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 'Perestroika','Cole','Into the Woods' top AriZonis From Staff Reports Get Out Sept. 22, 2003 Actors Theatre's 'Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika' and Phoenix Theatre's 'Cole' and 'Into the Woods' were the big winners Monday night at the 13th annual AriZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence at the Herberger Theater Center in downtown Phoenix 'Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika,' the second half of Tony Kushner's 1993 Pulitzer Prize-winning play about political and social issues of the 1980s, won seven AriZonis, including recognition for overall contracted production, actor in a major role (Jon Gentry and Oliver Wadsworth), actress in a major role (Natalie Messersmith) and director (Matthew Wiener). 'Cole,' a musical revue featuring the songs of Cole Porter, won eight AriZonis, including contracted musical, actor in a musical (Jim Graft), actress in a musical (Kristin Drathman and Natalie Ellis), director of a musical (Robert L. Harper), musical direction (Alan Ruch) and choreography (Robert L. Harper). 'Into the Woods,' Stephen Sondheim’s fairy-tale musical for adults, also won eight awards, including contracted musical, actor in a musical (D. Scott Withers), supporting actress in a musical (Stephanie Likes) and musical direction (Ron Colvard). Patti Hannon, star of the long-running 'Late Nite Catechism' at Scottsdale Center for the Arts, won a Special Award of Recognition. 'Late Nite' also was honored in the category of professional touring production. Approximately half of the Valley's theaters nominate productions for the AriZonis committee, which sends a five-judge panel to each. This year's awards cover plays and musicals performed July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2003. This year's 140 AriZoni winners: CONTRACTED THEATRE Overall Production- Contracted Play (Not Original) "Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika," Actors Theatre "Old Wicked Songs," Arizona Jewish Theatre Company "Amadeus," Phoenix Theatre Overall Production - Original Contracted Play "Eric and Elliot," Childsplay Overall Production - Contracted Musical (Not Original) "Cole," Phoenix Theatre "Into the Woods," Phoenix Theatre Overall Production - Original Contracted Musical "The Quiltmaker's Gift," Phoenix Theatre Cookie Company Actress in a Major Role - Contracted Play Katie McFadzen, "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse," Childsplay Natalie Messersmith, "Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika," Actors Theatre Actress in a Major Role - Contracted Musical Kristin Drathman, "Cole," Phoenix Theatre Natalie Ellis, "Cole," Phoenix Theatre Actor in a Major Role - Contracted Play Robert Grossman, "Old Wicked Songs," Arizona Jewish Theatre Company Jon Gentry, "Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika," Actors Theatre Oliver Wadsworth, "Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika," Actors Theatre Actor in a Major Role - Contracted Musical Jim Graft, "Cole," Phoenix Theatre D. Scott Withers, "Into the Woods," Phoenix Theatre Actress in a Supporting Role - Contracted Play Katie McFadzen, "Charlotte's Web," Childsplay Terey Summers, "Rumors," Phoenix Theatre Actress in a Supporting Role - Contracted Musical Stephanie Likes, "Into the Woods," Phoenix Theatre April Umbrianna, "The Quiltmaker's Gift," Phoenix Theatre Cookie Company Actor in a Supporting Role - Contracted Play James Ward, "Love's Labour's Lost," Southwest Shakespeare Company Richard Trujillo, "Comedy of Errors," Southwest Shakespeare Company Actor in a Supporting Role - Contracted Musical Scott Schmelder, "The Quiltmaker's Gift," Phoenix Theatre Cookie Company Chris Vaglio, "The Quiltmaker's Gift," Phoenix Theatre Cookie Company Director - Contracted Play Matthew Wiener, " Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika," Actors Theatre Alan Prewitt, "Three Little Pigs," Phoenix Theatre Cookie Company Director - Contracted Musical Robert L. Harper, "Cole," Phoenix Theatre Michael Barnard, "The Quiltmaker's Gift," Phoenix Theatre Cookie Company Musical Direction - Contracted Theatre Alan Ruch, "Cole," Phoenix Theatre Ron Colvard, "Into the Woods," Phoenix Theatre Choreography - Contracted Theatre Robert L. Harper, "Cole," Phoenix Theatre Michael Barnard, "The Quiltmaker's Gift," Phoenix Theatre Cookie Company Scenic Design - Contracted Theatre Gregory Jaye, "Into the Woods," Phoenix Theatre Geoffrey Eroe, "The Quiltmaker's Gift," Phoenix Theatre Cookie Company Costume Design - Contracted Theatre Connie Furr-Soloman, "Into the Woods," Phoenix Theatre Gail Wolfended-Steib, "The Quiltmaker's Gift," Phoenix Theatre Cookie Company Hair and Make-up Design - Contracted Theatre Manuela Needhammer, "Into the Woods," Phoenix Theatre Manuela Needhammer, " Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika" Actors Theatre Lighting Design - Contracted Theatre Michael Eddy, "The Quiltmaker's Gift," Phoenix Theatre Cookie Company Paul A. Black, "Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika," Actors Theatre Sound Design - Contracted Theatre David Temby, "Into the Woods," Phoenix Theatre David Temby, "Cole" Phoenix Theatre NON-CONTRACTED THEATRE Overall Production - Non-Contracted Play (Not Original) "Lend Me a Tenor," Copperstate Dinner Theater "The Road To Mecca," Algonquin Theater Company Overall Production - Original Non-Contracted Play "Timbuktu or Bust," On The Spot Productions "Places to Touch Him," Teatro Bravo! Overall Production - Non-Contracted Musical (Not Original) "A Chorus Line," ASU Lyric Opera Theatre "Secret Green" Fountain Hills Community Theater Actress in a Major Role - Non-Contracted Play Rebecca A. Siegel, "The Lion in Winter," The Shakespeare Theatre Jaqueline Gaston, "The Road to Mecca," Algonquin Theater Company Heather Harper, "Wait Until Dark," Tempe Little Theatre Actress in a Major Role - Non-Contracted Musical Lana Shumway, "The Sound of Music," Gilbert Fine Arts Associations Kathi Osborne, "Once Upon a Mattress," Fountain Hills Community Theater Actor in a Major Role - Non-Contracted Play Christian Miller, "The Life and Death of King Richard III," The Shakespeare Theatre Gil Berry, "Lend Me a Tenor," Copperstate Dinner Theater Roy Hunt, "Lend Me a Tenor," Copperstate Theater Jason Barth, "The Shape of Things," Nearly Naked Theater Actor in a Major Role - Non-Contracted Musical Jason Lee MacDonald, "Secret Garden," Fountain Hills Community Theater Jere Van Patten, "Lucky Stiff," Mesa Community Colleges Act 1 Musical Productions Actress in a Supporting Role - Non-Contracted Play Athena Reiss, "Lend Me a Tenor," Copperstate Dinner Theater Martha Brooks, "Lend Me a Tenor," Copperstate Dinner Theater Actress in a Supporting Role - Non-Contracted Musical Christyn Schroeder, "A Chorus Line," ASU Lyric Opera Theatre Margo Pyne, "A Chorus Line," ASU Lyric Opera Theatre Actor in a Supporting Role - Non-Contracted Play Charles Sohn, "The Road to Mecca," Algonquin Theater Company Terry Gadaire, "Lend Me a Tenor," Copperstate Dinner Theater Actor in a Supporting Role - Non-Contracted Musical Tyler Chad Service, "Secret Garden," Fountain Hills Community Theater Todd Carrie, "Secret Garden," Fountain Hills Community Theater Guest Actor -Non-Contracted Play Robyn Allen, "The Road to Mecca," Algonquin Theater Company Guest Actor - Non-Contracted Musical Daniel Irvine, "A Chorus Line," ASU Lyric Opera Theatre Director - Non-Contracted Play Randy Messersmith, "The Road to Mecca," Algonquin Theater Company Peter J. Hill, "Lend Me a Tenor," Copperstate Dinner Theater Director - Non-Contracted Musical Graham Whitehead, "A Chorus Line," ASU Lyric Opera Theatre Gregory Jaye, "A Secret Garden," Fountain Hills Community Theater Musical Direction - Non-Contracted Theatre Flora Mogerman, "A Secret Garden," Fountain Hills Community Theater William Reber, " A Chorus Line," ASU Lyric Opera Theatre Choreography - Non-Contracted Theatre Jo Ann Yoeman, "A Chorus Line," ASU Lyric Opera Theatre Scenic Design - Non-Contracted Theatre Paul Bridgeman, "Little Women," Grand Canyon University T.J. Weltzien, "Plaza Suite," Tempe Little Theatre Costume Design - Non-Contracted Theatre Timothy Slope & T.J. Weltzien, "Camelot," Tempe Little Theatre Nola Yergen-Jenninhs, "Little Women," Grand Canyon University Lighting Design - Non-Contracted Theatre Laura Troyan, "Camelot," Tempe Little Theatre Paul Black, "A Chorus Line," ASU Lyric Opera Theatre Sound Design - Non-Contracted Theatre Randy Messersmith, "The Road to Mecca," Algonquin Theater Company Peter J. Hill, "Lend Me a Tenor," Copperstate Dinner Theater CHILDREN'S THEATRE Overall Production - Children's Play (Not Original) "Swiss Family Robinson," East Valley Children's Theatre "Honorable Urashima Taro & Shining Princess of Slender Bamboo," Vagabond Youth Theater Overall Production - Original Children's Play "Whowhatwhenwhyhow," Fountain Hills Youth Theater Overall Production - Children's Musical (Not Original) "Les Miserables," Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre "The Wiz," Valley Youth Theatre Overall Production - Original Children's Musical "Hansel & Gretel; Runaways," Fountains Hills Youth Theater "The Floating Princess," East Valley Children's Theatre Actress in a Major Role - Children's Play Brittany Johnson, "Whowhatwhenwhyhow," Fountains Hills Youth Theater Cyndi Callejas, "Alice in Wonderland," Valley Youth Theatre Actress in a Major Role - Children's Musical Chelsea Cannon, "Les Miserables," Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre Erin Hines, "Bye Bye Birdie," Gilbert Fine Arts Association's Jen Temen, "Guys and Dolls," Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre Amanda Glenn, "Les Miserables," Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre Actor in a Major Role - Children's Play Matt Krause, "Whowhatwhenwhyhow," Fountain Hills Youth Theater Matt Gerber, "Whowhatwhenwhyhow," Fountains Hills Youth Theater Actor in a Major Role - Children's Musical Tyler Smalley, "Les Miserables," Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre Tyler Smalley, "Guys and Dolls," Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre Actress in a Supporting Role - Children's Play Emily Stone, "Alice in Wonderland," Valley Youth Theatre Actress in a Supporting Role - Children's Musical Veronica Peters, "Les Miserables," Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre Kyla Druckman, "Hansel & Gretel; Runaways," Fountain Hills Youth Theater Actor in a Supporting Role - Children's's Play Chad Gilbert, "Alice in Wonderland," Valley Youth Theatre Brandon Wiley, "Alice in Wonderland," Valley Youth Theatre Actor in a Supporting Role - Children's Musical Ty Ziskis, "Guys and Dolls," Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre Anthony Jackson, "Honk!," Valley Youth Theatre Guest Actor - Children's Musical Ethan Lawrence, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Valley Youth Theatre Director - Children's Play Ross Collins, "Whowhatwhenwhyhow," Fountain Hills Youth Theater Bruce Laks, "Swiss Family Robinson," East Valley Children's Theatre Director - Children's Musical Stephanie Likes, "Les Miserables," Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre D. Scott Withers, "Snoopy!!!," Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre Musical Direction - Children's Theatre Alan J. Plado, "Les Miserables," Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre Bryce Budge, "Rodgers and Hammerstein's, A Grand Night for Singing," Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre Choreography - Children's Theatre Laurie Case, "Snoopy!!!," Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre Robert L. Harper, "The Wiz," Valley Youth Theatre Scenic Design - Children's Theatre Jeff Blake, "Whowhatwhenwhyhow," Fountain Hills Youth Theater Paul Bridgeman, "The Little Mermaid," Valley Youth Theatre Costume Design - Children's Theatre Cari S. Smith, "Honorable Urashima Taro & Shining Princess of Slendor Bamboo," Vagabond Youth Theater Gail Oliphant, "Whowhatwhenwhyhow," Fountain Hills Youth Theater Karol Cooper & Sandi Long, "The Wiz," Valley Youth Theatre Hair and Make-up - Children's Theatre Karol Cooper, "The Wiz," Valley Youth Theatre Karol Cooper, "The Little Mermaid," Valley Youth Theatre Lighting Design - Children's Theatre Erik Michael, "Honorable Urashima Taro & Shining Princess of Slendor Bamboo," Vagabond Youth Theater Michael Eddy, "Theb Wiz," Valley Youth Theatre Sound Design - Children's Theatre Ross Collins, Kyla Druckman & Denise Kelleher, "Whowhatwhenwhyhow," Fountain Hills Youth Theater Scott Kirkorsky, "Guys and Dolls," Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre ORIGINAL WRITING Original Script - Play Ross Collins, "Whowhatwhenwhyhow," Fountain Hills Youth Theater Original Script - Musical Alam Prewitt, "The Quiltmakers Gift," Phoenix Theatre Cookie Company Ross Collins, "Hansel& Gretel; Runaways," Fountain Hills Youth Theater Original Music Composition Craig Bohmler & Stephen Kohn, "The Quiltmakers Gift," Phoenix Theatre Cookie Company Miciah Dodge & Ross Collins, "Hasel & Gretel; Runaways," Fountain Hills Youth Theater PROFESSIONAL TOURING PRODUCTIONS Overall Production "Late Nite Catechism," Scottsdale Center for the Arts OTHER AWARDS Outstanding Contribution Award Val Stasik Distinguished Service Award Phoenix Arts Commission Special Awards of Recognition Patti Hannon, "Late Nite Catechism," Scottsdale Center for the Arts |
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