2006 NYMF Awards for Excellence
THE NYMF 2006 AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
From day one, it has been our plan to have awards such as these for shows in the Festival. There is such a volume of good work happening that it is tremendously important to find a way to recognize, acknowledge and congratulate the best of it.
The winners of the NYMF Awards for Excellence were selected by a jury composed of theater artists, producers, and journalists, including: Jennifer Costello (LiveNation), Robert Diamond (BroadwayWorld.com), Frank Evans (BMI), Peter Filichia (Newark Star-Ledger/TheaterMania), Tim Jerome (National Music Theater Network), Clifford Lee Johnson III (Manhattan Theatre Club), Beverly MacKeen (New World Stages), Matt Windman (AM New York) and Wayman Wong (Playbill.com/New York Daily News).
The NYMF 2006 Awards for Excellence honorees are:
VERIZON "BEST OF FEST" AUDIENCE PRIZE:
Smoking Bloomberg (Book, Music & Lyrics by David Cornue, Sam Holtzapple, Warren Loy, and Chris Todd)
RUNNER UP: The Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun (Book & Additional Lyrics by Blair Fell, Music and Lyrics by Andy Monroe)
MOST PROMISING NEW MUSICAL
Kingdom (Book and Lyrics by Aaron Jafferis, Music by Ian Williams)
HONORABLE MENTION: Common Grounds (Book by Sammy Buck, Music by Doug
Katsaros) and The Screams of Kitty Genovese (Book and Lyrics by David Simpatico, Music by Will Todd)
THEATER FOR THE AMERICAN MUSICAL PRIZE - presented by National Music Theatre Network
River's End (Book and Lyrics by Cheryl Coons, Music by Chuck Larkin)
EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE WRITING (MUSIC)
Have a Nice Life (Music by Conor Mitchell)
HONORABLE MENTION: Three Sides (Music by Grant Olding); The Screams of Kitty Genovese (Music by Will Todd); and White Noise (Music by Joe Drymala with additional songs by Ben Cohn & Sean McDaniel, Rick Crom, Glen Kelly, Laurence O'Keefe, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, and Eric Svejcar)
EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE WRITING (LYRICS)
Three Sides (Lyrics by Grant Olding)
HONORABLE MENTION: J.O.B. the Hip Hopera (Lyrics by Jerome Sable and Eli
Batalion) and The Night of the Hunter (Lyrics by Stephen Cole)
EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE WRITING (BOOK)
Desperate Measures (Book by Peter Kellogg) and Gutenberg! the Musical! (Book by Anthony King and Scott Brown) (tie)
HONORABLE MENTION: Smoking Bloomberg (Book by David Cornue, Sam Holtzapple, Warren Loy, and Chris Todd)
EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTION & CHOREOGRAPHY
Common Grounds (Direction by Igor Goldin, Choreography by Ron De Jesus, Ray Leeper, Tiger Martina, Rhonda Miller and Lisa Stevens)
HONORABLE MENTION: All is Love (Choreography and Direction by Josh Walden); Desperate Measures (Direction and Choreography by Eleanor Reissa); and J.O.B. the Hip Hopera (Direction by Stefan Novinsk & Hassan Christopher, Choreography by Hassan Christopher);
EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN
Journey to the West (Set Design by John Rager, Costume Design by Elizabeth Cox, Lighting Design by Maggie M. Bailey, Sound Design by Brian Hsieh)
HONORABLE MENTION: Emerald Man (Set Design by Donyale Werle, Costume Design by Lisa Zinni, Lighting Design by James Milkey, Sound Design by Yoshi Lee) and River's End (Set Design by Elisha Schaefer, Costume Design by Brigid Brown, Lighting Design by Herrick Goldman, Sound Design by Daniel von Erdberg)
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Have a Nice Life (Emily Skinner, Michael Berry, Michelle Blakely, Kevin Carolan, Jacquelyn Piro, Charles Hagerty and Nikki Snelson)
HONORABLE MENTION: Having it Almost (Anastasia Barzee, Amy Eschman, Liz Larsen, Stefanie Morse, and Wendy Perelman) and Hot and Sweet (Mimi Bensinger, Jo Lynn Burks, Elaine Burt, Rebecca Buxton , Jami Dauber, Elizabeth Dotson-Westphalen , Laura Dreyer, Rebecca Eichenberger, Katie Finneran, Margaret Goodman, Alex Hanna, Elizabeth Inghram, Anne Lieberwirth, Stephanie Long, Allison Mahoney, Clarice Mazanec, Barbara Merjan, Jack Metzger, Lea Michele, Kyra Miller, Lizzie Moore, Bill Parry, Reut Regev, Andy Sandberg, and Maria Vassallo)
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES:
Christian Campbell (Drift)
Donna Lynne Champlin (Flight of the Lawnchair Man)
Laura Daniel (The Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun)
Marisa Echeverría (Kingdom)
Chris Fitzgerald (Gutenberg the Musical)
Jeff Hiller (The Children)
Greg Naughton (Alive in the World)
Jeremy Shamos (Gutenberg the Musical!)
Max Von Essen (Desperate Measures)
