It really was One Wilde Night: 2009 Wilde Awards winners announced

Winners of The 2009 Wilde Awards were announced Aug. 26 at a delightfully prestigious ceremony at Detroit's Gem Theatre. Honoring the best productions and performances of Southeast and Mid-Michigan's 2008-2009 professional theater season, 22 awards were presented during a festive night that included moments of comedy, poignancy and plenty of surprises. Also announced were nine honorary WILDE-r Awards, which paid tribute to some of the "wilder" moments of the previous theater season.

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Best Comedy

Panache – Williamston Theatre; Suzi Regan, director

Best Drama

Radio Golf – Detroit Repertory Theatre; Harold Hogan, director

Best Musical or Musical Revue

Beyond the Rainbow – Meadow Brook Theatre; Travis W. Walter, director

Best Improv, Cabaret or Original Production

The Day Everything Went Wrong – Performance Network Theatre; Malcolm Tulip, director

Best Production with LGBT Themes or Characters

The Little Dog Laughed – Performance Network Theatre; Ray Schultz, director

Best Touring Production

Sweeney Todd – Fisher Theatre

Best New Script

Jeff Daniels – Panhandle Slim & The Oklahoma Kid; The Purple Rose Theatre Company

Best Actor – Comedy

Alex Leydenfrost – Panache; Williamston Theatre

Best Actress – Comedy

Morgan Chard – Raised in Captivity; Breathe Art Theatre Project

Best Actor – Drama

Tony Lucas – Radio Golf; Detroit Repertory Theatre

Best Actress – Drama

Inga Wilson – A Feminine Ending; Performance Network Theatre

Best Performer – Musical

Kimberly Vanbiesbrouck – Beyond the Rainbow; Meadow Brook Theatre

Best Performer – Play with LGBT Themes or Characters

Roxanne Wellington – The Little Dog Laughed; Performance Network Theatre

Best Teamwork by a Duo or Trio

Morgan Chard, Jacob Hodgson & Kevin T. Young – Red Light Winter; Planet Ant Theatre

Best Performer in a Supporting Role

Laurel Hufano – The Bad Seed; The Ringwald Theatre

Best Design: Sets & Costumes

Bartley H. Bauer – Talley’s Folly; Williamston Theatre (set)

Best Design: Lights & Sound

Tony Caselli & John Lepard – Talley’s Folly; Williamston Theatre (sound)

Newcomer of the Year

Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Critic's Choice Award

Evelyn Orbach, The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company

Publishers' Award for Excellence

Barbara Coven-Ellis

Jim Posante Community Pride Award

Joe Bailey & Joe Plambeck, Who Wants Cake? Theatre

What's the Buzz Award

Red Light Winter – Planet Ant Theatre

THE WILDE-r AWARDS:

The Most Colorful Transsexual of the Year Award

Tony Gross - Jeffrey; The Ringwald Theatre

Best Corpse Award

Lauren Bickers - Blood Bath & Beyond; Planet Ant Theatre

The "Be Careful Where You Put Those Hands and Feet" Award

Jim Porterfield - Geoffrey & Jeffrey; Performance Network Theatre

The "I'm Giving This Award Because I Want To" Award (or "There's No Category for This, so What the Heck" Award)

Dave Davies - Go Comedy All Star Showdown; Go Comedy! Improv Theater

The "Let's Put on a Play – But Do It on Video" Award

Mikey Brown - A Very Ced n Teri Xmas; Planet Ant Theatre

The “Gayest Santa Ever’ Award

Marke Sobolewski - O’ Holy S#lt: A Christmas Tale; Planet Ant Theatre

The “Most Politically Incorrect – but Funniest – Moment of the Year” Award

"The Sam Bernstein Family" - Kwame a River: Chronicles of Detroit's Hip-Hop Mayor; Andiamo Novi Theatre

The Best Dropping of the F-Bomb Award

Josh Campos - The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?; The Abreact

The Best Save Award

Keith Kalinowski - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged); Tipping Pointe & Williamston Theatres