BroadwayWorld Chicago Update 11/22 - Susie McMonagle, Michael Shannon & More in Lead!

By: Nov. 22, 2013
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Here are the current standings for Chicago:

Best Actor in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
André De Shields - The Jungle Book - Goodman Theatre 33%
Nick Demeris - In The Heights - Paramount Theatre 24%
Adrian Aguilar - Pal Joey - Porchlight Music Theatre 16%

Best Actor in a Musical or Revue (Resident Non­Equity)
Rob Scharlow - Sweeney Todd - Williams Street Repertory 34%
Ryan Lanning - Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Haven Theatre Chicago 28%
Evan Tyrone Martin - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 14%

Best Actor in a Play (Resident Equity)
Michael Shannon - Simpatico - A Red Orchid Theatre 28%
Jerod Haynes - A Raisin in the Sun - TimeLine Theatre Company 26%
Dale Calandra - The Whale - Victory Gardens Theater 18%

Best Actor in a Play (Resident Non-­Equity)
Hans Fleischmann - The Glass Menagerie - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company 33%
Jeremy Trager - Hauptmann - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 20%
Kevin Matthew Reyes - Mahal - Bailiwick Chicago 17%

Best Actor in a Touring Production
Ben Platt - The Book of Mormon - Bank of America Theatre 54%
Norbert Leo Butz - Big Fish - Oriental Theatre 22%
Stuart Ward - Once - Oriental Theatre 12%

Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
Susie McMonagle - Next to Normal - Drury Lane Theatre 31%
Trisha Jeffrey - The Color Purple - Mercury Theater Chicago 26%
Emily Rohm - The Music Man - Paramount Theatre 17%

Best Actress in a Musical or Revue (Resident Non­Equity)
Amanda Flahive - Sweeney Todd - Williams Street Repertory 31%
Denise Tamburrino - Cats - Highland Park Players 29%
Danni Smith - See What I Wanna See - Bailiwick Chicago 16%

Best Actress in a Play (Resident Equity)
Cheryl Lynn Bruce - Head of Passes - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 28%
Chaon Cross - Proof - Court Theatre 27%
Deborah Hay - School for Lies - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 23%

Best Actress in a Play (Resident Non­Equity)
Joanne Dubach - The Glass Menagerie - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company 37%
Christina Hall - Terminus - Interrobang Theatre Project 17%
Brittany Ellis - Richard III - WaywaRD Productions 16%

Best Actress in a Touring Production
Kate Baldwin - Big Fish - Oriental Theatre 35%
Dani De Waal - Once - Oriental Theatre 26%
Rachel York - Anything Goes - Cadillac Palace Theatre 24%

Best Choreography (Resident Equity)
Brenda Didier - The Color Purple - Mercury Theater Chicago 27%
Katie Spelman - In The Heights - Paramount Theatre 26%
Rachel Rockwell - The Music Man - Paramount Theatre 18%

Best Choreography (Resident Non-­Equity)
Jennifer Cupani - Cats - Highland Park Players 22%
Linda Fortunato - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 21%
Dina DiCostanzo - The Drowsy Chaperone - Fremont Street Theater Company 20%

Best Costume Design (Resident Equity)
Mara Blumenfeld - The Jungle Book - Goodman Theatre 43%
Carol J. Blanchard - Barnum - Mercury Theater Chicago 19%
Bill Morey - Pal Joey - Porchlight Music Theatre 16%

Best Costume Design (Resident Non­Equity)
Patty Halajian - The Drowsy Chaperone - Fremont Street Theater Company 27%
Kate Setzer Kamphausen and Bill Morey - The Birds - Hell in a Handbag Productions 22%
Bill Morey - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 21%

Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Equity)
William Osetek - Next to Normal - Drury Lane Theatre 27%
Mary Zimmerman - The Jungle Book - Goodman Theatre 25%
L. Walter Stearns - The Color Purple - Mercury Theater Chicago 21%

Best Direction of a Musical or Revue (Resident Non-Equity)
Mark R. Mahallak - Sweeney Todd - Williams Street Repertory 29%
Kevin Long - Parade - Harper Ensemble Theatre Company 23%
Peter Marston Sullivan - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 18%

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Equity)
Ron OJ Parson - A Raisin in the Sun - TimeLine Theatre Company 31%
William Brown - The Liar - Writers' Theatre 20%
Bonnie Metzgar - The Pride - About Face Theatre 19%

Best Direction of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
Hans Fleischmann - The Glass Menagerie - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. 36%
David Cerda and Jeffrey Shields - The Birds - Hell in a Handbag Productions 23%
Carlo Lorenzo Garcia - Richard III - WaywaRD Productions 20%

Best Ensemble (Resident)
The Glass Menagerie - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company 31%
Othello: The Remix - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 31%
Hank Williams: Lost Highway - American Blues Theater 17%

Best Lighting Design (Resident Equity)
Jesse Klug - Othello: The Remix - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 32%
Greg Hofmann and Nick Belley - Pal Joey - Porchlight Music Theatre 23%
Matt Frey - Belleville - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 20%

Best Lighting Design (Resident Non-­Equity)
Steven Spera - Sweeney Todd - Williams Street Repertory 30%
Matthew Gawryk - The Glass Menagerie - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company 22%
Diane Fairchild - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 17%

Best Musical Direction (Resident Equity)
Tom Vendafreddo - In the Heights - Paramount Theatre 35%
Doug Peck - The Jungle Book - Goodman Theatre 27%
Eugene Dizon - The Color Purple - Mercury Theater Chicago 21%

Best Musical Direction (Resident Non-Equity)
Mike Potts - Sweeney Todd - Williams Street Repertory 31%
Ken Preuss - Cats - Highland Park Players 22%
Elizabeth Doran - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 17%

Best New Work/New Adaptation (Resident)
Danny Bernardo - Mahal - Bailiwick Chicago 24%
Adam Pasen - Tea with Edie and Fitz - Dead Writers Theatre Collective 23%
Leo Schwartz - Under a Rainbow Flag - Pride Films and Plays 18%

Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Equity)
Next to Normal - Drury Lane Theatre 31%
The Color Purple - Mercury Theater Chicago 26%
Hank Williams: Lost Highway - American Blues Theater 17%

Best Revival of a Musical (Resident Non-­Equity)
Parade - Harper Ensemble Theatre Company 23%
Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 21%
Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Haven Theatre Chicago 21%

Best Revival of a Play (Resident Equity)
Measure for Measure - Goodman Theatre 28%
Simpatico - A Red Orchid Theatre 27%
The Liar - Writers' Theatre 20%

Best Revival of a Play (Resident Non-Equity)
The Glass Menagerie - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company 41%
The Birds - Hell in a Handbag Productions 21%
Richard III - WaywaRD Productions 17%

Best Revue (Resident)
The Second City Guide to the Opera - Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Second City 27%
Old Jews Telling Jokes - Royal George Theatre 24%
A Grand Night For Singing - Mercury Theater Chicago 22%

Best Scenic Design (Resident Equity)
Kevin Depinet - Cyrano de Bergerac - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 28%
Jeffrey D. Kmiec - Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill - Porchlight Music Theatre 21%
David Gallo - Head of Passes - Steppenwolf Theatre Company 19%

Best Scenic Design (Resident Non­Equity)
Stephen H. Carmody - Sweeney Todd - Williams Street Repertory 27%
Grant Sabin - The Glass Menagerie - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company 26%
Ashley Woods - Parade - Harper Ensemble Theatre Company 22%

Best Sound Design (Resident Equity)
James Savage - Othello: The Remix - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 28%
Rick Sims - Hank Williams: Lost Highway - American Blues Theater 23%
Lindsay Jones - Henry VIII - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 20%

Best Sound Design (Resident Non­Equity)
Christopher Kriz - Mahal - Bailiwick Chicago 30%
Peter Robel - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble 27%
Alexander St. John - Under a Rainbow Flag - Pride Films and Plays 18%

Best Special Theatrical Event
Idina Menzel - RiverEdge Park 34%
The Pirates of Penzance - Tall Ship Windy 28%
The Comedy of Errors (Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks) - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 19%

Best Theater Production for Young Audiences
Shrek - Chicago Shakespeare Theater 37%
The Cat in the Hat - Emerald City Theatre 21%
Seussical - Drury Lane Theatre 17%

Best Touring Production
The Book of Mormon - Bank of America Theatre 60%
Once - Oriental Theatre 20%
Big Fish - Oriental Theatre 11%



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