2004 Wings Award Winners & Photos

If you've always wished you could attend the Academy Awards or the Tony Awards, then you have an annual chance to get a taste of the awards ceremony glitz, glamour and excitement right here in Huntsville. The Annual Wings Awards were started in Huntsville in 1992 as a way for all the local theatre and dance companies to get together and honor one another with recognition for a job well done. As anyone who has worked in theatre knows, there are countless hours involved in producing any show: auditions, rehearsals, set construction and design, costumes, finding money, etc. People in Huntsville do it for the love of theatre, definitely not for the money--all are volunteers. Some people might call them crazy--but they are dedicated to bringing their craft to the stage and entertaining all of Huntsville and the surrounding community.

Once a year all people involved in shows and productions shut down their stages and come together, dressed up and eager to share their talents in skits and songs, laughing together and marveling at all the hard work of the year before. Let's hope these "fools" never grow tired of presenting their talents onstage and behind the scenes so we can have such a wide variety of live entertainment to partake in our community!

The production companies involved in the Wings Awards are Ars Nova School of the Arts(AN), Community Ballet Association(CBA), Fantasy Playhouse(FP), Huntsville Community Chorus Association(HCCA), Independent Musical Productions(IMP), Renaissance Theatre(RT), The Arts Council(TAC), and Theatre Huntsville(TH).

2004 Wings Awards Winners

I saw a lot of these shows, so I've included links to my reviews and photos from the shows that won awards. I also saw a lot of shows that were great but didn't win in their category; you can find them on the list of all my Theatre Reviews.

1. Best Show with Music: Ragtime, IMP
2. Best Show without Music: Lost in Yonkers, TH
3. Best Director of a Show with Music: Vivienne Atkins and Deborah Fleischman for
Ragtime, IMP
4. Best Director of a Show without Music: Jim Zielinski for The Lion in Winter, RT
5. Best Music Director: Barry Petty for Ragtime, IMP
6. Best Lead Actress in a Singing Role: Charelle Causey for Free to Be You and Me, IMP
7. Best Lead Actor in a Singing Role: Patrick Johnson as Edward in Free to Be You and Me, IMP
8. Best Lead Actress in a Non-Singing Role: Sharon Ryan as Louise in Always, Patsy Cline, RT
9. Best Lead Actor in a Non-Singing Role: Josh Olive as Lennie Small in Of Mice and Men, TH
10. Best Supporting Actress in a Singing Role: Delle Lloyd as Emma Goldman in Ragtime, IMP
11. Best Supporting Actor in a Singing Role: Doug Maze as Miss Bible Belt in Pageant, RT
12. Best Supporting Actress in a Non-Singing Role: Cam Scales as Grandmother Kurnitz in Lost in Yonkers, TH
13. Best Supporting Actor in a Non-Singing Role: Sam Marsh as Louie in Lost in Yonkers, TH
14. Best Performance by a Youth, Female: Katie Broad as Gollum in The Hobbit, FP
15. Best Performance by a Youth, Male: Richard Davis as Arty in Lost in Yonkers, TH
16. Best Choreography: Cynthia Quintela for "Ricochet" in Spring Concert, CBA
17. Best Female Dance Performance, Extended Piece: Lucy Hamilton as Odette in Swan Lake, Act II, Spring Concert, CBA
18. Best Female Dance Performance, Short Piece: Marianne Windham for "Cheek to Cheek" in Hooray for Hollywood, IMP
19. Raymond Lenzner as Blue Boy in "Les Patineurs," Spring Concert,CBA
20. Clay Hedden in "Cheek to Cheek," Hooray for Hollywood,IMP
21. Best Hair: Andrea Johnson for Ragtime, IMP
22. Best Makeup: Wynn Oldham for The Hobbit, FP
23. Best Costumes: Caroline Feagley* and Deborah Fleischman for Ragtime, IMP
24. Best Set: David Harwell and Mark S. Eccleston for Lost in Yonkers, TH
25. Best Lighting: Jay Dauro for Lost in Yonkers, TH
26. Best Sound: Cooper Donham for Free to Be You and Me, IMP
27. Best Sound Effects: Brian Wilson for A Mill Village Christmas, RT
28. Best Visual Effects: Tom Morris and Jason Morgan for Smaug in The Hobbit, FP
29. Judges' Choice, Female Performer: Delle Lloyd in Hooray for Hollywood, IMP
30. Judges' Choice, Male performer: Jay Poff as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar, HCCA
31. Judges' Choice, Ensemble: Female Ensemble—Cell Block tango in Hooray for Hollywood, IMP
32. Judges' Choice, Wild Card: Bob Baker for best original new work, A Mill Village Christmas(RT)
33. Judges' Choice, Youth Performance: Jere Hunt in The Best Little Whore House in Texas, RT

*head, recipient of award

2004 Wings Awards Photo Album
Words to the Opening Number by Jim Zielinksi
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