07/17/2017
2016-2017 Henry Awards Nominations and Winners
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company
• Arvada Center
• Colorado Springs TheatreWorks
• DCPA Theatre Company
• Lone Tree Arts Center
• OpenStage Theatre and Company
• Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
• Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Play
• "August: Osage County," OpenStage Theatre & Company, Dulcie Willis, Director
• "The Book of Will," DCPA Theatre Company, Davis McCallum, Director
• "Constellations," TheatreWorks, Joye Cook-Levy, Director
• "Don’t Dress for Dinner," OpenStage Theatre & Company, Wendy S. Moore, Director
• "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Thunder River Theatre Company, Corey Simpson, Director
• "The Game of Love and Chance," TheatreWorks, Murray Ross, Director
• "Tartuffe," Arvada Center, Lynne Collins, Director
Outstanding Production of a Musical
• "Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage," The Catamounts, Meridith C. Grundei, Director; Gary Grundei, Musical Direction
• "Evita," Lone Tree Arts Center, Gina Rattan, Director; Max Mamon, Musical Direction
• "Man of La Mancha," Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Theatre Company, Scott RC Levy, Director; Sharon Skidgel, Musical Direction
• "Monty Python’s Spamalot," PACE Center & Inspire Creative, Kelly McAllister, Director; Tanner Kelly, Musical Direction
• "Motones vs. Jerseys," Midtown Arts Center, Kenny Moten, Director; Jalyn Courtenay Webb, Musical Direction
• “Muscle Shoals: I'll Take You There," Lone Tree Arts Center, Randal Myler, Director; Dan Wheetman, Musical Direction
• "Porgy and Bess," Aurora Fox Arts Center, donnie l. betts, Director; Jodel Charles, Musical Direction
Outstanding Direction of a Play
• Lynne Collins, "The Drowning Girls," Arvada Center
• Joye Cook-Levy, "Constellations," TheatreWorks
• Davis McCallum, "The Book of Will," DCPA Theatre Company
• Matt Radcliffe, "The Elephant Man," Springs Ensemble Theatre Company
• Murray Ross, "The Game of Love and Chance," TheatreWorks
• Corey Simpson, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Thunder River Theatre Company
• Dulcie Willis, "August: Osage County," OpenStage Theatre & Company
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
• donnie l. betts, "Porgy and Bess," Aurora Fox Arts Center
• Meridith C. Grundei, "Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage," The Catamounts
• Kelly McAllister, "Monty Python’s Spamalot," PACE Center & Inspire Creative
• Scott RC Levy, "Man of La Mancha," Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Theatre Company
• Randal Myler, “Muscle Shoals: I'll Take You There," Lone Tree Arts Center
• Gina Rattan, "Evita," Lone Tree Arts Center
• Nick Sugar, “First Date,” Lake Dillon Theatre Company
Outstanding Musical Direction
• Neal Dunfee, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” BDT Stage
• Gary Grundei, "Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage," The Catamounts
• Max Mamon, "Evita," Lone Tree Arts Center
• Sharon Skidgel, "Man of La Mancha," Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Theatre Company
• Jason Tyler Vaughn, “Murder Ballad,” The Edge Theater Company
• Jalyn Courtenay Webb, "Motones vs. Jerseys," Midtown Arts Center
• Dan Wheetman, “Muscle Shoals: I'll Take You There," Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Actor in a Play
• William Hahn, "Burn This," The Edge Theater Company
• Kevin Hart, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
• Sammie Joe Kinnett, "The Game of Love and Chance," TheatreWorks
• Steven P. Sickles, "Le Bete," OpenStage Theatre & Company
• Micah Speirs, "The Elephant Man," Springs Ensemble Theatre Company
• Dan Tschirhart, "The Flick," OpenStage Theatre & Company
• Adam Verner, "Don’t Dress for Dinner," OpenStage Theatre & Company
Outstanding Actress in a Play
• LuAnn Buckstein, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
• Carley Cornelius, "Constellations," TheatreWorks
• Denise Burson Freestone, "August: Osage County," OpenStage Theatre & Company
• Kathleen McCall, "The Glass Menagerie," DCPA Theatre Company
• Emma Messenger, "Misery," The Edge Theater Company
• Sydney Parks Smith, "August: Osage County," OpenStage Theatre & Company
• Caitlin Wise, "The Game of Love and Chance," TheatreWorks
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
• Leonard E. Barrett Jr. , "Porgy and Bess," Aurora Fox Arts Center
• Joshua Blanchard, "Cabaret," Lake Dillon Theatre Company
• Stephen Day, “Man of La Mancha,” Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Theatre Company
• Miles Jacoby, "Evita," Lone Tree Arts Center
• August Stoten, "Monty Python’s Spamalot," PACE Center and Inspire Creative
• Colin Summers, "Million Dollar Quartet," Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
• Joe Von Bokern, "Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage," The Catamounts
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
• Jacquie Jo Billings, "Little Shop of Horrors," Miners Alley Playhouse
• Colby Dunn, "The Toxic Avenger," Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
• Sarah Groeke, "Cabaret," Lake Dillon Theatre Company
• Cecilia Iole, "The Little Mermaid," Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
• Marissa Rudd, "Sister Act," Midtown Arts Center
• Tracy Warren, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” BDT Stage
• Danielle Hermon Wood, "Monty Python’s Spamalot," PACE Center and Inspire Creative
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play
• Nathan Cox, “The Tempest,” Thunder River Theatre Company
• Rodney Lizcano, "The Book of Will," DCPA Theatre Company
• Wesley Mann, "The Book of Will," DCPA Theatre Company
• Owen O’Farrell, “The Tempest,” Thunder River Theatre Company
• Hunter Ringsmith, "Equivocaton," Colorado Shakespeare Festival
• Triney Sandoval, "The Book of Will," DCPA Theatre Company
• Corey Simpson, “The Tempest,” Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play
• Miriam A. Laube, "The Book of Will," DCPA Theatre Company
• Carolyn Lohr, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
• Leslie O’Carroll, "Silent Sky," Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company
• Amelia Pedlow, "The Glass Menagerie," DCPA Theatre Company
• Christina Sajous, "Disgraced," DCPA Theatre Company
• Linda Suttle, "A Time to Kill," Vintage Theatre Productions
• Edith Weiss, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
• Brandon Bill, "Monty Python’s Spamalot," PACE Center and Inspire Creative
• Ben Hilzer, "Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage," The Catamounts
• John Jankow, "A Christmas Story," Midtown Arts Center
• Matt LaFontaine, "Jesus Christ Superstar," Arvada Center
• Bob Moore, "Cabaret," Lake Dillon Theatre Company
• Nicholas Park, “First Date,” Lake Dillon Theatre Company
• Kyle Ashe Wilkinson, "Titanic," Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
• Jenna Bainbridge, "Jesus Christ Superstar," Arvada Center
• Joan Bruemmer-Holden, "Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage," The Catamounts
• Charlotte Campbell, “A Christmas Story,” Midtown Arts Center
• Anna High, “Porgy and Bess,” Aurora Fox Arts Center
• Rebecca Hoodwin, "Cabaret," Lake Dillon Theatre Company
• Carol Rose, "The Little Mermaid," Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
• Megan Van De Hey, "The Toxic Avenger," Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble Performance
Outstanding New Play or Musical
Directed by Davis McCallum; Produced by DCPA Theatre Company
Directed by Pesha Rudnick; Produced by LOCAL Theater Company
Directed by Stephen Weitz; Produced by Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company
Directed by Pesha Rudnick; Produced by Creede Repertory Theatre
Directed by Gavin Mayer; Produced by Arvada Center
Directed by Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski; Produced by And Toto too Theatre Company
Directed by Randal Myler; Produced by Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Choreography
“In recent years the theatre community reached out and asked that we consider ways that allow our larger and smaller companies to compete, more appropriately, with each other. The Colorado Theatre Guild has created two categories, or tiers, for our technical awards. The breakdown is for productions, of larger and smaller scale, based upon currently established production budgets.”
Outstanding Costume Design Tier 1
Outstanding Costume Design Tier 2
Outstanding Lighting Design Tier 1
Outstanding Lighting Design Tier 2
Outstanding Scenic Design Tier 1
Outstanding Scenic Design Tier 2
Outstanding Sound Design Tier 1
Outstanding Sound Design Tier 2
Special Awards were presented to:
Lifetime Achievement in Theatre
Ed Baierlein and Sallie Diamond
Outstanding Theatre Benefactors
Les Crispelle & Glenn Tiedt
Outstanding Improvisational Theatre
SCRIPTprov
Excellence in Special Makeup Effects
Todd Debreceni