BWW Reports: The 7th Annual 2014 RTCC AWARDS Are Presented

The seventh annual Richmond Theater Critics Circle Awards were presented Sunday night at The Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre. The awards were hosted by renowned Richmond performers Jason Marks and Debra Clinton. And the awards went to:

Best Musical

• "Cabaret," Richmond Triangle Players
• "The Color Purple," Virginia Repertory Theatre
• "The Drowsy Chaperone," Swift Creek Mill
• "Fiddler on the Roof," Virginia Repertory Theatre
• "Shrek The Musical," Virginia Repertory Theatre

Best Direction (Musical)

• Robin Arthur, "Shrek The Musical"
• Chase Kniffen, "The Color Purple"
• Penny Ayn Maas, "Cabaret"
• Richard Parison, "Fiddler on the Roof"
• Tom Width, "The Drowsy Chaperone"

Best Actor (Musical)

• David Benoit, "Fiddler on the Roof"
• Ronnie Brown, "Shrek The Musical"
• Chris Hester, "Cabaret"
• Jason Marks, "Shrek The Musical"
• Josh Marin, "The Color Purple"
• Jerold Solomon, "The Color Purple"

Best Actress (Musical)

• Felicia Curry, "The Color Purple"
• Grey Garrett, 'Beyond the Rainbow,' Swift Creek Mill
• Christie Jackson, "The Drowsy Chaperone"
• Nicole Oberleitner, "Caberet"
• Aly Wepplo, "Shrek The Musical"

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Musical)

• Steve King, "The Drowsy Chaperone"
• Josh Marin, "The Wild Party,' Firehouse Theatre
• Doug Schneider, "Cabaret"
• Matt Shofner, "The Drowsy Chaperone"
• Scott Wichmann, "Olympus On My Mind," Virginia Repertory Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Musical)

• Carolyn Meade, 'The Wild Party'
• Carolyn Minor-Daughtry, "The Color Purple"
• Nicole Oberleitner, "The Drowsy Chaperone"
• Desiree Roots, "The Color Purple"
• Jeanie Rule, "Cabaret"

Best Musical Direction

• Paul Deiss, "The Drowsy Chaperone"
• Kim Fox, "Cabaret"
• Ben Miller, "The Color Purple"
• Ben Miller, "The Wild Party"
• Anthony Smith, "Fiddler on the Roof"

Best Choreography

• Robin Arthur, "Shrek The Musical"
• Dennis Clark, "The Drowsy Chaperone"
• Karen Getz, "Fiddler on the Roof"
• Penny Ayn Maas, "Cabaret"
• Leslie Owens-Harrington, "The Color Purple"

Best Play

• "Clybourne Park., Cadence Theatre in collaboration with Virginia Repertory Theatre
• 'The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity," Firehouse Theatre (aka '"Chad Deity"')
• "Good People", Cadence Theatre in collaboration with Virginia Repertory Theatre
• 'Joshua Plant,' Chamberlayne Actors Theatre
• 'Quality of Life,' HATTheatre

Best Direction (Play)

• Anna Johnson, 'Detroit,' Cadence Theatre in collaboration with Virginia Repertory Theatre
• Anna Johnson, "Good People"
• Kerry McGee, "Chad Deity"
• David Emerson Toney, 'night, Mother,' Firehouse Theatre
• Keri Wormald, "Clybourne Park"

Best Actor (Play)

• Joseph Carlson, 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' Firehouse Theatre
• Jeff Cole, 'Wittenberg,' Henley Street/Richmond Shakespeare
• Aaron Orensky, 'Joshua Plant'
• Alexander Sapp, 'Grace,' TheatreLAB
• Scott Wichmann, "Say Goodnight Gracie," Virginia Repertory Theatre

Best Actress (Play)

• Eva DeVirgilis, "Hypocrites & Strippers," Richmond Triangle Players
• McLean Jesse, "Clybourne Park"
• Katrinah Carol Lewis, "Death & The Maiden," Henley Street/Richmond Shakespeare
• Catherine Shaffner, "'night, Mother"
• Dawn A. Westbrook, "Good People"

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Play)-tie

• Andrew Firda, "Clybourne Park"
• Mauricio Marces, "Chad Deity"
• Stephen Ryan, "The Importance of Being Earnest," Henley Street/Richmond
Shakespeare/Richmond Triangle Players
• Alexander Sapp, "Richard III," Henley Street/Richmond Shakespeare
• Alexander Sapp, "Tartuffe," Virginia Repertory Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Play)

• Jennifer Frank, The Dixie Swim Club, Swift Creek Mill
• Jacquie O'Connor, "Good People"
• Melissa Johnston Price, "Other Desert Cities," Virginia Repertory Theatre
• Debra Wagoner, "Tartuffe"
• Raven Wilkes, "Midsummer Night's Dream", Henley Street/Richmond Shakespeare

The Ernie McClintock Award for Best Ensemble Acting

• "Clybourne Park"
• "Detroit"
• "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity"
• "Grace"
• "Quality of Life"

Most Promising Newcomer-tie

• Isabella Cipolina, "The Miracle Worker," Swift Creek Mill
• Ally Dodds, "Fiddler on the Roof"
• Brad Frazier, "Tartuffe"
• Grace Mincks, "Beyond the Rainbow"
• Diego Salinas, "Joshua Plant"

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design

• Geno Brantley, "Chad Deity"
• Joe Doran, "The Drowsy Chaperone"
• Joe Doran, "The Color Purple"
• Lynne M. Hartman, "Other Desert Cities"
• Robert Perry, "Fiddler on the Roof"

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design

• Maura Lynch Cravey, "The Drowsy Chaperone"
• Sue Griffin, "The Color Purple"
• Sue Griffin, "Fiddler on the Roof"
• Sue Griffin, "Tartuffe"
• Elizabeth Weiss Hopper, "Shrek The Musical"

Outstanding Achievement in Set Design

• Ben Burke, "Other Desert Cities"
• Tennessee Dixon, "Death & The Maiden"
• Frank Foster, "Cabaret"
• Ron Keller, "The Color Purple"
• Tom Width, "The Drowsy Chaperone"

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

• Andrew Craig, "Death & The Maiden"
• Derek Dumais, "The Color Purple"
• Chase Kniffen, "Say Goodnight Gracie"
• Joey Luck, "Cabaret"
• Joey Luck, "Chad Deity"

Outstanding Achievement in Fight Choreography
• James Long, "Chad Deity"

Liz Marks Memorial Award for Ongoing Contribution to Richmond Area Theater
"The Acts of Faith Festival"

Photo by Thomas E. Nowlin

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