The awards honor Chicago's non-union theatrical productions that opened during the 2006-07 season.
The House Theatre of Chicago's unique new dance theatre piece, The Sparrow, a coming-of-age tale, took seven Jeff Citations — the most of any single show. It was named in categories including Production, New Work, Ensemble, Director, Choreography, Incidental Music and Projections Design. House took home a total of eight Citations, including one from the Fight Design category, for Hatfield & McCoy.
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The nominees and recipients of the 2007 Jeff Awards Citations follow. Winners are in boldface type, with an asterisk. In some cases, more than one recipient was named.
PRODUCTION – PLAY
Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika – The Hypocrites in association with Bailiwick Repertory Theatre
*Blues for an Alabama Sky - Eclipse Theatre Company
Equus – Actors Workshop Theatre
Gaudy Night - Lifeline Theatre
*The Sparrow - The House Theatre of Chicago PRODUCTION – MUSICAL OR REVUE
*Fiorello! - TimeLine Theatre Company
Side by Side by Sondheim - Theo Ubique Theatre Company in association with Michael James
*Side Show - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
tick, tick . . . BOOM! - Pegasus Players
NEW WORK
*Chris Mathews, Jake Minton, and Nathan Allen – The Sparrow - The House Theatre of Chicago
*David Alan Moore – In Times of War - Stage Left Theatre
Shawn Pfautsch – Hatfield & McCoy - The House Theatre of Chicago
David Rush – One Fine Day - Stage Left Theatre
NEW ADAPTATION
Christina Calvit – A Room With a View - Lifeline Theatre
*Frances Limoncelli – Gaudy Night - Lifeline Theatre
William Massolia – Letters Home, Voices of American Troops from the Battlefields of Iraq - Griffin Theatre Company
Terry McCabe – Holmes & Watson - City Lit Theater Company
ENSEMBLE
Fiorello! - TimeLine Theatre Company
*Marathon '33 - Strawdog Theatre Company
The Permanent Way - New Leaf Theatre
Side by Side by Sondheim - Theo Ubique Theatre Company in association with Michael James
Side Show - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
*The Sparrow - The House Theatre of Chicago
The Weir - Signal Ensemble Theatre
DIRECTOR – PLAY
*Nathan Allen – The Sparrow - The House Theatre of Chicago
*Steven Fedoruk – Blues for an Alabama Sky - Eclipse Theatre Company
Sean Graney – Mud - The Hypocrites
Joe Jahraus – Fat Pig - Profiles Theatre
Dorothy Milne – Gaudy Night - Lifeline Theatre
Steve Scott – Boy Gets Girl - Eclipse Theatre Company
DIRECTOR – MUSICAL OR REVUE
Fred Anzevino - Side by Side By Sondheim - Theo Ubique Theatre Company in association with Michael James
*Nick Bowling – Fiorello! - TimeLine Theatre Company
Ilesa Duncan – tick, tick . . . BOOM! - Pegasus Players
*Stephen M Genovese – Side Show - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
David Zak – My Favorite Year - Bailiwick Repertory Theatre
ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY
Darrell W. Cox – Fat Pig - Profiles Theatre
*Peter Oyloe – Equus - Actors Workshop Theatre
Brian Parry – Equus - Actors Workshop Theatre
Erez Shek – Stand-Up Tragedy - Blindfaith Theatre
André Teamer – Pantomime - Pegasus Players
ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE– PLAY
Jenifer Tyler – Gaudy Night - Lifeline Theatre
*Michelle Courvais – Boy Gets Girl - Eclipse Theatre Company
*Deborah Hearst – Fat Pig - Profiles Theatre
TayLar – Blues for an Alabama Sky - Eclipse Theatre Company
ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL
Scott Gryder – Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story - Baliwick Repertory Theatre
Michael Ingersoll – tick, tick . . . BOOM! - Pegasus Players
*Michael Mahler – My Favorite Year - Bailiwick Repertory Theatre
Michael Mahler – Sweet Smell of Success - Circle Theatre
ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL
*Cat Davis – Mack & Mabel - Circle Theatre
*Vanessa Panerosa – Side Show - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
*Andrea Prestinario – Side Show - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
Cliff Chamberlain – The Sparrow – The House Theatre of Chicago
Peter Greenberg – Gaudy Night – Lifeline Theatre
James William Joseph – Faith Healer – Uma Productions
John Kahara – The Swan – Trap Door Theatre
*Alfred Kemp – Blues for an Alabama Sky - Eclipse Theatre Company
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE– PLAY
*Danica Ivancevic – Faith Healer - Uma Productions
Melanie Keller – The Weir - Signal Ensemble Theatre
Jennifer Mathews – Betty's Summer Vacation - Infamous Commonwealth Theatre
*Charlette Speigner – Blues for an Alabama Sky - Eclipse Theatre Company
Cora Vander Broek – Dead End - Griffin Theatre Company
Ann Wakefield – The Children's Hour - TimeLine Theatre Company
*Lindsay Weisberg – One Fine Day - Stage Left Theatre
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL OR REVUE
*Terry Hamilton – Fiorello! - TimeLine Theatre Company
Michael Kingston – Fiorello! - TimeLine Theatre Company
*Eric Lindahl – Side Show - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
Jeremy Trager – Flora, the Red Menace - Theo Ubique Theatre Company in association with Michael James
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL OR REVUE
*Danielle Brothers – Side by Side by Sondheim - Theo Ubique Theatre Company in association with Michael James
Danielle Brothers – Flora, the Red Menace - Theo Ubique Theatre Company in association with Michael James
Rebecca Finnegan – Fiorello! - TimeLine Theatre Company
Maris Hudson – Fiorello! - TimeLine Theatre Company
SCENIC DESIGN
Kevin Hagan – Fiorello! - TimeLine Theatre Company
Bob Knuth – Stone Cold Dead Serious - Circle Theatre
Bob Knuth – Meet Me in St. Louis - Circle Theatre
Melania Lancy – The Weir - Signal Ensemble Theatre
Timothy Mann – Pantomime - Pegasus Players
*Courtney O'Neill – Mud - The Hypocrites
LIGHTING DESIGN
Kevin D. Gawley – Gaudy Night - Lifeline Theatre
Sean Mallory – Tooth of Crime, Second Dance - Strawdog Theatre Company
*Jared Moore – Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika - The Hypocrites in association with Bailiwick Repertory Theatre
Keith Parham – Fiorello! - TimeLine Theatre Company
COSTUME DESIGN
Theresa Ham – Side Show – Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
Joel Klaff and John Diekmann – The Golden Truffle – Redmoon Theater
Suzanne Mann – Meet Me in St. Louis – Circle Theatre
Alex Wren Meadows – The General from America – TimeLine Theatre Company
*Jesus Perez – Mack & Mabel - Circle Theatre
SOUND DESIGN
Victoria DeIorio – Gaudy Night - Lifeline Theatre
Michael Griggs – The Sparrow - The House Theatre of Chicago
*Michael Griggs and Mikhail Fiksel – Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika – The Hypocrites in association with Bailiwick Repertory Theatre
Nick Keenan – Book of Days - Raven Theatre Company
Miles Polaski – Equus - Actors Workshop Theatre
CHOREOGRAPHY
Kevin Bellie – Mack & Mabel - Circle Theatre
Kevin Bellie – Meet Me in St. Louis - Circle Theatre
Brenda Didier and Andrew Waters – Side Show - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
*Tommy Rapley – The Sparrow - The House Theatre of Chicago
ORIGINAL INCIDENTAL MUSIC
Shannon Bengford, Peter Oyloe, and Miles Polaski – Equus - Actors Workshop Theatre
*Kevin O'Donnell – The Sparrow - The House Theatre of Chicago
Kevin O'Donnell – Once Upon a Time (or the Secret Language of Birds) - Redmoon Theater
Shawn Pfautsch – Hatfield & McCoy - The House Theatre of Chicago
MUSIC DIRECTION
Joshua Kartes – Side By Side by Sondheim - Theo Ubique Theatre Company in association with Michael James
*Doug Peck – Fiorello! - TimeLine Theatre Company
William A. Underwood – tick, tick . . .BOOM! - Pegasus Players
Scott Williams – Side Show - Bohemian Theatre Ensemble
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Prior to June 11, the Jeff Citations committee also named four recipients in special categories:
