'Artsies' theater awards nominees announced

The Richmond Theatre Community Circle has announced the nominees for its 16th annual Artsies awards, with 9 to 5: The Musical, BKLYN: The Musical, Into the Woods, Scrooge in Rouge and tick...tick...Boom! among the finalists for best musical.

Awards in 21 categories will be presented during a ceremony at Virginia Rep's November Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

The full list of award nominees is:

Best Musical9 to 5: The Musical, Virginia Repertory Theatre (Virginia Rep) BKLYN: The Musical, Swift Creek Mill Theatre (Swift Creek Mill) Into the Woods, Richmond Shakespeare Scrooge in Rouge, Richmond Triangle Players (RTP) tick…tick…Boom!, Swift Creek Mill

Best Direction (Musical)Debra Clinton, 9 to 5: The MusicalJan Powell, tick…tick…Boom!Jase Sullivan, Into the WoodsShanea Taylor, BKLYN: The MusicalKendall Walker, Scrooge in Rouge

Best Lead Performance (Musical)
Emily Berg-Poff Dandridge, On Air (Virginia Rep)
Alia Bisharat Glidden, 9 to 5: The Musical
Dorothy Dee-D Miller, BKLYN: The Musical
Lindy Pokorny, BKLYN: The Musical
Susan Sanford, 9 to 5: The Musical
Susan Sanford, Into the Woods
Caleb Wade, tick…tick…Boom!

Best Supporting Performance (Musical)
Gracie Berneche, Into the Woods
Mason Blaine, Altar Boyz (Swift Creek Mill)
Desiree Dabney, BKLYN: The Musical
Rachel Rose Gilmour, tick…tick…Boom!
Maggie Marlin-Hess, Into the Woods
Canter Irene O’May, 9 to 5: The Musical
Durron Marquis Tyre-Gholson, 9 to 5: The Musical

Best Musical Direction
Sandy Dacus, tick…tick…Boom!
Leilani Fenick, 9 to 5: The Musical
Leilani Fenick, BKLYN: The Musical
Kim Fox, Into the Woods
Elle Meerovich, Scrooge in Rouge

Best Choreography
Mel Rayford, Airswimming (RTP)
Suzi Redling, BKLYN: The Musical
Pam Turner, 9 to 5: The Musical
Kayla Xavier and Kate Belleman, Altar Boyz
Kayla Xavier, tick…tick…Boom!

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design (Musical)
Maura Lynch Cravey, BKLYN: The Musical
Sue Griffin, 9 to 5: The Musical
Sheila Russ, Scrooge in Rouge
Keith Walker, Into the Woods

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design (Musical)
Weston Corey, Scrooge in Rouge
Joe Doran, 9 to 5: The Musical
Joe Doran, Altar Boyz
Michael Jarett, The Best of Times (RTP)
Michael Jarett, tick…tick…Boom!

Outstanding Achievement in Set Design (Musical)
Frank Foster, Scrooge in Rouge
Dasia Gregg, BKLYN: The Musical
Chris Raintree, 9 to 5: The Musical
Mercedes Schaum, On Air
W. Reed West III, tick…tick…Boom!

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design (Musical)
Joey Luck, Scrooge in Rouge
Joey Luck, The Best of Times
Jacob Mishler and Jonathan Pratt, 9 to 5: The Musical
Jonathan Pratt, On Air
Tom Width, BKLYN: The Musical

Best Play
Berta, Berta, Firehouse Theatre (Firehouse)
Doctor Faustus, Richmond Shakespeare
Hamlet, Richmond Shakespeare
Pass Over, Yes, And! Theatrical Company (Yes, And!)
Radiant Vermin, 5th Wall Theatre (5th Wall)

Best Direction (Play)
Andrew Gall, Born with Teeth (Richmond Shakespeare)
Katrinah Carol Lewis, Pass Over
Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Berta, Berta
Morrie Piersol, Radiant Vermin
Mel Rayford, Airswimming
Paul Takács, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Virginia Rep)

Best Lead Performance (Play)
David Bridgewater, Buried Child (Firehouse)
Joshua Carter, Hamlet
Anthony Cosby, Pass Over
Trevor Lawson, Much Ado About Nothing (Richmond Shakespeare)
Katrinah Carol Lewis, Berta, Berta
Lucian Restivo, Torch Song (RTP)
Catherine Shaffner, The Roommate (HATTheatre)
Jerold Solomon, Satchmo at the Waldorf (Virginia Rep)

Best Supporting Performance (Play)
Emily Adler, Radiant Vermin
Elizabeth Byland, POTUS (Virginia Rep)
Dixon Cashwell, Doctor Faustus
Irene Kuykendall, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Lucretia Marie, Hamlet
Landon Nagel, Roman à Clef (Firehouse)
Boomie Pedersen, Buried Child

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design (Play)
Anna Bialkowski, Born with Teeth
Cora Delbridge, Doctor Faustus
Cora Delbridge, Roman à Clef
Sue Griffin, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Keith Walker, Hamlet

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design (Play)
Andrew Bonniwell, Berta, Berta
Gretta Daughtrey, Doctor Faustus
Gretta Daughtrey, Hamlet
Joe Doran, Satchmo at the Waldorf
Nathan Wunderlich, Airswimming

Outstanding Achievement in Set Design (Play)
Daniel Allen, Lonely Planet (5th Wall)
Daniel Allen, Torch Song
Tennessee Dixon, Memories of Overdevelopment (Firehouse)
Chris Raintree, Berta, Berta
Mercedes Schaum, Satchmo at the Waldorf

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design (Play)
Kyle Epps, Berta, Berta
Jonathan Pratt, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Jonathan Pratt, Satchmo at the Waldorf
Roger Price, Radiant Vermin
Kate Statelman, Hamlet

Ernie McClintock Best Ensemble Acting
Airswimming, Richmond Triangle Players
Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Virginia Repertory Theatre
Hamlet, Richmond Shakespeare
Pass Over, Yes, And! Theatrical Company
Roman à Clef, Firehouse Theatre

Breakout Performance
Erich Appleby, Pass Over / Hawks Ridge (Brightpoint Community College)
Elizabeth Byland, POTUS
Elise Cumbia, From Up Here (HATTheatre)
Lindy Pokomy, BKLYN: The Musical
Rosemary Richards,

Ashley Thompson, Dr. Ride’s American Beach House (Yes, And!) / Buried Child

Best Original Work
Hawks Ridge created by Foster Solomon and directed by Leslie Owens-Harrington, The Lynn Theatre at Brightpoint Community College
Roman à Clef created by Chandler Hubbard (a product of the TNT New Play Incubator) and directed by Sharon Ott, Firehouse Theatre
The Best of Times: A Musical Celebration of Richmond Triangle Players directed by Lucian Restivo and Kendall Walker, Richmond Triangle Players

Formal attire is encouraged for the awards ceremony, which is open to the public. Tickets are $25 for orchestra seating and $30 for balcony seating and will go on sale Sept. 15. They may be purchased at that time by calling the Virginia Rep box office at (804) 282-2620. Ticket prices go up by $5 Sept. 29. All proceeds from Artsies ticket sales support the Theatre Artist Fund of Greater Richmond.