It’s time once again for the Memphis theater world’s biggest annual party. The 2013-14 Ostrander Awards, the Bluff City’s answer to the Tonys, will
be handed out Sunday, August 24th, at 6 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre.
COMMUNITY OSTRANDER AWARD NOMINEES AND WINNERS
2013-2014
SET DESIGN
Mark Guirguis, Les Miserables, Playhouse on the Square
Dan Kopera and Bill Short, The Royal Family, Theatre Memphis
Chris Sterling, Haint, New Moon Theatre Company
Jack Yates, Harvey, Theatre Memphis
Jack Yates, Proof, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
COSTUMES
Paul McCrae, As You Like It, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
Rebecca Y. Powell, Hairspray, Playhouse on the Square
Rebecca Y. Powell, Les Misérables, Playhouse on the Square
Andre Bruce Ward, The Music Man, Theatre Memphis
Andre Bruce Ward, The Royal Family, Theatre Memphis
SOUND DESIGN
Zach Badreddine, 4,000 Miles, POTS@TheWorks
Zach Badreddine, The Diary of Anne Frank, Playhouse on the Square
Zach Badreddine, Les Misérables, Playhouse on the Square
Eric Sefton, Haint, New Moon Theatre Company
Eric Sefton, Young Frankenstein, Theatre Memphis
CHOREOGRAPHY
Leah Beth Bolton, Young Frankenstein, Theatre Memphis
Christi Hall, The Music Man, Theatre Memphis
Jordan Nichols and Travis Bradley, Spamalot, Playhouse on the Square
Courtney Oliver and Standrew Parker, Reefer Madness, The Circuit Playhouse
Shorey Walker, Jordan Nichols, and Travis Bradley Hairspray, Playhouse on the Square
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Elisabeth Cross Hipp, Les Misérables, Playhouse on the Square
Morgan Howard, Les Misérables, Playhouse on the Square
Lynden Lewis, Young Frankenstein, Theatre Memphis
Caroline Simpson, Hairspray, Playhouse on the Square
Jaclyn Suffel, Young Frankenstein, Theatre Memphis
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Gregory Alexander, Young Frankenstein, Theatre Memphis
Jonathan Christian, Spamalot, Playhouse on the Square
Rob Hanford, Young Frankenstein, Theatre Memphis
Jordan Nichols, Spamalot, Playhouse on the Square
Kent Reynolds, Spamalot, Playhouse on the Square
Ken Zimmerman, Hairspray, Playhouse on the Square
LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Leigh Eck, Young Frankenstein, Theatre Memphis
Carla McDonald, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, The Circuit Playhouse
Carla McDonald, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Playhouse on the Square
Courtney Oliver, Hairspray, Playhouse on the Square
LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Bill Andrews, Spamalot, Playhouse on the Square
Justin Asher, Young Frankenstein, Theatre Memphis
Marques W. Brown, Young Frankenstein, Theatre Memphis
Philip Andrew Himebook, Les Misérables, Playhouse on the Square
Jordan Nichols, Hairspray, Playhouse on the Square
DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Scott Ferguson, Spamalot, Playhouse on the Square
Dave Landis, Hairspray, Playhouse on the Square
Gary John La Rosa, Les Misérables, Playhouse on the Square
Cecelia Wingate, Young Frankenstein, Theatre Memphis
BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Hairspray, Playhouse on the Square
Les Misérables, Playhouse on the Square
Monty Python’s Spamalot, Playhouse on the Square
The Music Man, Theatre Memphis
Young Frankenstein, Theatre Memphis
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Jillian Barron, As You Like It, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
Mary Buchignani, Clybourne Park, Playhouse on the Square
Meredith Julian, Clybourne Park, Playhouse on the Square
Ellen Saba, The Miracle Worker, Germantown Community Theatre
Christina Wellford Scott, The Diary of Anne Frank, Playhouse on the Square
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Stephen Garrett, Proof, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
Michael Gravois, Clybourne Park, Playhouse on the Square
Stephen Huff, As You Like It, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
Kinon Keplinger, The Submission, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
John Maness, Grace, The Circuit Playhouse
LEADING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Jillian Barron, Proof, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
Jessica Johnson, The Submission, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
Karen Mason Riss, 4,000 Miles, POTS@TheWorks
Christina Wellford Scott, The Royal Family, Theatre Memphis
Lena Wallace, The Miracle Worker, Germantown Community Theatre
LEADING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Gabe Beutel-Gunn, The Submission, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
Jerry Chipman, Other Desert Cities, The Circuit Playhouse
Tony Isbell, Red, The Circuit Playhouse
Stuart Turner, Boeing Boeing, Germantown Community Theatre
S.A. Weakley, Proof, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
SMALL ENSEMBLE ACTING (Cast of 7 or fewer)
Clybourne Park, Playhouse on the Square
Proof, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
Red, The Circuit Playhouse
The Submission, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
LARGE ENSEMBLE ACTING (Cast of 8 or more)
As You Like It, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
Hairspray, Playhouse on the Square
Les Misérables, Playhouse on the Square
Monty Python’s Spamalot, Playhouse on the Square
Seven Guitars, Hattiloo Theatre
Young Frankenstein, Theatre Memphis
FEATURED/CAMEO ROLE
Jonathan Christian, Hairspray, Playhouse on the Square
Barry Fuller, Young Frankenstein, Theatre Memphis
James Dale Green, Young Frankenstein, Theatre Memphis
Jo Lynne Palmer, Harvey, Theatre Memphis
Kim Sanders Hairspray, Playhouse on the Square
DIRECTION OF A DRAMATIC PRODUCTION
Jerry Chipman, The Submission, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
Stephen Hancock, Clybourne Park, Playhouse on the Square
Jo Lenhart, As You Like It, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
BEST DRAMATIC PRODUCTION
As You Like It, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
Clybourne Park, Playhouse on the Square
Proof, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
The Submission, Next Stage @ Theatre Memphis
THE EUGART YERIAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
John Rone