Jeff Award Winners Announced The Goodman Theatre revival of The Who's Tommy and Teatro Vista's production of The Dream King were highly popular attractions at the Joseph Jefferson Awards. The awards, which celebrate achievement in Chicago's professional theatre community, were held on October 2, with Tommy taking nine nods and The Dream King garnering eight. In the large theatre category, Andrew Boyce won for Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, staged by Drury Lane Productions, in a tie with Jeffrey D. Kmiec for Into the Woods produced by Paramount Theatre. Bill Morey was cited for the costume design of Cabaret at Porchlight Music Theatre. Lighting designer Amanda Zieve and sound designer Gareth Owen took awards for The Who's Tommy. In the Midsize Theatre category, Joe Schermoly won for The Dream King. Robert Kuhn was awarded for Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, produced by Mercury Theatre Chicago. Lighting designer Conchita Avitia and sound designer Matthew Chapman both won for The Dream King. There was one projection design winner: Peter Nigrini, for The Who's Tommy. The full list of winners includes: Production -- Musical -- Large (The Dr. Harlan Haimes Award) The Who's Tommy, Goodman Theatre Production -- Musical -- Midsize London Road, Shattered Globe Theatre Production -- Play -- Large The Cherry Orchard, Goodman Theatre Production -- Play -- Midsize The Dream King, Teatro Vista Fences, American Blues Theater Ensemble -- Musical or Revue The Gospel at Colonus, Court Theatre The Who's Tommy, Goodman Theatre Ensemble -- Play Motherhouse, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble New Work (The Libby Adler Mages Award) Bekah Brunstetter and Ingrid Michaelson, The Notebook, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Rebecca Gilman, Swing State, Goodman Theatre Marvin Quijada, The Dream King, Teatro Vista Tuckie White, Motherhouse, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Director -- Play -- Midsize Monty Cole, Fences, American Blues Theater Director -- Play -- Large (The Michael Maggio Award) Robert Falls, The Cherry Orchard, Goodman Theatre Director -- Musical -- Midsize Elizabeth Margolius, London Road, Shattered Globe Theatre Director -- Musical -- Large Des McAnuff, The Who's Tommy, Goodman Theatre Performer in a Principal Role -- Musical Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Who's Tommy, Goodman Theatre Erica Stepha, Cabaret, Porchlight Music Theatre Performer in a Principal Role -- Play Kamal Angelo Bolden, Fences, American Blues Theater Marvin Quijada, The Dream King, Teatro Vista Performer in a Supporting Role -- Musical Mary Robin Roth, Cabaret, Porchlight Music Theatre Elizabeth Stenholt, Fun Home, Paramount Theatre (Copley) Joy Woods, The Notebook, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Performer in a Supporting Role -- Play Karen Aldridge, Is God Is, A Red Orchid Theatre Meighan Gerachis, Motherhouse, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Performer in a Revue Felicia P. Fields, Pearl's Rollin' with the Blues: A Night with Felicia P. Fields, Writers Theatre Evan Mills, Don't Quit Your Daydream, The Second City Solo Performance Alexis J. Roston, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Mercury Theater Chicago Scenic Design -- Large Andrew Boyce, Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, Drury Lane Productions Jeffrey D. Kmiec, Into the Woods, Paramount Theatre Scenic Design -- Midsize Joe Schermoly, The Dream King, Teatro Vista Costume Design -- Midsize Robert Kuhn, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Mercury Theater Chicago Costume Design -- Large Bill Morey, Cabaret, Porchlight Music Theatre Sound Design -- Large Gareth Owen, The Who's Tommy, Goodman Theatre Sound Design -- Midsize Matthew Chapman, The Dream King, Teatro Vista Lighting Design -- Large Amanda Zieve, The Who's Tommy, Goodman Theatre Lighting Design -- Midsize Conchita Avitia -- The Dream King, Teatro Vista Choreography Lorin Latarro, The Who's Tommy, Goodman Theatre Music Direction Rick Fox, The Who's Tommy, Goodman Theatre Original Music in a Play Matthew Chapman, Marvin Quijada, Elliot Taggart, and Ethan T. Parcell, The Dream King, Teatro Vista Projection Design Peter Nigrini, The Who's Tommy, Goodman Theatre Artistic Specialization Drew Dir, Puppet Design, Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol, Writers Theatre Amanda Herrmann and Yu Shibagaki, Properties Design, Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon, Lookingglass Theatre Company Mike Oleon, Puppet Design, The Dream King, Teatro Vista Short Run Production -- Production The Island Court Theatre Short Run Production -- Performer Kelly Anne Clark, Being Seen, RG Productions ![](/std_images/blank.gif)
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