XL Arts

The Austin Critics Table Awards 2006 Nominations

By Michael Barnes
Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Critics are Grinches, at least in the public imagination. Yet they love to laud the artists who actually leaven their evening assignments with cultural richness and creative imagination. That's one reason more than a dozen critics from the American-Statesman and Austin Chronicle met recently to nominate dozens of Central Texans for the 2006 Austin Critics Table Awards. The winners will be announced — and Austin Arts Hall of Famer inductees Ada Anderson, Robert DeSimone, Jessie Otto Hite, Rodolfo Mendez, Charles Moore, David Nancarrow and Ken Webster will be fêted — 7 p.m. June 5 at Cap City Comedy Club. It's an eminently casual and, of course, free event. All are invited.

ART

Museum Exhibition

'Ansel Adams: A Legacy,' Ransom Center

'New Art in Austin: 22 to Watch,' Austin Museum of Art

'The Gospel of Lead: Dario Robleto and Jeremy Blake,' Arthouse

'New Now Next,' Blanton Museum of Art

'Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Würth Collection,' Austin Museum of Art

'Paul Chan: Present Tense,' Blanton Museum of Art

Solo Gallery Exhibition

'Nathan Green: Farewell to the Endless,' Art Palace

'Paintings by Norma Clark,' The Gallery at Concordia

'The Bob Schneider Show,' Flatbed Press

'Eric Zimmerman: Recent Work,' Slugfest Gallery

'Lynn Richardson: Inter-Glacial Free Trade Agency,' Women & Their Work

Group Gallery Exhibition

'A Clever Name for a Drawing Show,' Camp Fig

'Boundless: Perceptions From Within,' Butridge Gallery, Dougherty Arts Center

'Migration Uno,' Gallery Shoal Creek

'Object: Five Artists,' D. Berman Gallery

'The Ten Courts of the Kings of Hell,' Fielding Lecht Gallery

'Fever/Shade,' Creative Research Lab

Gallery, Body of Work

Ars Ipsa

Art Palace

D Berman Gallery

Lora Reynolds Gallery

Studio 107

Artist, Female

Stella Alesi

Candace Briceño

Ali Fitzgerald

Heather Johnson

Deborah Roberts

Artist, Male

Bale Creek Allen

Sterling Allen

Peat Duggins

Nathan Green

Michael Sieben

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Symphonic Performance

Glazunov: 'Violin Concerto,' Austin Symphony Orchestra with Hilary Hahn

Raautavaara: 'Cantus Arcticus,' Austin Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: 'Violin Concerto No. 1,' Austin Symphony Orchestra with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg

Tchaikovsky: 'Symphony No. 5,' University of Texas Symphony

Welcher: 'Symphony No. 4 ('American Visionary'),' UT Wind Ensemble

Poulenc: 'Organ Concerto,' Brahms: 'Symphony No. 1,' UT Symphony

Chamber Performance

Jupiter String Quartet, Austin Chamber Music Festival

Miró Quartet, 10th Anniversary Season Premiere, UT-PAC

Mundi, Cactus Café

Anton Nel, Faculty Artist Recital, UT School of Music

Texas Piano Quartet, Debut Performance, UT School of Music

Choral Concert

'Carmina Burana,' Austin Symphony Orchestra, Conspirare, Conspirare Children's Choir

'Christmas at the Carillon,' Conspirare

Monteverdi: 'Vespers of the Blessed Virgin, 1610,' Schola Cantorum, Texas Early Music Project

'Perpetual Light,' Conspirare

'Wondrous Journey,' Conspirare, Conspirare Children's Choir

Opera

'Dialogues of the Carmelites,' UT Opera Theatre

'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,' Austin Lyric Opera

Singer, Female

Brenda Harris, 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk'

Kathlene Ritch-Brown, 'Vespers of the Blessed Virgin, 1610'

Linda Mabbs, 'Shadow & Light'

Nina Revering, 'Wondrous Journey'

Keely Rhodes, 'Dialogues of the Carmelites'

Monica Yunus, 'Don Giovanni'

Singer, Male

Nathan Berg, 'Don Giovanni'

Tom Fox, 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk'

Brandon Jovanovich, 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk'

Christopher LeCluyse, 'Vespers of the Blessed Virgin, 1610'

Scott Ramsay, 'Don Giovanni'

Original Composition

Brent Michael Davids: 'Tinnitus Quartet,' Miró Quartet

Donald Grantham: 'Music for the Blanton,' Blanton Museum of Art

Tim Kerr: 'First Song for Kathy,' Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company

Kevin Puts: 'Red Snapper Quintet,' Texas Piano Quartet

Dan Welcher: 'Symphony No. 4 ('American Visionary'),' UT Wind Ensemble

Travis Weller: 'For Strings, Winds, and Intonarumori,' New Music Co-op

DANCE

Touring Show, Dance

'Contact,' Paramount Theatre

Diavolo, Paramount Theatre

Vincent Mantsoe, Dance Umbrella

Boyzie Cekwana Floating Outfit, Dance Umbrella

Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Pro Arts Collective

Paradigm Dance, UT-PAC

Dance Concert

'Carmina Burana,' Ballet Austin

'Director's Choice/Evolution,' Ballet Austin

'The Narrows,' Sheep Army/Elsewhere Dance

Theater

'New American Talent/Dance,' Ballet Austin

'Season Finale,' Sharir + Bustamante Danceworks

'Whispers of Heaven,' Blue Lapis Light

Choreographer

José Luis Bustamante, 'Night of Four Moons'/'Court Dance'/'Snake Rock'

Thang Dao, 'Stepping Ground'

Thaddeus Davis, 'Majestic Days and Fervent Nights'

Sally Jacques, 'Whispers of Heaven'

Stephen Mills, 'Red Roses'

Allison Orr, 'Expectancy Suite'

Dancer, Female

Theresa Hardy, 'Whispers of Heaven'/'Snake Rock'

Inga Lujerenko, 'Swan Lake'

Michelle Nance, 'Accumulation: From 2 to 3'

Allisyn Paino, 'Carmina Burana'/'Savoir Vivre'

Gina Patterson, 'Carmina Burana'/'InsideOut'/'Desire/Three Movements'

Andee Scott, 'Whispers of Heaven'/ 'Sola'

Dancer, Male

Paul Michael Bloodgood, 'Carmina Burana'

José Luis Bustamante, 'Seven Artifices'

Jason Janas, 'JASS'

Eric Midgley, 'Carmina Burana'/'InsideOut'/'Desire/Three Movements'

Matt Shields, 'JASS'

Frank Shott, 'Carmina Burana'

DRAMA

Production

'Cymbeline,' Spotlight Music Theatre Ensemble

'The Evidence of Silence Broken,' Hyde Park Theatre

'Hamlet,' Austin Shakespeare Festival

'A Human Interest Story,' Dirigo Group

'Static,' Salvage Vanguard Theater

'Where Are They Now?,' Shrewd Productions

Director

Corey Atkins, 'Aisle 7'

Lowell Bartholomee, 'A Human Interest Story'

Ron Berry, 'Up in the Old Hotel'

Dave Steakley, 'The Exonerated'

Cyndi Williams, 'Where Are They Now?'

Dustin Wills, 'Cymbeline'

Actress

Babs George, 'Richard III'

Shannon Grounds, 'Where Are They Now?'

Kelsey Kling, 'The Glory of Living'

T. Lynn Mikeska, 'Where Are They Now?'

April Perez, 'Cymbeline'

Actor

Mark Banks, 'King Hedley II'

Joey Hood, 'The Glory of Living'

Michael Joplin, 'Cymbeline'

Zell Miller III, 'The Evidence of Silence Broken'

Guy Roberts, 'Hamlet'

Brent Werzner, 'Static'

Supporting Actress

Kimberley Adams, 'Aisle 7'

Chase Crossno, 'Cymbeline'

Heather Hanna, 'A Human Interest Story'

Gina Houston, 'King Hedley II'

Anne Hulsman, 'Where Are They Now?'

Karen Kuykendall, 'Bent'

Supporting Actor

Ken Bradley, 'The Glory of Living'

Michael Costello, 'Hamlet'

Dan Dietz, 'A Human Interest Story'

Ev Lunning Jr., 'Antigone'

Brandon Potter (Joe 'The Kid' O'Hare), 'Aisle 7'

Matthew Radford, 'Richard III'

COMEDY

Production

'American Fiesta,' State Theater Company

'Decameron Day 7: REVENGE!,' Rude Mechanicals

'The Intergalactic Nemesis: Twin Infinity,' Salvage Vanguard Theater

'Keepin' It Weird,' Zachary Scott Theatre Center

'Match-Play,' Rude Mechanicals

'The Rover,' Texas State University-San Marcos

'The Three Cuckolds,' Tongue and Groove Theatre

Director

Michael Costello, 'The Rover'

Karen Jambon, 'The Playboy of the Western World'

Christina J. Moore, 'American Fiesta'

Shawn Sides, 'Match-Play'/'Decameron Day 7: REVENGE!'

Dave Steakley, 'Keepin' It Weird'

David Yeakle, 'The Three Cuckolds'

Actress

Lee Eddy, 'The Intergalactic Nemesis: Twin Infinity'/'The Santaland Diaries'

Babs George, 'The Way of the World'/ 'House'

Heather Hanna, 'Pale Idiot'

Kelsey Kling, 'Chopper'

Lana Lesley, 'Match-Play'

Shawn Sides, 'Match-Play'

Actor

Marc Balester, 'The Beard of Avon'

Jason Liebrecht, 'Get Your War On'/ 'Decameron Day 7: REVENGE!'

Jason Newman, 'The Three Cuckolds'

Barney O'Hanlon, 'Match-Play'

Scott Tesh, 'The Playboy of the Western World'/ 'The Beard of Avon'

Steven Tomlinson, 'American Fiesta'

Supporting Actress

Anastasia Coon, 'The Summer People'

Jenny Larson, 'The Intergalactic Nemesis: Twin

Infinity'

Bernadette Nason, 'The Rivals'/'The Odd Couple'

Kate Roberts, 'Twelfth Night' (State Theatre)

Dorcas Sowunmi, 'The Summer People'

Nikki Zook, 'Appointment with Death'/'Twelfth Night' (Onstage)

Supporting Actor

Tom Byrne, 'Twelfth Night' (State Theatre)

Robert Matney, 'The Rivals'

Nathan Osburn, 'Durang Durang'

Steve Shearer, 'The Way of the World'/'Twelfth Night' (State Theatre)

Michael Stuart, 'Twelfth Night' (Onstage)

Cole Wimpee, 'The Playboy of the Western World'

MUSICAL

Production

'Americamisfit,' Salvage Vanguard Theater

'Annie Get Your Gun,' Zilker Theatre Productions

'Bat Boy: The Musical,' Naughty Austin/Arts on Real

'Holes Before Bedtime,' Rubber Repertory

'The Mystery of Edwin Drood,' Austin Playhouse

'Urinetown: The Musical,' Zachary Scott Theatre Center

Director

Rod Caspers, 'A Man of No Importance'

Matt Hislope and Josh Meyers, 'Holes Before Bedtime'

Scott Schroeder, 'Annie Get Your Gun'

Dave Steakley, 'Urinetown: The Musical'

Don Toner, 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood'

Blake Yelavich, 'Bat Boy: The Musical'

Actress

Jill Blackwood, 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood'/'Urinetown: The Musical'

Elizabeth Doss, 'Americamisfit'

Laura Powell, 'Annie Get Your Gun'

Melissa Vogt, 'Vampyress'

Larissa Wolcott, 'Bat Boy: The Musical'

Actor

Tom Parker, 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood'

Tyler Rhodes, 'Bat Boy: The Musical'

Rick Roemer, 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood'/'A Man of No Importance'

Dan Sullivan, 'Annie Get Your Gun'

Brent Werzner, 'Americamisfit'

Travis York, 'Americamisfit'

Supporting Actress

Denice Brooks, 'Black Nativity'

Meredith McCall, 'Urinetown: The Musical'

Kristine Olson, 'Holes Before Bedtime'

Toni Smith, 'Bat Boy: The Musical'

Supporting Actor

Frank Benge, 'Holes Before Bedtime'

Jamie Goodwin, 'Urinetown: The Musical'

Jason Newman, 'Americamisfit'

Marc Pouhé, 'Urinetown: The Musical'

Scott Shipman, 'Annie Get Your Gun'/'Urinetown: The Musical'

Cole Wimpee, 'Holes Before Bedtime'

OTHER AWARDS

Ensemble Performance

'Decameron Day 7: REVENGE!,' Rude Mechanicals

'Keepin' It Weird,' Zachary Scott Theatre Center

'Match-Play,' Rude Mechanicals

'The Rover,' Texas State University-San Marcos

'The Three Cuckolds,' Tongue and Groove Theatre

'Up in the Old Hotel,' Refraction Arts

David Mark Cohen New Play Award

'Alternate Route to the Crossroads,' Hank Schwemmer

'Americamisfit,' Dan Dietz

'American Fiesta,' Steven Tomlinson

'Decameron Day 7: REVENGE!,' Kirk Lynn

'The Evidence of Silence Broken,' Zell Miller III

'Hope Is for Little Girls,' Dan Dietz

'Keepin' It Weird,' Dave Steakley

Original Script, Adaptation

'Cymbeline,' Dustin Wills

'Get Your War On,' Kirk Lynn

'Going After Cacciato,' Romulus Linney

'Match-Play,' Kirk Lynn

'Up in the Old Hotel,' Ron Berry, et al.

Musical Direction

Content Love Knowles, 'Bent'

Michael McKelvey, 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood'

Allen Robertson, 'Urinetown: The Musical'

Dennis Whitehead, 'Bat Boy: The Musical'

Movement

Shannon Bivens, Dustin Wills, Kirstin Grbrschmick, Alex Wood, 'Cymbeline'

Humdrum Collective, 'Past Present Future Tense'

Robin Lewis, 'Urinetown: The Musical'

Rude Mechanicals, 'Match-Play'

Judy Thompson-Price, 'Annie Get Your Gun'

Scenic Design

Ann Marie Gordon, 'Dark Goddess 2006'/'Vampyress'

Christopher McCollum, 'American Fiesta'/'Twelfth Night' (State Theatre)/'Dialogues of the Carmelites'

Michael Raiford, 'Keepin' It Weird'/'Urinetown: The Musical'

Chase Staggs, 'Whispers of Heaven'

Leilah Stewart, 'Match-Play'/'Up in the Old Hotel'

Don Toner/Michael Stuart, 'House' and 'Garden'

Costume Design

Susan Branch, 'Annie Get Your Gun'/'Urinetown: The Musical'

Amy Burrell, 'Night of Four Moons'

Laura Cannon, 'Whispers of Heaven'/'Match-Play'/'Americamisfit,'/'Antigone'/'Snake Rock'

Sheila Hargett, 'The Rover'

Sarah Lankenau, 'Keepin' It Weird'

Christopher McCollum, 'Twelfth Night' (State Theatre)

Lighting Design

Jason Amato, 'Whispers of Heaven'/'Keepin' It Weird'/'Vampyress'/'Urinetown: The Musical'/'Dark Goddess 2006'/'The Exonerated'

Amarante L. Lucero, 'Season Finale'

David Nancarrow, 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk'/'Don Giovanni'

John Ore, 'Twelfth Night' (State Theatre)

Brian Scott, 'Match-Play'

Tony Tucci, 'New American Talent/Dance'/'Director's Choice/Evolution'

Sound Design

Craig Brock, 'Urinetown: The Musical'

Robert S. Fisher, 'Match-Play'/'Decameron Day 7: REVENGE!'

K. Eliot Haynes, 'Where Are They Now?'

Ken Huncovsky, 'Twelfth Night' (State Theatre)

William Meadows, 'Whispers of Heaven'

Buzz Moran, 'Static'

Cabaret or Theatrical Concert

Carol Channing, Austin Cabaret Theatre

Debbie Gravitte, Austin Cabaret Theatre

Karen Mason, Austin Cabaret Theatre

Sandra Reeves-Phillips, Austin Cabaret Theatre

Touring Show, Theater

Margaret Cho: 'Assassin Tour,' UT-PAC

'Exposed: Experiments in Love, Sex, Death, Art,' Annie Sprinkle and Elizabeth Stephens, Vortex Repertory Company

Kathy Griffin, Paramount Theatre

'Movin' Out,' Broadway in Austin/UT-PAC