2008 Perry Nominees and Winners
| Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play | ||
| Nick Barter/Richard Stenken | It’s a Wonderful Life | Leonia |
| M. Kitty Getlik | Driving Miss Daisy | Maurer Productions OnStage |
| Donna Glasser/Nick Montesano | Suddenly Last Summer | Nena |
| Kevin Gunther | Of Mice & Men | Sayreville |
| Richard Hennessy | Crimes of the Heart | Chatham |
| Bob Murray | Born Yesterday | Westfield |
| Mark Reilly | To Kill A Mockingbird | CDC |
| Allan Steward | Cuckoos Nest | Bergen County Players |
| Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical | ||
| Julia Denison | High School Musical | SKIT |
| Deanna M Ford | Peter Pan | Strand |
| Ellen Fraker Glasscock | 1776 | Chester |
| Ellen Fraker Glasscock | The Baker’s Wife | Chester |
| Richard Hennessy | Little Women | Chatham |
| Nick Montesano | Into the Woods | NENA |
| Mark Reilly | Sumer of ’42 | CDC |
| Tony Siniscalco | Suessical | Hexagon Players |
| Outstanding Sound Design | ||
| Matt Burns | Little Women | Chatham |
| Bill Bourke | Peter Pan | Strand |
| Bill Chamis | Summer of ’42 | CDC |
| Liz Kulig/John Calabrese/ Steve Clem | The Odd Couple | Corpus Christi |
| Mark Lamhut/Mary Beth Wilson | Children of a Lesser God | Center Players |
| Dan Maurer | Driving Miss Daisy | Maurer Productions OnStage |
| Nick Montesano/Arnold Texeira | Cabaret | NENA |
| Joseph Schreck, Jr | Falsettos | Blue State Productions |
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Play | ||
| Pat Bain/Bunny Mateosian/Joanne Misha | Lend Me A Tenor | Bergen County Players |
| Kathy Bien/Colleen DeFelice | Children of a Lesser God | Center Players |
| David Clarke | Of Mice & Men | Sayreville |
| Diana Gilman Maurer | Driving Miss Daisy | Maurer Productions OnStage |
| Jim Parks Jr | King Lear | Circle |
| Kathy Ruskin/Beverly Wand | Crimes of the Heart | Chatham |
| Debby Schwartz/Nancy Nuccio | Stage Door | Perf. With Passion Players |
| Francesca Stokes/Bob Shindle/Lilly Rivera Kathy Wallace | The Odd Couple | Corpus Christie |
| Barbara Vansavage | 12 Angry Jurors | ACT IV |
| Annette Winter | The Good Doctor | Enchanted Players |
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical | ||
| Cathy Cohane/Liz Howard/Patricia Pineda | Oklahoma | CDC |
| Marilyn Dickholtz | Beauty & the Beast | Marlboro |
| Fran Harrison | Little Women | Chatham |
| Penny Hoadley | The Baker’s Wife | Chester |
| Joanne Livelli/Mark Montalbano/Julia Heaney/Pat Phillips/Carol Fisher-Gertner | You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown | Leonia |
| Peter Mussared | Into the Woods | NENA |
| Jacquie Revier | Scrooge | Strand |
| Ruth Rittman | 3 Penny Opera | Pierrot Productions |
| Ruth Rittman | Clue | Yardley |
| Cathy Sobeck | Carousel | Studio 13 |
| Lois Steeves | High School Musical | SKIT |
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | ||
| Ellen Fraker Glasscock | The Baker’s Wife | Chester |
| Lois Dyer & Phyllis Meranus | Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Livingston |
| Donna Glasser, Nick Montonesano & Arnold Teixeira |
Into the Woods | NENA |
| Elizabeth Howard | Summer of ’42 | Cranford Dramatic Club |
| Mara Lindstrom | Little Women | Chatham |
| John M. Maurer, Dan Maurer & Diana Gilman Maurer |
Singin’ in the Rain | Maurer Production OnStage |
| Carolyn B Newman | High School Musical | SKIT |
| Joseph Schreck, Jr | Falsettos | Blue State Production |
| Jan Topoleski | Peter Pan | Strand |
| Outstanding Production of an Original Musical | ||
| Kenneth G. Craddox | Lover of My Soul | Bishop Kids |
| Joseph Conklin/John Fiorenza/Patrick R. Noble | A Night at Tonys | Park Players |
| Ricky Franco/Gonzalu Valencia/Tony Greco/Barbara Greco Brady | A night with Jason Robert Brown | Cherry Blossom |
| Nick Montesano/Arnold Teixeira | Summer Summer Too | Starving Artists |
| Bryan Ramirezold Teixeira | Say Yes to Life | Trinity Theatrical |
| Khy Garner/Letitia D. Townes | Twisted Broadway | Holman Theater Co |
| Carmela & Kenneth Wolosz | Rumpelstiltskin | Smiling Rhino |
| Outstanding Production of a Play | ||
| John Maurer, Dan Maurer & Diana Gilman-Maurer |
Driving Miss Daisy | Maurer Productions OnStage |
| Ethan Addes & Michele Roth | Cuckoos Nest | Bergan County Players |
| Stephanie Bazzanella & Joanne Bell | Lend me a Tenor | Bergan County Players |
| Angela Cozzi & Dori Persson | It’s a Wonderful Life | Leonia |
| Chris Furlong | Crimes of the Heart | Chatham |
| Mark Lamhut | Children of a Lesser God | Center Players |
| Joyce Porter | The Pillowman | Circle |
| Bernice Woldman | Lost in Yonkers | Circle |
| OUTSTANDING PLAY LEAD ACTOR | ||
| Allwyn L Baskin | Driving Miss Daisy | Maurer Productions OnStage |
| Christopher Chadonnet | Children of a Lesser God | Center Players |
| Gian Carlo Durland | Of Mice and Men | Sayreville |
| Phillip Emeott | The Foreigner | Hudson Theater Ens |
| Michael Gallagher | A Christmas Carol | Circle |
| Rich Kaz | Bang Bang Your Dead | OCC |
| Art Murray | Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf | Radburn |
| Jack Pignatello | Odd Couple | Corpus Christie |
| Joe Riley | Lend me a Tenor | BCP |
| OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY | ||
| Eve Connolly | Driving Miss Daisy | Maurer Productions OnStage |
| Donna Jeanne | The Gin Game | 1st Ave |
| Julie Jin | Alls Well that Ends Well | Nutley Little Theater |
| Lynn Lagnone | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Summit |
| Camille L. Lorello | Children of a Lesser God | Center Players |
| Blaire O’Leary | Suddenly Last Summer | NENA |
| Natalie Lynn Markevich | Stage Door | Perf with Passion Players |
| Sammantha McClaughlin | Molly Sweeney | OCC |
| Cathy Zouves Wrobel | Lost in Yonkers | Circle |
| OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY | ||
| Leon Acosta | Lost in Yonkers | Circle |
| John Boucher | Over the River..Woods | Act IV |
| Thom Korner | To Kill a Mockingbird | CDC |
| James Lesko | It’s a Wonderful Life | Leonia |
| Frank Magnasco | The Foreigner | Hudson Theatre Ens |
| David Nea | The Pillowman | Circle |
| Rich Ruymen | Odd Couple | Corpus Christie |
| David Spangler | Molly Sweeney | OCC |
| OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY | ||
| Helen Boyadjian | Lend me a Tenor | BCP |
| Tina Kaye | Noises Off | Strand |
| Natalie Lynn Markevich | The Real Inspector Hound | OCC |
| Donna Petito | Playboy of the Western World | Circle |
| Mary Quinn | The Uninvited | Westfield |
| Catherine Rowe | A Christmas Carol | Circle |
| Lois Sharrott | A Clean House | Chester |
| Terry Sturtevant | Arsenic & Old Lace | Villagers |
| OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE ACTOR IN A PLAY (Tie) | ||
| John Bertrand | You Can’t Take it with you | TLC |
| Ron Ceglia | Moon over Buffalo | Smiling Rhino |
| Hunter Lerma | Lend me a Tenor | Teaneck |
| Tony Milillo | Stage Door | Perf with Passion Players |
| Dale Monrie Jr | The Glass Menagerie | Dover Little Theater |
| Matt Murphy | MacBeth | ATC |
| Eric O’Connell | Heidi Chronicles | Leonia |
| Brandon Zoppi | Stage Door | Perf with Passion Players |
| OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE ACTRESS IN A PLAY | ||
| Lori Dahlberg | Peter Pan | Villagers |
| Sara Farley | Moon Over Buffalo | Sketch |
| Jean Marie Garver | Lend me a Tenor | BCP |
| Kristen Hariton | You Can’t take it With you | TLC |
| Robin Mandalakis | Lost in Yonkers | Circle |
| Beatriz Esteban Messina | Moon Over Buffalo | Teaneck |
| Morgan Nichols | MacBeth | ATC |
| Morgan Nichols | MacBeth | ATC |
| Melissa Stelzenmueller | Moon Over Buffalo | Smiling Rhino |
| OUTSTANDING YOUTH ACTOR IN A PLAY | ||
| Steven Bunin | Lost in Yonkers | Circle |
| Matt Dubrow | Children of a Lesser God | Center |
| Tommy Kahg | Antigone | EVP |
| Joseph McKiernan | Don’t Drink the Water | Sayreville |
| Keith Needham | Ah Wilderness | Chatham |
| Sam Ogilvie | Lost in Yonkers | Circle |
| Jack Tomy | A Christmas Carol | Circle |
| Matt Weinstein | Brighton Beach Memoirs | Villagers |
| OUTSTANDING YOUTH ACTRESS IN A PLAY | ||
| Danielle Demaio | Ten Little Indians | Cherry Blossom |
| Rachel Hamptom | Midsummer Nights Dream | Teaneck |
| Lucy McGrath | Anne Frank & Me | Perf by Passion Players |
| Donna Missal | Brighton Beach Memoirs | Villagers |
| Messalina Morley | The Women | BCP |
| Givanna Robbins | Anne Frank & Me | Perf with Passion Players |
| Sarita Rosenstock | Wait Until Dark | Sayreville |
| Nicole Sigur | Peter Pan | Villagers |
| OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL | ||
| Andrea Brooks | Bare | Edison Valley Playhouse |
| Joan Curcio | Cabaret | NENA |
| Vicky Czarnik | Singin’ in the Rain | Maurer Productions OnStage |
| Tracey Fama | Lucky Stiff | Villagers |
| Lynn Hart | The Baker’s Wife | Chester |
| Eileen Hladky | Falsettos | Blue State |
| Amy Levine | Falsettos | Blue State |
| Jodi Freeman Maloy | Tom Foolery | Nutley |
| Melissa Rittmann | 3 Penny Opera | Pierrot |
| Amy Toporek | Falsettos | Blue State |
| Letitia Townes | Smokey Joe’s Café | Marlboro |
| OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL | ||
| John DeLos Reyes | Fame | St. Genesius |
| Bill Gaudelli | Tom Follery | Nutley |
| Steve Leshchanka | American Rapture | MVP |
| Ryan Mulholland | Mame | Our Gang |
| Jeffrey Norman | Falsettos | Blue State |
| Jeff Price | Into the Woods | NENA |
| David Romankow | Lucky Stiff | Villagers |
| Brad Sims | Little Shop… | Smiling Rhino |
| Dante Maurice Sterling | La Cage Aux Folles | Strand |
| Matthew A. Walsh | Falsettos | Blue State |
| Matthew A. Walsh | Into the Woods | NENA |
| OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL | ||
| Tara Beams | Into the Woods | NENA |
| Jessica Berger | Annie Get Your Gun | Villagers |
| Marguerite Durant | The Baker’s Wife | Chester |
| Kaye Gonzales | Joseph…Dreamcoat | Livingston |
| Nicole Farina-Machin | Singing in the Rain | Maurer Productions OnStage |
| E. Nicole Spadafino | Throroughly Modern Millie | Spotlight |
| Julie Waldman-Stiel | Little Women | Chatham |
| Wanda Toro | Summer of ’42 | CDC |
| OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL | ||
| Kevin M. Brady, Jr | Falsettos | Blue State Prod |
| Joe Caruso | Cabaret | NENA |
| Ronnie Coco | Fame | St. Genesius |
| Robert Jacobson | 1776 | Chester |
| Greg Moran | The Baker’s Wife | Chester |
| Jim Petro | Singin’ in the Rain | Maurer Productions OnStage |
| Matthew Sullivan | Suessical | Hexagon Players |
| Kenneth Wasser | Secret Garden | JCC Deal |
| OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL | ||
| Andrea Brooks | Bare | Edison Valley Playhouse |
| Joan Curcio | Cabaret | NENA |
| Vicky Czarnik | Singin’ in the Rain | Maurer Productions OnStage |
| Tracey Fama | Lucky Stiff | Villagers |
| Lynn Hart | The Baker’s Wife | Chester |
| Eileen Hladky | Falsettos | Blue State |
| Amy Levine | Falsettos | Blue State |
| Jodi Freeman Maloy | Tom Foolery | Nutley |
| Melissa Rittmann | 3 Penny Opera | Pierrot |
| Amy Toporek | Falsettos | Blue State |
| Letitia Townes | Smokey Joe’s Café | Marlboro |
| OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL | ||
| Angelo Cerrone | A Night at Tony’s | Park Players |
| Jack Curley | Oklahoma | St. Anne’s Stages |
| Don Gehan | 1776 | Chester |
| Ryan Goodale | Bare | Edison Valley Players |
| Eric Knitel | Smokey Joe’s Café | St Anne’s Stages |
| Ray Murphy | Singin’ in the Rain | Maurer Productions OnStage |
| Sean Openshaw | Cabaret | NENA |
| Arnoldo Ortiz | Smokey Joe’s Café | Marlboro |
| Matthew Rea | Summer Summer Too | Starving Artists |
| Gonzalo Vaencia | TV Theme Concert | Cherry Blossom |
| Nick Zarra | Say Yes to Life | Trinity |
| OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL | ||
| Daria Chasse | Say Yes to Life | Trinity |
| Ali Gleason | Smokey Joe’s Café | Marlboro |
| Ali Gleason | Summer Summer Too | Starving Artist |
| Fallon King | Little Shop of Horrors | Smiling Rhino |
| Katie Pedrini | Jekyl & Hyde | Dreamspinners |
| Jessica Pfeiffer | Lucky Stiff | Villagers |
| Evelyn Rue | A Night at Tony’s | Park Players |
| Rachel Wasser | Cabaret | NENA |
| Tanya Willis | Summer Summer Too | Starving Artist |
| Annette Winter | Rumpelstiltskin | Smiling Rhino |
| OUTSTANDING YOUTH ACTOR IN A MUSICAL | ||
| Louis Baglio | Godspell | Our Gang |
| Philip Corso | Fiddler on the Roof | Center Players Bayonne |
| Andrew DeMuro | Les Mis | Flemington |
| Zachary Infante | The Music Man | CAST |
| Thomas Kiely | Suessical | BCP |
| Joe LaVarco | Falsettos | Blue State |
| Joe LaVarco | Suessical | Hexagon Players |
| Joseph McKiernan | Twisted Broadway | Holmdel Theater Co |
| Sam Ogilvie | Summer of ’42 | CDC |
| Will Swanwick | Hign School Musical | SKIT |
| Andrew Wright | Oklahoma Jr | Enchanted Players |
| OUTSTANDING YOUTH ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL | ||
| Lauren Antiles | Les Mis | Flemington |
| Annalisa DeFlorio | Say Yes to Life | Trinity |
| Joey Greenberg | The Secret Garden | JCC Deal |
| Alyssa Kelly | A Night at Tony”s | Park Players |
| Julia Knitel | Smokey Joe’s Café | St Annes Stages |
| Alyssa LaMedica | Say Yes to Life | Trinity |
| Taylor Lockwood | Suessical | Hexagon Players |
| Mia Pafumi | The Music Man | CAST |
| Michelle Wilson | Little Women | Chatham |
| Liane Zielinski | High School Musical | SKIT |