Tonight at the annual Nominee Reveal Party at House of Loom, the 2015 Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards nominees were revealed. Congratulations to all of the following nominees being recognized!
Performing Arts
BEST MUSICAL
Cabaret, Creighton University
A Christmas Story: The Musical, The Rose Theater
Gutenberg! The Musical!, The Candy Project
Thoroughly Modern Millie, Ralston Community Theatre
Spamalot, Omaha Community Playhouse
BEST DRAMA
American Buffalo, Blue Barn Theatre
An Illiad, Brigit Saint Brigit
In the Bones, SNAP! Productions
Our Town, Blue Barn Theatre
A Wrinkle in Time, The Rose Theater
BEST COMEDY
Calendar Girls, SNAP! Productions
Harbor, SNAP! Productions
I Hate Hamlet, Omaha Community Playhouse
Sabrina Fair, Bellevue Little Theatre
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, SNAP! Productions
BEST PREMIER OF A NEW, ORIGINAL, LOCAL SCRIPT
Gladys by Charlotte Spires, Creighton University
In the Jungle You Must Wait by Jeremy Johnson, Shelterbelt Theatre
In the Bones by Cody Daigle–Orians, SNAP! Productions
The Other Sewing Circle by Marie Amthor Schuett, Shelterbelt Theatre
Prince Max’s Trewly Awful Trip to the Desolat Interior by Ellen Struve, Great Plains Theatre Conference
BEST DIRECTOR – PLAY
Vincent Carlson–Brown, As You Like It, Nebraska Shakespeare
Susan Clement–Toberer, Our Town, Blue Barn Theatre
Cathy Kurz, An Illiad, Brigit Saint Brigit
M. Michele Phillips, In the Bones, SNAP! Productions
Ablan Roblin, I Hate Hamlet, Omaha Community Playhouse
BEST DIRECTOR – MUSICAL
Susan Baer Collins, Little Women, Omaha Community Playhouse
Matthew Gutschick, A Christmas Story: The Musical, The Rose Theater
Amy Lane, Cabaret, Creighton University
Mark Robinson, Spamalot, Omaha Community Playhouse
Randall T. Stevens, Gutenberg! The Musical!, The Candy Project
Todd Uhrmacher, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Ralston Community Theatre
BEST ACTOR – PLAY
Ben Beck, I Hate Hamlet, Omaha Community Playhouse
Noah Diaz, The Cat in the Hat, The Rose Theater
Daniel Dorner, An Illiad, Brigit Saint Brigit
Nils Haaland, Our Town, Blue Barn Theatre
Jerry Longe, American Buffalo, Blue Barn Theatre
BEST ACTRESS – PLAY
Laura Leininger, The Designated Mourner, Brigit Saint Brigit
Moira Mangiameli, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, SNAP! Productions
Kaitlyn McClincy, Harbor, SNAP! Productions
Sally Neumann Scamfer, In the Bones, SNAP! Productions
Kelsi Weston, Our Town, Blue Barn Theatre
BEST ACTOR – MUSICAL
Nick Albrecht, Spamalot, Omaha Community Playhouse
Patrick Beasley, Mary Poppins, The Rose Theater
Dan Chevalier, Gutenberg! The Musical!, The Candy Project
Ephraim Harnsberger, Cabaret, Creighton University
Steve Krambeck, Gutenberg! The Musical!, The Candy Project
Roderick Tilmon, Jesus Christ Superstar, Omaha Community Playhouse
BEST ACTRESS – MUSICAL
Leanne Hill Carlson, Mary Poppins, The Rose Theater
Colleen Kilcoyne, Cabaret, Creighton University
Sims Lamason, Little Women, Omaha Community Playhouse
Molly McGuire, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Ralston Community Theatre
Melanie Walters, Spamalot, Omaha Community Playhouse
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – PLAY
Kevin Barratt, I Hate Hamlet, Omaha Community Playhouse
Thomas Becker, American Buffalo, Blue Barn Theatre
Noah Diaz, Harbor, SNAP! Productions
David Mainelli, In the Bones, SNAP! Productions
Jonathan Purcell, American Buffalo, Blue Barn Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – PLAY
Stephanie Anderson, In the Bones, SNAP! Productions
Pamela Chase, The Other Sewing Circle, Shelterbelt Theatre
Julie Huff, Our Town, Blue Barn Theatre
Kim Jubenville, I Hate Hamlet, Omaha Community Playhouse
Moira Mangiameli, Our Town, Blue Barn Theatre
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – MUSICAL
Chad Bradford, Little Women, Omaha Community Playhouse
Konrad Case, A Christmas Story: The Musical, The Rose Theater
Joey Galda, Thank You For Being a Friend: The Unauthorized Golden Girls Musical, Shelterbelt Theatre
Matthias Jeske, Spamalot, Omaha Community Playhouse
Mike Palmreuter, Cabaret, Creighton University
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – MUSICAL
Sarah Ebke, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Ralston Community Theatre
Lauren Krupski, A Christmas Story: The Musical, The Rose Theater
Megan McGuire, The Drowsy Chaperone, Omaha Community Playhouse
Roni Shelley Perez, Jesus Christ Superstar, Omaha Community Playhouse
Judy Radcliff, Cabaret, Creighton University
Therese Rennels, The Wizard of Oz, Papillion–La Vista Community Theatre
BEST YOUTH PERFORMER
Danny Denenberg, A Christmas Story: The Musical, The Rose Theater
Chloe Irwin, A Wrinkle in Time, The Rose Theater
Emma Johnson, The Secret Garden, Chanticleer Community Theater
Torisa Walker, The Wizard of Oz, Papillion–La Vista Community Theatre
Ryleigh Welsh, Harbor, SNAP! Productions
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION
Giselle, Ballet Nebraska
Iroko, African Culture Connection
A Nightmare’s Holiday, Creighton University
Momentum, Ballet Nebraska
BEST PERFORMANCE POET
Devel Crisp
Olivia Johnson
Zedeka Poindexter
Michelle Troxclair
Felicia “WithLove” Webster
BEST COMEDIAN
Todd Dylan
Heather Jones
Cameron Logsdon
Tracie Mauk
Rachel Ware
BEST COMEDY ENSEMBLE
The Weisenheimers
The Backline
OK Party Comedy
Big Canvas
88improv
Music Nominees
BEST ROCK
Carson City Heat
FREAKABOUT
Pancho & The Contraband
Rock Paper Dynamite
Through The Stone
We Be Lions
BEST HARD ROCK
Arson City
Black Velvet
Screaming For Silence
The Clincher
The End In Red
The Impulsive
BEST ALTERNATIVE/INDIE
Desaparecidos
High Up
Icky Blossoms
Oketo
See Through Dresses
Twinsmith
BEST SINGER–SONGWRITER
Aly Peeler
CJ Mills
Jocelyn
John Klemmensen
Kait Berreckman
Michael Campbell
BEST DJ
DJ Madix
DJ Mellie Mel
DJ Shor-T
Dojorok
E Babbs
Houston Alexander
BEST AMERICANA/FOLK
Burkum Boys
Clarence Tilton
Pleiades & The Bear
The Electroliners
The Willards Band
Township & Range
BEST COUNTRY
Belles & Whistles
Dylan Bloom Band
Jason Earl Band
Jimmy Weber
Nathan Wade
Sack of Lions
BEST R&B/SOUL
Dani Cleveland
Dominique Morgan
Edem
Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal
Jus.B
TJ Saddler
BEST HIP HOP/RAP
BOTH
J. Crum
Latin Threat
Marcey Yates
Mola-B
The Madness Apparatus
BEST BLUES
Christy Rossiter & 112 North Duck
Clark & Company
Hector Anchondo Band
Mojo Bag
Steve Byam
Steve Lovett
BEST JAZZ
Camille Metoyer Moten
Delve Trio
Escape From AlcaJazz
Luigi Inc.
Omaha Guitar Trio
Steve Raybine
BEST PROGRESSIVE/EXPERIMENTAL/EDM
Citizens Band
Dereck Higgins
Kethro
Linear Symmetry
Plack Blague
SharkWeek
BEST ETHNIC
Djem
Esencia Latina Band
Mariachi Zapata
Polka Police
The Bishops
The Prairie Gators
BEST COVER BAND
3D In Your Face
Hi-Fi Hangover
Lemon Fresh Day
Peace, Love, etc. Band
Secret Weapon
Taxi Driver
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
All Young Girls Are Machine Guns
Aly Peeler
Arson City
Belles & Whistles
BOTH
Desaparecidos
Dominique Morgan
Kris Lager Band
Matt Whipkey
Screaming For Silence
BEST NEW ARTIST
Devil In The Details
Justin Ready & The Echo Prairie
Pleiades & The Bear
Rothsteen
The Hottman Sisters
The Madness Apparatus
Virgin Mary Pistol Grip
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Horror Show, Arson City
BOTHSUCKS EP, BOTH
Clarence Tilton, Clarence Tilton
Payola, Desaparecidos
Loveaholics Anonymous, Dominique Morgan
Mask, Icky Blossoms
Party All Night, John Klemmensen
Underwater, Matt Whipkey
The End In Red, The End In Red
Alligator Years, Twinsmith
Visual Arts Nominees
BEST PUBLIC ART
Mike Giron, Richard Harrison, and Rebecca van Orman, The South Omaha Mural Project: The Magic City at 24th & N
Littleton Alston, The Flame, Creighton University
Various Artists, Spreading Our Roots, Midtown Crossing
Watie White, You Are Here, Park Avenue with InCommon Community Development
BEST SOLO EXHIBITION
Catherine Ferguson, Hair, The Moving Gallery
Neil Griess, Pleated Field, Wanda D. Ewing Gallery
Cedric Hartman, Selected Works, KANEKO
Courtney Kenny Porto, Paintings & Drawings, Connect Gallery
Kristin Pluhacek, Drawings, The Moving Gallery
Mary Zicafoose, Color Fields, Gallery of Art & Design at Metropolitan Community College
BEST 3D ARTIST
Jamie Burmeister
Angela Drakeford
Catherine Ferguson
Christopher Prinz
Freddy Rincon
Bart Vargas
BEST 2D ARTIST
Mike Bauer
Kim Reid Kuhn
Paul Otero
Kristin Pluhacek
Courtney Kenny Porto
Thomas Prinz
BEST NEW MEDIA ARTIST
Jamie Burmeister
April Faith–Slaker
Jamie Hardy
Nicholas Jacobsen
The AniMutts (Rebecca Hermann, Peggy Reinecke & Tom Sain)
BEST GROUP EXHIBITION
Art Seen, Curated by Karin Campbell & Bill Arning with 37 artists, Joslyn Art Museum
CardBoard, Curated by Kim Reid Kuhn & Rob Gilmer with more than 20 artists, RNG Gallery
One Day at a Time, Linda Garcia–Perez, Deb McColley, Freddy Rincon, Bart Vargas, Aldo de la Cruz, Michael Giron, Kitty Brougham, Candie Blanchard & Thomas Swanson, RNG Gallery
Pop Meets Street, Jamie Burmeister, Paul Chelstad, James Freeman, Brian Gennardo, Troy Muller, Lynn Piper, Ben Pratt, Tom Rierden, Iggy Sumnik, Jordan Weber & Brent Witters, Modern Arts Midtown
Rivers, Roads, Remains, Lori Elliot–Bartle, Marcia Joffe–Bouska & Tom Quest, Artist Cooperative Gallery
BEST 2–PERSON EXHIBITION
New Works, Evelyn Katz & JK Thorsen, Connect Gallery
Ebb and Flow, Dan Klima & Nancy Lepo, Connect Gallery
The Subconscious Element, Reggie LeFlore & Jeff King, Wanda D. Ewing Gallery
Paper + Steel, Thomas Prinz & Christopher Prinz, Gallery 72
Great Lakes to Great Plains, Iggy Sumnik & Linda Stephen, Fred Simon Gallery
BEST EMERGING VISUAL ARTIST
Mike Bauer
Brian Gennardo
Stephen Kavanaugh
Nicholas Jacobsen
Reggie LeFlore
Courtney Kenny Porto
BEST VISUAL ARTIST
Cedric Hartman
Kristin Pluhacek
Bart Vargas
Watie White
Mary Zicafoose
Technical Award Nominees
Performing Arts
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Bill Van Deest, Cabaret, Creighton University
Joshua Mullady, In the Bones, SNAP! Productions
Kyle L. Toth, A Wrinkle in Time, The Rose Theater
Carol Wisner, Our Town, Blue Barn Theatre
Chris Wood, Freakshow, UNO Theatre
OUTSTANDING PROP DESIGN
Matthew D. Hamel & Bill Van Deest, Cabaret, Creighton University
Darin Kuehler, Spamalot, Omaha Community Playhouse
Darin Kuehler, The Whipping Man, Omaha Community Playhouse
Amy Reiner, American Buffalo, Blue Barn Theatre
Liz Spray, The Cat in the Hat, The Rose Theater
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN
Matthew D. Hamel, Cabaret, Creighton University
Jim Othuse, I Hate Hamlet, Omaha Community Playhouse
Jeff Stander, A Christmas Story: The Musical, The Rose Theater
Ronnie Wells, In the Bones, SNAP! Productions
Steven L. Williams, Hedda Gabler, UNO Theatre
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Lydia Dawson, Spamalot, Omaha Community Playhouse
Denise Ervin, Little Women, Omaha Community Playhouse
Sherri Geerdes, A Christmas Story: The Musical, The Rose Theater
Lindsay Pape, Cabaret, Creighton University
Sharon Sobel, Freakshow, UNO Theatre
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
Tim Burkhart & John Gibilisco, Spamalot, Omaha Community Playhouse
John Gibilisco, I Hate Hamlet, Omaha Community Playhouse
John Gibilisco, Mauritius, Omaha Community Playhouse
Martin Magnuson, Our Town, Blue Barn Theatre
Kyle L. Toth, The Cat in the Hat, The Rose Theater
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRPAHER
Sue Gillespie Booton, A Christmas Story: The Musical, The Rose Theater
Sue Gillespie Booton, Mary Poppins, The Rose Theater
Michelle Garrity, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Ralston Community Theatre
Patrick Roddy, Cabaret, Creighton University
Melanie Walters, Spamalot, Omaha Community Playhouse
OUTSTANDING FEATURED DANCER
Erin Alarcón, Giselle, Ballet Nebraska
Matthew Carter, Giselle, Ballet Nebraska
Michelle Garrity, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Ralston Community Theatre
Aaron Ellis, Mary Poppins, The Rose Theater
Sasha York, Giselle, Ballet Nebraska
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
Jerry Brabec, A Christmas Story: The Musical, The Rose Theater
Jim Boggess, Spamalot, Omaha Community Playhouse
Chris Ebke, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Ralston Community Theatre
Stephen Sheftz, Cabaret, Creighton University
Timothy Vallier, Gutenberg! The Musical!, The Candy Project
Music
BEST RECORDING STUDIO
ARC Studios
Focus Mastering
Grubb Inc. Recording & Productions
Hidden Tracks Recording Studio
Icon 1NE Recording Studio
SadSon Music Group
BEST LIVE MUSIC SOUND ENGINEER
Ian Aeillo, O’Leaver’s
Dan Brennan, Slowdown
Keith Fertwagner, Lookout Lounge
Jon Pitts, Reverb Lounge
Ben Strattion, Waiting Room Lounge
Mark Wolberg, The Zoo Bar