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15th Annual Column Award Winners

On behalf of our special Broadway guest stars, the Executive Producer/Director/Founder,
the Executive Vice President, and the COLUMN Awards Board of Directors we sincerely
CONGRATULATE all of this year’s WINNERS!

Best Musical - Equity
FLY BY NIGHT
Dallas Theater Center

Best Musical - Non-Equity
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
Greater Lewisville Community Theatre

Best Play - Equity
YELLOW
Uptown Players

Best Play - Non-Equity
"PLAYING WITH FIRE (AFTER FRANKENSTEIN)" IN ASSOCIATION WITH 3 CORDS THEATRE
L.I.P. Service

Steve Lovett Award for Outstanding New Work by a Local Playwright
Jeff Swearingen/Bren Rapp
THE DAFFODIL GIRLS
Fun House Theatre and Film

Best Director of a Musical - Equity
Bill Fennelly
FLY BY NIGHT
Dallas Theater Center

Best Director of a Musical - Non-Equity
Clay White
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
Greater Lewisville Community Theatre

Best Director of a Play - Equity
Terry Martin
THE GRAPES OF WRATH
WaterTower Theatre

Best Director of a Play - Non-Equity
Bill Sizemore
"PLAYING WITH FIRE (AFTER FRANKENSTEIN)" IN ASSOCIATION WITH 3 CORDS THEATRE
L.I.P. Service

Best Musical Director of a Musical - Equity
Jay Dias
THE MUSIC MAN
Lyric Stage

Best Musical Director of a Musical - Non Equity
Kristin Spires
IN THE HEIGHTS
Artes de la Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts

Best Choreographer of a Musical - Equity
Kelly McCain and Joseph Jones
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
Garland Summer Musicals

Best Choreographer of a Musical - Non-Equity
Brandon Harvey
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
Greater Lewisville Community Theatre

Best Stage Manager
Cessany Ford

 

Hannah Midkiff accepting for Cessany Ford

Best Actor in a Musical - Equity
Gregory Lush
ASSASSINS
Theatre Three

Best Actor in a Musical - Non-Equity
Matt Ransdell, Jr.
IN THE HEIGHTS
Artes de la Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts

Best Actor in a Play - Equity
Brad Stephens
GOD OF CARNAGE
Circle Theatre

Best Actor in a Play - Non-Equity
Jason Leyva
"PLAYING WITH FIRE (AFTER FRANKENSTEIN)" IN ASSOCIATION WITH 3 CORDS THEATRE
L.I.P. Service

Best Actress in a Musical - Equity
Linda Leonard
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
Uptown Players

Best Actress in a Musical - Non-Equity
Stephanie Felton
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
Greater Lewisville Community Theatre

Best Actress in a Play - Equity
Liz Mikel
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Dallas Theater Center

Best Actress in a Play - Non-Equity
Krista Scott
WIT
Theatre Arlington

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical - Equity
Major Attaway
HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY
WaterTower Theatre

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical - Non-Equity
Nate Davis
FOOTLOOSE
Artisan Center Theatre

Best Supporting Actor in a Play - Equity
Stan Graner
THE GRAPES OF WRATH
WaterTower Theatre

Best Supporting Actor in a Play - Non-Equity
Jonathan Metting
DEAR RUTH
Plaza Theatre Company

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical - Equity
Daron Cockerell
ASSASSINS
Theatre Three

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical - Non-Equity
Jenny Tucker
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Artisan Center Theatre

Best Supporting Actress in a Play - Equity
Tiffany Hobbs
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Dallas Theater Center

Best Supporting Actress in a Play - Non-Equity
Brooke Verbois
DEAR RUTH
Plaza Theatre Company

Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Equity
David Coffee
FLY BY NIGHT
Dallas Theater Center

Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Non-Equity
Peter DiCesare
BELLS ARE RINGING
MainStage Irving - Las Colinas

Best Featured Actor in a Play - Equity
Shane Strawbridge
TOO MANY COOKS
Circle Theatre

Best Featured Actor in a Play - Non-Equity
Van Quattro
ALL THE RAGE
MainStage Irving - Las Colinas

Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Equity
Ashlie Kirkpatrick
ASSASSINS
Theatre Three

Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Non-Equity
Natalie Coca
IN THE HEIGHTS
Artes de la Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts

Best Featured Actress in a Play - Equity
Lee Jamison
THE RIVALS
Stage West

Best Featured Actress in a Play - Non-Equity
Laura Jones
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Runway Theatre

Amber Sebastian accepting for Laura Jones

Chita Rivera Dance Award - Male
Michael Anthony Sylvester
IN THE HEIGHTS
Artes de la Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts

Chita Rivera Dance Award - Female
Jamie Ecklund
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
Greater Lewisville Community Theatre

Best Original Costume Design of a Musical - Equity
Marina Draghici
FLY
Dallas Theater Center

Best Original Costume Design of a Musical - Non-Equity
Stefanie Glenn
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
Greater Lewisville Community Theatre

Best Original Costume Design of a Play - Equity
Bruce R. Coleman
BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAHGDAD ZOO
Theatre Three

Best Original Costume Design of a Play - Non-Equity
Judy Sizemore
"PLAYING WITH FIRE (AFTER FRANKENSTEIN)" IN ASSOCIATION WITH 3 CORDS THEATRE
L.I.P. Service

Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Equity
Howell Binkley
FLY
Dallas Theater Center

Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Non-Equity
G. Aaron Siler
MAN OF LA MANCHA
Plaza Theatre Company

Best Lighting Design of a Play - Equity
Leann Burns
THE GRAPES OF WRATH
WaterTower Theatre

Best Lighting Design of a Play - Non-Equity
Billy Allen
"PLAYING WITH FIRE (AFTER FRANKENSTEIN)" IN ASSOCIATION WITH 3 CORDS THEATRE
L.I.P. Service

Best Original Scenic Design of a Musical - Equity
Anna Luizos
FLY
Dallas Theater Center

Best Original Scenic Design of a Musical - Non-Equity
Joseph Cummings
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
Greater Lewisville Community Theatre

Best Original Scenic Design of a Play - Equity
Bob Lavallee
CLYBOURNE PARK
Dallas Theater Center

Best Original Scenic Design of a Play - Non-Equity
Jason Leyva
"PLAYING WITH FIRE (AFTER FRANKENSTEIN)" IN ASSOCIATION WITH 3 CORDS THEATRE
L.I.P. Service

Best Sound Design of a Musical - Equity
Bill Eickenloff
THE MUSIC MAN
Lyric Stage

Best Sound Design of a Musical - Non-Equity
Danica Bergeron
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
Greater Lewisville Community Theatre

Best Sound Design of a Play - Equity
Virgil Justice
YELLOW
Uptown Players

Best Sound Design of a Play - Non-Equity
Phyllis Huaute
"PLAYING WITH FIRE (AFTER FRANKENSTEIN)" IN ASSOCIATION WITH 3 CORDS THEATRE
L.I.P. Service

 

Special Recognition Awards

 

Special Recognition Award


Bart McGeehon


Caleb Midkiff Child Performer Award – Male
Liam Taylor

Caleb Midkiff Child Performer Award – Female
Brooke Verbois

 

Ben Brettell Youth Award – Male

Jack Bledsoe

Ben Brettell Youth Award – Female

Courtney Reid Harris



Rudy Seppy Volunteer Award

Jill Stephens

 

Kathleen Freeman Award

Brian Scheffer


 

Award breakdown by theatre

Dallas Theater Center – 9
Greater Lewisville Community Theatre - 8
L.I.P. Service - 7
WaterTower Theatre – 4
Artes de la Rosa - 4
Theatre Three – 4
Plaza Theatre Company - 3
Uptown Players – 3
Circle Theatre – 2
Artisan Center Theatre – 2
MainStage Irving – Las Colinas – 2
Lyric Stage – 2
Fun House Theatre and Film - 1
Garland Summer Musicals - 1
Runway Theatre - 1
Stage West - 1
Theatre Arlington – 1


Congratulations to all of this year's winners!