MTA Awards: Nominees and Winners

The 12th Annual MTA Awards October 23, 2022 Le Meridien Hotel

Musical Category

Outstanding Production

Grease - Showtime Theatre Legally Blonde - Davidson Community Players Next to Normal - Theatre Statesville The Pirate Queen - Hickory Community Theatre The Secret Garden - Theatre Statesville

Outstanding Lead Actor-Male

Grey Hohn (Edward Bloom) - Big Fish - Rock Hill Community Theatre Joey Moray (Archibald Craven) - The Secret Garden - Theatre Statesville Keith Logan (Ken) - Ain't Misbehavin' - Green Room Community Theatre Lucas DeVore (Emmett) - Legally Blonde - Davidson Community Players Paul David Kurts (Dan) - Next to Normal - Theatre Statesville

Outstanding Lead Actor-Female

Alexa Thomas-Johnson (Sandy) - Grease - Showtime Theatre Amy McKay (Diana) - Next to Normal - Theatre Statesville Emily Morrison (Maleficent) - Disney Descendants:The Musical - Showtime Theatre Jenni Canterbury (Elle Woods) - Legally Blonde - Davidson Community Players Lucy Weaver (Grace O'Malley) - The Pirate Queen - Hickory Community Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actor-Male

Chris Barcroft (Mushnik) - Little Shop of Horrors - Lee Street Theatre Dalton Isaac (Lord Richard Bingham) - The Pirate Queen - Hickory Community Theatre Matt Stevens (Kyle the UPS man) - Legally Blonde - Davidson Community Players Matthew Donahue (Orin Scrivello and others) - Little Shop of Horrors - Lee Street Theatre Robert Belivacqua (Doody) - Grease - Showtime Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actor-Female

Allison Andrews (Queen Elizabeth I) - The Pirate Queen - Hickory Community Theatre Kaylyn Hall (Natalie) - Next to Normal - Theatre Statesville Nekeisha Lindsey (Oda) - Ghost - Ansonia Theatre Sharon Foster (Paulette) - Legally Blonde - Davidson Community Players Sid Willoughby (Rizzo) - Grease - Showtime Theatre

Outstanding Direction

Eric Seale - The Pirate Queen - Hickory Community Theatre Jennifer Read - Grease - Showtime Theatre Rod Oden - Little Shop of Horrors - Lee Street Theatre Sharon Sigler - Next to Normal - Theatre Statesville Tom Hollis - Legally Blonde - Davidson Community Players

Outstanding Set Design

Clay James - The Pirate Queen - Hickory Community Theatre Jan Porter and Robert Read - Disney Descendants:The Musical - Showtime Theatre Kelley Mitchell - The Secret Garden - Theatre Statesville Rod Oden - Little Shop of Horrors - Lee Street Theatre Teri Brown, Mike Phillips, Marshall Ray, Cheryl Stewart, and David Strong - The Spitfire Grill - Ansonia Theatre

Outstanding Costume Design

Caity Gordon - The Secret Garden - Theatre Statesville Chelsea Retalic - Legally Blonde - Davidson Community Players Emma Lee Kurts - The Pirate Queen - Hickory Community Theatre Jennnifer Read, Linda Schalberg, Jan Porter - Disney Descendants:The Musical - Showtime Theatre Tamara Altman - Big Fish - Rock Hill Community Theatre

Outstanding Lighting Design

Gabriel Beech - Ain't Misbehavin' - Green Room Community Theatre Greg Thorn - Legally Blonde - Davidson Community Players James P. Hunter II - The Pirate Queen - Hickory Community Theatre Kelly Sandoval - Little Shop of Horrors - Lee Street Theatre Robert Read - Disney Descendants:The Musical - Showtime Theatre

Outstanding Sound Design

Andrew Miller - Next to Normal - Theatre Statesville Brandon Kincaid - Legally Blonde - Davidson Community Players Eric Seale - The Pirate Queen - Hickory Community Theatre Mark Jones - Ain't Misbehavin' - Green Room Community Theatre Sarah Velcovich - Grease - Showtime Theatre

Outstanding Musical Direction/Conducting

E. Marie Denig - Ain't Misbehavin' - Green Room Community Theatre John Coffey - The Pirate Queen - Hickory Community Theatre Laurie Klaus - Next to Normal - Theatre Statesville Sarah Rogers - The Secret Garden - Theatre Statesville Vicki Harvell - I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change - Fort Mill Community Playhouse

Outstanding Choreography

Caroline Meisner - Legally Blonde - Davidson Community Players Jacob Fincannon & Jana Sales - Ain't Misbehavin' - Green Room Community Theatre Jennifer Read - Grease - Showtime Theatre Simmon Moray and Allison Proba - Little Shop of Horrors - Lee Street Theatre Sonya Briggs - The Pirate Queen - Hickory Community Theatre

Non-Musical Category

Outstanding Production

And Then There Were None - Lee Street Theatre Julius Caesar - Free Reign Theatre Company Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Brand New Sheriff She Kills Monsters - Charlotte's Off-Broadway The Colored Museum - Brand New Sheriff

Outstanding Lead Actor-Male

Devin Clark (Brutus) - Julius Caesar - Free Reign Theatre Company Jeff Powell (Arnold Crouch) - Not Now, Darling - Union County Playmakers Jonavan Adams (Levee) - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Brand New Sheriff Nathan Morris (Chuck) - She Kills Monsters - Charlotte's Off-Broadway Rod Oden (Wargrave) - And Then There Were None - Lee Street Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actor-Female

Charlie Grass (Tilly) - She Kills Monsters - Charlotte's Off-Broadway Chelsea Hunter (Cassius) - Julius Caesar - Free Reign Theatre Company Lauren McDowell (Catherine) - Proof - Fort Mill Community Playhouse Luna Mackie (Agnnes) - She Kills Monsters - Charlotte's Off-Broadway Tracie Frank (Julia Grace Brandt) - My Dinner with Andrea - Charlotte's Off-Broadway

Outstanding Supporting Actor-Male

Brandon Samples (Lloyd Dallas) - Noises Off - Davidson Community Players Graham Williams (Slow Drag) - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Brand New Sheriff James Lee Walker II (Miss Roj) - The Colored Museum - Brand New Sheriff Jonathan Ray (Inspector Hubbard) - Dial M for Murder - Green Room Community Theatre Russell Rowe (Caesar) - Julius Caesar - Free Reign Theatre Company

Outstanding Supporting Actor-Female

Anika Barr (Waiter, Backup Singer, Carla, Newsstand Woman, Denise, Illya, a Muse) - As Bees in Honey Drown -Rock Hill Community Theatre Cress Barnes (Sue Lawson) - Not Now, Darling - Union County Playmakers Elizabeth Marvin (Lillith/Lilly) - She Kills Monsters - Charlotte's Off-Broadway Jessica Johnson (LaLa Amazing Grace, Hair piece) - The Colored Museum - Brand New Sheriff Tate Clemons (Vicki/Brooke) - Noises Off - Davidson Community Players Toi A Reynolds-Johnson (Dussie Mae) - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Brand New Sheriff

Outstanding Direction

Dee Abdullah - The Colored Museum - Brand New Sheriff Dr. Corlis Hayes - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Brand New Sheriff Marla Brown - My Dinner with Andrea - Charlotte's Off-Broadway Polly Adkins - Not Now, Darling - Union County Playmakers Sheri Marvin - She Kills Monsters - Charlotte's Off-Broadway

Outstanding Set Design (Tie)

David Carmichael and Rod Oden - And Then There Were None - Lee Street Theatre Dee Blackburn - Noises Off - Davidson Community Players James Duke - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Brand New Sheriff Jonathan Banner - Dial M for Murder - Green Room Community Theatre Steve Clyburn - Not Now, Darling - Union County Playmakers

Outstanding Costume Design

Davita Galloway - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Brand New Sheriff Eva Rosko - And Then There Were None - Lee Street Theatre John David Brown and Andy Lominac - Dial M for Murder - Green Room Community Theatre Nita Leslie - Angel Street - Union County Playmakers Ramsey Lyric and Maggie Bastian - She Kills Monsters - Charlotte's Off-Broadway

Outstanding Lighting Design

Caleb S. Garner - And Then There Were None - Lee Street Theatre Carol Sigmon - Dial M for Murder - Green Room Community Theatre Greg Thorn - Noises Off - Davidson Community Players Jennifer O'Kelly - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Brand New Sheriff Sean Kimbro - She Kills Monsters - Charlotte's Off-Broadway

Outstanding Sound Design

Brandon Kincaid - Noises Off - Davidson Community Players Brianna Daniels - The Colored Museum - Brand New Sheriff Eric Seale - By the Beautiful Beautiful Sea - Hickory Community Theatre Ismail Otu - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Brand New Sheriff Jonathan Banner - Dial M for Murder - Green Room Community Theatre Rod Oden - And Then There Were None - Lee Street Theatre

MTA Exceptional Awards

William E. Rackley Award

Barbara Berry James Duke Ford Graham Ramsey Lyric Rachael Morris Jennifer O'Kelly Rod Oden Mike Phillips Chiletta Walls

Emerging Artist of the Year (Tie)

Henry Barry Dakotah Chelgrin Charlie Grass Nathan Jenkins Sandra Thomas

Theatre Person of the Year

Marla Brown Hali Christopher Vickie L. Evans Jan Porter Jennifer Read Rory D. Sheriff Sharon Sigler Tommy Wooten

Theatre Company of the Year

Ansonia Theatre BNS Productions Free Reign Theatre Company The Green Room Community Theatre Showtime Theatre Company Theatre Statesville Three Bone Theatre

Special Awards

Pat Heiss - Lifetime Achievement Ruth Sloane - Lifetime Achievement