Suzi Bass Awards- RESULTS

ATLANTA- On Monday, November 5th, the Atlanta theatre community celebrated the 8th Annual Suzi Bass Awards. The awards recognized the best of Atlanta's professional theatre scene, and Broadway World Atlanta will be updating the results live throughout the evening.

The biggest winners of the evening were the Alliance and Aurora Theatres. The Alliance took home seven awards, highlighted by Tess Malis Kincaid's third straight Suzi for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (Broke) and Outstanding Ensemble in a Play (The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls). The Aurora, who also took home seven awards, including six for their Outstanding World Premiere-winner Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale; (Outstanding Director in a Musical, Outstanding Featured Actress and Actor, Outstanding Music-Direction, and Outstanding Sound in a Musical).The Aurora also took home the Audience Choice Award. 

Other highlights included Mark Kincaid's win for Outstanding Actor in a Play (Shipwrecked: An Entertainment at Serenbe Playhouse) just moments after his wife Tess won for Lead Actress. Ingrid Cole also won for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Gypsy at the Atlanta Lyric Theatre).

For pictures and other highlights from the 2012 Suzi Awards check out Broadway World Atlanta Contributing Editor Matt Tamanini's twitter feed, @ATLTheatreMatt.

2012 Suzi Bass Award Winners

Outstanding Production of a Musical

Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
Gypsy at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
Thoroughly Modern Millie at Atlanta Lyric Theatre

Outstanding Director of a Musical

Alexander Greenfield for Sweeney Todd at Fabrefaction Theatre
Dustin Lewis for Gypsy at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Freddie Ashley for Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
Lonny Price for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
Ricardo Aponte for Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Atlanta Lyric Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

Claci Miller-Juday for Thoroughly Modern Millie at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Courtney Patterson for Illyria: A Twelfth Night Musical at Georgia Shakespeare
Ingrid Cole for Gypsy at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Kylie Brown for Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
Laura Floyd for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical

Clint Thornton for Sweeney Todd at Fabrefaction Theatre
J.C. Long for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
Jordan Craig for Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
Michael Stiggers for Pippin at Legacy Theatre
Stephen Mitchell Brown for Jane Eyre: The Musical at Legacy Theatre

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Anna Kimmell for Illyria: A Twelfth Night Musical at Georgia Shakespeare
Caitlin Smith for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
Jill Ginsberg for Gypsy at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Karen Howell for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
Marcie Millard for Thoroughly Modern Millie at Atlanta Lyric Theatre

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Alan Kilpatrick for Gypsy at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Bart Hansard for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
Bryant Smith for Clyde ‘n Bonnie: A Folktale at Aurora Theatre
Greg Bosworth for Spring Awakening at Actor’s Express
Travis Smith for Ghost Brothers of Darkland County at Alliance Theatre

Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical

Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Kayce Grogan-Wallace, Kenya Hamilton, Eric Moore, Jevares C. Myrick, and D. Woods

Matt Tamanini received a BA in Journalism/Communications from The Ohio State University, where he served as the Sports Director for Buck-i-TV and was an intern for the Kirk Herbstreit and Ian Fitzsimmons show on 1460 The Fan WBNS AM. Upon graduation, Matt wrote for the Big Ten Conference and served as the Media Relations Director for the Chicago Bandits professional softball team. Matt then worked as a high school theatre teacher and director for six years. He now works in Marketing and Public Relations. You can connect with Matt through Twitter: @ATLTheatreMatt.

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