The staff of DCMetroTheaterArts is honored to announce that their 2014 Best Performances in Musicals in Community Theatres go to:
Best Actor in a Musical
Tyler Everett Adams as Leo Bloom in The Producers at Sandy Spring Theater Group
Steven Baird as Patsy in Monty Python’s Spamalot at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre
Steve Block as Robbie in The Wedding Singer at The Arlington Players
Andrew Bolden as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls at McLean Community Players
Spencer Boyd as Farquaad in Shrek at The Alliance Theatre
Jamar Brown as Coalhouse Walker in Ragtime at Arts Collective@HCC
Cameron Casey as Javert in Les Misérables at The Glyndon Area Players
Timoth David Copney in Ain’t Misbehavin‘ at The Vagabond Players
Dino Coppa as Max Bialystock in The Producers at Sandy Spring Theater Group
Glynn Cosker as Shrek in Shrek The Musical at The Alliance Theatre
Stephen Deininger as Burrs in The Wild Party at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Lawrence Derx as Uncle Tony in Lucky Stiff at Being Revived and The Fredericktowne Players
Rich Farella as Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at Reston Community Players
Ward Ferguson as Javert in Les Misérables at Reston Community Players
Christopher Furry as Albin in La Cage aux Folles at McLean Community Players
Jeffrey Gates as The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance at Victorian Lyric Opera House
Ron Giddings as Edgar/Bat Boy in Bat Boy: The Musical at The Colonial Players
James Hotsko Jr. as King Arthur in Monty Python’s Spamalot at The Little Theatre of Alexandria
Mike Iacone as Bob Wallace in White Christmas at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Cory Jones as Father in Ragtime at Arts Collective@HCC
Harv Lester as Georges in La Cage aux Folles at McLean Community Players
Bobby Libby as Gomez in The Addams Family at Kensington Arts Theatre
Tommy Malek as Bobby Strong in Urinetown: The Musical at The Heritage Players.
Brian Lyons-Burke as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady at Damascus Theatre Company
Brian Mellen as Jesus in Godspell at Pasadena Theatre Company
David Merrill as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables at Kensington Arts Theatre
Lee Nicol as Adam and Noah in Children of Eden at 2nd Star Productions
Jimmy Payne as Tony in The Most Happy Fella at The Arlington Players
Alex Pecasas Phil Davis in White Christmas at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Michael Reid as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables at Reston Community Players
Jacob Stuart as Tateh in Ragtime at Arts Collective@HCC
Gary Sullivan as Jack Point in The Yeomen of the Guard, or the Merryman and His Maid at Victorian Lyric Opera Company
Paul Tonden as Javert in Les Misérables at Kensington Arts Theatre
Rick Wathen as Oliver Warbucks in Annie at Port Tobacco Players
Timothy Ziese as Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance at Victorian Lyric Opera
Tom Zepp as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables at The Glyndon Area Players
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Best Actress in a Musical
Cara Bachman as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady at Damascus Theatre Company
Amy Broadbent as Elsie Maynard in The Yeomen of the Guard, or the Merryman and His Maid at Victorian Lyric Opera Company
Amy Cooksey as Miss Hannigan in Annie at Port Tobacco Players
Annie Ermlick as Inga in Young Frankenstein at The Alliance Theatre
Allison Erskine as Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre
Elizabeth Hester as Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls at McLean Community Players
Courtney Kalbacker as Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance at Victorian Lyric Opera
Evie Korovesis as Julia in The Wedding Singer at The Arlington Players
Aimee Lambing as Hope Cladwell in Urinetown: The Musical at Heritage Players
Jennifer LePaige as Fiona in Shrek The Musical at The Alliance Theatre
Shayla Lowe as Sarah in Ragtime at Arts Collective@HCC
Amanda Lee Magoffin as Miss Gulch and The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz at Charm City Players
Santina Maiolatesi as Mother in Ragtime at Arts Collective@HCC
Malinda Markland as Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables at Kensington Arts Theatre
Samantha McEwen as Queenie in The Wild Party at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Krissy McGregor as Judy Haynes in White Christmas at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Madelyn Mudd as Annie in Annie at Port Tobacco Players
Malarie Novotny as Betty Haynes in White Christmas at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Laura O’Brien as Morticia in The Addams Family at Kensington Arts Theatre
Amanda Spellman as Pipi in The Great American Trailer Park Musical at Rockville Musical Theatre
Jocelyn Steiner as Adelaide in Guys and Dolls at McLean Community Players
Caelyn D. Sommerville as Eve and Mama Noah in Children of Eden at 2nd Star Productions
Heather Whitney as Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella at The Arlington Players
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Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Tim Adams as Jean-Michel in La Cage aux Folles at McLean Community Players
Frank Antonio as John the Baptist in Godspell at Pasadena Theatre Company
Terry Barr as Snoopy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at Reston Community Players
Nathan Bowen as Rick in Bat Boy: The Musical at The Colonial Players
Ryan Burke as Lucas Beineke in The Addams Family at Kensington Arts Theatre
Mike Cash as Igor in Young Frankenstein at The Alliance Theatre
Henry Cyr as Marius in Les Misérables at The Glyndon Area Players
Chuck Dluhy as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family at Kensington Arts Theatre
Patrick M. Doneghy as Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show at The Little Theatre of Alexandria
Daniel Douek as Eddie in The Wild Party at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Blair Eig as Wilfred Shadbolt in The Yeomen of the Guard, or the Merryman and His Maid at Victorian Lyric Opera Company
Jason Eisner as Hunk and the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz at Charm City Players
Zach Fletcher as Patsy in Spamalot at Zemfira Stage
William T. Fleming as Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady at Damascus Theatre Company
Fred Fletcher-Jackson as Sir Robin in Monty Python’s Spamalot at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre.
Dimitri Gann as Sir Robin in Monty Python’s Spamalot at The Little Theatre of Alexandria
Adam Garcia as Jack in Into the Woods at Wildwood Summer Theatre
Ryan Geiger as Officer Lockstock in Urinetown the Musical at Heritage Players
Jim Gross as Aaron in Curtains at Silhouette Stages
Patrick Graham as Linus in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown at Reston Community Players
Davd Hale as Phil in The Wild Party at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Scott Harrison as Enjolrus in Les Misérables at Reston Community Players
Scott Herlein as Hickory and the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz at Charm City Players
Anthony Johnson as Gavroche in Les Misérables at The Glyndon Area Players
Larry Keeling as Jitter in The Musical of Musicals (The Musical) at Prince William Little Theatre
Steven Kutzleb as Billy and more in The Musical of Musicals (The Musical) at Prince William Little Theatre
Matt Liptak as Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show at The Litte Theatre of Alexandria
Theodroe Yu as Little Boy in Ragtime at Arts Collective@HCC
Brian Lyons-Burke as Roger DeBris in The Producers at Sandy Spring Theater
Michael Marano as Colonel Fairfax in The Yeomen of the Guard, or the Merryman and His Maid at Victorian Lyric Opera Company
Patrick McMahan as Sir Lancelot and the French Taunter (and Knight of Ni and Tim the Enchanter) in Monty Python’s Spamalot at The Little Theatre of Alexandria
Brian Nabors as Younger Brother in Ragtime at Arts Collective@HCC
Zane Oberholzer as Luigi Gaudi and others, in Lucky Stiff at Being Revived and The Fredericktowne Players
Jacob Oland as Enjolras in Les Misérables at The Glyndon Area Players
Christopher Overly as Father in Children of Eden at 2nd Star Productions
Christopher Overly as Joe in The Most Happy Fella at The Arlington Players
James Raymond as Oscar in The Wild Party at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Bob Schwartz as Franz Liebkind in The Producers at Sandy Spring Theater Group
Harrison Smith as Marius in Les Misérables at Kensington Arts Theatre
Daniel Starnes as Cain and Japheth in Children of Eden at 2nd Star Productions
Devyn Tinker as Donkey in Shrek The Musical at The Alliance
Christopher Guy Thorn as Officer Lockstock in Urinetown the Musical at Dominion Stage
Keith Tittermary as Nicely Nicely in Guys and Dolls at McLean Community Players
John Totten as Inspector Hans Kemp in Young Frankenstein at The Alliance Theatre
Ethan Van Slyke as Gavroche in Les Misérables at Reston Community Players
Patrick Wathen as Rooster in Annie at Port Tobacco Players
Carl Williams as Black in The Wild Party at Laurel Mill Playhouse
George Willis as Major General in The Pirates of Penzance at Victorian Lyric Opera Company.
Michael Zellhofer as Zeke and The Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz at Charm City Players
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Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Felicia Akunwafor as Madelaine True in The Wild Party at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Zoe Alexandratos as Rita in Lucky Stiff at Being Revived and The Fredericktowne Players
Alexandra Baca as Yonah in Children of Eden at 2nd Star Productions
Cara Bachman as Cosette in in Les Misérables at Reston Community Players
Christina Bagley as Eponine in Les Misérables at The Glyndon Area Players
Jean Berard as Martha Watson in White Christmas at Laurel Mill Playhouse
B.J. Bergman Angstadt as Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady at Damascus Theatre Company
Aimee Bonnet as Lily St. Regis in Annie at Port Tobacco Players
Elissa Borzilleri as Betty in The Great American Trailer Park Musical at Rockville Musical Theatre
Libby Burgess as Cosette in Les Misérables at The Glyndon Area Players
Ivy Elizabeth Cole as Abby and more in The Musical of Musicals (The Musical) at Prince William Little Theatre
Stacy Crickmer as Lady of the Lake in Monty Python’s Spamalot at Zemfira Stage
Joanna Cross as Mae in The Wild Party at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Katie Dickson as Little Sally in Urinetown the Musical at Heritage Players
Corrine Ertel as Little Cosette in Les Misérables at The Glyndon Area Players
Kaedy Fischer as The Witch in Into the Woods at Wildwood Summer Theatre
Alice Goldberg as The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python’s Spamalot at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre
Kaitlin Harbin as Ensemble Member in Godspell at Port Tobacco Players
Ashlie-Amber Harris as the Lady of the Lake in Monty Python’s Spamalot at The Little Theatre of Alexandria
Amy E. Haynes as Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown the Musical at Heritage Players
Brielle Herlein as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz at Charm City Players
Elizabeth Hester as Linoleum in The Great American Trailer Park Musical at Rockville Musical Theatre
Michelle Hill as Fantine in Les Misérables at Kensington Arts Center
Nina Jankowicz as Sally Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at Reston Community Players
Katie Johnson as Annabel Glick in Lucky Stiff at Being Revived and The Fredericktowne Players
Amanda Jones as Phoebe in The Yeomen of the Guard, or the Merryman and His Maid at Victorian Lyric Opera Company
Jennifer Lambert as Fantine in in Les Misérables at Reston Community Players
Emma Lord as Eponine in Les Misérables at Reston Community Players
Annabelle Lowe as Grace Farrell in Annie at Port Tobacco Players
Gwendolyn Lowell as Little Girl in Ragtime at Arts Collective@HCC
Kayli Modell as Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods at Wildwood Summer Theatre
Lucy Mudd as Molly in Annie at Port Tobacco Players
Lori Muhlstein as Frau Blücher in Young Frankenstein at The Alliance Theatre
Claire O’Brien as Linda in The Wedding Singer at The Arlington Players
Dawn O’Croinin as Fatine in Les Misérables at The Glyndon Area Players
Carly Pometto as Susan Waverly in White Christmas at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Barbara Porter as Grandma Rosie in The Wedding Singer at The Arlington Players
Katie Puschel as June and more in The Musical of Musicals (The Musical) at Prince William Little Theatre
Dana Robinson as Little Sally in Urinetown: The Musical at Dominion Stage
Ella Schnoor as Little Cosette in Les Misérables at Reston Community Players
Emily Sergo as Kate in The Wild Party at Laurel Mill Playhouse
Alana D. Sharp as Lucy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at Reston Community Players
Camryn Shegogue as Eponine in Les Misérables at Kensington Arts Center
Camryn Shegogue as Wednesday Adams in The Addams Family at Kensington Arts Theatre
Alicia Sweeney as Mrs. Taylor in Bat Boy: The Musical at The Colonial Players
Paige Taylor as Magenta The Rocky Horror Show at The Little Theatre of
Paige Taylor as Ulla in The Producers at Sandy Spring Theater Group
Katie Tyler as Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime at Arts Collective@HCC
Michael Van Maele as Enjolras in Les Misérables at Kensington Arts Center
Liz Weber as Grandma Addams in The Addams Family at Kensington Arts Theatre
Linda Wells as Marie in The Most Happy Fella at The Arlington Players
Ginny White as Gwendolyn Holmes in Shout! The Musical at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre
Lauren Blake Williams as Emma Goldman in Ragtime at Arts Collective@HCC
LINKS
DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Special Awards.
DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Musicals in Professional Theatres.
DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Musicals in Community Theatres.
DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Plays in Professional Theatres.
DCMetroTheaterArts’ Best of 2014: Best Plays in Community Theatres.
DCMetroTheaterArts: Best of 2014: Best Performances in a Musical in Professional Theatres.