Kevin Kline Awards
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The Kevin Kline Awards were started in 2006, to recognize outstanding achievement in professional theatre
in the Greater St. Louis
area. The awards are sponsored by PTAC, the Professional Theatre Awards Council, and were named in honor of Kevin Kline
, a St. Louis native who has been the recipient of both Tony and Academy Awards
.
Each nominee is reviewed by seven judges, who are drawn randomly from a pool of 49. Judges then give each production a numerical rating on each of the available categories (acting, directing, lighting, etc.) and submit their ballot within 24 hours of seeing the production. At the end of each year, the five productions with the highest score in each category are listed as the nominees, and the award goes to the one with the best score:
The first award ceremony was held on March 20, 2006, in the Robert's Orpheum Theatre, and hosted by St. Louis-native Broadway actor Jason Danieley
. Presenters included Kline, and St. Louis-born Broadway actor Ken Page
. Kline received the first-ever Kevin Kline Award to be created, and was also told at the performance about the creation of the Kevin Kline Theater Ticket Fund, which will provide free tickets to area high school students.
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
in the Greater St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
area. The awards are sponsored by PTAC, the Professional Theatre Awards Council, and were named in honor of Kevin Kline
Kevin Kline
Kevin Delaney Kline is an American theatre, voice, film actor and comedian. He has won an Academy Award and two Tony Awards, and has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards and an Emmy Award.- Early life :...
, a St. Louis native who has been the recipient of both Tony and Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
.
Eligibility and judging
In order for a play to be considered for a Kevin Kline Award, it must:- Be produced within the St. Louis metro area
- Include at least six performances
- Have paid those who work on the show, including both actors and crew
Each nominee is reviewed by seven judges, who are drawn randomly from a pool of 49. Judges then give each production a numerical rating on each of the available categories (acting, directing, lighting, etc.) and submit their ballot within 24 hours of seeing the production. At the end of each year, the five productions with the highest score in each category are listed as the nominees, and the award goes to the one with the best score:
The first award ceremony was held on March 20, 2006, in the Robert's Orpheum Theatre, and hosted by St. Louis-native Broadway actor Jason Danieley
Jason Danieley
Jason D. Danieley is an American actor, singer, concert performer and recording artist. He is married to fellow Broadway star, Marin Mazzie-Biography:...
. Presenters included Kline, and St. Louis-born Broadway actor Ken Page
Ken Page (actor)
Ken Page is an American cabaret singer and actor from St. Louis, Missouri, best known as the voice of the evil bag of bugs Oogie Boogie in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas and the Kingdom Hearts series, and for playing Old Deuteronomy in the original Broadway and video cast of Cats.Ken...
. Kline received the first-ever Kevin Kline Award to be created, and was also told at the performance about the creation of the Kevin Kline Theater Ticket Fund, which will provide free tickets to area high school students.
Outstanding Production of a Musical
- FootlooseFootloose (musical)Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:...
, Stages St. Louis - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart....
, The Repertory Theatre of St. LouisThe Repertory Theatre of St. LouisThe St. Louis Repertory Theater is a repertory theater, based in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. It is often referred to locally simply as "The Rep".The Rep is an award-winning venue, and is well regarded in the St... - Hello, Dolly!Hello, Dolly! (musical)Hello, Dolly! is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955....
, Stages St. Louis - Man of La ManchaMan of La ManchaMan of La Mancha is a musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's seventeenth century masterpiece Don Quixote...
, Stages St. Louis - West Side StoryWest Side StoryWest Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
, The MunyThe MunyThe Muny, short for The Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis, is an outdoor musical theatre, located in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri...
Outstanding Production of a Play
- Going to See the Elephant, Orange Girls
- The Merchant of VeniceThe Merchant of VeniceThe Merchant of Venice is a tragic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic...
, New Jewish Theatre - Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- The TempestThe TempestThe Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...
, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis - ValhallaValhallaIn Norse mythology, Valhalla is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Chosen by Odin, half of those that die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by valkyries, while the other half go to the goddess Freyja's field Fólkvangr...
, HotCity Theatre
Outstanding Director of a Musical
- Kevin Backstrom, West Side Story, The Muny
- Ron Gibbs, Jesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
, The Muny - Michael Hamilton, Footloose, Stages St. Louis
- Michael Hamilton, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis
- Michael Hamilton, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis
- Edward Stern, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding Director of a Play
- Deanna Jent, Going to See the Elephant, Orange Girls
- Tom Martin, Lobby HeroLobby Hero-Production history:Lobby Hero was first performed at the Playwrights Horizons, on March 13, 2001. The cast was as follows:*Jeff - Glenn Fitzgerald*William - Dion Graham*Dawn - Heather Burns*Bill - Tate Donovan*Directed by Mark Brokaw...
, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis - Rob Ruggiero, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Wayne Salomon, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de LuneFrankie and Johnny in the Clair de LuneFrankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune is a two-character play by Terrence McNally.It focuses on two lonely, middle-aged people whose first date ends with them tumbling into bed. Johnny is certain he has found his soul mate in Frankie. She, on the other hand, is far more cautious and disinclined...
, Spotlight Theatre - Russell Treyz, The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis
Outstanding Musical Direction
- Lisa Campbell Albert, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis
- Tim Carpenter, Crowns, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Al Fischer, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis
- Kelsey Halbert, West Side Story, The Muny
- Ben Whiteley, Beauty and the BeastBeauty and the Beast (musical)Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and a book by Linda Woolverton, based on the 1991 Disney film of the same name. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical...
, The Muny
Outstanding Choreography
- Kevin Backstrom, West Side Story, The Muny
- Dana Lewis, Footloose, Stages St. Louis
- Dana Lewis, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis
- Janet Watson, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Vivian Anderson-Watt and Theodore Jamison, Dancing on Air, Historyonics
Outstanding Costume Design
- Lou Bird, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis
- Jennifer "JC" Carter, Dangerous LiaisonsDangerous LiaisonsDangerous Liaisons is a 1988 drama film based upon Christopher Hampton's play, Les liaisons dangereuses, which in turn was a theatrical adaptation of the 18th-century French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos....
, St. Louis Shakespeare - Michael J. McDonald, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Reggie Ray, Crowns, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Austin Sanderson, The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis
Outstanding Lighting Design
- Christopher Edwards, Valhalla, HotCity Theatre
- Don Guy, The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis
- John Lasiter, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Matthew McCarthy, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis
- Matthew McCarthy, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis
- Peter Sargent, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding Set Design
- John Ezell, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Mark Halpin, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis
- Adrian W. Jones, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Christopher Pickart, Lobby Hero, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Christopher Pickart, The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis
Outstanding Sound Design
- Janet Kalas, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Jason Krueger, West Side Story, The Muny
- Nathan Ruyle, Adult Entertainment, HotCity Theatre
- Ann Slayton & Robin Weatherall, The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis
- John Taylor, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Spotlight Theatre
Outstanding New Play or Musical
- Lee Patton Chiles, Dancing on Air, Historyonics
- The Ensemble, So to Speak, Washington Avenue Players Project
- Margeau Steinau, B. Weller and Rachel Jackson, Famous MonstersFamous Monsters-Chart positions:- Credits :* Michale Graves - vocals* Jerry Only - bass* Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein - guitar* Dr. Chud - drums...
, HotCity Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play
- Adult Entertainment, HotCity Theatre
- Going to See the Elephant, Orange Girls
- Lobby Hero, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis
- This Is Our YouthThis is Our YouthThis Is Our Youth is a 1996 play by American dramatist and screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan.-Production history:Originally produced by The New Group, the play opened at the INTAR Theatre in New York City in October 1996. It later opened at the Douglas Fairbanks Theatre in November 1998...
, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical
- Crowns, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Footloose, Stages St. Louis
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis
- Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis
- West Side Story, The Muny
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
- Bill Lynch, Footloose, Stages St. Louis
- Ben Nordstrom, Footloose, Stages St. Louis
- David Schmittou, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis
- Matthew Scott, West Side Story, The Muny
- Bob Walton, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
- Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Jim Butz, Lobby Hero, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Nat DeWolf, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Norman McGowan, I'm Not RappaportI'm Not RappaportI'm Not Rappaport is a play by Herb Gardner originally staged by Seattle Repertory Theatre in 1984. Its Broadway debut production, directed by Daniel Sullivan, starring Judd Hirsch, Cleavon Little, Jace Alexander, and Mercedes Ruehl, opened on November 19, 1985 at the Booth Theatre, where it ran...
, New Jewish Theatre - Andrew Michael Neiman, The Elephant Man, Stray Dog Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
- Kate BaldwinKate Baldwin-Biography:Born in Evanston, Illinois, Baldwin graduated from the theatre program at Northwestern University in 1997.-Career:Kate Baldwin made her Broadway debut in The Full Monty in 2000, followed by appearances in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Wonderful Town...
, The Sound of Music, The Muny - Andrea BurnsAndrea BurnsAndréa Burns in Miami Beach, Florida, She is an American actress, singer and songwriter, primarily featured in theatre, recordings and television. She is married to Director Performer Peter Flynn, whom she met while touring in West Side Story...
, West Side Story, The Muny - Kari Ely, Footloose, Stages St. Louis
- Sarah Litzsinger, Beauty and the Beast, The Muny
- Zoe Vonder Haar, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
- Michelle Hand, Separate TablesSeparate TablesSeparate Tables is the collective name of two one-act plays written by Sir Terence Rattigan, both taking place in the Beauregard Private Hotel, Bournemouth, a seaside town on the south coast of England. The first play, entitled "Table by the Window", focuses on the troubled relationship between a...
, Act Inc. - Michelle Hand, A Streetcar Named Desire, Stray Dog Theatre
- Darrie Lawrence, The Retreat from MoscowThe Retreat from MoscowThe Retreat from Moscow is a play written by William Nicholson.The play is about the end of a three-decade marriage and the subsequent emotional fallout. The title is taken from Napoleon's costly invasion of Moscow and the subsequent retreat. It was first performed at the Chichester Festival...
, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis - Nancy Lewis, Going to See the Elephant, Orange Girls
- Meghan Maguire, Going to See the Elephant, Orange Girls
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
- Nat Chandler, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Thomas E. O'Brien, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis
- Ken Page, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Muny
- Jeffrey Pruett, The Robber BridegroomThe Robber BridegroomFor other uses, see The Robber Bridegroom The Robber Bridegroom is a 1942 novella by Eudora Welty.The story, inspired by and loosely based on the Grimm fairy tale The Robber Bridegroom, is a Southern folk tale set in Mississippi. At the opening of the novella, the legendary Mike Fink meets...
, New Line Theatre - John Seidman, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play
- Michael Balsley, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Gary Wayne Barker, Driving Miss DaisyDriving Miss DaisyDriving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy-drama film adapted from the Alfred Uhry play of the same name. The film was directed by Bruce Beresford, with Morgan Freeman reprising his role as Hoke Colburn and Jessica Tandy playing Miss Daisy...
, New Jewish Theatre - Drew Bell, Glen or Glenda: Live!, Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre
- Jim Butz, The Merchant of Venice, New Jewish Theatre
- John Kinney, Unexpected Tenderness, New Jewish Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
- Melissa Bohon, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis
- Natascia Diaz, West Side Story, The Muny
- Lynn Eldredge, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Georgia Engel, Mame, The Muny
- Lynette Knapp, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Jamie McKittrick, The Robber BridegroomThe Robber BridegroomFor other uses, see The Robber Bridegroom The Robber Bridegroom is a 1942 novella by Eudora Welty.The story, inspired by and loosely based on the Grimm fairy tale The Robber Bridegroom, is a Southern folk tale set in Mississippi. At the opening of the novella, the legendary Mike Fink meets...
, New Line Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play
- Teresa Doggett, Separate TablesSeparate TablesSeparate Tables is the collective name of two one-act plays written by Sir Terence Rattigan, both taking place in the Beauregard Private Hotel, Bournemouth, a seaside town on the south coast of England. The first play, entitled "Table by the Window", focuses on the troubled relationship between a...
, Act Inc. - Brooke Edwards, Going to See the Elephant, Orange Girls
- Michelle Hand, Going to See the Elephant, Orange Girls
- Liz Hopefl, Separate Tables, Act Inc.
- Rory Lipede, Valhalla, HotCity Theatre
- Magan Wiles, The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis
Outstanding Production for Young Audiences
- Bah! Humbug!, The Imaginary Theatre Company/The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Free to Be … You and Me, Stages St. Louis
- Honk!Honk!Honk! is a musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story The Ugly Duckling, incorporating a message of tolerance. The book and lyrics are by Anthony Drewe and music is by George Stiles...
, DramaRama - Salt & Pepper, Metro Theatre Company
- The Tempest in a Flash, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis