And so, without further ado, the nominees are…
Outstanding Musical
Daddy Long Legs, freeFall Theatre
La Traviata, St. Pete Opera
The Magic Flute, St. Pete Opera
The Musical of Musicals, freeFall
The Producers, American Stage
Outstanding Play
A View from the Bridge, Tampa Rep
Bad Jews, American Stage
Dancing at Lughnasa, Jobsite Theater
Keely & Du, Innovocative Theatre
The Glass Menagerie, freeFall
The Royale, American Stage
The Year of Magical Thinking, Stageworks
Outstanding Director of a Play
Amy Resnick, Bad Jews, American Stage
David M. Jenkins, HIR, Jobsite
Eric Davis, The Glass Menagerie, freeFall
Karla Hartley, The Year of Magical Thinking, Stageworks
Lisa Tricomi, The Royale, American Stage
Stephanie Gularte, Marjorie Prime, American Stage
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Deanna Dys, The Music Man, St. Pete Opera
Douglas S Hall, Daddy Long Legs, freeFall
Eric Davis, The Musical of Musicals, freeFall
Michael Unger, The Magic Flute, St. Pete Opera
Rye Mullis, The Producers, American Stage
David M. Jenkins, Three Penny Opera, Jobsite
Music Direction
Jeremy Douglass, The Tempest, Jobsite
Mark Sforzini, La Traviata, St. Pete Opera
Mark Sforzini, The Music Man, St. Pete Opera
Mark Sforzini, The Magic Flute, St. Pete Opera
Matt Cowley/Igor Santos, Gnit, Tampa Rep
Michael Raabe, Daddy Long Legs, freeFall
Outstanding Choreography/Fight Direction
Alison Burns, Three Penny Opera, Jobsite
Caroline Esparza, La Traviata, St. Pete Opera
Caroline Esparza, The Royale, American Stage
Giles Davis, 1984, Jobsite
Juliana Davis, Much Ado About Nothing, American Stage
Deanna Dys, The Music Man, St. Pete Opera
Megan Morgan, The Machine Stops, freeFall
Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Play
Aygemang Clay, Jay “The Sport” Jackson, The Royale, American Stage
DeQuan Mitchell, Ferdinand, The Tempest, Jobsite
Giles Davies, Caliban, The Tempest, Jobsite
Giles Davies, Winston, 1984, Jobsite
Jackson Goldberg, Liam Huber, Bad Jews, American Stage
Ned Averill-Snell, Eddie, A View from the Bridge, Tampa Rep
Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Musical
James La Rosa, Leo Bloom, The Producers, American Stage
Jonathan Harrison, JJ Peachum, Three Penny Opera, Jobsite
Keith Harris, Papageno, The Magic Flute, St. Pete Opera
Matthew McGee, Jitter, The Musical of Musicals, freeFall
Nick Lerew, Jervis Pendleton, Daddy Long Legs, freeFall
Todd Willander, Tamino, The Magic Flute,, St. Pete Opera
Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Play
Chelsea Hooker, Steele, A Piece of My Heart, Powerstories Theatre
Janis Stevens, Marjorie, Marjorie Prime, America Stage
Jenny Lester, Daphna Feygenbaum, Bad Jews, American Stage
Katrina Stevenson, Ariel, The Tempest, Jobsite
Roxanne Fay, Prospero, The Tempest, Jobsite
Vickie Daignault, Cast, The Year of Magical Thinking, Stageworks
Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Musical
Britta Ollman, Jerusha Abbott, Daddy Long Legs, freeFall
Fo’I Meleah, Celia Peachum, Three Penny Opera, Jobsite
Giselle Muise, Polly, Three Penny Opera, Jobsite
Jennifer Byrne, June, The Musical of Musicals, freeFall
Kelli Butler, Queen of the Night, The Magic Flute, St. Pete Opera
Leslie Paradelo, Lucy Harris, Jekyll & Hyde, Aeon Life Theatre
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Actor in Play
Kim Sullivan, Wynton, The Royale, American Stage
Logan Wolfe, The Men in the Planets, The Little Prince, freeFall
Patrick A. Jackson, Joseph Asagai, A Raisin in the Sun, American Stage
Rich Lowe, Fish, The Royale, American Stage
Richard B. Watson, Max, The Royale, American Stage
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Alex Ringler, Carmen Ghia, The Producers, American Stage
Jackson Orchard, Winthrop, The Music Man, St. Pete Opera
Jim Sorensen, Franz Liebkind, The Producers, American Stage
Lucas Levy, Marcellus, The Music Man, American Stage
Scott Daniel, Roger Debris, The Producers, American Stage
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Ali Foley, Laura, The Glass Menagerie, freeFall
Dee Selmore, Mrs. Johnson, The Royale, American Stage
Jonell Meyer, Stranger, Gnit, TampaRep
Lauren Buglioli, Solvay, Gnit, TampaRep
Rokia Shearin, Nina, The Royale, American Stage
Trenell Mooring, Rose, The Little Prince, freeFall
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Becca McCoy, Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, The Music Man, St. Pete Opera
Colleen Cherry, Streetsinger/Dolly, Three Penny Opera, Jobsite
Jen Casler, Bob/Ensemble, Three Penny Opera, Jobsite
Maggie Mularz, Lucy/Ensemble, Three Penny Opera, Jobsite
Olivia Sargent, Zanetta, The Music Man, St. Pete Opera
Paula Broadwater, Mrs. Paroo, The Music Man, St. Pete Opera
Stephanie Jabre, Papagena, The Magic Flute, St. Pete Opera
Outstanding Lighting Design >$500K
Chris Baldwin, Marjorie Prime, American Stage
Cody Basham, The Little Prince, freeFall
Joseph P Oshry, The Royale, American Stage
Keith Arsenault, La Traviata, St. Pete Opera
Tom Hansen, The Glass Menagerie, freeFall
Outstanding Lighting Design <$500K
Anthony Vito, Gnit, TampaRep
Brian Smallheer, 1984, Jobsite
Cody Basham, The Year of Magical Thinking, Stageworks
Joseph P. Oshry, In the Time of the Butterflies, Stageworks
Matthew Ray, Blithe Spirit, Stageworks
Ryan E. Finzelber, Three Penny Opera, Jobsite
Outstanding Costume Design >$500K
Eric Davis, Daddy Long Legs, freeFall
Frank Chavez, Much Ado About Nothing, American Stage
Glenn Breed, La Traviata, St. Pete Opera
Glenn Breed, The Magic Flute, St. Pete Opera
Trish Kelly, The Royale, American Stage
Outstanding Costume Design <$500k
Beth Tepe-Robertson, 5300 Bluebird Lane, Lab Theatre Project
Frank Chavez, In the Time of the Butterflies, Stageworks
Frank Chavez, Blithe Spirit, Stageworks
Frank Chavez, The Year of Magical Thinking, Stageworks
Katrina Stevenson, The Tempest, Jobsite
Katrina Stevenson, Three Penny Opera, Jobsite
Outstanding Set Design >$500K
Eric Davis, Daddy Long Legs, freeFall
Jerid Fox, Marjorie Prime, American Stage
Jerid Fox, The Royale, American Stage
Nickolas Hamilton, The Little Prince, freeFall
Steven K. Mitchell, A Raisin in the Sun, American Stage
Steven K. Mitchell, The Glass Menagerie, freeFall
Outstanding Set Design <$500K
Amanda Bearss, Blithe Spirit, Stageworks
Brian Smallheer, 1984, Jobsite
Frank Chavez, In the Time of the Butterflies, Stageworks
Frank Chavez, The Year of Magical Thinking, Stageworks
Owen Robertson, So Long Life, Lab
Tammy Modica, Jekyll & Hyde, Aeon Life
Outstanding Sound Design >$500K
Benjamin T. Ismail, The Royale, American Stage
Eric Davis, The Glass Menagerie, freeFall
Eric Davis, The Machine Stops, freeFall
Jethro Compton and Eric Davis, White Fang, freeFall
Rachel Harrison, A Raisin in the Sun, American Stage
Outstanding Sound Design <$500K
David M. Jenkins, Dancing at Lughnasa, Jobsite
David M. Jenkins, The Tempest, Jobsite
Maggie Council DiPietra, In the Time of the Butterflies, Stageworks
Matt Cowley, A View from the Bridge, TampaRep
Shawn Paonessa, 1984, Jobsite
Outstanding Ensemble
Bad Jews, American Stage
Blithe Spirit, Stageworks Theatre
Marjorie Prime, American Stage
The Magic Flute, St. Pete Opera
The Royale, American Stage
The Tempest, Jobsite
Three Penny Opera, Jobsite
This article appears in Sep 6-13, 2018.