2006 Kevin Kline Awards Nominees and Award Recipients

Outstanding Production of a Musical

• Footloose, Stages St. Louis

  A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis

  Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis

  West Side Story, The Muny

Outstanding Production of a Play

• Going to See the Elephant, Orange Girls

  The Merchant of Venice, New Jewish Theatre

  Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis

  Valhalla, HotCity Theatre

Outstanding Director of a Musical (TIE)

• Kevin Backstrom, West Side Story, The Muny

  Ron Gibbs, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Muny

  Michael Hamilton, Footloose, Stages St. Louis

  Michael Hamilton, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis

  Michael Hamilton, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis

  Edward Stern, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Director of a Play

• Deanna Jent, Going to See the Elephant, Orange Girls

  Tom Martin, Lobby Hero, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Rob Ruggiero, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Wayne Salomon, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Spotlight Theatre

  Russell Treyz, The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis

Outstanding Musical Direction

• Lisa Campbell Albert, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis

  Tim Carpenter, Crowns, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Al Fischer, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis

  Kelsey Halbert, West Side Story, The Muny

  Ben Whiteley, Beauty and the Beast, The Muny

Outstanding Choreography

• Kevin Backstrom, West Side Story, The Muny

  Dana Lewis, Footloose, Stages St. Louis

  Dana Lewis, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis

  Janet Watson, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Vivian Anderson-Watt and Theodore Jamison, Dancing on Air, Historyonics

Outstanding Costume Design

• Lou Bird, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis

  Jennifer "JC" Carter, Dangerous Liaisons, St. Louis Shakespeare

  Michael J. McDonald, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Reggie Ray, Crowns, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Austin Sanderson, The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis

Outstanding Lighting Design

• Christopher Edwards, Valhalla, HotCity Theatre

  Don Guy, The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis

  John Lasiter, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Matthew McCarthy, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis

  Matthew McCarthy, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis

  Peter Sargent, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Set Design

• John Ezell, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Mark Halpin, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis

  Adrian W. Jones, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Christopher Pickart, Lobby Hero, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Christopher Pickart, The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis

Outstanding Sound Design

• Janet Kalas, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Jason Krueger, West Side Story, The Muny

  Nathan Ruyle, Adult Entertainment, HotCity Theatre

  Ann Slayton & Robin Weatherall, The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis

  John Taylor, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Spotlight Theatre

Outstanding New Play or Musical

• Lee Patton Chiles, Dancing on Air, Historyonics

  The Ensemble, So to Speak, Washington Avenue Players Project

  Margeau Steinau, B. Weller and Rachel Jackson, Famous Monsters, HotCity Theatre

Outstanding Ensemble in a Play

• Adult Entertainment, HotCity Theatre

  Going to See the Elephant, Orange Girls

  Lobby Hero, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis

  This Is Our Youth, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical

• Crowns, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Footloose, Stages St. Louis

  A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis

  Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis

  West Side Story , The Muny

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical

• Bill Lynch, Footloose, Stages St. Louis

  Ben Nordstrom, Footloose, Stages St. Louis

  David Schmittou, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis

  Matthew Scott, West Side Story, The Muny

  Bob Walton, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play

• Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Jim Butz, Lobby Hero, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Nat DeWolf, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Norman McGowan, I'm Not Rappaport, New Jewish Theatre

  Andrew Michael Neiman, The Elephant Man, Stray Dog Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

• Kate Baldwin, The Sound of Music, The Muny

  Andrea Burns, West Side Story, The Muny

  Kari Ely, Footloose, Stages St. Louis

  Sarah Litzsinger, Beauty and the Beast, The Muny

  Zoe Vonder Haar, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (TIE)

• Michelle Hand, Separate Tables, Act Inc.

  Michelle Hand, A Streetcar Named Desire, Stray Dog Theatre

  Darrie Lawrence, The Retreat from Moscow, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Nancy Lewis, Going to See the Elephant, Orange Girls

  Meghan Maguire, Going to See the Elephant, Orange Girls

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical

• Nat Chandler, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Thomas E. O'Brien, Man of La Mancha, Stages St. Louis

  Ken Page, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Muny

  Jeffrey Pruett, The Robber Bridegroom, New Line Theatre

  John Seidman, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play

• Michael Balsley, Take Me Out, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Gary Wayne Barker, Driving Miss Daisy, New Jewish Theatre

  Drew Bell, Glen or Glenda: Live!, Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre

  Jim Butz, The Merchant of Venice, New Jewish Theatre

  John Kinney, Unexpected Tenderness, New Jewish Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical

• Melissa Bohon, Hello, Dolly!, Stages St. Louis

  Natascia Diaz, West Side Story, The Muny

  Lynn Eldredge, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Georgia Engel, Mame, The Muny

  Lynette Knapp, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Jamie McKittrick, The Robber Bridegroom, New Line Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play

• Teresa Doggett, Separate Tables, Act Inc.

  Brooke Edwards, Going to See the Elephant, Orange Girls

  Michelle Hand, Going to See the Elephant, Orange Girls

  Liz Hopefl, Separate Tables, Act Inc.

  Rory Lipede, Valhalla, HotCity Theatre

  Magan Wiles, The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis

Outstanding Production for Young Audiences

• Bah! Humbug!, The Imaginary Theatre Company/The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

  Free to Be … You and Me, Stages St. Louis

  Honk!, DramaRama

  Salt & Pepper, Metro Theatre Company

  The Tempest in a Flash, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis