: Bryce Turgeon, Lighting Designer: Grant E. Merges, Sound Designer: C Andrew Mayer)

FAVORITE PLAY
Pride and Prejudice, Theatre in the Round
Primary Trust, Guthrie
The Rainmaker, Lyric Arts
Somewhere, Guthrie
Stop Kiss, Theater Mu

FAVORITE MUSICAL
Cabaret, Guthrie
Lizzie: A Rock Musical, Open Eye
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Theatre Elision
Waitress, Artistry
Whoa, Nellie!, History Theatre

FAVORITE NEW WORK
Endometriosis: The Musical, Theatre in the Round
Lesson in Love, Pillsbury House Theatre
Maybe You Could Love Me, Theater Mu
The Ruins, Guthrie
Whoa, Nellie!, History Theatre

FAVORITE THEATER COMPANY
Artistry
Lyric Arts
Six Points Theater
Ten Thousand Things
Theater Latte Da

FAVORITE THEATER VENUE
The Crane Theater
Gremlin Theatre
The Hive Collaborative
Open Eye Theatre
Park Square Theatre

FAVORITE EMERGING ARTIST
Antonisia Collins
Caitlin Sparks
David Michaeli
Jack Bechard
Stephanie Kahle

The winners will be announced soon on the YouTube page of The Stages of MN. Congratulations to all of the nominees!