2012 Calgary Community Theatre (CAT) Awards Nominees Announced
Calgary’s Alliance of Community Theatres’ (Calgary ACTS) “CAT” Awards were announced at the end of July. 22 productions from 10 local theatre companies are nominated for the 21 awards to be presented at the 9th annual ceremony on Saturday August 25th. There are a lot of musicals done by community theatres, so they are well-represented here. Nominees for musicals are found below, along with links to my reviews (sorry, I missed Bare, The Rocky Horror Show, Anne of Green Gables and other musicals playing last fall, as well as HMS Pinafore this spring, but that’s about it!):
2012 CAT Award Nominees for Musicals
Top Nominees (Musicals)
Bare – (Cappuccino Musical Theatre) –8 nominations
The Rocky Horror Show – (Front Row Centre Players) – 10 nominations
Avenue Q – (Storybook Theatre) – 10 nominations
Outstanding Production of a Musical
Bare – Cappuccino Musical Theatre
The Rocky Horror Show – Front Row Centre Players
Avenue Q – Storybook Theatre
Frankenstein, A New Musical – Cappuccino Musical Theatre
Guys and Dolls – UCalgary Operetta
Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Musical
Naomi Ngebulana as Gary Coleman in Avenue Q – (Storybook Theatre)
Krista Willott as Cousin Hebe in HMS Pinafore – (Morpheus Theatre)
Ginette Simonot as Columbia in The Rocky Horror Show – (Front Row Centre Players)
Britt Van Gronigen as Nadia in Bare – (Cappuccino Musical Theatre)
Tanis Laatsch as Justine in Frankenstein, A New Musical – (Cappuccino Musical Theatre)
Taylor Steedman as Diana in Anne of Green Gables – (Storybook Theatre)
Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Musical
Bart Kwiatkowski as Nicky/Trekki Monster & Others in Avenue Q – (Storybook Theatre)
Charlie Deagnon as Nicely Nicely in Guys and Dolls – (UCalgary Operetta Company)
Matt Moghadam as Fritz Bhaer in Little Women – (Storybook Theatre)
Greg Spielman as the Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show – (Front Row Centre Players)
Outstanding Sound Design or Composition
Byron Redd for Guys and Dolls – (UCalgary Operetta)
Steven Eastgaard-Ross for Assassins – (Front Row Centre Players)
Etienne St. Jacques for Avenue Q – (Storybook Theatre)
Nathan Cordeiro for Frankenstein, A New Musical – (Cappuccino Musical Theatre)
Outstanding Scenic Design
Lorie Masur/George Smith for Avenue Q – (Storybook Theatre)
Janos Zeller for The Rocky Horror Show – (Front Row Centre Players)
Outstanding Costume Design
Frank MacLeod for Guys and Dolls – (UCalgary Operetta)
Rhonda Perry for Little Women – (Storybook Theatre)
Rhonda Perry assisted by Melissa Cole, Donna Sylvester for The Rocky Horror Show – (Front Row Centre Players)
Rhonda Mottle assisted by Mikee Ames for Gypsy – (Front Row Centre Players)
Outstanding Lighting Design
Anthony Neary for Bare – (Cappuccino Musical Theatre)
Patrick Smith for Frankenstein, A New Musical – (Cappuccino Musical Theatre)
Nicole Olsen Grant-Suttie for The Rocky Horror Show – (Front Row Centre Players)
Paul Hilton for Assassins – (Front Row Centre Players)
Outstanding Performance by a Chorus or Ensemble
Avenue Q – (Storybook Theatre)
The Rocky Horror Show – (Front Row Centre Players)
Assassins – Front Row Centre Players
Outstanding Newcomer
Naomi Ngebulana as Gary Coleman in Avenue Q – (Storybook Theatre)
Outstanding Choreography or Stage Fight
Danielle Demarais for The Rocky Horror Show – (Front Row Centre Players)
Brandon Wood for Anne of Green Gables – (Storybook Theatre)
Jocelyn Hoover, Terra Plum, Eden Hildebrand for Guys and Dolls – (UCalgary Operetta)
Angela Woodard assisted by Ainsley Ohler for Gypsy – (Front Row Centre Players)
Outstanding Musical Direction
Phil Frias for The Rocky Horror Show – (Front Row Centre Players)
Danielle Wahl for Bare – (Cappuccino Musical Theatre)
Patrice Barnes for Avenue Q – (Storybook Theatre)
Colleen Whidden for Guys and Dolls – (UCalgary Operetta)
Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Madaleine Suddaby as Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls – (UCalgary Operetta)
Jillian Hannah for Anne in Anne of Green Gables – (Storybook Theatre)
Madaleine Suddaby as Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut in Avenue Q – (Storybook Theatre)
Emily Dallas as Louise in Gypsy – (Front Row Centre Players)
Tarra Loïs Riley as Rose in Gypsy – (Front Row Centre Players)
Marie Fernandez as Ivy in Bare – (Cappuccino Musical Theatre)
Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
James Noonan as The Creature in Frankenstein, A New Musical – (Cappuccino Musical Theatre)
Jeff Follis as Peter in Bare – (Cappuccino Musical Theatre)
Jarryd Baine as Jason in Bare – (Cappuccino Musical Theatre)
Janos Zeller as John Wilkes Booth in Assassins – (Front Row Center Players)
JP Thibodeau as Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q – (Storybook Theatre)
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Jamie Eastgaard-Ross for Bare – (Cappuccino Musical Theatre)
George Smith for Avenue Q – (Storybook Theatre)
Bryan Smith for Frankenstein, A New Musical – (Cappuccino Musical Theatre)
James Noonan for The Rocky Horror Show – (Front Row Center Players)
The recipients of the 2012 CAT Awards will be announced at a gala
ceremony on Saturday, August 25th, 2012 at 7:30 pm at the Rozsa Centre at
the University of Calgary. The theme for this year is “Celebrating the Best Little Theatre Companies in the West”. Tickets to the event are $15 and are on sale now through the Calgary-ACTS website at www.calgary-acts.com or by calling the Morpheus Theatre Box Office at 403-246-2999. If you’d like someone to go with, check out The Calgary Musicals+ Meetup Group.
For the full list of nominees go to Calgary-ACTS.
Its a fabulous night. The committee puts on a wonderful event. Come regardless of whether you have see 1 show or 40 shows this season.. You might have the honour of saying’ I remember seeing them in community theatre when…..’. Its a fabulous night for community theatre. Gives the Bettys a run for their mon
ey!!!