NYMF scoops the pool at '07 Festival Awards!

The citations "recognize new plays and musicals selected by [the] panel of jurors as ready to move to the next level of production and development, and to performers of demonstrated excellence."  In addition to the traditional categories of Outstanding New Play, Outstanding New Musical, Outstanding Male Actor and Outstanding Female Actor, each juror is also allowed a "Wildcard" citation for any other element of excellence either to recognize a tie in any cateogry, a production or performer in any category from another festival, or recognize a category other than the primary four.

Awards were won by NYMF shows The Seven Year B*tch, Such Good Friends, Unlock'd, Mud Donahue & Son, The Last Starfighter, The Yellow Wood, and The Boy in the Bathroom.  All four 'Wild Card' Citations went to NYMF with the jurors recognizing choreography, score, ensemble and overall production of four NYMF shows.

The 2007 Panel of Jurors consisted of Dan Bacalzo, the managing editor of TheaterMania, Peter Filichia, theater critic for the Newark Star-Ledger, Matthew Murray, the chief New York teater critic for Talkin' Broadway, and Linda Tullberg, management consultant and Talkin' Broadway staff member.  Each juror acknowledges productions and actors in each category individually, and has the option of not giving an award in the category.

A complete list of the citations is as follows:


Outstanding New Play

I Dig Doug by Karen DiConcetto and Rochelle Zimmerman as presented in The New York International Theatre Festival Awarded by Dan Bacalzo
And Somewhere Men Are Laughing by Jeff Mandels as presented in FringeNYC Awarded by Peter Filichia
Another Day on Willow Street by Frank Anthony Polito as presented in the New York International Fringe Festival Awarded by Matthew Murray
Lights Rise on Grace by Chad Beckim presented at the Fringe Awarded by Linda Tullberg


Outstanding New Musical

Bash’d A Gay Rap Opera as presented in The New York International Fringe Festival Awarded by Dan Bacalzo
The Seven-Year B*tch at the New York Musical Theatre Festival Awarded by Peter Filichia
Unlock’d as presented in the New York Musical Theatre Festival Awarded by Matthew Murray
Such Good Friends presented at the New York Musical Theatre Festival Awarded by Linda Tullberg


Outstanding Actor (Male)

Shonn Wiley for his performance in Mud Donahue & Son as presented in The New York Musical Theatre Festival Awarded by Dan Bacalzo
Danny Binstock for his performance in The Last Starfighter as presented at the New York Musical Theatre Festival Awarded by Peter Filichia
The cast of Bash’d! - A Gay Rap Opera as presented in the New York International Fringe Festival Awarded by Matthew Murray
Jaime Lincoln Smith for his performance in Lights Rise on Grace at the Fringe Awarded by Linda Tullberg


Outstanding Actor (Female)

Yuka Takara for her performance in The Yellow Wood as presented in The New York Musical Theatre Festival Awarded by Dan Bacalzo
Mary Stout for her performance in The Boy in The Bathroom as presented in the New York Musical Theatre Festival Awarded by Peter Filichia
No award given by Matthew Murray
Liz Larsen for her performance in Such Good Friends as presented in The New York Musical Theatre Festival Awarded by Linda Tullberg


'Wild Card' Citation

Outstanding Choreography: Lynne Taylor-Corbett for Mud Donahue & Son as presented in The New York Musical Theatre Festival Awarded by Dan Bacalzo
Platforms a modern dance piece extraordinare, thanks to five choreographers and a cast of 12, at the New York Musical Theatre Festival Awarded by Peter Filichia
Outstanding Original Theatrical Score: Sam Carner (lyrics) and Derek Gregor (music) for Unlock’d as presented in the New York Musical Theatre Festival Awarded by Matthew Murray
The cast of With Glee as presented in The New York Musical Theatre Festival Awarded by Linda Tullberg