Nominations: The 2009 Wilde Awards

Best Comedy

• "The Bad Seed" – The Ringwald Theatre; Joe Bailey, director
• "Blood Bath & Beyond" – Planet Ant Theatre; Jaime Moyer, director
• "Jack Goes Boating" – Blackbird Theatre; Michael Williams, director
• "Panache" – Williamston Theatre; Suzi Regan, director
• "Panhandle Slim & The Oklahoma Kid" – The Purple Rose Theatre Company; Guy Sanville, director

Best Drama

• "Driving Miss Daisy" – BoarsHead Theater; Karen Doyle, director
• "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds" – Williamston Theatre; John Lepard, director
• "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" – Hilberry Theatre; Lavinia Hart, director
• "Rabbit Hole" – Tipping Point Theatre; Dennis E. North, director
• "Radio Golf" – Detroit Repertory Theatre; Harold Hogan, director

Best Musical or Musical Revue

• "Beyond the Rainbow" – Meadow Brook Theatre; Travis W. Walter, director
• "By Jeeves" – Meadow Brook Theatre; David Edwards, director
• "Hymn & Carol" – BoarsHead Theater; Kristine Thatcher, director
• "The Rat Pack is Back" – The Gem Theatre; Ben Lokey, director

Best Improv, Cabaret or Original Production

• "The Day Everything Went Wrong" – Performance Network Theatre; Malcolm Tulip, director
• "Go Comedy! All-Star Showdown" – Go Comedy! Improv Theater; Chris DiAngelo, artistic director
• "Sirs" – Planet Ant Theatre; Lauren Bickers, director
• "Torch With A Twist" – Cliff Bell’s; Grace Detroit, artistic director

Best Production with LGBT Themes or Characters

• Finding the Burnett Heart" – Detroit Repertory Theatre; Harry Wetzel, director
• “Geoffrey & Jeffrey" – Performance Network Theatre; David Wolber, director
• “The Little Dog Laughed" – Performance Network Theatre; Ray Schultz, director
• “Love and Human Remains" – The Ringwald Theatre; Joe Plambeck, director

Best Touring Production

• "Avenue Q" – Fisher Theatre
• "A Bronx Tale" – Fisher Theatre
• "Irving Berlin's White Christmas" – Fox Theatre
• "Sweeney Todd" – Fisher Theatre
• "Wicked" – Detroit Opera House

Best New Script

• Kim Carney – "Geoffrey & Jeffrey"; Performance Network Theatre
• Jeff Daniels – "Panhandle Slim & The Oklahoma Kid"; The Purple Rose Theatre Company
• Annie Martin and Suzi Regan – "Maidens, Mothers and Crones"; Williamston Theatre
• Michael Brian Ogden – "Bleeding Red"; The Purple Rose Theatre Company
• Malcolm Tulip – "The Day Everything Went Wrong"; Performance Network Theatre

• Marc Warzecha – "Kwame a River: The Chronicles of Detroit's Hip-Hop Mayor"; The Second City

Best Actor – Comedy

• Paul Hopper – "All's Well That Ends Well"; Michigan Shakespeare Festival
• Alex Leydenfrost – "Panache"; Williamston Theatre
• Joe Plambeck – "The Bad Seed"; The Ringwald Theatre
• Joel Rooks – "Say Goodnight Gracie"; The Gem Theatre
• Malcolm Tulip – "The Day Everything Went Wrong"; Performance Network Theatre

Best Actress – Comedy

• Morgan Chard – "Raised in Captivity"; Breathe Art Theatre Project
• Suzan M. Jacokes – "O Holy S#!t: A Christmas Tale"; Planet Ant Theatre
• Alysia Kolascz – "Jack Goes Boating"; Blackbird Theatre
• Sarab Kamoo – "Panache"; Williamston Theatre
• Jaime Moyer – "Go Comedy! All Star Showdown"; Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Best Actor – Drama

• Thomas Hoagland – "The Best of Me"; The Abreact
• James Kuhl – "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"; Hilberry Theatre
• Tony Lucas – "Radio Golf"; Detroit Repertory Theatre
• Joel Mitchell – "Killer Joe"; The Ringwald Theatre
• Kevin T. Young – "Nocturne"; Breathe Art Theatre Project

Best Actress – Drama

• Christa Coulter – "Killer Joe"; The Ringwald Theatre
• Carmen Decker – "Driving Miss Daisy"; BoarsHead Theater
• Sarab Kamoo – "9 Parts of Desire"; Performance Network Theatre
• Emily Sutton-Smith – "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds"; Williamston Theatre
• Inga Wilson – "A Feminine Ending"; Performance Network Theatre

Best Performer – Musical

• Joey Bybee – "By Jeeves"; Meadow Brook Theatre
• Ellen Campbell – "Forbidden Broadway"; BoarsHead Theater
• David DeCosta – "The Rat Pack is Back"; The Gem Theatre
• Janine Novenske Smith – "Forbidden Broadway"; BoarsHead Theater
• Kimberly Vanbiesbrouck – "Beyond the Rainbow"; Meadow Brook Theatre

Best Performer – Play with LGBT Themes or Characters

• Joe Bailey – "Love and Human Remains"; The Ringwald Theatre
• Melissa Beckwith – "Love and Human Remains";– The Ringwald Theatre
• Barton Bund – "The Little Dog Laughed"; Performance Network Theatre
• Roxanne Wellington – "The Little Dog Laughed"; Performance Network Theatre
• Will Young – "Finding the Burnett Heart"; Detroit Repertory Theatre

Best Teamwork by a Duo or Trio

• Loren Bass & Malcolm Tulip – "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"; Performance Network Theatre
• Morgan Chard, Jacob Hodgson & Kevin T. Young – "Red Light Winter"; Planet Ant Theatre
• Aral Gribble, Keith Kalinowski & Kevin T. Young – "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)", Tipping Point &Williamston Theatres
• Jim Porterfield & Tom Whalen – "Geoffrey & Jeffrey"; Performance Network Theatre
• John Seibert & Tom Whalen – "Panhandle Slim & The Oklahoma Kid"; The Purple Rose Theatre Company

Best Performer in a Supporting Role

• Linda Rabin Hammell – "To Kill a Mockingbird"; Matrix Theatre
• Laurel Hufano – "The Bad Seed"; The Ringwald Theatre
• Michael Joseph – "Radio Golf"; Detroit Repertory Theatre
• Alan Madlane – "To Kill a Mockingbird"; Matrix Theatre
• Rusty Mewha – "Kong's Night Out"; Meadow Brook Theatre

Best Design: Sets & Costumes

• Bartley H. Bauer – "Talley's Folly"; Williamston Theatre (set)
• Michelle Becker – "Killer Joe"; The Ringwald Theatre (set)
• Dennis G. Crawley – "Panhandle Slim & The Oklahoma Kid"; The Purple Rose Theatre Company (set)
• Monika Essen – "Fences"; Performance Network Theatre (set)
• Corey T. Globke – "Kong's Night Out"; Meadow Brook Theatre (costumes)
• Liz Moore – "By Jeeves"; Meadow Brook Theatre (costumes)
• Jeffrey Strange – "Hamlet"; Hilberry Theatre (set)

Best Design: Lights & Sound

• Donald Robert Fox – "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds"; Williamston Theatre
• Burr Huntington – "Defiance"; Detroit Repertory Theatre (sound)
• Reid G. Johnson – "Beyond the Rainbow"; Meadow Brook Theatre (lights)
• Will Myers – "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"; Performance Network Theatre (sound)
• Tony Caselli & John Lepard – "Talley's Folly"; Williamston Theatre (sound)
• Daniel C. Walker – "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"; Performance Network Theatre (lights)

Newcomer of the Year

• The Encore Musical Theatre
• Go Comedy! Improv Theatre
• Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company
• Play With Your Food Dinner Theatre
• TNT Productions

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