Bill's Best of 2015: MUSICALS

West End, London, UK.

So many great musicals this year...it's very hard to decide the winners.  I really struggled with these shows; the difference between winners and others is often miniscule.  Singers, dancers, actors, and those who have all three skills...I salute you.  

Just for information, I'll point out that we actually have several musicals done by micro companies this year.  Thanks for that.  Musicals are a HUGE undertaking, and small companies don't often take the risk of producing one.  Kudos to Black Box, Theatre Company of Lafayette, CentreStage in Louisville, and Stage Door in Conifer.

Actors, actresses, and companies are welcome to print the certificates below.  The platform for the certificates is Microsoft PowerPoint.  If the resolution is not good enough, please contact me at bilweeler@gmail.com.  I will make the original PowerPoint images available to you via email or dropbox.com.

Finally, it is inevitable that awards create fewer winners than runners up.  Please understand that the decisions are difficult, and the results are my best judgments of all the shows I saw. In my view, you are all "winners." 

I.  MUSICALS:  Large Companies.

A.  Nominations for Best Musical, Large Companies:

1.  Cabaret, PHAMALY.

2.  Buddy, the Buddy Holly Story, BDT Stage

3.  Fiddler on the Roof, BDT Stage

4.  Saturday Night Fever, Arvada Center

5.  A Man of No Importance, Arvada Center

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015 Best Musical, Large Companies:

Fiddler on the Roof, BDT Stage.

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B.  The Nominations for Best Actor, Large Companies Musical, were:

1.  Wayne Kennedy as Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof, BDT Stage.

2.  Kevin Loreque as Alfie Byrne, A Man of No Importance, Arvada Center.

3.  Daniel Traynor as The Emcee, Cabaret, PHAMALY.

4.  Brett Ambler as Buddy Holly, Buddy:  The Buddy Holly Story, BDT Stage.

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015 Best Actor, Large Companies, Musical:

Wayne Kennedy, Fiddler on the Roof, BDT Stage

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C.  The Nominations for Best Actress, Large Companies Musical, were:

1.  Sally Hybl as The Wife, Putting It Together, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.

2.  Alisha Winter Hayes as Truly Scrumptious, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse.

3.  McKayla Marso as Stephanie Mangano, Saturday Night Fever, Arvada Center.

4.  Lucy Roucis as Fraulein Schneider, Cabaret, PHAMALY.

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015 Best Actress, Large Companies, Musical:

McKayla Marso, Saturday Night Fever, Arvada Center

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D.  The Nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Large Companies Musical, were:

1. Kevin Pierce as Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Guys and Dolls, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.

2.  Garrett Zuercher as The Emcee, Cabaret, PHAMALY.

3.  Max Ferguson as The Younger Man, Putting It Together, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.

4.  Alejandro Roldan as Ritchie Valens, Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story, BDT Stage.

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015, Best Supporting Actor, Large Companies, Musical:

Alejandro Roldan, Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story, BDT Stage.

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E.  The Nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Large Companies Musical, were:

1.  Emily Van Fleet as Adele Rice, A Man of No Importance, Arvada Center

2.   Krisangela Washington as Marlena Madison, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, BDT Stage.

3.  Emma Martin as Annette, Saturday Night Fever, Arvada Center.

4.  Jennifer DeDominici as Miss Sarah Brown, Guys and Dolls, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015, Best Supporting Actress, Large Companies, Musical:

Krisangela Washington, Buddy:  The Buddy Holly Story, BDT Stage.

II.  MUSICALS:  Small Companies.

A.  Nominations for Best Musical, Small Companies:

1.   Dream Girls, Ignite Theatre Company

2.  West Side Story, Inspire Creative

3.  Big Fish, Aurora Fox Theatre Company

4.  Urinetown The Musical, Equinox Theatre Company

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015, Best Musical, Small Companies:

Dream Girls, Ignite Theatre Company.

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B.  Nominations for Best Actor, Musical, Small Companies:

1.  John White as Albin/Zsa Zsa, La Cage Aux Folles, Ignite Theatre Company.

2.  Kalond Irlanda as Bobby Strong, Urinetown the Musical, Equinox Theatre Company.

3.  Senhica Klee as Tony, West Side Story, Inspire Creative.

4.  Kevin Schwarz as Edward Bloom, Big Fish, Aurora Fox Theatre Company.

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015, Best Actor, Musical, Small Companies:

John White, La Cage Aux Folles, Ignite Theatre Company.

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C.  Nominations for Best Actress, Musical, Small Companies:

1.  Meghan Van de Hey as Sandra Bloom, Big Fish, Aurora Fox Theatre Company.

2.  Anna High as Effie, Dreamgirls, Ignite Theatre Company.

3.  Carolyn Lohr as Hope Cladwell, Urinetown the Musical, Equinox Theatre Company.

4.  Darien Raymond as Maria, West Side Story, Inspire Creative.

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015, Best Actress, Musical, Small Companies:

Anna High, Dreamgirls, Ignite Theatre Company

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D.  Nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Musical, Small Companies:

1.  Jim Hitzke as Georges, La Cage Aux Folles, Ignite Theatre Company.

2.  Justin Spann as Jimmy, Dreamgirls, Ignite Theatre Company. 

3.  Jim Hitzke as Caldwell B. Cladwell, Urinetown the Musical, Equinox Theatre Company.

4.  Darren Koehler as Jean-Michel, La Cage Aux Folles, Ignite Theatre Company.

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015, Best Supporting Actor, Musical, Small Companies:

Darren Koehler, La Cage Aux Folles, Ignite Theatre Company

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E.  Nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Musical, Small Companies:

1.  Shandra Duncan as Lorelle Robinson, Dreamgirls,IgniteTheatre Company.

2.  Shanna L. Woods as Deena Jones, Dreamgirls, Ignite Theatre Company

3.  Danielle Hawkins as Donna, Debbie Does Dallas the Musical, Equinox Theatre Company.

4.  Abby McInerney as Little Sally, Urinetown The Musical, Equinox Theatre Company.

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015, Best Supporting Actor, Musical, Small Companies:

Shanna L. Woods, Dreamgirls, Ignite Theatre Company.

III.  MUSICALS:  Micro Companies.

A.  Nominations for Best Musical, Micro Companies:

1.  Avenue Q, CenterStage Theatre Company, Louisville.

2.  I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Stage Door Theatre, Conifer

3.  Victor/Victoria, Theatre Company of Lafayette

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015, Best Musical, Micro Companies:

Avenue Q, CenterStageTheatre Company, Louisville.

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B.  Nominations for Best Actor, Musical, Micro Companies:

1.  Seth Reder as Princeton, Avenue Q, CenterStage Theatre Company, Louisville

2.  Josh Holcomb as Man #2, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Stage Door Theatre Company, Conifer

3.  Donny Petro as King Marchan, Victor/Victoria, Theatre Company of Lafayette.

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015, Best Actor, Musical, Micro Companies:

Seth Reder, Avenue Q, CenterStage Theatre Company, Louisville.

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C.  Nominations for Best Actress, Musical, Micro Companies:

1.  Margaret Norwood as Victor and Victoria, Victor/Victoria, Theatre Company of Lafayette.

2.  Vanessa De La Rosa as Woman #2, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Stage Door Theatre Company, Conifer.

3.  Chanel Karimkhani as Kate Monster, Avenue Q, CenterStage Theatre Company, Louisville.

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015, Best Actress, Musical, Micro Companies:

Margaret Norwood, Victor/Victoria, Theatre Company of Lafayette.

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D.  Nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Musical, Micro Companies:

1.  Mark Murphy as Joel, A Dog’s Life, Black Box Theatre Company, Colorado Springs.

2.  Erik Wilkins as Toddy, Victor/Victoria, Theatre Company of Lafayette.

3.  Bryan Anderson as Rod, Avenue Q, CenterStage Theatre Company, Louisville.

4.  Adam Kinney as Brian, Avenue Q, CenterStage Theatre Company, Louisville.

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015, Best Supporting Actor, Musical, Micro Companies:

Bryan Anderson, Avenue Q, Theatre Company of Lafayette.

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D.  Nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Musical, Micro Companies:

1.  Ellie Oliver as Gary Coleman, Avenue Q, CenterStage Theatre Company, Louisville.

2.  Alicia Franks as Little Dog, A Dog’s Life, Black Box Theatre Company, Colorado Springs.

3.  Lindsey Jones as Lucy, Avenue Q, CenterStage Theatre Company, Louisville.

4.  Heather Murray Price as Norma Cassidy, Victor/Victoria, Theatre Company of Lafayette.

Winner, Bill's Best of 2015, Best Supporting Actress, Musical, Micro Companies:

Alicia Franks, A Dog's Life, Black BoxTheatre, Colorado Springs.