2024-2025 Orchid Awards for Footlighters, Inc.

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE

• Excellence in Choreography – Peyton Wright
• Excellence in Costume Design – Dennis Murphy & Anne Connor-Stanforth
• Excellence in Direction – Dennis Murphy
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Clare Hingsbergen
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Michael Richart
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – James Lindeman
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Kristin Schisler
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Eric Thomas
• Excellence in Stage Management – Janet Wisner
• Excellence in Dance Execution – James Lindeman & Michael Rickart
• Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’
• Excellence in Lighting Design – Chuck Ingram
• Excellence in Lighting Execution – Janet Wisner
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Ben Essex
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Lisa Breithaupt
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Robert Weidle
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Mary Ann Sprague
• Excellence in Properties – Suzy Dorward
• Excellence in Set Décor – Mackenzie Heuer-Hendren
• Excellence in Set Design – Dennis Murphy
• Excellence in Vocal Direction – Linda Abbott

JOSEPH AND HIS AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT

• Excellence in Costume Design – Elaine Michael
• Excellence in Direction – Megan Horton
• Excellence in Lighting Design – Justin T. Fry
• Excellence in Musical Direction – Alan Masters
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Dennison Keller
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Justin Reilmann
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Megan Ainsley Schneider
• Excellence in Producing – Jennifer Day & Eric Day
• Excellence in Set Design – Ryan Oelker
• Excellence in Choreography – Kyle Fisher
• Excellence in Ensemble – The Brothers
• Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Aaron Whitehead
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Alex Shaw
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Michael Richart
• Excellence in Orchestral Performance – The Joseph Orchestra

ALTAR BOYZ

• Excellence in Direction – Bunny Arszman
• Excellence in Musical Direction – George Drewyor
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Christopher Ball
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Michael Richart
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Ray Garcia
• Excellence in Orchestral Performance – George Drewyor, Shawn Charton, Christian Arellano, Hayden Floro
• Excellence in Producing – Tom Peters & Mary Stone
• Excellence in Set Design – Dan Dermody
• Excellence in Stage Management – Wendy Williams
• Excellence in Choreography – JV Katz
• Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Altar Boyz’
• Excellence in House – Cathy Lutts
• Excellence in Lighting Design – Beth Boland
• Excellence in Lobby Display – Jim Curtis & Jill Herzner
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Alex DeVore
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Jacob Gildenblatt
• Excellence in Set Construction – Gregg Dietrich & Crew
• Excellence in Set Décor – Wes Ledyard
• Excellence in Sound Design – Forrest Goodwin
• Excellence in Vocal Direction – Libby Beiting-Lipps

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

• Excellence in Choreography – Jerry Wiesenhahn & Kimmie Anne Thierauf
• Excellence in Costume Design – Carolyn Martinez & Kristie Marasch
• Excellence in Dance Execution – Jules Breslin & Kyle Fisher
• Excellence in Direction – Jerry Wiesenhahn
• Excellence in Ensemble – The Cast of ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’
• Excellence in Lighting Design – Aubrey Wilson
• Excellence in Lighting Execution – Natasha Boeckmann, Kelly Holtgrefe, Allison McBride, Kristen Vincenty, and Aubrey Wilson
• Excellence in Lobby Display – Ed & Sandy Gates
• Excellence in Musical Direction – Charles Wilhelm
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Jen Drake
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Jonathan Cody White
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Kyle Fisher
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Laura Petracco
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Rebecca Wall
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Robert Breslin IV
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Robert Workley
• Excellence in Musical Theatre Performance – Wayne Wright
• Excellence in Orchestral Performance – The Orchestra for ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’
• Excellence in Overall Performance Quality – The Cast of ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’
• Excellence in Overall Technical Quality – The Crew of ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’
• Excellence in Producing – George Fee & Kristen Vincenty
• Excellence in Program – Erica Beimesche
• Excellence in Set Décor – Wes Ledyard
• Excellence in Set Design – Ryan Oelker
• Excellence in Stage Management – Shannon Eaton & Karrie Stoner
• Excellence in Video Production Design – Ryan Oelker