The Stanley Awards
Celebrating Excellence In Theatrical Arts
The 2020 Stanley Awards Nominees Are:
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR FOR A MUSICAL- NOMINEES
David Hope for West Side Story
Jennifer Steen Kilpatrick for Beauty and the Beast Charlton James for Little Shop of Horrors
Adam Herring for Big Fish
Michael Green for Next to Normal
Sylvia at The Ritz Theatre
Rumors at The Shoals Theatre
The Lion in Winter at The Z Theatre
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure at The Z Theatre
Waiting for Godot at The George Lindsey Theatre
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL - NOMINEES
Little Shop of Horrors at Norton Auditorium
West Side Story at the Ritz Theatre
Big Fish at Colbert Heights High School
Next to Normal at the Shoals Theatre
Beauty and the Beast at the Shoals Theatre
OUTSTANDING ONE ACT SHOW-NOMINEES
Charlotte's Web at The Ritz Theatre
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Yellow Boat at Florence High School
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS FOR A PLAY - NOMINEES
Tori Helms as Claire Ganz in Rumors
Amy Shipman Lambright as Chris Gorman in Rumors
Anna Eastep Gibson as Eleanor of Aquitane in The Lion in Winter Mary Maggie Stewart as Sylvia in
Sylvia Madison Hotchkiss as Nora Helmer in A Doll's House Part 2
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR FOR A PLAY- NOMINEES
Randy Pettus as Lenny Ganz in Rumors
Michael Green as King Lear in King Lear
Jacob Skinner as Estragon in Waiting for Godot
Matt Upton as Greg in Sylvia
Kanner Bendall as Vladimir in Waiting for Godot
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS FOR A MUSICAL- NOMINEES
Janie Clasgens as Belle in Beauty and the Beast
Mikayla Camp as Maria in West Side Story
Charlcie Hathorn as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors
Macy Ladner as Natalie in Next to Normal
Amber Rhodes as Diana in Next to Normal
OUTSTANDING YOUTH FEATURED ACTRESS FOR A MUSICAL - NOMINEES
Danielle Cain as Pocahontas in Pocahontas
Anna Katherine Downing as Victoriana in West Side Story
Maggie Hubbert as Sandra Bloom in Big Fish
OUTSTANDING YOUTH FEATURED ACTOR FOR A MUSICAL - NOMINEES
Andrew Morris as Edward Bloom in Big Fish
Blake Adams as Captain Smith in Pocahontas
Mason Lee as Will Bloom in Big Fish
OUTSTANDING YOUTH ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE FOR A PLAY- NOMINEES
Landri Kilpatrick as Fern Arable in Charlotte's Web
Lauren Keeton as Mrs. Macy in Miracle on 34th Street
Lydia Love as Gladys Herdman in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Reese Potts as Templeton in Charlotte's Web
Victoria Chaves as Joy in The Yellow Boat
OUTSTANDING YOUTH ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE FOR A PLAY - NOMINEES
Austin Page as John Plantagenet in The Lion in Winter
Walker Barnett as Lurvy in Charlotte's Web
Joshua Tolbert as Charlie Bradley in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
John Thomas Sawyer as Avery Arable in Charlotte's Web
Michael Mercado as Eddy in The Yellow Boat
OUTSTANDING YOUTH ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE FOR A MUSICAL - NOMINEES
Marianna Warner as Word Spinner in Pocahontas
Cadence Baker as Anybodys in West Side Story
Kaylee Willingham as Josephine in Big Fish
Anna Katherine Downing as Victoriana in West Side Story
Darcy Grace Durden as Jenny Hill in Big Fish
OUTSTANDING YOUTH ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE FOR A MUSICAL - NOMINEES
Eli Oliver as Don Price in Big Fish
Michael Mercado as Anxious in West Side Story
Landon McGee as Brave Eagle in Pocahontas
Jalen Kirkman as Diesel in West Side Story
Sam McKinney as Amos Callow ay in Big Fish
OUTSTANDING SET FOR A PRODUCTION - NOMINEES
Dennis Clark, Keith McMurtrey & Jim Berryman for Sylvia
David Hope for West Side Story
Kayla Manzolillo for Little Shop of Horrors
Vincent Salpietro for Waiting for Godot
Michael Green for Next to Normal
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR FOR A MUSICAL- NOMINEES
Andrew Jordan as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors
Tyler Hudson as Dan in Next to Normal
Makinley Patterson as Bernardo in West Side Story
Jesse Ryan as Tony in West Side Story
Tanner Rhodes as Riff in West Side Story
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE FOR A PLAY
Anna Bond as Kari in Always a Bridesmaid
Laney Green as Lucky in Waiting for Godot
Alexandra Perez as Boy in Waiting on Godot
Madison Hotchkiss as Pozzo in Waiting for Godot
Amber Rhodes as Lady Gloucester in King Lear
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE FOR A PLAY
Jacob Adams as Torvald Helmer in a Doll's House
Chance Rhodes as Edgar in King Lear
Chip Bailey as Dr. Rank in A Doll's House
Mark Keeton as Sid Prince in Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure
Ethan Miller as Tom/Phyllis/Leslie in Sylvia
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE FOR A MUSICAL- NOMINEES
Ty Hill as Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors
Jessica Rice as Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast
Jessica Bailey as Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors
Anna Bond as Babette in Beauty and the Beast
Madison Hotchkiss as Ronnette in Little Shop of Horrors
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE FOR A MUSICAL- NOMINEES
Adam Thomas as Lumier in Beauty and the Beast
Chip Bailey as Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors
Tanner Rhodes as Gabe in Next to Normal
Jake Skinner as Orin, et. al. in Little Shop of Horrors
William Wade as Audrey 2 and various bit parts in Little Shop of Horrors
OUTSTANDING YOUTH FEATURED ACTRESS FOR A PLAY-NOMINEES
Heather Weston as Mother in The Yellow Boat
Nora Murphy as Susan Walker in Miracle on 34th Street
Jaidyn Quillen as Charlotte in Charlotte's Web
Isabella Hanson as Benjamin in The Yellow Boat
Danielle Cain as Doris Walker in Miracle on 34th Street
OUTSTANDING YOUTH FEATURED ACTOR FOR A PLAY- NOMINEES
Garyson Campbell as Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street
Jackson Sawyer as Wilbur in Charlotte's Web
Caleb Fuller as Fred Gayley in Miracle on 34th Street
Ryan Dick as Father in The Yellow Boat
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING FOR A PRODUCTION-NOMINEES
John Jackson for West Side Story
Ethan Franks for A Doll's House
Ethan Franks for Little Shop of Horrors
Ethan Franks for A Doll's House Part 2
Ethan Franks for Waiting for Godot
OUTSTANDING SOUND FOR A PRODUCTION-NOMINEES
Nick Grigsby for Sylvia
Jason Staggs for West Side Story
Valerie Oliver for Next to Normal
Matthew Morgan for Waiting for Godot
Ethan Franks for Little Shop of Horrors
OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR A PRODUCTION-NOMINEES
Vince Salpietro and Elizabeth Hall for Waiting for Godot
Brittany James Faulkner for Little Shop of Horrors
Dennis Clark and Belinda Lokey for West Side Story
Diane Hall, Victoria McCoy & Nona Mitchell for Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure
The Lion in Winter
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR A PRODUCTION-NOMINEES
Mark Wells for The Three Musketeers
Matthew Kiel for Little Shop of Horrors
Karly Herring for Big Fish
Dennis Clark for West Side Story
Jacob and Jennifer Adams for Pocahontas
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION FOR A PRODUCTION-NOMINEES
Joey Wright for Beauty and the Beast
Rebecca Rockhill for Next to Normal
Nickolas Murphy for Little Shop of Horrors
Gene Ann Gifford for West Side Story Joey Wright for Big Fish
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR FOR A PLAY-NOMINEES
Laura Connolly and Andrew Maples for Rumors
Dennis Clark for Sylvia
Charlton James for A Doll's House Part 2
Michael Green and Macy Ladner for King Lear
Matt Upton for Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR FOR A MUSICAL- NOMINEES
David Hope for West Side Story
Jennifer Steen Kilpatrick for Beauty and the Beast
Charlton James for Little Shop of Horrors
Adam Herring for Big Fish
Michael Green for Next to Normal
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