2015/16 TOMMY AWARDS
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL
Oklahoma! – Abundant Life Christian School
Production, Direction - Sarah Karlen
Music Direction - Christina Flaherty
Stage Management - Kelsey Anderson
Scenic & Properties Design - Kristen Collier
Lighting Design - Paul Schaefer
Sound Design - Ben Ratkey
Costume Design - Geraldine Karlen
Shrek the Musical – Divine Savior Holy Angels
Direction - Michael David Stoddard
Music Direction - Rebekah Wickert
Stage Management - Terese Radke
Choreography - Christal Wagner
Scenic Design & Technical Direction - Amanda Marsala
Lighting Design - Kurt Schnabel
Costume Design - Pat Fox
Make up Design - Jolleen Oleson
Animation Design - Mike Tutaj
Mary Poppins – Edgewood
Direction, Production, Choreography - Katrina Brunner
Musical Direction - Serina Jolivette
Conductor - Carrie Backman
Production Management - Kate Goodall
Scenic Design - Mark Thering
Lighting Design - Steven M Peterson
Sound Design - John Jensen
Costume Design - Betsy Nordstrom
Hair & Make up Design - Leslie Frank-Taylor
The Addams Family – Fort Atkinson
Artistic & Music Direction - Craig Engstrom
Orchestra Direction - Anthony Kading
Choreography - Doug Reed
Stage Management - Aimee Hanyzewski
Scenic Design - Chinchilla Theatrical
Lighting & Sound Design - John Collins & Craig Engstrom
Costume Design - Roxanne Taylor-Hundt
Make up Design - Tara Basu
Fiddler on the Roof – McFarland
Direction - Patrick Fernan
Musical Direction - Nate Mendl
Choreography - Melissa Mendl
Stage Management - Maddie Barton & Tyler Bexson
Scenic Design - Bobbye Dockum
Lighting Design - Austin Wells
Sound Design - Kyle Spradling
Big Fish – Monona Grove
Direction - Taras Nahirniak
Vocal Direction - Lori Nahirniak
Choreography - Alisa Claire
Stage Management - Aaron Blakely & Brett Higgins
Scenic Design - Jim Stauffer
Lighting Design - Patrick Lucas
Sound Design - Eric Mielke
Costume & Make up Design - Leslie Frank-Taylor
Singin’ in the Rain – Oconomowoc
Direction - Thomas Klubertanz
Musical Direction - Sherman Leatherberry
Orchestra Direction - Lynne Carlstein
Choreography - Karl Miller
Stage Management - Jessica Schindler & Mason Cox
Technical Direction & Lighting Design - Sean Floeter
Scenic Design - Michael Duncan
Sound - Andy Zietlow
Costume Design - Carrie Johnson
South Pacific– Parker
Direction - Jim Tropp
Music Direction - Jan Knutson
Choreography - Michael Stanek
Stage Management - Allison August
Scenic Design - Larry Schultz
Lighting Design - Andrew Brackett
Sound Design - Mike Schuler
How to Succeed in Business – River Valley
Direction - Nick Ehlinger
Music Direction - Becky Schinker
Choreography - Michael Stanek
Scenic Design - Nick Ehlinger, Tony Cavagnetto
& Ryan Hewson
Costume Design - Jeannie McCarville & Laura Burbaugh
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The Phantom of the Opera – Waukesha West
Direction - Nathan Berish
Musical Direction - Tom Ajack
Choreography - Molly Krewal
Stage Management - Riley Matthias
Lighting Design - Claire Nader
Special Effects Design - Claude Lanza
Costume Design - Madelyn Rinka
The Addams Family – Wauwatosa West
Direction, Production - Adam Steffan
Vocal Direction - Patrick Thompson
Orchestra Direction - Guy Kammerer
Choreography - Nancy Visintainer-Armstrong
Stage Management - Nichael Steinke
Technical Direction - Dale Shively
Lighting Design - Kurt Schnabel
Sound Design - Jeff Russell
Costume Design - Joanne Cunningham
Wig Design - Anthony Mackie
Makeup Design - Annaliese Thaney
Once On This Island – Whitnall
Direction - Thomas Weissgerber
Musical Direction - Todd Stacey
Choreography - Karl Miller
Scenic Design - Thomas Weissgerber & Amy Stenzel
Lighting Design - Thomas Weissgerber, Aaron Zimmerman
& Anthony Metz
OUTSANDING DIRECTION
Ryan Cappleman - Irving Berlin’s White Christmas - Slinger
Marsha Heuer - Crazy for You - Sun Prairie
Jim McCullogh - The Drowsy Chaperone - Whitewater
Wes Schultz - Anything Goes - Brookfield Academy
Holly Sina - Bye Bye Birdie - Watertown
Gwen Smith - The Drowsy Chaperone - Whitewater
Andrew Stoltenberg - The Drowsy Chaperone - Whitewater
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION
Erica Breitbarth - Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat - Ronald Reagan
Judy Georgeson - Godspell - Verona Area
Jennifer Lato - Curtains - Wauwatosa East
Ryan McCoy - Guys & Dolls - Janesville Craig
Adam Miller - Guys & Dolls - Janesville Craig
Matthew Roemer - Crazy for You - Badger
Wendy Traeger - Curtains - Wauwatosa East
Jake Truby - Shrek the Musical - Beloit Memorial
Rebecca Renee Winnie - The Mikado – Homestead
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Ryan Cappleman - Irving Berlin’s White Christmas - Slinger
Rebecca Larson-Reyes - Crazy for You - Badger
Doug Reed - The Pajama Game - Catholic Memorial
Michael Stanek - Guys & Dolls - Janesville Craig
Michael Stanek - Ghost - Janesville Parker
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Abigail Beckham - Into the Woods - Edgewood
Justin Beckington - Shrek the Musical - Beloit Memorial
Liam Boswell - Crazy for You - Sun Prairie
Cheris Nelson - Pippin – Middleton
Alexis O’Connell - Crazy for You - Sun Prairie
Ben Palatnik - Anything Goes - Brookfield Academy
Dakota Rose Pockrus - Once Upon a Mattress - New
Glarus
Madeline Weber - Crazy for You - Sun Prairie
Ashley Westerlund - Crazy for You - Badger
Laura Whitt - Into the Woods - Edgewood
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
A Christmas Carol - Arrowhead Union
Crazy for You - Badger
Shrek the Musical - Beloit Memorial
The Pajama Game - Catholic Memorial
The Mikado - Homestead
Pippin - Middleton
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Osseo-Fairchild
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OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRA
The Mikado - Homestead
Curtains - Kettle Moraine Summer Academy
The Sound of Music - Monroe
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast - Sauk Prairie
Little Shop of Horror - Shorewood
Crazy for You - Sun Prairie
Elena Cramer (Evillene)
The Wiz - Waukesha South
Antoine Dunham (Tin Man)
The Wiz - Waukesha South
Laura Ellingen (Babe Williams)
The Pajama Game - Catholic Memorial
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMER
Phoebe Albert (Wednesday Addams)
The Addams Family - Wauwatosa West
Marissa Ellison (Polly Baker)
Crazy for You - Badger
Nick Anderson (Robbie Hart)
The Wedding Singer - Lake Mills
Alex Friedemann (Bob Wallace)
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas - Slinger
Shaina Barreau (Polly Baker)
Crazy for You - Sun Prairie
Capri Gehred-O’Connell (Morticia Addams)
The Addams Family - Fort Atkinson
Sophia Bauer (Morticia Addams)
The Addams Family - Wauwatosa West
Casey Harris (Kathy Selden)
Singin’ in the Rain - Oconomowoc
Kolten Bell (Donkey)
Shrek the Musical - Beloit Memorial
David Holaday (Bert)
Mary Poppins - Edgewood
Jacob Berggren (Curly McLain)
Oklahoma! - Abundant Life Christian
Faith Holaday (Mary Poppins)
Mary Poppins - Edgewood
Kailey Boyle (Leading Player)
Pippin - Middleton
Emily Johnson (Julia)
The Wedding Singer - Lake Mills
Rayven Burdette (Gomez Addams)
The Addams Family - Wauwatosa West
Ji Ji Joseph (Paulette)
Legally Blonde - Robert M. La Follette
Stephen Calgaro (Phantom)
Phantom of the Opera - Waukesha West
Kateri Klingele (Ti Moune)
Once On This Island - James Madison Memorial
Andy Cashman (Jud Fry)
Oklahoma - Abundant Life Christian
Gabriella Klotz
(Anita) West Side Story - Pius XI
(Sister Mary Amnesia) Nunsense - Pius XI
Nikki Christensen (Lina Lamont)
Singin’ in the Rain - Oconomowoc
Maggie Collins (Yum-Yum)
The Mikado - Homestead
Abby Korenchan (Rosemary Pilkington)
How to Succeed in Business (Without Really Trying) River Valley
Joe Lange (Sid Sorokin)
The Pajama Game - Catholic Memorial
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Paij Lanza (Carlotta Giudicelli)
Phantom of the Opera - Waukesha West
Josh Pelayo (Aldolpho)
The Drowsy Chaperone - Whitewater
Kamilah Lay (Miss Adelaide)
Guys & Dolls - Greendale
Sam Pickart (Shrek)
Shrek the Musical - Divine Savior Holy Angels
Nathan Lucas (Jesus)
Godspell - Verona
Sydeny Rackowiecki (Georgia Hendricks)
Curtains - Wauwatosa East
Henry Lynch (Lt. Frank Cioffi)
Curtains - Wauwatosa East
Jacob Rankin (Don Lockwood)
Singin’ in the Rain - Oconomowoc
Natalie Marsan (Reno Sweeney)
Anything Goes - Brookfield Academy
Alex Roller (John the Baptist/Judas)
Godspell - Verona
Matt Marsland (Prof. Harold Hill)
The Music Man - St. Ambrose Academy
Rome Ruauter (Joseph)
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Osseo-Fairchild
Elise Matson (Christine Daaé)
Phantom of the Opera - Waukesha West
Emily Matt (Princess Fiona)
Shrek the Musical - Divine Savior Holy Angels
Kaeili Matula (Laurey Williams)
Oklahoma! - Abundant Life Christian
Erin McCawley (Princess Fiona)
Shrek the Musical - Wauwatosa East
Sydney McDonald (Bloody Mary)
South Pacific - Janesville Parker
Jack Rutter (Phil Davis)
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas - Slinger
Jacob Schmidt (Emil De Becque)
South Pacific - Janesville Parker
Nick Shinners (Albert Peterson)
Bye Bye Birdie - New Berlin Eisenhower
John Smith
(Baker)
Into the Woods - Kettle Moraine
(Lt. Frank Cioffi)
Curtains - Kettle Moraine Summer Academy
Joe Meinholz (J. Pierrepont Finch)
How to Succeed in Business (Without Really Trying) River Valley
Cosette Smith (Winifred Banks)
Mary Poppins - Edgewood
Jessica Minter (Miss Adelaide)
Guys & Dolls - Craig
Maddie Steele (Cinderella)
Into the Woods - Kettle Moraine
Gavin Nardi (Leaf Coneybear)
25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee - Oak Creek
Lydia Stevenson (Witch)
Into the Woods - Edgewood
Sam Ness (Beast)
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - Sauk Prairie
Cobi Tappa (Uncle Fester)
The Addams Family - Wauwatosa West
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Sam Taylor (Edward Bloom)
Big Fish - Monona Grove
Rylie Butzbaugh-Patrick (Rylie)
Godspell - Verona
Nathan Traynor (Sam)
Ghost - Janesville Parker
Katie Calvert (Dragon)
Shrek the Musical - Darlington
Casey Tutton (Audrey)
Little Shop of Horrors - Shorewood
Katelyn Curtain (Grandma Tzeitel)
Fiddler on the Roof - McFarland
Grace Welton (Mary Poppins)
Mary Poppins - Edgewood
Dan Czubakowski (Terk)
Tarzan - New Lisbon
Jordan Wied (Bobby Child)
Crazy for You - Sun Prairie
Marisa Day (Kala)
Tarzan - New Lisbon
Alec Williams (Bobby Child)
Crazy for You - Badger
Olivia de Waart (Bird Woman)
Mary Poppins - Edgewood
Zach Wolff (Motel)
Fiddler on the Roof - McFarland
Stephen Deeter (Reuben)
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Ronald Reagan
Jon Zyga (Jack)
Into the Woods - Kettle Moraine
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMER
Bailey Didriksen (Grandma)
The Addams Family - Holmen
Sam Faber (Pooh-Bah)
The Mikado - Homestead
Meredith Anding (Smitty)
How to Succeed in Business (Without ReallyTrying) River Valley
Emily Farebrother (Mrs. Doris MacAfee)
Bye Bye Birdie - New Berlin Eisenhower
Jake Andrejat (Prospero)
Return to the Forbidden Planet - Greendale
Maria Fernandez (Mabel)
The Pajama Game - Catholic Memorial
Aris Awes (Papa Ge)
Once On This Island - James Madison Memorial
Molly Hess (Alice Beineke)
The Addams Family - Wauwatosa West
Louis Berebitsky (Nicely Nicely Johnson)
Guys & Dolls - Craig
James Kuckkan (Hugo Peabody)
Bye Bye Birdie - Watertown
Grace Bobber (Katisha)
The Mikado - Homestead
Kamilah Lay (Science Officer)
Return to the Forbidden Planet - Greendale
Ben Briselden (Benny Southstreet)
Guys & Dolls - Greendale
Danielle Layman (Ghost of Christmas Past)
A Christmas Carol - Arrowhead Union
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Vanessa Lehman (Pinocchio)
Shrek the Musical - Mauston
Jared Smith (Nicely Nicely Johnson)
Guys & Dolls - Greendale
Zach Lipo-Zovic (Orin)
Little Shop of Horrors - Shorewood
Erin Steffes (Glinda)
The Wiz - Waukesha South
William Lorenz (Bela Zangler)
Crazy for You - Badger
Rebecca Switalski (Addaperle)
The Wiz - Waukesha South
Kuda Masunungure (Elisha Whitney)
Anything Goes - Brookfield
Margaret Tomasiewicz (Gladys)
The Pajama Game - Catholic Memorial
Adrianna Medrano (Mrs. Mae Peterson)
Bye Bye Birdie - Clinton
William Toney (Ko-Ko)
The Mikado - Homestead
Soren Miller (J.B. Biggley)
How to Succeed in Business (Without Really Trying) River Valley
Tuxford Turner (Christopher Belling)
Curtains - Wauwatosa East
Beth Mueller (Ursula Merkle)
Bye Bye Birdie - Watertown
Titus Muzi (Cinderella’s Prince)
Into the Woods - Kettle Moraine
Grace Nuck (Rona Lisa Perretti)
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Oak Creek
Rachel Proite (Lowbutt)
Honk - Germantown
Elise Rossing (Liesl)
The Sound of Music - Monroe
Travis Ulrich (Father/Kerchak)
Tarzan - Wauwatosa East
Dani Vance (Ursula Merkle)
Bye Bye Birdie - Clinton
Jessica Wachs (Glinda the Good Witch)
The Wizard of Oz - Hartford Union
Trevor Whittow (Ali Hakim)
Oklahoma! - New Berlin West
Mel Wing (Mrs. Mae Peterson)
Bye Bye Birdie - New Berlin Eisenhower
OUTSTANDING DANCE PERFORMER
Brandon Roth (Lumiere)
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - Sauk Prairie
Ben Roubik (Monsieur André)
Phantom of the Opera - Waukesha West
Olivia Russo (Brooke Wyndam)
Legally Blonde - Robert M. La Follette
Austin Smith (Bela Zangler)
Crazy for You - Badger
Kaz Frazier (Tess)
Crazy for You - Badger
Hattie Frieburg (Mrs. Potophar)
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Osseo-Fairchild
Maggie Johnson (Dream Laurey)
Oklahoma! - Abundant Life Christian
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Johnny Mathews (Neleus)
Mary Poppins - Edgewood
Linda Xiao (Dance Captain)
The Wiz - Waukesha South
SPIRIT AWARD
Myles Abril - Crazy for You - Sun Prairie
Mati Ardis - West Side Story - Pius XI
Megan Armstrong - Tarzan - Wauwatosa East
Sarah Bauer - Once On This Island - Whitnall
Jacob Berggren – Oklahoma! - Abundant Life Christian
Madeline Bergum - The Wedding Singer - Lake Mills
Mara Blumenstein - Once On This Island - James Madison
Memorial
Bizzie Braun - A Christmas Carol - Arrowhead Union
Leah Clark - Grease - Columbus
Dan Czubakowski - Tarzan - New Lisbon
Natalie Davies - The Music Man - St. Ambrose
Madisen DeBord - Tarzan - Wauwatosa East
Destiny Dyson - Grease and The Addams Family Wauwatosa West
Laura Elligen - The Pajama Game - Catholic Memorial
Cecilia Elsbernd - The Wizard of Oz - Hartford Union
Rachel Evans - Bye Bye Birdie - New Berlin Eisenhower
Aliye Gallagher - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Evansville
Natalie Guse - Into the Woods - Edgewood
Hannah Hauser - Shrek the Musical - Darlington
Emily Hayes - Godspell - Portage
Joe Heiser - Fame - Aligning Stars
Tess Henrichs - Mary Poppins - Edgewood
Lonnae Hickman - The Mikado- Homestead
Hailey Horst - Irving Berlin’s White Christmas - Slinger
Kamilla Jensen - Pippin - Beaver Dam
Siraj Kahn - Curtains - Wauwatosa East
Isabella Klotz - Nunsense - Pius XI
Abby Korenchan - How to Succeed in Business (Without
Really Trying) - River Valley
Cassandre Krier - Irving Berlin’s White Christmas - Oregon
Reagan Larson - Honk - Germantown
Victoria Lee - Nunsense - Pius XI
Allison Lemke - Guys & Dolls - Greendale
Lindsay Leonard - Return to the Forbidden Planet Greendale
Barron Marschall - Shrek the Musical - Mauston
Devyn Martinez - The Addams Family - Holmen
Kuda Masunungure - Anything Goes - Brookfield Academy
Jenna Matthias - Phantom of the Opera - Waukesha West
Gavin Nardi - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Oak Creek
Elspa Non - The Addams Family - Fort Atkinson
Peter Olson - Little Shop of Horrors- Shorewood
Sara Poff - Shrek the Musical - Beloit Memorial
Rome Rauter - Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat - Osseo-Fairchild
Keaton Read - Shrek the Musical - Stoughton
Lexie Ross - South Pacific - Parker
Elise Rossing - The Sound of Music - Monroe
Rosa Ruiz - Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Ronald Reagan
Jessica Schindler - Singin’ in the Rain - Oconomowoc
Madeline Schluesche - The Sound of Music - Monroe
Austin Smith - Crazy for You - Badger
Allyson Snyder - Shrek the Musical - Divine Savior
Holy Angels
Sam Taylor - Big Fish - Monona Grove
Micaela VanKirk - Ghost- Parker
Skyler Viken - Legally Blonde - Marshall
Dan Wise - Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - Sauk Prairie
Trevor Wittow – Oklahoma! - New Berlin West
Zach Wolff - Fiddler on the Roof - McFarland
Linda Xiao - The Wiz - Waukesha South
OUTSTANDING OVERALL DESIGN
A Christmas Carol - Arrowhead Union
Technical Direction - Matt Carr
Scenic & Lighting Design - John R. Dolphin
Sound Design - Brad Buss
Anything Goes - Brookfield Academy
Scenic Design- Joey Welden
Costume Design - Darcy Devens
Lighting Design - Joey Welden
Sound Design - Joey Welden
Into the Woods - Edgewood
Scenic Design - Mark Thering
Costume Design - Betsy Nordstrom
Hair & Make-up Design - Leslie Frank-Taylor
Lighting Design - Steven M. Peterson
Sound Design - Collin Sherraden
Properties Design - Kate Goodall
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West Side Story - Pius XI
Technical Direction - Terry Harvey
Scenic Design - Matt Voell
Costume Design - Leah Dueno
Lighting Design- Holly Blomquist
Sound Design - Jeff Russell
Godspell - Portage
Scenic Design - Patrick Strain
Costume & Make-up Design - Barbara Church
Lighting Design - Nathan Booth
Sound Engineer - Nathan Russell
Crazy for You - Sun Prairie
Scenic Design - Russell Wolff & Marsha Heuer
Props/Scenic Design - Lindey Peterson
Costume Design - Shannon Heibler
Lighting Design - Brian Hatfield
Sound Design - Brian Hatfield
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN
Jonathan Brooks - Honk - Germantown
Tony Riel - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella - Evansville
Theodore Schober - Irving Berlin’s White Christmas - Slinger
Tucker Topel - All Shook Up - Janesville School District
Unknown - Bye Bye Birdie - Watertown
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Harmonie Baker - The Wiz - Waukesha South
Jan Duffy - Bye Bye Birdie - Watertown
Kari Dvorak - Tarzan - New Lisbon
Gemma Fitzsimmons - The Wiz - Waukesha South
Sue Gilbertson - The Wizard of Oz - Hartford Union
Deb Herbers - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Evansville
Laura Hughes - Return to the Forbidden Planet - Greendale
Lori Matasek - Irving Berlin’s White Christmas - Slinger
Lisa Quinn - Tarzan - Wauwatosa East
Tillie Roth - Grease - Columbus
Angela Tompach - Grease - Columbus
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Mark Brooks - The Wiz - Waukesha South
Mary Gregerson - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Evansville
Rob Mentele - Ghost - Janesville Parker
Greg Richart - Pippin - Beaver Dam
Kurt Schnabel - Grease - Wauwatosa West
Maylan Thomas - Little Shop of Horrors - Shorewood
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
Jennifer Bochar - The Sound of Music - Monroe
Derek Carden - Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - Sauk Prairie
Kyle Spradling - Godspell - Verona Area
Holli Viken - Legally Blonde - Marshall
Dan Viken - Legally Blonde - Marshall