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New Rules Give Marriott and Chicago Dramatists Equal Treatment for Jeff Awards BY Carrie L. Kaufman The sets and costumes helped Marritt's Les Mis get nine nominations... The Equity Jeffs have split themselves in two. That is to say, in seven different categories, theatres will be judged in two separate tiers—large and midsize. This is acknowledgement of the production values that big budget sets and lights and costumes and sound bring to larger theatres. No longer are they judging a $20,000 set against a $1,000 one. So, starting with the Equity Jeff nominations, which are out today, large and midsize theatres will have separate categories for Production-Play, Production-Musical, Production-Revue, Scenic Design, Costume Design, Lighting Design and Sound Design. All of the other categories—the acting, writing and directing ones—will all be tossed in the same pot. Stirring the larger pot this year is Marriott Theatre, with 19 Jeff nominations. That includes Nine nominations alone for Les Misérables, and eight for The Producers. Their productions of Little Women and The Full Monty got two and one nod, respectively. Coming up right behind Marriott are Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and The Goodman. Both had five shows nominated, though Chicago Shakespeare came out one ahead—16 go 15. ...but Chicago Dramatists' Cadillac has a fighting chance for big awards in its own category. In the midsize tier, Shattered Globe and Chicago Dramatists are leading the pack. Shattered Globe’s 10 nominations came from their productions of Requiem for a Heavyweight (7) and Suddenly Last Summer (3). Chicago Dramatists’ is showing its maturity by the number of nominations it’s getting outside of the New Work categories. Their production of Cadillac got five nominations, while the long-running A Steady Rain got four. Both of those shows were nominated for best play. As for individuals, both Mike Tutaj and Nick Sandy’s were nominated for multiple awards in different categories. Tutaj has four nominations for sound and projection designs; Sandys has three, one for acting and two for fight choreography. Other multiple nominees are Jim Corti, Brian Sydney Bembridge, Kevin Hagan, Nancy Missimi and John Horan. There were a total of 83 nominations to 31 theatre companies. The Equity Jeff Awards will be Monday, Oct. 20 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. Tickets in advance are $75, or $55 for stage union members. Go to www.jeffawards.org to get tickets. Production – Play – Large Around the World in 80 Days, Lookingglass Theatre Company As You Like It, Writers’ Theatre The Comedy of Errors, Chicago Shakespeare Theater The Crucible, Steppenwolf Theatre Company Passion Play: a cycle in three parts, Goodman Theatre Superior Donuts, Steppenwolf Theatre Company The Trip to Bountiful, Goodman Theatre Production - Play – Midsize Cadillac, Chicago Dramatists Defiance, Next Theatre Company Juno and the Paycock, The Artistic Home The Philadelphia Story, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Requiem for a Heavyweight, Shattered Globe Theatre A Steady Rain, Chicago Dramatists W;t, The Gift Theatre Production – Musical – Large Carousel, Court Theatre and Long Wharf Theatre La Cage aux Folles, Theatre at the Center Les Misérables, Marriott Theatre Passion, Chicago Shakespeare Theater The Producers, Marriott Theatre Sweet Charity, Drury Lane Oakbrook Production – Musical – Midsize The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Bailiwick Repertory Theatre Nine, Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago Production - Revue Ain’t Misbehavin’, Goodman Theatre Campaign Supernova! or How Many Democrats Does It Take to Lose an Election?, The Second City e.t.c. Ella, Northlight Theatre The Mistress Cycle, Apple Tree Theatre Ensemble – sponsored by Actors’ Equity Association Altar Boyz, Alter Boyz Chicago, LLC Around the World in 80 Days, Lookingglass Theatre Company Because They Have No Words, Piven Theatre Campaign Supernova! or How Many Democrats Does It Take to Lose an Election?, The Second City e.t.c. Funk It Up About Nothin’, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Les Misérables, Marriott Theatre Nine, Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago Sounds So Good Makes You Wanna Holler (Old School vs. New School), Black Ensemble Theater New Work Yussef El Guindi, Our Enemies: Lively Scenes of Love and Combat, Silk Road Theatre Project Keith Huff, A Steady Rain, Chicago Dramatists Bill Jepsen, Cadillac, Chicago Dramatists Joel Drake Johnson, Four Places, Victory Gardens Theater Tracy Letts, Superior Donuts, Steppenwolf Theatre Company GQ and JQ, Funk It Up About Nothin’, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Eric Rosen, Wedding Play, About Face Theatre New Adaptation Laura Eason, Around the World in 80 Days, Lookingglass Theatre Company Ron West, The Comedy of Errors, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Director - Play William Brown, As You Like It, Writers’ Theatre Lou Contey, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Shattered Globe Theatre Barbara Gaines, The Comedy of Errors, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Mark E. Lococo, The Miser, Northlight Theatre PJ Paparelli, Speech & Debate, American Theater Company Edward Sobel, Cadillac, Chicago Dramatists Russ Tutterow, A Steady Rain, Chicago Dramatists Director - Musical Jim Corti, Meet Me In St. Louis, Drury Lane Oakbrook Jim Corti, Sweet Charity, Drury Lane Oakbrook Gary Griffin, Passion, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Dominic Missimi, Les Misérables, Marriott Theatre Charles Newell, Carousel, Court Theatre and Long Wharf Theatre Marc Robin, The Producers, Marriott Theatre Director - Revue Stafford Arima, Alter Boyz, Altar Boyz Chicago, LLC Jim Carlson, No Country for Old White Men, The Second City Kurt Johns, The Mistress Cycle, Apple Tree Theatre Rob Ruggiero, Ella, Northlight Theatre Chuck Smith, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Goodman Theatre Actor in a Principal Role - Play Jon Michael Hill, Superior Donuts, Steppenwolf Theatre Company D. J. Howard, Driving Miss Daisy, First Folio Shakespeare Festival John Judd, Shining City, Goodman Theatre Nick Sandys, Much Ado About Nothing, First Folio Shakespeare Festival Randy Steinmeyer, A Steady Rain, Chicago Dramatists Sean Sullivan, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Shattered Globe Theatre Actor in a Principal Role - Musical Larry Adams, Phantom, Theatre at the Center Guy Adkins, The Producers, Marriott John Cudia, Les Misérables, Marriott Ross Lehman, The Producers, Marriott Jeff Parker, Nine, Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago Actress in a Principal Role- Play Karen Aldridge, The Cook, Goodman Theatre Shannon Cochran, The Lion in Winter, Writers’ Theatre Mary Beth Fisher, The Little Dog Laughed, About Face Theatre Alexandra Main, W;t, The Gift Theatre Lois Smith, The Trip to Bountiful, Goodman Theatre Mary Ann Thebus, Four Places, Victory Gardens Theater Actress in a Principal Role - Musical Ana Gasteyer, Passion, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Heidi Kettenring, Little Women, Marriott Johanna McKenzie Miller, Phantom, Theatre at the Center Summer Naomi Smart, Sweet Charity, Drury Lane Oakbrook Kathy Voytko, Passion, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Solo Performance Bradley Armacost, C. S. Lewis on Stage, Provision Theater Company Thomas J. Cox, Nelson Algren: For Keeps and a Single Day, Lookingglass Theatre Company and the Museum of Contemporary Art Judith Ivey, The Lady With All The Answers, Northlight Theatre Michael Joseph Mitchell, Underneath the Lintel, City Lit Theater in association with BoarsHead Theater and CRM Productions, Inc. Nilaja Sun, No Child…, Lookingglass Theatre Company Actor in a Supporting Role - Play Joe Dempsey, Wedding Play, About Face Theatre Kevin Douglas, Around the World in 80 Days, Lookingglass Theatre Company Kevin McKillip, Jeeves Intervenes, First Folio Shakespeare Theatre Rob Riley, Cadillac, Chicago Dramatists Brian Sills, Cymbeline, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Mark Ulrich, Juno and the Paycock, The Artistic Home Larry Yando, As You Like It, Writers’ Theatre Actor in a Supporting Role - Musical Richard Todd Adams, Les Misérables, Marriott Theatre Brandon Dahlquist, Knute Rockne All-American, Theatre at the Center Rob Lindley, Carousel, Court Theatre and Long Wharf Theatre Michael Aaron Lindner, The Producers, Marriott Theatre Stephen Schellhardt, Little Women, Marriott Theatre Actress in a Supporting Role - Play Lesley Bevan, Othello, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Hallie Foote, The Trip to Bountiful, Goodman Theatre Ora Jones, Carter’s Way, Steppenwolf Theatre Company Polly Noonan, Passion Play: a cycle in three parts, Goodman Theatre Jacqueline Williams, The Miser, Northlight Actress in a Supporting Role - Musical Marilynn Bogetich, Phantom, Theatre at the Center Cory Goodrich, Hello, Dolly!, Theatre at the Center Jessie Mueller, Carousel, Court Theatre and Long Wharf Theatre Alene Robertson, The Full Monty, Marriott Kathy Voytko, Les Misérables, Marriott Theatre Actor in a Revue John Steven Crowley, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Goodman Theatre Brian Crum, Alter Boyz, Altar Boyz Chicago, LLC James Rank, The American Dream Songbook, Next Theatre Company Actress in a Revue E. Faye Butler, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Goodman Theatre E. Faye Butler, Ella, Northlight Theatre Laura Grey, Campaign Supernova! or How Many Democrats Does It Take to Lose an Election?, The Second City e.t.c. Angela Ingersoll, The Mistress Cycle, Apple Tree Theatre Amber Ruffin, No Country for Old White Men, The Second City Scenic Design - Large Brian Sidney Bembridge, The Goodbye Girl, Drury Lane Oakbrook Brian Sidney Bembridge, Meet Me In St. Louis, Drury Lane Oakbrook E. David Cosier, The Trip to Bountiful, Goodman Theatre Allen Moyer, Passion Play: a cycle in three parts, Goodman Theatre Keith Pitts, The Defiant Muse, Victory Gardens Theater Scenic Design - Midsize Kevin Depinet, Cadillac, Chicago Dramatists Kevin Hagan, Suddenly, Last Summer, Shattered Globe Theatre Kevin Hagan, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Shattered Globe Theatre Chelsea Meyers, Juno and the Paycock, The Artistic Home Jacqueline & Richard Penrod, The Philadelphia Story, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Costume Design - Large Nikki Delhomme, La Cage aux Folles, Theatre at the Center Ana Kuzmanic, The Comedy of Errors, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Nancy Missimi, The Producers, Marriott Theatre Nancy Missimi, Les Misérables, Marriott Theatre Tatjana Radisic, Meet Me in St. Louis, Drury Lane Oakbrook Costume Design - Midsize Karen Kawa, Fatboy, A Red Orchid Theatre Rachel Laritz, The Philadelphia Story, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Elsa Hiltner, Driving Miss Daisy, First Folio Shakespeare Festival Cybele Moon, Suddenly, Last Summer, Shattered Globe Theatre Bill Morey, Nine, Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago Sound Design - Large Cecil Averett, Passion Play: a cycle in three parts, Goodman Theatre Barry G. Funderburg, Carter’s Way, Steppenwolf Theatre Company Andrew Hansen, As You Like It, Writers’ Theatre Joshua Horvath, Around the World in 80 Days, Lookingglass Theatre Company Andre Pluess, The Turn of the Screw, Writers’ Theatre Sound Design - Midsize Jack Arky, Because They Have No Words, Piven Theatre Andre Pluess, Much Ado About Nothing, First Folio Shakespeare Festival Miles Polaski, White People, The Gift Theatre Mike Tutaj, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Shattered Globe Theatre Mike Tutaj, Suddenly, Last Summer, Shattered Globe Theatre Lighting Design - Large Lee Keenan, Around the World in 80 Days, Lookingglass Theatre Company Jesse Klug, Sweet Charity, Drury Lane Oakbrook J. R. Lederle, The Turn of the Screw, Writers’ Theatre Philip S. Rosenberg, Cymbeline, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Diane Ferry Williams, Les Misérables, Marriott Theatre Lighting Design - Midsize Christopher Ash, Wedding Play, About Face Theatre Mike Durst, Requiem for a Heavyweight,Shattered Globe Theatre John Horan, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Bailiwick Repertory Theatre John Horan, W;t, The Gift Theatre J. R. Lederle, Fiction, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Choreography David H. Bell, Knute Rockne All-American, Theatre at the Center Christopher Gattelli, Alter Boyz, Altar Boyz Chicago, LLC Mitzi Hamilton, Sweet Charity, Drury Lane Oakbrook Rudy Hogenmiller, La Cage aux Folles, Theatre at the Center Marc Robin, The Producers, Marriott Theatre Original Incidental Music Andrew Hansen, As You Like It, Writers’ Theatre Alaric Jans & Lindsay Jones, Cymbeline, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Darrell Leonard, Carter’s Way, Steppenwolf Theatre Company Kevin O’Donnell, Around the World in 80 Days, Lookingglass Theatre Company David Pavkovic, Nelson Algren: For Keeps and A Single Day, Lookingglass Theatre Company and the Museum of Contemporary Art Fight Choreography Kevin Asselin, As You Like It, Writers’ Theatre Robin McFarquhar, Cymbeline, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Nick Sandys, The Defiant Muse, Victory Gardens Theater Nick Sandys, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Shattered Globe Theatre Musical Direction Rob Berman, Passion, Chicago Shakespeare Theater George Caldwell, Ella, Northlight Theatre Eugene Dizon, Nine, Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago Brad Haak, Les Misérables, Marriott Theatre Doug Peck, Carousel, Court Theatre and Long Wharf Theatre Jimmy Tillman, Sounds So Good Makes You Wanna Holler (Old School vs. New School), Black Ensemble Theater Artistic Specializations Rupert Bohle, Passion Play: a cycle in three parts, Goodman Theatre Marty Higginbotham & Bobby Richards, Speech & Debate, American Theater Co. John Musial, Nelson Algren: For Keeps and A Single Day, Lookingglass Theatre Company and the Museum of Contemporary Art Mike Tutaj, I Do! I Do!, American Theater Company Mike Tutaj, Our Enemies: Lively Scenes of Love and Combat, Silk Road Theatre Project	Home

New Rules Give Marriott and Chicago Dramatists Equal Treatment for Jeff Awards