Four musicals in the 2018 New York Musical Festival tied for the most awards, five apiece: Between the Sea and the Sky, Emojiland, Interstate and Pedro Pan. Below the list of winners and nominees.
OUTSTANDING OVERALL DESIGN
Winner: BETWEEN THE SEA AND SKY – Joshua Warner (Scenic Design), Jessica Creager (Lighting Design), Heather Carey (Costume Design), Josh Liebert (Sound Design)
Nominees:
AN AMERICAN HERO: A NEW WORLD WAR II MUSICAL – Amber Marisa Cook (Scenic Design), Christopher George Haug (Lighting Design), Deana Leutkenhaus and James M. Miller (Costume Design), Philip Nacy (Sound Design)
EMOJILAND – David Goldstein (Scenic Design), Jamie Roderick (Lighting Design), Sarah Zinn (Costume Design), Ken Goodwin (Sound Design), Anthony Freitas (Prop Design), Lisa Renkel (Projection Design)
IF SAND WERE STONE – Darren Joel Diggle (Scenic Design), Adam Honore (Lighting Design), Machel Ross (Costume Design), Emily Gardner Xu Hall (Sound Design), Jess Medenbach (Projection Design)
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS AND ORCHESTRATIONS
Winner: Thomas Hodges, SONATA 1962
Nominees:
Luke Byrne, BETWEEN THE SEA AND SKY
Keith Harrison, EMOJILAND
Kyle Acheson, THICKET & THISTLE’S WHAT’S YOUR WISH?
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Winner: Kenny Ingram, EMOJILAND
Nominees:
Jim Cooney, BETWEEN THE SEA AND SKY
Sidney Erik Wright, PEDRO PAN
David Rossetti, PETER, WHO?
Jeff Davis, THE GUNFIGHTER MEETS HIS MATCH
OUTSTANDING BOOK
Winner: Justin Moran and Jonathan Roufaeal, PETER, WHO?
Nominees:
Luke Byrne, BETWEEN THE SEA AND SKY
Keith Harrison and Laura Nicole Harrison, EMOJILAND
Rebecca Aparicio, PEDRO PAN
Patricia Loughrey, SONATA 1962
OUTSTANDING LYRICS
Winner: Kit Yan and Melissa Li, INTERSTATE
Nominees:
Luke Byrne, BETWEEN THE SEA AND SKY
Keith Harrison and Laura Nicole Harrison, EMOJILAND
Justin Moran and Jonathan Roufaeal, PETER, WHO
Thomas Hodges and Patricia Loughrey, SONATA 1962
OUTSTANDING MUSIC
Winner: Luke Byrne, BETWEEN THE SEA AND SKY
Nominees:
Keith Harrison and Laura Nicole Harrison, EMOJILAND
Melissa Li, INTERSTATE
Thomas Hodges, SONATA 1962
Abby Payne, THE GUNFIGHTER MEETS HIS MATCH
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winners:
Alexis Floyd, IF SAND WERE STONE
Natalie Toro, PEDRO PAN
Nominees:
Jessie Alagna, EMOJILAND
Kiet Tai Cao, INTERSTATE
Zoe Farmingdale, PETER, WHO?
Sarah Jane Shanks, BETWEEN THE SEA AND THE SKY
Chris Evan Simpson, PETER, WHO?
Romelda Teron Benjamin, SONATA 1962
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE
Winners:
Trish Lindstrȫm, IF SAND WERE STONE
Sushma Saha, INTERSTATE
Christina Maxwell, SONATA 1962
Nominees:
Jenny Rose Baker, BETWEEN THE SEA AND SKY
Keith Harrison, EMOJILAND
Lesli Margherita, EMOJILAND
Travis Nilan, PETER, WHO?
Joshua Stenseth, THICKET & THISTLE’s WHAT’S YOUR WISH?
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Winners – tie:
BETWEEN THE SEA AND SKY. Cast includes: Anna L. Baker, Jenny Rose Baker, Jordan Bell, Thaddeus Kolwicz, Caroline Lellouche, Barbara McCulloh, Jason Moody, Sarah Jane Shanks, Jessica Turk
EMOJILAND. Cast includes: Jessie Alagna, Brandon L. Armstrong, Jordon Bolden, Chloe Fox, Keith Harrison, Laura Nicole Harrison, Cooper Howell, Megan Kane, Alex G. Kunz, Josh Lamon, Lesli Margherita, Angela Wildflower
Nominees:
PETER, WHO?
THICKET & THISTLE’S WHAT’S YOUR WISH?
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Winner: Michael Bello, BETWEEN THE SEA AND SKY
Nominees:
Thomas Caruso, EMOJILAND
John Treacy Egan, PETER, WHO?
Katherine M. Carter, SONATA 1962
Jonathan Eric Foster, THICKET & THISTLE’S WHAT’S YOUR WISH?
BEST MUSICAL SPONSORED BY PLAY-BY-PLAY
Winner: BETWEEN THE SEA AND SKY –Book, Music, and Lyrics by Luke Byrne
Nominees:
EMOJILAND – Book, Music, and Lyrics by Keith Harrison and Laura Nicole Harrison
INTERSTATE – Book and Lyrics by Kit Yan and Melissa Li; Music by Melissa Li
PETER, WHO? – Book and Lyrics by Justin Moran & Jonathan Roufaeal; Music by Doug Katsaros & Adam Podd
SONATA 1962 – Book by Patricia Loughrey; Music by Thomas Hodges; Lyrics by Patricia Loughrey and Thomas Hodges
THE FOLLOWING RECEIVED OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AWARDS:
Taylor Caldwell, PEDRO PAN
Gregory Diaz IV, PEDRO PAN
Kristen Di Mercurio, THE GUNFIGHTER MEETS HIS MATCH
Esco Jouléy, INTERSTATE
Josh Lamon, EMOJILAND
Adam Schween, AN AMERICAN HERO: A NEW WORLD WAR II MUSICAL
Julian Silva, PEDRO PAN
Uton Evan Uneyjekwe, ‘68: A NEW AMERICAN MUSICAL
Angela Wildflower, EMOJILAND
Andreas Wyder, INTERSTATE
SPECIAL CITATIONS
University Excellence: Southeast Missouri State University for their production of AN AMERICAN HERO: A NEW WORLD WAR II MUSICAL with Book by Kenneth L. Stilson and Music and Lyrics by Cody Cole
Festival Achievement in Lighting Design, Jamie Roderick for EMOJILAND
Mental Health Awareness: Carly Brooke Feinman and Cassie Wilson, IF SAND WERE STONE
Representation and Inclusion: Melissa Li and Kit Yan, INTERSTATE
Political Relevance and Impact: Rebecca Aparicio and Stephen Anthony Elkins, PEDRO PAN
Arts Advocacy: Thomas Hodges and Patricia Loughrey, SONATA 1962
Best of Fest
BEST OF FEST: READING
LEGACY: A MUSICAL INDICTMENT
Book, Music, and Lyrics by November Christine
BEST OF FEST: CONCERT
FATTY FATTY NO FRIENDS
Book by Christian De Gré, Joseph Anderson & Serrana Gay; Music by Christian De Gré; Story by Serrana Gay; Lyrics by Joseph Anderson
BEST OF FEST: PRODUCTION
AN AMERICAN HERO: A NEW WORLD WAR II MUSICAL
Book by Kenneth L. Stilson; Music and Lyrics by Cody Cole
