Nominations: The 2010 Wilde Awards

Best Comedy:

• Boeing-Boeing, Meadow Brook Theatre, Travis W. Walter, director
  
• The Book of Liz, Who Wants Cake? Theatre, Joe Bailey & Jamie Warrow, directors
  
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, Blackbird Theatre, Barton Bund, director
  
• The Servant of Two Masters, Hilberry Theatre, Lavinia Hart, director
  
• The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company, Christopher Bremer, director

Best Drama:

• The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, Performance Network Theatre, David Wolber, director
  
• K2, Performance Network Theatre, Tim Edward Rhoze, director
  
• The Lady With All the Answers, Tipping Point Theatre, Quintessa Gallinat, director
  
• A Picasso, Performance Network Theatre, Tony Caselli, director
  
• This Wonderful Life, Williamston Theatre, Tony Caselli, director

Best Musical:

• Evil Dead: The Musical, Who Wants Cake? Theatre, Joe Plambeck, director
  
• A Forbidden Broadway Christmas, The Gem Theatre, William Selby, director
  
• Little Shop of Horrors, The Encore Musical Theatre, Barbara F. Cullen, director
  
• Little Shop of Horrors, Performance Network Theatre, Carla Milarch, director
  
• Sweeney Todd, The Encore Musical Theatre, Dan Cooney, director

Best Original One-Act Comedy:

• Bro. Dude. Bro., Go Comedy! Improv Theater, Bryan Lark, director
  
• Miracle on 9 Mile Street, Go Comedy! Improv Theater, Michelle & Tommy LeRoy, directors
  
• The Opal Show, Go Comedy! Improv Theater, Shannon Ferrante, director
  
• The Real Housewives of the North Pole, Sweetlove Productions, Marke Sobolewski, director
  
• Silent, Go Comedy! Improv Theater, Pj Jacokes, director

Best Production of a New Script:

• Escanaba, The Purple Rose Theatre Company, Guy Sanville, director
  
• Gravity, The Purple Rose Theatre Company, Guy Sanville, director
  
• It Came From Mars, Performance Network Theatre & Williamston Theatre, Tony Caselli, director
  
• Snowbound, Planet Ant Theatre, Michael Carnow, director
  
• Two Point Oh, Detroit Repertory Theatre, Harry Wetzel, director

Best Play with LGBT Themes or Characters:

• Based on a Totally True Story, Who Wants Cake? Theatre, Joe Bailey, director
  
• Die! Mommie! Die!, Who Wants Cake? Theatre, Joe Plambeck, director
  
• Rent, Who Wants Cake? Theatre, Jamie Richards, director
  
• [title of show], Who Wants Cake? Theatre, Joe Bailey, director

Best Touring Production:

• August: Osage County, Wharton Center & Broadway in Detroit
  
• Jersey Boys, Broadway in Detroit
  
• Spring Awakening, Broadway in Detroit
  
• The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway in Detroit
  
• The Wizard of Oz, Broadway in Detroit

Best New Script:

• Margaret Edwartowski, Snowbound, Planet Ant Theatre
  
• Jeffrey Jackson, Two Point Oh, Detroit Repertory Theatre
  
• David MacGregor, Gravity, The Purple Rose Theatre Company
  
• Demetri Vacratsis, Love Bombing After the Earthquake, Breathe Art Theatre Project
  
• Joseph Zettelmaier, It Came From Mars, Performance Network Theatre & Williamston Theatre

Best Actor - Comedy:

• John Astin, Bluff, BoarsHead Theater
  
• Joe Bailey, Die! Mommie! Die!, Who Wants Cake? Theatre
  
• Jacob Hodgson, It Came From Mars, Performance Network Theatre & Williamston Theatre
  
• Aaron T. Moore, A Sleeping Country, Tipping Point Theatre
  
• Lorenzo Toia, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Blackbird Theatre

Best Actor - Drama:

• Dr. Arthur Beer, Trying, UDM Theatre Company
  
• John Lepard, This Wonderful Life, Williamston Theatre
  
• Alex Leydenfrost, Gravity, The Purple Rose Theatre Company
  
• John Michael Manfredi, A Picasso, Performance Network Theatre
  
• Will David Young, Our Town, The Purple Rose Theatre Company

Best Actor - Musical:

• Steve DeBruyne, Little Shop of Horrors, The Encore Musical Theatre
  
• Vince Kelley, Rent, Who Wants Cake? Theatre
  
• Mitchell Koory, Evil Dead: The Musical, Who Wants Cake? Theatre
  
• Jason Richards, Little Shop of Horrors, Performance Network Theatre
  
• Jordan Whalen, The Fantasticks, Hilberry Theatre

Best Actress - Comedy:

• Christina Flynn, The Servant of Two Masters, Hilberry Theatre
  
• Sarab Kamoo, A Sleeping Country, Tipping Point Theatre
  
• Kate Willinger, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company
  
• Jaime Moyer, The Book of Liz, Who Wants Cake? Theatre
  
• Suzi Regan, The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, Performance Network Theatre

Best Actress - Drama:

• Connie Cowper, Snowbound, Planet Ant Theatre
  
• Julia Glander, The Lady With All the Answers, Tipping Point Theatre
  
• Sarab Kamoo, The Blank Page, The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company
  
• Stephanie Nichols, Happy Days, Matrix Theatre Company
  
• Emily Sutton-Smith, A Picasso, Performance Network Theatre

Best Actress - Musical:

• Roxanne Bruner, Side by Side by Sondheim, Michigan Shakespeare Festival
  
• Janet Caine, A Forbidden Broadway Christmas, The Gem Theatre
  
• Naz Edwards, Little Shop of Horrors, Performance Network Theatre
  
• Sarah Litzsinger, Sweeney Todd, The Encore Musical Theatre
  
• Courtney Myers, Little Shop of Horrors, Performance Network Theatre

Best Support - Comedy:

• Connie Cowper, A Sleeping Country, Tipping Point Theatre
  
• Stacie Hadgikosti, Wake, The Purple Rose Theatre Company
  
• Henrietta Hermelin, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company
  
• Lynnae Lehfeldt, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company
  
• Justin Vanden Heuvel, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hilberry Theatre

Best Support - Drama:

• Melissa Beckwith, Trainspotting, Who Wants Cake? Theatre
  
• Connell Brown Jr., Palmer Park, The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company & Hilberry Theatre
  
• Naz Edwards, The Blank Page, The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company
  
• Linda Rabin Hammell, Orpheus Descending, Blackbird Theatre
  
• Will David Young, Gravity, The Purple Rose Theatre Company

Best Support - Musical:

• Tobin Hissong, Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Meadow Brook Theatre
  
• Paul Hopper, Little Shop of Horrors, The Encore Musical Theatre
  
• Jamie Kolacki, Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Meadow Brook Theatre
  
• Aaron T. Moore, Little Shop of Horrors, Performance Network Theatre
  
• Dez Walker, Rent, Who Wants Cake? Theatre

Best Teamwork:

• Dave Davies & Charles Reynolds, Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo, The Abreact Performance Space
  
• Bryan Lark & Sarah Switanowski, The Opal Show, Go Comedy! Improv Theater
  
• James Bowen & John Michael Manfredi, K2, Performance Network Theatre
  
• Brian Thibault & Gregory Trzaskoma, The Big Bang, The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company
  
• Andrew Huff & Kevin Young, Love Bombing After the Earthquake, Breathe Art Theatre Project

Best Design - Costumes:

• Judy Dery, Last Days of a Translator, Detroit Repertory Theatre
  
• Tommy & Michelle LeRoy, The Book of Liz, Who Wants Cake? Theatre
  
• Liz Moore, Boeing-Boeing, Meadow Brook Theatre
  
• John D. Woodland, The Seagull, Hilberry Theatre
  
• John D. Woodland, Good, Hilberry Theatre

Best Design - Lights:

• Andrew Hungerford, K2, Performance Network Theatre
  
• Justin Lang, Little Shop of Horrors, Performance Network Theatre
  
• Rahme Rayes, The Last Five Years, Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company
  
• Tim Sutton, The Seagull, Hilberry Theatre
  
• Daniel C. Walker, Our Town, The Purple Rose Theatre Company

Best Design - Sets:

• Dennis G. Crawley, Escanaba, The Purple Rose Theatre Company
  
• Dave Early, Orpheus Descending, Blackbird Theatre
  
• Monika Essen, Little Shop of Horrors, Performance Network Theatre
  
• Kristen Gribbin, Enchanted April, Meadow Brook Theatre
  
• Daniel C. Walker, A Picasso, Performance Network Theatre

Best Design - Sound:

• Mike Duncan, Boeing-Boeing, Meadow Brook Theatre
  
• Quintessa Gallinat, This Wonderful Life, Williamston Theatre
  
• Burr Huntington, Causa Mortis or The Medical Student, Detroit Repertory Theatre
  
• Burr Huntington, Last Days of a Translator, Detroit Repertory Theatre
  
• Chad Keilman, A Sleeping Country, Tipping Point Theatre

Best Design - Props:

• Monika Essen & Diane Ulseth, The Big Bang, The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company
  
• Monika Essen, Little Shop of Horrors, Performance Network Theatre
  
• Jen & Ted Hansen, Evil Dead: The Musical, Who Wants Cake? Theatre
  
• Charles Sutherland, It Came From Mars, Performance Network Theatre & Williamston Theatre

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