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2009 Henry Award Nominees

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play

Patrick Collins, Streetcar Named Desire, Vintage Theatre Productions
*Mike Hartman, Glengarry Glen Ross, Denver Center Theatre Company
Sean Mellot, Rabbit Hole, Curious Theater Company
Ian Merrill Peakes, Glengarry Glen Ross, Denver Center Theatre Company
Jeffrey Roark, The Crucible, Arvada Center

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play

Erica Sarzin-Borrillo, Eccentricities of a Nightingale, Germinal Stage Denver
Michelle Grimes, The Little Foxes, Vintage Theatre Productions
*Julie Jesneck, The Trip to Bountiful, Denver Center Theatre Company
Libby Rife, Kimberly Akimbo, Vintage Theatre Productions
Megan Van De Hey, The Skin of Our Teeth, Aurora Fox Arts Center

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical

Leonard Barrett, Side Show, PHAMALY
*Stephen Day, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Wayne Kennedy, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Jeffrey Roark, Evita, Arvada Center
Markus Warren, Les Miserables, Arvada Center

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical

Amy Board, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
*Beth Flynn, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Valerie Hill, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Zina Mercel, The Producers, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Elizabeth Welch, Les Miserables, Arvada Center

Outstanding Actor in a Play

Gene Gillette, The Crucible, Arvada Center
*Cajardo Lindsey, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Shadow Theatre Company
Eric Mather, The Visitor, Miners Alley Playhouse
Christian Mast, Move Over Mrs. Markham, Miners Alley Playhouse
Scott McLean, This is How it Goes, Paragon Theatre

Outstanding Actress in a Play

*Kathleen M. Brady, A Trip to Bountiful, Denver Center Theatre Company
Gabriella Cavallero, 26 Miles, Curious Theatre Company
Rachel Fowler, Rabbit Hole, Curious Theatre Company
Judy Phelan-Hill, Kimberly Akimbo, Vintage Theatre Productions
Haley Johnson, A Streetcar Named Desire, Vintage Theatre Productions

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Scott Beyette, The Producers, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Seth Caikowski, Jekyll and Hyde, Performance Now
Seth Caikowski, Oklahoma, Town Hall Arts Center
*Randal Keith, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Wayne Kennedy, Annie, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Wayne Kennedy, The Producers, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Jenna Bainbridge, Side Show, PHAMALY
Kathleen M. Brady, Quilters, Denver Center Theatre Company
*Regan Linton, Side Show, PHAMALY
Elisa Spencer, Oklahoma, Town Hall Arts Center
Megan Van de Hey, Gypsy, Town Hall Arts Center
Reyna Von Vett, Leadville or Bust, 1883 Productions

Outstanding Sound Design

El Armstrong, The Skin of Our Teeth, Aurora Fox Arts Center
Ray Berry, A Streetcar Named Desire, Vintage Theatre Productions
Craig Breitenbach, Quilters, Denver Center Theatre Company
Brian Freeland, Eurydice, Curious Theatre Company
*Steve Stevens, Les Miserables, Arvada Center

Outstanding Lighting Design

Dan Darnutzer, Quilters, Denver Center Theatre Company
*Gail J. Gober, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Shannon McKinney, Curse of the Starving Class, Curious Theatre Company
Shannon McKinney, Eurydice, Curious Theatre Company
Jen Orf, Love Song, Paragon Theatre

Outstanding Costume Design

*Sally A. Burkes/Jane Shafer, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Chris Campbell, Evita, Arvada Center
Brenda King, Morisot Reclining, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company
David K Mickelson, Richard III, Denver Center Theatre Company
Linda Morkin, The Producers, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Ann Murphy, Three Musketeers, Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Ann Piano, Hay Fever, Miners Alley Playhouse
Reyna Von Vett, Leadville or Bust, 1883 Entertainment

Outstanding Scenic Design

Amy Campion, Annie, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Michael R. Duran, Eurydice, Curious Theatre Company
Nick Kargel, A Streetcar Named Desire, Vintage Theatre Productions
David LaFont, Love Song, Paragon Theatre
*Brian Mallgrave, Les Miserables, Arvada Center

Outstanding Choreography

Alicia Dunfee, The Producers, Boulder’s Dinner Theater
Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck, Evita, Arvada Center
*Kitty Skillman-Hilsabeck, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Kelly Kates - Oklahoma, Town Hall Arts Center
Debbie Stark/Cindy Bray, Side Show, PHAMALY

Outstanding Ensemble Performance

12 Angry Men, Spotlight Theatre Company
As You Like It, Modern Muse Theatre Company
Glengarry Glen Ross, Denver Center Theatre Company
*Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Musketeer, Buntport
Noises Off, Denver Center Theatre Company

Outstanding New Play

Dusty and the Big Bad World, Cusi Cram, Denver Center, Theatre Company
Morisot Reclining, William Kovacsik, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company
Musketeer, Buntport Company, Buntport Theatre Company
Seal. Stamp. Send. Bang., Buntport Company, Buntport Theatre Company
*Sunsets and Margaritas, Jose Cruz Gonzales, Denver Center Theatre Company

Outstanding Production of a Play

Eurydice, Curious Theatre Company
Glengarry Glen Ross, Denver Center Theatre Company
*Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Shadow Theatre Company
Streetcar Named Desire, Vintage Theatre Productions
The Miracle Worker, Denver Center Theatre Company

Outstanding Production of a Musical

*Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Quilters, Denver Center Theatre Company
Side Show, PHAMALY
The Producers, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Woody Guthrie’s American Song, Colorado Shakespeare Festival

Outstanding Direction of a Play

Rick Bernstein, Move Over Mrs. Markham, Miners Alley Playhouse
Craig A. Bond, A Streetcar Named Desire, Vintage Theatre Productions
A. Lee Massaro, The Crucible, Arvada Center
*Jeffrey Nickelson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Shadow Theatre Company
Chip Walton, Euryidice, Curious Theatre Company

Outstanding Direction of a Musical

Michael Duran, The Producers, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Peter Glazer, Woody Guthrie's American Song, Colorado Shakespeare Festival
*Rod A. Lansberry, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Penny Metropulos, Quilters, Denver Center Theatre Company
Steve Wilson, Side Show, PHAMALY

Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company

Arvada Center
Curious Theatre Company
*Denver Center Theatre Company
Paragon Theatre Company
Vintage Theatre Productions

Special Awards

Outstanding regional theater company: Theatre Aspen

Outstanding children's theater: Mizel Center's Denver Children's Theatre

Outstanding stage management: Paul Behrhorst

Lifetime achievement: Robert Wells

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