Jeff Award Winners Announced The Mariott Lincolnshire production off Miss Saigon won in two design categories at this year’s Joseph Jefferson Awards. The Jeffs, which honor achievement in the Chicago professional theatre, were given out November 4th. Diane Ferry Williams and Duncan Robert Edwards, the lighting and sound designer, respectively, of Miss Saigon, got the nods. Other design winners included James Schuette (set design, The Royal Family, Steppenwolf Theatre) and Mariann Verheyen (costume design, As You Like It, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre).
A full list of winners follows:
Production of a Play: The Price, Writers' Theatre
Production of a Musical: Pacific Overtures Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Ensemble:The Laramie Project Next Theatre
New Work: John Green, The Liquid Moon, Chicago Dramatists; Jaime Pachino, Waving Goodbye Naked Eye Theatre Company
New Adaptation: Robin Chaplik, Rosa Lublin Piven Theatre; Terrence McNally, John Kander, and Fred Ebb, The Visit, Goodman Theatre
Director of a Play: David Cromer, The Price
Director, of a Musical: Gary Griffin, Pacific Overtures
Director of a Revue: Joshua Funk, Holy War, Batman! or the Yellow Cab of Courage, The Second City e.t.c.
Actress in a Principal Role in a Play: Lusia Strus, Go Away-Go Away, European Repertory Company
Actor in a Principal Role in Play: John Sierros, Dylan Seanachai Theatre Company
Actress in a Principal Role in Musical: Kate Fry, My Fair Lady, Court Theatre
Actor in a Principal Role in a Musical: Joseph Anthony Foronda, Pacific Overtures; Kevin Gudahl, My Fair Lady
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play: Peggy Roeder, Indian Ink, Apple Tree Theatre
Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play: Guy Adkins, Misalliance, Writers' Theatre
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical: Marilynn Bogetich, My Fair Lady
Actor in a Supporting role in a Musical: Kevin Gudahl, Pacific Overtures
Actor in a Revue: Keegan-Michael Key, Holy War, Batman! or the Yellow Cab of Courage
Scenic Design: James Schuette, The Royal Family, Steppenwolf Theatre
Costume Design: Mariann Verheyen, As You Like It , Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Lighting Design: Diane Ferry WIlliams, Miss Saigon, Marriott Theatre Lincolnshire
Sound Design: Duncan Robert Edwards, Miss Saigon
Choreography: David H. Bell and Lainie Sakakura, Damn Yankees, Marriott Theatre Lincolnshire
Original Music: Alaric Jans, The Tempest, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Musical Direction: Tom Murray, Pacific Overtures
Non-resident Production: The Full Monty
Non-resident in a Principal Role: John Leguizamo, Sexaholix... a love story
Non-resident in a Supporting Role: Bob Stillmann, Dirty Blonde
Special Achievement Awards: Mike Nussbaum, City of Chicago, Lois Weisberg and Maggie Daley