| CHICAGO'S OTHER AWARDS
by Jason Loewith on 10/09/2007 03:30:00 PM
Last night, I was proud and humbled to be part of the other big award show in town, the AFTER DARK AWARDS, at the Lakeshore Theater in Lakeview as a benefit for Season of Concern, the theater community's response to HIV/AIDS. Hosted annually by GayChicago Magazine, the After Darks honor achievement in theater of all sorts (professional and nonprofessional, conventional and the farthest fringe) as well as cabaret. It's a raucous, wild party, as nearly 80 individuals and theaters are honored with awards in numerous categories... and it comes without the competition that other award shows have. Modelled after the OBIE Awards in New York, the After Darks salute outstanding achievement, and in any given category there may be two, three, four, or (as in the case Outstanding Ensemble last night) nine winners.
Last season's production of THE ADDING MACHINE: A CHAMBER MUSICAL was honored with two awards - one for Outstanding Song Score, and the other to Keith Parham for Outstanding Lighting Design.
But many other Next-affiliated artists celebrated achievements from last year, including:
David Cromer (Director of THE ADDING MACHINE) for his direction of COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA
Kevin O'Donnell (Composer for the upcoming AMERICAN DREAM SONGBOOK) for Outstanding Season
Gregory Anderson (Understudy for BUSY WORLD IS HUSHED) and Linda Gillum (Director of ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST) for Outstanding Ensemble - THE BEST MAN
Carmen Aiello (Former Casting Associate) for Outstanding Ensemble - MARATHON '33
John Judd (Salter in A NUMBER) for Outstanding Performance - COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA
Tommy Rapley (Choreographer for the upcoming AMERICAN DREAM SONGBOOK) for Outstanding Choreography - DORIAN
Micky York (Former webmaster) for Outstanding Musical Direction, HAPPY END
Lee Keenan (Lighting Designer for THE GOD OF HELL and THE MISANTHROPE) for Outstanding Light Design - CARAVAGGIO
Congrats to all for an astonishingly rich 06-07 season!Labels: Adding Machine, Awards
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