36th ANNUAL SHELLIE AWARD
WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT THE LESHER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
WALNUT CREEK – THE 36th ANNUAL SHELLIE AWARDS gala celebration honoring outstanding
achievement in the performing arts in Central Contra Costa County was held Saturday, January 17th at
7:30pm at the Lesher Center for the Arts.
The black-tie event featured production numbers from each of the nominated musicals along with scenes
from each of the nominated plays. Ken Bergmann conducted the Shellie Awards Orchestra and the MC’s
for the evening were Jerry Motta, Joel Roster, Kerri Shawn, and Michael White. Throughout the evening
the audience was entertained with live and “remote” video broadcasts from backstage and other areas
throughout the Center.
Shellie Awards innovator, Scott Denison, says “The Shellie Awards were founded thirty six years ago in
order to recognize outstanding achievement in the performing arts in Central Contra Costa. This is an
evening to honor the nominees, as well as the winners.”
Patterned after Broadway’s Tony awards, this year’s Shellie Awards honored over 100 individuals and
their work in musical and non-musical theatrical productions, which took place between September 1,
2012 and August 31, 2014. The 11 regional companies participating were: Brentwood Theater Company,
Butterfield 8 Theatre Company, Center REPertory Company, Contra Costa Musical Theatre, Diablo
Theatre Company, OMG, I Love that Show! Productions, Onstage Theatre, Pittsburg Community
Theatre, San Ramon Community Theater, Town Hall Theatre Company and the Vagabond Players.
The custom designed porcelain Shellie statuettes were awarded to:
CATEGORY MUSICAL & DRAMA PLAY
Actress Yvette Cason
for Ella, the Musical
By Center REPertory Company
Lynda DiVito
for Clybourne Park
By Center REPertory Company
Actor Noel Anthony
for Les Miserables
by Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Chad Clevenger
for The Maltese Falcon
by Butterfield 8 Theatre Company
Supporting
Actress
A TIE!
Nicole Helfer
for Les Miserables
by Contra Costa Musical Theatre
AND
Melissa O’Keefe
for [title of show]
by OMG, I Love that Show!
Maureen-Theresa Williams
for The Maltese Falcon
by Butterfield 8 Theatre Company
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Supporting
Actor
Jerry Lee
for Les Miserables
by Contra Costa Musical Theatre
A TIE!
Jeff Rackmill
for Robin Hood
by San Ramon Community Theater
AND
Henry Perkins
for The Rainmaker
by Town Hall Theatre Company
Scenic Designer
Shara Main
for The Music Man
by Brentwood Theater Company
Michael Locher
for Sleuth
by Center Repertory Company
Costumer
Susan Dodge
for South Pacific
by Pittsburg Community Theatre
C. C. Cardin
for Shipwrecked an Entertainment
by Onstage Theatre
Lighting
Designer
Marcia Madeira
for Les Miserables
by Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Michael Resnick
for The Rainmaker
by Town Hall Theatre Company
Director Scott Denison
for Les Miserables
by Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Mark Anderson Phillips
for Sleuth
by Center REPertory Company
Choreographer Emily Garcia
for The Music Man
by Brentwood Theater Company
Music Director Brandon Adams
for Les Miserables
by Contra Costa Musical Theatre
Production Les Miserables
By Contra Costa Musical Theatre
The Rainmaker
by Town Hall Theatre Company
Also Shellies for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts were awarded to Jack Gaughan by Brentwood
Theater Company, Jerry and Judy Potter by Butterfield 8 Theatre Company; Marty Bach by Diablo
Theatre Company; Cherie Persing by Pittsburg Community Theatre and Allena Behnke by Vagabond
Players.
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