And the winners are...

"Please help spread the word of your winners! Below is the list of winners and total amount of awards your theater companies won. Please post them in your newsletters, official theater websites, email "newsletter" blasts, etc.

It would mean the world to the Board and I'm sure the winners to see their COLUMN AWARD wins on your websites, newsletters, email blasts, etc. Thank you all so, so, so much for your support!" --John Garcia; Editor and Chief Senior Theatre Critic, The Column by John Garcia


You got it, John! Here they are, ladies and gentlemen!

The 2009 COLUMN AWARD WINNERS ARE...............

Best Play – Non-Equity
Topdog / Underdog
Upstart Productions

Best Play – Equity
Bent
Uptown Players

Best Musical – Non-Equity
NINE
ICT Mainstage

Best Musical – Equity
The Who's Tommy
Dallas Theater Center

Best Sound Design Play – Non-Equity
Kyle McClaran
Murder on the Nile
Garland Civic Theatre

Best Sound Design Play – Equity
Heath Gage
The Pillowman
Kitchen Dog Theater

Best Sound Design Musical – Non-Equity
Jeff D. Sones
NINE
ICT Mainstage

Best Sound Design Musical – Equity
Ryan Rumery
The Who's Tommy
Dallas Theater Center

Best Costume Design Play – Non-Equity
Suzi Cranford
The Facts Of Life
Uptown Players

Best Costume Design Play – Equity
Bruce R. Coleman
Trysts in Toledo
Theatre Three

Best Costume Design Musical – Non-Equity
Ryan Matthieu Smith
Sweeney Todd
Onstage in Bedford

Best Costume Design Musical – Equity
Barbara Cox
A Year With Frog and Toad
Dallas Children's Theater

Best Lighting Design Play – Non-Equity
Ana F. Petit
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Grapevine's Runway Theatre

Best Lighting Design Play – Equity
Laura McMeley
Doubt, A Parable
Water Tower Theatre

Best Lighting Design Musical – Non-Equity
Sam Nance
NINE
ICT Mainstage

Best Lighting Design Musical – Equity
Sam Nance
The Light in the Piazza
Theatre Three

Best Scenic Design Play – Non-Equity
Dennis Canright
The Facts of Life
Uptown Players

Best Scenic Design Play – Equity
Bruce R. Coleman
Bent
Uptown Players

Best Scenic Design Musical – Non-Equity
Paul Fiorella
NINE
ICT Mainstage

Best Scenic Design Musical – Equity
Beowulf Borritt
The Who's Tommy
Dallas Theater Center

Best Stage Manager Play – Non-Equity
Jodi Kopaniky
Murder on the Nile
Garland Civic Theatre

Best Stage Manager Play – Equity
Cory Boulieris
Bent
Uptown Players

Best Stage Manager Musical – Non-Equity
Stacey Street
NINE
ICT Mainstage

Best Stage Manager Musical – Equity
K. Doug Miller
The Light in the Piazza
Theatre Three

Outstanding New Work By a Local Playwright
Bruce R. Coleman
Whatever Happened to Pixie DeCosta
Theatre Too

Chita Rivera Dance Award – Female
Jennifer Laws
Damn Yankees
Garland Summer Musicals

Chita Rivera Dance Award – Male
Darius-Anthony Robinson
Footloose
Garland Civic Theatre

Best Choreography of a Musical – Non-Equity
Michael Serrecchia
NINE
ICT Mainstage

Best Choreography of a Musical – Equity
Nan Gammon
Zanna Don't
Uptown Players

Best Musical Director – Non Equity
Scott A. Eckert
NINE
ICT Mainstage

Best Musical Director – Equity
Jeff Crouse
Damn Yankees
Garland Summer Musicals

Best Director of a Play – Non-Equity
Andi Allen
The Facts Of Life
Uptown Players

Best Director of a Play – Equity
Bruce R. Coleman
Bent
Uptown Players

Best Director of a Musical – Non-Equity
Michael Serrecchia
NINE
ICT Mainstage

Best Director of a Musical – Equity
Kevin Moriarty
The Who's Tommy
Dallas Theater Center

Best Featured Actress in a Play – Non-Equity
Laura Warner
Steel Magnolias
Repertory Company Theatre

Best Featured Actor in a Play – Non-Equity
Andrew Phifer
Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-5
Risk Theater Initiative

Best Featured Actress in a Play – Equity
M. Denise Lee
Doubt, A Parable
Water Tower Theatre

Best Featured Actor in a Play – Equity
Clayton Younkin
Bent
Uptown Players

Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Non-Equity
Deborah Dennard
Sweeney Todd
OnStage in Bedford

Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Non-Equity
Chris Edwards
La Cage Aux Folles
Onstage in Bedford

Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Equity (Tie)
Melissa Farmer
Zanna Don't!
Uptown Players

Delynda Moravec
Damn Yankees
Garland Summer Musicals

Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Equity
Darius-Anthony Robinson
A Year With Frog & Toad
Dallas Children's Theater

Best Supporting Actress in a Play – Non-Equity
Jennifer Sipes
Crimes of the Heart
Garland Civic Theatre

Best Supporting Actor in a Play – Non-Equity
Chad Peterson
The Facts of Life
Uptown Players

Best Supporting Actress in a Play – Equity
Natalie King
Legends
Uptown Players

Best Supporting Actor in a Play – Equity
Gary Floyd
Crimes of the Heart
Theatre Three

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical – Non-Equity
Sarah Geist
Sweeney Todd
OnStage In Bedford

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical – Non-Equity (Tie)
Drew Kelly
All Shook Up!
Garland Civic Theatre

Tyler Martin
Sweeney Todd
OnStage in Bedford

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical – Equity
Lindsey Holloway
Zanna Don't!
Uptown Players

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical – Equity
Gregory Lush
The Who's Tommy
Dallas Theater Center

Best Actress in a Play – Non-Equity
Catherine Dubord
Proof
ICT Mainstage

Best Actor in a Play – Non-Equity
Chris Robinson
The Facts Of Life
Uptown Players

Best Actress in a Play – Equity
Jessica Wiggers
A Streetcar Named Desire
Contemporary Theatre of Dallas

Best Actor in a Play – Equity
Regan Adair
Doubt, A Parable
Water Tower Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical – Non-Equity
Sara Shelby-Martin
NINE
ICT Mainstage

Best Actor in a Musical – Non-Equity
Donald Fowler
NINE
ICT Mainstage

Best Actress in a Musical – Equity
Wendy Welch
The Light In The Piazza
Theatre Three

Best Actor in a Musical – Equity
Cedric Neal
The Who's Tommy
Dallas Theater Center

Kathleen Freeman Award
Brittany Stene

Ben Brettell Youth Award (5 individual awards)

Erich de la Torre
Taylor Scorse
Sam Swenson
Brett Thiele
Caleb White

Rudy Seppy Volunteer Award (3 individual awards)

Robin Stephens – ICT Mainstage
Judy Bauman Blalock – Grapevine's Runway Theatre
Jake Correll – McKinney Repertory Theatre

TOTAL AWARDS FOR THEATER COMPANIES:

Uptown Players – 14
ICT Mainstage – 12
Dallas Theater Center – 6
Garland Civic Theatre – 5
Theatre Three – 5
OnStage in Bedford – 5
Water Tower Theatre – 3
Garland Summer Musicals – 3
Dallas Children's Theater – 2
Grapevine's Runway Theatre -2
Repertory Company Theatre – 1
Risk Theater Initiative – 1
Contemporary Theatre Dallas – 1
McKinney Repertory Theatre – 1
Upstart Productions – 1
Kitchen Dog Theater – 1
Theatre Too - 1