Little Theatre of Alexandria Leads WATCH Nominations
Thursday, January 19, 2006; Page VA08
Theater groups from Arlington County and Alexandria received 43 nominations in technical and performance categories for the 2006 WATCH (Washington Area Theatre Community Honors) awards, with the biggest share, 24, going to Little Theatre of Alexandria. The nominations were announced Sunday at the Birchmere. Twenty-five community theater companies, staging 95 productions (25 musicals and 70 plays) were judged in 2005.
The winners will be announced at a gala dinner Feb. 26 at the Birchmere. For a complete listing of the nominations, go to http:/
The Arlington Players(8)
  Little Theatre of Alexandria's "The Who's Tommy" featured Steven Block, right, in the title role. (By Peter Piraneo) |
"Ragtime": Outstanding Musical; Outstanding Choreography (Christopher Dykton); Outstanding Costume Design (Grant Kevin Lane, Suzanne Maloney and Irene Molnar); Outstanding Featured Actor (Steven Block as Younger Brother); Outstanding Featured Actress (Allison Block as Emma Goldman); Outstanding Lead Actor (Jimmy Payne as Tateh/Baron Ashkenazy).
"The Man Who Came to Dinner": Outstanding Cameo (Brent Stone as Beverly Carlton and James Howard as Banjo).
Dominion Stage(5)
"Ruthless!": Outstanding Musical; Outstanding Direction (Wade Corder); Outstanding Hair Design (Stephen Carter-Hicks); Outstanding Lead Actor (Christopher Gillespie as Sylvia St. Croix); Outstanding Lead Actress (Lisa Anne Bailey as Judy Denmark).
Little Theatre of Alexandria(24)
"Biloxi Blues": Outstanding Direction (Howard Vincent Kurtz); Outstanding Featured Actor (Ken Clayton as Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey and Michael Pranikoff as Arnold Epstein).
"Das Barbecu": Outstanding Musical; Outstanding Choreography (Grace Manly Machanic) Outstanding Featured Actress (Kristen Jepperson as Brunnhilde); Outstanding Hair Design (Howard Vincent Kurtz); Outstanding Makeup Design (Karin Craven); Outstanding Music Direction (Christopher A. Tomasino).
"Run For Your Wife": Outstanding Play; Outstanding Direction (Roland Branford Gomez); Outstanding Lead Actor (Mark Adams as John Smith); Outstanding Set Construction (Jerry Wolf); Outstanding Set Decoration (Jean and Allen Stuhl and Nancyanne Burton); Outstanding Set Design (John Downing); Outstanding Set Painting (Belisa Lea-Muchoney and Mary Hutzler).
"The Gin Game": Outstanding Light Design (Ken and Patti Crowley); Outstanding Set Painting (Belisa Lea-Muchoney).
"The Who's Tommy": Outstanding Musical; Outstanding Cameo ( Ryan Talbot as Tommy at 4); Outstanding Direction (Jack B. Stein); Outstanding Light Design (Ken and Patti Crowley); Outstanding Music Direction (Christopher A. Tomasino); Outstanding Special Effects (Ken and Patti Crowley).
Port City Playhouse(6)
"Collected Stories": Outstanding Lead Actress (Eleanor Morrison as Lisa Morrison and Patricia Jordan as Ruth Steiner).
"Hauptmann": Outstanding Play; Outstanding Direction (Gloria DuGan); Outstanding Lead Actor (Michael Kharfen as Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Edward Reilly and John); Outstanding Sound Design (Anna Hawkins).
-- Compiled by MICHAEL J. TOSCANO
