Overture Announces 2014 Tommy Awards
Record-setting 63 Schools, One Community Theater, and Over 300 Students Honored for Excellence in High School Musical Theater; Awards Show Set for June 8.
MADISON – Overture Center for the Arts today announced the recipients of the fifth annual Tom Wopat Awards for Excellence in Musical Theater, honoring 63 schools, one community theater and dozens of performers for their musical productions during the 2013/14 academic year. The recipients will be honored at a ceremony in Overture Hall on Sunday, June 8, which will feature performances and production numbers from honorees in several categories.
Twelve productions were honored as Outstanding Musicals, including Abundant Life Christian School for Annie; Catholic Memorial for Singin’ in the Rain; Divine Savior Holy Angels for Urinetown; Janesville School District for its summer production of Les Miserables; New Berlin Eisenhower, also for Les Miserables; Oconomowoc High School for Hairspray; Pius XI High School for Into the Woods; PortageHigh School for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; Sauk Prairie High School for Les Miserables, Shorewood High School for both 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and West Side Story; and Wauwatosa West for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
This year saw a spike in participation, with the number of productions rising from from 54 to 66. Several schools entered multiple productions.
The number of outstanding lead performers also took a big leap, doubling from 35 to 70.
“We have an incredible amount of talent in this region,” said Tim Sauers, Overture Center’s vice president of programming, who oversees the Tommy Awards. “I couldn’t be more proud of all the schools, teachers and students who raise the bar year after year.”
Also new this year, participants from each school nominated a single student who embodied the values of the Tommy Awards to receive a Spirit Award.
“Talent is obviously important, but when it comes down to values, there’s a lot more to it,” said Sauers. “We value hard work, passion, creativity, teamwork — all the things you can’t hear from the stage, but that undoubtedly elevate the final production.”
A panel of three adjudicators with professional performance and education backgrounds attended each show, offered feedback to the performers, and made nominations.
Those named Outstanding Lead Performers are eligible to audition for the National High School Musical Theater Awards, and two students from among them will spend a week in New York this summer to participate in that nationwide competition.
Overture will also award a college scholarship with the support of the CUNA Mutual Group Foundation to Anja Gayle Pustaver of Middleton, who will begin studying vocal performance at UW-Stevens Point in the fall.
Overture’s Tommy Awards are named in honor of local musical theater hero Tom Wopat, critically acclaimed and Tony Award-nominated singer and actor. Born in Lodi, Wisconsin, Wopat first started singing and dancing in high school musicals, and studied music at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before getting his “big break” in 1978 as Luke Duke in the immensely popular Dukes of Hazzard television show. He even directed several episodes during the show’s six-year run.
The Tommy Awards are funded in part by American Family Insurance, Alliant Energy Foundation, CUNA Mutual Group, The John A. Johnson Fund and contributions to Overture Center for the Arts. Additional support by Wisconsin Public Radio.
Tickets are on sale now for the Tommy Awards Final Ceremony. Tickets are $22 and can be purchased at the Overture Center Ticket Office, by phone at 608.258.4141 or online at overturecenter.org.
Overture Center will partner with Wisconsin Public Television for the second consecutive year to record the ceremony and air highlights on WPT stations in the fall.
Information about the Final Ceremony is available here.
The complete list of recipients is below.
About Overture Center for the Arts
Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin features seven state-of-the-art performance spacesand five galleries where national and international touring artists, ten resident companies, and hundreds of local artists engage nearly half a million people in educational and artistic experiences each year.
2013/14 Tommy Award Recipients
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL
Annie – Abundant Life Christian School
Producer, Director, Choreographer – Sarah Karlen
Music Director – Christina Flaherty
Stage Manager – John Weeden
Stage Manager – Kelsey Anderson
Scenic & Properties Design – Kristen Collier
Lighting Design – Paul Schaefer
Sound Design – Brian Montrey & Curtis White
Costume Design – Geraldine Karlen
Singin’ in the Rain – Catholic Memorial
Producer, Director – Christopher Andachrt
Vocal Director – Pete Lange
Stage Manager – Lizzie Wesley
Scenic Design – Skelly Warren
Sound Design – Evan Gungor
Lighting Design – Skelly Warren
Costume Design – Rose Fernandez
Urinetown – Divine Savior Holy Angels
Director – Michael David Stoddard
Music Director – Rebekah Wickert
Stage Manager – Christal Tegge
Choreographer – Christal Wagner
Scenic Design – Amanda Marsala
Light Design – Katie Esser
Sound Design – David Wicket
Costume Design – Aria Thornton
Les Misèrables – Janesville School District
Director – Jim Tropp
Music Director – Jan and Brian Knutson
Choreographer – Michael David Stanek
Stage Manager – David Reid
Scenic Design – Andrew Brackett & Larry Schultz
Lighting Design – Andrew Brackett
Sound Design – Elliott Little
Les Misèrables – New Berlin Eisenhower
Director – Mary Kirby
Music Director – Natalie M. Baertschy
Stage Manager – Natalie Gagliano
Scenic Design- Mary Kirby & Natalie Baertschy
Lighting Design- Mary Kirby & Natalie Baertschy
Sound Design- Rachel Day
Costume Design – Katie Doerner
Hairspray – Oconomowoc
Director – Thomas Klubertanz
Musical Director – Sherman Leatherberry
Musical Director – Lynne Carlstein
Choreographer – Karl Miller
Stage Manager – Brooke Olson
Scenic Design – Keenan Minogue
Lighting Design – Sean Floeter
Sound – Sean Floeter
Costume & Make-up Design – Carrie Johnson
Into the Woods – Pius XI
Director – Kevin Schwartz
Musical Director – Bonnie Scholz
Choreographer – Debby Berry
Stage Manager – Elizabeth Seidl
Stage Manager – Nora Kubiaczyk
Scenic Design – Matt Voell
Lighting Design – Andrew Meyers
Sound – Jeff Russell
Costume & Make-up Design – Angela Maynard
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast – Portage
Director – Scott Duffy & Holly Atkinson
Vocal Director – Holly Atkinson
Orchestra Director – Scott Duffy
Choreographer – Erica Bardwell
Scenic Design – Mitch Falk
Lighting Design – Nathan Booth
Costume & Make-up Design – Barb Church
Les Misèrables – Sauk Prairie
Director, Music Director – Matthew Brennan
Stage Manager – Tracy Madison
Scenic Design – Stephen Hudson-Mairet
Scenic Design – Brad Toberman
Lighting Design – Brad Toberman
Sound Design – Derek Carden
Costume Design – Liz Kennedy
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Shorewood
Director – Joe D. King
Musical Director – Adam Baus
Choreographer – Ryan Cappleman
Stage Manager – Alec Sill
Scenic Design – Patrick Spreadbury
Costume Design – Carrie Hallblade
West Side Story – Shorewood
Director – Joe D. King
Technical Director – Patrick Spreadbury
Scenic Design – Patrick Spreadbury
Vocal Directors – Jason Clark & Roberta Ricci
Choreographer – Christal Wagner
Stage Manager – Summer Jurniak VanKempen Stage Manager – Natalie Dess
Lighting Design – Nick Da Via
Sound Design – Ben Titus
Costume Design – Carrie Halblade
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Wauwatosa West
Director – Adam Steffan
Music Director – Guy Kammerer
Choreographer – Adam Steffan
Choreographer – Nancy Visintainer-Armstrong
Stage Manager – Jack Schlederer
Scenic Design – Alex Gryzbowski
Lighting Design – Kurt Schnabel
Sound Design – Andy Zietlow
Costume Design – Donna Weingarten
Wig Design – Anthony Mackie
Makeup Design – Cassie McMurphy
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Oklahoma! – Arrowhead Union
Curtains – Beloit Memorial
Carousel – Brookfield Academy
Crazy for You – Edgewood
Footloose – Osseo-Fairchild
Godspell – Waukesha South
Grease – Whitnall
OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRA
The Secret Garden – Kettle Moraine School for Arts & Performance
Shrek the Musical – Monona Grove
Back to the ’80s – Monroe
The World Goes Round – Oak Creek
Drowsy Chaperone – Oregon
Anything Goes – Sun Prairie
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Katrina Brunner – Crazy for You – Edgewood
Nick Ehlinger – Bye Bye Birdie – River Valley
Marsha Heuer – Anything Goes – Sun Prairie
Thomas Klubertanz – Hairspray – Oconomowoc
Taras Nahirniak – Shrek the Musical – Monona Grove
Kate Sarner – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Wauwatosa East
Wes Schultz – Carousel – Brookfield Academy
Scott Southworth – Oliver – New Lisbson
Greg Wallendal – Curtains – Beloit Memorial
Thomas Weissgerber – Grease – Whitnall
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION
Grace Bielski – Oklahoma! – Arrowhead Union
Nancy Jorgensen – Oklahoma! – Arrowhead Union
Susan Krechel – The Secret Garden – Kettle Moraine School for Arts & Performance
Jennifer Lato – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Wauwatosa East
Dennis McKinley – Crazy for You – Edgewood
Lori Nahirniak – Shrek the Musical – Monona Grove
Katherine Schereck – The Wizard of Oz – Jefferson
Rebecca Schinker – Bye Bye Birdie – River Valley
Wendy Traeger – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Wauwatosa East
Jake Truby – Curtains – Beloit Memorial
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Sara Bartlett – Singin’ in the Rain – Madison Memorial
Katrina Brunner – Crazy for You – Edgewood
Ryan Cappleman – Disney’s Beauty & the Beast – Slinger
Kari Dray – Curtains – Beloit Memorial
Karl Miller – Pippin – Greendale
Karl Miller – Grease – Whitnall
Ryan Moldenhauer – Anything Goes – Watertown
Tammy Moschea – 42nd Street – Waunakee
Beth Mueller – Anything Goes – Watertown
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMER
Tyler Agnew (Don Lockwood)
Singin’ in the Rain – Catholic Memorial
Phoebe Albert (Narrator)
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Wauwatosa West
Kayla Atadero (Betty Rizzo)
Grease – Whitnall
Sara Backstrom (The Witch)
Into the Woods – Pius XI
Kolten Bell (Javert)
Les Misèrables – Janesville School District
Jacob Berggren (Oliver Warbucks)
Annie – Abundant Life Christian
Leo Bisch (Gomez Addams)
The Addams Family – Evansville
Margaret Bond (Cinderella)
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella – Lake Mills
Natalie Burns (Mrs. Lovett)
Sweeney Todd – Beloit Turner
Joey Chelius (Baker)
Into the Woods – Pius XI
Guillermo Contreras (John the Baptist/Judas Iscariot)
Godspell – Waukesha South
Chandler Cook
(Leading Player) Pippin – Parkview
(Fantine) Les Misèrables – Janesville School District
Colleen Doubleday (Alice Bienecke)
The Addams Family – Evansville
Simon Earle
(William Barfee) 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
(Tony) West Side Story – Shorewood
Madeline Ehlinger (Rose Alvarez)
Bye Bye Birdie – River Valley
Helen Feest (The Drowsy Chaperone)
Drowsy Chaperone – Oregon
Fiorella Fernandez (Olive Ostrovsky)
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Madison Country Day
Joey Ferrito (Curly)
Oklahoma! – Arrowhead Union
Aidan Gabriel (Joseph)
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Wauwatosa West
Kapri Gehred-O’Connell (Belle)
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast – Fort Atkinson
Emily Gianvecchio (Niki Harris)
Curtains – Beloit Memorial
Ethan Harris (Julian Marsh)
42nd Street – Waunakee
Desmond Hawkins (Farquaad)
Shrek the Musical – Monona Grove
Martha Hellermann (Maria)
West Side Story – Shorewood
Connor Hopkins (Leaf Coneybear)
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Shorewood
Allie Horton (Marion Paroo)
The Music Man – Dodgeville
Adam Iverson (Moonface Martin)
Anything Goes – Watertown
Josh Junig
(Jean Valjean) Les Misèrables – Janesville School District
(Sweeney Todd) Sweeney Todd – Beloit Turner
Hannah Kangas (Rose Alvarez)
Bye Bye Birdie – Hartford Union
Samantha Kent (Cosette)
Les Misèrables – New Berlin – Eisenhower
Wesley Korpela (Man in Chair)
Drowsy Chaperone – Oregon
Kelsey Landry (Lina Lamont)
Singin’ in the Rain – Catholic Memorial
B Lauer (Polly Baker)
Crazy for You – Edgewood
Kamilah Lay (Leading Player)
Pippin – Greendale
Brian Luo (Cosmo Brown)
Singin’ in the Rain – Madison Memorial
Mitchell Matyas (Cosmo Brown)
Singin’ in the Rain – Catholic Memorial
Gisela Mejia (Carmen Bernstein)
Curtains – Beloit Memorial
Mike Meyers (Zeke/Cowardly Lion)
The Wizard of Oz – Jefferson
Abbi Minessale (Carrie Pipperidge)
Carousel – Brookfield Academy
Arielle Mitchelle (Belle)
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast – Portage
Titus Muzi (Archibald Craven)
The Secret Garden – Kettle Moraine School for Arts & Performance
Tanner Novotny (Man in Chair)
Drowsy Chaperone – Stoughton
Zach Olson (Marius)
Les Misèrables – New Berlin Eisenhower
Nikki Ott (Fantine)
Les Misèrables – Sauk Prairie
Sidney Rakowiecki (Dorothy Brown)
Thoroughly Modern Millie – Wauwatosa East
Jacob Rankin (Link Larkin)
Hairspray – Oconomowoc
Isaiah Reynolds (Jesus the Christ)
Godspell – Waukesha South
Georgia Roth (Gertrude McFuzz)
Seussical the Musical – Beaver Dam
Lainie Sanders (Baker’s Wife)
Into the Woods – Pius XI
Stephen Schams (Chad)
All Shook Up – Holmen
Ciera Schmidt (Laurey)
Oklahoma! – Arrowhead Union
Jacob Schmidt (Marius)
Les Misèrables – Janesville School District
Macy Smith (Tracy Turnblad)
Hairspray – Oconomowoc
Elizabeth Snellings (Fiona)
Shrek the Musical – Monona Grove
Drew Spadaro (Javert)
Les Misèrables – New Berlin Eisenhower
Ross Spadaro (Jean Valjean)
Les Misèrables – New Berlin Eisenhower
Dana Strothenke (Millie Dillmount)
Thoroughly Modern Millie – Wauwatosa East
Sam Taylor (Shrek)
Shrek the Musical – Monona Grove
Maddie Teipner (Eponine)
Les Misèrables – New Berlin Eisenhower
Nathan Traynor (Donkey)
Shrek the Musical – Janesville Parker
Mackenzie Tubridy (Adolfo)
Drowsy Chaperone – Oregon
Jon Turner (Bobby Strong)
Urinetown – Divine Savior Holy Angels
Casey Tutton (Olive Ostrovsky)
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Shorewood
Sophia Tzougros (Millie Dillmount)
Thoroughly Modern Millie – Kettle Moraine Summer Academy
Melissa Vanselow (Princess Winnifred)
Once Upon a Mattress – New Berlin West
Heidi Weitz (Lina Lamont)
Singin’ in the Rain – Madison Memorial
Josh Wick (Frank Cioffi)
Curtains – Beloit Memorial
Libby Zabit (Laurey)
Oklahoma! – LaFollette
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMER
Ian Alberts (Ali Hakim)
Oklahoma! – LaFollette
Terry Beck (LeFou)
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast – Slinger
Laikyn Boettcher (Wendy Jo)
Footloose – Osseo-Fairchild
Kailey Boyle (Velma Von Tussle)
Hairspray – Middleton
Joseph Brognano (Klye)
Legally Blonde – Baraboo
Andrew Cashman (Rooster Hannigan)
Annie – Abundant Life Christian
Audra Cashman (Miss Hannigan)
Annie – Abundant Life Christian
Jake Cox (Lumiere)
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast – Slinger
Katelyn Gabrielse (Grace Farrell)
Annie – Abundant Life Christian
Kendra Guy (Kendra)
Godspell – Wauwatosa East
Andrea Hyatt (Andrea)
The World Goes Round – Oak Creek
Elisha Jaeke (Ursula Merkle)
Bye Bye Birdie – Hartford Union
Tommy Kalhagen (Willard)
Footloose – Edgerton
Calynn Klohn (Little Sally)
Urinetown – Divine Savior Holy Angels
Zach Lipo Zovic (Vice Principal Douglas Panch)
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Shorewood
Emily Matt (Penelope Pennywise)
Urinetown – Divine Savior Holy Angels
Neil McLinden (Jack)
Into the Woods – Pius XI
Maddie Mehnert (Penny Pingleton)
Hairspray – Oconomowoc
Abigail Miller (Ursula Merkle)
Bye Bye Birdie – River Valley
Madeline Miller (Mae Peterson)
Bye Bye Birdie – River Valley
Titus Muzi (Trevor Graydon)
Thoroughly Modern Millie – Kettle Moraine Summer Academy
Tabbi Parent (Mae Peterson)
Bye Bye Birdie – Verona Area Community Theater
Lauren Paul (Grandma)
The Addams Family – Evansville
John Smith (Dr. Neville Craven)
The Secret Garden – Kettle Moraine School for Arts & Performance
Maddie Steele (Lilly Craven)
The Secret Garden – Kettle Moraine School for Arts & Performance
Zach Sterner (Orin Scrivello)
Little Shop of Horrors – McFarland
Bailey Thomas (Bambi Bernet)
Curtains – Beloit Memorial
Tucker Topel (Pinocchio)
Shrek the Musical – Janesville Parker
Nathan Traynor (Enjolras)
Les Misèrables – Janesville School District
Meghan Vieth (Fairy Godmother)
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella – Darlington
Alex Vorpahl (Lumiere)
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast – Portage
Chance Watters (Jim Haller)
All Shook Up – Holmen
Trevor Whittow (King Sextimus)
Once Upon a Mattress – New Berlin West
Johnnie Yang (Sir Galahad)
Monty Python’s Spamalot – Verona Area
Brianna Zawada (Miss Flannery)
Thoroughly Modern Millie – Kettle Moraine Summer Academy
Jayden Zvonar (Sir Evelyn Oakleigh)
Anything Goes – Watertown
OUTSTANDING DANCE PERFORMER
Bizzie Braun (Dance Laurey)
Oklahoma! – Arrowhead Union
Grace Eimerman (Louise)
Carousel – Brookfield Academy
Ana Genthe (Enchantress/Bookkeeper)
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast – Slinger
Graham Hartlaub (Big Deal)
West Side Story – Shorewood
Nick Jemison (Ensemble)
Thoroughly Modern Millie – Wauwatosa East
Morgan Mutza (Kathy)
Singin’ in the Rain – Catholic Memorial
Sabrina Treacy (Ensemble-Dance Captain)
Urinetown – Divine Savior Holy Angels
OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERFORMER
Faith Oldenburg (Annie)
Annie – Abundant Life Christian
SPIRIT AWARD
Nick Anderson – Cinderella – Lake Mills
Matisen Ardis – Into the Woods – Pius XI
Allison Armstrong – Godspell – Wauwatosa East
Austin Bare – Les Miserables – Sauk Prairie
Savannah Bergeson – Cinderella – Darlington
Jacob Berggren – Annie – Abundant Life Christian School
Lydia Berggruen – Joseph and the Amazing… – Wauwatosa West
Laikyn Boettcher – Footloose – Osseo-Fairchild
Audra Boettge – Bye Bye Birdie – Hartford Union
Emily Burke – Les Miserables – Janesville School District
Katarina Cady – Little Shop of Horrors – McFarland
Erik Callies – Grease – Whitnall
Cody Carlstrom – Footloose – Osseo-Fairchild
Emily Carpenter – Zombie Prom – Janesville Parker
Guillermo Contreras – Godspell – Waukesha South
Marissa Day – Oliver – New Lisbon
Rachael Demaree – Working – Platteville
Jessica Ferguson – Once Upon a Mattress – New Berlin West
David Firari – Disney’s Beauty and the Beast – Fort Atkinson
Natalie Gagliano – Les Misèrables – New Berlin Eisenhower
Ana Genthe – Disney’s Beauty and the Beast – Slinger
Alex Grassl – Legally Blonde – Stoughton & Aligning Stars
Claire Halquist – Carousel – Brookfield Academy
Jared Hardy – Back to the 80’s – Monroe
Jamie Herb – Hairspray – Middleton
Allie Horton – Music Man – Dodgeville
Maddie Jensen – The Drowsy Chaperone – Stoughton
Tom Kalhagen – Footloose – Edgerton
Hannah Kangas – Bye Bye Birdie – Hartford Union
Danielle Layman – Oklahoma – Arrowhead
Claire Manske – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Wauwatosa East
Kaitlyn Mielke – Grease – Mauston
Nikki Miller – Pippin – Greendale
Madeline Miller – Bye Bye Birdie – River Valley
Alyssa Mohr – Anything Goes – Watertown
Matthew Morrissette – The World Goes ‘Round – Oak Creek
Erik Nelson – The Addams Family – Evansville
Ross Nett – Anything Goes – Sun Prairie
Alexandra Neumaier – Annie – St Ambrose Academy
Katie Parsons – Curtains – Beloit Memorial
Alexandra Pozniak – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Madison Country Day School
Tyler Ramquist – Sweeney Todd – Beloit Turner
Claire Reimer – The Drowsy Chaperone – Oregon
Isaiah Reynolds – Godspell – Waukesha South
Georgia Roth – Seussical the Musical – Beaver Dam
John Rottier – Oklahoma – LaFollette
Amina Sallam – Hairspray – Oconomowoc
Stephen Schams – All Shook Up – Holmen
Adam Sydow – Annie Get Your Gun – Columbus
Sydney Thering – Songs for a New World – Marshall
Chris Thomson – Pippin – Parkview
McKenzie Timp – Shrek – Clinton
Tucker Topel – Shrek – Janesville Parker
Ali Walton – Urinetown – Divine Savior Holy Angels
Taylor Weigel – Spamalot – Verona Area
Yunny Youm – 25th Annual…Spelling Bee – Shorewood
Carly Ziegler – 42nd Street – Waunakee
Jaden Zvonar – Anything Goes – Watertown
OUTSTANDING OVERALL DESIGN
Curtains – Beloit Memorial
Scenic Design – Kat Tow & Brian Winchester
Costume Design – Elizabeth Carpenter
Lighting Design – Eric Stibbe
Sound Design – Luke Morrison
Carousel – Brookfield Academy
Scenic Design- Joey Welden & Wes Schultz
Costume Design – Darcy Devens
Lighting Design – Joey Welden
Sound Design – Joey Welden
Crazy for You – Edgewood
Scenic Design – Mark Thering
Costume Design – Betsy Nordstrom
Lighting Design – Steven M. Peterson
Sound Design – John Mesoloras
Shrek the Musical – Janesville Parker
Scenic Design – Tucker Topel
Costume Design – Sharon White
Lighting Design- Andrew Bracket
Lighting Design- Donnie Klukas
Sound Design – Mike Schuler
Zombie Prom – Janesville Parker
Scenic Design – Larry Schultz
Costume Design – Sharon White
Lighting Design – Andrew Brackett
Monty Python’s Spamalot – Verona Area
Scenic Design – Steven J. Nibbe
Costume Design – Nancy Horns
Lighting Design – John R, Dolphin
Thoroughly Modern Millie – Wauwatosa East
Scenic Design – Rebecca Beaudoin
Costume Design – Morgiane Prather
Lighting Design – Kurt Schnabel
Sound Design – Brian Harden
Grease – Whitnall
Scenic Design – Thomas Weissgerber
Costume Design – Thomas Weissgerber
Lighting Design – Thomas Weissgerber
Sound Design – Mike Miles
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN
Rebecca Beaudoin – Godspell – Wauwatosa East
Greg Bykowski – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella – Darlington
Cathy Daly – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella – Lake Mills
Kim Doyle – Seussical the Musical – Beaver Dam
Kari Dvorak – Oliver – New Lisbson
Eric Loewenhagen – All Shook Up – Holmen
Patrick Lutz – Seussical the Musical – Beaver Dam
Patrick J. Motiff – Hairspray – Middleton
Tim Rosenthal – Sweeney Todd – Beloit Turner
Tucker Topel – Pippin – Parkview
Tannis Woodman – Sweeney Todd – Beloit Turner
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Jody Bennett – Shrek the Musical – Clinton
Deb Herbers – The Addams Family – Evansville
Laura Hughes – Pippin – Greendale
Carrie Johnson – Hairspray – Oconomowoc
Angela Tompach – Annie Get Your Gun – Columbus
Margaret Valitchka – Singin’ in the Rain – Madison Memorial
Lori Vaneslow – Once Upon A Mattress – New Berlin West
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Andrew Brackett – Sweeney Todd – Beloit Turner
Eric R. Christiansen – Pippin – Greendale
Patrick Lucas – Shrek the Musical – Monona Grove
Tom Matasek – Disney’s Beauty & the Beast – Slinger
Steve Nickels – Bye Bye Birdie – Verona Area Community Theater
Kurt Schnabel – Godspell – Wauwatosa East
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Claire Halquist – Carousel – Brookfield Academy
Emma Lenar – Grease – Whitnall
Abigail Murray – Curtains – Beloit Memorial
Vince Piacentine – Grease – Whitnall
Katie Piel – Thoroughly Modern Millie – Wauwatosa East
Rachel Romens – Monty Python’s Spamalot – Verona Area
CUNA MUTUAL GROUP STUDENT SCHOLORSHIP RECIPIENT
Anja Gayle Pustaver – Middleton