Diablo Theatre Company receives 18 nominations for the 2009 San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards for theatres over 300 seats presenting Musical Theater.
2009 FINAL NOMINEES
* Actors’ Equity Association Members and Theatres.
TOURING PRODUCTIONS
Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps—Best of Broadway*
Brief Encounter—American Conservatory Theater*
Burn the Floor—Post Street Productions
OVO—Cirque du Soleil
Spamalot—Best of Broadway*
Wicked—Best of Broadway*
THEATRES OVER 300 SEATS - MUSICALS
ENTIRE PRODUCTION
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The—San Jose Repertory Theatre*
American Idiot—Berkeley Repertory Theatre*
It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues—TheatreWorks*
On the Town—Diablo Theatre Company
Producers, The—Diablo Theatre Company (formerly know as (fka) DLOC)
The Who’s Tommy—Ray of Light Theatre
Tinyard Hill—TheatreWorks*
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
C. Kelly Wright*—It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues—TheatreWorks*
Hope Mirlis—On the Town—Diablo Theatre Company
Melissa Wolfklain*—Crazy for You—Broadway by the Bay
Melissa Wolfklain*—Tinyard Hill—TheatreWorks
Susan Himes Powers*—The King and I—Broadway by the Bay
Terry Darcy D’Emidio—Hello, Dolly—Diablo Theatre Company (fka DLOC)
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE, MALE
Chris Critelli*—Tinyard Hill—TheatreWorks*
John Gallagher, Jr*.—American Idiot—Berkeley Repertory Theatre*
Marcus Klinger—The Producers—Diablo Theatre Company (fka DLOC)
Mark Farrell*—On the Town—Diablo Theatre Company
Ryan Drummond*—On the Town—Diablo Theatre Company
Ryan Drummond*—The Producers—Diablo Theatre Company (fka DLOC)
Steve Perez—Crazy for You—Broadway by the Bay
Zachary Franczak—The Who’s Tommy—Ray of Light Theatre
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Allison Briner*—Tinyard Hill—TheatreWorks*
C. Kelly Wright*—A Civil War Christmas—TheatreWorks*
Emma Goldin—On the Town—Diablo Theatre Company
Lisa Marie Newton—Bat Boy—Foothill Music Theatre
Rena Wilson—Hello, Dolly—Diablo Theatre Company (fka DLOC)
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, MALE
Cameron Weston—The Who’s Tommy—Ray of Light Theatre
James Moye*—Tinyard Hill—TheatreWorks*
Patrick Michael Dukeman—Oliver—Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Stephen Foreman—The Producers—Diablo Theatre Company (fka DLOC)
Steve Irish*—The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee—San Jose Repertory Theatre*
DIRECTOR
Brook Knight—Crazy for You—Broadway by the Bay
Michael Mayer—American Idiot—Berkeley Repertory Theatre*
Randal Myler—It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues—TheatreWorks*
Robert Kelley—Tinyard Hill—TheatreWorks*
Shane Ray—The Who’s Tommy—Ray of Light Theatre
Timothy Near*—The 25th Annual Spelling Bee—San Jose Repertory Theatre*
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Attilio Tribuzi—Crazy for You—Broadway by the Bay
Ben Prince—The Who’s Tommy—Ray of Light Theatre
Carmel Dean—American Idiot—Berkeley Repertory Theatre*
Cheryl Yee Glass—Hello Dolly—Diablo Theatre Company (fka DLOC)
Pat Moran—Too Big to Fail—San Francisco Mime Troupe*
William Liberatore—Tinyard Hill—TheatreWorks*
SET DESIGN
Andy Scrimger—The Producers—Diablo Theatre Company (fka DLOC)
Angelo Benedetto—The Who’s Tommy—Ray of Light Theatre
Christine Jones—American Idiot—Berkeley Repertory Theatre*
Mark Mendelson—Hello, Dolly—Diablo Theatre Company (fka DLOC)
Robert Broadfoot—The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee—San Jose Repertory Theatre*
Tom Langguth—Tinyard Hill—TheatreWorks*
SOUND DESIGN
Brian Ronan—American Idiot—Berkeley Repertory Theatre*
Cliff Caruthers—It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues—TheatreWorks*
LIGHTING DESIGN
David Lee Cuthburt/Gregory Gale—The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee—San Jose Repertory Theatre*
Don Darnutzer—It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues—TheatreWorks*
Dustin Snyder—The Who’s Tommy—Ray of Light Theatre
Kevin Adams—American Idiot—Berkeley Repertory Theatre*
Michael Ramsaur—Crazy for You—Broadway by the Bay
Pamila Z. Gray—Tinyard Hill—TheatreWorks*
COSTUME DESIGN
Andrea Lauer—American Idiot—Berkeley Repertory Theatre*
Julie Engelbrecht—It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues—TheatreWorks*
Mark Koss—The Who’s Tommy—Ray of Light Theatre
Melissa Anne Paterson—The Producers—Diablo Theatre Company (fka DLOC)
Shigeru Yaji—-25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee—San Jose Repertory Theatre*
SPECIALTIES (Choreography, Fight, Projections, etc.)
Mindy Cooper and Charles Anderson of Company C Contemporary Ballet Company (Choreography)—On the Town—Diablo Theatre Company (fka DLOC)
Chad Bonaker (Projections)—It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues—TheatreWorks*
Darrel Maloney (Projections)—American Idiot—Berkeley Repertory Theatre*
Donald McKayle (Choreography)—It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues—TheatreWorks*
Ellyn Marie Marsh* (Choreography)—The Who’s Tommy—Ray of Light Theatre
Lawrence Pech (Choreographer)—Hello Dolly—Diablo Theatre Company
Robin Tribuzi (Choreographer)—Crazy for You—Broadway by the Bay
Steve Hoggett (Choreography)—American Idiot—Berkeley Repertory Theatre*
ORIGINAL SCRIPT
Michael Gene Sullivan*—Too Big to Fail—San Francisco Mime Troupe*
Michael Mayer and Billy Joe Armstrong—American Idiot—Berkeley Repertory Theatre*
SOLO PERFORMANCE
No Nominees
ENSEMBLE
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee—San Jose Repertory Theatre*
American Idiot—Berkeley Repertory Theatre*
Crazy for You—Broadway by the Bay
Hello Dolly—Diablo Theatre Company (fka DLOC)
It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues—TheatreWorks*
Too Big to Fail—San Francisco Mime Troupe*