4th Annual Kevin Kline Awards Nominees

Outstanding Production of a Play

• Blood Knot, Upstream Theater

  Evie's Waltz, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  The Little Dog Laughed, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Rabbit Hole, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Director of a Play

• Philip Boehm, Blood Knot, Upstream Theater

  Stuart Carden, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Eric Little, Mary's Wedding, Echo Theatre Company

  Wayne Loui, Grace and Glorie, Insight Theatre Company

  Rob Ruggiero, The Little Dog Laughed, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Production of a Musical

• Cotton Club Revue, Unity Theatre Ensemble

  Ella, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Sarafina, The Black Rep

  Thoroughly Modern Millie, Stages St. Louis

Outstanding Director of a Musical

• Stephen Bourneuf, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Stages St. Louis

  Ron Himes, Sarafina, The Black Rep

  Robert Kelly, Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Gary John La Rosa, Fiddler on the Roof, The Muny

  Rob Ruggiero, Ella, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Musical Direction

• Laura Bergquist, Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  David Alexander Foote, Cotton Club Revue, Unity Theatre Ensemble

  Danny Holgate, Ella, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  James Moore, The Producers, The Muny

  Chris Petersen, High Fidelity, New Line Theatre

Outstanding Choreography

• Stephen Bourneuf, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Stages St. Louis

  Bill Burns, The Producers, The Muny

  Niki Harris, My One and Only, The Muny

  Dana Lewis, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Stages St. Louis

  Keith Tyrone, Sarafina, The Black Rep

Outstanding Costume Design

• Fumiko Bielefeldt, Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Lou Bird, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Stages St. Louis

  Lou Bird, Little Women, Stages St. Louis

  Lou Bird, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Stages St. Louis

  Amanda Handle, The Comedy of Errors, St. Louis Shakespeare

Outstanding Lighting Design

• Thomas Dunn, The Little Dog Laughed, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  John Lasiter, Ella, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Dominique Gallo, Mary's Wedding, Echo Theatre Company

  Tim Poertner, Complacency of Silence: Darfur, Gitana Productions

  John Wylie, Evie's Waltz, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Set Design

• Gianna Downs, The Lieutenant of Inishmore,The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Steve Gilliam, My Fair Lady, The Muny

  Adrian W. Jones, The Little Dog Laughed, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Scott C. Neale, Blood Knot, Upstream Theater

  Tim Poertner, Complacency of Silence: Darfur, Gitana Productions

  Patrick Huber, 9 Parts of Desire, St. Louis Actors' Studio

  Dunsi Dai, Two-Headed, Black Cat Theatre

Outstanding Sound Design

• Jason Krueger, My Fair Lady, The Muny

  Michael Miceli, Ella, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Zachary Williamson, The Little Dog Laughed, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Kelly Kerr, Mary's Wedding, Echo Theatre Company

  Tori Meyer, Grace and Glorie, Insight Theatre Company

Outstanding New Play or Musical

• Lee Patton Chiles, Complacency of Silence: Darfur, Gitana Productions

  Tim Collins, A Fire as Bright as Heaven, St. Louis Actors' Studio

  Gregory Jones, Men With Clubs, HotCity Theatre

  Carter W. Lewis, Evie's Waltz, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Dan Rubin and Lauren Dusek, Overexposed, OnSite Theatre Company

Outstanding Ensemble in a Play

• Grace and Glorie, Insight Theatre Company

  The Last Seder, New Jewish Theatre

  The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  The Little Dog Laughed, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Primal, Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble

Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical

• Cotton Club Revue, Unity Theatre Ensemble

  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Stages St. Louis

  The Music Man, Stages St. Louis

  My Fair Lady, The Muny

  Sarafina, The Black Rep

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical

• Timothy Gulan, Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Christopher Kale Jones, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Stages St. Louis

  Jeffrey D. Pruett, Pippin, Stray Dog Theatre

  Lewis J. Stadlen, The Producers, The Muny

  Robert Westenberg, My Fair Lady, The Muny

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play

• J. Samuel Davis, Blood Knot, Upstream Theater

  Keith Jochim, Frost/Nixon, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Ben Nordstrom, Mary's Wedding, Echo Theatre Company

  Cody Proctor, The Comedy of Errors, St. Louis Shakespeare

  David Whalen, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

• Catherine Brunell, My Fair Lady, The Muny

  Casey Erin Clark, Little Women, Stages St. Louis

  Kari Ely, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Stages St. Louis

  Tina Fabrique, Ella, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Sharisa Whatley, Sarafina, The Black Rep

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play

• Victoria Adams-Zischke, Rabbit Hole, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Amy Loui, Two-Headed, Black Cat Theatre

  Erika Rolfsrud, The Little Dog Laughed, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Donna Weinsting, 'night, Mother, Stray Dog Theatre

  Magan Wiles, Mary's Wedding, Echo Theatre Company

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical

• Eugene Fleming, My One and Only, The Muny

  Christopher Hickey, Smoke on the Mountain, Mustard Seed Theatre

  Aaron Lawson, High Fidelity, New Line Theatre

  Lee Roy Reams, The Producers, The Muny

  Daniel Reichard, My Fair Lady, The Muny

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play

• Mark Fisher, The Little Dog Laughed, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Bob Harvey, Chaim's Love Song, New Jewish Theatre

  Joel King, Complacency of Silence: Darfur, Gitana Productions

  Jared Nell, The Comedy of Errors, St. Louis Shakespeare

  John Pierson, The Late Henry Moss, St. Louis Actors' Studio

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical

• Colleen M. Backer, Smoke on the Mountain, Mustard Seed Theatre

  Dani Marcus, Emma, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Angie Schworer, The Producers, The Muny

  Willena Vaughn, Cotton Club Revue, Unity Theatre Ensemble

  Zoe Vonder Haar, My Fair Lady, The Muny

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play

• Colleen M. Backer, Morning's at Seven, Stray Dog Theatre

  Thomasina Clark, Complacency of Silence: Darfur, Gitana Productions

  Kari Ely, Chaim's Love Song, New Jewish Theatre

  Jennifer Nitzband, The Scene, HotCity Theatre

  Jenni Ryan, Grace and Glorie, Insight Theatre Company

  Carolyn Swift, Rabbit Hole, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Production for Young Audiences

• The Jungle Book, Stages St. Louis

  Me and Richard 3, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis

  Midsummer, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis

  Myth Adventures, The Imaginary Theatre Company

  The Starry Messenger, Upstream Theater