LOCAL PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR - PLAY
23RD ANNUAL LOCAL AWARDS
March 13, 2015, year two at the Bluestone. After a 2014 of incredible theatre, Jeb brought enthusiasm to match it.
PERFORMANCES & AWARDS
RED CARPET
Presentation, performance and red carpet photos by Jerri Shafer 2015
What better way to get excited for the Jebby Awards than a lip sync video?
LOCAL PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
Bye Bye Birdie - (SRO Theater) Directed by David Bahgat
The Divine Sister - (Short North Stage) Directed by Geoffrey Nelson
Fugitive Songs - (Short North Stage) Directed by Nathan Tysen & Carrie Gilchrist
How We Got On - (Available Light Theatre) Directed by Drew Eberly
A Raisin in the Sun - (SRO Theatre Company) Directed by Alan Bomar
We are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915 - (Available Light Theatre) Directed by Matt Slaybaugh
LOCAL ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Todd Covert - The Producers - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Korczak's Children
David Glover - How We Got On - We Are Proud to Present...Cock - Hairspray - Bare: A Pop Opera
Kelly Hogan - Hairspray - Bad Jews - Bye Bye Birdie
Doug Joseph - The Producers - The Divine Sister - Hair - Sunset Boulevard
Zoe Lathan - La Cage Aux Folles - Rent - Hairspray - Bye Bye Birdie
Nick Lingnofski - The Music Man - Twelve Hours - Thicker Than Water - Sunset Boulevard
Krista Stauffer - I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change - A Grand Night for Singing - She Kills Monsters
P. Tim Valentine - La Cage Aux Folles - The Who's Tommy - Sunset Boulevard
LOCAL BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Eli Brickey - Descartes a la Mode - I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change - Jesus Christ Superstar
Lindsay Brooks - Sylvia - The Miss Firecracker Contest
Bill Hafner - Shrek the Musical - The Music Man - Legally Blonde the Musical
Cassie Kahr - Rent - Bare: A Pop Opera
Michelle Weiser - The Producers - The Merry Wives of Windsor - Bye Bye Birdie
LEAD FEMALE - PLAY
Grace Bolander - The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark (Actors' Theatre of Columbus)
Vicky Welsh Bragg - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Columbus Civic Theatre)
Acacia Duncan - Cymbeline (Available Light Theatre)
Audrey Rush - The Playdaters (MadLab)
Olivia Weiss - To Kill a Mockingbird (Weathervane Playhouse)
LEAD FEMALE - MUSICAL
Heather Carvel - Big Voice: The Ethel Merman Experience (Warehouse Theatre Company)
Lori Kay Harvey - Next to Normal (SRO Theatre Co./Denison University)
Cassie Rea - A Grand Night For Singing (Short North Stage)
Krista Stauffer - I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (CATCO)
Brooke Walters - The Producers (Gallery Players)
LEAD MALE - PLAY
Todd Covert - Korczak's Children (Gallery Players)
Rudy Frias - How We Got On (Available Light Theatre)
Doug Joseph - The Divine Sister (Short North Stage)
Mark Mann - To Kill a Mockingbird (Weathervane Playhouse)
Adam Simon - The Merry Wives of Windsor (Actors' Theatre of Columbus)
LEAD MALE - MUSICAL
Brent Fabian - Rent (Imagine Productions)
Jordan Matthew Donica - Jesus Christ Superstar (Weathervane Playhouse)
Brian Gray - Rent (Imagine Productions)
Zachary M. Pytel - Next to Normal (SRO Theatre Co./Denison University)
Ryan Scarlata - La Cage Aux Folles (Imagine Productions)
LOCAL TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Michael S. Brewer - Set Design - A Grand Night for Singing (Short North Stage)
Brian Evans - Fight Choreographer - Dirty Math 2016: Days of Future Math (Available Light Theatre)
Matt Hermes - Dave Wallingford, Brad Steinmetz, Matt Slaybaugh, Ben Jones - Video/Projection Productions - Leaving the Atocha Station (Available Light Theatre)
Zoe Lathan - Choreography - Bye Bye Birdie (SRO Theatre)
DC Simpson - Hair/Makeup Design - Hairspray (Columbus Children's Theatre)
SUPPORTING FEMALE - PLAY
Emma Lou Andrews - She Kills Monsters (Available Light Theatre)
Meg Chamberlain - The Divine Sister (Short North Stage)
Justine Appiah-Danquah - A Raisin in the Sun (SRO Theatre Company)
Jennifer Feather-Youngblood - The Barber of Seville (Actors' Theatre of Columbus)
Wilma Hatton - How We Got On (Available Light Theatre)
SUPPORTING FEMALE - MUSICAL
Zhane Dawlingz - Rent (Imagine Productions)
Kelly Hogan - Hairspray (Columbus Children's Theatre)
Kathy Taylor - Bye Bye Birdie (SRO Theatre)
Michelle Weiser - Bye Bye Birdie (SRO Theatre)
Susan Bunsold Wilson - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (CATCO is Theatre)
SUPPORTING MALE - PLAY
Andy Falter - The Merry WIves of WIndsor (Actors' Theatre of Columbus)
John Feather - The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark (Actors' Theatre of Columbus)
Jordan Fehr - She Kills Monsters (Available Light Theatre)
Philip Hickman - The Barber of Seville (Actors' Theatre of Columbus)
Ralph Scott - My Name is Asher Lev (CATCO is Theatre)
SUPPORTING MALE - MUSICAL
George Bailey - Little Shop of Horrors (Imagine Productions)
Jonathan Collura - Shrek The Musical (Pleasure Guild)
Todd Covert - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (CATCO is Theatre)
Cody Michael Shope - Big Voice: The Ethel Merman Experience (Warehouse Theater)
Ryan Stem - The Who's Tommy (Short North Stage)
