The Denver Center Theatre Company has garnered 34 nominations for the Colorado Theatre Guild’s inaugural Henry Awards, which will celebrate excellence in Colorado theatre at a gala June 19 at the New Denver Civic Theatre.
The DCTC’s nominations represent 36 percent of all Henrys nominations, which cover the 2005-06 theater season ending May 31, and also corresponds with artistic director Kent Thompson’s first year as DCTC artistic director.
The Curious Theatre Company followed with 13 nominations, the Arvada Center with 12 and Boulder’s Dinner Theatre with eight. In all, 12 companies received nods. The nominees for best season are Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, Curious, the DCTC and a wild-card – the new Modern Muse Theatre Company, which received only one other nomination among the Henrys’ 20 categories.
The Henrys are named after retired theater producer Henry Lowenstein.
To be eligible, a theater company must have been a member of the CTG and a production must have had at least 12 performances. If the play was presented in the seven-county metro area, it had to have been seen by at least three of five invited judges – Lisa Bornstein of the Rocky Mountain News, Mark Collins of the Boulder Daily Camera, David Marlowe of Out Front and Life On Capitol Hill, John Moore of The Denver Post and Juliet Wittman of Westword. If it was staged outside the metro area, it had to have been seen by two judges.
These restrictions pared the list of eligible productions to only 74 – 11 of them by the DCTC.
NOMINEES FOR THE 2006 HENRY AWARDS
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Play)
William Hahn, Curious’ “Frozen”
Mike Hartman, DCTC’s “All My Sons”
Chris Reid, Curious’ “Bug”
Jamie Horton, DCTC’s “A Flea in Her Ear”
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Play)
Rhonda Lee Brown, Curious’ “Bug”
Debbie Johnson Lee, Arvada Center’s “Intimate Apparel”
Jeanne Paulsen, DCTC’s “All My Sons”
Deborah Persoff, Miners Alley Playhouse’s “Painting Churches”
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Musical)
Leonard E. Barrett Jr., PHAMALy’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
Jim Newman, Arvada Center’s “The Full Monty”
Brian Norber, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre’s “The Music Man”
Nick Sugar, The Avenue’s “Rocky Horror Show”
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Musical)
Teresa Cope, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre’s “The Music Man”
Barbara D. Mills, DCTC’s “Crowns”
Shelly Cox-Robie, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre’s “The King and I”
Soara Ross-Joye, Arvada Center’s “Aida”
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Play)
Brett Aune, Aurora Fox’s “Death of a Salesman”
David Furr, DCTC’s “All My Sons”
Sam Gregory, DCTC’s “Measure for Measure”
Charles Weldon, DCTC’s “Gem of the Ocean”
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Play)
Charlotte Booker, DCTC’s “The Clean House”
Dee Covington, Curious’ “The War Anthology”
Angela Reed, DCTC’s “After Ashley”
Kim Staunton, DCTC’s “Gem of the Ocean”
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Musical)
Todd Coulter, Next Stage’s “Assassins”
Eric Leviton, Arvada Center’s “The Full Monty”
Scott McLean, Town Hall Arts Center’s “West Side Story”
Milton Craig Nealy, Arvada Center’s “The Full Monty”
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Musical)
Gretha Boston, DCTC’s “Crowns”
B.J. Crosby, DCTC’s “Crowns”
Julie Reiber, Arvada Center’s “Aida”
Sharon Kay White, Arvada Center’s “The Full Monty”
Outstanding Lighting Design
Jane Cox, DCTC’s “The Clean House”
Dan Darnitzer, DCTC’s “Measure for Measure”
Charles R. MacLeod, DCTC’s “Gem of the Ocean”
Shannon McKinney, Curious’ “The War Anthology”
Outstanding Scenic Design
Alexander Dodge, DCTC’s “The Clean House”
Joseph J. Egan, Arvada Center’s “Intimate Apparel”
GW Mercier, DCTC’s “Measure for Measure”
Charles Dean Packard, Curious’ “Bug”
Scott Weldin, DCTC’s “A Flea in her Ear”
Outstanding Sound Design
Craig Breitenbach, DCTC’s “Crowns”
Brian Freeland, Curious’ “Bug”
Matthew Morgan, Curious’ “The War Anthology”
Matthew C. Swartz, DCTC’s “Gem of the Ocean”
Outstanding Costume Design
Susan Branch, DCTC’s “A Flea in Her Ear”
Kevin Copenhaver, DCTC’s “Crowns”
GW Mercier, DCTC’s “Measure for Measure”
Linda Morken, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre’s “The King and I”
Outstanding Choreography
Alicia Dunfee, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre’s “The King and I”
Alicia Dunfee, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre’s “The Music Man”
Deanna L. Dys, Arvada Center’s “The Full Monty”
Debbie Stark and Cindy Bray, PHAMALy’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
Nick Sugar, Town Hall Arts Center’s “West Side Story”
Outstanding Direction of Play
Bruce K. Sevy, DCTC’s “All My Sons”
Kent Thompson, DCTC’s “A Flea in Her Ear”
Kent Thompson, DCTC’s “Measure for Measure”
Chip Walton, Curious’ “Bug”
Outstanding Direction of Musical
Michael J. Duran, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre’s “The Music Man”
Kent Gash, DCTC’s “Crowns”
Rod Lansberry, Arvada Center’s “The Full Monty”
Steve Wilson, PHAMALy’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
Outstanding New Play (a locally produced world premiere)
“Horror: The Transformation,” Buntport Theatre
“The Raft,” Modern Muse Theatre Company
“A Synopsis of Butchery,” Buntport Theatre
“The War Anthology,” Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Play
“After Ashley,” Denver Center Theatre Company
“Bug,” Curious Theatre Company
“Measure for Measure,” Denver Center Theatre Company
“The Clean House,” Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Musical
“Assassins,” Next Stage
“Crowns,” Denver Center Theatre Company
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” PHAMALy
“The Full Monty,” Arvada Center
Outstanding Ensemble
“The War Anthology,” Curious Theatre Company
“The Full Monty,” Arvada Center
“Assassins,” Next Stage
“A Flea in Her Ear,” Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Season by a Theatre/Theatre Company
Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Curious Theatre Company
Denver Center Theatre Company
Modern Muse Theatre Company
Tickets to the Henry Awards are $30 for mainstage theater seating and $20 for black-box cabaret seating, where the ceremony will be simultaneously video broadcast.
Tickets: 303-778-7724 or coloradotheatreguild.org.
CRITERIA FOR HENRYS ELIGIBILITY:
Producing company must be a member of the Colorado Theatre Guild
Production must have opened between June 1, 2005 and May 31, 2006
Any production within the seven-county SCFD area must have been seen by three judges to be considered. Any production outside that area must have been seen by two judges to be considered.
Must offer a minimum of 12 performances
All remounts eligible for 2006 consideration
Must charge admission
Must be a full production, not a staged reading
PRODUCTIONS DESIGNATED BY CTG AS ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION
ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
June 28-July 31, 2005: “The Full Monty”
Sept. 6-Oct. 2, 2005: “Intimate Apparel”
Oct. 18-Nov. 13, 2005: “A Place at Forest Lawn”
Nov. 29-Dec. 30, 2005: “Aida”
April 18-May 14, 2006: “Pippin”
AURORA FOX ARTS CENTER
Sept.16-Oct. 16, 2005: “The Underpants”
Nov. 18-Dec. 18, 2005: “The Miracle Worker”
Feb. 24-March 26, 2006: “Guys on Ice”
April 14 -May 14, 2006: “Death of a Salesman”
THE AVENUE THEATER
July 1-Oct. 1, 2005: “Rocky Horror Show”
Aug. 27-Oct. 22, 2005: “The Fourth Wall”
Feb. 14-April 15, 2006: “The Smell of the Kill”
April 27-July 8, 2006: “Beyond Therapy”
BAS BLEU THEATRE
June 17-July 23, 2005: “The Elephant Man”
Aug. 18-Sept. 3, 2005: “Oil”
Sept. 16-Oct. 22, 2005: “Master Harold and the Boys”
Nov. 11-Jan. 7, 2006: “Shadowlands”
Feb. 10-April 1, 2006: “Mother Courage and Her Children”
BOULDER’S DINNER THEATER
Oct. 21- March 26, 2006: “The King and I”
March 31-Aug. 19, 2006: “The Music Man”
BUNTPORT THEATER COMPANY
Oct. 14-Dec. 10, 2005: “Horror: The Transformation”
April 21-May 27, 2006: “Synopsis of Butchery”
COLORADO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
July 1-Aug. 12, 2005: “Twelfth Night”
July 3-Aug. 13, 2005: “The Winter’s Tale”
July 20-Aug. 13, 2005: “Unexpected Shaxpere!”
COUNTRY DINNER PLAYHOUSE
July 6-Sept. 4, 2005: “Oklahoma!”
Sept. 7-Oct. 30, 2005: “Ain’t Misbehavin’ ”
Nov. 2-March 5, 2006: “Beauty and the Beast”
March 8-May 14, 2006: “The Man of La Mancha”
CURIOUS THEATRE COMPANY
Sept. 3-Oct. 15, 2005: “The Dead Guy”
Oct. 29-Dec. 17, 2005: “Bug”
Jan. 14-Feb. 25, 2006: “Frozen”
March 11-April 29, 2006: “The War Anthology”
May 13- June 24, 2006: “Fiction”
DENVER CENTER THEATRE COMPANY
Oct. 6-Nov. 5, 2005: “All My Sons”
Oct. 13-Nov. 5, 2005: “A Flea In Her Ear”
Oct. 27-Dec. 17, 2005: “September Shoes”
Dec. 2-24, 2005: “A Christmas Carol”
Jan. 19-March 11, 2006: “Jesus Hates Me”
Jan. 26-Feb. 25, 2006: “Gem of the Ocean”
Feb. 2-25, 2006: “Measure For Measure”
March 23-April 22, 2006: “The Ladies of the Camellias”
March 30-April 22, 2006: “The Clean House”
April 13-June 3, 2006: “After Ashley”
May 18-June 10, 2006: “Crowns”
FIREHOUSE THEATER COMPANY
June 10-July 16, 2005: “The Humble Boy”
GERMINAL STAGE DENVER
Feb. 3-March 5, 2006: “A Delicate Balance”
April 7-May 7, 2006: “Quartermaine’s Terms”
MERCURY MOTELY PLAYERS
Nov. 11-Jan.27, 2006: “Marx in Soho”
MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE
Oct. 14-Nov. 12, 2005: “Painting Churches”
Feb. 17-March 19, 2006: “Amy’s View”
March 31-April 30, 2006: “Private Eyes”
May 12-June 18, 2006: “The Rainmaker”
MIZEL CENTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURE
April 6-May 20, 2006: “Insignificance”
MODERN MUSE THEATRE COMPANY
Aug. 19-Sept. 18, 2005: “Inherit the Wind”
Jan. 20-Feb. 26: “The Raft”
Feb. 10-April 9, 2006: “The Last Five Years”
March 10-April 9, 2006: “Vigil”
NEXT STAGE
Sept. 2-24, 2005: “Assassins”
April 21-May 13, 2006: “Chess”
OPENSTAGE & CO.
Aug. 20-Sept. 17, 2005: “An Ideal Husband”
Jan. 7-Feb. 4, 2006: “A Bright Room Called Day”
April 8-May 6, 2006: “The Exonerated”
PARAGON THEATRE COMPANY
June 4-July 2, 2005: “The Mercy Seat”
Oct. 1-Oct. 29, 2005: “Misery”
Feb. 18-March 25, 2006: “Sailor’s Song”
May 27-July 1, 2006: “The Caretaker”
PINNACLE DINNER THEATRE
June 8-Sept. 4, 2005: “The Sound of Music”
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AMATEUR MUSICAL ACTORS LEAGUE
July 15-31, 2005: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
PLAYWRIGHT THEATER
Nov. 4-July 29, 2006: “Party of 1”
SHADOW THEATRE COMPANY
June 2-July 2, 2005: “Top Dog/Underdog”
April 6-May 6, 2006: Shadow’s “Waitin’ 2 End Hell”
TOWN HALL ARTS CENTER
Sept. 23-Oct. 23, 2005: “West Side Story”
VICTORIAN THEATRE
Sept. 9-Oct. 16, 2005: “Voice of the Prairie”
