2010 Winners and Finalists
Winners are in bold and underlined
Finalist are in plain text

LEAD ACTRESS in a NON-SINGING ROLE
Charelle Hudgins as Frankie Dubberly in Christmas Belles, Theatre Huntsville
Karen Lynn as Glendine in Wedding Belles, Renaissance Theatre
Karen Lynn as Maxine Ledbetter in Perky’s Tanning, Karaoke and Beauty Salon & the Beaverbrook Players Present: 'Another Christmas Carol,’ Renaissance Theatre
Joanna White as June Sanders in Sanders Family Christmas, Renaissance Theatre
Gena Wilhite as Esther in To Gillian, On Her 37
th Birthday, Theatre Huntsville

LEAD ACTOR in a NON-SINGING ROLE
John Miller as Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind, Theatre Huntsville
Phil Parker as Victor Frankenstein in Frankenstein: A Modern Prometheus, Renaissance Theatre
Chuck Puckett as Matthew Harrison Brady in Inherit the Wind, Theatre Huntsville
Jeff White as Beast in The Magic of Beauty and the Beast, Fantasy Playhouse
Michael Wood as Eugene Jerome in Biloxi Blues, Theatre Huntsville

LEAD ACTRESS in a SINGING ROLE
Cherie Evans as Luisa in The Fantasticks, Renaissance Theatre
Elaine Hubbard as Vera Sanders in Sanders Family Christmas, Renaissance Theatre
Charelle Hudgins as Charelle in Schoolhouse Rock, Independent Musical Productions
Amanda Lund as Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Renaissance Theatre
Linda Meigs as Fuchsia Wellborn in Belles & Whistles, Huntsville Community Chorus Association

LEAD ACTOR in a SINGING ROLE
Greg Branham as Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Huntsville Community Chorus Association
Brad Howard as Huckleberry Finn in Big River, Independent Musical Productions
Jon Noles as Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
Jay Poff as Emcee in Cabaret, Renaissance Theatre
Tyrone Sumlin as Jim in Big River, Independent Musical Productions
Jeff White as Pastor Oglethorpe in Sanders Family Christmas, Renaissance Theatre

SUPPORTING ACTRESS in a NON-SINGING ROLE
Amber Gibson as Frau Schmidt in The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
Meagan Jennings as Rowena in Biloxi Blues, Theatre Huntsville
Tanja Miller as Wilda Jean Snodgrass in Perky’s Tanning, Karaoke and Beauty Salon & the Beaverbrook Players Present: 'Another Christmas Carol,’ Renaissance Theatre
Laura Price as Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland, Fantasy Playhouse
Gaylen Pugh as Geneva Musgrave in Christmas Belles, Theatre Huntsville

SUPPORTING ACTOR in a NON-SINGING ROLE
Jason Graham as Dave in Almost, Maine, Theatre Huntsville
Ron Harris as Henry, the Old Actor in The Fantasticks, Renaissance Theatre
Todd Hess as Sgt. Toomey in Biloxi Blues, Theatre Huntsville
Steven LaMar as Arnold Epstein in Biloxi Blues, Theatre Huntsville
Kevin O’Brien as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, Fantasy Playhouse


SUPPORTING ACTRESS in a SINGING ROLE

Mary Becher as Mary Jane Wilkes in Big River, Independent Musical Productions
Shawn Bednarczyk as Sister Sophia in The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
Angel Coleman as Elsa in The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
Melanie Payne as Sister Berthe in The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
Elizabeth Wright as Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville

SUPPORTING ACTOR in a SINGING ROLE
Shane Kennedy as Max Detweiller in The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
Kevin O’Brien as Ernst Ludwig in Cabaret, Renaissance Theatre
David Schulte as King in Big River, Independent Musical Productions
James E. Zielinski as Herr Schultz in Cabaret, Renaissance Theatre
James E. Zielinski as Pap Finn in Big River, Independent Musical Productions

FEMALE DANCER in an EXTENDED PIECE
Brittany Beabout in ‘Arabian,’ The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Susan Kelly as Firebird in Firebird, Huntsville Ballet Company
Allie Lenox as Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Axee Mullins as Snow Queen in The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Elizabeth Thaxton as Snow Queen in The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre

MALE DANCER in an EXTENDED PIECE
Ron Cleghorn as Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Brad Howard as Prince in Snow White, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Kagen Morring as Prince Ivan in Firebird, Huntsville Ballet Company

FEMALE DANCER in a SHORT PIECE
Elizabeth Baxley as Scheherazade in The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Caroline Blair as Princess in Firebird, Huntsville Ballet Company
Sydney Larsen as Dew Drop Fairy in The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Anna Claire Leary as Pierrette, the Doll in The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Peggy Payne as Pierrette, the Doll in The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre

MALE DANCER in a SHORT PIECE
Jonathyn Carey in the Fairy Trio, Snow White, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Caleb Grissett as Issachar in ‘One More Angel in Heaven,’ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Huntsville Community Chorus Association
David Herriot as Herr Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Logan Hyde as Soldier in The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company

ADULT in a CAMEO APPEARANCE
Carlos Bofill as Herr Zeller in The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
Leslie Bofill as Fraulein Schweiger in The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
Josie Craig as Maid in The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
John Hancock as Wilbur C. Henderson in You Can’t Take It With You, Theatre Huntsville
Jaleesa Trotman as Caught Slave in Big River, Independent Musical Productions


TEEN FEMALE in a MAJOR PERFORMANCE
Catherine Hampton in ‘Chinese,’ The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Erin Johnson as Denise Sanders in Sanders Family Christmas, Renaissance Theatre
Avery Kennedy as Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Avery Kennedy, Lead in ‘Paquita’ in Firebird, Huntsville Ballet Company
Emma Montague as Shepherdess in The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Anna Quirk as Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Huntsville Community Chorus Association

TEEN MALE in a MAJOR PERFORMANCE
Patton Chandler as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Huntsville Community Chorus Association
Jacobi Will Hall as Judah in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Huntsville Community Chorus Association
Caleb Nunn as Pete in Almost, Maine, Theatre Huntsville
Tommy Walker as Roy Selridge in Biloxi Blues, Theatre Huntsville
Seth Watring as Benjamin in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Huntsville Community Chorus Association

YOUTH FEMALE in a MAJOR PERFORMANCE
Haley Barnhill as Dew Drop in ‘Waltz of the Flowers,’ The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Hannah Box as Sneezy in Snow White, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Zoey Montague as Fritz in The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Alaina Shelton as Gretl von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
Hannah Steinberg as Brigitta von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville

YOUTH MALE in a MAJOR PERFORMANCE
John Bakke as Young Ebenezer in A Christmas Carol, Fantasy Playhouse
Willem Butler as Clock in The Magic of Beauty and the Beast, Fantasy Playhouse
Wesley Box as Fritz in The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Truman Lemire as Nutcracker and Prince in The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Neil Schuetz as Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol, Fantasy Playhouse

YOUTH in a CAMEO APPEARANCE
Jonathyn Carey as Animated Solder in The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Jacob Coe as Bobby in A Christmas Carol, Fantasy Playhouse
Taylor Morrow as Rose in The Magic of Beauty and the Beast, Fantasy Playhouse

SET
Catherine Bodkin (Backdrop Art) for The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Mark Eccleston (Set Design), Michael Malone (Technical Direction) and Leslie Lockhart (Art Direction) for The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
Karl A. King (Technical Direction), Terri King (Properties), David Harwell (Technical Advisor) and Mark Eccleston (Technical Advisor) for Alice in Wonderland, Fantasy Playhouse
Gary Lee Knight (Set Design & Construction), Wayne Miller (Technical Direction & Set Construction) and Lynn Broad (Set Construction) for Wedding Belles, Renaissance Theatre
Michael Malone (Set Design & Technical Direction), Fred Sayers (Scenic Art), Wanda Whitmer (Set Dressing) and Sandy Glasscock (Properties) for To Gillian, On Her 37th Birthday, Theatre Huntsville
LIGHTING
Lynn Broad for Wedding Belles, Renaissance Theatre
Cynthia Meyer for Alice in Wonderland, Fantasy Playhouse
Cynthia Meyer for Inherit the Wind, Theatre Huntsville
Cynthia Meyer for To Gillian, On Her 37
th Birthday, Theatre Huntsville
Matt Schuster for The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
SOUND MIXING
David Knies for Big River, Independent Musical Productions
Rick Lighthall for Belles & Whistles, Huntsville Community Chorus Association
Rick Lighthall for A Christmas Carol, Fantasy Playhouse
Zach Lindsay for Schoolhouse Rock, Independent Musical Productions
Matt Schuster for The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville

SOUND EFFECTS
Sarah Harris for Almost, Maine, Theatre Huntsville
Sarah Harris for Inherit the Wind, Theatre Huntsville
Matt Schuster for The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
Brian Wilson for Wedding Belles, Renaissance Theatre
James E. Zielinski and Gary Gee for Cabaret, Renaissance Theatre
VISUAL EFFECTS
Bob Baker for ‘The Lab Fire,’ Frankenstein: A Modern Prometheus, Renaissance Theatre
Bob Baker for ‘The Execution of Joan,’ Joan of Arc, Renaissance Theatre
Jim Blanche for ‘The Cannon’ and ‘The Snow,’ The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Michael Malone for ‘The Red Fire,’ You Can’t Take It With You, Theatre Huntsville
Matt Schuster for ‘The Wedding Scene’ and ‘The Alps Tableau,’ The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
COSTUMES
Vivienne Atkins for Big River, Independent Musical Productions
Carol Blair for The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Carol Blair for Firebird, Huntsville Ballet Company
Taylor Getschal for The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
MAKEUP
Lindy Atkins for Alice in Wonderland, Fantasy Playhouse
Meg Hall for Snow White, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Kim Mills for The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Wynn Oldham for The Magic of Beauty and the Beast, Fantasy Playhouse
Linda Powell for The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
HAIR
Andrea Johnson for Big River, Independent Musical Productions
Kim Mills for The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Bennie Noel for Alice in Wonderland, Fantasy Playhouse
Bennie Noel for The Magic of Beauty and the Beast, Fantasy Playhouse
Rhonda Prentice for Cabaret, Renaissance Theatre


CHOREOGRAPHY of a CONCERT DANCE
David Herriot for ‘Sculpture Garden’ in Snow White, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Brad Howard for ‘Lighter Shades of Grey’ in Snow White, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Susan Kelly for ‘Belle of the Ball’ in Firebird, Huntsville Ballet Company
Phillip Otto for ‘Firebird’ in Firebird, Huntsville Ballet Company
Phillip Otto for ‘Waltz of the Flowers’ in The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company

CHOREOGRAPHY of a MUSICAL
Jessica Alexander and Marianne Windham for Cabaret, Renaissance Theatre
Hayley Smith Henderson for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Huntsville Community Chorus Association
Patrick Johnson for Big River, Independent Musical Productions
Sara Milberger for The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
Marianne Windham for The Fantasticks, Renaissance Theatre

MUSIC DIRECTION
Julian Bryson for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Huntsville Community Chorus Association
Christopher-Joel Carter for Cabaret, Renaissance Theatre
Chris Klaus for The Fantasticks, Renaissance Theatre
Ron Simmons for The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville

ARTISTIC DIRECTION of a SHOW WITHOUT MUSIC
Jake Barrow for Biloxi Blues, Theatre Huntsville
Leslie Bofill for To Gillian, On Her 37
th Birthday, Theatre Huntsville
Lorie Hubscher for Inherit the Wind, Theatre Huntsville
Gary Lee Knight for Wedding Belles, Renaissance Theatre
Sam Marsh for Almost, Maine, Theatre Huntsville

ARTISTIC DIRECTION of a SHOW WITH MUSIC
Keren Gibb-Hilliard and David Herriott for The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Gary Lee Knight for The Fantasticks, Renaissance Theatre
Phillip Otto for Firebird, Huntsville Ballet Company
Carol Puckett for Sanders Family Christmas, Renaissance Theatre
Robbie Shafer for Cabaret, Renaissance Theatre

SHOW WITHOUT MUSIC
Almost, Maine, Theatre Huntsville
Biloxi Blues, Theatre Huntsville
Inherit the Wind, Theatre Huntsville
To Gillian, On Her 37
th Birthday, Theatre Huntsville
Wedding Belles, Renaissance Theatre

SHOW WITH MUSIC
Big River, Independent Musical Productions
Cabaret, Renaissance Theatre
Firebird, Huntsville Ballet Company
The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Sanders Family Christmas, Renaissance Theatre

(Judges’ Choice Awards Finalists, next page)
JUDGES’ CHOICE ENSEMBLE
The ‘Brothers’ (Michael Becher, John Burnett, Will Erwin, Jordan Flynn, Russell Grant, Caleb Grissett, Jacobi Will Hall, Nathan Hendrix, Chandler Horkman, Cooper Schrimsher, and Seth Watring) in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Huntsville Community Chorus Association
The ‘Children’s Chorus’
(Jessie Austin, Maddie Austin, Grace Becher, Matthew Becher, Perris Forde-Clark, Christopher Gunner, Nolen Rose Gunner, Olivia Hendrick, Morgan-Bailey Horan, Laura Huber, Holly Huhlein, Daniel Jackson, Katie Jackson, Tanesha Lee, Ashley Martin, Madelaine Nord, John Purves, Leah Purves, Sydney Roberts, Alexis Robertson, Haley Sharpe, Abby Sledd, Samantha Sledd, Danielle Steely, Alexus Sumlin and Jasmine Thiry) in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Huntsville Community Chorus Association
The ‘Kit Kat Girls’
(Jessica Alexander, Sandy Federico, Emily Lynn, Julie Ann Phillips, Barbara Pusey and Michelle Seigh) in Cabaret, Renaissance Theatre
The ‘Nuns Chorus’ (Shawn Bednarczyk, Leslie Bofill, Zoe Bofill, Hannah Brooks, Meagan Browning, Mary Beth Buchanan, Rhonda Dennison, Hope Ervin, Abigail Gardiner, Amber Gibson, Sandy Glasscock, Amy Landreneau, Maddy Lewis, Melanie Payne, Kathy Wilemon Sanders, Peyton Satterfield, Lydia Scroggins, Nicole Shelton, Shelby Singleton, Lisa Slater, Alex Worlund and Elizabeth Wright)
in The Sound of Music, Theatre Huntsville
The ‘Slaves Chorus’ (Juanita Battle, Deisa Bradley, Christina Crutcher, Jacobi Hall, Justin Jordan, Marilyn King-Jordan, Christina Pickett, Fred Porter, Kitrise Torain, Jaleesa Trotman and Derrick Byars) in Big River, Independent Musical Productions

JUDGES’ CHOICE FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Caroline Blair as Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Anna Frederick as Shepherdess in The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Patti James as Perky Odom in Perky’s Tanning, Karaoke and Beauty Salon & the Beaverbrook Players Present: 'Another Christmas Carol,’ Renaissance Theatre
Kelly Sims as First Sister in Frankenstein: A Modern Prometheus, Renaissance Theatre

JUDGES CHOICE MALE PERFORMANCE
Caleb Grissett as Dancer in ‘Canaan Days,’ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Huntsville Community Chorus Association
Kagen Morring as Lead Male in ‘Russian,’ The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Phillip Schrimsher as Bobby in Cabaret, Renaissance Theatre
Carter Simpson as Young Fool in Big River, Independent Musical Productions
Jeremy Woods as Donald in You Can’t Take It With You, Theatre Huntsville

JUDGES CHOICE YOUTH PERFORMANCE
Tate Butler as Cheerleader/Actor/Dancer
in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Huntsville Community Chorus Association
Rebecca Martin as Clara in The Nutcracker, Huntsville Ballet Company
Caitlynn Quintela as Cousin in the Yellow Dress in The Nutcracker: A Yuletide Ballet, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre

JUDGES CHOICE SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Karl A. King and Terri King for ‘The Storm of Cards’ in Alice in Wonderland, Fantasy Playhouse
Ron Harris for the Old Actor’s Costumes in The Fantasticks, Renaissance Theatre
Russ Willett for ‘The Queen’s Mirror’ in Snow White, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
Billy Jenkins for ‘The Flying of the Monkeys’ in The Wizard of Oz, Fantasy Playhouse
Scott Trites for ‘The Melting of the Wicked Witch’ in The Wizard of Oz, Fantasy Playhouse

JUDGES CHOICE ‘WILD CARD’
Sam Marsh for the Choreography-like Staging of the Mad Hatter Tea scene in
Alice in Wonderland, Fantasy Playhouse
Angela Green and Larkin Grant for the Lobby Display for Biloxi Blues, Theatre Huntsville
Bob Baker for the Lobby Display for Cabaret, Renaissance Theatre
Wayne Miller for the Fight Choreography in Frankenstein: A Modern Prometheus, Renaissance Theatre
Mylie Perchinski as “Toto” the Dog in The Wizard of Oz, Fantasy Playhouse