The 29th Annual Robby Award Nominations
by Rob Stevens
The Robby Awards are back! The 29th edition of the once, and hopefully once again, annual theatre awards will be presented during a fun-filled show at the El Portal Theatre on Monday, February 9, 2015. The last awards show was held at the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura in February 2004 and the last awards were announced on the ShowMag website in January 2005. The current nominations are for the 14-month period beginning in November 2013 when I returned to reviewing theatre until December 2014.
Co-hosting the event will be previous hosts and Robby Award winners Jo Anne Worley and Jason Graae. Already set to appear as entertainers and/or presenters are Priscilla Barnes, Eileen Barnett, Teri Bibb, Jodi Carlisle, Kirsten Chandler, Will Collyer, Carole Cook, Michael G. Hawkins, Kim Huber, Heather Lee, Ashley Fox Linton, Tracy Lore, Sharon McKnight, Joan Van Ark, Ann Walker and Robert Yacko. The awards were announced annually by longtime theatre critic Rob Stevens beginning with the 1974 calendar year. The first awards show was held in March 1981 and soon became the most fun party for theatre folk in Southern California. Tickets are $25.00 and seating is unreserved. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The show will start at 7 p.m. and be followed by a dessert and wine reception.
Tickets may be purchased online or by calling 818-508-4200 or 866-811-4111.
VIRGINIA CAPERS AWARD FOR BEST MUSICAL
Cats, McCoy Rigby Entertainment
Death Takes A Holiday, Musical Theatre Guild
Floyd Collins, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, La Jolla Playhouse
Les Miserables, McCoy Rigby Entertainment
The Light in the Piazza, South Coast Repertory
Li’l Abner, LACC Theatre Academy
Lysistrata Jones, Chance Theater
Scary Musical The Musical, The NoHo Arts Center
Songs for a New World, A Cuppa Tea Theatre Company
Spring Awakening, Deaf West Theatre
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Michael Arden, Spring Awakening
Kari Hayter, Lysistrata Jones
Richard Israel, Floyd Collins
Bruce Kimmel, Li’l Abner
Brian Kite, Les Miserables
Christopher Maikish, Songs for a New World
Michael Matthews, Psyche A Modern Rock Opera, Psyche Productions, LLC
James J. Mellon, Scary Musical The Musical
Kent Nicholson, The Light in the Piazza
Calvin Remsberg, Death Takes a Holiday
Scott Schwartz, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
MICHELLE NICASTRO AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Patti Cohenour, The Light in the Piazza
Erin Davie amd Emily Padgett, Side Show, La Jolla Playhouse
Sandra Mae Frank/Katie Boeck, Spring Awakening
Devon Hadsell, Lysistrata Jones
Ashley Fox Linton, Death Takes a Holiday
Erin Mackey, The Light in the Piazza
Jane Papageorge, Scary Musical The Musical
Madison Claire Parks, Li’l Abner
Ciara Renee, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Treva Tegtmeier, 110 in the Shade, Actors Co-Op
Stephanie Zimbalist, A Little Night Music
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Teri Bibb, Death Takes a Holiday
Misty Cotton, A Little Night Music
Melissa Fahn, City of Angels, Musical Theatre Guild
Kimberly Hessler, Les Miserables
Kim Huber, Floyd Collins
Melina Kalomas, The Light in the Piazza
Ashley Fox Linton, Sweet Smell of Success
Tracy Lore, City of Angels
Ashley Arlene Nelson, Lysistrata Jones
Kelli Provart, Cats
Carla R. Stewart, Ghost-The Musical, Pantages Theatre
DOM SALINARO AWARD FOR BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Kay Cole, Li’l Abner
Julie Hall, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Actors Co-Op
Michelle LaVon, The Werewolves of Hollywood Blvd., Orgasmico Theatre Co.
Spencer Liff, Spring Awakening
Dana Solimando, Cats
John Todd, Sweet Smell of Success
Kelly Todd, Lysistrata Jones
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Howell Binkley, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Francois-Pierre Couture, The Curse of Oedipus
Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer, Side Show
Travis Hagenbuch, Spring Awakening
Lisa D. Katz, Floyd Collins
Peter Mumford, The Last Confession
Matt Schleicher, Lysistrata Jones
Tim Swiss, Psyche A Modern Rock Opera
Jean-Yves Tessier, Cats
Steven Young, Les Miserables
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