Artie Awards Archive

Date: May 21, 2001
Location: Tralfamadore Cafe
Hosts: Anthony Chase, Lisa Ludwig & Norman Sham
Music Direction: Michael G. Hake

There was an error in the printed version of Artvoice which listed two of last year's nominees in the Supporting Actress in a Musical category (Lisa Ludwig & Loraine O'Donnell for I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) in this year's nominees.  The nominees were corrected and Lisa Ludwig was actually nominated for Izzy, while Debbie Pappas was nominated for Cotton Patch Gospel.

The 2000-2001 Artie Nominees & Winners were: (winners denoted in boldface)

Production of a Play:
Hay Fever, ICTC
The Herbal Bed, Kavinoky
House of Bernarda Alba, BUA
The Importance of Being Earnest, ICTC
Riff Raff, Ujima

Production of a Musical:
1776, Kavinoky
Baby, O'Connell & Co.
Cookin' at the Cookery, Paul Robeson Theatre
Pageant, MusicalFare
Suburb, Alleyway

Direction of a Play:
Javier Bustillos, House of Bernard Alba
Lorna C. Hill, Riff Raff
Chris Kelly, The Bad Seed
Paul Todaro, Waiting for Godot
Guy Wagner, The Dresser

Direction of a Musical:
Randall Kramer, Izzy
Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, More Shake, Rattle & Roll
David Lamb, 1776
Neal Radice, Suburb
Doug Weyand, Pageant

Choreography:
Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, More Shake, Rattle & Roll
Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, Suburb
Michael J. Walline, Pippin
Kathy Weese, Izzy
Doug Weyand, Pageant

Ensemble of a Play:
Hay Fever, ICTC
House of Bernarda Alba, BUA
The Mineola Twins, BUA
Present Laughter, Kavinoky
Riff Raff, Ujima

Ensemble of a Musical:
1776, Kavinoky
Cookin' at the Cookery, Paul Robeson Theatre
Izzy, MusicalFare
Pageant, MusicalFare
Suburb, Alleyway

Actor in a Play:
Saul Elkin, The Dresser
Jerry Finnegan, Nightmaze
Jimmy Janowski, The Bad Seed
Roosevelt Tidwell III, Riff Raff
Paul Todaro, The Importance of Being Earnest

Actress in a Play:
Arlene Clement, House of Bernarda Alba
Caitlin Coleman, The Mineola Twins
Jermain Cooper, In the Blood
Eileen Dugan, The Herbal Bed
Anne Gayley, Hay Fever

Supporting Actor in a Play:
Olurotimi Akanbi, Riff Raff
Timothy Patrick Finnegan, The Bad Seed
Rolando Martin Gomez, Riff Raff
Michael Karr, Present Laughter
Richard Hummert, A Lesson Before Dying

Supporting Actress in a Play:
Kelly Meg Brennan, The Importance of Being Earnest
Josephine Hogan, Hay Fever
Barbara Link LaRue, The Importance of Being Earnest
Joyce Stilson, Morticians in Love
Kathleen Betsko Yale, Present Laughter

Actor in a Musical:
Keith Ersing, Pippin
John Fredo, 1776
Paul Maisano, Suburb
Brian Riggs, If Love Were All
Michael J. Walline, Pageant

Actress in a Musical:
Mary Craig, Cookin' at the Cookery
Lisa Ludwig, If Love Were All
Mary Moebius, Baby
Mary Kate O'Connell, Baby
Loraine O'Donnell, Suburb

Supporting Actor in a Musical:
Steven Cooper, 1776
Michael Karr, 1776
Tom Owen, Pippin
Norman Sham, 1776
Doug Weyand, Izzy

Supporting Actress in a Musical:
Lisa Ludwig, Izzy
Janae Longo, 1776
Pamela Rose Mangus, Suburb
Debbie Pappas, Cotton Patch Gospel
Syndi Starr, Izzy

Set Design:
David Butler, Waiting for Godot
David King, The Herbal Bed
David King, Present Laughter
Kenneth Shaw, Swiss Family Robinson
Kenneth Shaw, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Lighting Design:
Brian Cavanagh, Blood Wedding
Brian Cavanagh, The Dresser
Brian Cavanagh, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Chris Cavanagh, Pippin
Liz Richards, Kissing the Witch

Costume Design:
Dorothy Collins, 1776
Geraldine Duskin, Hay Fever
Chris Kelly, The Mineola Twins
Donna Massimo, The Herbal Bed
Donna Massimo, Present Laughter

Emanuel Fried Award for New Play:
Izzy by Jim Santella & Grant Golden
Kill Her Before I Die by Beth Geyer
More Shake, Rattle & Roll by Randall Kramer, Lynne Kurdziel-Formato & Doug Weyand
Nightmaze by Vincent O'Neill
Night Follies by Terence McDonald

Career Achievement:
John Buscaglia

Date: May 20, 2002
Location: Tralfamadore Cafe
Hosts: Anthony Chase, Lisa Ludwig & Norman Sham
Music Direction: Michael G. Hake

There were 2 Career Achievement Recipients this year.

The 2001-2002 Artie Nominees & Winners were: (winners denoted in boldface)

Production of a Play:
All My Sons, Kavinoky
Arms and the Man, ICTC
East Texas Hot Links, Ujima
The Laramie Project, BUA
Philadelphia, Here I Come, ICTC

Production of a Musical:
A New Brain, MusicalFare
The Fantasticks, O'Connell & Co.
Over the Falls, Alleyway
Pan-Ambitions, Alleyway
Pete 'n' Keely, MusicalFare

Direction of a Play:
Kelli Bocock-Natale, Avow
Derek Campbell, Penumbra
Chris Kelly, The Laramie Project
David Lamb, All My Sons
Vincent O'Neill, Philadelphia, Here I Come

Direction of a Musical:
Randall Kramer, My Way
Randall Kramer, A New Brain
Sue Toomey, The Fantasticks
Michael J. Walline, Pete 'n' Keely
Doug Weyand, No Way to Treat a Lady

Choreography:
John Fredo, My Way
Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, America Dances to the Music
Michael J. Walline, Stuart Little
Kathy Weese, A New Brain
Doug Weyand, No Way to Treat a Lady

Ensemble of a Play:
All My Sons, Kavinoky
Arms and the Man, ICTC
Dance on Widow's Row, Paul Robeson Theatre
The Laramie Project, BUA
Penumbra, ICTC

Ensemble of a Musical:
A New Brain, MusicalFare
My Way, MusicalFare
Pan-Ambitions, Alleyway
Six Women With Brain Death, O'Connell & Co.
Stuart Little, TOY

Actor in a Play:
Saul Elkin, All My Sons
Michael Karr, All My Sons
Tim Newell, Mr. Benny
Brian Riggs, Philadelphia, Here I Come
Greg Stuhr, Arms and the Man

Actress is a Play:
Anne Gayley, All My Sons
Lorna C. Hill, Wit
Lisa Ludwig, The Blue Room
Elba Sette-Camara, Educating Rita
Katie White, Avow

Supporting Actor in a Play:
Jimmy Janowski, The Boys in the Band
Michael Karr, Romeo & Juliet
Eric Rawski, The Laramie Project
Paul Todaro, All My Sons
Jason Trost, Wit

Supporting Actress in a Play:
Jeanne Cairns, Arms and the Man
Arlene Clement, The Laramie Project
Darleen Pickering Hummert, Lake Effect
Kristen Tripp Kelly, Night of the Iguana
Kathleen Betsko Yale, Avow

Actor in a Musical:
Keith Ersing, Pan-Ambitions
John Fredo, My Way
Brian Riggs, Pete 'n' Keely
Norman Sham, No Way to Treat a Lady
Tony Sperry, A New Brain

Actress in a Musical:
Stephanie Bax, Pan-Ambitions
Lisa Ludwig, My Way
Pamela Rose Mangus, Over the Falls
Loraine O'Donnell, Pete 'n' Keely
Kathy Weese, No Way to Treat a Lady

Supporting Actor in a Musical:
Marc Jon Filippone, A New Brain
John Fredo, A New Brain
Brian Riggs, No Way to Treat a Lady
Norman Sham, A New Brain
Michael Starzynski, Pan-Ambitions

Supporting Actress in a Musical:
Mary Craig, A New Brain
Wendy Hall, A New Brain
Lisa Ludwig, No Way to Treat a Lady
Mary Ann Moselle, Stuart Little
Debbie Pappas, A New Brain

Set Design:
Scott Behrend, Night of the Iguana
David Butler, Philadelphia, Here I Come
David King, Feelgood
Kenneth Shaw, Still Life With Iris
Neal Radice & Todd Warfield, Shadow Serenade

Lighting Design:
Brian Cavanagh, The Snow Queen
Brian Cavanagh, Still Life With Iris
Brian Cavanagh, Wit
Chris Cavanagh, A New Brain
Kate Elliott & Chris Kelly, The Laramie Project

Costume Design:
Geraldine Duskin, School for Wives
Donna Massimo, All My Sons
Loraine O'Donnell, Pete 'n' Keely
Kenneth Shaw, The Snow Queen
Joyce Stilson, Pan-Ambitions

Emanuel Fried Award for New Play:
Confessions by Matthew Crehan Higgins
Mr. Benny by Mark Humphrey
Over the Falls by Neal Radice
Pan-Ambitions by Neal Radice
Penumbra by Anna Kay France

Career Achievement:
Jeanne Cairns
Stephen McKinley Henderson

Date: May 19, 2003
Location: Tralfamadore Cafe
Hosts: Anthony Chase, Lisa Ludwig & Norman Sham
Music Direction: Michael G. Hake

This year, the Emanuel Fried Award for New Play only had 4 nominees.

The 2002-2003 Artie Nominees & Winners were: (winners denoted in boldface)

Production of a Play:
Everybody's Ruby, Ujima
Lady Windermere's Fan, ICTC
Marty, BET
Mrs. Warren's Profession, ICTC
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Kavinoky

Production of a Musical:
Avenue X, MusicalFare/Paul Robeson Theatre
Godspell, BUA
Gunmetal Blues, MusicalFare
My Fair Lady, Kavinoky
Stories of Life, MusicalFare

Direction of a Play:
Scott Behrend, Project
Derek Campbell, Mrs. Warren's Profession
Tom Martin, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Sheila McCarthy, Marty
Steve Vaughan, Comedy of Errors

Direction of a Musical:
Kelli Bocock-Natale, Godspell
Randall Kramer, Avenue X
Randall Kramer, Gunmetal Blues
Meg Quinn, The Velveteen Rabbit
Paul Todaro, My Fair Lady

Choreography:
Michele Gigante, My Fair Lady
Jack Greenan, She-Bop
Chanon Judson, Avenue X
Kristy E. Schupp, The Velveteen Rabbit
Doug Weyand, Stories of Life

Ensemble of a Play:
Marty, BET
Mrs. Warren's Profession, ICTC
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Kavinoky
Project, Road Less Traveled
What the Butler Saw, ICTC

Ensemble of a Musical:
Avenue X, MusicalFare/Paul Robeson Theatre
Gunmetal Blues, MusicalFare
My Fair Lady, Kavinoky
She-Bop, O'Connell & Co.
The Velveteen Rabbit, TOY

Actor in a Play:
Kinzy Brown, Holiday Heart
Rolando Gomez, References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot
Michael Karr, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Norman Sham, Marty
John Warren, Side Man

Actress in a Play:
Nas Afi, Everybody's Ruby
Bess Brown-Kregal, My Sister in this House
Dava Jones, Dirty Blond
Sharon Strait, Marty
Kathleen Betsko Yale, Arsenic and Old Lace

Supporting Actor in a Play:
Derek Campbell, What the Butler Saw
Phil Knoerzer, Project
Gerry Maher, Mrs. Warren's Profession
Tim Newell, Mrs. Warren's Profession
Doug Weyand, Dirty Blond

Supporting Actress in a Play:
Pat Armstrong, A Question of Color
Arlene Clement, Marty
Lorna C. Hill, Everybody's Ruby
Josephine Hogan, Mrs. Warren's Profession
Abby Huston, My Sister in this House

Actor in a Musical:
Louis Colaiacovo, EAT-TV
Leon Hicks, Avenue X
Michael Karr, Gunmetal Blues
Chris Kelly, Godspell
Dan Korzelius, Avenue X

Actress in a Musical:
Susan Biesinger, My Fair Lady
Mary Craig, Avenue X
Phobie Davis, Dinah Was!
Lisa Ludwig, Gunmetal Blues
Leah Russo, The Velveteen Rabbit

Supporting Actor in a Musical:
Saul Elkin, My Fair Lady
Philip Farugia, Gunmetal Blues
Tom Owen, EAT-TV
Eric Rawski, Godspell
Adam Zelasko, Avenue X

Supporting Actress in a Musical:
Kelly Meg Brennan, EAT-TV
Sheila McCarthy, Stories of Life
Debbie Pappas, Stories of Life
Kathy Weese, Stories of Life
Kathleen Betsko Yale, My Fair Lady

Set Design:
David King, Arsenic and Old Lace
David LaVoie, Marty
Chris Schenk, Gunmetal Blues
Kenneth Shaw, The Velveteen Rabbit
Paul Todaro, My Fair Lady

Lighting Design:
Brian Cavanagh, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
Brian Cavanagh, My Fair Lady
Chris Cavanagh, Gunmetal Blues
Neal Radice, A Question of Color
David Stock, Avenue X

Costume Design:
Geraldine Duskin, Mrs. Warren's Profession
Joe Kowalski, My Fair Lady
Donna Massimo, Arsenic and Old Lace
Bret Runyon, Dirty Blond
Kenneth Shaw, The Velveteen Rabbit

Emanuel Fried Award for New Play:
Christmas Confessions by Matthew Crehan Higgins
Project by Jon Elston
She-Bop by O'Connell & Co.
Stories of Life by Randall Kramer

Career Achievement:
Derek Campbell

Date: June 7, 2004
Location: Sphere Entertainment Complex
Hosts: Anthony Chase, Lisa Ludwig & Norman Sham
Music Direction: Michael G. Hake

The 2003-2004 Artie Nominees & Winners were: (Winners denoted in boldface)

Production of a Play:
The Chosen, Jewish Repertory Theatre
The Foreigner, Kavinoky
Night in November, Alleyway
Shakespeare's R&J, BUA
Translations, ICTC

Production of a Musical:
Jolson and Company, MusicalFare
Once on this Island, Ujima
Passion, O'Connell & Co.
Stompin' at the Savoy, Paul Robeson Theatre
Zooma Zooma, MusicalFare

Direction of a Play:
Scott Behrend, Interrogation Room
Kelli Bocock-Natale, Shakespeare's R&J
Derek Campbell, Translations
Michael Koegel, Fully Committed
David Lamb, Book of Days

Direction of a Musical:
Lorna C. Hill, Once on this Island
Randall Kramer, Jolson and Company
Tim Newell, Passion
Michael J. Walline, Zooma Zooma
Doug Weyand, Song & Dance

Choreography:
Gail Lyons-Hawkins, Once on this Island
Kristy E. Schupp, 1940s Radio Hour
Michael J. Walline, Song & Dance
Michael J. Walline, Zooma Zooma
Kathy Weese, Jolson and Company

Ensemble of a Play:
Book of Days, Kavinoky Theatre
The Foreigner, Kavinoky Theatre
Lion in Winter, Kavinoky Theatre
Looking for Normal, BUA
Translations, ICTC

Ensemble of a Musical:
Broadway Christmas Carol, O'Connell & Co.
Once on this Island, Ujima
Passion, O'Connell & Co.
Song & Dance, MusicalFare
Zooma Zooma, MusicalFare

Actor in a Play:
Jack Hunter, Night in November
Willie Judson, Paul Robeson Speaks Out
Michael Karr, Fully Committed
Tom Loughlin, Looking for Normal
Gerry Maher, The Foreigner

Actress in a Play:
Arlene Clement, What I Did Last Summer
Kristen Gasser, Book of Days
Lorna C. Hill, Pudd'nhead Wilson
Pamela Rose Mangus, Looking for Normal
Leah Russo, The Misanthrope

Supporting Actor in a Play:
Guy Balotine, The Misanthrope
John Buscaglia, Interrogation Room
Carl Kowalkowski, Translations
Jim Mohr, Translations
Marc Sacco, Pterodactyls

Supporting Actress in a Play:
Kelly Meg Brennan, The Misanthrope
Caitlin Coleman, What I Did Last Summer
Kate LoConti, Private Lives
Lisa Vitrano, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Katie White, Translations

Actor in a Musical:
Kinzy Brown, Stompin' at the Savoy
Eric Endres, Week in the Life
John Fredo, Jolson and Company
Brian Riggs, Passion
Norman Sham, Zooma Zooma

Actress in a Musical:
Phobie Davis, Stompin' at the Savoy
Wendy Hall, Zooma Zooma
Mary Kate O'Connell, Meshuggah-Nuns!
Loraine O'Donnell, Passion
Debbie Pappas, Song & Dance

Supporting Actor in a Musical:
David Butler, Passion
Louis Colaiacovo, Jolson and Company
Phil Knoerzer, Passion
Steve Riggle, Song & Dance
Michael Starzynski, Broadway Christmas Carol

Supporting Actress in a Musical:
Kerrykate Abel, Stompin' at the Savoy
Susanna Breese, Passion
Michele Marie Roberts, Zooma Zooma
April McCants, Stompin' at the Savoy
Mary McMahon, 1940s Radio Hour

Set Design:
Scott Behrend, Translations
David King, Communicating Doors
Chris Schenk, Renewing Wright
Kenneth Shaw, Holes
Todd Warfield, Tagged

Lighting Design:
Brian Cavanagh, Communicating Doors
Brian Cavanagh, Holes
Chris Cavanagh, Zooma Zooma
Neal Radice, Night in November
Emma Schimminger, Shakespeare's R&J

Costume Design:
Lorna C. Hill & Pat Armstrong, Once on this Island
Michael Chamberlain, Zooma Zooma
Geraldine Duskin, The Misanthrope
Loraine O'Donnell, The Lion in Winter
Todd Warfield, Tagged

Emanuel Fried Award for New Play:
Interrogation Room by Jon Elston
Renewing Wright by Randall Kramer
Manifest Destiny by Kurt Schneiderman
Pinnochio by Kenneth Shaw
Zooma Zooma by Jim Runfola & Michael J. Walline

Career Achievement:
Lynne Kurdziel-Formato

Date: June 13, 2005
Location: Sphere Entertainment Complex
Hosts: Anthony Chase, Lisa Ludwig & Norman Sham
Music Direction: Michael G. Hake 

This was the first year for the Katharine Cornell Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Visiting Artist, of which five were given this year.

The 2004-2005 Artie Nominees & Winners were: (winners denoted in boldface)

Production of a Play:
American Menu, Paul Robeson Theatre
I Hate Hamlet, Kavinoky
The Price, Jewish Repertory Theatre
She Stoops to Conquer, ICTC
Southern Baptist Sissies, BUA

Production of a Musical:
A Year With Frog & Toad, TOY
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death, Ujima
Anything Goes, Kavinoky
Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red Hot Mamas, MusicalFare
The Spitfire Grill, MusicalFare

Direction of a Play:
Chris Kelly, Southern Baptist Sissies
Ellen Opiela, Electra
Fortunato Pezzimenti, She Stoops to Conquer
Meg Quinn, The Miracle Worker
Robert Waterhouse, Jesus Hopped the A-Train

Direction of a Musical:
John Fredo, Anything Goes
Lorna C. Hill, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Lisa Ludwig, Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red Hot Mamas
Michael J. Walline, A Year With Frog & Toad
Dan Zak, Assassins

Choreography:
Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, That 70s Revue
Michael J. Walline, A Year With Frog & Toad
Kathy Weese, Anything Goes
Kathy Weese, Pepper Park
Doug Weyand, The Girl in the Frame

Ensemble of a Play:
I Hate Hamlet, Kavinoky
Jesus Hopped the A-Train, New Phoenix Theatre
The Price, Jewish Repertory Theatre
Southern Baptist Sissies, BUA
Women on Fire, O'Connell & Company

Ensemble of a Musical:
A...My Name is Alice, BUA
A Year With Frog & Toad, TOY
Change Partners: A Fred Astaire Tale, MusicalFare
The Girl in the Frame, MusicalFare
Pepper Park, A Tribute to the Beatles

Actor in a Play:
Hugh Davis, Jesus Hopped the A-Train
Jack Hunter, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Michael Karr, I Hate Hamlet
Brendan Powers, The Cobbler
Brian Riggs, Burn This

Actress in a Play:
Susanna Breese, Transference
Lona Geiser,  The Taming of the Shrew
Lorna C. Hill, Matter of Intent
Josephine Hogan, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Lisa Vitrano, Private Viewing

Supporting Actor in a Play:
Saul Elkin, The Price
Joe Natale, Kilt
Vincent O'Neill, You Never Can Tell
Michael Providence, The Cobbler
Dwight E. Simpson, Matter of Intent

Supporting Actress in a Play:
Kelly Meg Brennan, The Miracle Worker
Mary Loftus, Making Gay History
Mary Moebius, Southern Baptist Sissies
Michele Ninacs, Matter of Intent
Anne Roaldi, The Miracle Worker

Actor in a Musical:
Louis Colaiacovo, Pepper Park
Robert J. Cooke, Anything Goes
Preach Freedom, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Chris J. Handley, Assassins
Adam Phillips, The Last Five Years

Actress in a Musical:
Kelli Bocock-Natale, Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red Hot Mamas
Lisa Ludwig, Anything Goes
Mary Kate O'Connell, Listen to My Heart
Michele Marie Roberts, The Spitfire Grill
Sarah Schoch, The Last Five Years

Supporting Actor in a Musical:
Michael Karr, Anything Goes
Tom Owen, Anything Goes
Brian Riggs, Pepper Park
Norman Sham, The Spitfire Grill
Adam Zelasko, The Girl in the Frame

Supporting Actress in a Musical:
Terrie George, Change Partners: A Fred Astaire Tale
Sheila McCarthy, The Spitfire Grill
Debbie Pappas, The Spitfire Grill
Leah Russo, Anything Goes
Kathy Weese, Pepper Park

Set Design:
David Butler, She Stoops to Conquer
David King, I Hate Hamlet
Franklin LaVoie, Jesus Hopped the A-Train
Chris Schenk, That 70s Revue
Kenneth Shaw, A Year With Frog & Toad

Lighting Design:
Brian Cavanagh, A Year With Frog & Toad
Chris Cavanagh, That 70s Revue
Chris Cavanagh, The Spitfire Grill
Franklin LaVoie, Jesus Hopped the A-Train
John Rickus, Private Viewing

Costume Design:
Dorothy Collins, Anything Goes
Geraldine Duskin, She Stoops to Conquer
Donna Massimo,  I Hate Hamlet
Kenneth Shaw, A Year With Frog & Toad
Deborah L. Shippee, That 70s Revue

Carrer Achievement:
Randall Kramer

Katharine Cornell Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Visiting Artist:
(awards went to all listed below:)
Erin Marian, She Stoops to Conquer, ICTC
Bryan Delaney, author of The Cobbler, ICTC
Catherine Eaton, The Cobbler, ICTC
Gretha Boston, Crowns, Studio Arena Theatre
David Girard, The Nerd, Kavinoky