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Theatre Tampa Bay award nominations announced
Despite the glaring omissions of both of St. Petersburg’s mainstage professional theaters, the nonprofit Theatre Tampa Bay has announced its nominees for best stage productions and performances of the 2021-22 season.
Eric Davis, executive and artistic director of freeFall Theatre in St. Pete, withdrew his company from consideration in 2020; American Stage pulled out of the Theatre Tampa Bay awards in 2021.
This meant that American Stage’s Dutchman, and the freeFall shows I Love to Eat and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill were among the exemplary productions not eligible this season.
Although St. Pete Opera and the black box venue Studio Grand Central (home of the Off-Central Players) received several nominations each, as did Largo’s Early Bird Dinner Theater, the overwhelming majority of the nods went to companies in Tampa.
Theatre Tampa Bay sends judges into the field to review all professional productions.
The winners will be announced at an Oct. 23 ceremony in Ybor City.
Best Show
12 Angry Men Stageworks
Animals out of Paper Jobsite
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Jobsite
Murder on the Orient Express Stageworks
Something Clean Off-Central Players
The Diary of Anne Frank Stageworks
The Giver Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre
Outstanding Director – Play
Brianna Larson All the Great Books Abridged ThinkTank Theatre
Clareann Despain Murder on the Orient Express Stageworks
Georgia Mallory Guy The Giver Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre
Karla Hartley The Diary of Anne Frank Stageworks
Patrick Brafford Boeing Boeing Early Bird Dinner Theater
Rosemary Orlando 12 Angry Men Stageworks
Shawn Paonessa Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Jobsite
Tatiana Baccari Animals out of Paper Jobsite
Ward Smith Something Clean Off-Central Players
Outstanding Featured Actress – Play
Andresia Moseley The Giver Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre
Annie Sardouk Lily The Giver Tampa Rep ThinkTank Theatre
Calee Gardner The Diary of Anne Frank Stageworks
Katrina Stevensob Murder on the Orient Express Stageworks
Naomi Sample Boeing Boeing Early Bird Dinner Theater
Nicole Jeannine Smith Murder on the Orient Express Stageworks Theatre
Rebecca Hamberg Boeing Boeing Early Bird Dinner Theater
Outstanding Lead Actress – Play
Anna Roman The Dreamer Examines His Pillow Tampa Rep
Debbie Yones Something Clean Off-Central Players
Jaime Giangrande-Holcom The Diary of Anne Frank Stageworks
Katie Calahan All the Great Books Abridged ThinkTank Theatre
Kristin Carbone The Diary of Anne Frank Stageworks
Nicole Jeanine Smith Animals out of Paper Jobsite
Nicole Jeanine Smith Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Jobsite
Outstanding Lead Actor – Play
Giles Davies Jobsite
Harrison Baxley Jonas The Giver Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre
Hugh Timoney The Giver Tampa Rep/ ThinkTank Theatre
Jesse Hutson The Diary of Anne Frank Stageworks
JJ Humphrey The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre
Matthew McGee Murder on the Orient Express Stageworks
Outstanding Featured Actor – Musical
Aaron Castle Nunsense: A-Men Straz
Andrew Allan Hiers La Fille du Regiment St. Pete Opera
Jaryn McCann Nunsense: A-Men Straz
Jonathan Harrison Little Shop of Horrors Straz
JS McLaughlin Nunsense: A-Men Straz
RP McLaughlin Nunsense: A-Men Straz
Outstanding Featured Actress – Musical
Amanda Deady Cavalleria Rusticana Opera Tampa
Christina Major Gianni Schicchi Opera Tampa
Emma Foroutan The Pirates of Penzance Opera Tampa
Javisha Strong Little Shop of Horrors Straz
Kate Renee Williams The Pirates of Penzance Opera Tampa
Melissa Misener Mama Lucia Cavalleria Rusticana Opera Tampa
Sarah Nordin The Pirates of Penzance Opera Tampa
Stephanie Jabre Semele St. Pete Opera
Outstanding Lead Actress – Musical
Andresia Moseley Crowns Straz Center
Emma Marhefka Gianni Schicchi Opera Tampa
Heather Krueger 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Stageworks
Julia Rifino 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Stageworks
Kelly Curtain La Fille du Regiment St. Pete Opera
Kelly Curtain Cosi Fan Tutti St. Pete Opera
Outstanding Lead Actor – Musical
David Walton La Fille du Regiment St. Pete Opera
Edward Leonard Crowns Straz Center
Matthew Mcgee Nunsense: A-Men Straz Center
Nicholas Perez- Hoop Little Shop of Horrors Straz Center
Sean Christopher Stork The Pirates of Penzance Opera Tampa
Tyler Putnam The Pirates of Penzance Opera Tampa
Outstanding Director – Musical
Adam Cioffari Cosi Fan Tutti St. Pete Opera
Bob Devin Jones Crowns Straz Center
Dean Anthony Gianni Schicchi Opera Tampa
Karl W. Hesser La Fille du Regiment St. Pete Opera
Melissa Misener The Pirates of Penzance Opera Tampa
Paul E. Finocchiaro 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Stageworks
Outstanding Production – Musical
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Stageworks
Crowns Straz
Gianni Schicchi Opera Tampa
La Fille du Regiment St. Pete Opera
Nunsense: A-Men Straz
Pirates of Penzance Opera Tampa
Outstanding Ensemble – Play
12 Angry Men Stageworks
Animals out of Paper Jobsite
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Jobsite
Murder on the Orient Express Stageworks
Something Clean Off-Central Players
The Diary of Anne Frank Stageworks
The Giver Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble – Musical
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Stageworks
Crowns Straz
Evil Dead: The Musical Stageworks
La Fille du Regiment St. Pete Opera
Nunsense: A-Men Straz
The Pirates of Penzance Opera Tampa
Outstanding Choreography
Alexander Jones Crowns Straz Center
Alison Burns- Jackson Nunsense: A-Men Straz Center
Casey Hicks Pirates of Penzance Opera Tampa
Daryl Gray Semele St Pete Opera
Emilia Sargent (Movement) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Tampa Rep/ Think Tank Theatre
Heather Krueger Evil Dead: The Musical Stageworks Theatre
Matthew Belopavlovich (Magic) Open Tampa Rep
Outstanding Costume Design
Eileen Navarro Boeing Boeing Early Bird Dinner Theater
Frank Chavez Murder on the Orient Express Stageworks
Frank Chavez Anna in the Tropics Stageworks
Howard Tsvi Kaplan Pirates of Penzance Opera Tampa
Marilyn Bertch 12 Angry Men Stageworks
Saidah Ben Judah Crowns Straz Center
