Moreau, Cabaret Take (Most) Jeffs

BY Carrie L. kaufman

The 2007/2008 Non-Equity Jeffs proves that the sum of the parts do not always make the whole. The big winners for the night were Lifeline’s The Island of Dr. Moreau, which took five Jeffs, and Theo Ubique’s Cabaret, which took four. As befits the biggest single winner, Moreau also took home the Outstanding Production – Play award. But the second biggest single winner—Cabaret—did not win the Outstanding Production – Musical award. That category was split between Bailiwick’s Jerry Springer-The Opera, which won one other Jeff, and Signal Ensemble’s 1776, which won no other awards than the top one.

Other than Moreau, Cabaret and Springer, the only other show to win multiple Jeffs was Teatro Luna’s Machos, which won for ensemble and new work. Raven, Circle and Bohemian theatres all won a Jeff each for two different shows.

Raven’s founders, Michael Menendian and JoAnn Montemurro received this year’s special Non-Equity Jeff.

All of the winners are:

Production – Play
The Island of Dr. Moreau - Lifeline Theatre

Production - Musical
Jerry Springer - The Opera - Bailiwick Repertory Theatre
1776 - Signal Ensemble Theatre

Ensemble
Machos - Teatro Luna

Director - Play
Greg Kolack - columbinus - Raven Theatre

Director - Musical
Fred Anzevino - Cabaret - Theo Ubique Theatre Company i/a/w Beverle Bloch & Michael James

New Work
Teatro Luna & Coya Paz - Machos - Teatro Luna

New Adaptation
Robert Kauzlaric - The Island of Dr. Moreau - Lifeline Theatre

Actress in a Principal Role - Musical
Elizabeth Lanza - Can-Can - Circle Theatre

Actress in a Principal Role - Play
Vanessa Greenway - The Constant Wife - Griffin Theatre Company

Actor in a Principal Role - Musical
Jeremy Trager - Cabaret - Theo Ubique Theatre Company i/a/w Beverle Bloch & Michael James

Actor in a Principal Role - Play
Sam Wootten - Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble

Actress in a Supporting Role - Musical
Danielle Brothers - Cabaret - Theo Ubique Theatre Co. i/a/w Beverle Bloch & Michael James

Actress in a Supporting Role - Play
Kathleen Ruhl - Dolly West's Kitchen - TimeLine Theatre Company

Actor in a Supporting Role - Musical
Jeremy Rill - Jerry Springer - The Opera - Bailiwick Repertory Theatre

Actor in a Supporting Role - Play
Hans Fleischmann - In a Dark Dark House - Profiles Theatre
Ron Wells - A Prayer for My Daughter - Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.

Scenic Design
Michael Menendian & Leif Olsen - The Night of the Iguana - Raven Theatre

Costume Design
Elizabeth Shaffer - An Ideal Husband - Circle Theatre

Lighting Design
Kevin D. Gawley - The Island of Dr. Moreau - Lifeline Theatre

Sound Design
Stephen Ptacek - Faster - the side project

Choreography
Brenda Didier - The Life - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble

Original Incidental Music
Victoria DeIorio - The Island of Dr. Moreau - Lifeline Theatre
Gregor Mortis & Mikhail Fiksel - A Lie of the Mind - Strawdog Theatre Company
Kevin O'Donnell - The Nutcracker - The House Theatre of Chicago

Music Direction
Joshua Stephen Kartes - Cabaret - Theo Ubique Theatre Co i/a/w Beverle Bloch & Michael James

Mask Design
Kimberly G. Morris - The Island of Dr. Moreau - Lifeline Theatre