Nominees and Recipients for Seventh Annual Kevin Kline Awards

Ceremony April 2, 2012, honoring productions from 2011

Award Recipients are bolded in red and listed at the top of each category.

Outstanding Production for Young Audiences

The Giver, Metro Theater Company amd Edison Theatre

Chanticleer!, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis/Imaginary Theatre Company

Trail of Tears, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis/Imaginary Theatre Company

Cruel to be Kind?, Shakespeare Festival Education Tour

Elves and the Shoemaker, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis/Imaginary Theatre Company

Outstanding New Play or Musical

Deanna Jent, Falling, Mustard Seed Theatre

Deanna Jent, Till We Have Faces, Mustard Seed Theatre

Samm Art-Williams, The Montford Point Marine, The Black Rep

David L. Williams, The Winners, HotCity Theatre

Carter Lewis, Hit-Story, OnSite Theatre

Lucia Laragione, English translation byPhilip Boehm, Cooking With Elisa, Upstream Theater
 

Outstanding Costume Design

Dorothy Marshall Englis, The Secret Garden, Stages St. Louis

Dorothy Marshall Englis, The Vibrator Play, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Garth Dunbar, Awake and Sing!, The New Jewish Theatre

Michele Siler, The Death of Atahualpa, Upstream Theater

Brad Muskgrove, Disney’s 101 Dalmatians, Stages St. Louis

Teresa Doggett, The Royal Family, Act Inc.

Lou Bird, Victor/Victoria, Stages St. Louis

JC Krajicek, Palmer Park, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
 

Outstanding Lighting Design

Robert M. Wierzel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Josh Smith, The Immigrant, The New Jewish Theatre

Matthew McCarthy, The Secret Garden, Stages St. Louis

Phil Monat, Red, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Matthew McCarthy, Victor/Victoria, Stages St. Louis

Kirk Bookman & Steve O’Shea, God of Carnage, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Set Design

Tie:  Gianni Downs, The Vibrator Play, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Tie:  Scott C. Neale, Awake and Sing!, The New Jewish Theatre

Tie:  Michael Ganio, Red, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Scott C. Neale, Cooking With Elisa, Upstream Theater

Regina Garcia, Ruined, The Black Rep

Scott C. Neale, The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis

Outstanding Sound Design

Daniel Baker & Aaron Meicht, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Rusty Wandall, Macbeth, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Josh Limpert, The Immigrant, The New Jewish Theatre

Rusty Wandall, Red, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Rusty Wandall, Circle Mirror Transformation, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Ensemble Play

Tie:  The Immigrant, The New Jewish Theatre

Tie:  Circle Mirror Transformation, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

The Vibrator Play, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

The Real McCoy, The Black Rep

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play

Peggy Billo, The Immigrant, The New Jewish Theatre

Linda Kennedy, Pericles, The Black Rep

Emily Baker, Just Desserts, St. Louis Actors' Studio

Julie Venegoni, Savage in Limbo, OnSite Theatre

Linda Kennedy, Blood Wedding, Upstream Theater

Hayley Treide, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
 

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play

Gary Wayne Barker, The Immigrant, The New Jewish Theatre

Bob Harvey, The Price, Avalon Theatre Company

Chauncy Thomas, The Real McCoy, The Black Rep

Jason Cannon, Awake and Sing!, The New Jewish Theatre

Jonathan Foster, Falling, Mustard Seed Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play

Brooke Edwards, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, The Non-Prophet Theatre Company

Andrea Frye, Ruined, The Black Rep

Kari Ely, Sirens, The New Jewish Theatre

Michelle Hand, Falling, Mustard Seed Theatre

Susan Louise O’Connor, God of Carnage, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
 

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play

Bob Thibaut, The Immigrant, The New Jewish Theatre

Gary Barker, Shadowlands, Mustard Seed Theatre

J. Samuel Davis, Ruined, The Black Rep

John Pierson, Closer, St. Louis Actors' Studio

Bobby Miller, Awake and Sing!, The New Jewish Theatre

Brian Dykstra, Red, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Danny McCarthy, Circle Mirror Transformation, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Director of a Play

Steven Woolf, Red, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Andrew Moodie, The Real McCoy, The Black Rep

Edward Coffield, The Immigrant, The New Jewish Theatre

Stuart Carden, Circle Mirror Transformation, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Jeremy B. Cohen, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Production of a Play

Tie:  Red, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Tie:  Awake and Sing!, The New Jewish Theatre

The Vibrator Play, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

The Immigrant, The New Jewish Theatre

God of Carnage, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Circle Mirror Transformation, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Musical Direction

Tie:  Lisa Campbell-Albert, The Secret Garden, Stages St. Louis

Tie:  Joe Schoen, Godspell, Mustard Seed Theatre

Michael Sebastian, Beehive, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis 

Charles Creath, Black Pearl Sings!, The Black Rep

Michael Horsley, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Muny

Outstanding Choreography

Pepper Clyde, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Muny

Kelli Barclay, Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny

Dana Lewis, The Secret Garden, Stages St. Louis

Dana Lewis, Victor/Victoria, Stages St. Louis

Alicia Gbaho, Black Nativity, The Black Rep

Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Muny

Beehive, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Legally Blonde, The Muny

Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny

Godspell, Mustard Seed Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical

Melinda Crown, Victor/Victoria, Stages St. Louis

Jessica Vaccaro, A Chorus Line, Stages St. Louis 

Michele Ragusa, Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny

Julia Cardia, The Secret Garden, Stages St. Louis

Amy Loui, Godspell, Mustard Seed Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical

Curtis Holbrook, Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny

Ken Page, Little Shop of Horrors, The Muny

Lewis J. Stadlen, Bye Bye Birdie, The Muny

Steve Judkins, Victor/Victoria, Stages St. Louis

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

Alexis Kinney, The Secret Garden, Stages St. Louis

Lisa Estridge, Beehive, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Debra Walton, Beehive, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Denise Thimes, Black Pearl Sings!, The Black Rep

Alli Mauzey, Little Shop of Horrors, The Muny

Jenny Powers, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Muny 

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical

Leigh Wakeford, Disney’s 101 Dalmatians, Stages St. Louis

Tony Yazbeck, Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny

James Bleecker, Thrill Me, Max & Louie Productions

David Schmittou, Victor/Victoria, Stages St. Louis

Outstanding Director of a Musical

Deanna Jent, Godspell, Mustard Seed Theatre

Andrea Frye, Black Pearl Sings!, The Black Rep 

Rick Conant, Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny

John Miller-Stephany, Little Shop of Horrors, The Muny

Mark Schneider, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Muny

Outstanding Production of a Musical

Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny

The Secret Garden, Stages St. Louis

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Muny

Victor/Victoria, Stages St. Louis

Godspell, Mustard Seed Theatre