2005-06 Marquee Awards Winners

Sunday, August 27, 2006 Best performance by female juvenile in a musical: Amber Ardolino as Violet in "State Fair." Best performance by male juvenile in a musical: Tyler Hanes in "Christmas is Coming." Best cameo performance by an actor in a play: Wayne Morris as Old Joe in "A Christmas Carol." Best cameo performance by an actor in a musical: Tom Gent as Bullfrog in "Honk." Best cameo performance by an actress in a musical: Janice Lyons as first woman in "Baby." Best followspot operator: Sindy Hanna for "Assassins." Best floorcrew person: Joey Monda for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best properties designer: Connie Cassidy for "Hello, Dolly." Best costume designer: Pat Petaccio and Connie Cassidy for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Special award-Friend of the theater award: James Lybarger. Best female ensemble member: Sara Klimenko for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best male ensemble member: Cody Freeland for "The Princess Diaries" and David El'Hatton for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best musical director: Michael J. Moritz Jr. for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best performance by a featured actress in a play: Paula Strobel as Miss Smythe in "Move Over, Mrs. Markham." Best performance by a featured actress in a musical: Julie Palumbo as Mrs. Lyons in "Blood Brothers." Best sound designer: J.E. Ballantyne Jr. for "The Tell-Tale Poe." Best sound operation: Lois Bennett and Sue Snyder for "Lend Me a Tenor." Best character performance in a musical: Matthew White as Carew in "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best character performance in a play: Christopher Fidram as Harding in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Special award-Hugh Fagan award: Joey Monda. Best performance by a featured actor in a play: Larry Latsko as Spivey in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Best performance by a featured actor in a musical: Randall Huffman as Newsboy in "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best performance by a supporting actress in a musical: Jessica McGirk as Donna Marie in "Blood Brothers." Best performance by a supporting actress in a play: Paula Strobel as Serpent-Tila in "Experiment in Madness." Best lighting designer: Ellen Licitra for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best lightboard operator: Tony Lape for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best scenic designer: Jack Hanna for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Special award-Lifetime achievement award: Mary Bethy Schulze of Carnation City Players. Best Choreographer: Nick Opritza for "Christmas is Coming." Best stage manager: J.E. Ballantyne Jr. for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best performance by a supporting actor in a musical: Jacob Ward as Jasper in "The Prince's Diaries" and Jared Mason as Sutter in "The Spitfire Grill." Best performance by a supporting actor in a play: David El'Hatton as Bromden in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Best special theatrical event: "Wicked Broadway," Center Stage Productions, producer. Best director of a play: Herbert Crum for "The Diary of Anne Frank." Best director of a musical: John Holt for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best performance by a leading actor in a play: John Cox as McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Best performance by a leading actress in a play: Molly Galano as Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Best performance by a leading actress in a musical: Stephanie Ottey as Emma in "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best performance by a leading actor in a musical: Vaughn Schmidt as Jekyll/Hyde in "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best revival of a play: "Angels in America-Millennium Approaches," Weathervane Playhouse, producer. Best play of 2005/2006: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Youngstown Playhouse, producer. Best musical of 2005/2006: "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical," Youngstown Playhouse, producer. Best performance by female juvenile in a musical: Amber Ardolino as Violet in "State Fair." Best performance by male juvenile in a musical: Tyler Hanes in "Christmas is Coming." Best cameo performance by an actor in a play: Wayne Morris as Old Joe in "A Christmas Carol." Best cameo performance by an actor in a musical: Tom Gent as Bullfrog in "Honk." Best cameo performance by an actress in a musical: Janice Lyons as first woman in "Baby." Best followspot operator: Sindy Hanna for "Assassins." Best floorcrew person: Joey Monda for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best properties designer: Connie Cassidy for "Hello, Dolly." Best costume designer: Pat Petaccio and Connie Cassidy for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Special award-Friend of the theater award: James Lybarger. Best female ensemble member: Sara Klimenko for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best male ensemble member: Cody Freeland for "The Princess Diaries" and David El'Hatton for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best musical director: Michael J. Moritz Jr. for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best performance by a featured actress in a play: Paula Strobel as Miss Smythe in "Move Over, Mrs. Markham." Best performance by a featured actress in a musical: Julie Palumbo as Mrs. Lyons in "Blood Brothers." Best sound designer: J.E. Ballantyne Jr. for "The Tell-Tale Poe." Best sound operation: Lois Bennett and Sue Snyder for "Lend Me a Tenor." Best character performance in a musical: Matthew White as Carew in "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best character performance in a play: Christopher Fidram as Harding in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Special award-Hugh Fagan award: Joey Monda. Best performance by a featured actor in a play: Larry Latsko as Spivey in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Best performance by a featured actor in a musical: Randall Huffman as Newsboy in "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best performance by a supporting actress in a musical: Jessica McGirk as Donna Marie in "Blood Brothers." Best performance by a supporting actress in a play: Paula Strobel as Serpent-Tila in "Experiment in Madness." Best lighting designer: Ellen Licitra for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best lightboard operator: Tony Lape for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best scenic designer: Jack Hanna for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Special award-Lifetime achievement award: Mary Bethy Schulze of Carnation City Players. Best Choreographer: Nick Opritza for "Christmas is Coming." Best stage manager: J.E. Ballantyne Jr. for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best performance by a supporting actor in a musical: Jacob Ward as Jasper in "The Prince's Diaries" and Jared Mason as Sutter in "The Spitfire Grill." Best performance by a supporting actor in a play: David El'Hatton as Bromden in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Best special theatrical event: "Wicked Broadway," Center Stage Productions, producer. Best director of a play: Herbert Crum for "The Diary of Anne Frank." Best director of a musical: John Holt for "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best performance by a leading actor in a play: John Cox as McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Best performance by a leading actress in a play: Molly Galano as Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Best performance by a leading actress in a musical: Stephanie Ottey as Emma in "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best performance by a leading actor in a musical: Vaughn Schmidt as Jekyll/Hyde in "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical." Best revival of a play: "Angels in America-Millennium Approaches," Weathervane Playhouse, producer. Best play of 2005/2006: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Youngstown Playhouse, producer. Best musical of 2005/2006: "Jekyll & Hyde — The Musical," Youngstown Playhouse, producer.