The evening recognizes the achievements of the new works that were featured in NYMF's annual showcase of new musicals. The 6 PM evening also honors producer Robyn Goodman, who has produced Avenue Q, In the Heights, Metamorphoses, A Class Act, Steel Magnolias, Barefoot in the Park, High Fidelity, Bat Boy, tick, tick…BOOM!, Our Lady of 121st Street, Red Light Winter and Altar Boyz.
Set to entertain during the awards ceremony are Tony nominee Raúl Esparza (Speed-the-Plow, Company); original NYMF Altar Boyz Ryan Duncan, Cheyenne Jackson, David Josefsberg, Andy Karl and Tyler Maynard; Gary Adler (Altar Boyz, Avenue Q); Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Avenue Q); Robert Lopez (Avenue Q); Kristen Anderson-Lopez (Finding Nemo: The Musical); Lin-Manuel Miranda (In The Heights); the cast of [title of show]; and the companies of the award-winning NYMF productions.
A complete list of categories and winners follows:
Runner Up: The Jerusalem Syndrome (Laurence Holzman, Felicia Needleman and Kyle Rosen).
Honorable Mention: Idaho! (Buddy Sheffield and Keith Thompson); Love Jerry (Megan Gogerty).
Honorable Mention: Paul Leschen, Bedbugs!!!; Drew Fornarola & Scott Elmegreen, College: The Musical; Mira J. Spektor, Villa Diodati.
Honorable Mention: David Arthur, About Face; Rick Crom, Bonnie & Clyde: A Folktale; Laurence Holzman & Felicia Needleman, The Jerusalem Syndrome.
Honorable Mention: Fred Sauter, Bedbugs!!!; Laurence Holzman & Felicia Needleman, The Jerusalem Syndrome.
Honorable Mention: Nick Corley, About Face; Mark Waldrop,Bonnie & Clyde; Hilary Adams, Love Jerry.
Honorable Mention: Mark Knowles, That Other Woman's Child; Joshua Bergasse, Maurice Brandon Curry, Daryl Gray, Jeff Shade and Shea Sullivan, Wild About Harry.
Honorable Mention: Twilight In Manchego, Villa Diodati.
Honorable Mention: Bedbugs!!!, Play It Cool.
Celina Carvajal (Bedbugs!!!)
Donna Lynne Champlin (Love Jerry)
Chuck Cooper (Twilight in Manchego)
Harris Doran (Love Jerry)
Jodi Langel (I Come For Love)
Heather Laws (She Can't Believe She Said That!)
Sally Mayes (Play It Cool)
Caroline O'Connor (The Hatpin)
Brian Charles Rooney (Bedbugs!!!)
Josh Strickland (Play It Cool)
Barbara Walsh (About Face)
Kate Wetherhead (Wood) For further information visit NYMF.
