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NOTE: This post was edited and updated on January 16, 2016 to correct two errors. 1) Emma Messenger was nominated for both best and supporting actress (Small Companies) for the same role, and 2) Jacqueline Garcia was nominated for both best and supporting actress (Small Companies) for the same role. Both actresses will be considered for the Best Actress (Small Companies) for their roles.
I regret the error and apologize for any inconvenience.
A few words first about the 2015 Bill's Best nominations below.
1. This is a partial listing; Original Work and Holiday shows were posted previously. If you missed that post, you can find those nominations here. If you missed my post listing all the eligible shows by company, you will find that list here.
2. These nominations (and by extension, the awards that will follow) are by their nature subjective. They reflect my opinion of the shows I saw. Your opinion may be different from mine, and that's fine.
3. If you were not nominated, don't despair. That does not reflect negatively on you, nor should it affect your self esteem. Picking nominees and winners is VERY difficult for me. I have to leave out a LOT of great shows and a LOT of memorable performances.
4. I have not broken out the Comedy category by level. All companies compete against each other in the Comedy category. I did this for a couple of reasons.
First, it's a fairly small number of shows (12 total). Breaking up 12 shows into 3 levels is an average of 4 each, which seemed a little crazy.
Second, I thought it may be a good exercise to test the "acting is acting" theory. According to this theory, a small budget production should always be able compete with big budget productions, because, well, "acting is acting." As you will see below, the small budget companies are actually doing quite well against the big budget companies in the Comedy category. I'm still not convinced that money doesn't matter (it clearly does), but at least for the Comedy category, more money doesn't necessarily seem to make us laugh more.
5. I understand how much time, energy, and resources go into a production. The time you must spend to build sets, hang lights, memorize lines, sew costumes, rehearse, and perform is abundant evidence of your dedication and passion.
Your efforts are very much appreciated, even if I criticized your production or didn't nominate your show. I always try to offer constructive and sensitive criticism rather than an insulting, hostile sound bite. (For example, "the sound might have been improved with microphones. From my seat, five rows from the back, the sound was muddled at times.") I know it's difficult to take criticism, but it goes with the territory if you're in the theater community. And, just so you know, I get a fair amount of criticism too. I don't like it either, but it's part of my territory too.
6. I also get a lot of thanks and appreciation from readers, just as companies and performers get a lot of applause, laughs, and standing ovations. Those things far outweigh the criticism we get. It's why we all do this.
7. I am privileged to see so much live theater. It makes my life better, and for that, all of you in the theater community can be proud of what you do. I know the tangible rewards are meager, but the intangible ones are better than those in nearly every other line of work. You make a difference in the lives of countless unknown people who see your work.
8. I will follow up on these nominations and announce the winners of the 2015 Bill's Best awards by Friday, January 22 (earlier if possible). I am already dreading the thought of picking winners from such a wide, deep and rich pool of nominations.
9. If you're still reading (and I hope you are), please take a few moments to congratulate all the folks listed below that you may know, online or in person. They have worked hard and produced magnificent entertainment. All I can do is recognize them in a blog post. You may be able to reach out and actually pat them on the back for me.
I. DRAMA, LARGE COMPANIES
ELIGIBLE PLAYS:
1. The Archbishop’s Ceiling, Arvada Center
2. Harvey, Arvada Center
3. Happy Days, Theatreworks
4. Detroit, Theatreworks
5. Tribes, Denver Center Theatre Company
6. Born Yesterday, Theatreworks
7. Stupid Fucking Bird, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company
8. Jerusalem, The Edge Theatre
9. Hysteria, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company
10. Lucky Guy, The Edge Theatre
11. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Edge Theatre
12. American Girls, The Edge Theatre
13. The Motherfucker with a Hat, The Edge Theatre
14. Outside Mullingar, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company
15. 4,000 Miles, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
16. Wait Until Dark, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
17. Cock, The Edge Theatre Company
18. Ghosts, Theatreworks
A. Nominations for Best Play, Drama, Large Companies:
1. Stupid Fucking Bird, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company
2. Cock, The Edge Theatre Company
3. Jerusalem, The Edge Theatre Company
4. The Archbishop’s Ceiling, Arvada Center
5. Wait Until Dark, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
6. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Edge Theatre Company
B. Nominations for Best Actor, Drama, Large Companies
1. Augustus Truhn as Johnny “Rooster” Byron in Jerusalem, The Edge Theater.
2. Luke Sorge as Con, Stupid Fucking Bird, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company.
3. Michael Bouchard as John, Cock, The Edge Theatre.
4. Tad Cooley as Billy, Tribes, Denver Center Theater Company.
5. Christian O'Shaughnessy as Oswald, Ghosts, Theatreworks.
6. James O’Hagan-Murphy as Nick, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Edge Theatre.
7. Scott Bellot as George, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolfe?, The Edge Theatre.
C. Nominations for Best Actress, Drama, Large Companies
1. Jessica Weaver as Susan, Wait Until Dark, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.
2. Lynne Hastings as Winnie, Happy Days, Theatreworks.
3. Heather Lacy as Maya, The Archbishop’s Ceiling, Arvada Center
4. Rachel Bouchard as W, Cock, The Edge Theatre
5. Maggie Stacey as Honey, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Edge Theatre Company.
6. Emma Messenger as Martha, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Edge Theatre.
7. Emily Paton Davies, Rosemarie, Outside Mullingar, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company.
D. Nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Drama, Large Companies
1. Chris Kendall, Outside Mullingar, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company.
2. Brian Landis Folkins as M, Cock, The Edge Theatre.
3. Joel Leffert as Ed Devery, Born Yesterday, Theatreworks.
4. John Brown as Ginger, Jerusalem, The Edge Theatre.
5. Timothy McCracken as Anthony, Outside Mullingar, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company.
E. Nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Drama, Large Companies
1. Kate Finch, Tribes, Denver Center Theater Company.
2. Rebecca Remaly as Mash, Stupid Fucking Bird, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company.
3. Billie McBride as Aoife, Outside Mullingar, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company.
4. Missy Moore as Myrtle Mae Simmons, Harvey, Arvada Center.
5. Sharon Andrews as Helen, Ghosts, Theatreworks.
II. DRAMA, SMALL COMPANIES
ELIGIBLE PLAYS
1. The Cripple of Innishmaan, Miner’s Alley Playhouse
2. Enchanted April, Spotlight Theatre Company
3. A Public Reading of An Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney, The Catamounts.
4. The Lion in Winter, Firehouse Theatre Company
5. ‘Night Mother, Vintage Theatre Company
6. Driving Miss Daisy, Cherry Creek Theatre Company
7. Wittenberg, Colorado Shakespeare Festival
8. My Name is Asher Lev, Miner’s Alley Playhouse
9. Spirits to Enforce: “Superheroes, A Submarine, and Shakespeare…and the Triumph of Art Over Evil, The Catamounts.
10. Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Springs Ensemble Theatre
11. A Late Snow, Springs Ensemble Theatre
12. Circle Mirror Transformation, Springs Ensemble Theatre
13. Lonesome Hollow, Springs Ensemble Theatre
14. Killer Joe, Starbar Players
15. Veronica’s Room, Funky Little Theater Company
16. The Little Prince, Funky Little Theater Company
17. Afflicted: Daughters of Salem, Funky Little Theater Company
18. Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, Funky Little Theater Company
19. Hellcab, Funky Little Theater Company
A. Nominations for Best Play, Drama, Small Companies:
1. The Cripple of Inishmaan, Miner’s Alley Playhouse.
2. My Name is Asher Lev, Miner’s Alley Playhouse.
3. Hellcab, Funky Little Theater.
4. A Public Reading of An Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney, The Catamounts.
5. The Lion in Winter, Firehouse Theatre Company
6. ‘Night Mother, Vintage Theatre Company.
7. Killer Joe, Starbar Players.
B. Nominations for Best Actor, Drama, Small Companies:
1. Emory John Collinson as Nye, Lonesome Hollow, Springs Ensemble Theatre Company.
2. Curtis Johns as Asher Lev, My Name is Asher Lev, Miner’s Alley Playhouse.
3. Andrew Uhlenhopp as King Henry II, The Lion in Winter, Firehouse Theatre Company.
4. Cody Schuyler as Billy Claven, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Miner’s Alley Playhouse.
5. Roy Ballard as The Cabbie, Hellcab, Funky Little Theater.
6. Dylan Mosley as Killer Joe, Killer Joe, Starbar Players.
C. Nominations for Best Actress, Drama, Small Companies:
2. Emma Messenger as Eleanor, The Lion in Winter, Firehouse Theatre Company.
3. Emma Messenger as Thelma, ‘Night Mother, Vintage Theater Company.
4. Jacqueline Garcia as The Women, My Name is Asher Lev, Miner’s Alley Playhouse.
5. Alysabeth Clements Mosley as Sharla, Killer Joe, Starbar Players.
6. Haley Johnson as Jessie, ‘Night Mother, Vintage Theater Company.
D. Nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Drama, Small Companies:
1. Mark Collins as Roy Disney, A Public Reading of An Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney, The Catamounts.
2. Albert Banker as The Men, My Name Is Asher Lev, Miner’s Alley Playhouse.
3. Cajardo Lindsey as Hoke, Driving Miss Daisy, Cherry Creek Theatre Company.
4. Mark Collins as Johnnypateenmik, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Miner’s Alley Playhouse.
5. Steve Emily as Glover, Lonesome Hollow, Springs Ensemble Theatre.
6. Shayn Megilligan as Chris, Killer Joe, Starbar Players.
E. Nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Drama, Small Companies:
1. Ellen Regina as Margo, A Late Snow, Springs Ensemble Theatre Company.
2. Désirée Myers in multiple roles, Hellcab, Funky Little Theater.
3. Ellen Regina in multiple roles, Hellcab, Funky Little Theater.
III. DRAMA, MICRO COMPANIES
ELIGIBLE PLAYS:
1. Gruesome Playground Injuries, Passage Theatre Company
3. Shirley Valentine, Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre
4. Silent Salzburg, Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre
5. The Twilight Zone, Theatre Company of Lafayette
A. Nominations for Best Play, Drama, Micro Companies:
1. Gruesome Playground Injuries, Passage Theatre Company
2. Silent Salzburg, Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre
3. The Twilight Zone, Theatre Company of Lafayette
B. Nominations for Best Actor, Drama, Micro Companies:
2. Albert Tharpe III as Hans, Silent Salzburg, Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre.
3. Ian Gerber as Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone, Theatre Company of Lafayette.
C. Nominations for Best Actress, Drama, Micro Companies:
1. Nicki Lepetit Runge as Shirley Valentine, Shirley Valentine, Funky Little Theatre Company
2. MacKenzie Sherburne as Kaylene, Gruesome Playground Injuries, Passage Theatre Company.
3. Lisel Viser as Marlena, Silent Salzburg, Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre.
D. Nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Drama, Micro Companies:
1. Shawn Harmer as Gerhardt Klottmeier, Silent Salzburg, Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre.
2. Dan O’Brien as Uncle Otto, Silent Salzburg, Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre.
3. Aidan Stockrider, multiple roles, The Twilight Zone, Theatre Company of Lafayette.
E. Nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Drama, Micro Companies:
1. Kate Noonan Rickers as Lisa Klottmeier, Silent Salzburg, Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre.
2. Renee Malis as Jana, The Twilight Zone, Theatre Company of Lafayette.
3. Sage Miller as Professor Farwell, The Twilight Zone, Theatre Company of Lafayette.
IV. COMEDY (ALL COMPANIES)
ELIGIBLE PLAYS
1. The Liar, Theatreworks
2. Private Lives, Theatreworks
3. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Theatreworks
4. The Foreigner, Spotlight Theatre Company
5. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Firehouse Theatre Company
6. Barefoot in the Park, Star Bar Players
7. Psycho Beach Party, Theatre Out
8. Lysistrata, Funky Little Theater Company
9. Couple Dating, Funky Little Theater Company
10. The 39 Steps, Thin Air Theatre Company
11. The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)(Revised), Black Box Theatre Company.
12. Paging Dr. Chutzpah, Denver’s Dangerous Theatre
A. Nominations for Best Play, Comedy, All Companies:
2. The Foreigner, Spotlight Theatre Company
3. The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)(Revised), Black Box Theatre Company.
4. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Theatreworks.
5. Private Lives, Theatreworks.
B. Nominations for Best Actor, Comedy, All Companies:
1. Bernie Cardell as Charlie Baker, The Foreigner, Spotlight Theatre Company.
2. John DiAntonio as Dorante, The Liar, Theatreworks.
3. Anthony Adu as Chicklet, Psycho Beach Party, Theatre Out.
4. Mark Light-Orr as Elyot Chase, Private Lives, Theatreworks.
5. Marq Del Monte as Dr. Lester Oronofsky, Paging Dr. Chutzpah, Denver’s Dangerous c. Theatre.
C. Nominations for Best Actress, Comedy, All Companies:
1. Janessa O’Fallon as Marvel Ann, Psycho Beach Party, Theatre Out.
2. Megan Gainey as Sibyl Chase, Private Lives, Theatreworks.
3. Elyse Knight as Amanda Prynne, Private Lives, Theatreworks.
4. Alicia Franks as Tess, Couple Dating, Funky Little Theater.
D. Nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Comedy, All Companies:
1. Robert Raisl as Nick Bottom, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Theatreworks.
2. Sammie Joe Kinnett as Cliton, The Liar, Theatreworks.
3. Luke Allen Terry as Ellard Sims, The Foreigner, at Spotlight Theatre Company.
E. Nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Comedy, All Companies:
1. Rachel Baker as Helena, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Theatreworks.
2. Anna Fay Hunter as Hermina, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Theatrworks.
3. Megan Rieger, The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)(Revised), Black Box Theatre Company.
4. Rebecca Meyers as Anabelle Schmidt and others, The 39 Steps, Thin Air Theatre Company.
5. Mia Park as Kitty Gypsy, Paging Dr. Chutzpah, Denver’s Dangerous Theatre.
V. MUSICALS, LARGE COMPANIES
ELIGIBLE:
1. A Man of No Importance, Arvada Center
2. Saturday Night Fever, Arvada Center
3. Cabaret, PHAMALY
4. Fiddler on the Roof, BDT Stage
5. Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, BDT Stage
6. Putting it Together, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
7. Reefer Madness, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
8. Guys and Dolls, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
9. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse
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
B. Nominations for Musicals, Best Actor, Large Companies:
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.
C. Nominations for Musicals, Best Actress, Large Companies:
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.
D. Nominations for Musicals, Best Supporting Actor, Large Companies:
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.
E. Nominations for Musicals, Best Supporting Actress, Large Companies:
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.
VI. MUSICALS, SMALL COMPANIES
ELIGIBLE
1. Debbie Does Dallas, the Musical, Equinox Theatre Company
2. Dream Girls, Ignite Theatre Company
3. Big Fish, Aurora Fox Theatre Company
4. Urinetown the Musical, Equinox Theatre Company
5. West Side Story, Inspire Creative
6. Pump Boys & Dinettes, Miner’s Alley Playhouse
7. La Cage aux Folles, Ignite Theatre Company
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
B. Nominations for Musicals, Best Actor, 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.
C. Nominations for Musicals, Best Actress, 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.
D. Nominations for Musicals, Best Supporting Actor, 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.
E. Nominations for Musicals, Best Supporting Actress, 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.
VII. MUSICALS, MICRO COMPANIES
ELIGIBLE
1. Victor/Victoria, Theatre Company of Lafayette
2. Avenue Q, CenterStage Theatre Company, Louisville
3. A Dog’s Life, Black Box Theatre Company, Colorado Springs
4. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Stage Door Theatre, Conifer
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
B. Nominations for Musicals, Best Actor, Micro Companies:
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.
C. Nominations for Musicals, Best Actress, Micro Companies:
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.
D. Nominations for Musicals, Best Supporting Actor, Micro Companies:
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.
E. Nominations for Musicals, Best Supporting Actress, Micro Companies:
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.
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