2009 Perry Nominees and Winners
| OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN FOR A PLAY (Tie) | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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) | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 MUSICA | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | & |