2016 PERRY AWARD NOMINEES & WINNERS
Congratulations to the 2016 Perry Award Winners! Winners for each category are noted in bold.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Jerry Hurley
David P. McMenemie Award
Roz Wroblewski
Community Theater of the Year
The Road Company
Outstanding Stage Manager of A Play
Shannon Rivers
Miracle on 34th Street
Somerset Valley Players
Outstanding Stage Manager of A Musical
Justin Meek
In The Heights
The Road Company
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play
Elyse Halloran
In Love And Warcraft
Circle Players
Suzanne Wengryn
The Musician Comedy Murders Of 1940
Villagers Theatre
M. Kitty Getlik
The Diary Of Anne Frank
Pennington Players
Shawn McGovern
Our Town
Cumberland Community College
Tim Cary
Fences
Villagers Theatre
Richard Hennessy
August: Osage County
Chatham Players
Judi Parrish
Around The World In 80 Days
Maurer Productions Onstage
Zach Pizza
Big River
InterAct Productions
Mark Reilly
American Idiot
Cranford Dramatic Club
Erin Tayoor
Billy Elliot
Hexagon Players
Julian Denison and Barry deVersterre
Me And My Girl
Skit
Caitlin Dubois
Shrek
The Off-Broadstreet Players
Steve Pracillio and Lauri Hudson
In The Heights
The Road Company
Dan Schulze
Blood Brothers
Villagers Theatre
Outstanding Sound Design of a Play
Judi Parrish
The Musical Comedy Murders Of 1940
Villagers Theatre
Marc Rogol
A Few Good Men
Playhouse 22
Adam Wolff
August: Osage County
PinnWorth Productions
John Dowgin
Dinner With Friends
Circle Players
Jerome Arthur John
Fences
Villagers Theatre
Paul Kaytes
In Love And Warcraft
Circle Players
Scott Coumbe
Our Town
Cumberland Community College
Timothy James, Tim O’Neill, Jose Gonzalez
American Idiot
Fearless Productions
Andy Gordaniere
Blood Brothers
Villagers Theatre
Alyssa Orbaczewshi, Mark Kozachyn
Jekyll & Hyde
The Road Company
Thomas Newman
Me And My Girl
Skit
Monica Alia
1776
Playhouse 22
Jonny Dive
Billy Elliot
Hexagon Players
Pat De Fusco
Aida
Haddonfield Plays & Players
Outstanding Costume Design of a Play
Lauren Wood, Bamby
Boeing Boeing
Somerset Valley Players
Bernice Garfield Zita, Jill Zarta
A Doll’s House
Center Players Freehold
Beth Koperwhats
A Few Good Men
Playhouse 22
Anthony Remer and John M. Maurer
Around The World In 80 Days
Maurer Productions Onstage
Kalinda Solomon
In Love And Warcraft
Circle Players
Brooke Luciano
Our Town
Cumberland Community College
Sally M. Page
The Diary of Ann Frank
Pennington Players
Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical
Sue Tackacs and Derek Alfano
1776
Playhouse 22
Kathy Mulvaney, Lorraine Brown, Tami Burton, Penny Chandler, Angela Dineen
Mary Poppins
Brick Children’s Community Theatre
Cheryl Galante, Christina Kirk
Spamalot
Chatham Players
Elayne Wishart and Zita Geoffroy-Heinz
I Do! I Do!
Edison Valley Playhouse
Nicole Lukaitis, Roxanne Paul, Kristin Foreman
Aida
Haddonfield Plays & Players
Ruth Rittman, Michele Rittman, Koren Zander and Donna Reed
The Addams Family
Playful Theatre Productions
Lois Steves, Kristin Gallagher, Sue Hostler
Me And My Girl
Skit
Outstanding Properties of a Play
Diana Gilman Maurer and John Maurer
Around The World In 80 Days
Maurer Productions Onstage
Tish Lum, Kate Pierce
August: Osage County
Chatham Players
Jim Petro
August: Osage County
PinnWorth Productions
Diane Teichman
Dinner With Friends
Circle Players
Timothy James
Fences
Villagers Theatre
Diane Teichman
In Love And Warcraft
Circle Players
Emily Russoniello
The Musical Comedy Murders Of 1940
Villagers Theatre
Outstanding Properties of a Musical
Denise Lallier
Jekyll & Hyde
The Road Company
Marisa Procopio
1776
Playhouse 22
Linda Conover
Billy Elliot
Hexagon Players
Corrine Chandler
Blood Brothers
Villagers Theatre
Rich Monteiro, Zuta Geoffroy-Heinz, Bernard J. Solomon
I Do! I Do!
Edison Valley Playhouse
Denise Lallier
In The Heights
The Road Company
Kate Pierce, Tish Lum
Spamalot
Chatham Players
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play
Andrea Sickler, Roy Pancirov, Bob Lucasik
August: Osage County
Chatham Players
Bernice Garfield Zita
Crossing Delancey
Center Players Freehold
Kevern Cameron, Stephen Catron
Doubt
Chester Theatre Group
John M. Maurer, Emily Russoniello, Jeff Canter
Around The World In 80 Days
Maurer Productions Onstage
Kevin Hoovler, Laura Byrne-Cristiano
Light Up The Sky
Studio Players
Roy Pancirov
Superior Donuts
The Summit Playhouse
Bree Guell
Picnic
Villagers Theatre
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical
Nicholas Clarey
Big River
InterAct Productions
Dorothy Bitetto
1776
Playhouse 22
Brian Remo, Hannah Smythe
American Idiot
Fearless
Chris Abott, Megan Ferentinos, Alan Van Antwerp
American Idiot
Cranford Dramatic Club
Barry deVersterre, Chris Brynildsen, Amy Whitmore
Me And My Girl
Skit
Bob Lukasik, Roy Pancirov
Spamalot
Chatham Players
Bryan Schendinger
The Addams Family
Playful Theatre Productions
Me And My Girl
Skit
Bernard J. Solomon
I Do! I Do!
Edison Valley Playhouse
Elizabeth Piccoli
Billy Elliot
Hexagon Players
Heather Campagno
Mary Poppins
Brick Children’s Community Theatre
Jennifer Williams
Spamalot
Chatham Players
John P. Stephan
Shrek
The Off-Broadstreet Players
Patrick Starega and Phil Solomon
American Idiot
Fearless Production
Outstanding Music Direction
Bruce De La Cruz
American Idiot
Fearless Productions
Patrick Phillips
Spamalot
Chatham Players
Heather Campanga
Mary Poppins
Brick Children’s Community Theatre
Mark Mc Gee
I Do! I Do!
Edison Valley Playhouse
Rory Chalcraft
Blood Brothers
Villagers Theatre
Holland Jancaitis
Big River
InterAct Productions
Raymond Zipf
1776
Playhouse 22
Todd Bennington
Boeing Boeing
Somerset Valley Players
John M. Maurer
Around The World In 80 Days
Maurer Productions Onstage
Jeffrey Fiorello
August: Osage County
Chatham Players
Judi Parrish
Diary Of Anne Frank
Pennington Players
Kevern Cameron
Doubt
Chester Theatre
Jerome Arthur John
Fences
Villagers Theatre
Jim Walsh
Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf
Fearless Productions
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Nicholas Clarey
Big River
InterAct Productions
Zita Jeffrey-Heinz
I Do! I Do!
Edison Valley Playhouse
Patrick Starega
American Idiot
Fearless
Mary Lynn Dobson
1776
Playhouse 22
Marie Fiorello
Blood Brothers
Villagers Theatre
James Mosser
Spamalot
Chatham Players
Frank Borrelli
The Last Five Years
Defining Moments Theater Company
Outstanding Production of a Play
Producer: John M. Maurer and Diana Gillman Maurer
Director: John M. Maurer
Around The World In 80 Days
Maurer Productions Onstage
Producer: Chris Furlong, Bob Denmark
Director: Jeffrey Fiorello
August:Osage County
Chatham Players
Producer: Stephen Catron
Director: Kevern Cameron
Doubt
Chester Theatre Group
Producer and Director: Deborah Bradshaw
Our Town
Cumberland County Community College
Producer: Sally M. Page
Director: Judi Parrish
The Diary Of Anne Frank
Pennington Players
Producer: Lou Stalsworth, Kate Pinner
Director: Lou Stalsworth
August:Osage County
PinnWorth Productions
Producer: Andy Gordaniere
Director: Jerome Arthur John
Fences
Villagers Theatre
Producers: Adam Neary, Peter Riga, and Jay Sundell
Director: Mary Lynn Dobson
1776
Playhouse 22
Producer: Richard Monteiro
Director: Zita Geoffroy-Heinz
I Do! I Do!
Edison Valley Playhouse
Producer: Brian Remo
Director: Patrick Starega
American Idiot
Fearless Productions
Producer: Gina Buongiomo
Director: Patrick Mahn
Billy Elliot
Hexagon Players
Producers: Diane Lehnert, Carolyn B. Newman
Director: Thomas Newman
Me And My Girl
Skit
Producer: Lauri Hudson
Director: Susan Baldino Jones
Jekyll & Hyde
The Road Company
Producers: Donna Kimberlin, Roz Wroblewski
Director: Marie Fiorello
Blood Brothers
Villagers Theatre
Garrett Gaallinot
Boeing Boeing
Somerset Valley Players
Ted Wrigley
Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf
Fearless Productions
Matthew Cassidy
Arsenic & Old Lace
M&M Productions
Eric McDonough
Arsenic & Old Lace
M&M Productions
Dan Keyser
Around The World In 80 Days
Maurer Productions Onstage
Dale Monroe
Doubt
Chester Theatre Group
Christopher Patti
Boeing Boeing
Somerset Valley Players
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
J. Marshall Evans
Big River
InterAct Productions
Craig M. Tiede
I Do! I Do!
Edison Valley Playhouse
Drew Cyburt
The Wild Party
Fearless Productions
Matthew Muccigrossi
Mary Poppins
Yardley Players
Michael Schiumo
1776
Playhouse 22
Peter Horn
Spamalot
Chatham Players
Robert Nicholson
Billy Elliot
Hexagon Players
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Liza Harris
August: Osage County
Chatham Players
Diane Gilch
Doubt
Chester Theatre Group
Diane Parker
Fences
Villagers Theatre
Elena Marie Chalcraft
Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
Main Street Theatre Company
Judi Laganga
August: Osage County
Chatham Players
Kate Daley
The Actor’s Nightmare/Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All
InterAct Productions
Lynn Langone
Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
Fearless Productions
Shannon Doyle
The Addams Family
Playful Theatre Productions
Monique Bosrock
Billy Elliot
Hexagon Players
Jennie Knackstedt
Jekyll & Hyde
The Road Company
Brittany Dolinar
The Last Five Years
Defining Moments Theater Company
Denise Jobes
Blood Brothers
Villagers Theatre
Cat Tierney
The Addams Family
Playful Theatre Productions
Joelle Moses
Dreamgirls
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play
Kurt Penney
Around The World In 80 Days
Maurer Productions Onstage
Peter Reimann
A Few Good Men
Playhouse 22
Mike Burdick
Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf
Fearless Productions
Frederick J. Philip, Jr.
Fences
Villagers Theatre
Fred Dennehey
A Few Good Men
Playhouse 22
Bob Mackasek
August: Osage County
Chatham Players
Axel Carrion
A Few Good Men
Playhouse 22
Christopher Patt`i
Boeing Boeing
Somerset Valley Players
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
Joseph Laurino
Spamalot
Chatham Players
Trevor Jones
Big River
InterAct Productions
Sean Casey
Jekyll & Hyde
The Road Company
Roger Dornbierer
1776
Playhouse 22
Mike Patierno
Spamalot
Chatham Players
Chris Learn
Big River
InterAct Productions
Chip Prestera
Spamalot
Chatham Players
Brendan Joel Bartlett
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Old Library Theatre
Shawna Lagan
Boeing Boeing
Somerset Valley Players
Susie Spiedel
August: Osage County
Chatham Players
Laurie Hardy
Boeing Boeing
Somerset Valley Players
Jackie Jacobi
Doubt
Chester Theatre Group
Cynthia Smith Barry
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Old Library Theatre
Brittany Haydock
Last Of The Red Hot Lovers
Teaneck New Theatre
Anamaria Kalet
Lost In Yonkers
Playhouse 22
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
Jaimie McMillan
The Addams Family
Playful Theatre Productions
Stacy Morin
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Old Library Theatre
Madison Washer
The Wild Party
Fearless
Lori Quann
Billy Elliot
Hexagon Players
Jo Ellen Miller Burton
1776
Playhouse 22
Ingrid Perez-Martin
In The Heights
The Road Company
Gina Clavelli
Billy Elliot
Hexagon Players
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Seth Newfield
Hamlet
Fearless Productions
Peter Sauer
August: Osage County
PinnWorth Productions
Darren Tolentino
A Few Good Men
Playhouse 22
Malek Abdul-Khaalig
Fences
Villagers Theatre
Gus Ibranyi
August: Osage County
Chatham Playhouse
Lawrence Jackson
Fences
Villagers Theatre
Ross Pohling
Veronica’s Room
Westfield Community Players
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Ethan Lynch
1776
Playhouse 22
Howard Fischer
Spamalot
Chatham Players
Dwight Merritt
Blood Brothers
Villagers Theatre
Carlos Barrera
In The Heights
The Road Company
Armando Mendez
Jekyll & Hyde
The Road Company
Jarrod Scott
Dreamgirls
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
Peter Sauer
The Fantastiks
PinnWorth Productions
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Brittaney Duhaney
Big River
InterAct Productions
Meka Ward
Dreamgirls
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
Lisa Sudfield
Blood Brothers
Villagers Theatre
Katie Hilosky
Blood Brothers
Villagers Theatre
Debbie Lingel
1776
Playhouse 22
Ashley Seldon
Aida
Old Library Theatre
April Lindley
Jekyll & Hyde
The Road Company
Tasha R. Williams
Doubt
Chester Theatre Group
Victoria Waumans
Hurley Burley
Fearless Productions
Terry Sturtevant
Superior Donuts
The Summit Playhouse
Sky Spiegel Monroe
August: Osage County
Chatham Players
Kristina Hernandez
Hurley Burley
Fearless Productions
Julia Valentine
Lend Me A Tenor
Edison Valley Playhouse
Joan Hoffman
Lend Me A Tenor
Edison Valley Playhouse
Outstanding Youth Actor in a Play
Evan Braasch
The Diary Of Anne Frank
Pennington Players
Gabriel Amaroso
Rabbit Hole
Edison Valley Playhouse
James Jones
Eye Of God
Circle Players
Joey Kalet
Lost In Yonkers
Playhouse 22
Rupert Muson
The Actor’s Nightmare/Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All
InterAct Productions
Ryan Gordon
Lost In Yonkers
Playhouse 22
Samuel Moffett
A Christmas Carol
Playhouse 22
Outstanding Youth Actor in a Musical
Parker Fullmore
Billy Elliot
Hexagon Players
Will Ehren
Big River
InterAct Productions
Justin Lopez
Me And My Girl
Skit
Dominik Faruolo
Mary Poppins
Brick Children’s Community Theatre
Bobby Becht
Billy Elliot
Hexagon Players
Avery Stoker
Me And My Girl
Skit
Andrew Plinio
Me And My Girl
Skit
Outstanding Youth Actress in a Play
Isabel Kinney
The Diary Of Anne Frank
Pennington Players
Heaven Michelle McCoy
Fences
Villagers Theatre
Mackenzie Miller
Vanya And Sonia And Masha And Spike
Dover Little Theatre
Madelyn Barocy
Picnic
Villagers Theatre
Marissa Marciano
A Christmas Carol
Playhouse 22
Phoebe Hall
A Christmas Carol
Playhouse 22
Paige Whitmore
Me And My Girl
Skit
Courtney Bulger
The Drowsy Chaperone
Aspire Performing Arts Company
Juliana Grillo
Me And My Girl
Skit
Kate Landino
Little Women
Porchlight Productions
Marissa DeVeau
Mary Poppins
Brick Children’s Community Theatre
Melissa Gaeta Montijo
Annie Warbucks
Park Players
Nadia Nale
Annie Warbucks
Park Players
Outstanding Production of an Original Musical
Producer: David Maglione and Howard Whitmore
Director: Mikaela Kafka
Playwright: David Maglione
Wendy’s Shadow
Mystic Vision Players
Producer: Ryan and Jenn Pifher
Director: Ryan Pifher
Playwright: Jon Provan
Cracked
Porchlight Productions
Producer: Joseph Schreck, Jr. and Denise Pannullo
Director: Joseph Schreck, Jr.
Broadway Backwards
St. Phillips Players
Producer: Tim Timbrook
Director & Playwright: Lawrence Francis
Luv Tugs
The Daress Theatre
Producer: Brendon Joel Bartlett
Director: Mollie Gash
Sing Me A Story
Old Library Theatre
Producer: Christine Knitel, Dawn Green
Director: Christine Knitel
Summer Lovin’
St. Anne Stages
Outstanding Production of an Original Play
Producer: Joe Bagnole
Director & Playwright: Eric Hackler
I, Suspect
First Avenue Playhouse
Producer: Fearless Productions
Director & Playwright: Mike Sokol
Horshoes
Fearless Productions
Producers: Bob Denmark
Directors: Lyn Polan, Arnold Buchane, Scott Baird,
Kimberly Jackson, Kevern Cameron, Joann Scanlon
Playwrights: Ralph Greco, Karen JP Howes, Kimberly Jackson,
John AC Kennedy, Nicole
Jersey Voices
Chatham Players
Producer: Fearless Productions
Director: Jerry Appel
Playwright: Jared Kelner
A Promise To Your Mother
Fearless Productions