‘Artsies’ theater awards nominees announced

The Richmond Theatre Community Circle has announced the nominees for its 16th annual Artsies awards, with 9 to 5: The Musical, BKLYN: The Musical, Into the Woods, Scrooge in Rouge and tick…tick…Boom! among the finalists for best musical.

Awards in 21 categories will be presented during a ceremony at Virginia Rep’s November Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

The full list of award nominees is:

Best Musical

9 to 5: The Musical, Virginia Repertory Theatre (Virginia Rep)

BKLYN: The Musical, Swift Creek Mill Theatre (Swift Creek Mill)

Into the Woods, Richmond Shakespeare

Scrooge in Rouge, Richmond Triangle Players (RTP)

tick…tick…Boom!, Swift Creek Mill

Best Direction (Musical)

Debra Clinton, 9 to 5: The Musical

Jan Powell, tick…tick…Boom!

Jase Sullivan, Into the Woods

Shanea Taylor, BKLYN: The Musical

Kendall Walker, Scrooge in Rouge

Best Lead Performance (Musical)

Emily Berg-Poff Dandridge, On Air (Virginia Rep)

Alia Bisharat Glidden, 9 to 5: The Musical

Dorothy Dee-D Miller, BKLYN: The Musical

Lindy Pokorny, BKLYN: The Musical

Susan Sanford, 9 to 5: The Musical

Susan Sanford, Into the Woods

Caleb Wade, tick…tick…Boom!

Best Supporting Performance (Musical)

Gracie Berneche, Into the Woods

Mason Blaine, Altar Boyz (Swift Creek Mill)

Desiree Dabney, BKLYN: The Musical

Rachel Rose Gilmour, tick…tick…Boom!

Maggie Marlin-Hess, Into the Woods

Canter Irene O’May, 9 to 5: The Musical

Durron Marquis Tyre-Gholson, 9 to 5: The Musical

Best Musical Direction

Sandy Dacus, tick…tick…Boom!

Leilani Fenick, 9 to 5: The Musical

Leilani Fenick, BKLYN: The Musical

Kim Fox, Into the Woods

Elle Meerovich, Scrooge in Rouge

Best Choreography

Mel Rayford, Airswimming (RTP)

Suzi Redling, BKLYN: The Musical

Pam Turner, 9 to 5: The Musical

Kayla Xavier and Kate Belleman, Altar Boyz

Kayla Xavier, tick…tick…Boom!

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design (Musical)

Maura Lynch Cravey, BKLYN: The Musical

Sue Griffin, 9 to 5: The Musical

Sheila Russ, Scrooge in Rouge

Keith Walker, Into the Woods

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design (Musical)

Weston Corey, Scrooge in Rouge

Joe Doran, 9 to 5: The Musical

Joe Doran, Altar Boyz

Michael Jarett, The Best of Times (RTP)

Michael Jarett, tick…tick…Boom!

Outstanding Achievement in Set Design (Musical)

Frank Foster, Scrooge in Rouge

Dasia Gregg, BKLYN: The Musical

Chris Raintree, 9 to 5: The Musical

Mercedes Schaum, On Air

W. Reed West III, tick…tick…Boom!

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design (Musical)

Joey Luck, Scrooge in Rouge

Joey Luck, The Best of Times

Jacob Mishler and Jonathan Pratt, 9 to 5: The Musical

Jonathan Pratt, On Air

Tom Width, BKLYN: The Musical

Best Play

Berta, Berta, Firehouse Theatre (Firehouse)

Doctor Faustus, Richmond Shakespeare

Hamlet, Richmond Shakespeare

Pass Over, Yes, And! Theatrical Company (Yes, And!)

Radiant Vermin, 5th Wall Theatre (5th Wall)

Best Direction (Play)

Andrew Gall, Born with Teeth (Richmond Shakespeare)

Katrinah Carol Lewis, Pass Over

Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Berta, Berta

Morrie Piersol, Radiant Vermin

Mel Rayford, Airswimming

Paul Takács, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Virginia Rep)

Best Lead Performance (Play)

David Bridgewater, Buried Child (Firehouse)

Joshua Carter, Hamlet

Anthony Cosby, Pass Over

Trevor Lawson, Much Ado About Nothing (Richmond Shakespeare)

Katrinah Carol Lewis, Berta, Berta

Lucian Restivo, Torch Song (RTP)

Catherine Shaffner, The Roommate (HATTheatre)

Jerold Solomon, Satchmo at the Waldorf (Virginia Rep)

Best Supporting Performance (Play)

Emily Adler, Radiant Vermin

Elizabeth Byland, POTUS (Virginia Rep)

Dixon Cashwell, Doctor Faustus

Irene Kuykendall, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Lucretia Marie, Hamlet

Landon Nagel, Roman à Clef (Firehouse)

Boomie Pedersen, Buried Child

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design (Play)

Anna Bialkowski, Born with Teeth

Cora Delbridge, Doctor Faustus

Cora Delbridge, Roman à Clef

Sue Griffin, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Keith Walker, Hamlet

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design (Play)

Andrew Bonniwell, Berta, Berta

Gretta Daughtrey, Doctor Faustus

Gretta Daughtrey, Hamlet

Joe Doran, Satchmo at the Waldorf

Nathan Wunderlich, Airswimming

Outstanding Achievement in Set Design (Play)

Daniel Allen, Lonely Planet (5th Wall)

Daniel Allen, Torch Song

Tennessee Dixon, Memories of Overdevelopment (Firehouse)

Chris Raintree, Berta, Berta

Mercedes Schaum, Satchmo at the Waldorf

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design (Play)

Kyle Epps, Berta, Berta

Jonathan Pratt, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Jonathan Pratt, Satchmo at the Waldorf

Roger Price, Radiant Vermin

Kate Statelman, Hamlet

Ernie McClintock Best Ensemble Acting

Airswimming, Richmond Triangle Players

Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Virginia Repertory Theatre

Hamlet, Richmond Shakespeare

Pass Over, Yes, And! Theatrical Company

Roman à Clef, Firehouse Theatre

Breakout Performance

Erich Appleby, Pass Over / Hawks Ridge (Brightpoint Community College)

Elizabeth Byland, POTUS

Elise Cumbia, From Up Here (HATTheatre)

Lindy Pokomy, BKLYN: The Musical

Rosemary Richards, Hamlet

Ashley Thompson, Dr. Ride’s American Beach House (Yes, And!) / Buried Child

Best Original Work

Hawks Ridge created by Foster Solomon and directed by Leslie Owens-Harrington, The Lynn Theatre at Brightpoint Community College

Roman à Clef created by Chandler Hubbard (a product of the TNT New Play Incubator) and directed by Sharon Ott, Firehouse Theatre

The Best of Times: A Musical Celebration of Richmond Triangle Players directed by Lucian Restivo and Kendall Walker, Richmond Triangle Players

Formal attire is encouraged for the awards ceremony, which is open to the public. Tickets are $25 for orchestra seating and $30 for balcony seating and will go on sale Sept. 15. They may be purchased at that time by calling the Virginia Rep box office at (804) 282-2620. Ticket prices go up by $5 Sept. 29. All proceeds from Artsies ticket sales support the Theatre Artist Fund of Greater Richmond.