The nominations are in and the winners will be announced during the annual Syracuse New Times Syracuse Area Live Theater (SALT) Awards. The ceremony, co-hosted by Rita Worlock and Abel Searor, will be presented on Sunday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m., at Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St. The theater will hold a pre-show reception from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Sutton Pavilion, as well as a gala after-party at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
The 2015 SALT Awards is sponsored by Realty USA.
Professional Theater Companies
Musical of the Year
Carousel (Redhouse Arts Center); Hairspray (Syracuse Stage); A Man of No Importance (Redhouse Arts Center); 1776 (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Sweeney Todd (Merry-Go Round Playhouse)
Leading Actress in a Musical
Caitlin Oenbrink, Carousel (Redhouse Arts Center); Mary Digangi, Hairspray (Syracuse Stage); Aubry Panek, A Man of No Importance (Redhouse Arts Center); Caitlyn Diana Doyle, 1776 (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Christianne Tisdale, Sweeney Todd (Merry-Go Round Playhouse)
Leading Actor in a Musical
Greg Horton, 1776 (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Jimmy Johansmeyer, The Addams Family (Cortland Repertory Theatre); David Kaverman, Carousel (Redhouse Arts Center); David Lowenstein, Hairspray (Syracuse Stage); Michael Pine, A Man of No Importance (Redhouse Arts Center)
Director of the Year (Musical)
Brett Bernardi, The Addams Family (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Bill Fennelly, Hairspray (Syracuse Stage); Igor Goldin, Sweeney Todd (Merry-Go Round Playhouse); Stephen Svoboda, A Man of No Importance (Redhouse Arts Center); Kerby Thompson, 1776 (Cortland Repertory Theatre)
Play of the Year
Always a Bridesmaid (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Broadway Bound (Redhouse Arts Center); In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play (Syracuse Stage); Miracle on South Division Street (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Other Desert Cities (Syracuse Stage)
Director of the Year (Play)
May Adrales, In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play (Syracuse Stage); Timothy Bond, Other Desert Cities (Syracuse Stage); John Kani, Sizwe Banzi Is Dead (Syracuse Stage); Shaun Peknic, Sherlock Holmes and the West End Horror (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Stephen Svoboda, Broadway Bound (Redhouse Arts Center)
Leading Actress of the Year
Laura Austin, Broadway Bound (Redhouse Arts Center); D’Arcy Dersham, Other Desert Cities (Syracuse Stage); Erika LaVonn, The Piano Lesson (Syracuse Stage); Dori Legg, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Syracuse Stage); Marianna McClellan, In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play (Syracuse Stage)
Leading Actor of the Year
Joel Reuben Ganz, Other Desert Cities (Syracuse Stage); Atandwa Kani, Sizwe Banzi Is Dead (Syracuse Stage), Christopher Kelly, In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play (Syracuse Stage); Anthony Malchar, Broadway Bound (Redhouse Arts Center); Larry Paulsen, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Syracuse Stage)
Costumer of the Year
Sarah Cubbage, In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play (Syracuse Stage); Nikki Delhomme, Broadway Bound (Redhouse Arts Center); Helen Q Huana, The Piano Lesson (Syracuse Stage); Jimmy Johansmeyer, Always a Bridesmaid (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Caitlin Ward, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Syracuse Stage)
Choreographer of the Year
Cynthia Halpin, 1776 (Cortland Repertory Theatre);Stephanie Dattellas, Carousel (Redhouse Arts Center); Erin Lafferty, A Man of No Importance (Redhouse Arts Center); Robin Levine, The Addams Family (Cortland Repertory Theatre); David Wanstreet, Hairspray (Syracuse Stage)
Lighting Designer of the Year
Chuan-Chi Chan, Broadway Bound (Redhouse Arts Center); Dawn Chang, Other Desert Cities (Syracuse Stage); Geoff Korf, The Piano Lesson (Syracuse Stage), Seth Reiser, In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play (Syracuse Stage); Karin Olson, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Syracuse Stage)
Sound Designer of the Year
Montana Johnson, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Syracuse Stage); Casi Pasilio, Other Desert Cities (Syracuse Stage); Nathan Roberts and Charles Coes, In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play (Syracuse Stage); Seth Asa Sengel, Miracle on South Division Street (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Anthony Vadala, Broadway Bound (Redhouse Arts Center)
Set Designer of the Year
John Arone, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Syracuse Stage); William Bloodgood, Other Desert Cities (Syracuse Stage); Tim Brown, Broadway Bound (Redhouse Arts Center); Ola Kraszpulska, Always a Bridesmaid (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams, In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play (Syracuse Stage)
Costumer of the Year, Musical
Nikki Delhomme, Carousel (Redhouse Arts Center); Nikki Delhomme, A Man of No Importance (Redhouse Arts Center); Jimmy Johansmeyer, The Addams Family (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Aaron Mastin, Hairspray (Syracuse Stage); Wendi R. Zea, 1776 (Cortland Repertory Theatre)
Lighting Designer of the Year, Musical
Alan Edwards, Carousel (Redhouse Arts Center); David A. Sexton, The Addams Family (Cortland Repertory Theatre); David A. Sexton, 1776 (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Thom Weaver, Hairspray (Syracuse Stage); Marie Yokoyama, A Man of No Importance (Redhouse Arts Center)
Set Designer of the Year, Musical
Shelley Barish, The Addams Family (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Tim Brown, Carousel (Redhouse Arts Center); Tim Brown, A Man of No Importance (Redhouse Arts Center); Adam Koch, Hairspray (Syracuse Stage); Sam Sheehan, 1776 (Cortland Repertory Theatre)
Sound Designer of the Year, Musical
Jonathan Herter, Hairspray (Syracuse Stage); Seth Asa Sengel, The Addams Family (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Seth Asa Sengel, 1776 (Cortland Repertory Theatre); Anthony Vadala, Carousel (Redhouse Arts Center); Anthony Vadala, A Man of No Importance (Redhouse Arts Center)
Non-Performing Person of the Year
Patrick Burns, Carousel (Redhouse Arts Center); Patrick Burns, A Man of No Importance (Redhouse Arts Center); Erin Lundsford, Hairspray (Syracuse Stage); Jose Simbulan, West Side Story (Merry-Go-Round Playhouse); Jeff Theiss, Sweeney Todd (Merry-Go-Round Playhouse)
Non Professional Theater Companies
Play of the Year
The Laramie Project (Central New York Playhouse); Glengarry Glen Ross (Central New York Playhouse); Lend Me a Tenor (Central New York Playhouse); Lincoln’s Blood (Covey Theatre Company); White Liars and Black Comedy (Central New York Playhouse)
Leading Actress in a Play
Katie DeFerio, Lend Me a Tenor (Central New York Playhouse); Marguerite Mitchell, Romeo and Juliet (Central New York Playhouse); Nora O’Dea, Doubt (Salt City Center for the Performing Arts); Heather Roach, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Central New York Playhouse); Natalie Wilson, White Liars and Black Comedy (Central New York Playhouse)
Supporting Actress in a Play
Lynn King, Doubt (Salt City Center for the Performing Arts); Kate Kisselstein, White Liars and Black Comedy (Central New York Playhouse); Aubry Ludington, God of Carnage (Covey Theatre Company); Marcia Mele, Lend Me a Tenor (Central New York Playhouse); Betsy York, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Appleseed Productions)
Leading Actor in a Play
Edward Mastin, God’s Favorite (Central New York Playhouse); Justin Polly, RFK (Appleseed Productions); Darian Sundberg, Lincoln’s Blood (Covey Theatre Company); Vincent Randazzo, Lend Me a Tenor (Central New York Playhouse); Dan Rowlands, White Liars and Black Comedy (Central New York Playhouse)
Supporting Actor in a Play
Nathan Faudree, Glengarry Glen Ross (Central New York Playhouse); Lanny Freshman, God’s Favorite (Central New York Playhouse); Ryan Santiago, Lincoln’s Blood (Covey Theatre Company); Zach Siracuse, Lend Me a Tenor (Central New York Playhouse); Alan Stillman, White Liars and Black Comedy (Central New York Playhouse)
Director of the Year, Play
Dustin Czarny, Lend Me a Tenor (Central New York Playhouse); Garrett Heater, Lincoln’s Blood (Covey Theatre Company); Justin Polly, The Laramie Project (Central New York Playhouse); Justin Polly and Chris Best, White Liars and Black Comedy (Central New York Playhouse); Roy van Norstrand, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Central New York Playhouse)
Musical of the Year
Aida (Central New York Playhouse); Fiddler on the Roof (Salt City Center for the Performing Arts); Hair (Covey Theatre Company); Jekyll & Hyde (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Young Frankenstein (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild).
Leading Actress in a Musical
Cathy Butler, Aida (Central New York Playhouse); Kristina M. Clark, Jekyll & Hyde (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Leila Dean, Young Frankenstein (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Carol Ditch, Fiddler on the Roof (Salt City Center for the Performing Arts); Riley Mahan, Hair (Covey Theatre Company)
Supporting Actress in a Musical
Kate Crawford, Fiddler on the Roof (Salt City Center for the Performing Arts); Kathy Egloff, Young Frankenstein (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Mary Musial, Hair (Covey Theatre Company); Jennifer Pearson, Jekyll & Hyde (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Erin Williamson, Aida (Central New York Playhouse);
Leading Actor in a Musical
Bob Brown, Fiddler on the Roof (Salt City Center for the Performing Arts); C.J. Roche, Hair (Covey Theatre Company); Henry Wilson, Jekyll & Hyde (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Henry Wilson, Young Frankenstein (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Chip Weber, Aida (Central New York Playhouse)
Supporting Actor in a Musical
Liam Fitzpatrick, Evil Dead (Central New York Playhouse); Derek Potocki, Young Frankenstein (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Ben Sills, Jekyll & Hyde (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Josh Taylor, Young Frankenstein (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Chris Wiacek, Hair (Covey Theatre Company)
Director of the Year/Musical
Garrett Heater, Hair (Covey Theatre Company); Heather Jensen, Young Frankenstein (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Cathleen O’Brien, Fiddler on the Roof (Salt City Center for the Performing Arts); Dan Rowlands, Evil Dead (Central New York Playhouse); Korrie Taylor, Jekyll & Hyde (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild)
Music Director of the Year
Bridget Moriarty, Hair (Covey Theatre Company); Abel Searor, Be Our Guest: Disney Through the Ages (Rarely Done Productions); Abel Searor, Fiddler on the Roof (Salt City Center for the Performing Arts); Abel Searor, Jekyll & Hyde (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Dan Williams, Young Frankenstein (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild)
Costumer of the Year
Sara Barden and Crystal Rowlands, Evil Dead (Central New York Playhouse); Stephanie Long, Young Frankenstein (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Rhiannon Randall and Donnie Williams, Aida (Central New York Playhouse); Barbara Toman, Clybourne Park (Central New York Playhouse); Jodi Wilson, Jekyll & Hyde (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild)
Choreographer of the Year
Jodi Bova-Mele, Hair (Covey Theatre Company); Stephfond Brunson, Jekyll & Hyde (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Jimmy Curtin, Be Our Guest: Disney Through the Ages (Rarely Done Productions); Korrie Taylor, Evil Dead (Central New York Playhouse); Korrie Taylor, Young Frankenstein (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild)
Lighting Designer of the Year
Sam Barbuto, Young Frankenstein (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Marguerite Beebe, Evil Dead (Central New York Playhouse); Steve LaPorte, Hair (Covey Theatre Company); Cindy Shippers, Fiddler on the Roof (Salt City Center for the Performing Arts); Korrie Taylor, Sam Barbuto and Kevin Barbuto, Jekyll & Hyde (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild)
Sound Designer of the Year
Rachel Briscoe, Dan Randall and Rob Searle, Aida (Central New York Playhouse); Lisa Harshberger and Bill White, Young Frankenstein (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Mark Palinkas and Josh Wright, Jekyll & Hyde (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Dan Rowlands, Evil Dead (Central New York Playhouse); Anthony Vadala, Hair (Covey Theatre Company)
Set Designer of the Year
Gregg Bilyeu, Jekyll & Hyde (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Karel Blakeley, Clybourne Park (Central New York Playhouse); Navroz Dabu, Evil Dead (Central New York Playhouse); Liam Fitzpatrick and Dustin Czarny, Aida (Central New York Playhouse); Josh Taylor, Young Frankenstein (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild)
Non-Performing Person of the Year
Jay Burris, Young Frankenstein (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Michelle Luzzi, Jekyll & Hyde (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild); Morgan O’Donnell Curry, Aida (Central New York Playhouse); Em Piraino, Clybourne Park (Central New York Playhouse); Josh Taylor, Jekyll & Hyde (Baldwinsville Theatre Guild)
