1998 Wings Awards Finalists and Winners

Winners are marked in green.

By Category (By Organization)

Production

• Big River: Vivienne Atkins (IMP)
• Jack the Ripper, Monster of Whitechapel: Linda Woods (TH)
• Lend Me a Tenor: Martha Humphreys (TH)
• Night of the Iguana: Carl Spurlock (TH)
• The Sound of Music: Micki Lighthall (HCCA)

Musical Director (tie)

• Bill Lloyd, The Sound of Music (HCCA)
• Barry Petty and Jay Tumminello, Big River (IMP)

Leading Performance, Female

• Donna Albright Emanuel as Marian Paroo, The Music Man (HCCA)
• Enzie Fleming as Ramona, Zara Spook and Other Lures (TH)
• Teri Nelson, The Sound of Music (HCCA)
• Samantha Reed as Maxine Faulk, Night of the Iguana (TH)
• Kim Sutton as Maggie, Lend Me a Tenor (TH)

Leading Performance, Male

• Tony Correa as Max, Lend Me a Tenor (TH)
• Patrick Johnson as Huck Finn, Big River (IMP)
• Gary Knight as Harry Mitchell, The Sum of Us (TH)
• Jason Lockhart as Jim, Big River (IMP)
• Todd Terry as Rev. T. L. Shannon, Night of the Iguana (TH)

Featured Performance, Female

• Karen Alexander as Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, The Music Man (HCCA)
• Lisa Davis, The Sound of Music (HCCA)
• Niki Drake-Hunkapillar as Black Magic Woman from Colors in Motion in Spring Concert (CBA)
• Sherry Larkin as Mrs. Paroo, The Music Man (HCCA)
• Karen Logan as Sybil Birling, An Inspector Calls (TH)

Featured Performance, Male

• Josh Dixon, The Sound of Music (HCCA)
• Gil Hunter as the Duke, Big River (IMP)
• Tom Voight as Marcellus, The Music Man (HCCA)
• Barry Ward as Tito, Lend Me a Tenor (TH)
• David Wrightington as Nanno, Night of the Iguana (TH)

Youth Performance

• Jenny Caruso as Clara, The Nutcracker (Sat. eve.) (CBA)
• Sara Grace Epps as Clara, The Nutcracker (Fri. eve.) (CBA)
• Elizabeth Luzar, The Sound of Music (HCCA)
• Julia Simpson as Clara, The Nutcracker (Sat. mat.) (CBA)
• Josh Voight as Winthrop Paroo, The Music Man (HCCA)

Vocal Performance, Female

• Lisa Davis, The Sound of Music (HCCA)
• Sharon Hicks as Slave Woman, Big River (IMP)
• Beverly Ketchum as Mother Abbess, The Sound of Music (HCCA)
• Teri Nelson, The Sound of Music (HCCA)
• Susan Windham as Mary Jane Wilkes, Big River (IMP)

Vocal Performance, Male

• Josh Dixon as Rolf, The Sound of Music (HCCA)
• Jason Lockhart as Jim, Big River (IMP)
• Jim Mandrass, Jeff White, Wes Canerday and Steve Thornton as the Quartet, The Music Man (HCCA)
• Darin Windham as Captain von Trapp, The Sound of Music (HCCA)
• Patrick Johnson as Huck Finn, Big River (IMP)

Choreography

• Big River: Mike Rickles (IMP)
• Colors in Motion, Marianne Cook Anderson, Spring Concert (CBA)
• The Music Man: Lee Ann Bender (HCCA)
• Rondo Veneziano, David Herriott, Spring Concert (CBA)
• The Sound of Music: Cynthia Sutherlin-Baker (HCCA)

Dance Performance, Female

• Niki Drake-Hunkapillar as Sugar Plum Fairy, The Nutcracker (Fri. eve. and Sat. mat.) (CBA)
• Maria Merrell as Gamzatti, La Bayadere and Whiter Shade of Pale from Colors in Motion, Spring Concert (CBA)
• Kristine Renteria as the lead, Rondo Veneziano and Pink from Colors in Motion, Spring Concert (CBA)
• Jenny Whitworth as Solor, La Bayadere and Lady in Red from Colors in Motion, Spring Concert (CBA)
• Jenny Whitworth as Sugar Plum Fairy, The Nutcracker (Sat. eve.) (CBA)

Dance Performance, Male

• Len Causey as Pink from Colors in Motion, Spring Concert (CBA)
• Josh Dixon, The Sound of Music (HCCA)
• Ronnie Drew as Black Magic Woman from Colors in Motion, Spring Concert (CBA)
• Jeremy Myrick as Soloist, La Bayadere, Rondo Veneziano, and Whiter Shade of Pale from Colors in Motion, Spring Concert (CBA)

Hair

• Big River: Janice Quillin (IMP)
• An Inspector Calls: Tony Argo (TH)
• Jack the Ripper, Monster of Whitechapel: Lee Hicklin (TH)
• The Music Man: Ann Wells (HCCA)
• The Sound of Music: Ann Wells (HCCA)

Make-Up

• Jack the Ripper, Monster of Whitechapel: Rick Coleman and Melissa Watkins-Wood (TH)
• Lend Me a Tenor: Lori Gill (TH)
• The Nutcracker: Meg Hall (CBA)
• The Sound of Music: Merrin Sligting (HCCA)
• Big River (IMP)

Costume Design

• Big River: Ron Harris (IMP)
• An Inspector Calls: Anne Clem (TH)
• Jack the Ripper: Monster of Whitechapel: Anne Clem (TH)
• The Music Man: Marie Sexton (HCCA)
• The Sound of Music: Carol Morris (HCCA)

Set Design

• Big River: Bruce Beaumont (IMP)
• Jack the Ripper, Monster of Whitechapel: Rick Coleman and Bob Baker (TH)
• The Music Man: Connie Voight (HCCA)
• Night of the Iguana: Carl Spurlock and Pete Jenke (TH)
• The Sum of Us: Connie Voight and Elaine Poplin (TH)

Lighting Design

• An Inspector Calls: Charles Woods (TH)
• Jack the Ripper, Monster of Whitechapel: Cynthia Meyer (TH)
• The Music Man: Rod Roberts (HCCA)
• Night of the Iguana: Cynthia Meyer (TH)
• The Sound of Music: Rod Roberts (HCCA)

Sound Design

• Big River: Chris Banks (IMP)
• Jack the Ripper, Monster of Whitechapel: Rick Lighthall (TH)
• Night of the Iguana: Charles Snoddy (TH)
• The Sound of Music: Rick Lighthall (HCCA)
• Zara Spook and Other Lures: John Hancock and Charles Woods (TH)

Special Effects

• Big River: Bruce Beaumont (IMP)
• Jack the Ripper, Monster of Whitechapel: Rick Lighthall (TH)
• Night of the Iguana: Peter Jenke for the ocean (TH)

Special Mention

• Abby Slyman as Greta Von Trapp, The Sound of Music (HCCA)
• David Thornton as Tommy, The Music Man (HCCA)
• Ron Harris as Pap, Big River (IMP)
• Josie Craig as the Maid, The Nutcracker (CBA)
• Rankin Sneed as Mark Twain, Big River (IMP)

By Organization (By Category)

Community Ballet Association (CBA) (17 nominations, 3 winners)

The Nutcracker

• Make-Up: Meg Hall
• Special Mention: Josie Craig as the Maid
• Youth Performance: Jenny Caruso as Clara (Sat. eve.)
• Youth Performance: Sara Grace Epps as Clara (Fri. eve.)
• Youth Performance: Julia Simpson as Clara (Sat. mat.)
• Dance Performance, Female: Niki Drake-Hunkapillar as Sugar Plum Fairy (Fri. eve. and Sat. mat.)
• Dance Performance, Female: Jenny Whitworth as Sugar Plum Fairy (Sat. eve.)

Spring Concert

• Featured Performance, Female: Niki Drake-Hunkapillar as Black Magic Woman from Colors in Motion
• Dance Performance, Female: Maria Merrell as Gamzatti, La Bayadere and Whiter Shade of Pale from Colors in Motion
• Dance Performance, Female: Kristine Renteria as the lead, Rondo Veneziano and Pink from Colors in Motion
• Dance Performance, Female: Jenny Whitworth as Solor, La Bayadere and Lady in Red from Colors in Motion
• Dance Performance, Male: Len Causey as Pink from Colors in Motion
• Dance Performance, Male: Ronnie Drew as Black Magic Woman from Colors in Motion
• Dance Performance, Male: Jeremy Myrick as Soloist, La Bayadere, Rondo Veneziano, and Whiter Shade of Pale from Colors in Motion
• Choreography: Colors in Motion, Marianne Cook Anderson
• Choreography: Rondo Veneziano, David Herriott

Huntsville Community Chorus Association (HCCA) (31 nominations, 10 winners)

The Music Man

• Set Design: Connie Voight
• Lighting Design: Rod Roberts
• Hair: Ann Wells
• Costume Design: Marie Sexton
• Special Mention: David Thornton as Tommy
• Youth Performance: Josh Voight as Winthrop Paroo
• Featured Performance, Female: Karen Alexander as Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn
• Featured Performance, Female: Sherry Larkin as Mrs. Paroo
• Best Featured Performance, Male: Tom Voight as Marcellus
• Vocal Performance, Male: Jim Mandrass, Jeff White, Wes Canerday, and Steve Thornton as the Quartet
• Choreography: Lee Ann Bender
• Leading Performance, Female: Donna Albright Emanuel as Marian Paroo

The Sound of Music

• Sound Design: Rick Lighthall
• Lighting Design: Rod Roberts
• Make-Up: Merrin Sligting
• Hair: Ann Wells
• Costume Design: Carol Morris
• Special Mention: Abby Slyman as Greta Von Trapp
• Youth Performance: Elizabeth Luzar
• Featured Performance, Female: Lisa Davis
• Featured Performance, Male: Josh Dixon
• Vocal Performance, Female: Lisa Davis
• Vocal Performance, Female: Beverly Ketchum as Mother Abbess
• Vocal Performance, Female: Teri Nelson
• Vocal Performance, Male: Josh Dixon as Rolf
• Vocal Performance, Male: Darin Windham as Captain von Trapp
• Dance Performance, Male: Josh Dixon
• Choreography: Cynthia Sutherlin-Baker
• Leading Performance, Female: Teri Nelson
• Musical Director: Bill Lloyd
• Production: Micki Lighthall

Independent Musical Productions, Inc. (IMP) (18 nominations, 3 winners)

Big River

• Special Effects: Bruce Beaumont
• Set Design: Bruce Beaumont
• Sound Design: Chris Banks
• Make-Up
• Hair: Janice Quillin
• Costume Design: Ron Harris
• Special Mention: Ron Harris as Pap
• Special Mention: Rankin Sneed as Mark Twain
• Featured Performance, Male: Gil Hunter as the Duke
• Featured Performance, Female: Sharon Hicks as Slave Woman
• Featured Performance, Female: Susan Windham as Mary Jane Wilkes
• Vocal Performance, Male: Jason Lockhart as Jim
• Vocal Performance, Male: Patrick Johnson as Huck Finn
• Choreography: Mike Rickles
• Leading Performance, Male: Patrick Johnson as Huck Finn
• Leading Performance, Male: Jason Lockhart as Jim
• Musical Director: Barry Petty and Jay Tumminello
• Production: Vivienne Atkins

Theatre Huntsville (TH) (29 nominations, 5 winners)

Jack the Ripper, Monster of Whitechapel

• Special Effects: Rick Lighthall
• Set Design: Rick Coleman and Bob Baker
• Sound Design: Rick Lighthall
• Lighting Design: Cynthia Meyer
• Make-Up: Rick Coleman and Melissa Watkins-Wood
• Hair: Lee Hicklin
• Costume Design: Anne Clem
• Production: Linda Woods

Night of the Iguana

• Special Effects: Peter Jenke for the ocean
• Set Design: Carl Spurlock and Pete Jenke
• Sound Design: Charles Snoddy
• Lighting Design: Cynthia Meyer
• Featured Performance, Male: David Wrightington as Nanno
• Leading Performance, Female: Samatha Reed as Maxine Faulk
• Leading Performance, Male: Todd Terry as Rev. T. L. Shannon
• Production: Carl Spurlock

The Sum of Us

• Set Design: Connie Voight and Elaine Poplin
• Leading Performance, Male: Gary Knight as Harry Mitchell

Zara Spook and Other Lures

• Sound Design: John Hancock and Charles Woods
• Leading Performance, Female: Enzie Fleming as Ramona

An Inspector Calls

• Lighting Design: Charles Woods
• Hair: Tony Argo
• Costume Design: Anne Clem
• Featured Performance, Female: Karen Logan as Sybil Birling

Lend Me a Tenor

• Make-Up: Lori Gill
• Featured Performance, Male: Barry Ward as Tito
• Leading Performance, Female: Kim Sutton as Maggie
• Leading Performance, Male: Tony Correa as Max
• Production: Martha Humphreys