Everyone’s a Winner at 2018 Miss Annie Awards!

Annual Volunteer Recognition Party Honors Top Performances & Service to the Theatre

 

All seven productions of the 2017-2018 mainstage season, including four plays and three musicals, won honors at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre’s Miss Annie Awards on Saturday, August 25. The annual awards, Chattanooga’s answer to the Oscars, salute the volunteers onstage and off who have contributed their time and talent to the success of the theatre’s past season.

 

The recently closed “Hello Dolly,” the Broadway blockbuster that ended the theatre’s season, was recognized as Outstanding Musical of the Season and as Audience Favorite Musical of the Season. Audience Favorite awards are selected by a vote of season subscribers. In the title role of Dolly Levi, Beth McClary-Wolford was named Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical and Audience Favorite Actress in a Musical. Tanner Dean as “Ambrose Kemper” was honored as Outstanding Debut Actor in a Musical, and Ray Laliberte as “Rudolph” was recognized as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical.

 

Singled out as Outstanding Play of the Season was “A Room with a View,” an Edwardian romantic comedy which also won honors for Jeremy Campbell as “George Emerson” as Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play, Gwynne Noel Jones as “Lucy Honeychurch” as Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play, Julie Van Valkenburg as “Charlotte Bartlett” as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play, Alexandra Feliciano as “Minnie Beebe” as Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, and Rodney Van Valkenburg as “Reverend Eager” as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.

 

As “Belle” in “Beauty and the Beast,” a Disney favorite that attracted the highest attendance of the season, Jordan Otis was recognized as Outstanding Debut Actress in a Musical. In a tie vote, James Cunha as “Gaston” and Jason Russell as “Lumiere” were recognized as Outstanding Supporting Actors in a Musical. Alexis Newson as “Babette” was named Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, and the cast was recognized as Outstanding Ensemble.

 

“Boeing Boeing,” a comic farce following the exploits of a swinging bachelor in the 1960’s, was honored as Audience Favorite Play of the Season. The show also won honors for Kitty Reel as “Berthe” as Audience Favorite Actress in a Play and Annie Collins as Best Supporting Actress in a Play. Jim Eernisse was recognized twice for his role as “Robert,” tying with Campbell as Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play and tying with Patrick Brady as “Hercule Poirot” in “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” as Audience Favorite Actor in a Play.

 

Other performances recognized were those by Darryl Wheeler as “Scarecrow” in “The Wiz” as both Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play and Audience Favorite Actor in a Play; Tiffany Williams as “Lion” in “The Wiz” as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical; Jacob Moore as “Jim” in “The Glass Menagerie” as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play; Evans Jarnefeldt as “Captain Hastings” in “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” as Outstanding Debut Actor in a Play; and Courtenay Cholovich as “Mrs. Cavendish” in “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” as Outstanding Debut Actress in a Play.

 

Lauren Rayhab of “Beauty and the Beast” and Jeff Hill of “Hello Dolly” were presented the traditional Gypsy Robes, which honor outstanding ensemble members in a musical. Joshua Harrell received the Star Turn Award.

 

In backstage roles, Angie Griffin was recognized as Outstanding Stage Manager, and Vincent Lemmons was honored as Outstanding Crew Member.

 

Other top awards went to Paula Henderson as recipient of the President’s Award, Becki Jordan as winner of the Producer’s Award, and Brad Cansler as Volunteer of the Year.

 

Other honorees: The Larson Family, Outstanding Front of House Volunteers; Kim Jackson, Outstanding Administrative Volunteer; Kitty Murakami, Outstanding Costume Shop Volunteer; Carina Miller, Outstanding Scene Shop Volunteer; and Marieke Lowery, Outstanding Contributions to the Youth Theatre.

 

Here’s the complete list of honorees:

 

Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical

Darryl Wheeler as “Scarecrow” in The Wiz

 

Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical

Beth McClary-Wolford as “Dolly Levi” in Hello Dolly

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical (tie)

James Cunha as “Gaston” in Beauty and the Beast

Jason Russell as “Lumiere” in Beauty and the Beast

 

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical

Tiffany Williams as “Lion” in The Wiz

 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Ray Laliberte as “Rudolph” in Hello Dolly

 

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Alexis Newson as “Babette” in Beauty and the Beast

 

Outstanding Debut Actor in a Musical

Tanner Dean as “Ambrose Kemper” in Hello Dolly

 

Outstanding Debut Actress in a Musical

Jordan Otis as “Belle” in Beauty and the Beast

 

Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play (tie)

Jeremy Campbell as “George Emerson” in A Room With A View

Jim Eernisse as “Robert” in Boeing Boeing

 

Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play

Gwynne Noel Jones as “Lucy Honeychurch” in A Room With A View

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play

Jacob Moore as “Jim” in The Glass Menagerie

 

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play (tie)

Annie Collins as “Gretchen” in Boeing Boeing

Julie Van Valkenburg as “Charlotte Bartlett” in A Room With A View

 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Rodney Van Valkenburg as “Reverend Eager” in A Room With A View

 

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Alexandra Feliciano as “Minnie Beebe” in A Room With A View

 

Outstanding Debut Actor in a Play

Evans Jarnefeldt as “Capt. Hastings” in The Mysterious Affair At Styles

 

Outstanding Debut Actress in a Play

Courtenay Gillean Cholovich as “Mrs. Cavendish” in The Mysterious Affair At Styles

 

Outstanding Ensemble

The Cast of “Beauty and the Beast”

 

Outstanding Musical of the Season

“Hello Dolly”

 

Outstanding Play of the Season

“A Room with a View”

 

Audience Favorite Actor in a Musical

Darryl Wheeler as “Scarecrow” in The Wiz

 

Audience Favorite Actress in a Musical

Beth McClary-Wolford as “Dolly” in Hello Dolly

 

Audience Favorite Actor in a Play (tie)

Jim Eernisse as “Robert” in Boeing Boeing

Patrick Brady as “Hercule Poirot” in The Mysterious Affair At Styles

 

Audience Favorite Actress In A Play

Kitty Reel as “Berthe” in Boeing Boeing

 

Audience Favorite Musical of the Season

“Hello Dolly”

 

Audience Favorite Play of the Season

“Boeing Boeing”

 

Star Turn

Joshua Harrell

 

Gypsy Robes

Lauren Rayhab in “Beauty and the Beast”

Jeff Hill in “Hello Dolly”

 

Outstanding Front of House Volunteer

The Larson Family

 

Outstanding Administrative Volunteer

Kim Jackson

 

Outstanding Costume Shop Volunteer

Kitty Murakami

 

Outstanding Scene Shop Volunteer

Carina Miller

 

Outstanding Crew Member

Vincent Lemmons

 

Outstanding Youth Theatre Contribution

Marieke Lowery

 

Outstanding Stage Manager

Angie Griffin

 

Volunteer of the Year

Brad Cansler

 

Producer’s Award

Becki Jordan

 

President’s Award

Paula Henderson