Jeff Awards Nominations Announced The nominations have been announced for the 2023-2024 Equity Jeff Awards, which honor achievement in the Chicago area's professional theatre scene. The design nominees are listed below. Except for projection design, the categories are divided to honor productions in large and mid-sized theatres. The nominees are: Scenic Design (Large)
Linda Buchanan, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Goodman Theatre
Angela Weber Miller, A Streetcar Named Desire,Paramount Theatre
Lauren M. Nichols, The Hot Wing King, Writers Theatre
Todd Rosenthal, The Matchbox Magic Flute, Goodman Theatre
Todd Rosenthal, Purpose, Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Arnel Sancianco, The Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence at the Celebration of Their First One Hundred Years Goodman Theatre Scenic Design (Midsize)
Bob Knuth, Young Frankenstein, Mercury Theater Chicago
Caitlin McLeod, Lavender Men, About Face Theatre
Lauren M. Nichols, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Grant Sabin, Turret, A Red Orchid Theatre
Jessica Kuehnau Wardell, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble Costume Design (Large)
Raquel Adorno, Meredith Willson's The Music Man, Marriott Theatre
Gregg Barnes, Jim Henson's Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas, iTheatrics and Broadway & Beyond Theatricals Theresa Ham, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Drury Lane Productions
Ana Kuzmanic, The Matchbox Magic Flute, Goodman Theatre
Ryan Park, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Paramount TheatreOP Costume Design (Midsize)
Sarah Albrecht, ¡Bernarda!", Teatro Vista
Aly Greaves Amidei, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
Rachel Boylan, Jersey Boys, Mercury Theater Chicago
Gregory Graham, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Bob Kuhn, Rock of Ages, Mercury Theater Chicago Sound Design (Large)
Pornchanok Kanchanabanca, Richard III, Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Jeffrey Levin, Eurydice, Writers Theatre
Jeffrey Levin, Selling Kabul, Northlight Theatre
Andre Pluess, The Lehman Trilogy, Broadway in Chicago and TimeLine Theatre Company
Andre Pluess, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Court Theatre Sound Design (Midsize)
Forrest Gregor, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The Gift Theatre
Christopher Kriz, The Outgoing Tide, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
Jeffrey Levin, Turret, A Red Orchid Theatre
Andre Pluess, Gods and Monsters, Frame of Reference Productions
Rick Sims, The Reclamation of Madison Hemings, American Blues Theater Lighting Design (Large)
Brandon Stirling Baker, Illinoise, Chicago Shakespeare Theater in association with ArKtype/Thomas O. Kriegsmann
Reza Behjat, Sanctuary City, Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Lee Fiskness, Ain't Misbehavin, Drury Lane Productions
Jason Lynch, Lucha Teotl, Goodman Theatre in Association with Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA) and National Museum of Mexican Art
Cat Wilson, A Streetcar Named Desire, Paramount Theatre Lighting Design (Midsize)
Conchita Avitia, The Brightest Thing in the World, About Face Theatre
Mike Durst, Turret, A Red Orchid Theatre
G. "Max" Maxin IV, Young Frankenstein, Mercury Theater Chicago
Gabrielle Strong, , The Gift Theatre
Levi Wilkins, Gods and Monsters, Frame of Reference Productions Projection Design
Anthony Churchill, Black Sunday, TimeLine Theatre Company
Anthony Churchill, The Lehman Trilogy, Broadway in Chicago and TimeLine Theatre Company
Paul Deziel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Paramount Theatre
Mike Tutaj, Fiddler on the Roof, Drury Lane Productions
Mike Tutaj, Gods and Monsters, Frame of Reference Productions The most honored companies include the Goodman Theatre, with 20 nominations, Mercury Theatre Chicago with 18, and Marriott Theatre with 17. The play Turret, seen at A Red Orchid Theatre, and the musical Young Frankenstein, staged at Mercury Theatre Chicago, led with nine nominations apiece. The awards will be given out at a ceremony to be held at Drury Lane Theatre, in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, on September 30. For the full list of nominees, go to www.jeffawards.org/equity-nominees. 
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