marquee awards | The winners

This is a list of the winners of the ninth annual Marquee Awards, honors in local theater, which were announced Saturday night.

Best Character Performance, Play: Terri Wilkes as the Kapo in “A Light in the Darkness.”

Best Character Performance, Musical: Carla Gipson as Princess Puffer in “Drood.”

Best Cameo by an Actress: Bernadette Lim as “the other woman” in “I’m Not That Girl.”

Best Cameo by an Actor: Glenn Stevens as the Gestapo in “A Light in the Darkness.”

Best Sound Design: Tom Smith for “Distracted.”

Best Sound Operation: Haggy Hageman for “Distracted.”

Best Female Juvenile, Musical: Snezana Jelic as Baby June in “Gypsy.”

Best Male Juvenile, Musical: Donny Wolford as Deputy in “Drood.”

Best Female Juvenile, Play: Grace Offerdahl as Eva Geiringer in “A Light in the Darkness.”

Best Male Juvenile, Play: Hunter Thomas as Ellard Sims in “The Foreigner.”

Hugh Fagan Award: Rust Belt Theater Young Actors Studio.

Best Female Ensemble Member: Jenna Cintavey for “Circle Mirror Transformation.”

Best Male Ensemble Member: Eric Kibler for “Circle Mirror Transformation.”

Best Costume Design: Marlene Strollo for “The Lion in Winter.”

Best Featured Actress, Musical: Crystal Byersdorfer as Sonic Transducer in “The Rocky Horror Show.”

Best Featured Actor, Musical: Neal Edman as Henry McAfee in “Bye, Bye, Birdie.”

Best Featured Actress, Play: Brandy Johanntges as Debra in “Kimberly Akimbo.”

Best Featured Actor, Play: Terry Shears as Friar in “Romeo & Juliet.”

Best Choreography: Carrie Nazzucco for “Honky Tonk Angels.”

Legends of the Theatre Honors: Jean McClure-Kelty, founder of Victorian Players, who died in 2003.

Best Performance by a Swing Actress: Liz Conrad for “Romeo & Juliet.”

Best Performance by a Swing Actor: Craig Conrad for “Distracted.”

Best Supporting Actress, Musical: Natalia Lepore-Hagan as Louise in “Gypsy.”

Best Supporting Actor, Musical: Paul Sauline as Henry in “Next to Normal.”

Best Supporting Actress, Play: Haggy Hageman as Annie in “Last Summer at Bluefish Cove” and Barbara Malizia as Fritzi Geiringer in “A Light in the Darkness.”

Best Supporting Actor, Play: Thomas Lee Ewen as Eric Geiringer in “A Light in the Darkness.”

Best Followspot Operator: Christin Price as Christine Lydie for “Honky Tonk Angels.”

Best Lightboard Operator: Joyce Jones for “Gypsy.”

Best Lighting Design: Dr. Thomas Copeland for “The Foreigner.”

Special Award: “A Light in the Darkness: A Story of Hope During the Holocaust.”

Best Leading Actress, Play: Molly Galano as Eleanor in “The Lion in Winter.”

Best Leading Actor, Play: Christopher Fidram as Charlie Baker in “The Foreigner.”

Best Properties Design: Dr. Thomas Copeland for “The Foreigner.”

Best Scenic Design: Dr. Thomas Copeland for “The Foreigner.”

Legends of the Theatre Honors: Marilyn Higgins, former managing director of Victorian Players, who died in 2011.

Best Leading Actress, Musical: Brandy Johanntges as Diana in “Next to Normal.”

Best Leading Actor, Musical: Craig Conrad as Dan in “Next to Normal.”

Best Musical Director: Anthony Ruggiero for “Gypsy.”

Best Direction of a Play: Christopher Fidram for “Circle Mirror Transformation”

Best Direction of a Musical: Terri Gilbert for “The Altos ... Like the Sopranos, Only Lower.”

Best Special Theatrical Event: “Only Make Believe,” Move Over Broadway Productions, producer.

Best Revival of a Musical: “Gypsy,” Youngstown Playhouse, producer.

Best Comedy: “The Foreigner,” Victorian Players, producer.

Best Drama: “Kimberly Akimbo,” Oakland Center for the Arts, producer.

Best Musical: “Next to Normal,” Spotlight Players, producer.