2024-2025 Orchid Awards for Cincinnati Music Theatre

MATILDA the Musical

• Excellence in Costume Design – Elaine Michael
• Excellence in Direction – Amanda Emmons Shumate
• Excellence in Musical Direction – Alan Masters
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Ali Weibel-Shepard
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Amanda Marasch
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Jamie Sivrais
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Stella D’Ascenzo
• Excellence in Producing – Kathy Beiting
• Excellence in Set Construction – Robert Workley & Crew
• Excellence in Video Production Design – Amanda Emmons Shumate & Corey Meyer
• Excellence in Choreography – Kate Coyne-Chailland
• Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Matilda The Musical’
• Excellence in Ensemble – Youth Ensemble
• Excellence in Lighting Design – Justin T. Fry
• Excellence in Lighting Execution – Justin T. Fry
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – April Pursley
• Excellence in Orchestral Performance – The Matilda Orchestra
• Excellence in Overall Technical Quality – The Crew of ‘Matilda The Musical’
• Excellence in Program – Amanda Emmons Shumate
• Excellence in Set Décor – Dianna Davis & Kathy Beiting
• Excellence in Set Design – Chad Brinkman
• Excellence in Video Production Execution – Justin T. Fry

SWEET CHARITY

• Excellence in Choreography – Genevieve Perrino
• Excellence in Costume Design – Tia Casey
• Excellence in Direction – Genevieve Perrino
• Excellence in Musical Direction – Michael Kennedy
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Anna Hazard
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Elizabeth Zerhusen Pille
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Jamie Sivrais
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Peyton Leonard
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Sean Miller-Jones
• Excellence in Program – Amanda Emmons Shumate
• Excellence in Dance Execution – The Cast of ‘Sweet Charity’
• Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Sweet Charity’
• Excellence in Lighting Design – Eric Bardes
• Excellence in Lighting Execution – Eric Bardes
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Donald Washington
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Joey Schnell
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Mary Mills
• Excellence in Orchestral Performance – The Sweet Charity Orchestra
• Excellence in Producing – Cody Hendershot & Karen Galliers Hendershot
• Excellence in Properties – Kathy Beiting & Ann Blocksom
• Excellence in Sound Design – Joey Witterstaetter
• Excellence in Sound Execution – Joey Witterstaetter
• Excellence in Stage Management – Holly Mills & Mitchell Wolking
• Excellence in Vocal Direction – Lena Andrews