2022 Theatre Tampa Bay Award Recipients
SPECIAL AWARDS
The Show Must Go On Award- Naomi Randolph, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Stageworks Theatre
Joseph Parra Courage Award – Powerstories Theatre
*indicates winner(s) in categories listed below
NOMINATIONS IN THE DESIGN CATEGORIES
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play or Musical
*Frank Chavez | 12 Angry Men, Stageworks Theatre |
Frank Chavez | Semele, St. Pete Opera |
Gabbi Lutz | Murder on the Orient Express, Stageworks Theatre |
Mike Roland | Cosi Fan Tutti, St. Pete Opera |
Brian Smallheer | Nunsense: A-Men, Straz Center |
Jim Sorenson | The Giver, Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre |
Dean Wick | Boeing Boeing, Early Bird Dinner Theater |
- Outstanding Costume Design of a Play or Musical
*Saidah Ben Judah | Crowns, Straz Center |
Marilyn Bertch | 12 Angry Men, Stageworks Theatre |
Frank Chavez | Murder on the Orient Express, Stageworks Theatre |
Frank Chavez | Anna in the Tropics, Stageworks Theatre |
Eileen Navarro | Boeing Boeing, Early Bird Dinner Theater |
Howard Tsvi Kaplan | Pirates of Penzance, Opera Tampa |
- Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play or Musical
Keith Arsenault | Semele, St. Pete Opera |
Jo Averill-Snell | 12 Angry Men, Stageworks Theatre |
Jo Averill-Snell | Crowns, Straz Center |
Cody Basham | The Giver, Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre |
*Joseph P. Oshrey | Gianni Schicchi/Cavalleria Rusticana, Opera Tampa |
Joseph P. Oshrey | Pirates of Penzance, Opera Tampa |
- Outstanding Sound Design of a Play or Musical
Clareann Despain | Murder on the Orient Express, Stageworks Theatre |
*Jeremy Douglass | The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Jobsite Theater |
Karla Hartley | 12 Angry Men, Stageworks Theatre |
Karla Hartley | The Diary of Anne Frank, Stageworks Theatre |
Georgia Mallory Guy | Exhibits at The Zoo, ThinkTank Theatre |
Georgia Mallory Guy | The Giver, Tampa Rep + ThinkTank Theatre |
Ward Smith | Something Clean, Off-Central Players |
- NOMINATIONS IN THE DIRECTION CATEGORIES
- Outstanding Direction of a Play
Tatiana Baccari | Animals Out of Paper, Jobsite Theater |
*Patrick Brafford | Boeing Boeing, Early Bird Dinner Theater |
*Clareann Despain | Murder on the Orient Express, Stageworks Theatre |
*Karla Hartley | The Diary of Anne Frank, Stageworks Theatre |
Brianna Larson | All the Great Books Abridged, ThinkTank Theatre |
Georgia Mallory Guy | The Giver, Tampa Rep/ ThinkTank Theatre |
*Rosemary Orlando | 12 Angry Men, Stageworks Theatre |
Shawn Paonessa | Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Jobsite Theater |
Ward Smith | Something Clean, Off-Central Players |
- Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Dean Anthony | Gianni Schicchi, Opera Tampa |
Adam Cioffari | Cosi Fan Tutti, St. Pete Opera |
Bob Devin Jones | Crowns, Straz Center |
Paul E. Finocchiaro | 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Stageworks Theatre |
Karl W. Hesser | La Fille du Regiment, St. Pete Opera |
*Melissa Misener | The Pirates of Penzance, Opera Tampa |
- Outstanding Choreography (including Movement, Magic)
Matthew Belopavlovich | Open, Tampa Rep |
Alison Burns-Jackson | Nunsense: A-Men, Straz Center |
Daryl Gray | Semele, St Pete Opera |
*Casey Hicks | Pirates of Penzance, Opera Tampa |
Alexander Jones | Crowns, Straz Center |
Heather Krueger | Evil Dead: The Musical, Stageworks Theatre |
Emilia Sargent | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre |
- Outstanding Fight Direction
*Giles Davies | The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Jobsite Theater |
Dan Granke | Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Jobsite Theater |
Jack Holloway | 12 Angry Men, Stageworks Theatre |
Jessica Scruggs | Exhibits at The Zoo, ThinkTank Theatre |
- Outstanding Musical Direction
Michael Francis | Gianni Schicchi/Cavalleria Rusticana, Opera Tampa |
*LaToya McCormick | Crowns, Straz Center |
Juan Rodriguez | Nunsense: A-Men, Straz Center |
Juan Rodriguez | 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Stageworks Theatre |
Mark Sforzini | Cosi Fan Tutti, St. Pete Opera |
Mark Sforzini | La Fille du Regiment, St. Pete Opera |
- NOMINEES IN THE PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES
- Outstanding performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Cornelio Aguilera | Anna in the Tropics, Stageworks Theatre |
*TR Butler | Murder on the Orient Express, Stageworks Theatre |
Jack Holloway | King Lear, Tampa Rep |
Paul Palmisano | 12 Angry Men, Stageworks Theatre |
GJ Thompson | 12 Angry Men, Stageworks Theatre |
Hugh Timoney | 12 Angry Men, Stageworks Theatre |
- Outstanding performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Calee Gardner | The Diary of Anne Frank, Stageworks Theatre |
*Susan Haldeman | Murder on the Orient Express, Stageworks Theatre |
Rebecca Hamberg | Boeing Boeing, Early Bird Dinner Theater |
Andresia Moseley | The Giver, Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre |
Naomi Sample | Boeing Boeing, Early Bird Dinner Theater |
Annie Sardouk | The Giver, Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre |
Nicole Jeannine Smith | Murder on the Orient Express, Stageworks Theatre |
Katrina Stevenson | Murder on the Orient Express, Stageworks Theatre |
- Outstanding performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Aaron Castle | Nunsense: A-Men, Straz Center |
Jonathan Harrison | Little Shop of Horrors, Straz Center |
Andrew Allan Hiers | La Fille du Regiment, St. Pete Opera |
Jaryn McCann | Nunsense: A-Men, Straz Center |
*JS McLaughlin | Nunsense: A-Men, Straz Center |
RP McLaughlin | Nunsense: A-Men, Straz Center |
- Outstanding performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
*Amanda Deady | Cavalleria Rusticana, Opera Tampa |
Emma Foroutan | The Pirates of Penzance, Opera Tampa |
Stephanie Jabre | Semele, St. Pete Opera |
Christina Major | Gianni Schicchi, Opera Tampa |
Melissa Misener | Cavalleria Rusticana, Opera Tampa |
Sarah Nordin | The Pirates of Penzance, Opera Tampa |
Javisha Strong | Little Shop of Horrors, Straz Center |
Lauren Renee Williams | The Pirates of Penzance, Opera Tampa |
- Outstanding performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Harrison Baxley | The Giver, Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre |
*Giles Davies | Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Jobsite Theater |
JJ Humphrey | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre |
Jesse Hutson | The Diary of Anne Frank, Stageworks Theatre |
Matthew McGee | Murder on the Orient Express, Stageworks Theatre |
Hugh Timoney | The Giver, Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre |
- Outstanding performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Katie Calahan | All the Great Books Abridged, ThinkTank Theatre |
Kristin Carbone | The Diary of Anne Frank, Stageworks Theatre |
Jaime Giangrande-Holcom | The Diary of Anne Frank, Stageworks Theatre |
Anna Roman | The Dreamer Examines His Pillow, Tampa Rep |
*Nicole Jeanine Smith | Animals Out of Paper, Jobsite Theater |
Nicole Jeanine Smith | Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Jobsite Theater |
Debbie Yones | Something Clean, Off-Central Players |
- Outstanding performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Edward Leonard | Crowns, Straz Center |
*Matthew McGee | Nunsense: A-Men, Straz Center |
Nicholas Perez-Hoop | Little Shop of Horrors, Straz Center |
Tyler Putnam | The Pirates of Penzance, Opera Tampa |
Sean Christopher Stork | The Pirates of Penzance, Opera Tampa |
David Walton | La Fille du Regiment, St. Pete Opera |
- Outstanding performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
*Kelly Curtain | La Fille du Regiment, St. Pete Opera |
Kelly Curtain | Cosi Fan Tutti, St. Pete Opera |
Heather Krueger | 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Stageworks Theatre |
Emma Marhefka | Gianni Schicchi, Opera Tampa |
Andresia Moseley | Crowns, Straz Center |
Julia Rifino | 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Stageworks Theatre |
- Outstanding performance by the Ensemble of a Play
*12 Angry Men, Stageworks Theatre |
Animals out of Paper, Jobsite Theater |
The Diary of Anne Frank, Stageworks Theatre |
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Jobsite Theater |
The Giver, Tampa Rep, ThinkTank Theatre |
Murder on the Orient Express, Stageworks Theatre |
Something Clean, Off-Central Players |
- Outstanding performance by the Ensemble of a Musical
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Stageworks Theatre |
Crowns, Straz Center |
Evil Dead: The Musical, Stageworks Theatre |
La Fille du Regiment, St. Pete Opera |
*Nunsense: A-Men, Straz Center |
The Pirates of Penzance, Opera Tampa |
- NOMINATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING PLAY AND OUTSTANDING MUSICAL
- Outstanding production of a Play
*12 Angry Men, Stageworks Theatre |
Animals out of Paper, Jobsite Theater |
The Diary of Anne Frank, Stageworks Theatre |
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Jobsite Theater |
The Giver, Tampa Rep/ThinkTank Theatre |
Murder on the Orient Express, Stageworks Theatre |
Something Clean, Off-Central Players |
- Outstanding production of a Musical
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Stageworks Theatre |
*Crowns, Straz Center |
Gianni Schicchi, Opera Tampa |
La Fille du Regiment, St. Pete Opera |
Nunsense: A-Men, Straz Center |
Pirates of Penzance, Opera Tampa |