Jennifer Cody, Diane Paulus, et al. Nominated for IRNE Awards

The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE), a panel of critics from media outlets around the state of Massachusetts, have announced the nominees for the 2011 IRNE Awards honoring the best of the 2010 Theatre Season. A list of the nominees is below.

 

NEW PLAY:

STICK FLY Lydia R. Diamond (Huntington Theatre Company)

JOHNNY BASEBALL Robert Reale/Willie Reale/Richard Dresser (ART))

VENGEANCE IS THE LORD'S Bob Glaudini (Huntington Theatre Company)

THE BLUE FLOWER Jim Bauer/Ruth Bauer (A.R.T.)

THE LARAMIE PROJECT: TEN YEARS LATER Moises Kaufman & Co (Arts Emerson)

AFTERMATH Jessica Blank/Erik Jensen (N.Y. Theatre Workshop @Arts Emerson)

 

SET DESIGN:

Eugene Lee VENGEANCE IS THE LORD'S (Huntington Theatre Company)

David Gallo STICK FLY (Huntington Theatre Company)

James Noone BUS STOP (Huntington Theatre Company)

Janie Howland INTO THE WOODS (Reagle Music Theatre)

Robin Vest BLACK PEARL SINGS! (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

Todd Edward Ivins  SUNSET BOULEVARD (Ogunquit Playhouse)

 

LIGHTING:

Allen Lee Hughes STICK FLY (Huntington Theatre)

Justin Townsend THE BLUE FLOWER (ART)

Philip Rosenberg BUS STOP (Huntington Theatre)

Rich Latta SUNSET BOULEVARD. (Ogunquit Playhouse)

Christopher Akerlind ALL MY SONS (Huntington Theatre)

 

COSTUMES:

David Israel Reynoso CABARET (ART)

Anthony Powell SUNSET BLVD. (Ogunquit Playhouse)

Stacey Stephens INTO THE WOODS (Reagle Music Theatre)

William Lane CAMELOT (Trinity Repertory Company)

Michael McDonald JOHNNY BASEBALL (ART)

Jose M. River DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (North Shore Music Theatre)

 

SOUND:

David Remedios OTHELLO (Commonwealth Shakespeare)

Will Pickens BEASLEY'S CHRISTMAS PARTY (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

Clive Goodwin THE BLUE FLOWER (ART)

Peter Sasha Hurowitz CAMELOT (Trinity Repertory Company)

Beth Lake FREUD'S LAST SESSION (Barrington Stage)

 

CHOREOGRAPHY:

Todd Judson HAIRSPRAY (Reagle Music Theatre)

Casey Nicolaw SPAMALOT (Ogunquit Playhouse)

ShaRon Jenkins CAMELOT (Trinity Repertory Company)

Denis Jones DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (North Shore Music Theatre)

 

SOLO:

Karen MacDonald THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD (Merrimack Repertory Company)

Leslie Uggams UPTOWN, DOWNTOWN (Reagle Music Theatre)

Robert Lohbauer MENGELBERG AND MAHLER (Shakespeare and Company)

 

ENSEMBLE:

CABARET (ART)

BUS STOP (Huntington Theatre Company)

THE BLUE FLOWER (ART)

SUNSET BLVD. (Ogunquit Playhouse)

STICK FLY (Huntington Theatre)

HAIRSPRAY (Reagle Music Theatre)

 

SUPP ACTRESS DRAMA:

Ronette Levenson BUS STOP (Huntington Theatre)

Kate Udall FOUR PLACES (Merrimack Repertory Company)

Amber Iman STICK FLY (Huntington Theatre)

Marie Polizzano CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION (Huntington Theatre)

 

SUPP ACTOR DRAMA:

Johnny Lee Davenport VENGEANCE (Huntington Theatre)

Lee Aaron Rosen ALL MY SONS (Huntington Theatre)

Stephen Lee Anderson BUS STOP (Huntington Theatre)

Billy EuGene Jones STICK FLY (Huntington Theatre)

 

BEST ACTRESS DRAMA:

Karen MacDonald ALL MY SONS (Huntington Theatre)

Nikkole Salter STICK FLY (Huntington Theatre)

Carole Monferdini FOUR PLACES (Merrimack Repertory Company)

Cherene Snow BLACK PEARL SINGS! (Merrimack Repertory Company)

Anne Scurria ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR (Trinity Repertory Company)

 

BEST ACTOR DRAMA:

Will Lyman ALL MY SONS (Huntington Theatre)

Seth Fisher Becky Shaw (Huntington Theatre)

Joey Collins BEASLEY'S CHRISTMAS PARTY (Merrimack Repertory Company)

Noah Bean BUS STOP (Huntington Theatre)

Martin Rayner FREUD'S LAST SESSION (Barrington Stage)

 

SUPP ACTRESS MUSICAL:

McCaela Donovan INTO THE WOODS (Reagle Music Theatre)

Meghan McGeary THE BLUE FLOWER (ART))

Jennifer Cody DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (North Shore Music Theatre)

Catherine Walker GYPSY (North Shore Music Theatre)

Shannon Lee Jones INTO THE WOODS (Reagle Music Theatre)

Barbara Meek CAMELOT (Trinity Repertory Company)

 

SUPP ACTOR MUSICAL:

Thomas Derrah CABARET (ART)

 David Costa CABARET (ART)

Lucas Kavner THE BLUE FLOWER (ART)

John Macero HAIRSPRAY (Reagle Music Theatre)

Burke Moses JOHNNY BASEBALL (ART)

 

BEST ACTRESS MUSICAL:

Rachel York INTO THE WOODS (Reagle Music Theatre)

Teal Wicks THE BLUE FLOWER (ART)

Stephanie Umoh JOHNNY BASEBALL (ART)

Stefanie Powers SUNSET BLVD. (Ogunquit Playhouse)

Marissa Perry HAIRSPRAY (Regale Music Theatre)

Rebecca Gibel CAMELOT (Trinity Repertory Company)

 

BEST ACTOR MUSICAL:

Dan Dowling HAIRSPRAY (Reagle Music Theatre)

Daniel Jenkins THE BLUE FLOWER (ART)

David Coffee A CHRISTMAS CAROL (North Shore Music Theatre)

Todd Gearhart SUNSET BLVD. (Ogunquit Playhouse)

D. B. Bonds DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (North Shore Music Theatre)

 

MUSIC DIRECTOR:

Charles Pelz INTO THE WOODS (Reagle Music Theatre)

Mark Rubinstein THE BLUE FLOWER (ART)

Mark Hartman A CHRISTMAS CAROL (North Shore Music Theatre)

Ken Clifton SUNSET BLVD. (Ogunquit Playhouse)

Daniel Rodriguez HAIRSPRAY (North Shore Music Theatre)

 

DIRECTOR OF MUSICAL:

Stacey Stephens INTO THE WOODS (Reagle Music Theatre)

Steven Bogart CABARET (ART)

Will Pomerantz THE BLUE FLOWER (ART))

Diane Paulus JOHNNY BASEBALL (ART)

Shaun Kerrison SUNSET BOULEVARD (Ogunquit Playhouse)

Todd Michael Smith & Judine Somerville HAIRSPRAY (Reagle Music Theatre)

 

DIRECTOR OF  DRAMA:

Kenny Leon STICK FLY (Huntington Theatre)

David Esbjornson ALL MY SONS (Huntington Theatre)

Nicholas Martin BUS STOP (Huntington Theatre)

Charles Towers FOUR PLACES (Merrimack Repertory Company)

Peter DuBois Becky Shaw (Huntington Theatre)

 

VISITING PROD:

THE LARAMIE PROJECT (ArtsEmerson)

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (Broadway Across America)

DREAMGIRLS (Broadway Across America)

IN THE HEIGHTS (Broadway Across America)

GATZ (Elevator Repair Service @ ART)

 

VISITING PERFORMER:

Jackie Burns WICKED (Broadway Across America)

Estelle Parsons AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (Broadway Across America)

Scott Shepherd GATZ (ART)

Doug Elkins FRAULEIN MARIA (Arts Emerson)

 

BEST PLAY:

ALL MY SONS (Huntington Theatre)

BUS STOP (Huntington Theatre)

STICK FLY (Huntington Theatre)

FOUR PLACES (Merrimack Repertory Company)

Becky Shaw (Huntington Theatre)

 

BEST MUSICAL:

THE BLUE FLOWER (ART)

CABARET (ART)

INTO THE WOODS (Reagle Music Theatre)

JOHNNY BASEBALL (ART)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (North Shore Music Theatre)

SUNSET BLVD. (Ogunquit Playhouse)

HAIRSPRAY (Reagle Music Theatre)

 

BEST YOUNG PERFORMER: 

Erik March JOHNNY BASEBALL (ART)

Sarah Safer GYPSY (North Shore Music Theatre)

 

For a full list of nominees, click here.

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