STAGE TUBE: Stage Vets Announce 2015 AWARESIE AWARD Winners!
By: Stage Tube Jun. 01, 2015
Annoying Actor Friend enlisted a pack of theatre talent to present the inaugural AWARESIE AWARDS today, June 1. Click below to see them announce the winners (full list below)! The AWARESIE AWARDS honor excellence on Broadway, Broadway Internet, and more specifically: Shit the Tonys Leave Out.
The awards honor theatre professionals who fall into the category of an "Awaresie," described as "intelligent follower of Annoying Actor Friend who is aware of the negative implications of social media masturbation."
Among the presenters were: Aaron Albano, Iain Armitage, Mo Brady, Frank DiLella, Brian Gallagher, Megan Hilty, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Ashlee Latimer, Lesli Margherita, Ellyn Marie Marsh, Kyle Dean Massey, Julia Murney, Chelsea Nachman, Cesar Rocha, Krysta Rodriguez, Jordan Roth, Nic Rouleau, Tara Rubin, Jennifer Ashley Tepper, and Alex Wyse.
All nominees were handpicked by Annoying Actor Friend, and winners were voted on by the Awaresie Academy, which is a group of industry professionals and random friends chosen by Annoying Actor Friend.
2015 AWARESIE AWARD WINNERS (MARKED IN ***ITALICS***):
Best Sound Design of a Play
***Ian Dickinson and Autograph, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time***
Jill B.C. Du Boff, Hand to God
Nick Powell, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Fitz Patton, Airline Highway
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Scott Lehrer, The King and I
***Kai Harada, Fun Home***
Peter Hylenski, Something Rotten!
Jon Weston, On the Twentieth Century
Best Casting of a Play
It's Only A Play, Carparelliotis Casting
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Daniel Swee CSA and Cindy Tolan CSA
***Hand to God, Telsey + Company and William Cantler CSA***
The Elephant Man, Calleri Casting
Best Casting of a Musical
It Shoulda Been You, Tara Rubin Casting
Fun Home, Jim Carnahan Casting
The Visit, Calleri Casting
***Something Rotten!, Casey Nicholaw's Phone***
Best Replacement in a Play or Musical
Martin Short, It's Only A Play
***Emma Stone, Cabaret***
The Hedwigs, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Everyone, Finding Neverland
Best Production to Close Before the Tonys
***Side Show***
The Last Ship
The Heidi Chronicles
Love Letters
Holler if Ya Hear Me
Play or Musical that Best Passes the BECHDEL Test
***Fun Home***
It Shoulda Been You
Side Show
Airline Highway
Most Random Concert at 54 Below
Sondheimas
This Will Be Our Year
***Lost Boys Live!***
Best at Keeping SMASH Relevant
***Jennifer Ashley Tepper***
Annoying Actor Friend
Blessedterns
Karen or Ivy
Karen
***Ivy
Ana Vargas***
The Ana Vargas Award for Overall Badassery
***Krysta Rodriguez***
Best Fan of Annoying Actor Friend
Blessedterns
***Andy Mientus***
Best Theatre Related YouTube Video I Watched at 2:30 in the Morning
Tituss Burgess sings "Meadowlark"
Patty & Emily Watch the 2014 Tony Awards
Opening Night of Fun Home with Broadway Style Guide hosted by Hayley Podschun
Choosing the Right Font for Your Acting Resume
***ALL THE WICKED VIDEOS***
Best Performance by Kelli O'Hara
Chita Rivera, The Visit
Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century
Beth Malone, Fun Home
Lisa Howard, It Shoulda Been You
***Kelli O'Hara, The King & I***
Best Performance on Twitter
***Laura Benanti, @LauraBenanti***
Lesli Margherita, @QueenLesli
Jordan Roth, @Jordan_Roth
Chelsea Nachman, @chelseanachman
Alex Wyse, @alexwyse
Jeff Heimbrock, @jheimbrock
HONORABLE MENTION: Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) and Everyone She Retweets
Best Performance by a Hashtag
***#Dim4Joan***
#JenTepperProblems
#BroadwayConPanels
#Dim4Corn
The Elaine Stritch Unemployment Avoidance Award
***Cameron Adams***
Best Performance By Something That Makes You Want to Kill Yourself
Actors Who Still Say Shit Like "When it Rains, it Pours" on Social Media Like It's 2011
***The AEA 99-Seat Theatre Agreement Debate***
Dream Casting
Broadway.com's "Smack Down"
The Today Tix Hamilton Lottery
Best Broadway Internet Brand/Organization
Playbill
The Book of Mormon
***Iain Loves Theatre***
Patty & Emily: Comedy and Opinions from Two Broadway Fans
The Interval: Smart Girls' Guide to Theatricality
Best Marketing/Advertising Department for a Play or Musical
Hand to God, AKA
***Something Rotten!, SPOTCo, Inc.***
It's Only a Play, AKA, DTE Agency
Fun Home, SPOTCo, Inc.
Hamilton, The Internet
Best Press Department for a Play or Musical
Fun Home, O&M Co.
Something Rotten! Boneau / Bryan-Brown
Hand to God, O&M Co.
On the Town, Matt Ross Public Relations
***Hamilton, The Internet***
The ENSEMBLIST's Award for Best Ensemble in a Musical
(Nominated by hosts Nikka Graff Lanzarone and Mo Brady)
An American in Paris
***On the Town***
Side Show
Something Rotten!
AWARESIE of the Year (Honoring excellence in both performance and social media presence and innovation. There are no nominees in this category.)
***Annoying Actor Friend***
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