BEST COSTUME DESIGN (MUSICAL OR PLAY)
Cast (California Suite)
Cast (Scrooge)
Laura Furiak (Greater Tuna)
Sally Garman (Run for Your Wife)
Anna Matusik (A Streetcar Named Desire)
Sharon Smith & Denise Lewis (Dial M for Murder)
Brian Wagner (Little Shop of Horrors)
BEST SET DESIGN (MUSICAL OR PLAY)
Rhonda Andrews-Woodruff (Dial M for Murder)
Brad Beauchamp & Steve Pearson (Greater Tuna)
Fred Krauskopf & Kirby A Volz (California Suite)
Christopher J. Murphy (Run for Your Wife)
Terry Ratliff (Scrooge)
Terry Ratliff (A Streetcar Named Desire)
Brian Alan Schilb (Little Shop of Horrors)
BEST LEADING ACTRESS (PLAY)
Cathy Christoff (Margot in Dial M for Murder) Regan Kreigh (Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire)
Bobbie Shull (Millie in California Suite)
BEST LEADING ACTOR (PLAY)
Brad Beauchamp (Many characters in Greater Tuna)
Nick Furiak (Many characters in Greater Tuna) Jim Matusik (John Smith in Run for Your Wife)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (PLAY) Rebekah Ward Hayes (Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire)
Georgie Faye Hirsty (Barbara Smith in Run for Your Wife)
Diana Malstrom (Diane in California Suite)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (PLAY)
Brian Ernsberger (Sidney in California Suite)
Curtis Shaw (Detective Sgt. Troughton in Run for Your Wife) Jim Welch (Stanley Gardner in Run for Your Wife)
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS (PLAY)
Chris Feay (Gert in California Suite) Natalie Y. Jones (Eunice Hubbell in A Streetcar Named Desire)
Liane Parsons (Beth in California Suite)
BEST FEATURED ACTOR (PLAY)
Patrick W. Fruchey (Mort in California Suite) Christopher J. Murphy (Bobby Franklyn in Run for Your Wife)
Michael Yoder (Stu in California Suite)
BEST DIRECTION (PLAY) Christopher J. Murphy (Run for Your Wife)
Steve Pearson (Greater Tuna)
Gregory Stieber (A Streetcar Named Desire)
Kirby A. Volz (California Suite)
Daniel Woodruff (Dial M for Murder)
FEATURED ACTOR (MUSICAL) Patrick W. Fruchey (Derelict in Scrooge)
Samuel Jank (Urchin 4 & Phantom in Scrooge)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MUSICAL)
Melissa Dowty (Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors)
Anna Matusik (Ronnette in Little Shop of Horrors) Anna Matusik (Mrs. Cratchit/Christmas Past/etc. in Scrooge)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MUSICAL)
Mark Dunn (Orin/etc in Little Shop of Horrors)
Todd S. Frymier (Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors)
Jim Matusik (Christmas Present/Future in Scrooge)
BEST LEADING ACTRESS (MUSICAL) Bridget Bannec (Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors)
BEST LEADING ACTOR (MUSICAL)
Mike Palmreuter (Ebenezer Scrooge in Scrooge) Brian James Porter (Seymour Krelborne in Little Shop of Horrors)
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Robert Acres (Scrooge) Brian Alan Schilb (Little Shop of Horrors)
The 28th Annual Arena Dinner Theatre Awards
Sunday, July 15, 2001
Winners denoted by bold text
Best Actress- Play
TJ McCombs in Dearly Departed
Tony Taylor in Dearly Departed
Carol Wasson in Death of a Salesman
Best Actor- Play Wayne Schaltenbrand in Death of a Salesman
Steve Pearson in Rumors
Todd Staszak in How the Other Half Loves
Best Supporting Actress- Play
Rhonda Woodruff in Odd Couple
Susan Bartel in How the Other Half Loves
Cathy Christoff in Dearly Departed
TJ McCombs in Rumors
Best Supporting Actor- Play
Harvey Cocks in Death of a Salesman
Mark Dunn in Death of a Salesman
Jim Matusik in Death of a Salesman
Best Ensemble Actress- Play
Rhonda Woodruff in Death of a Salesman
Maryamber Bosk in Dearly Departed
Sara Lankenau in Death of a Salesman
Best Ensemble Actor- Play
David Boggs in Death of a Salesman
Michael Hanes in Rumors
Artis Johnson in Dearly Departed
Best Actress- Musical Carol Wasson in Nuncrackers
Pam Good in Nuncrackers
Dannah Dean in Anything Goes
Best Actor- Musical Curtis Shaw- Anything Goes
Ron Smith- Nuncrackers
Best Supporting Actress- Musical
Jen Poiry in Nuncrackers
Tracy Graham in Nuncrackers
Elizabeth Piercy in Anything Goes
Best Supporting Actor- Musical
Stan Volz in Anything Goes
David Mitsch in Anything Goes
Brad Beauchamp in Anything Goes
Best Actress in a Minor Role- Musical
Samantha Hudson in Nuncrackers
Kate Schmidt in Anything Goes
Stephanie Krumm in Anything Goes
Best Actor in a Minor Role- Musical
Christopher Rasor in Anything Goes
James Anderson in Anything Goes
Bill Piercy in Anything Goes
Best Director of a Play - Brad Beauchamp for Death of a Salesman
Best Director of a Musical - Christopher J. Murphy for Anything Goes
Best Set Design - Christopher J. Murphy for Anything Goes
Best Costume Design - Jan Klee for Anything Goes
Service to the Theatre Award - Todd Staszak
Patron of the Arts Award - Diane Humphrey
The 26th Annual Arena Dinner Theatre Awards
Sunday, July 25, 1999 Master of Ceremonies
President of Arena Theatre
The Arena Players
Larry Bower, Alan North & Scott Nedberg of Bower North Productions Darrell Monroe
THE NOMINEES FOR THE 1998-99 SEASON
* Winners
BEST ACTOR IN A MINOR ROLE OF A PLAY
ANTHONY ARATA as Steve in..."George Washington Slept Here"
*RON CARR as Carl in.. "Bus Stop"
SCOTT NEDBERG as Mr. Prescott in.."George Washington Slept Here"
BEST ACTRESS IN A MINOR ROLE OF A PLAY
CASSANDRA HOLST as Madge Fuller in..."George Washington Slept Here"
*TONI TAYLOR as Ouiser in.. ... "Steel Magnolias"
REBEKAH WARD as Shelby in ... "Steel Magnolias"
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE OF A PLAY
BRENT BLALOCK as Louisiana Capote in.. "Southern Fried Murder"
JOHN JEDINAK as Mr. Baker in..."Come Blow Your Horn"
*BRIAN SHETTERLY as Will Slatterly in... "Southern Fried Murder"
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE OF A PLAY
SUSAN KAHN as Mrs. Baker in... "Come Blow Your Horn"
*T. J. McCOMBS as Clairee in... "Steel Magnolias"
JENNIFER RAPP as Nolie Frost in.. "Southern Fried Murder"
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE OF A PLAY
SHAUN DAVIS as Buddy Baker in..."Come Blow Your Horn"
ED KOCZERGO as Newton Fuller in..."George Washington Slept Here"
TRAVIS PATTON as Bo Decker in... "Bus Stop"
*BRIAN SCHILB as Alan Baker in… "Come Blow Your Horn"
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE OF A PLAY
*SUSAN KAHN as M'Lynn in.. ... "Steel Magnolias"
CHRISTY REISING as Truvy in ... "Steel Magnolias"
JAN VENDERLY as Annabelle Fuller in..."George Washington Slept Here"
OUTSTANDING SET OF A PLAY OR MUSICAL
BRENT BLALOCK for ... "Steel Magnolias"
GREG DOSTAL and CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY for... "George Washington Slept Here"
MAX HOBBS for ... "Come Blow Your Horn"
JIM MATUSIK and WAYNE SCHALTENBRAND for... "Southern Fried Murder"
CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY, FRED KRAUSKOPF and WAYNE SCHALTENBRAND for... 'La Cage aux Folles"
*TERRY RATLIFFfor... 'Bus Stop"
WAYNE WILLIAMS for ... "Meet Me in St. Louis"
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
SCHELLIE ENGELHART and WAYNE WILLIAMS for..."Meet Me in St. Louis"
SALLY GARMAN for "George Washington Slept Here"
*SALLY GARMAN, BRENT BLALOCK, SCOTT RIGDON, and DONNA ROWE for... "La Cage aux Folles"
T.J. McCOMBS for ... "Come Blow Your Horn'
TERRY RATLIFF and the CAST for ... "Bus Stop"
SCOTT RIGDON for ... "Steel Magnolias"
SHARON SMITH for... ..." Southern Fried Murde~'
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY
*BRENT BLALOCK for ... "Steel Magnolias"
GREG DOSTAL for "George Washington Slept Here"
MAX HOBBS for ... "Come Blow Your Horn"
JIM MATUSIK for ... "Southern Fried Murder"
WAYNE SCHALTENBRAND for ... "Bus Stop"
BEST ACTOR IN A MINOR ROLE OF A MUSICAL
BRENT BLALOCK as Francis in "La Cage aux Folles"
KIRBY VOLZ as the Motor Man and Postman in..."Meet Me in St. Louis"
*MALCOLM WALKER as Mercedes in..."La Cage aux Folles"
BEST ACTRESS IN A MINOR ROLE OF A MUSICAL
*GAYLE GOODRICH as Chantal in..."La Cage aux Folles"
LINDSEY WEISENAUER as Anne in..."La Cage aux Folles"
SHENOAH WHITE as Hanna in..."La Cage aux Folles"
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE OF A MUSICAL
CRAIG BEAVERSON as Deputy Dindon in..."La Cage aux Folles" "La Cage aux Folles"
*DAVID MITSCH as Jacob in... "La Cage aux Folles"
CURTIS SHAW as Jean Michael in... "La Cage aux Folles"
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE OF A MUSICAL
ELAINE FABYANIC as Madame Dindon in..."La Cage aux Folles"
NEELY GEVAART as Tootie Smith in.."Meet Me in St. Louis"
JENNIFER RAPP as Katie in "Meet Me in St. Louis"
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE OF A MUSICAL
MICHAEL TODD HARRIS as Albin in..."La Cage aux Folles"
WAYNE SCHALTENBRAND as Georges in..."La Cage aux Folles"
RON SMITH as Alonso Smith in..."Meet Me in St. Louis"
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE OF A MUSICAL
BECKY GALL as Anna Smith in..."Meet Me in St. Louis"
REBECCA LIGHTFOOT as Esther Smith in..."Meet Me in St Louis"
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY for "La Cage aux Folles"
WAYNE WILLIAMS for..."Meet Me in St. Louis"
PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL AWARDS
Darrell Monroe, President Patron of the Arts and Service to the Theatre
The 25th Annual Arena Dinner Theatre Awards
July, 1998
Best Set for a Musical or a Play: Terry Ratliff for Cabaret
Also nominated: Jennifer Harrison, Fred Krauskopf, & Wayne Schaltenbrand (They're Playing Our Song); T.J. McCombs (Deathtrap); Christopher J. Murphy, Wayne Schaltenbrand, & Terry Ratliff (It Runs in the Family); Terry Ratliff & Wayne Schaltenbrand (Moon Over Buffalo); Terry Ratliff & Wayne Schaltenbrand (She Loves Me); Terry Ratliff, Wayne Schaltenbrand, & Fred Krauskopf (Harvey)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role of a Play: MaryAmber Bosk as Veta Louise Simmons (Harvey)
Also nominated: LAURA FURIAK as Jane (It Runs in the Family) & MOLLY MCCRAY as Charlotte in (Moon Over Buffalo)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role of a Play: Harvey Cocks as Elwood P. Dowd (Harvey)
Also nominated: BRENT BLALOCK as Hubert (It Runs in the Family) & Chris Colcord as George (Moon Over Buffalo)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role of a Play: Mickie Martin as Ethel (Moon Over Buffalo)
Also nominated: PAM GOOD as Myra Bruhl (Deathtrap) & T.J. MCCOMBS as Myrtle Mae Simmons (Harvey)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role of a Play: Jim Nelson as Howard (Moon Over Buffalo)
Also nominated: MAX HOBBS as William R. Chumley, MD (Harvey), WILLIAM LEE as Judge Omar Gaffney (Harvey),TRAVIS PATTON as Clifford Anderson (Deathtrap)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Minor Role of a Play: Erin Harney-Siples as Helga Ten Dorp (Deathtrap)
Also nominated: SUSAN KAHN as Betty Chumley (Harvey), MICKIE MARTIN as the Matron (It Runs in the Family)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Minor Role of a Play: Christopher J. Murphy as Richard (Moon Over Buffalo)
Also nominated: NICK FURIAK as Mike (It Runs in the Family), CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY as Sir Willoughby (It Runs in the Family)
Best Direction of a Play: T.J. McCombs (Deathtrap)
Also nominated: LOUISE CONLEY JONES (Harvey), CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY (It Runs in the Family), CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY (Moon Over Buffalo)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role of a Musical: Nancy Kartholl as Amalia Balash (She Loves Me)
Also nominated: JULIE DONNELL as Sonia Walsk (They're Playing Our Song), HEATHER STRZELECKI as Sally Bowles (Cabaret)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role of a Musical: Gary Lanier as the Emcee (Cabaret)
Also nominated: TODD FRYMIER as Vernon Gersch (They're Playing Our Song), ANDREW GINGRICH as Georg Nowack (She Loves Me), JOHN STRACHAN as Clifford Bradshaw (Cabaret)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role of a Musical: Erin Harney-Siples as Fraulein Schneider (Cabaret)
Also nominated: DEB CHRISTIE as Fraulein Kost (Cabaret), T.J. MCCOMBS as Ilona Ritter (She Loves Me)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role of a Musical: Christopher J. Murphy as Mr. Sipos (She Loves Me)
Also nominated: TODD STASZAK as Ernst Ludwig (Cabaret), STAN VOLZ as Herr Schultz (Cabaret)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Minor Role of a Musical: Shannon Clark as a Customer (She Loves Me)
Also nominated: TRACEY BUCKMASTER as a Voice of Sonia Walsk (They're Playing Our Song), TINA MILLER-IRMSHER as a Voice of Sonia Walsk (They're Playing Our Song)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Minor Role of a Musical: Wayne Schaltenbrand as a Waiter (She Loves Me)
Also nominated: TERRY RATLIFF as a Customer (She Loves Me), KIRBY VOLZ as Mr. Maraczek (She Loves Me)
Best Direction of a Musical: Wayne Schaltenbrand (Cabaret)
Also nominated: HARVEY COCKS (She Loves Me), JENNIFER HARRISON (They're Playing Our Song)
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