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Riverside Theatre has been nominated for 43 Broadway World.com Awards (Orlando Region) for last season’s productions of Evita, My Fair Lady, Next To Normal, Legally Blonde, Ghost-Writer and The Last Romance.
With nominations for both professional and non-professional productions in eighteen categories, Riverside Theatre joins an impressive group of professional theaters in the Orlando region that create their own productions. All shows presented between September 2018 and August 2019 were eligible for nomination. The nominations not only cover performers on stage, but all design aspects of a show. Allen D. Cornell, Producing Artistic Director of Riverside Theatre, is one of only two directors with nominations in both the Musical and Play categories.
Theater patrons can vote for their favorite performer, production or director by going to www.broadwayworld.com/orlando/voteregion.cfm. Riverside Theatre’s nominations are under the Professional categories. Voting concludes on December 31st. Only one vote per email address. Winners will be announced in January 2020.
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Following is a list of Riverside’s nominated productions:
Nominations for Evita (11 nominations)
Best Musical
Best Director of a Musical, Marcia Milgrom Dodge
Best Actor in a Musical, Angel Lozada
Best Actress in a Musical, Natalie Cortez
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, Enrique Acevedo
Best Choreography, Marcia Milgrom Dodge
Best Musical Direction, Anne Shuttlesworth
Best Set Design, Michael Schweikardt
Best Costumes, Richard St. Clair
Best Lighting, Yael Lubetzky
Best Sound Design, Craig Beyrooti
Nominations for My Fair Lady (10 nominations)
Best Musical
Best Director of a Musical, James Brennan
Best Actor in a Musical, James Ludwig
Best Actress in a Musical, Kristen Beth Williams
Best Choreography, James Brennan
Best Musical Direction, Anne Shuttlesworth
Best Set Design, Paul Tate dePoo III
Best Costumes, Kurt Alger
Best Lighting, Julie Duro
Best Sound Design, Craig Beyrooti
Nominations for Next To Normal (8 nominations)
Best Musical
Best Director of a Musical, Allen D. Cornell
Best Actor in a Musical, Eric Kunze
Best Actress in a Musical, Judy McLane
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, Patrick Mobley
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, Isabella Stansbury
Best Musical Direction, Ken Clifton
Best Sound Design, Trevor Peters
Nominations for Legally Blonde (5 nominations)
Best Choreography, Richard Stafford
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, Elliott Styles
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, Rebecca Robbins
Best Set Design, Peter Barbieri
Best Lighting, Jack Mehler
Nominations for Ghost-Writer (5 nominations)
Best Play
Best Director of a Play, Allen D. Cornell
Best Actress in a Play, Robin Abramson
Best Supporting Actor in a Play, Brian Sutherland
Best Supporting Actress in a Play, Kim Cozort Kay
Nominations for The Last Romance (4 nominations)
Best Play
Best Actor in a Play, P.J. Benjamin
Best Actress in a Play, Louisa Flaningham
Best Supporting Actress in a Play, Andrea Gallo
Voting concludes on December 31st. Winners will be announced in January 2020.
Riverside Theatre is located at 3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32963. Riverside Theatre programs are sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Riverside Theatre is a member of the Cultural Council of Indian River County, the Indian River Chamber of Commerce, and the Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce.
