The Alliance Theatre, Aurora Theatre and Atlanta Lyric Theatre are the companies with the most nominations for the 2011-12 Suzi Awards, honoring the best in professional metro theater. Thirteen other companies also received nominations.
The Alliance received 22 nominations for Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Into the Woods, I Just Stopped By to See the Man, Broke and The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls. Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville received 18 nominations for its productions of Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale, A Chorus Line, Underneath the Lintel and Fox on the Fairway. Atlanta Lyric Theatre in Marietta, which focuses on musicals, also received 18 nominations, for its productions of Ain’t Misbehavin’, Gypsy and Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Also nominated were Actor’s Express (11), Fabrefaction Theatre (3), Georgia Ensembe Theatre (2), Georgia Shakespeare (10), Horizon Theatre (10), JibJam Productions (1), Legacy Theatre (4), Serenbe Playhouse (5), Stage Door Players (2), Synchronicity Theatre (1), Theatre in the Square (1), Theatrical Outfit (12) and True Colors Theatre Company (2).
Broadway producer GFour Productions was nominated for outstanding ensemble in a musical for Motherhood the Musical.
The eighth annual Suzis will be awarded Nov. 5 in a ceremony at the Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center in DeKalb County. The awards are named for popular longtime Atlanta actor Suzi Bass who died of cancer on May 17, 2002, at age 56.
THE COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES
Outstanding production of a musical
- Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
- Gypsy at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
- Thoroughly Modern Millie at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Outstanding director of a musical
- Alexander Greenfield for Sweeney Todd at Fabrefaction Theatre
- Dustin Lewis for Gypsy at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Freddie Ashley for Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
- Lonny Price for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
- Ricardo Aponte for Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Outstanding lead actress in a musical
- Claci Miller-Juday for Thoroughly Modern Millie at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Courtney Patterson for Illyria: A Twelfth Night Musical at Georgia Shakespeare
- Ingrid Cole for Gypsy at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Kylie Brown for Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
- Laura Floyd for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
Outstanding lead actor in a musical
- Clint Thornton for Sweeney Todd at Fabrefaction Theatre
- J.C. Long for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
- Jordan Craig for Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
- Michael Stiggers for Pippin at Legacy Theatre
- Stephen Mitchell Brown for Jane Eyre: The Musical at Legacy Theatre
Outstanding featured actress in a mMusical
- Anna Kimmell for Illyria: A Twelfth Night Musical at Georgia Shakespeare
- Caitlin Smith for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
- Jill Ginsberg for Gypsy at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Karen Howell for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
- Marcie Millard for Thoroughly Modern Millie at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Outstanding featured actor in a musical
- Alan Kilpatrick for Gypsy at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Bart Hansard for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
- Bryant Smith for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
- Greg Bosworth for Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
- Travis Smith for Ghost Brothers of Darkland County at Alliance Theatre
Outstanding ensemble in a musical
- Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Legacy Theatre
- Motherhood the Musical at GFour Productions
Outstanding costume design of a musical
- Erik Teague for Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
- Joanna Schmink for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
- Lex Liang for Into the Woods at Alliance Theatre
- Lindsey G. Paris for Gypsy at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Patricia M. Wesp for Illyria: A Twelfth Night Musical at Georgia Shakespeare
Outstanding lighting design of a musical
- Bradley Bergeron for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
- Jeff Martin for Sweeney Todd at Fabrefaction Theatre
- Joseph P. Monaghan III for Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
- Ken Yunker for Into the Woods at Alliance Theatre
- Robert Wierzel and Adam Larsen for Ghost Brothers of Darkland County at Alliance Theatre
Outstanding scenic design of a musical
- J. David Blatt for Illyria: A Twelfth Night Musical at Georgia Shakespeare
- Phillip Male for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
- Seamus M. Bourne for Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
- Todd Rosenthal for Ghost Brothers of Darkland County at Alliance Theatre
- Todd Rosenthal for Into the Woods at Alliance Theatre
Outstanding sound design of a musical
- Bobby Johnston for Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Bobby Johnston for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
- Bobby Johnston for Thoroughly Modern Millie at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Clay Benning for Ghost Brothers of Darkland County at Alliance Theatre
- Clay Benning for Into the Woods at Alliance Theatre
Outstanding music direction of a musical
- Ann-Carol Pence for A Chorus Line at Aurora Theatre
- Ann-Carol Pence for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
- Brandt Blocker for Thoroughly Modern Millie at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Michael Fauss for Gypsy at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Seth Davis for Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
Outstanding choreography of a musical
- Bethany Hayes-Smith for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Legacy Theatre
- Josh Rhodes for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
- Karen Hebert for Thoroughly Modern Millie at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Ricardo Aponte for Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
- Sarah Turner for Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
Outstanding production of a play
- Broke at Alliance Theatre
- I Just Stopped By to See the Man at Alliance Theatre
- Red at Theatrical Outfit
- Shipwrecked: An Entertainment at Serenbe Playhouse
- Tree at Horizon Theatre
Outstanding director of a play
- Brian Clowdus for Shipwrecked: An Entertainment at Serenbe Playhouse
- David de Vries for Red at Theatrical Outfit
- Jason Loewith for Broke at Alliance Theatre
- Lisa Adler for Tree at Horizon Theatre
- Richard Garner for Much Ado About Nothing at Georgia Shakespeare
Outstanding lead actress in a play
- Donna Biscoe for Tree at Horizon Theatre
- Elisa Carlson for Ghost-Writer at Theatre in the Square
- Mary Lynn Owen for The Glass Menagerie at Georgia Shakespeare
- Tess Malis Kincaid for Broke at Alliance Theatre
- Wendy Melkonian for Becky’s New Car at Georgia Ensemble Theatre
Outstanding lead actor in a play
- David de Vries for Freud’s Last Session at Theatrical Outfit
- Mark Kincaid for Shipwrecked: An Entertainment at Serenbe Playhouse
- Mississippi Charles Level for I Just Stopped By to See the Man at Alliance Theatre
- Steve Coulter for Underneath the Lintel at Aurora Theatre
- Tom Key for Red at Theatrical Outfit
Outstanding featured actress in a play
- Andrea Frye for Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? at True Colors Theatre Company
- Bethany Anne Lind for Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? at True Colors Theatre
- Bethany Anne Lind for The Glass Menagerie at Georgia Shakespeare
- Elisabeth Omilami for Broke at Alliance Theatre
- Minka Wiltz for Shipwrecked: An Entertainment at Serenbe Playhouse
Outstanding featured actor in a play
- Barry Stewart Mann for The Green Book at Theatrical Outfit
- Dieterich Gray for I Just Stopped By to See the Man at Alliance Theatre
- Jimi Kocina for Red at Theatrical Outfit
- Luis R. Hernandez for The Motherfucker With the Hat at Actor’s Express
- Theo Harness for Faith Healer at JibJam Productions
Outstanding ensemble in a play
- A Wrinkle in Time at Theatrical Outfit
- Fox on the Fairway at Aurora Theatre
- Lend Me a Tenor at Stage Door Players
- The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls at Alliance Theatre
- The Foreigner at Georgia Ensemble Theatre
Outstanding costume design of a play
- Christine Turbitt for The Importance of Being Earnest at Georgia Shakespeare
- Isabel A. Curley-Clay and Moriah Curley-Clay for The Waffle Palace: Smothered, Covered & Scattered at Horizon Theatre
- Ivan Ingermann for The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls at Alliance Theatre
- Jim Alford for Lend Me a Tenor at Stage Door Players
- Jonida Beqo for In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play at Synchronicity Theatre
Outstanding lighting design of a play
- Andrew Carson for Shipwrecked: An Entertainment at Serenbe Playhouse
- Chris Whittle for A Wrinkle in Time at Theatrical Outfit
- Howell Binkley for The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls at Alliance Theatre
- Joseph A. Futral for Red at Theatrical Outfit
- Mike Post for The Glass Menagerie at Georgia Shakespeare
Outstanding scenic design of a play
- Collette Pollard for The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls at Alliance Theatre
- Isabel A. Curley-Clay and Moriah Curley-Clay for The Waffle Palace at Horizon Theatre
- Isabel A. Curley-Clay and Moriah Curley-Clay for Tree at Horizon Theatre
- Kat Conley for The Glass Menagerie at Georgia Shakespeare
- Lee Maples for Red at Theatrical Outfit
Outstanding sound design of a play
- Clay Benning for The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls at Alliance Theatre
- Kendall Simpson for Red at Theatrical Outfit
- Kendall Simpson and Adair Mallory for I Just Stopped By to See the Man at Alliance Theatre
- Thom Jenkins for Sheddin’ at Horizon Theatre
- Thom Jenkins for Tree at Horizon Theatre
Outstanding world premiere production
- Broke at Alliance Theatre
- Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
- Sheddin’ at Horizon Theatre
- The Green Book at Theatrical Outfit
- The Waffle Palace: Smothered, Covered & Scattered at Horizon Theatre
