The Cahill Archives
STORER BOONE AWARDS RESULTS 2011
Michael P. Cahill
June 27, 2011
The 19 th annual Storer Boone Theater Awards ceremony honoring theatrical achievement in the calendar year of 2010 in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard Parishes, Louisiana, were held on the evening of Monday June 27, 2011, at le chat noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans. The co-hosts were Barbara Motley and Michael Cahill. Entertainment included Leslie Castay accompanied by Jonne Dendinger and the cast of the Harry Mayronne-Ricky Graham musical Waiting Around - The Restaurant Musical - Chris Wecklein, Tracey Collins, Jason Kirkpatrick, and Darcy Malone - accompanied by Harry Mayronne, Jr., as well as the comedy stylings of Peter Gabb. The award wranglers from NOCCA were Daisy Rosato and Darnell Thomas. Linda Songy of ATNO received the Arthur Tong UnSung Hero Award. Peter Gabb was inducted into the list of Greats of New Orleans Theater when presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by last year’s recipient Dennis Assaf. The Jefferson Performing Arts Society was named the Theater Of The Year. In the production sweepstakes, Theatre 13 was the leader with 5 awards for The 39 Steps. Next, with 4 each, were Southern Rep & Le Petit’s Grey Gardens and the NOCCA Stage Company’s To Kill A Mockingbird; Le Petit Theatre’s Hairspray took 3 honors; and JPAS’ The Producers and Cripple Creek’s The Threepenny Opera each received 2 awards. The complete list of winners follows:
Theater Of The Year
Jefferson Performing Arts Society
Best Musical - a Tie result
Hairspray - Le Petit Theatre Du Vieux Carre
&
The Threepenny Opera - Cripple Creek Theatre
Best Actor - Musical
Chris Wecklein - The Producers
Best Actress - Musical
Leslie Castay - Grey Gardens
Best Supporting Actor - Musical
Bob Edes, Jr. - The Producers
Best Supporting Actress - Musical
Janet Shea - Grey Gardens
Best Director Of A Musical
Ricky Graham - Hairspray
Best Musical Direction
Harry Mayronne, Jr. - The Threepenny Opera
Best Choreography
Blake Coheley - Hairspray
Best Performance By A Child
Aaron Richert - A Christmas Story
Best Children’s Play
The Fantastic Mr. Fox - Hi-Yah! Productions
Best Set Design
Geoffrey Hall - Grey Gardens
Best Lighting Design
Dan Zimmer - The 39 Steps
Best Costume Design
Cecile Casey Covert - Grey Gardens
Best Stage Manager
Laura Jean Hoffpauir
Best Comedy
The 39 Steps - Theatre 13
Best Actor - Comedy
A.J. Allegra - The Santaland Diaries
Best Actress - Comedy
Jessie Terrebonne - The 39 Steps
Best Supporting Actor - Comedy
Sean Patterson - The 39 Steps
Best Supporting Actress - Comedy
Janet Shea - Steel Magnolias
Best Director Of A Comedy
Ricky Graham - The 39 Steps
Best Drama
To Kill A Mockingbird - NOCCA Stage Company
Best Actor - Drama
Michael Aaron Santos - The Piano Teacher
Best Actress - Drama
Janet Shea - To Kill A Mockingbird
Best Supporting Actor - Drama
Blake Coheley - To Kill A Mockingbird
Best Supporting Actress - Drama
Amanda Zirkenbach - Macbeth
Best Director Of A Drama
Jason Kirkpatrick - To Kill A Mockingbird
Best Original Play
Tim Bauer - Zombie Town: A Documentary Play
Lifetime Achievement Award
Peter Gabb
Arthur Tong - UnSung Hero Award
Linda Songy
The Storer Boone Awards Committee and the New Orleans Theater Community again thank le chat noir - which has been the site of the SBA ceremony for the past 10 years - Barbara Baker Motley, Su Gonczy, and the entire Motley Crew: Thad Griffin, Victoria Hoffman, Kerry Cahill, Brian Johnston, Jason Knobloch, and on and on.
Michael P. Cahill
Michael P. Sullivan
Leon A. Contavesprie
Janet Shea
Carolyn Casey Barrois
Donald E. Lewis, Jr.
John B. Barrois
Chelle Duke
Andrew J. Allegra
Rebecca Chapman
Keith D. Claverie