Joseph Jefferson Award Winners Announced

The winners have been announced for the 2025 Joseph Jefferson Awards, which honor achievement in the Chicago professional theatre scene. The design winners are:

Scenic Design - Large
Jeffrey D. Kmiec, Million Dollar Quartet, Paramount Theatre
Christopher Oram, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: The Musical Goodman Theatre

Scenic Design - Midsize
Lauren M. Nichols, Memorabilia, Teatro Vista Productions

Costume Design - Midsize
Kotryna Hilko, A Tale of Two Cities, Shattered Globe Theatre

Costume Design - Large
Raquel Adorno, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Writers Theatre

Sound Design - Large
Michael Daly, Titanic, The Musical Marriott Theatre

Sound Design - Midsize
Satya Chavez, Memorabilia

Lighting Design - Large
Yael Lubetzky, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Lighting Design - Midsize
Eric Watkins, A Tale of Two Cities

Projection Design
Anthony Churchill and Mike Tutaj, The Da Vinci Code, Drury Lane Productions
Michael Salvatore Commendatore, Iraq, But Funny, Lookingglass Theatre Company

Artistic Specialization
Chicago Puppet Studio, lead designers Caitlin McLeod and Zachary Sun. Puppet Design -- Disney's The Little Mermaid, Drury Lane Productions
Katie Cordts, wig, hair, and makeup design, Cats, Paramount Theatre
Grace Needlman, puppet design, Circus Quixote, Lookingglass Theatre Company in association with The Actors Gymnasium

For the full list of winners, go to: jeffawards.org/equity-nominees.