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