The Gig
The Gig, Academia Nuts, Bayonets of Angst take Many Awards!
The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the winners of the NYMF 2014 Awards for Excellence. Awards are voted on by the NYMF jury and the awards were presented at the closing night celebration on July 27th at Arena Events Space.
The NYMF 2014 Awards for Excellence are as follows:
Excellence in Writing (Music)
*Douglas J. Cohen, The Gig
Honorable Mention
Cardozie Jones & Sean Willis, Madame Infamy
Excellence in Writing (Lyrics)
*Douglas J. Cohen, The Gig
Academia Nuts
Bayonets of Angst
Honorable Mention
Becca Anderson & Dan Marshall, Academia Nuts
Excellence in Writing (Book)
*Rick Kunzi & Justin Zeppa, Bayonets of Angst
Honorable Mention
Becca Anderson & Dan Marshall, Academia Nuts
Excellence in Direction
*Thomas Caruso, Academia Nuts
Honorable Mentions
Igor Goldin, The Gig
Michelle Tattenbaum, Mother Jones and the Children’s Crusade
Excellence in Choreography (tie)
*Jason Sparks, Propaganda! The Musical
*Staś Kmieć, The Mapmaker’s Opera
Honorable Mention
Jeffry Denman,Valueville
Excellence in Overall Design
*The Snow Queen
Frances Nelson McSherry, Costume Design; David Lee Cuthbert, Lighting Design/Projection Design, Haddon Kime & Rick Lombardo, Sound Design
Honorable Mention
Bayonets of Angst
Seth Easter, Scenic Design; Candida K. Nichols, Costume Design; Zach Blane, Lighting Design; Harrison Adams, Sound Design
Outstanding Orchestrations or Arrangements
*Michael Gibson, The Gig
Honorable Mention
Mark Buys, The Mapmaker’s Opera
Outstanding Musical Direction
*Jonathan Smith, The Gig
Honorable Mention
Anna Ebbesen and Dolores Duran-Cefalu, The Snow Queen
Outstanding Ensemble Performance
*Bayonets of Angst
Michael Abbott Jr., Ryan Andes, Herndon Lackey, Ian Lowe, Brian Charles Rooney, J. Robert Spencer, Paul Whitty
Honorable Mention
The Gig
Stephen Berger, Larry Cahn, Doug Eskew, Kate Fahrner, Nick Gaswirth, Michael Minarik, Kevin Pariseau, Dee Roscioli, Steve Routman, Bruce Sabath, Donna Vivino
Outstanding Individual Performances
Larry Cahn, The Gig
Rachel Dunham, Oprahfication
Alexis Fishman, Der Gelbe Stern (The Yellow Star)
Alyse Alan Louis, Academia Nuts
Kenita Miller, Propaganda! The Musical
Erin Leigh Peck, Mr. Confidential
Brian Charles Rooney, Bayonets of Angst
Jennifer Simard, Academia Nuts
J. Robert Spencer, Bayonets of Angst
Lynne Wintersteller, Mother Jones and the Children’s Crusade
Play-by-Play Best New Musical Award
*Academia Nuts
Book and Lyrics by Becca Anderson & Dan Marshall; Music by Julian Blackmore
Best of Fest Audience Prize
*Cloned!
Book by Jacey Powers & Dan Wolpow; Music by Adam Spiegel; Lyrics by Dan Wolpow; Additional Story by Adam Spiegel
First Runner-Up
Deployed
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jessy Brouillard
Second Runner-Up
Mother Jones and the Children’s Crusade
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Cheryl E. Kemeny
This year’s NYMF Jury included: Blossom Chu (Patron); Michael Coco (New World Stages); Chris Caggiano (Critic); Seth Christenfeld (Critic); David Carpenter (Dede Harris Productions); Michael Dale (Critic, BroadwayWorld); Frank Evans (Manhattan Musical Theatre Lab); Peter Filichia (Critic); Aaron Glick (Stone Productions); Gabrielle Palitz (Producer); Hugh Hayes (Producer); Craig Horsley (Producer); Lily Hung (NYU-Tisch School of the Arts); Isaac Robert Hurwitz (Fox Stage Productions); Tim Jerome (Mainstreet Musicals, Inc.); Sheryl Kaller (Director); Lucas McMahon (Alchemation); Matthew Murray (Critic, TalkinBroadway.com); Greg Schaffert (Producer); Alison Sheehy (Actress); Lynn Spector (Dramaturg); Eric C. Webb (Davenport Theatrical).
