2020-2030

         31st Annual Artie Awards: 2021-2022

Date: June 6, 2022
Location: Shea’s 710 Theatre
Hosts: Anthony Chase, Charmagne Chi and Amy Jakiel
Music Direction: Philip Farugia

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was no 2020-2021 Theatre Season. So, the 31st Annual Artie Awards are for the the 2021-2022 Theatre Season.

This year, the awards reverted back to 5 nominees per category with the exceptions of the New Play and Supporting Actor in a Musical categories which only had 4 nominees each.

The Blossom Cohan Awards for Outstanding Debuts was also streamlined.

For the first time in 31 years, Anthony Chase was unable to host the event and Doug Weyand assisted the existing co-hosts.

The 2021-2022 Artie Nominees and winners were: (winners denoted in boldface)

Production of a Play:
American Son, Ujima Theatre Company
Constellations, Second Generation Theatre
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, All For One Productions
Photograph 51, Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY
Tribes, Road Less Traveled Productions

Production of a Musical:
All is Calm, MusicalFare Theatre
Beauty and the Beast, Theatre of Youth
From Honky Tonk to Protest, D’Youville’s Kavinoky Theatre
The Other Josh Cohen, MusicalFare Theatre
Songs for a New World, Second Generation Theatre

Direction of a Play:
Josephine Hogan, Waiting for Godot
Robyn Horn, Berserker
Katie Mallinson, Photograph 51
David Oliver, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Michael Wachowiak, Constellations

Direction of a Musical:
Susan Drozd, All is Calm
Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, From Honky Tonk to Protest
Fran Landis, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Lisa Ludwig, Beauty and the Beast
Neal Radice, Working

Choreography:
Joey Bucheker, Damn Yankees
Bobby Cooke, Beauty and the Beast
Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, From Honky Tonk to Protest
John Fredo, American Rhapsody
Carlos R.A. Jones, Camelot

Ensemble of a Play:
The Children, New Phoenix Theatre and Red Thread
Little Women…Now, Road Less Traveled Productions
Puffs, O’Connell and Company
Speed of Dark, American Repertory Theatre of WNY
Tribes, Road Less Traveled Productions

Ensemble of a Musical:
All is Calm, MusicalFare Theatre
From Honky Tonk to Protest, D’Youville’s Kavinoky Theatre
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Lancaster Opera House
The Other Josh Cohen, MusicalFare Theatre
Songs for a New World, Second Generation Theatre

Actor in a Play:
James Cichocki, Looped
Samuel Fesmire, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Christopher Guilmet, American Son
Nicholas Lama, Puffs
Vincenzo L. McNeill, Speed of Dark

Actress in a Play:
Kristin Bentley, Constellations
Eileen Dugan, The Children
Kristen Tripp Kelley, Photograph 51
Julie Kittsley, Looped
Karen Saxon, Stew

Supporting Actor in a Play:
Kevin Craig, Stage Kiss
Elliot Fox, Looped
Nathanial Higgins, Puffs
David Marciniak, Tribes
Ben Michael Moran, Waiting for Godot

Supporting Actress in a Play:
Melinda Capeles, Tribes
Kelly Copps, Berserker
Diane DiBernardo, Pride and Prejudice
Candice Kogut, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Sarah Kow-Falcone, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Actor in a Musical:
Brian Brown, Songs for a New World
Steve Copps, Beauty and the Beast
Joseph Donohue III, The Other Josh Cohen
Darryl Semira, Camelot
Zak Ward, The Other Josh Cohen

Actress in a Musical:
Genevieve Ellis, Beauty and the Beast
Gabriella McKinley, Camelot
Loraine O’Donnell, From Honky Tonk to Protest
Michele Marie Roberts, Songs for a New World
Aimee Walker, Damn Yankees

Supporting Actor in a Musical:
Michael Galante, Damn Yankees
Robert Insana, The Other Josh Cohen
Jack Kreuzer, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Josh Wilde, Beauty and the Beast

Supporting Actress in a Musical:
Anna Fernandez, A Chorus Line
Katy Miner, Damn Yankees
Colleen Pine, Damn Yankees
Annette Daniels Taylor, From Honky Tonk to Protest
Davida Evette Tolbert, American Rhapsody

Performance in a Featured Role:
Heather Fangsrud, Anton in Show Business
David Lundy, Woman in Black
Michael Starzynski, Buffalo Quickies
Michael Wachowiak, Golden Girls
Dave Wysocki, Puffs

Set Design:
Paul Bostaph, Waiting for Godot
Dyan Burlingame, All is Calm
Lynne Koscielniak, Tribes
Collin Ranney, Berserker
Chris Wilson, The Children

Technical Achievement:
Christopher Ash, projection design, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Eric Burlingame, sound design, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Chris Cavanagh, lighting and sound, Constellations
Brian Milbrand, video design, From Honky Tonk to Protest
Emma Schimminger, Berserker

Costume Design:
Vivian Del Bello, Stage Kiss
Kari Drozd, All is Calm
Dixon Reynolds, Waiting for Godot
Ken Shaw, Beauty and the Beast
Todd Warfield, Golden Girls

Emanuel Fried Award for New Play:
Donna Hoke, Little Women…Now
Mark Humphrey, Speed of Dark
James Marzo, Something Wicked
Loraine O’Donnell, From Honky Tonk to Protest

Career Achievement:
Tom Loughlin