Thursday, January 9, 2020

2019 Twin Cities Theater Blogger Award Nominations

Announcing the 5th Annual Twin Cities Theater Bloggers Awards, covering #TCTheater performances in 2019! Eight of our bloggers contributed nominations for their favorite performances of the year, and the 5-6 nominees with the most nominations in each category are listed below. From here, our bloggers will vote on their favorite in each category, with winners announced next week.
Favorite Comedic Performance by an Individual
- David Beukema - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Old Log Theatre
- Eric Sharp - Hot Asian Doctor Husband, Theater Mu
- Katie Bradley - Caught, Full Circle Theater Company
- Meghan Kreidler - Hot Asian Doctor Husband, Theater Mu
- Nate Cheeseman - Stinkers, The Jungle Theater
- Neal Skoy - The Beldenville Troll, Open Eye Figure Theatre
Favorite Dramatic Performance by an Individual
- Charity Jones - Gloria: A Life, History Theatre
- Dame Jasmine Hughes - Benevolence, Penumbra Theatre Company AND Floyd's, Guthrie Theater
- Kurt Kwan - Aubergine, Park Square Theatre AND Great Leap, Guthrie
- Laura Zabel - Roe, Mixed Blood Theatre Company
- Sara Marsh - Benevolence, Penumbra
- Tracey Maloney - Roe, Mixed Blood
Favorite Musical Performance by an Individual
- Becca Hart - Ride the Cyclone, Jungle
- Kersten Rodau - Mamma Mia!, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
- Max Wojtanowicz - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Old Log
- Maxwell Ward - Be More Chill, Minneapolis Musical Theatre
- Riley McNutt - A New Brain, Artistry MN
- Tyler Michaels King - Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Theater Latté Da
Favorite Comedic Performance by an Ensemble
- Adventures in Mating, DalekoArts
- Hot Asian Doctor Husband, Theater Mu
- Small Mouth Sounds, Jungle
- Steel Magnolias, Guthrie
- Stinkers, Jungle
Favorite Dramatic Performance by an Ensemble
- Benevolence, Penumbra
- Caught, Full Circle
- Floyd's, Guthrie
- Jimmy and Lorraine: A Musing, Pillsbury House Theatre
- School Girls; or the African Mean Girls Play, Jungle
Favorite Musical Performance by an Ensemble
- Be More Chill, Minneapolis Musical Theatre
- Chicago, Theater Latte Da
- Jefferson Township Sparkling Junior Talent Pageant, Park Square
- A New Brain, Artistry
- Ride the Cyclone, Jungle
Favorite Director of a Play
- Lou Bellamy - Brothers Paranormal, Penumbra/Mu AND Pipeline, Penumbra
- Mark Valdez - Roe, Mixed Blood
- Rick Shiomi - Caught, Full Circle
- Shá Cage - School Girls, Jungle
- Talvin Wilks - Benevolence, Penumbra
Favorite Director of a Musical
- Benjamin McGovern - A New Brain, Artistry
- Peter Rothstein - All Is Calm AND Candide AND Chicago AND Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Theater Latte Da
- Sara Pillatzki Warzeha - Be More Chill, Minneapolis Musical Theatre
- Sarah Rasmussen - Ride the Cyclone, Jungle
- Scott Ford - Bright Star, Lyric Arts
Favorite Music Director
- Anita Ruth - A New Brain AND Victor/Victoria, Artistry
- Denise Prosek - Chicago, Theater Latte Da
- Harrison Wade - Gone Missing AND Sea Cabinet, Theatre Elision
- Jason Hansen - Hedwig and the Angry Inch AND A Little Night Music, Theater Latte Da
- Mark Christine - Ride the Cyclone, Jungle
Favorite Choreographer
- Emily Michaels King and Tyler Michaels King - The Hollow, Trademark Theater
- Jared Grimes - 42nd Street, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
- Jim Lichtscheidl - Ride the Cyclone, Jungle
- Kelli Foster Warder - Chicago, Theater Latte Da
- Tamara Kangas Erickson - Mamma Mia!, Chanhassen
Favorite Scenic Design
- Chelsea M Warren - Ride the Cyclone, Jungle
- Eli Sherlock - Chicago, Theater Latte Da
- Joel Sass - The Beldenville Troll, Open Eye AND Little Night Music, Theater Latte Da
- Maruti Evans - Benevolence, Penumbra AND To Let Go And Fall, Theater Latte Da
- Vicki Smith - Brothers Paranormal, Penumbra/Mu
Favorite Costume Design
- Alice Fredrickson - Chicago AND Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Theater Latte Da
- Jacqueline Addison - School Girls, Jungle
- Mathew LeFebvre - Benevolence, Penumbra AND Brothers Paranormal, Penumbra/Mu
- Rich Hamson - A Little Night Music, Theater Latte Da AND Mamma Mia!, Chanhassen
- Trevor Bowen - Jimmy and Lorraine, Pillsbury AND Ride the Cyclone, Jungle
Favorite Lighting Design
- Christopher Akerlind - Floyd's AND Glass Menagerie, Guthrie
- Karin Olson - Brothers Paranormal, Penumbra/Mu AND School Girls, Jungle
- Marcus Dilliard - All Is Calm, Theater Latte Da AND Benevolence, Penumbra AND Ride the Cyclone, Jungle
- Mary Shabatura - Chicago AND Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Theater Latte Da
- Paul P Whitaker - Great Leap, Guthrie
Favorite Sound Design
- C Andrew Mayer - Chicago, Theater Latte Fa AND Journey's End, Gremlin Theatre
- Jane Shaw - Steel Magnolias, Guthrie
- Scot Froelich - Church and State, Segue Productions AND Drowning Girls, Freshwater Theatre Company
- Scott Edwards - Autonomy, Mixed Blood AND Brothers Paranormal, Penumbra/Mu
- Sean Healey - Ride the Cyclone, Jungle
Favorite Play
- Brothers Paranormal, Penumbra/Mu
- Caught, Full Circle
- Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Yellow Tree Theatre
- Roe, Mixed Blood
- School Girls, Jungle
Favorite Musical
- Chicago, Theater Latte Da
- A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Theater Latte Da
- A New Brain, Artistry
- Ride Cyclone, Jungle
Favorite New Work
- Benevolence, Penumbra
- Floyd's, Guthrie
- The Hollow, Trademark
- Stoopidity, Domino D'Lorion, Ian McCarthy, and Michael McKitt for Minnesota Fringe
- To Let Go And Fall, Theater Latte Da
Favorite Theater
- Jungle Theater
- Penumbra Theatre
- Ten Thousand Things
- Theater Latte Da
- Theater Mu
Favorite Venue
- Guthrie Theater
- Jungle Theater
- Ordway Center
- Ritz Theater
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