38th Annual Shellie Awards
Open Tuesday – Sunday
Closed Monday*
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Tuesday – Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm
Friday – Saturday: Noon – 7:30pm
(925) 943-7469
Open for Walk Up
Tuesday – Thursday: 11:00am – 6:00pm
Friday – Saturday: Noon – 7:30pm
Sunday: Noon – 6:00pm
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
*In addition to the hours noted, the Ticket Office is also open one hour prior and thirty minutes after curtain for ticketed performances, including performances on Mondays.
January 14, 2017
Patterned after Broadway's Tony awards, the Shellies honor over 120 individuals and their work in musical and non-musical theatrical productions that took place between September 1 and August 31.
Running Time: approx. 3 hours, with one intermission
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS –
Shelly McDowell for Oliver!, Brentwood Theater Company
Lynda DiVito for Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical, Center REPertory Company
Jarusha Ariel for Urinetown, Clayton Theatre Company
Lynda DiVito for Gypsy, Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Jennifer Stark for The Who’s Tommy, OMG, I Love that Show! Productions
Rhonda Joy Taylor for Esperanza, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Stacey Matthews-Winn for Once Upon a Mattress, Pittsburg Community Theatre
Suzie Shepard for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Town Hall Theatre Company
Teresa Grosserode for Too Old for the Chorus, But Not Too Old to Be a Star, The Vagabond Players, Inc.
OUTSTANDING ACTOR –
Richard Howarter for Oliver!, Brentwood Theater Company
Mark Farrell for Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical, Center REPertory Company
Daniel Barrington Rubio for Urinetown, Clayton Theatre Company
Michael Patrick Gaffney for Gypsy, Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Jason Rehklau for The Who’s Tommy, OMG, I Love that Show! Productions
Mitchell Munroe for Esperanza, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Jason Best for Once Upon a Mattress, Pittsburg Community Theatre
Dennis Markam for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Town Hall Theatre Company
Lance Millar for Fabulous Follies “Decades”, The Vagabond Players, Inc.
SUPPORTING ACTRESS –
Helen Dixon for Oliver!, Brentwood Theater Company
Erica Richardson for Rock of Ages, Center REPertory Company
Michelle Elaine Ianiro for Urinetown, Clayton Theatre Company
Jill Gould for The Full Monty, Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Monica Turner for The Who’s Tommy, OMG, I Love that Show! Productions
Linda Sciacqua for Esperanza, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Clarisse Edwards for Once Upon a Mattress, Pittsburg Community Theatre
Melynda Kiring for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Town Hall Theatre Company
Patricia Brittain for Fabulous Follies “Decades”, The Vagabond Players, Inc.
SUPPORTING ACTOR –
Luke Cannon for Oliver!, Brentwood Theater Company
Will Springhorn for Rock of Ages, Center REPertory Company
Burton Thomas for Urinetown, Clayton Theatre Company
R. Martin Newton for The Full Monty, Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Derek Travis Collard for Pageant, OMG, I Love that Show! Productions
Matthew Martin for Esperanza, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Terry Tracy for Once Upon a Mattress, Pittsburg Community Theatre
Abe Soane for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Town Hall Theatre Company
Norm Gilbert for Fabulous Follies “Decades”, The Vagabond Players, Inc.
DIRECTOR –
Nancy Torres for Oliver!, Brentwood Theater Company
Dyan McBride for Rock of Ages, Center REPertory Company
Roxanne Pardi & La Tonya Watts for Urinetown, Clayton Theatre Company
Jennifer Perry for Gypsy, Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Lizzie O’Hara for Pageant, OMG, I Love that Show! Productions
Mark Hinds & Helen Means for Esperanza, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Dianna Schepers for Once Upon a Mattress, Pittsburg Community Theatre
Joel Roster for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Town Hall Theatre Company
Sharon Redman for Fabulous Follies “Decades”, The Vagabond Players, Inc.
MUSIC DIRECTOR –
Susan Stuart for Oliver!, Brentwood Theater Company
Brandon Adams & Steve Blum for Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical, Center REPertory Company
Santiago Martinez for Urinetown, Clayton Theatre Company
Matt Smart for The Full Monty, Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Eryn Allen for Pageant, OMG, I Love that Show! Productions
Jené Bombardier for Esperanza, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Karen Bascomb for Once Upon a Mattress, Pittsburg Community Theatre
Margaret Halbig for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Town Hall Theatre Company
Joan Cifarelli for Too Old for the Chorus, But Not Too Old to Be a Star, The Vagabond Players, Inc.
CHOREOGRAPHY –
Shelly McDowell for Oliver!, Brentwood Theater Company
Staci Arriaga for Rock of Ages, Center REPertory Company
La Tonya Watts for Urinetown, Clayton Theatre Company
Jennifer Perry for Gypsy, Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Staci Arriaga for The Who’s Tommy, OMG, I Love that Show! Productions
Anne Baker for Esperanza, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Alicia Nicole Andreatta-Jacques for Once Upon a Mattress, Pittsburg Community Theatre
Katie Bartomeo for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Town Hall Theatre Company
Jennifer Miller for Fabulous Follies “Decades”, The Vagabond Players, Inc.
COSTUMER –
Jana McDowell for Oliver!, Brentwood Theater Company
Maggie Morgan for Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical, Center REPertory Company
Sharon Bell for Urinetown, Clayton Theatre Company
Liz Martin for Gypsy, Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Kat Pruyn & Shelby Deans-Flegel for The Who’s Tommy, OMG, I Love that Show! Productions
Lisa Danz for Esperanza, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Luther Spratt for Once Upon a Mattress, Pittsburg Community Theatre
SCENIC DESIGN –
Shara Main for Oliver!, Brentwood Theater Company
Nina Ball for Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical, Center REPertory Company
Kristen Kelleher for Urinetown, Clayton Theatre Company
Ryan Cowles for Pageant, OMG, I Love that Show! Productions
Diane McRice for Esperanza, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Dianna Schepers for Once Upon a Mattress, Pittsburg Community Theatre
Henry Perkins for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Town Hall Theatre Company
LIGHTING DESIGN –
Helen Dixon for Oliver!, Brentwood Theater Company
Kurt Landisman for Rock of Ages, Center REPertory Company
Chris Currie for Urinetown, Clayton Theatre Company
Michael Oesch for Gypsy, Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Valerie Pope for Pageant, OMG, I Love that Show! Productions
Randall Nott for Esperanza, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Sunny Shergill for 13, Pittsburg Community Theatre
David Lam for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Town Hall Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION –
Oliver!, Brentwood Theater Company
Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical, Center REPertory Company
Urinetown, Clayton Theatre Company
Gypsy, Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Pageant, OMG, I Love that Show! Productions
Esperanza, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Once Upon a Mattress, Pittsburg Community Theatre
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Town Hall Theatre Company
Fabulous Follies “Decades”, The Vagabond Players, Inc.
NOMINEES – PLAYS
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS –
Nathalie Archangel for Brighton Beach Memoirs, Brentwood Theater Company
Sharon Rietkerk for Born Yesterday, Center REPertory Company
Peggy Scalise for Rumors, Clayton Theatre Company
Sheilah Morrison for Let Me Hear You Smile, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Clarisse Edwards for The Normal Heart, Pittsburg Community Theatre
Alexandra Coleman for Angels in America: Perestroika, Town Hall Theatre Company
Teddie Gilbert for On Borrowed Time, The Vagabond Players, Inc.
OUTSTANDING ACTOR –
Zachary Simon for Brighton Beach Memoirs, Brentwood Theater Company
J. Michael Flynn for Art, Center REPertory Company
Ron Craven for Rumors, Clayton Theatre Company
Randy Anger for Bloody Murder, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Nathan Bogner for The Normal Heart, Pittsburg Community Theatre
Jeffrey Draper for Angels in America: Perestroika, Town Hall Theatre Company
Barry Hunau for On Borrowed Time, The Vagabond Players, Inc.
SUPPORTING ACTRESS –
Charlotte Kinsella for Brighton Beach Memoirs, Brentwood Theater Company
Monica Cappuccini for Born Yesterday, Center REPertory Company
Teresa Grosserode for Rumors, Clayton Theatre Company
Dawn Day for Cherry Orchard of the Living Dead, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Ginny Wehrmeister for Angels in America: Perestroika, Town Hall Theatre Company
Susan Stuteville for On Borrowed Time, The Vagabond Players, Inc.
SUPPORTING ACTOR –
Kevin Coren for Brighton Beach Memoirs, Brentwood Theater Company
Jason Kuykendall for Born Yesterday, Center REPertory Company
Chip Renner for Rumors, Clayton Theatre Company
Wayne McRice for Let Me Hear You Smile, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Jason Best for The Normal Heart, Pittsburg Community Theatre
Jerry Motta for Play It Again Sam, Town Hall Theatre Company
Luke Cannon for On Borrowed Time, The Vagabond Players, Inc.
DIRECTOR –
Steve Kinsella for Brighton Beach Memoirs, Brentwood Theater Company
Mark Anderson Phillips for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Center REPertory Company
La Tonya Watts for Rumors, Clayton Theatre Company
Edwin Peabody for Bloody Murder, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Steven Mergogey-Conti for The Normal Heart, Pittsburg Community Theatre
Joel Roster for Angels in America: Perestroika, Town Hall Theatre Company
Sharon Redman for On Borrowed Time, The Vagabond Players, Inc.
COSTUMER –
Robin Blount for Brighton Beach Memoirs, Brentwood Theater Company
Victoria Livingston-Hall for Born Yesterday, Center REPertory Company
Lay Tonya Watts & Roxanne Pardi for Rumors, Clayton Theatre Company
C.C. Cardin for Let Me Hear You Smile, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Roberta Tibbetts for Moon Over Buffalo, Pittsburg Community Theatre
Hope Birdwell for Play It Again Sam, Town Hall Theatre Company
Sharon Bell for On Borrowed Time, The Vagabond Players, Inc.
SCENIC DESIGN –
Steve Kinsella for Brighton Beach Memoirs, Brentwood Theater Company
Joshua Lipps for Art, Center REPertory Company
Adam Puglielli for Rumors, Clayton Theatre Company
Diane McRice for Bloody Murder, Onstage Repertory Theatre
David Ward for Moon Over Buffalo, Pittsburg Community Theatre
Brian Watson for Play It Again Sam, Town Hall Theatre Company
LIGHTING DESIGN –
Kurt Landisman for Art, Center REPertory Company
Don Stone for Rumors, Clayton Theatre Company
Randall Nott for Cherry Orchard of the Living Dead, Onstage Repertory Theatre
Dianna Schepers for Moon Over Buffalo, Pittsburg Community Theatre
David Lam for Angels in America: Perestroika, Town Hall Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION –
Brighton Beach Memoirs, Brentwood Theater Company
Born Yesterday, Center REPertory Company
Rumors, Clayton Theatre Company
Bloody Murder, Onstage Repertory Theatre
The Normal Heart, by Pittsburg Community Theatre
Angels in America: Perestroika, Town Hall Theatre Company
On Borrowed Time, The Vagabond Players, Inc.