Here are the recipients IN BOLD of the 11th Annual Richmond Theatre Critcs Circle Award (the nominees are also listed). Check back Monday afternoon for my video recap.
Best Musical: West Side Story – Virginia Rep
Alice, A New Musical – Firehouse/TheatreLAB
Fun Home – Cadence Theatre in partnership with Virginia Rep
The Last Five Years – TheatreLAB/Yes, And! Entertainment
Preludes – Firehouse
Best Direction (Musical): Billy Christopher Maupin, Preludes
Adam Ferguson, Alice
Chase Kniffen, Fun Home
Nathaniel Shaw, West Side Story
Kerrigan Sullivan, Wings, Firehouse
Best Actor (Musical): PJ Freebourn, Preludes
Duke Lafoon, Fun Home
Justin Luciano, West Side Story
Dale Sampson, The View Upstairs, Richmond Triangle Players
Alexander Sapp, The Last Five Years
Best Actress (Musical): Bianca Bryan, Wings
Alexa Cepeda, A Chorus Line, Richmond Triangle Players
Christie Jackson, The Last Five Years
Brittany Santos, West Side Story
Debra Wagoner, Tomfoolery, Swift Creek Mill
Best Supporting Actor (Musical): Levi Meerovich, Preludes
Steven Rada, A Chorus Line
Morgan Reynolds, Mary Poppins, Virginia Rep
Alexander Sapp, A Chorus Line
Travis West, Preludes
Best Supporting Actress (Musical): Elizabeth Wyld, Fun Home
Maggie Bavolack, Alice
Daria DeGaetano, A Chorus Line
Maria Cristina Slye, West Side Story
Debra Wagoner, Mary Poppins
Best Musical Direction: Susan Randolph Braden, Preludes
Paul Deiss, Tomfoolery
Leilani Fenick/Michael Knowles, To Damascus, Firehouse
Kim Fox, Wings
Anthony Smith, West Side Story
Best Choreography: Lisa Rumbauskas, Mary Poppins
Kikau Alvaro, Fun Home
Justin Amellio, A Chorus Line
Emily Dandridge, Preludes
Alissa Pagnotti, Dames at Sea
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design (Musical): Sarah Grady, West Side Story
Leslie Cook-Day, Preludes
Sue Griffin and Jeanne Nugent, Mary Poppins
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design (Musical): Bill Miller, Wings
Christian DeAngelis, Preludes
Joe Doran, Fun Home
Michael Jarett, The Last Five Years
BJ Wilkinson, West Side Story
Outstanding Achievement in Set Design (Musical): David Melton, The View Upstairs
Scott Bradley, West Side Story
Tennessee Dixon, Preludes
Adam Ferguson, Alice
Vinnie Gonzalez, Wings
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design (Musical): Jason Blue Herbert, Wings
Derek Dumais, Fun Home
Derek Dumais, Mary Poppins
Derek Dumais, West Side Story
Ryan Dygert, Preludes
Best Play: Appropriate, Cadence Theatre in partnership with Virginia Rep
Cloud 9, Richmond Triangle Players
Corpus Christi, Richmond Triangle Players
Hand to God, 5th Wall/TheatreLAB
The Normal Heart, Richmond Triangle Players
Top Dog/Underdog, TheatreLAB
Best Direction (Play): Anna Senechal Johnson, Appropriate
Josh Chenard, Desire under the Elms, Firehouse
Gary C. Hopper, Hand to God
Katrinah Carol Lewis, Top Dog/Underdog
James Ricks, Lysistrata, Quill
Best Actor (Play): Adam Turck, Hand to God
Matt Bloch, Cloud 9
Bostin Christopher, The Christians, Cadence Theatre in partnership with Virginia Rep
Jim Morgan, The Normal Heart
Jeremy V. Morris, Top Dog/Underdog
Best Actress (Play): Susan Sanford, Appropriate
Trezana Beverley, A Raisin in the Sun
Kimberly Jones Clark, Hand to God
Maggie Roop, Crimes of the Heart, Virginia Rep (Hanover Tavern)
Laine Satterfield, Cloud 9
Catherine Shaffner, Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, Virginia Rep (Hanover Tavern)
Best Supporting Actor (Play): Happy Mahaney, Appropriate
Chandler Hubbard, Corpus Christi
John Mincks, Miracle on South Division Street, Virginia Rep (Hanover Tavern)
Matt Shofner, Romeo & Juliet (VMFA), Quill
Adam Valentine, Hand to God
Best Supporting Actress (Play): Donna Marie Miller, Food, Clothing, and Shelter, Firehouse
Maggie Bavolack, Lysistrata
Jasmine Coles, A Raisin in the Sun
Melissa Johnston Price, Romeo & Juliet
Jill Bari Steinberg, Appropriate
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design (Play): Aaron Mastin, Shakespeare in Love, Virginia Rep
Cora Delbridge, As You Like It, Quill
Cora Delbridge, Romeo & Juliet
Sheila Russ, The Normal Heart
Emily Tappan, A Raisin in the Sun
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design (Play): Michael Jarett, Moth, TheatreLAB
Andrew Bonniwell, I Am My Own Wife, Richmond Triangle Players/5th Wall
Leslie Cook-Day, Preludes
Bill Miller, Desire under the Elms
Outstanding Achievement in Set Design (Play): Rich Mason, Appropriate
Katherine Field, A Raisin in the Sun
Rich Mason, The Christians
Terrie Powers, Crimes of the Heart
Chris Raintree, Desire under the Elms
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design (Play): Paul Deiss, The Woman in Black, Swift Creek Mill
Derek Dumais, A Raisin in the Sun
Robbie Kinter, An Oak Tree, Firehouse
Special Achievement in Dance
Matthew Couvillon for recreating Jerome Robbins’ choreography for Virginia Rep’s “West Side Story.”
Ernie McClintock Best Ensemble Acting: Alice, TheatreLAB
Cloud 9, Richmond Triangle Players
Corpus Christi, Richmond Triangle Players
Miracle on South Division Street, Virginia Rep
Preludes, Firehouse
Promising Newcomer: Keisha Wallace, Food, Clothing, and Shelter
Mara Barrett, Free Man of Color, Heritage Ensemble Theatre Company
Stone Casey, The Diviners, Chamberlayne Actors Theatre
Violet Craghead-Way, Fun Home
Jordan Pearson, Akeelah and the Bee, Virginia Rep Children’s Theatre
Best Original Work: To Damascus by Walter Braxton, Firehouse
The Dream Seller and the Forest Dwellers by Jerry Maple Jr., Heritage
Food, Clothing, and Shelter by Bo Wilson, Firehouse
River Ditty by Matthew Mooney Keuter, Virginia Rep