Porchlight Music Theatre is incredibly honored to receive the following Equity Jeff Award and Black Theatre Alliance Award Nominations for our 2017-2018 season. This year’s nominations bring our total Jeff Award nominations to 151, and our Black Theatre Alliance Award nominations to 28! Congratulations to all nominees!
2018 Equity Jeff Award Nominations
Production of a Musical – Midsize
Memphis
Direction of a Musical – Midsize
Daryl Brooks, Memphis
Performer in a Principal Role – Musical
Liam Quealy, Memphis
Matt Crowle, Merrily We Roll Along
Performer in a Supporting Role – Musical
Shanesia Davis, Billy Elliot the Musical
Sean Fortunato, Billy Elliot the Musical
Costume Design – Midsize
Bill Morey, Memphis and Merrily We Roll Along
Lighting Design – Midsize
Denise Karczewski, Billy Elliot the Musical
Choreography
Chris Carter, Memphis
Music Direction
Jermaine Hill, Memphis
Projection Designs
Anthony Churchill, Merrily We Roll Along
2018 Black Theatre Alliance Award Nominations
The Oscar Brown, Jr. Award – Best Direction of a Musical
Daryl Brooks, Memphis
The Duke Ellington Award – Best Musical Direction
Jermaine Hill, Memphis
The Katherine Dunham Award – Best Choreography in a Play or Music/Dance Program
Chris Carter, Memphis
The Bill Bojangles Robinson Award – Best Featured Actor in a Musical
James Earl Jones II and Lorenzo Rush, Jr., Memphis
The Eartha Kitt Award – Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Aeriel Williams, Memphis
Liam Quealy ("Memphis"), Matt Crowle ("Merrily We Roll Along"), Shanesia Davis ("Billy Elliot") and Sean Fortunato ("Billy Elliot). Photos by Michael Courier
BTAA Nominees Jermaine Hill, Aeriel Williams, Daryl Brooks and James Earl Jones II at the Opening Night of "Memphis"
The cast, crew and creative team of Porchlight Music Theatre's "Memphis"
"Memphis," "Merrily We Roll Along" and "Billy Elliot the Musical"