Roger Ackroyd takes 6 nominations!

Celebrating the 2024-2025 Buffalo Theater Season

34th Annual Artie Award Nominations

Celebrating Excellence in the 2024-2025 Buffalo Theater Season

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OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY

• The African Company Presents Richard III, Ujima Theatre Company
• Dorian, Irish Classical Theatre Company
• The Hobbit, Theatre of Youth
• Our Lady of 121st Street, Road Less Traveled Productions
• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Alleyway Theatre
• The Wanderers, Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL

• 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, 2nd Generation Theatre
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch, 2nd Generation Theatre
• Newsies, D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre
• The Producers, Lancaster Opera House
• The Prom, MusicalFare Theatre
• Waitress, MusicalFare Theatre

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY

• Mason Beggs, Dorian, Irish Classical Theatre Company
• Chris J Handley, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Alleyway Theatre
• John Hurley, Burn This, Road Less Traveled Productions
• Kyle LoConti, The Loved Ones, Irish Classical Theatre Company
• Gabriella McKinley, The Niceties, 2nd Generation Theatre
• Steve Vaughan, The Wanderers, Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

• Susan Drozd, Waitress, MusicalFare Theatre
• Terri Filips Vaughan, Into the Woods, O’Connell & Company
• Michael Gilbert-Wachowiak, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, 2nd Generation Theatre
• Robyn Lee, Sweet Charity, D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre
• Eric Deeb Weaver, Newsies, D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre
• Doug Weyand, The Prom, MusicalFare Theatre

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY

• Leah Berst, Burn This (Anna), Road Less Traveled Productions
• Kai Crumley, Early Girl (Lily), Brazen-Faced Varlets
• Eileen Dugan, The Loved Ones (Nell), Irish Classical Theatre Company
• Tracie Lane, Scenes from A Marriage (Marianne), Torn Space Theater
• Anika Pace, The Niceties (Zoe), 2nd Generation Theatre
• Alexandria Watts, The Wanderers (Sophie), Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY

• Kristopher Bartolomeo, Dorian (Dorian et al), Irish Classical Theatre Company
• Brendan Didio, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (Jonathan), Irish Classical Theatre Company
• Trevor Dugan, The Informer (Gypo), American Repertory Theatre of WNY
• Peter Johnson, (Rooftop) Our Lady of 121st Street, Road Less Traveled Productions
• David Lundy, Remember This (Jan), Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY
• Brian Tabak, Shawshank Redemption (Andy), Desiderio’s Dinner Theatre

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

• Merrick Allen, Chess (Anatoly), Lancaster Opera House
• Vanna Deux, Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Hedwig), 2nd Generation Theatre
• Connor Hesch, Pippin (Pippin), O’Connell & Company
• Quinn Christopher McGillion, Bonnie and Clyde (Clyde Barrow), Bellissima Productions
• Ben Michael Moran, Sweet Charity (the men), D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre
• Ricky Needham, Something Rotten (Nigel), MusicalFare Theatre

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

• Heather Casseri, Into the Woods (The Baker’s Wife), O’Connell & Company
• Jetaun Louie, Pippin (Player), O’Connell & Company
• Maria Pedro, Waitress (Jenna), MusicalFare Theatre
• Jenn Stafford, The Prom (Dee Dee), MusicalFare Theatre
• Aimee Walker, Sweet Charity (Charity), D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre
• Emily Yancey, Chess (Florence), Lancaster Opera House

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE OF A PLAY

• The Early Girl, Brazen-Faced Varlets
• Everybody, Ujima Theatre Company
• The Hobbit, Theatre of Youth
• The Hung Man, Buffalo United Artists
• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Alleyway Theatre
• Our Lady of 121st Street, Road Less Traveled Productions

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL

• 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, 2nd Generation Theatre
• Into the Woods, O’Connell & Company
• Khan!!!, O’Connell & Company
• Newsies, D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre
• The Prom, MusicalFare Theatre
• Sweet Charity, D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY

• Todd Benzin, The Winter’s Tale (Polixenes), Shakespeare in Delaware Park
• Thomas Evans, The Hobbit (Thorin et al), Theatre of Youth
• Jorge Luna, Dracula: Comedy of Terrors (Dracula), Irish Classical Theatre Company
• David Marciniak, Witch (Arthur), Road Less Traveled Productions
• Gerald Ramsey, The African Company Presents Richard III (Papa Shakespeare), Ujima Theatre Company
• Adam Yellen, The Wanderers (Schmuli), Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY

• Arin Lee Dandes, The Wanderers (Esther), Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY
• Rebecca Elkin, The Loved Ones (Orla), Irish Classical Theatre Company
• Anna Fernandez, Private Lives (Sibyl), Irish Classical Theatre Company
• Anna Kremholtz, The Hobbit (Gandalf et al), Theatre of Youth
• Sheila McCarthy, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Caroline), Alleyway Theatre
• Ember Tate, The Loved Ones (Gabby), Irish Classical Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

• Brittany Bassett-Baran, Something Rotten (Bea), MusicalFare Theatre
• Kelly Copps, The Producers (Ulla), Lancaster Opera House
• Sam Crystal, Into the Woods (Little Red), O’Connell & Company
• Amy Jakiel, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Rona), 2nd Generation Theatre
• Lily Jones, Waitress (Becky), MusicalFare Theatre
• Ashleigh Chrisena Ricci, Pippin (Catherine), O’Connell & Company

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

• Kristopher Bartolomeo, Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Yitzhak), 2nd Generation Theatre
• Steve Copps, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Panch), 2nd Generation Theatre
• Joe Greenan, Into the Woods (Jack), O’Connell & Company
• John Kaczorowski, Waitress (Dr. Jim), MusicalFare Theatre
• Matt Rittler, Newsies (Crutchie), D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre
• Aaron Gabriel Saldana, Bonnie and Clyde (Buck), Bellissima Productions

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE

• Caitlin Coleman, The Hung Man (Alfred Hitchcock / Mother), Buffalo United Artists
• Jeffrey Coyle, Arsenic & Old Lace (Jonathan), Lancaster Opera House
• Ann DeFazio, The Day I Learned to Fly (Mom), First Look Buffalo
• Daniel Lendzian, Dracula: Comedy of Terrors (Mina/Van Helsing), Irish Classical Theatre Company
• Lisa Ludwig, Pippin, (Bertha)  O’Connell & Company
• Jeremy Ephraim Meyers, Waitress (Ogie), MusicalFare Theatre

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN

• Dyan Burlingame, Shipwrecked!, Road Less Traveled Productions
• Chris Cavanagh, Waitress, MusicalFare Theatre
• David Dwyer, Arsenic and Old Lace, Lancaster Opera House
• Steve Harter, Monsters of the American Cinema, Buffalo United Artists
• Andrew Machovec, The Hobbit, Theatre of Youth
• Collin Ranney, Our Lady of 121st Street, Road Less Traveled Productions

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ELEMENT

• Brian Cavanagh, Lighting, The Wanderers, Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY
• Chris Cavanagh, Lighting, The Hobbit, Theatre of Youth
• Lowden Flower, Lighting, Dorian, Irish Classical Theatre Company
• Tom Makar, Sound, Remember This, Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY
• Danielle Rosvally, Fight Direction, Dorian, Irish Classical Theatre Company
• Emma Schimminger, Lighting, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Alleyway Theatre

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN

• Cassie Cameron, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Irish Classical Theatre Company
• Kari Drozd, Something Rotten, MusicalFare Theatre
• Ann R. Emo, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Alleyway Theatre
• Timmy Goodman, Into the Woods, O’Connell & Company
• Devin Prokop, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, 2nd Generation Theatre
• Collin Ranney, Dorian, Irish Classical Theatre Company

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY

• Joey Bucheker, Pippin, O’Connell & Company
• Kristy E. Cavanagh, Something Rotten, MusicalFare Theatre
• Bobby Cooke, Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare in Delaware Park
• Eric Deeb Weaver, Newsies, D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre
• Michael Deeb Weaver, Sweet Charity, D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre
• Tara Kaczorowski, The Wizard of Oz, Lancaster Opera House

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION

• Rebecca Kroetsch, Into the Woods, O’Connell & Company
• Bridget Moriarty, The Fitzgeralds of Saint Paul, Irish Classical Theatre Company
• Allan Paglia, Newsies, D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre
• Theresa Quinn, The Prom, MusicalFare Theatre
• Dominic Vesely, Bonnie and Clyde, Bellissima Productions

EMANUEL FRIED AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY

• Lara Haberberger, Shylock, American Repertory Theatre of WNY
• Donna Hoke, Brilliant Works of Art, Bellissima Productions
• Mark Humphrey, The Break Song, American Repertory Theatre of WNY
• Matthew LaChiusa, The Informer, American Repertory Theatre of WNY
• Bella Poynton, The Mighty Maisie, American Repertory Theatre of WNY

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Eileen Dugan