In lieu of a physical Theater Circle Awards Ceremony this year, which celebrates local productions and the amazing achievements our theater community has brought to our community, HEC Media and the St. Louis Theater Circle are teaming up to bring the ceremony to you virtually. Tune in on Facebook Live, April 7 at 7 p.m. to honor those who are making our community better, brighter, and more entertained every day.
2020 Theater Circle Award Nominees:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Ka-Ling Cheung, The Play That Goes Wrong, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Michelle Hand, Pride and Prejudice, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Julie Layton, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Laurie McConnell, Brighton Beach Memoirs, New Jewish Theatre
Kelley Weber, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Patrick Blindauer, Love’s Labors Lost, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Chuck Brinkley, Brighton Beach Memoirs, New Jewish Theatre
Aaron Dodd, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, R-S Theatrics
Michael James Reed, Pride and Prejudice, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Shane Signorino, Popcorn Falls, The Midnight Company
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy
Katie Kleiger, Pride and Prejudice, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Sofia Lidia, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, R-S Theatrics
Jane Paradise, Brighton Beach Memoirs, New Jewish Theatre
Rachel Tibbetts, Never Let Go, Equally Represented Arts
Maggie Wininger, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy
Will Bonfiglio, Fully Committed, New Jewish Theatre
Jacob Flekier, Brighton Beach Memoirs, New Jewish Theatre
Adam Flores, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, R-S Theatrics
Michael Cassidy Flynn, Classic Mystery Game, SATE
Steve Isom, Wittenberg, Upstream Theater
Outstanding Lighting Design in a Play
Patrick Huber, Indecent, Max & Louie Productions
Jason Lynch, Feeding Beatrice, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Bess Moynihan, The Women of Lockerbie, SATE
Xavier Pierce, Angels in America, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Sean M. Savoie, District Merchants, New Jewish Theatre
Outstanding Sound Design
Broken Chord, Angels in America, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Kareem Deanes, Fully Committed, New Jewish Theatre
Kareem Deanes, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Phillip Evans, Indecent, Max & Louie Productions
David Kelepha Samba, Feeding Beatrice, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding Costume Design in a Play
Felia Davenport, District Merchants, New Jewish Theatre
Dorothy Marshall Englis, Pride and Prejudice, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Laura Hanson, Wittenberg, Upstream Theater
Michele Friedman Siler, Brighton Beach Memoirs, New Jewish Theatre
Melissa Trn, Love’s Labors Lost, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Outstanding Set Design in a Play
David Blake, District Merchants, New Jewish Theatre
Dunsi Dai, Indecent, Max & Louie Productions
Timothy Mackabee, Angels in America, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Margery and Peter Spack, Brighton Beach Memoirs, New Jewish Theatre
Margery and Peter Spack, The Play That Goes Wrong, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Sophia Brown, Fefu and Her Friends, Theatre Nuevo
Michelle Dillard, Milk Like Sugar, The Black Rep
Alicen Moser, Equivocation, West End Players Guild
Carly Uding, Translations, Black Mirror Theatre
Donna Weinsting, Nonsense and Beauty, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
Eric Conners, Canfield Drive, The Black Rep
Samuel Davis, District Merchants, New Jewish Theatre
Ryan Lawson-Maeske, Photograph 51, West End Players Guild
Reginald Pierre, Equivocation, West End Players Guild
David Ryan Smith, Angels in America, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding Actress in a Drama
Nicole Angeli, Photograph 51, West End Players Guild
Zoe Farmingdale, Indecent, Max & Louie Productions
Rachel Hanks, A Model for Matisse, The Midnight Company
Jeanne Paulsen, Alabama Story, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Donna Weinsting, Salt, Root, and Roe, Upstream Theater
Outstanding Actor in a Drama
Gary Wayne Barker, District Merchants, New Jewish Theatre
James Andrew Butz, The Night of the Iguana, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Roger Erb, Equivocation, West End Players Guild
Barrett Foa, Angels in America, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Spencer Sickmann, Farragut North, St. Louis Actors’ Studio
Outstanding New Play
Canfield Drive, by Kristen Adele Calhoun & Michael Thomas Walker, The Black Rep
Feeding Beatrice, by Kristen Greenidge, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
It’s a Wonderful Life, by John Wolbers, Metro Theater Company
A Model for Matisse, by Barbara F. Freed & Joe Hanrahan, The Midnight Company
Nonsense and Beauty, by Scott C. Sickles, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Terence Blanchard and Kasi Lemmons, Fire Shut Up in My Bones, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Mark Freiman, La Boheme, Union Avenue Opera
Christine Lyons, Norma, Winter Opera Saint Louis
Brooklyn Snow, Candide, Union Avenue Opera
Roland Wood, Rigoletto, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Outstanding Production of an Opera
La Boheme, Union Avenue Opera
Candide, Union Avenue Opera
The Coronation of Poppea, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Fire Shut Up in My Bones, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Special Award
Ken and Nancy Kranzberg
Outstanding Musical Director
Jennifer Buchheit, The Who’s Tommy, Stray Dog Theatre
Charles Creath, Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, The Black Rep
Ryan Fielding Garrett, Kinky Boots, The Muny
Brad Haak, Guys and Dolls, The Muny
Nicolas Valdez, Be More Chill, New Line Theatre
Outstanding Choreographer
Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, The Black Rep
Jessica Hartman, Footloose, The Muny
Lorin Latarro and Patrick O’Neill, Guys and Dolls, The Muny
Dexandro Montalvo, Such Sweet Thunder, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, The Big Muddy Dance Company, Jazz St. Louis, and The Nine Network of Public Media
Rusty Mowery, Kinky Boots, The Muny
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
Eleanor Humphrey, Dreamgirls, Stray Dog Theatre
Laura Michelle Kelly, Matilda, The Muny
Taylor Louderman, Kinky Boots, The Muny
Corinne Melançon, The Boy from Oz, Stages St. Louis
Michele Ragusa, The Boy from Oz, Stages St. Louis
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
Tiélere Cheatem, La Cage aux Folles, New Line Theatre
Kevin Corpuz, Be More Chill, New Line Theatre
Tristan Davis, The Who’s Tommy, Stray Dog Theatre
Eli Mayer, Footloose, The Muny
Patrick John Moran, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis
Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical
Rob Denton, Matilda, The Muny
Tyler Duenow, The Who’s Tommy, Stray Dog Theatre
Sean M. Savoie, The Boy from Oz, Stages St. Louis
Sean M. Savoie, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis
Nathan W. Scheuer, Kinky Boots, The Muny
Outstanding Set Design in a Musical
Mary Engelbreit and Paige Hathaway, Matilda, The Muny
Paige Hathaway, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, The Muny
Michael Schweikardt, Kinky Boots, The Muny
Josh Smith, The Who’s Tommy, Stray Dog Theatre
James Wolk, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis
Outstanding Costume Design in a Musical
Gregg Barnes and Lindsay McWilliams, Kinky Boots, The Muny
Leon Dobkowski and Mary Engelbreit, Matilda, The Muny
Eileen Engel, The Who’s Tommy, Stray Dog Theatre
Brad Musgrove, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis
Sarah Porter, La Cage aux Folles, New Line Theatre
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Mattea Conforti, Matilda, The Muny
Ebony Easter, Dreamgirls, Stray Dog Theatre
Kendra Kassebaum, Guys and Dolls, The Muny
Amanda Robles, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis
Jennifer Theby-Quinn, Daddy Long Legs, Insight Theatre Company
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
David Elder, The Boy from Oz, Stages St. Louis
Zachary Allen Farmer, La Cage aux Folles, New Line Theatre
Harrison Ghee, Kinky Boots, The Muny
James Patterson, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis
Luke Steingruby, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Q Collective
Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy
Brighton Beach Memoirs, New Jewish Theatre
It’s a Wonderful Life, Metro Theater Company
Love’s Labors Lost, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
The Play That Goes Wrong, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama
Angels in America, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
District Merchants, New Jewish Theatre
Equivocation, West End Players Guild
Indecent, Max & Louie Productions
Photograph 51, West End Players Guild
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical
Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, The Black Rep
Guys and Dolls, The Muny
Kinky Boots, The Muny
Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis
Matilda, The Muny
Outstanding Director of a Comedy
Melissa Rain Anderson, The Play That Goes Wrong, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Kari Ely, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Alan Knoll, Brighton Beach Memoirs, New Jewish Theatre
Tom Ridgely, Love’s Labors Lost, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Ellie Schwetye, Fully Committed, New Jewish Theatre
Outstanding Director of a Drama
Joanne Gordon, Indecent, Max & Louie Productions
Pamela Reckamp, The Women of Lockerbie, SATE
Ellie Schwetye, Photograph 51, West End Players Guild
Tony Speciale, Angels in America, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Jacqueline Thompson, District Merchants, New Jewish Theatre
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Justin Been, The Who’s Tommy, Stray Dog Theatre
Mike Dowdy-Windsor & Scott Miller, Be More Chill, New Line Theatre
Gordon Greenberg, Guys and Dolls, The Muny
Michael Hamilton, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis
John Tartaglia, Matilda, The Muny
Outstanding Production of a Comedy
Brighton Beach Memoirs, New Jewish Theatre
Fully Committed, New Jewish Theatre
Love’s Labors Lost, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
The Play That Goes Wrong, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Pride and Prejudice, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding Production of a Drama
Angels in America, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
District Merchants, New Jewish Theatre
Equivocation, West End Players Guild
Indecent, Max & Louie Productions
Photograph 51, West End Players Guild
Outstanding Production of a Musical
Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, The Black Rep
Guys and Dolls, The Muny
Kinky Boots, The Muny
Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis
Such Sweet Thunder, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, The Big Muddy Dance Company, Jazz St. Louis, and The Nine Network of Public Media
