Jeff Awards Equity Nominations Honor Outstanding 2017 - 2018 Productions Twenty-four world premiere plays and musicals seen first by Chicago audiences were among those receiving nominations by the Joseph Jefferson Awards, announced today. A total of 178 nominations were made in 31 categories that honor Chicago Equity theatrical productions that opened between August 1, 2017 and July 31, 2018. During the 2017 - 2018 season, Jeff Awards judges attended opening nights of 141 Equity productions offered by 43 producing organizations and from these openings, 111 productions were "Jeff Recommended" and eligible for award nominations. This season, the Goodman Theatre led the theatre scoreboard with 15 nominations, followed by Court Theatre with 13, Porchlight Music Theatre with 12, Marriott Theatre with 11, and 10 each for Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Paramount Theatre, and Victory Gardens Theatre. In the coveted Ensemble category, the Jeff Awards has now created two awards: one for Ensemble-Play and one for Ensemble-Musical or Revue. This year, five musical productions were nominated in their respective category, and eight plays were nominated in the Ensemble-Play category. Actors' Equity Association supports the Equity Jeff Awards by sponsoring these Ensemble awards. Additionally, for the first time, the Jeff Awards has separated out the Director-Play and Director-Musical categories into their respective Large and Midsize divisions. The 50th Annual Equity Jeff Awards honoring excellence in professional theatre produced within the greater Chicago area will be held on Monday, October 22nd, at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. This year's ceremony celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Jeff Awards with special appearances and activities. Performances featuring cast members from nominated musicals and revues will also highlight the October 22nd ceremony. Pre-show appetizers and a cash bar will be offered from 6:00 - 7:30pm, followed by the awards ceremony, directed by Michael Weber. A lavish buffet reception will immediately follow the ceremony. 2018 Equity Jeff Award Nominees (partial list): Production - Play - Large
All My Sons - Court Theatre
Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2, and 3) - Goodman Theatre
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner - Court Theatre
Macbeth - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
A View from the Bridge - Goodman Theatre Production - Play - Midsize
The Cake - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Jitney - Congo Square Theatre Company
Machinal - Greenhouse Theater Center in association with North Central College
Southern Gothic - Windy City Playhouse
Traitor - A Red Orchid Theatre Production - Musical or Revue - Large
Cabaret - Paramount Theatre
Five Guys Named Moe - Court Theatre
Fun Home - Victory Gardens Theater
Million Dollar Quartet - Paramount Theatre
Ragtime - Marriott Theatre Production - Musical - Midsize
Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story - American Blues Theater
Hair - Mercury Theater Chicago
Memphis - Porchlight Music Theatre Ensemble - Play
Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2, and 3) - Goodman Theatre
Jitney - Congo Square Theatre Company
Machinal - Greenhouse Theater Center in association with North Central College
Southern Gothic - Windy City Playhouse
Support Group For Men - Goodman Theatre
The Taming of the Shrew - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Traitor - A Red Orchid Theatre
The Wolves - Goodman Theatre Ensemble - Musical or Revue
Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story - American Blues Theater
Five Guys Named Moe - Court Theatre
Forever Plaid - Theatre At The Center
Hair - Mercury Theater Chicago
Million Dollar Quartet - Paramount Theatre New Work
Dan Collins and Julianne Wick Davis - Trevor the Musical - Writers Theatre
Ellen Fairey - Support Group For Men - Goodman Theatre
Minita Gandhi - Muthaland - 16th Street Theater
Keith Huff - Six Corners - American Blues Theater
Boo Killebrew - Lettie - Victory Gardens Theater
Aline Lathrop - The Hero's Wife - 16th Street Theater
Leslie Liautaud, Carl Menninger, and Amy Rubenstein - Southern Gothic - Windy City Playhouse
Novid Parsi - Through The Elevated Line - Silk Road Rising New Adaptation
Jennifer Blackmer - Alias Grace - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Robert Falls - An Enemy Of The People - Goodman Theatre
Barbara Gaines and Ron West - The Taming of the Shrew- Chicago Shakespeare Theater
David Kersner and Althos Low - 20,000 Leagues Under The Seas- Lookingglass Theatre Company Brett Neveu - Traitor - A Red Orchid Theatre Scenic Design - Large
Scott Davis - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner - Court Theatre
Kevin Depinet - The Taming of the Shrew - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Courtney O'Neill - Plantation! - Lookingglass Theatre Company
Todd Rosenthal - 20,000 Leagues Under The Seas - Lookingglass Theatre Company
Todd Rosenthal - The Doppelganger - Steppenwolf Theatre Company Scenic Design - Midsize
Jeff Bauer - How To Use A Knife - Shattered Globe Theatre
Scott Davis - Southern Gothic - Windy City Playhouse
José Manuel Díaz-Soto - The Explorers Club - Citadel Theatre
Angela Weber Miller - Mary's Wedding - First Folio Theatre
Arnel Sancianco - The Cake - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Costume Design - Large
Mara Blumenfeld - The Importance of Being Earnest - Writers Theatre
Linda Cho - Schiller's Mary Stuart - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Theresa Ham - Ragtime - Marriott Theatre
Susan E. Mickey - The Taming of the Shrew - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Alison Siple - In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play - TimeLine Theatre Company Costume Design - Midsize
Paul Kim - The Explorers Club - Citadel Theatre
Robert Kuhn - Hair - Mercury Theater Chicago
Emily McConnell - Hatfield & McCoy - The House Theatre of Chicago
Bill Morey - Memphis - Porchlight Music Theatre
Bill Morey - Merrily We Roll Along - Porchlight Music Theatre
Mieka van der Ploeg - The Skin of Our Teeth - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Sound Design - Large
Robert E. Gilmartin - Murder For Two - Marriott Theatre
Ray Nardelli - Skeleton Crew - Northlight Theatre
André Pluess - Hard Times - Lookingglass Theatre Company
André Pluess - Macbeth - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Rick Sims - 20,000 Leagues Under The Seas - Lookingglass Theatre Company Sound Design - Midsize
Christopher Kriz - The 39 Steps - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
Christopher Kriz - The Heavens Are Hung in Black - Shattered Globe Theatre
Christopher Kriz - Mary's Wedding - First Folio Theatre
Jeffrey Levin - Machinal - Greenhouse Theater Center in association with North Central College
Jeffrey Levin - Welcome to Jesus - American Theater Company
Stephen Ptacek - The Skin of Our Teeth - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Lighting Design - Large
Brian Sidney Bembridge - Hard Times - Lookingglass Theatre Company
Christine Binder - 20,000 Leagues Under The Seas - Lookingglass Theatre Company
Jesse Klug - Million Dollar Quartet - Paramount Theatre
Yael Lubetzky - Cabaret - Paramount Theatre
Thom Weaver - Macbeth - Chicago Shakespeare Theater Lighting Design - Midsize
Nick Belley - Hair - Mercury Theater Chicago
Cat Davis - De Troya - Halcyon Theatre
Denise Karczewski - Billy Elliot the Musical - Porchlight Music Theatre
Lee Keenan - Hatfield & McCoy - The House Theatre of Chicago
Rachel Levy - Welcome to Jesus - American Theater Company
Eric Watkins - Machinal - Greenhouse Theater Center in association with North Central College
Cat Wilson - The Wolf at the End of the Block - 16th Street Theater Projection Design
Joseph A. Burke - Elf the Musical - Paramount Theatre
Joseph A. Burke - Women Laughing Alone With Salad - Theater Wit
Anthony Churchill - Merrily We Roll Along - Porchlight Music Theatre
Stephan Mazurek - Lettie - Victory Gardens Theater
Mark "Trace" Umstattd - De Troya - Halcyon Theatre Artistic Specialization
Christopher Carter - Movement/Musical Staging - Five Guys Named Moe - Court Theatre
Matt Hawkins - Fight Choreography - Macbeth - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Eleanor Kahn - Properties Design - Southern Gothic - Windy City Playhouse
Elizabeth Margolius - Movement Direction - Machinal - Greenhouse Theater Center in association with North Central College To see the complete list of nominations, visit the URL below. 
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