2023 Equity Nominees

Production - Musical - Large (The Dr. Harlan Haimes Award)

Cabaret - Cabaret (2023) - Porchlight Music Theatre
A Chorus Line - A Chorus Line (2023) - Drury Lane Productions
Damn Yankees - Damn Yankees (2023) - Marriott Theatre
Fun Home - Fun Home (2023) - Paramount Theatre (Copley)
The Gospel at Colonus - The Gospel at Colonus (2023) - Court Theatre
Hello, Dolly! - Hello, Dolly! (2023) - Marriott Theatre
Into the Woods - Into the Woods (2023) - Paramount Theatre
The Notebook - The Notebook (2023) - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Once - Once (2023) - Writers Theatre
The Sound of Music - The Sound of Music (2023) - Paramount Theatre
The Who's Tommy - The Who's Tommy (2023) - Goodman Theatre

Production - Musical - Midsize

Big River - Big River, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago
London Road - London Road (2023) - Shattered Globe Theatre
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago

Production - Play - Large

Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (2023) - Drury Lane Productions
The Cherry Orchard - The Cherry Orchard (2023) - Goodman Theatre
A Christmas Carol - A Christmas Carol (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Clyde's - Clyde's (2023) - Goodman Theatre in co-production with Center Theatre Group
The Comedy of Errors - The Comedy of Errors (2023) - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Dear Jack, Dear Louise - Dear Jack, Dear Louise (2023) - Northlight Theatre
Swing State - Swing State (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Toni Stone - Toni Stone (2023) - Goodman Theatre

Production - Play - Midsize

And Neither Have I Wings to Fly - And Neither Have I Wings To Fly (2023) - First Folio Theatre
Clue - Clue (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago
The Dream King - The Dream King (2023) - Teatro Vista
Fences - Fences (2023) - American Blues Theater
Is God Is - Is God Is (2023) - A Red Orchid Theatre
Motherhouse - Motherhouse (2023) - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
The October Storm - The October Storm (2023) - Raven Theatre
Right to Be Forgotten - Right To Be Forgotten (2023) - Raven Theatre

Ensemble - Musical or Revue

A Chorus Line - A Chorus Line (2023) - Drury Lane Productions
Don't Quit Your Daydream - Don't Quit Your Daydream (2023) - The Second City
The Gospel at Colonus - The Gospel at Colonus (2023) - Court Theatre
London Road - London Road (2023) - Shattered Globe Theatre
Once - Once (2023) - Writers Theatre
The Who's Tommy - The Who's Tommy (2023) - Goodman Theatre

Ensemble - Play

Clue - Clue (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago
Fences - Fences (2023) - American Blues Theater
The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington - The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington (2023) - Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Motherhouse - Motherhouse (2023) - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Our Dear Dead Drug Lord - Our Dear Dead Drug Lord (2023) - Steep Theatre
Toni Stone - Toni Stone (2023) - Goodman Theatre

New Work (The Libby Adler Mages Award)

Will Allan - Campaigns, Inc. (2023) - TimeLine Theatre Company (Wellington)
Bekah Brunstetter and Ingrid Michaelson - The Notebook (2023) - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Rebecca Gilman - Swing State (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Lauren Gunderson and Margo Melcon - Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley (2023) - Northlight Theatre
Lisa Langford - How Blood Go (2023) - Congo Square Theatre Company
Paloma Nozicka - Enough to Let the Light In (2023) - Teatro Vista
Marvin Quijada - The Dream King (2023) - Teatro Vista
Tuckie White - Motherhouse (2023) - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Will Wilhelm and Erin Murray - Gender Play, or What You Will (2023) - About Face Theatre
LaDarrion Williams - Boulevard of Bold Dreams (2023) - TimeLine Theatre Company
Matthew C. Yee - Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon (2023) - Lookingglass Theatre Company
Martin Yousif Zebari - Layalina (2023) - Goodman Theatre

Director - Play - Midsize

Monty Cole - Fences (2023) - American Blues Theater
Sarah Gitenstein - Right To Be Forgotten (2023) - Raven Theatre
Marti Gobel - Is God Is (2023) - A Red Orchid Theatre
Azar Kazemi - Motherhouse (2023) - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Sandra Marquez and Alice da Cunha - The Dream King (2023) - Teatro Vista
Malkia Stampley - The October Storm (2023) - Raven Theatre
L. Walter Stearns - Clue (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago
Georgette Verdin - Enough to Let the Light In (2023) - Teatro Vista

Director - Play - Large (The Michael Maggio Award)

Robert Falls - Swing State (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Robert Falls - The Cherry Orchard (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Jessica Fisch - Dear Jack, Dear Louise (2023) - Northlight Theatre
Barbara Gaines - The Comedy of Errors (2023) - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Henry Godinez - Measure for Measure (2023) - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Ron OJ Parson - Toni Stone (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Ron OJ Parson - Trouble in Mind (2023) - TimeLine Theatre Company

Director - Musical - Midsize

Christopher Chase Carter - Big River, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago
Christopher Chase Carter - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago
Elizabeth Margolius - London Road (2023) - Shattered Globe Theatre

Director - Musical - Large

Jim Corti and Landree Fleming - Fun Home (2023) - Paramount Theatre (Copley)
Mark J.P. Hood and Charles Newell - The Gospel at Colonus (2023) - Court Theatre
Denis Jones - Hello, Dolly! (2023) - Marriott Theatre
Des McAnuff - The Who's Tommy (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Katie Spelman - Once (2023) - Writers Theatre
Michael Weber - Cabaret (2023) - Porchlight Music Theatre

Performer in a Principal Role - Musical

Curtis Bannister - Big River, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago
Ali Louis Bourzgui - The Who's Tommy (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Ben Dow - Elf The Musical (2023) - Drury Lane Theatre
Alexander Gemignani - Big Fish (2023) - Marriott Theatre
Heidi Kettenring - Hello, Dolly! (2023) - Marriott Theatre
Kieran McCabe - Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story (2023) - Marriott Theatre
Andrew Mueller - Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (2023) - Porchlight Music Theatre
Kelvin Roston, Jr. - The Gospel at Colonus (2023) - Court Theatre
Stephen Schellhardt - Fun Home (2023) - Paramount Theatre (Copley)
Erica Stephan - Cabaret (2023) - Porchlight Music Theatre

Performer in a Principal Role - Play

Terry Bell - Routes (2023) - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Kamal Angelo Bolden - Fences (2023) - American Blues Theater
Tracey N. Bonner - Toni Stone (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Shanésia Davis - Fences (2023) - American Blues Theater
Mary Beth Fisher - Swing State (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Kevin Gudahl - The Comedy of Errors (2023) - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Rob Lindley - Andy Warhol in Iran (2023) - Northlight Theatre
Sarah Price - Dear Jack, Dear Louise (2023) - Northlight Theatre
Marvin Quijada - The Dream King (2023) - Teatro Vista
Shariba Rivers - The October Storm (2023) - Raven Theatre
Shariba Rivers - Trouble in Mind (2023) - TimeLine Theatre Company
Larry Yando - A Christmas Carol (2023) - Goodman Theatre

Performer in a Supporting Role - Musical

Sean Fortunato - Damn Yankees (2023) - Marriott Theatre
Veronica Garza - School of Rock (2023) - Paramount Theatre
Alex Goodrich - Hello, Dolly! (2023) - Marriott Theatre
Stanley Wayne Mathis - Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical (2023) - The Hard Kill LLC
Susan Moniz - The Sound of Music (2023) - Paramount Theatre
Mary Robin Roth - Cabaret (2023) - Porchlight Music Theatre
Lorenzo Rush, Jr. - Dreamgirls (2023) - Paramount Theatre
Elizabeth Stenholt - Fun Home (2023) - Paramount Theatre (Copley)
Gregory Stewart, Jr. - Reasons: A Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire (2023) - Black Ensemble Theater
Joy Woods - The Notebook (2023) - Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Performer in a Supporting Role - Play

Karen Aldridge - Is God Is (2023) - A Red Orchid Theatre
Andrew Behling - And Neither Have I Wings To Fly (2023) - First Folio Theatre
Janet Ulrich Brooks - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (2023) - Drury Lane Productions
Brianna Buckley - the ripple, the wave that carried me home (2023) - Goodman Theatre in Co-Production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Meighan Gerachis - Motherhouse (2023) - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Francis Guinan - The Cherry Orchard (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Chiké Johnson - Galileo's Daughter (2023) - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Felisha D. McNeal - The October Storm (2023) - Raven Theatre
Jon Hudson Odom - Toni Stone (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Jazzma Pryor - Stew (2023) - Shattered Globe Theatre
Nick Sandys - Jeeves Intervenes (2023) - First Folio Theatre

Performer in a Revue

Felicia P. Fields - Pearl's Rollin' with the Blues: A Night with Felicia P. Fields (2023) - Writers Theatre
Evan Mills - Don't Quit Your Daydream (2023) - The Second City

Solo Performance

Alexis J. Roston - Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago
Antonio Edwards Suarez - Antonio's Song / I Was Dreaming of a Son (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Will Wilhelm - Gender Play, or What You Will (2023) - About Face Theatre

Scenic Design - Large

Andrew Boyce - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (2023) - Drury Lane Productions
casaboyce - Layalina (2023) - Goodman Theatre
John Culbert - Arsenic and Old Lace (2023) - Court Theatre
Jeffrey D. Kmiec - Into the Woods (2023) - Paramount Theatre
Jeffrey D. Kmiec - The Sound of Music (2023) - Paramount Theatre
Collette Pollard - The Garbologists (2023) - Northlight Theatre

Scenic Design - Midsize

Bob Knuth - Clue (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago
Jack Magaw - Andy Warhol's Tomato (2023) - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
Angela Weber Miller - And Neither Have I Wings To Fly (2023) - First Folio Theatre
Angela Weber Miller - Jeeves Intervenes (2023) - First Folio Theatre
Lauren M. Nichols - Anna in the Tropics (2023) - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Joe Schermoly - The Dream King (2023) - Teatro Vista

Costume Design - Midsize

Gregory Graham - Anna in the Tropics (2023) - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Marquecia Jordan - Big River, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago
Marquecia Jordan - Clue (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago
Robert Kuhn - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago
Caitlin McLeod - The Dream King (2023) - Teatro Vista
Alexia Rutherford - The October Storm (2023) - Raven Theatre

Costume Design - Large

Raquel Adorno - Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley (2023) - Northlight Theatre
Raquel Adorno - Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical (2023) - The Hard Kill LLC
Bill Morey - Cabaret (2023) - Porchlight Music Theatre
Theresa Ham - Hello, Dolly! (2023) - Marriott Theatre
Izumi Inaba - The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington (2023) - Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Samantha C. Jones - Dreamgirls (2023) - Paramount Theatre
Ana Kuzmanic - The Cherry Orchard (2023) - Goodman Theatre

Sound Design - Large

Mikhail Fiksel and Jeffrey Levin - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (2023) - Drury Lane Productions
Ben Kauffman and Kyle Vegter - Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol (2023) - Writers Theatre
Ray Nardelli - The 39 Steps (2023) - Drury Lane Productions
Gareth Owen - The Who's Tommy (2023) - Goodman Theatre
André Pluess - Toni Stone (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Adam Rosenthal - The Sound of Music (2023) - Paramount Theatre
Richard Woodbury - The Cherry Orchard (2023) - Goodman Theatre

Sound Design - Midsize

Matthew Chapman - The Dream King (2023) - Teatro Vista
Victoria DeIorio - Motherhouse (2023) - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
Willow James - How Blood Go (2023) - Congo Square Theatre Company
Stefanie M. Senior - Enough to Let the Light In (2023) - Teatro Vista
Kurt Snieckus - Clue (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago

Lighting Design - Large

Yael Lubetzky - Once (2023) - Writers Theatre
Julie Mack - A Chorus Line (2023) - Drury Lane Productions
José Santiago - Into the Woods (2023) - Paramount Theatre
Ben Stanton - The Notebook (2023) - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Amanda Zieve - The Who's Tommy (2023) - Goodman Theatre

Lighting Design - Midsize

Conchita Avitia - The Dream King (2023) - Teatro Vista
Jared Gooding - Fences (2023) - American Blues Theater
Gabrielle Strong - Gender Play, or What You Will (2023) - About Face Theatre
Eric Watkins - Routes (2023) - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Levi Wilkins - Is God Is (2023) - A Red Orchid Theatre

Choreography

Brenda Didier - Cabaret (2023) - Porchlight Music Theatre
Edgar Godineaux - Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical (2023) - The Hard Kill LLC
Tyler Hanes - Damn Yankees (2023) - Marriott Theatre
Denis Jones - Hello, Dolly! (2023) - Marriott Theatre
Lorin Latarro - The Who's Tommy (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Paul Stancato - Grease (2023) - Drury Lane Productions

Music Direction

Carolyn Brady - A Chorus Line (2023) - Drury Lane Productions
Kory Danielson - Fun Home (2023) - Paramount Theatre (Copley)
Kory Danielson - The Sound of Music (2023) - Paramount Theatre
Matt Deitchman - Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story (2023) - Marriott Theatre
Matt Deitchman - Once (2023) - Writers Theatre
Rick Fox - The Who's Tommy (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Mark J.P. Hood - The Gospel at Colonus (2023) - Court Theatre
Ryan T. Nelson - Hello, Dolly! (2023) - Marriott Theatre
Robert Reddrick - Blue Heaven (2023) - Black Ensemble Theater
Robert Reddrick - Reasons: A Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire (2023) - Black Ensemble Theater

Original Music in a Play

Matthew Chapman, Marvin Quijada, Elliot Taggart and Ethan T. Parcell - The Dream King (2023) - Teatro Vista
Orbert Davis and Jorge Amado Molina - Measure for Measure (2023) - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Mikhail Fiksel and Jeffrey Levin - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (2023) - Drury Lane Productions
Ben Kauffman and Kyle Vegter - Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol (2023) - Writers Theatre
Christopher Kriz - Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley (2023) - Northlight Theatre

Projection Design

John Boesche - Galileo's Daughter (2023) - Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Anthony Churchill - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (2023) - Drury Lane Productions
Reese Craig and Liviu Pasare - Right To Be Forgotten (2023) - Raven Theatre
Smooch Medina - Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (2023) - Porchlight Music Theatre
Peter Nigrini - The Who's Tommy (2023) - Goodman Theatre
Mike Tutaj - Andy Warhol in Iran (2023) - Northlight Theatre

Artistic Specialization

Drew Dir - Puppet Design - Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol (2023) - Writers Theatre
Drew Dir - Storyboards - Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol (2023) - Writers Theatre
Rueben D. Echoles - Wigs, Hair and Makeup Design - Dreamgirls (2023) - Paramount Theatre
Jyreika Guest - Fight Choreography - Is God Is (2023) - A Red Orchid Theatre
Amanda Herrmann and Yu Shibagaki - Properties Design - Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon (2023) - Lookingglass Theatre Company
Cookie Jordan - Hair and Wig Design - the ripple, the wave that carried me home (2023) - Goodman Theatre in Co-Production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Ian Merritt - Cinematography - The Christians (2023) - Citadel Theatre
Jesse Mooney-Bullock - Puppet Design - Into the Woods (2023) - Paramount Theatre
Mike Oleon - Puppet Design - The Dream King (2023) - Teatro Vista
Keith Ryan - Wig Design - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2023) - Mercury Theater Chicago

Short Run Production - Production

The Island - The Island (2023) - Court Theatre

Short Run Production - Performer

Kelly Anne Clark - Being Seen (2023) - RG Productions
Ronald L. Conner - The Island (2023) - Court Theatre
Kai A. Ealy - The Island (2023) - Court Theatre