Nominees and Recipients for the Fifth Annual Kevin Kline Awards.
Ceremony March 22, 2010, honoring productions from 2009.
Award Recipients are bolded in red and listed at the top of each category.
Outstanding Production for Young Audiences
Quick-Brewed Macbeth (Shakespeare Festival St. Louis)
My Father’s Dragon (The Rep’s Imaginary Theatre Company)
Fables (Metro Theater Company)
Alice in Wonderland (Stages St. Louis)
Portrait of My People (Avalon Theatre Company)
Outstanding New Play or Musical
Philip Boehm (Woyzeck, Upstream Theater)
William Missouri Downs (Cockeyed, HotCity Theatre)
Lee Patton Chiles (My Heart is Always Shaking, Gitana Productions)
Ingmar Villqist (Helver’s Night, Upstream Theater)
Eric Coble, Kevin Fisher, Todd Schroeder (Unbeatable, Playhouse at Westport Plaza)
Outstanding Costume Design
Dorothy Marshall Englis (Amadeus, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Betsy Krausnick and Tracy Christenson (Souvenir, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Lou Bird (The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis)
Vincent J. Scassellati, Michael Bottari & Ronald Case (Hairspray, The Muny)
Lou Bird (Guys and Dolls, Stages St. Louis)
Outstanding Lighting Design
Tyler Duenow (The Trial, Stray Dog Theatre)
Michael Sullivan (An Almost Holy Picture, Mustard Seed Theatre)
John Wylie (Souvenir, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Matthew McCarthy (Guys and Dolls, Stages St. Louis)
Sean Savoie (Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, HotCity Theatre)
Outstanding Set Design
Mark Wilson (Secret Order, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Jim Burwinkel (The Good Person of Setzuan, St. Louis Actors’ Studio)
Michael Anania (The Music Man, The Muny)
Mark Halpin (Guys and Dolls, Stages St. Louis)
Christie Johnston (Treasure Island, St. Louis Shakespeare)
Outstanding Sound Design
Chuck Harper (Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, HotCity Theatre)
Justin Been (The Trial, Stray Dog Theatre)
Mac Murphy & Stuart Elmore (Guys and Dolls, Stages St. Louis)
Bobby Miller (Brooklyn Boy, New Jewish Theatre)
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play
Tie: Souvenir (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Tie: Secret Order (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
A Song for Coretta (The Black Rep)
Doubt (Dramatic License Productions)
Amadeus (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play
Tie: Cathy Simpson (A Song for Coretta, The Black Rep)
Tie: Kirsten Wylder (Wonder of the World, Orange Girls)
Elisabeth Stanley (Amadeus, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Trish McCall (The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis)
Teresa Doggett (A Man For All Seasons, St. Louis Actors’ Studio)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play
Jerry Russo (Glengarry Glen Ross, HotCity Theatre)
Peter Mayer (Glengarry Glen Ross, HotCity Theatre)
Terry Meddows (The Ugly One, Echo Theatre)
Stan Lanchow (Secret Order, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
John Bratkowski (Woyzeck, Upstream Theater)
Alan Knoll (Conversations With My Father, New Jewish Theatre)
Travis Estes (Brooklyn Boy, New Jewish Theatre)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Neva Rae Powers (Souvenir, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Emily Strembicki (A Shot in the Dark, West End Players Guild)
Sarah Cannon (The Lady from Dubuque, Muddy Waters)
Kim Furlow (Doubt, Dramatic License Productions)
Andrea Frye (A Song for Coretta, The Black Rep)
Kari Ely (Sonia Flew, New Jewish Theatre)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Tie: John Contini (Barrymore, Avalon Theatre Company)
Tie: Jason Cannon (Doubt, Dramatic License Productions)
Edwin Cahill (Souvenir, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Andrew Long (Amadeus, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Jim Poulos (Amadeus, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Outstanding Director of a Play
Michael Evan Haney (Souvenir, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Jason Cannon (Doubt, Dramatic License Productions)
Paul Mason Barnes (Amadeus, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Philip Boehm (Helver’s Night, Upstream Theater)
Risa Brainin (Secret Order, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Bobby Miller (Brooklyn Boy, New Jewish Theatre)
Outstanding Production of a Play
Tie: Amadeus (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Tie: Souvenir (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
A Song for Coretta (The Black Rep)
Glengarry Glen Ross (HotCity Theatre)
Doubt (Dramatic License Productions)
Secret Order (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis)
Brooklyn Boy (New Jewish Theatre)
Outstanding Musical Direction
Tie: Ross Rawlings (Hairspray, The Muny)
Tie: Dr. Diane White-Clayton (Black Nativity, The Black Rep)
Charles Creath (Blues in the Night, The Black Rep)
James Moore (The Music Man, The Muny)
Lisa Campbell Albert (Guys and Dolls, Stages St. Louis)
Outstanding Choreography
Michele Lynch (Hairspray, The Muny)
Kelly Barclay (42nd Street, The Muny)
Dana Lewis (The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis)
Dana Lewis (Guys and Dolls, Stages St. Louis)
Keith Tyrone (Black Nativity, The Black Rep)
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical
The Drowsy Chaperone (Stages St. Louis)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (New Line Theatre)
Hairspray (The Muny)
Unbeatable (Playhouse at Westport Plaza)
Black Nativity (The Black Rep)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
Christianne Tisdale (The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis)
Molly Denninghoff (Quilters, Avalon Theatre Company)
Melinda Cowan (The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis)
Lisa M. Ramey (Little Shop of Horrors, Stages St. Louis)
Valisia Lakae (Little Shop of Horrors, Stages St. Louis)
Rashidra Scott (Little Shop of Horrors, Stages St. Louis)
Susann Fletcher (Hairspray, The Muny)
Charity Dawson (Unbeatable, Playhouse at Westport Plaza)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
John Alban Coughlan (The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis)
Lara Teeter (Hairspray, The Muny)
Edward Juvier (The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis)
Brian Claussen (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, New Line Theatre)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Joline Mujica (Hairspray, The Muny)
Anita Jackson (Blues in the Night, The Black Rep)
Beth Leavel (Annie, The Muny)
Julie Cardia (Guys and Dolls, Stages St. Louis)
Kristy Cates (Unbeatable, Playhouse at Westport Plaza)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
David Schmittou (The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis)
Paul Vogt (Hairspray, The Muny)
David Foley, Jr. (Guys and Dolls, Stages St. Louis)
Nicholas Kelly (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, New Line Theatre)
Ben Nordstrom (Little Shop of Horrors, Stages St. Louis)
David Elder (The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis)
Jerry Russo (Fiddler on the Roof, Mustard Seed Theatre)
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Matt Lenz (Hairspray, The Muny)
Scott Miller (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, New Line Theatre)
Michael Hamilton (The Drowsy Chaperone, Stages St. Louis)
Marc Bruni (The Music Man, The Muny)
Michael Hamilton (Guys and Dolls, Stages St. Louis)
Outstanding Production of a Musical
Tie: The Drowsy Chaperone (Stages St. Louis)
Tie: Guys and Dolls (Stages St. Louis)
Little Shop of Horrors (Stages St. Louis )
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (New Line Theatre)
Hairspray (The Muny)