On September 20, 2009 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Somerset, NJACT presented Perry Awards in 34 different performance and technical categories. The awards for these categories are determined entirely on the basis of the numerical scores assigned by volunteer NJACT reviewers.
Visit the NJACT Theater Forum and share your thoughts on the this year's Perry Award nominations.
| OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN FOR A PLAY (Tie) |
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| Don Schlachter | Drop Dead | Hexagon Players | ||
Anamaria Llanos  |
The Trip to Bountiful | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Ed Pearson | Amadeus | Circle Players | ||
| Richard Hennessy |
Wait Until Dark | Chatham Community Players | ||
| Kevin and Carolyn Gunther | Father of the Bride | Main Street Theater Company | ||
| Chris Miller | The Graduate | The Collaborative Act Studio | ||
| Ellen Fraker-Glasscock | On Golden Pond | Chester Theater Group | ||
| OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN FOR A MUSICAL |
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| Jim Kudless | Beauty and the Beast | Showkids Invitational Theater | ||
| Patrick McGlone |
Jekyll and Hyde | Villagers Theater | ||
| Nick Montesano | Jesus Christ Superstar | NENA Productions Theater Project | ||
| Randy G. Mugleston | Beauty and the Beast | Roche Players | ||
| Ed Pearson, Scott Kuker | Cats | Villagers Theater | ||
| Mark Reilly | Urinetown | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Kurt Stelzenmueller | The Producers | Smiling Rhino | ||
| OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN |
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| Jack Bozzuffi | Little Shop of Horrors | Road Company Theater Group | ||
| Don Schlachter | Drop Dead | Hexagon Players | ||
| Patrick Weaver | Urinetown | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| John Bohman, Anne Bertasso |
Beauty and the Beast | Roche Players | ||
| Matt Burns | A Christmas Carol | Chatham Community Players | ||
| Ken Wolosz | The Producers | Smiling Rhino | ||
| M. Kitty Getlik | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Kelsey Theatre & Pinworth Productions | ||
| OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN FOR A PLAY |
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| Cathy Zouves-Wrobel | 12 Angry Men | Circle Players | ||
| Anna MacNiven | Fools | Westfield Community Players | ||
| Cast | On Golden Pond | Chester Theater Group | ||
| Eva Marie | The Graduate | The Collaborative Act Studio | ||
| Sue Takacs | The Odd Couple | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Karen Chamis |
The Trip to Bountiful | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Brooke Orcutt | Amadeus | Circle Players | ||
| OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN FOR A MUSICAL |
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| Fran Harrison | A Christmas Carol | Chatham Community Players | ||
| Christina Clarke | The Wiz | Mystic Vision Players | ||
| Ruth O'Hara VanKampen, Peggy Hockenberry and Pat LaRocco | Once Upon A Mattress | Old Library Theater | ||
| Sue Takacs |
Jekyll and Hyde | Villagers Theater | ||
| Fred Sorrentino | Beauty and the Beast | Roche Players | ||
| Jaquie Revier, Ryan PJ Mulholland | Little Woman | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| John Mentor | Urinetown | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Michaelle Rollo, Carmela Wolosz and Chad Jason. | The Producers | Smiling Rhino | ||
| OUTSTANDING PROPERTIES |
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| Janet Goldstein, Sarah Johnson | Little Shop of Horrors | Road Company Theater Group | ||
| Gina Lupi, Karen Ficarra | Mame | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Camille DiLorenzo | Beauty and the Beast | JCC Metrowest | ||
| Lynn Hart, Pat Dougherty |
On Golden Pond | Chester Theater Group | ||
| Tish Lum | California Suite | Chatham Community Players | ||
| Kathi Nubile, Jason Lewis, Joe Lanteri | The Sunshine Boys | Bergen County Players | ||
| Kate Pinner | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Kelsey Theatre & Pinworth Productions | ||
| OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT OF A PLAY |
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| Stephanie Neal | The Odd Couple | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Bonnie Perkins, Brian Herrle | Drop Dead | Hexagon Players | ||
| Harriet Trainor | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Somerset Valley Players | ||
| Tara C. Simonelli | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Kelsey Theatre & Pinworth Productions | ||
| Jeanette Carden | The Graduate | The Collaborative Act Studio | ||
| Tina Lee |
Tales from the Porch | Circle Players | ||
| Sandy Chiappino | The Lonesome West | Nutley Little Theater | ||
| OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT OF A MUSICAL |
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| Debby Hennessy | A Christmas Carol | Chatham Community Players | ||
| Diana Lopez | Mame | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Joseph Ficarra | Seussical | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Michael Telposky, David Knoller | 110 In The Shade | Players’ Guild of Leonia | ||
| Christina Clarke | The Wiz | Mystic Vision Players | ||
| Hayley Wolosz |
Joseph… | St. Catherine’s of Bologna | ||
| Alycia Bauch-Cantor | Man Of LaMancha | Maurer Productions OnStage | ||
| OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY |
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| Rob Bazzanella, Mike Smith, Marci K. Weinstein, Denise Minassian | The Sunshine Boys | Bergen County Players | ||
| Linda Giordano, Larkey Barnes | Somerset Valley Players | Plaza Suite | ||
| Scott Hart | On Golden Pond | Chester Theater Group | ||
| Steven Stubelt, Roy Pancirov, Janet Bustrin |
California Suite | Chatham Community Players | ||
| Kate Pinner | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Kelsey Theatre & Pinworth Productions | ||
| Marc Chandler | The Trip to Bountiful | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Jan Topoleski | The Odd Couple | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL |
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| Guy Suabedissen | Cats | Villagers Theater | ||
| Bill Motyka |
A Christmas Carol | Chatham Community Players | ||
| John Maurer, Amy Foris Bessellieu | Man Of LaMancha | Maurer Productions OnStage | ||
| Eric Knitel | Into The Woods | St. Anne Stages | ||
| Gina Lupi, Jan Topoleski | Little Woman | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Patrick Starega, Brianna Guell, Hugh Mahon | Seussical | Livingston Community Players | ||
| Judi Parrish, Frank Ferrara | The Rocky Horror Show | Cheng/Ferrara Productions | ||
| OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY |
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| Jane Coult | Man Of LaMancha | Maurer Productions OnStage | ||
| Jodi Raditz | A Chorus Line | Road Company Theater Group | ||
| Susan Zuckerman | Once An Angel | Main Street Theater Company | ||
| Samantha Amarral | Seussical | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Sean Openshaw |
The Wedding Singer | Center Drama | ||
| Patrick Starega | Seussical | Livingston Community Players | ||
| Melissa Kaban | The Wiz | Mystic Vision Players | ||
| Maria Mantak | Beauty and the Beast | Showkids Invitational Theater | ||
| OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION (Tie) |
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| Mark McGee | Peter Pan | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Regan Ryzuk |
Vaudeville III | Enchanted Players | ||
| Anthony DiDia |
Little Women | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Ilene Greenbaum | Beauty and the Beast | JCC Metrowest | ||
| Chick Barnes | The Producers | Smiling Rhino | ||
| Larry Rothweiler |
Urinetown | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Larry Rothweiler | Little Mary Sunshine | Westfield Community Players | ||
| OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY |
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| Frank Avellino | Doubt | Bergen County Players | ||
| Rob Pherson |
The Clean House | Circle Players | ||
| Peter Clark | The Trip to Bountiful | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Maggie Rogers | Of Mice and Men | South Street Players | ||
| Debbie Kirsch | Drop Dead | Hexagon Players | ||
| John Dowgin | 12 Angry Men | Circle Players | ||
| Ted Wioncek, III | The Graduate | The Collaborative Act Studio | ||
| OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL |
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| Jodi Raditz | A Chorus Line | Road Company Theater Group | ||
| Larry Landsman | The Full Monty | Bergen County Players | ||
| Frank Ferrara | The Rocky Horror Show | Cheng/Ferrara Productions | ||
| Patrick Starega | Seussical | Livingston Community Players | ||
| John Maurer | Man Of LaMancha | Maurer Productions OnStage | ||
| Kurt Stelzenmueller | The Producers | Smiling Rhino | ||
| Gina Lupi |
Little Woman | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY |
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| Bill Chamis (Producer) & Peter Clark (Director) | The Trip to Bountiful | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Faith Dowgin (Producer) & John Dowgin (Director) | 12 Angry Men | Circle Players | ||
| Lou Savarese (Producer) & Scott Hart (Director) | On Golden Pond | Chester Theater Group | ||
| Joyce Porter (Producer) & Rob Pherson (Director) |
The Clean House | Circle Players | ||
| Loren Manheimer (Producer) & Joe Porter (Director) | The Goat or Who Is Sylvia | Circle Players | ||
| Steve Mintz (Producer) & Frank Avellino (Director) | Doubt | Bergen County Players | ||
| Loren Manheimer (Producer) & Jon Heron (Director) | Amadeus | Circle Players | ||
| OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL |
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| Lois Dyer and Phyllis Meranus (Producer) & Patrick Starega (Director) | Seussical | Livingston Community Players | ||
| Liz Howard (Producer) & Becky Randazzo (Director) | Urinetown | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Rita Greco (Producer) & Howard Whitmore (Director) | The Wiz | Mystic Vision Players | ||
| Carmela and Kenneth Wolosz (Producers) & Kurt Stelzenmueller (Director) | The Producers | Smiling Rhino | ||
| John Maurer, Diana Gilman Maurer and Dan Maurer (Producers) & John Maurer (Director) | Man Of LaMancha | Maurer Productions OnStage | ||
| Jan Topoleski, Strand Ventures (Producer) & Gina Lupi (Director) |
Little Women | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Richard Hennessy (Producer) & Bob Cline (Director) | A Christmas Carol | Chatham Community Players | ||
| OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY |
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| Jeff Caplan | Of Mice and Men | South Street Players | ||
| Eric Rolland | The Odd Couple | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Rich Maloy |
On Golden Pond | Chester Theater Group | ||
| John Correll | The Odd Couple | Villagers Theater | ||
| Jeff Ronan | The Mystery of Irma Vep | Edison Valley Playhouse | ||
| Robert Mackasek | Death of a Salesman | Westfield Community Players | ||
| Ed Farrel | Biloxi Blues | Road Company Theater Group | ||
| OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL |
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| Ryan Mulholland | The Wizard of Oz | Our Gang Players | ||
| Matt Reher | Oklahoma | Broadway Theater of Pitman | ||
| Matt Burns | A Christmas Carol | Chatham Community Players | ||
| Jacob Porter | The Rocky Horror Show | Cheng/Ferrara Productions | ||
| Christopher Pica |
Blood Brothers | NENA Productions Theater Project | ||
| Frank Todisco | The Producers | Smiling Rhino | ||
| Brian Hall | Urinetown | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY |
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| Beth Gleason | Drop Dead | Hexagon Players | ||
| Sheila Harding | The Trip to Bountiful | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Sheila Harding | The Trip to Bountiful | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Catherine Rowe |
The Clean House | Circle Players | ||
| Eileen Waite | On Golden Pond | Chester Theater Group | ||
| Joyce Porter | The Clean House | Circle Players | ||
| Tracey Fama | California Suite | Chatham Community Players | ||
| Tracey Fama | Plaza Suite | Somerset Valley Players | ||
| OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL |
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| Lynne Truex | Mame | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Tina Kaye | Into The Woods | Edison Valley Playhouse | ||
| Michaela Alyse Tomcho | The Rocky Horror Show | Cheng/Ferrara Productions | ||
| Jessica Berger |
Little Woman | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Michelle Grobert | Beauty and the Beast | JCC Metrowest | ||
| Andrea Brooks | Side Show | Nine Theatricals | ||
| Laura Marie Rondinella | Seussical | Livingston Community Players | ||
| OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY |
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| Adrian Stein | 12 Angry Men | Circle Players | ||
| Shaka Malik | Tales From The Porch | Circle Players | ||
| Roger Dornbierer | 12 Angry Men | Circle Players | ||
| Jon Heron | The Clean House | Circle Players | ||
| Jon Heron |
Tales from the Porch | Circle Players | ||
| Jack Rosmarin | Catch Me If You Can | Center Players of Freehold | ||
| Rupert Ravens | The Odd Couple (Female) | Somerset Valley Players | ||
| OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL |
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| Eric Harper | Into The Woods | Edison Valley Playhouse | ||
| Sean Finnerty | Beauty and the Beast | JCC Metrowest | ||
| Robert Farruggia | The King and I | Playful Theater | ||
| Jeff Price | Summer, The Prequel | Starving Artist | ||
| Bryan Mead |
A Chorus Line | Road Company Theater Group | ||
| Howard Whitmore | Seussical | Livingston Community Players | ||
| Matthew Rae | Summer, The Prequel | Starving Artist | ||
| OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY |
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| Ashley Stuart | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Kelsey Theatre & Pinworth Productions | ||
| Tracey Randinelli | The Trip to Bountiful | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Corinne Chandler |
The Trip to Bountiful | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Cathy Zouves-Wroebel | Tales from the Porch | Circle Players | ||
| Cathy Zouves-Wroebel | The Clean House | Circle Players | ||
| Christine Peltz | The Graduate | The Collaborative Act Studio | ||
| Denise Hickson | Drop Dead | Hexagon Players | ||
| OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL |
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| Rollin Gardner | The Full Monty | Bergen County Players | ||
| Alyson Cohen | The Full Monty | Bergen County Players | ||
| Allison Acquafredda | Urinetown | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Larissa Adamczyk, Marie Dunn, Carmela Wolosz & Dianna Angelli | Joseph… | St Catherines of Bologna | ||
| Christie Leigh Carver | Blood Brothers | NENA Productions Theater Project | ||
| Gina Lupi |
Mame | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Suzanne Houston | A Christmas Carol | Chatham Community Players | ||
| OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE ACTOR IN A PLAY |
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| Alan Kendall | The Trip to Bountiful | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Kyle Lee Green | The Graduate | The Collaborative Act Studio | ||
| Evan Blank | The Trip to Bountiful | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Gary Lawson | The Graduate | The Collaborative Act Studio | ||
| Tom Hodge | Inherit The Wind | Chatham Community Players | ||
| Paul Bettys |
Drop Dead | Hexagon Players | ||
| Steve Lemenille | Fools | Westfield Community Players | ||
| OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL |
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| Clifton Lewis | The Melody Lingers On | Bergen County Players | ||
| Tim Larsen | The Melody Lingers On | Bergen County Players | ||
| Jeff Caplan | Blood Brothers | NENA Productions Theater Project | ||
| Sam Olgilvie | Seussical | Chatham Community Players | ||
| Greg Hedler |
Urinetown | Cranford Dramatic Club | ||
| Howard Fischer | A Christmas Carol | Chatham Community Players | ||
| Larry Kadish | The Full Monty | Bergen County Players | ||
| OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE ACTRESS IN A PLAY |
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| Lee Klause | Biloxi Blues | Road Company Theater Group | ||
| Jennifer Marvel | Jake’s Women | First Avenue Playhouse | ||
| Teresa Von den Steinen | Angel Street | Somerset Valley Players | ||
| Lauren Muraski | Drop Dead | Hexagon Players | ||
| Jennifer Iacobino | Up The Down Staircase | Performance with Passion Players | ||
| Christine Peltz |
Summer and Smoke | The Collaborative Act Studio | ||
| Debbie O’Brien | Men Are Dogs | First Avenue Playhouse | ||
| OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL |
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| Dani Tuci-Juraga | The Rocky Horror Show | Cheng/Ferrara Productions | ||
| Stephanie Venanzi | The Fantasticks | Pennington Players | ||
| Leanne Weiss | Joseph… | St Catherines of Bologna | ||
| Amy LaPosa | Leader of the Pack | Villagers Theater | ||
| Megan Taylor |
The Melody Lingers On | Bergen County Players | ||
| Victoria Edwards | The Full Monty | Bergen County Players | ||
| Cherisse Bonefort | The Wiz | Mystic Vision Players | ||
| OUTSTANDING YOUTH ACTOR IN A PLAY |
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| Will Kervick | Ordinary People | Performance with Passion Players | ||
| Jason Almerini | Up The Down Staircase | Performance with Passion Players | ||
| Will Hemp | Ordinary People | Performance With Passion Players | ||
| Matt Brown | Ordinary People | Performance with Passion Players | ||
| Tommy Kouten |
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Somerset Valley Players | ||
| Ben Shutman | The History Boys | Performance With Passion Players | ||
| Jack Babnew | The History Boys | Performance With Passion Players | ||
| OUTSTANDING YOUTH ACTOR IN A MUSICAL |
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| Joey Rosner | Seussical | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Alex Maizus | The Full Monty | Bergen County Players | ||
| Colin Brown |
Beauty and the Beast | Showkids Invitational Theater | ||
| Jake Shatsky | Seussical | Main Street Theater Company | ||
| Brandon Contreras | Seussical | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Jared Blum | Oliver | Center Drama | ||
| Jeremy Miller | Beauty and the Beast | Showkids Invitational Theater | ||
| OUTSTANDING YOUTH ACTRESS IN A PLAY |
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| Katie Woltornist | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Somerset Valley Players | ||
| Lucy McGrath | The Bishops Wife | Performance with Passion Players | ||
| Jennifer Iacobino | Up The Down Staircase | Over The Rainbow Productions | ||
| Taylor Bera | To Kill A Mockingbird | Main Street Theater Company | ||
| Olivia Haleblian | Wait Until Dark | Chatham Community Players | ||
| Caroline Scott |
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Somerset Valley Players | ||
| Jaylon Kurt | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Somerset Valley Players | ||
| OUTSTANDING YOUTH ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL |
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| Liane Zielinski | Beauty and the Beast | Showkids Invitational Theater | ||
| Heidi Friese | Beauty and the Beast | Showkids Invitational Theater | ||
| Jade Adebo | Aida | Villagers Theater | ||
| Arden Walker |
Little Women | Strand Theater Ensemble | ||
| Maggie Bera | Once An Angel | Main Street Theater Company | ||
| Lauren Fivek | Beauty and the Beast | Showkids Invitational Theater | ||
| Amanda Scacco | Joseph… | St Catherines of Bologna | ||
| OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL |
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| Ricky Franco, Marge Franco, Natalie Nachimson, Emily Pacitto, Lia Sprechini, Gonzalo Valencia (Producers and Authors) & Ricky Franco (Director) | Once Upon A Time | Cherry Blossom Players | ||
| Nick Montesanno and Arnold Texiera (Producers) & Nick Montesano (Director) |
Summer, The Prequel | Starving Artist | ||
| Robert Weinstein (Producer) & Anthony Greco (Director) | Into The Words | Spotlight Productions | ||
| Rich Wilenberg (Producer) & Jay Mills (Director) | Vaudeville III | Enchanted Players | ||
| Joseph Schreck Jr. (Producer and Director) | Escape 2009 in Concert | Blue State Productions | ||
| Joe Bagnole (Producer) & Donna Jeanne (Director) | 20 Years of Musical Memories | First Avenue Playhouse | ||
| Roseann Ruggiero (Producer) & Mary Saarmann (Director) | Home for the Holidays | Chester Theater Group | ||
| OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF AN ORIGINAL PLAY |
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| Joe Bagnole (Producer), Bob Mira (Director), Erika Bertoli (Author) | Pot Luck | First Avenue Playhouse | ||
| Joe Bagnole (Producer), Joe Simonelli (Author/Director) | With This Ring | First Avenue Playhouse | ||
| Arthur Waldman (Producer), Arthur Waldman (Director), Gary Shaffer (Author) | Bases Loaded | Ocean County College Theater Company | ||
| Circle Players (Producer), Pete Barry, John P. Dowgin, J. Michael Deangelis, Serena Hally, Catherine Zouves-Wrobel (Authors and Directors) |
Tales From the Porch | Circle Players | ||
| Mike Schwartz, Debbie Schwartz, Frank Van Syckel (Producers), Stephen Hirsekorn (Director), Frank Van Syckel Author | You Can’t Say That | Performance With Passion Players | ||
| Mike and Debbie Schwartz (Producers), Dave McGrath (Author and Director) | The Bishop’s Wife | Performance With Passion Players | ||
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2009 Perry Award Nominations
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