ALL THE WAY, PIPPIN & More Nominated for 2014 IRNE Awards

The Nominating Committee of the Independent Reviewers of New England has just announced nominees for the 2014 IRNE Awards. The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Awards, founded by Beverly Creasey of the Journal Newspapers and Larry Stark of TheaterMirror in 1997, recognize the extraordinary wealth of talent in the Boston theatre community.

2014 IRNE Small Theater Nominations

Best New Play

WINDOWMEN by Steven Barkhimer (Boston Playwrights' Theatre)

OPERATION EPSILON by Alan Brody (The Nora Theatre Company)

SPLENDOR by Kirsten Greenidge (Company One)

PAPER CITY PHOENIX by Walt McGough (Boston Actors Theater)

THE RAG DOLL by David Reiffel & Silvia Graziano (Blue Spruce Theatre)

FROM DENMARK WITH LOVE by John J. King (Vaquero Playground)

Best Set Design

Matthew Woods HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)

Jenna McFarland Lord DISTANT MUSIC (Stoneham Theatre)

Luke Sutherland THE LOVER (Bridge Repertory Theater)

Janie E. Howland OPERATION EPSILON (The Nora Theatre Company)

Christina Todesco TRIBES (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Best Lighting Design

Chris Bocchiaro HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)

Karen Perlow IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Jeff Adelberg DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE (Stoneham Theatre)

Michael Clark Wonson THE NORMAL HEART (Zeitgeist Stage Company)

Ian King THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Simple Machine)

Best Projection Design

Kelly Leigh David THE AFTER DINNER JOKE (Whistler in the Dark Theatre)

Garrett Herzig TRIBES (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Shawn Boyle 33 VARIATIONS (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)

Michael Flowers THE NORMAL HEART (Zeitgeist Stage Company)

Seaghan McKay ON THE TOWN (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)

Johnathan Carr BY THE WAY MEET VERA STARK (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)

Best Costume Design

Cotton Talbot-Minkin HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)

Angela Huff THE LIBERTINE (Bridge Repertory Theater & Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company)

Tyler Kinney HENRY VIII (Actors' Shakespeare Project)

Frances Nelson McSherry AMADEUS (New Repertory Theatre)

Scott Martino MILDRED FIERCE (The Gold Dust Orphans)

Best Sound Design

Arshan Gailus TRIBES (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Ed Young THE LOVER (Bridge Repertory Theater)

Andrew Duncan Will SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME (Bad Habit Productions)

Dewey Dellay OPERATION EPSILON (The Nora Theatre Company)

Sam Beebe HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)

Nathan Leigh DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE (Stoneham Theatre)

Best Choreography

Jodi Leigh Allen SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)

Larry Sousa IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Kiki Samko HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)

Meredith Langton (Merry Death) PORNOCCHIO (The Gold Dust Orphans)

Best Solo Performance

Colin Hamell JIMMY TITANIC (Tir Na Theatre @ New Repertory Theatre)

Neil McGarry A CHRISTMAS CAROL (The Bay Colony Shakespeare Company)

Noah Tobin PORNSTAR (Heart & Dagger Theatre Company)

Daniel Alexander Jones JOMAMA JONES RADIATE (The Theater Offensive)

Best Ensemble (Midsize)

CLYBOURNE PARK (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)

OPERATION EPSILON (The Nora Theatre Company)

IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Best Ensemble (Small/Fringe)

WINDOWMEN (Boston Playwrights' Theatre)

CLOSER (Bad Habit Productions)

PUNK ROCK (Zeitgeist Stage Company)

A SOLDIER'S PLAY (Roxbury Repertory Theater)

THE NORMAL HEART (Zeitgeist Stage Company)

HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)

THE MEMORANDUM (Flat Earth Theatre)

THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES (Happy Medium Theatre)

Best Supporting Actress In A Play (Small/Fringe)

Sarah DeLima CEMETARY CLUB (Next Door Center for the Arts)

Angela Smith LIFE OF RILEY (Zeitgeist Stage Company)

Charlotte Peed DANCING AT LUGHNASA (Wellesley Summer Theatre)

Stacy Fischer THE SEAGULL (Harbor Stage Company)

Angela Bilkic HOLIDAY (Wellesley Summer Theatre)

Best Supporting Actress In A Play (Midsize)

Marvelyn McFarlane CLYBOURNE PARK (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Erica Spyres TRIBES (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Liz Hayes ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR (The Nora Theatre Company)

Esme Allen DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE (Stoneham Theatre)

Nicole Prefontaine SPLENDOR (Company One)

Best Supporting Actor In A Play (Midsize)

John Davin ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)

Maurice Parent ROMEO AND JULIET (Actors' Shakespeare Project)

Will Lyman OPERATION EPSILON (The Nora Theatre Company)

Alexander Platt DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE (Stoneham Theatre)

Tim Spears AMADEUS (New Repertory Theatre)

Russell Garrett AMADEUS (New Repertory Theatre)

Best Supporting Actor In A Play (Small/Fringe)

Joey Pelletier PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (Happy Medium Theatre)

Michael Underhill HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)

Mikey DiLoreto THE NORMAL HEART (Zeitgeist Stage Company)

Brooks Reeves CLOSER (Bad Habit Productions)

Steven DeMarco FROM WHITE PLAINS (Apollinaire Theatre Company)

Ed Peed THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Moonbox Productions)

Jeff Mahoney SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME (Bad Habit Productions)

Best Actress In A Play

McCaela Donovan THE LOVER (Bridge Repertory Theater)

Anna Waldron THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Simple Machine)

Caroline L. Price PAPER CITY PHOENIX (Boston Actors Theater)

Linda Goetz MACBETH (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)

Lindsay Crouse DRIVING MISS DAISY (Gloucester Stage Company)

Aimee Doherty NORTH SHORE FISH (Gloucester Stage Company)

Paula Plum 33 VARIATIONS (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)

Best Actor In A Play (Midsize)

Johnny Lee Davenport DRIVING MISS DAISY (Gloucester Stage Company)

Neil A. Casey ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)

Michael Ryan Buckley DISTANT MUSIC (Stoneham Theatre)

Tim Spears THE ELEPHANT MAN (New Repertory Theatre)

James Caverly TRIBES (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Best Actor In A Play (Small/Fringe)

Joseph W. Rodriguez THE LIBERTINE (Bridge Repertory Theater & Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company)

Stephen Libby THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Simple Machine)

Daver Morrison A SOLDIERS PLAY (Roxbury Repertory Theatre)

Gregory Balla SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME (Bad Habit Productions)

Phil Gillen PUNK ROCK (Zeitgeist Stage Company)

Kevin Fennessey ALMOST BLUE (Theatre On Fire)

Brandon Whitehead WINDOWMEN (Boston Playwrights' Theatre)

Dave Rich MACBETH (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)

Best Supporting Actress In A Musical

Stephanie Granade THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Stoneham Theatre)

Carolyn Saxon IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Marissa Haddad IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Amelia Broome SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)

M. Lynda Robinson OLIVER (Wheelock Family Theatre)

Michele A. DeLuca ON THE TOWN (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)

Best Supporting Actor In A Musical

Athan Mantalos CHESS (Longwood Players)

Ross Mumford SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)

Robert D Murphy CAMELOT (NewRep)

Jared Walsh ASSASSINS (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)

Jared Dixon IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Jorge Barranco IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Andrew Giordano THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Stoneham Theatre)

Best Actress In A Musical

Ephie Ardema THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Stoneham Theatre)

Jane Staab OLIVER (Wheelock Family Theatre)

Erica Spyres CAMELOT (New Repertory Theatre)

Jackie Coco SWEENEY TODD (Next Door Center for the Arts)

Melody Madarasz SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)

Santina Umbach IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Best Actor In A Musical

Benjamin Evett CAMELOT (New Repertory Theatre)

Peter S. Adams SWEENEY TODD (Next Door Center for the Arts)

Ryan Vona CURSE OF THE CRYING HEART (The Circuit Theatre Company)

Phil Tayler SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)

Tom Shoemaker A NEW BRAIN (Moonbox Productions)

Best Music Director

Catherine Stornetta SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)

Steven Bergman ASSASSINS (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)

Stephen Peters CHESS (Longwood)

Nicholas James Connell IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Jonathan Goldberg ON THE TOWN (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)

Best Director of a Musical

Joey DeMita ASSASSINS (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)

Kaitlyn Chantry CHESS (LONGWOOD)

Eric Engel SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)

Paul Daigneault IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Russell Garrett CAMELOT (New Repertory Theatre)

Best Director of a Play (Small/Fringe)

Matthew Woods and Michael Underhill HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)

A. Nora Long SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME (Bad Habit Productions)

Brett Marks WINDOWMEN (Boston Playwrights' Theatre)

Shana Gozansky THE LOVER (Bridge Repertory Theater)

Susanna Harris Noon CLOSER (Bad Habit Productions)

David Miller THE NORMAL HEART (Zeitgeist Stage Company)

Eric Tucker THE LIBERTINE (Bridge Repertory Theater & Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company)

Darren Evans PARTY TIME (Theatre On Fire)

Best Director of a Play (Midsize)

Jim Petosa THE ELEPHANT MAN (New Repertory Theatre)

M. Bevin O'Gara TRIBES (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Andy Sandberg OPERATION EPSILON (The Nora Theatre Company)

Benny Sato Ambush DRIVING MISS DAISY (Gloucester Stage Company)

Courtney O'Connor STONES IN HIS POCKETS (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)

Robert Walsh NORTH SHORE FISH (Gloucester Stage Company)

Best Visiting Production

OTHELLO: Actors From the London Stage (Wellesley Summer Theatre)

THE NINA VARIATIONS (Brown Box Theatre Project)

MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY (Regent Theatre)

Best Musical

CHESS (Longwood Players)

ASSASSINS (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)

SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)

IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Best Play (Small/Fringe)

HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)

SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME (Bad Habit Productions)

THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Simple Machine)

THE LOVER (Bridge Repertory Theater

CLOSER (Bad Habit Productions)

THE VALENTINE TRILOGY (The Circuit Theatre Company)

WINDOWMEN (Boston Playwrights' Theatre)

THE NORMAL HEART (Zeitgeist Stage Company)

Best Play (Midsize)

OPERATION EPSILON (The Nora Theatre Company)

ELEPHANT MAN (New Repertory Theatre)

TRIBES (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

DRIVING MISS DAISY (Gloucester Stage Company)

STONES IN HIS POCKETS (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)

CLYBOURNE PARK (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Most Promising Young Performer

Sirena Abalian PIPPI LONGSTOCKING (Wheelock Family Theatre)

Alec Shiman DISTRACTED (The Nora Theatre Company)

Charlie Clinton OLIVER (Wheelock Family Theatre)

Cecilia Cipullo DRAWIN' ON THE WALL (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)

Isaac Haber DRAWIN' ON THE WALL (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)

2014 IRNE Large Theater Nominations

Best New Play

ALL THE WAY by Robert Schenkkan (American Repertory Theater)

SOCIAL CREATURES by Jackie Sibblies Drury (Trinity Repertory Company)

STELLA AND LOU by Bruce Graham (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD by David Farr and Poor Old Shine (American Repertory Theater)

Best Set Design

Eugene Lee HOUSE AND GARDEN (Trinity Repertory Company)

Allen Moyer THE COCKTAIL HOUR (Huntington Theatre Company)

Borkur Jonsson THE HEART OF ROBINHOOD (American Repertory Theater)

Bob Crowley THE GLASS MENAGERIE (American Repertory Theater)

Clint Ramos A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)

Bill Clarke STELLA AND LOU (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

Daniel Ostling THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)

Best Lighting Design

Natasha Katz THE GLASS MENAGERIE (American Repertory Theater)

Mary Louise Geiger INVISIBLE MAN (Huntington Theatre Company)

John Ambrosone THE GRAPES OF WRATH (Trinity Repertory Company)

Deb Sullivan RYAN LANDRY'S M (Huntington Theatre Company)

Jane Cox ALL THE WAY (American Repertory Theater)

Rui Rita THE POWER OF DUFF (Huntington Theatre Company)

Best Costume Design

Mara Blumenfeld THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)

Dominique Lemieux PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)

Emma Ryott THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD (American Repertory Theater)

Paula Peasley-Ninestein THE WIZARD OF OZ (North Shore Music Theatre)

Marcia Zammarelli LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (North Shore Music Theatre)

Best Sound Design

David Remedios RYAN LANDRY'S M (Huntington Theatre Company)

Jonathan Deans THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD (American Repertory Theater)

J Hagenbuckle TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company)

Clive Goodwin THE GLASS MENAGERIE (American Repertory Theater)

Michael Eisenberg MISS SAIGON (North Shore Music Theatre)

Martin Desjardins/Andre Pluess COLUMBINUS (American Theater Company @ Arts Emerson)

Best Choreography

Chet Walker PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)

Christopher Gattelli THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)

Michael Lichtefeld LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (North Shore Music Theatre)

Richard Stafford CATS (North Shore Music Theatre)

Best Solo Performance

Seana McKenna SHAKESPEARE'S WILL (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

Dennis O'Hare AN ILIAD (Arts Emerson)

Best Ensemble

THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)

ALL THE WAY (American Repertory Theater)

PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)

A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)

HOUSE AND GARDEN (Trinity Repertory Company)

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

THE GRAPES OF WRATH (Trinity Repertory Company)

Best Supporting Actress In A Play

Crystal A. Dickinson ALL THE WAY (American Repertory Theater)

Betsy Aidem ALL THE WAY (American Repertory Theater)

Ashley Everage A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)

Celia Keenan-Bolger THE GLASS MENAGERIE (American Repertory Theater)

Janice Duclos VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE (Trinity Repertory Company)

Best Supporting Actor In A Play

Johnny Lee Davenport INVISIBLE MAN (Huntington Theatre Company)

Christopher Sieber THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD (American Repertory Theater)

Brendan Griffin THE POWER OF DUFF (Huntington Theatre Company)

Dakin Matthews ALL THE WAY (American Repertory Theater)

Joe Paulik THE POWER OF DUFF (Huntington Theatre Company)

Todd Licea GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

Best Actress In A Play

Cherry Jones THE GLASS MENAGERIE (American Repertory Theater)

Kinberly Scott A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)

Anne Scurria THE GRAPES OF WRATH (Trinity Repertory Company)

Karen MacDonald RYAN LANDRY'S M (Huntington Theatre Company)

Keira Keeley PROOF (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

Christina Bennett Lind THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD (American Repertory Theater)

Jan Neuberger MRS. MANNERLY (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

Best Actor In A Play

Bryan Cranston ALL THE WAY (American Repertory Theater)

Teagle F. Bougere INVISIBLE MAN (Huntington Theatre Company)

LeRoy McClain A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)

Mark Zeisler RED (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

Peter Cambor TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company)

Best Supporting Actress In A Musical

Andrea Martin PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)

Jacquelynn Fontaine THE SOUND OF MUSIC (North Shore Music Theatre)

Charlotte D'Amboise PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)

Shana Dirik THE LITTLE PRINCESS (Fiddlehead Theatre Company)

Bridget Beirne THE LITTLE PRINCESS (Fiddlehead Theatre Company)

Best Supporting Actor In A Musical

Peter Mill CHICAGO (Reagle Music Theatre)

Kevin Carolan THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)

David Carney LES MISERABLES (Reagle Music Theatre)

David Coffee THE WIZARD OF OZ (North Shore Music Theatre)

James Beaman THE SOUND OF MUSIC (North Shore Music Theatre)

Terrence Mann PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)

Andre De Shields THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)

Best Actress In A Musical

Lisa O'Hare SOUND OF MUSIC (North Shore Music Theatre)

Patina Miller PIPPIN(American Repertory Theater)

Jennifer Paz MISS SAIGON (North Shore Music Theatre)

Danielle Bowen THE WIZARD OF OZ (North Shore Music Theatre)

Best Actor In A Musical

Usman Ally THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)

Rick Pessagno CHICAGO (Reagle Music Theatre)

Jonathan Hammond LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (North Shore Music Theatre)

Francis Jue MISS SAIGON (North Shore Music Theatre)

Ivan Rutherford LES MISERABLES (Reagle Music Theatre)

Best Music Director

Doug Peck THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)

Charlie Alterman PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)

Dan Rodriguez CHICAGO (Reagle Music Theatre)

Andrew Bryan MISS SAIGON (North Shore Music Theatre)

Dale Rieling LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (North Shore Music Theatre)

Best Director of a Musical

Mary Zimmerman THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)

Diane Paulus PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)

Richard Stafford MISS SAIGON (North Shore Music Theatre)

Charles Repole LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (North Shore Music Theatre)

Best Director of a Play

Bill Rauch ALL THE WAY (American Repertory Theater)

Liesl Tommy A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)

Charles Towers GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

Brian McEleney HOUSE AND GARDEN (Trinity Repertory Company)

Maria Aitken THE COCKTAIL HOUR (Huntington Theatre Company)

John Tiffany THE GLASS MENAGERIE (American Repertory Theater)

Best Visiting Production

The Hypocrites PIRATES OF PENZANCE (American Repertory Theater)

ODYSSEO (Cavalia)

MIES JULIE (Baxter Theatre Centre @ Arts Emerson)

WAITING FOR GODOT(Gare St. Lazare Players @ Arts Emerson)

A CHRISTMAS STORY: The Musical (Broadway In Boston)

METAMORPHOSIS (Vesturport Theatre @ Arts Emerson)

Best Visiting Performer

John Bolton A CHRISTMAS STORY: The Musical (Broadway In Boston)

Hilda Cronje MIES JULIE (Baxter Theatre Centre @ Arts Emerson)

Gisli Orn Gardarsson METAMORPHOSIS (Vesturport Theatre @ Arts Emerson)

Stefanie Powers LOOPED (Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College)

Samantha Marie Ware THE BOOK OF MORMON (Broadway In Boston)

Best Musical

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (North Shore Music Theatre)

LES MISERABLES (Reagle Music Theatre)

PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)

THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)

CHICAGO (Reagle Music Theatre)

MISS SAIGON (North Shore Music Theatre)

Best Play

ALLTHE WAY (American Repertory Theater)

A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)

HOUSE AND GARDEN (Trinity Repertory Company)

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

THE GLASS MENAGERIE (American Repertory Theater)

THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD (American Repertory Theater)

Most Promising Young Performer

Sirena Abalian THE LITTLE PRINCESS (Fiddlehead Theatre Company)

Andrew Cekala PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)

Cory Janvier A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)

Jake Lucas and Luke Spring A CHRISTMAS STORY: The Musical (Broadway In Boston)