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The Desert Theatre League, a nonprofit community theatre arts support organization, announced its nominees for their 2022 Desert Star Awards. Arts & Entertainment Reporter Charlie Thomas rolls out the award contenders…
The Desert Theatre League, who for the past 36 years has been recognizing local theatrical excellence with their Desert Star Awards, has announced their 2022 nominees.
In a field of over 90 productions performed during the 2021-22 theatre season in member organizations ranging from Indio to Twentynine Palms, Theatre 29 was recognized with 37 nominations for their post-pandemic productions of the Cabarets MIS-CAST 2022 with 11 nominations, ALMOST LOVE with 10, A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER with 7, A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE MUSICAL with 4, AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS with 4 and RAPUNZEL with 1.
The nominees include:
The Michael Cruickshank Award for Outstanding Director of a Drama
Kathryn Ferguson – Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
Ian Ferris – Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Virginia Sulick – Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Anna Alkire – Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express
Outstanding Musical Director of a Musical
Ron Bottorff – Rapunzel
Scott Clinkscales – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Liyan McNeltier/Scott Clinkscales – A Christmas Carol, The Musical
The Michele Gaines Award for Outstanding Choreographer of a Musical
Lisa Goldberg – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Scott Clinkscales/Lisa Goldberg – A Christmas Carol, The Musical
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical/Opera/Pageant
Graham Cooley – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Charles Harvey – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
The Bill Groves Award for Outstanding Juvenile
Adonai Patu – Mis-Cast 2022
Outstanding Production Cabaret/Revue
Almost Love
Mis-Cast 2022
Outstanding Director of a Cabaret/Revue
Lisa Goldberg – Mis-Cast 2022
Liyan McNeltier – Almost Love
Outstanding Lead Male Performer in a Cabaret/Revue
Scott Clinkscales – Almost Love
Jericho McNeltier – Almost Love
Charles Harvey – Mis-Cast 2022
Noah Wahlberg – Mis-Cast 2022
Outstanding Lead Female Performer in a Cabaret/Revue
Eliana Hicks – Mis-Cast 2022
Imelda Patu – Mis-Cast 2022
Jasmine Shaffer – Almost Love
Outstanding Lead Female Performer in a Cabaret/Revue – Professional
Haley Kooyman – Almost Love
Outstanding Supporting Male Performer in a Cabaret/Revue
Graham Cooley – Almost Love
Ian Ferris – Almost Love
John Pollnow – Almost Love
Ian Ferris – Mis-Cast 2022
Chris Fleischman – Mis-Cast 2022
Outstanding Supporting Female Performer in a Cabaret/Revue
Audra Puccio Nagby – Almost Love
Katie Fleischman – Mis-Cast 2022
Britney Vachon-LaGuardia – Mis-Cast 2022
Outstanding Set Design
Gary Daigneault/Charles Harvey – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Lisa Goldberg – A Christmas Carol, the Musical
Outstanding Costume Design
Tera Bottorff – A Christmas Carol, The Musical
The Ron Hamm Award for Outstanding Hair and Makeup Design
Liyan McNeltier – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Outstanding Props and Special Effects
Mike Lipsitz – A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Joshua Tree based Thought Theatre garnered two for their production of “DI(C)E”.
Their nominees include:
Outstanding Director of a Staged Reading – Professional
Miri Hunter – DI(C)E
The Bill Groves Award for Outstanding Original Writing
Abe Daniels/Antonio Gonzales/Ann Van Haney/Miri Hunter/Lisa Madnick Powell/Patricia West-Del Ruth – DI(C)E
Award winners will be announced at the Desert Stars Awards Dinner October 16th.
