Winners Announced of Joseph Jefferson AwardsThe Joseph Jefferson Awards, given to honor achievement in Chicago's professional theatre scene, were given on Monday, October 17. The design winners are: Scenic Design - Large
Jeffrey D. Kmiec, Deathtrap, Drury Lane Productions Scenic Design - Midsize
Sarah E. Ross, The Rainmaker, American Blues Theater Lighting Design - Large
Thom Weaver, The Tempest, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Lighting Design - Midsize
Mike Durst, Adding Machine: A Musical, The Hypocrites Costume Design - Large
Catherine Zuber, War Paint, Goodman Theatre Costume Design - Midsize
Bill Morey, Dreamgirls, Porchlight Music Theatre Sound Design - Large
André Pluess, Treasure Island, Lookingglass Theatre Company and Berkeley Repertory Theatre Sound Design - Midsize
Brian Quijada, Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, Teatro Vista in association with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and Victory Gardens Theater Projections/Video Design
Shawn Sagady, 2666, Goodman Theatre Among the winners, Zuber's costumes for War Paint, about the makeup moguls Helena Rubenstein and Estee Lauder, will be seen in New York, when the production transfers to Broadway in the spring. Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, with sound design by the writer and star, Brian Quijada, recently concluded an acclaimed New York run. Shawn Sagady designed video for 2666, based on the acclaimed cult novel by the late Chilean novelist Roberto Bolano. The full lineup of winners includes:
Production - Play - Large
The Tempest, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Production - Play - Midsize
United Flight 232, The House Theatre of Chicago Production - Musical - Large
West Side Story, Paramount Theatre Production - Musical - Midsize
Dreamgirls, Porchlight Music Theatre Director - Play
Aaron Posner and Teller, The Tempest, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Director - Musical
Rachel Rockwell, Ride the Cyclone, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Ensemble
United Flight 232, The House Theatre of Chicago Actor in a Principal Role - Play
Dexter Zollicoffer, Charm, Northlight Theatre Actor in a Principal Role - Musical
Nathaniel Stampley, Man of La Mancha, Marriott Theatre Actress in a Principal Role - Play
Mary Beth Fisher, Domesticated, Steppenwolf Theatre Company Actress in a Principal Role - Musical
Donica Lynn, Dreamgirls, Porchlight Music Theatre Actor of Actress in a Revue
Shari Addison, Dynamite Divas, Black Ensemble Theater Solo Performance
Brian Quijada, Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, Teatro Vista in association with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and Victory Gardens Theater Actor in a Supporting Role - Play
Mike Nussbaum, The Price, TimeLine Theatre Company Actor in a Supporting Role - Musical
Eric Lewis, Dreamgirls, Porchlight Music Theatre Actress in a Supporting Role - Play
Jacqueline Williams, The House That Will Not Stand, Victory Gardens Theater Actress in a Supporting Role - Musical
Mary Antonini, West Side Story, Paramount Theatre New Work
Philip Dawkins, Charm, Northlight Theatre
John Reeger, Julie Shannon, and Michael Mahler, The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes, Mercury Theater Chicago New Adaptation
Robert Falls and Seth Bockley, 2666, Goodman Theatre Choreography
William Carlos Angulo, West Side Story, Paramount Theatre Original Music in a Play
Diego Colon and Christopher Kriz, The Grapes of Wrath, The Gift Theatre Music Direction
Ryan T. Nelson, Man of La Mancha, Marriott Theatre Artistic Specialization
Johnny Thompson, magic design, The Tempest, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Multiple winners include Dreamgirls and The Tempest, with four awards each; West Side Story, with three; and 2666, Charm, Man of La Mancha, United Flight 232, and Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, with two each. Quijada, of Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, is the only individual to pick up two awards. Ride the Cyclone, which took the award for director of a musical, will be seen at New York's MCC Theater in November and December, with Rockwell once again directing. For more information on the Joseph Jefferson Awards, please visit: 
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