See the complete list of Theatre Arts Guild award nominees

Here is a complete list of the 2008-09 Theatre Arts Guild award nominees, announced Sunday night at P.S. Collective:

SHOW

Musical: “Bat Boy: The Musical,” Omaha Community Playhouse; “The Great American Trailer Park Musical,” BroadStreet Theatre Company; “Into the Woods,” Bellevue Little Theatre; “The Secret of the Old Queen: A Hardy Boys Musical Adventure,” SNAP Productions; “West Side Story,” Creighton University.

Comedy: “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” SNAP; “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery,” Circle Theater; “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” University of Nebraska at Omaha; “The Odd Couple,” Blue Barn Theatre/Brigit St. Brigit Theatre; “A Tuna Christmas,” Bellevue.

Drama: “Doubt: A Parable,” SNAP; “The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia,” Blue Barn; “Intimate Apparel,” playhouse; “Stones in His Pockets,” playhouse; “Twelve Angry Men,” playhouse.

Cabaret, variety or special event: “All Star Variety Show,” Merry Makers; “An Unlikely Ingenue,” Melanie Walters; “Nutcracker Delights,” Adair Dance Academy/Ever After Productions; “Showstoppers,” River City Mixed Chorus; “Smokey Joe's Cafe,” Children's Respite Care Center; “Yesterday and Today,” Rave On Productions.

One-act: “Cabfare for the Common Man,” “From the Shelterbelt With Love 8,” Shelterbelt Theatre; “Death and Motor Vehicles,” “Shelterskelter 13: Part 2,” Shelterbelt; “Dressing Matilda,” Grande Olde Players; “(Expletive) Happens,” “Shelterskelter 13: Part 1,” Shelterbelt; “The Sonnetist,” “From the Shelterbelt With Love 8,” Shelterbelt.

DIRECTION

Stage direction, musical: Carl Beck, “Bat Boy: The Musical,” playhouse; Todd Brooks, “The Taffetas,” Chanticleer Community Theater; Michele Pawk, “West Side Story,” Creighton; Daena Schweiger, “Trailer Park Musical,” BroadStreet; Daena Schweiger, “Secret of the Old Queen,” SNAP.

Musical direction, musical: James Boggess, “Bat Boy,” playhouse; Todd Brooks, “The Taffetas,” Chanticleer; Keefer Peterson, “Trailer Park Musical,” BroadStreet; Zachary Peterson, “Secret of the Old Queen,” SNAP; Stephen Sheftz, “West Side Story,” Creighton.

Stage direction, comedy or drama: Todd Brooks, “Vital Signs,” Dana College; Susan Baer Collins, “Intimate Apparel,” playhouse; Susan Clement Toberer, “The Goat,” Blue Barn; Susan Clement-Toberer, “Twelve Angry Men,” playhouse; M. Michele Phillips, “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” SNAP; M. Michele Phillips, “Doubt: A Parable,” SNAP.

Choreography: Julian Adair, “Into the Woods,” Bellevue; Michelle Garrity, “A Chorus Line,” Ralston Community Theatre; Patrick Roddy, “Trailer Park Musical,” BroadStreet; Patrick Roddy, “West Side Story,” Creighton; Melanie Walters, “Secret of the Old Queen,” SNAP.

ACTING, COMEDY/DRAMA

Lead actor: Anthony Clark-Kaczmarek, various characters, “A Tuna Christmas,” Bellevue; Nils Haaland, various characters, “Stones in His Pockets,” playhouse; Jim McKain, Martin, “The Goat,” playhouse; Michal Simpson, Kynaston, “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” SNAP; Scott Working, Father Flynn, “Doubt,” SNAP.

Lead actress: Denise Chapman, Esther, “Intimate Apparel,” playhouse; Phyllis Doughman, Vivian, “Wit,” Blue Barn; Connie Lee, Mrs. Hughes, Compleat Female Stage Beauty, SNAP; Moira Mangiameli, Stevie, “The Goat,” Blue Barn; Judy Radcliff, Sister Aloysius, “Doubt,” SNAP.

Supporting actor: Ben Beck, Dr. Posner, “Wit,” Blue Barn; Derrick Crawford, George, “Intimate Apparel,” playhouse; Chris Shonka, Mr. Marks, “Intimate Apparel,” playhouse; Ben Tompkins, Billy, “The Goat,” Blue Barn; Randy Vest, Betterton, “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” SNAP.

Supporting actress: Jennifer Gilg, Nell, “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” SNAP; Kim Jubenville, Madame Arcati, “Blithe Spirit,” playhouse; Mary Kelly, Nurse Susie, “Wit,” Blue Barn; Delaney Kunz, Alexandra, “The Little Foxes,” Brigit St. Brigit; Colleen O'Doherty, Sister James, “Doubt,” SNAP.

Featured actor: Ben Birkholtz, Delmar, “Devil Sedan,” Baby D Inc.; Thomas Lowe, Samuel Pepys, “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” SNAP; Dennis Maddux, King Charles, “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” SNAP; Randy Vest, Ethel Merman, “Christmas With the Crawfords,” SNAP; Dave Wingert, Ross, “The Goat,” Blue Barn.

Featured actress: Echelle Childers, Mrs. Muller, “Doubt,” SNAP; Mary Kathryn Nagle, Edith, “Blithe Spirit,” playhouse; Lanette Metoyer Moore, Mrs. Dickson, “Intimate Apparel,” playhouse; D. Laureen Pickle, Judy Garland, “Christmas With the Crawfords,” SNAP; Ashley Spessard, various roles, “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” SNAP.

ACTING, MUSICAL

Lead actress: Maria Becvar, Maria, “West Side Story,” Creighton; Jennifer Gilg, Maria, “The Sound of Music,” Lofte Community Theatre; Amanda Miller, Pippi, “Trailer Park Musical,” BroadStreet; Judy Radcliff, Mama Rose, “Gypsy,” playhouse; Theresa Sindelar, Meredith, “Bat Boy,” playhouse.

Lead actor: Tim Abou-Nasr, Bat Boy, “Bat Boy,” playhouse; Andy King, Joe Hardy, “Secret of the Old Queen,” SNAP; Kevin Olsen, Baker, “Into the Woods,” Bellevue; Dan Tracy, Tony, “West Side Story,” Creighton; Tim Vallier, Frank Hardy, “Secret of the Old Queen,” SNAP.

Supporting actress: Cathy Hirsch, Pickles, “Trailer Park Musical,” BroadStreet; Cathy Hirsch, Little Red, “Into the Woods,” Bellevue;

Megan O'Connell, Betty, “Trailer Park Musical,” BroadStreet; Barb Ross, Electra, “Secret of the Old Queen,” SNAP; Mallory Vallier, Iola, “Secret of the Old Queen,” SNAP.

Supporting actor: Joe Blackstad, Chet, “Secret of the Old Queen,” SNAP; Dan Chevalier, Gabe, “Fat Girlfriend: The Musical,” Shelterbelt; Dan Chevalier, Jack, “Into the Woods,” Bellevue; Don Harris, Herbie, “Gypsy,” playhouse; Andy King, Cinderella's Prince, “Into the Woods,” Bellevue.

Featured actress: Stacie Lamb, various roles, “Bat Boy,” playhouse; Debbie Massey, Tessie Tura, “Gypsy,” playhouse; Amanda Miller, Mazeppa, “Gypsy,” playhouse; Ruth Rath, Jack's mother, “Into the Woods,” Bellevue; Therese Rennels, Electra, “Gypsy,” playhouse.

Featured actor: Nick Albrecht, Duke, “Trailer Park Musical,” BroadStreet; Nick Albrecht, Steward, “Into the Woods,” Bellevue; Jim Boggess, Rev. Hightower, “Bat Boy,” playhouse; Dan Chevalier, various roles, “Bat Boy,” playhouse; Scott Fowler, Sheriff Reynolds, “Bat Boy,” playhouse.

Ensemble: “Java Jive,” “The All-Night Strut,” Bellevue; and “One Step Closer,” “Owner of My Heart,” “Storm's a Brewin',” and “This Side of the Tracks,” all from “Trailer Park Musical,” BroadStreet.

THEATER ARTS

Set design: Jack Hogston, “Into the Woods,” Bellevue; Elizabeth Kendall, “Trailer Park Musical,” BroadStreet; Scott Kurz, “The Little Foxes,” Brigit St. Brigit; Martin Scott Marchitto, “The Goat,” Blue Barn; Paul Pape, “Doubt,” SNAP.

Costume design: Laura Jay, “Trailer Park Musical,” BroadStreet; Connie Lee, “Six Women With Brain Death,” Dana College; Lindsay Pape,”Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” SNAP; Georgiann Regan, “Gypsy,” playhouse; Lynne Ridge, “Bat Boy,” playhouse.

Lighting design: Todd Brooks, “Secret of the Old Queen,” SNAP; Mike Runice, “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” SNAP; L. Jane Spencer, “Bat Boy,” playhouse; Bill Van Deest, “West Side Story,” Creighton; Homero Vela, “Doubt,” SNAP; Carol Wisner, “Wit,” Blue Barn.

Sound design: Mark Cramer, “Secret of the Old Queen,” SNAP; Mitch Chvala, “Into the Woods,” Bellevue; M. Michele Phillips, “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” SNAP; Dave Podendorf, “The Taffetas,” Chanticleer; Daena Schweiger, “Trailer Park Musical,” SNAP.

Properties design: Amy Reiner, “Intimate Apparel,” playhouse; Susan Clement-Toberer and Martin Scott Marchitto, “The Goat,” Blue Barn; Robin Klusmire and Todd Uhrmacher, “Into the Woods,” Bellevue; Melissa Linn, “Trailer Park Musical,” BroadStreet; Randall Stevens, “Wit,” Blue Barn.

New script: Isaac Rathbone, “Death and Motor Vehicles, “Shelterskelter 13: Part 2,” Shelterbelt; Amanda Miller, “Fat Girlfriend: The Musical,” Shelterbelt; Mary Kathryn Nagle, “Mah-Chu-Nah-Zah: I Am a Person,” Chief Standing Bear Project; Julian Adair, “Nutcracker Delights,” Adair Dance Academy/Ever After Productions; Amanda Miller, “The Sonnetist,” “From Shelterbelt With Love 8,” Shelterbelt.

YOUTH AWARDS

Actress: Kabrianna Mumford, Gretl, “The Sound of Music,” Lofte; Kelli Schilken, Baby Louise, “Gypsy,” playhouse; Racheal Schnitker, Peggy, “The Taffetas,” Chanticleer; Anna Schoettger, Louisa, “The Sound of Music,” Lofte; Ashton Taylor, Baby June, “Gypsy,” playhouse.

Actor: Max Hauze, Newsboy, “Gypsy,” playhouse; Dryden Meintz, Greg, “A Chorus Line,” Ralston; Grant Pille, Core Boy, “Oklahoma,” Papillion-LaVista Community Theatre; Larry Station, Rouchen, “Joe Turner's Come and Gone,” John Beasley Theater; Logan Vamosi, Angie, “Gypsy,” playhouse; Eric Wyler, Core Boy, “Oklahoma,” Papillion-LaVista.

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