2009 MUSIC ACADEMY WINNERS 

Best Rock Box Elders 

Best Hard Rock/Punk/Metal Paria

Best Alternative/Indie It’s True

Best Singer-Songwriter/Adult Alternative Brad Hoshaw & The Seven Deadlies

Best DJ. Kobraklye/Kyle Richardson

Best Folk/Roots/Americana/Bluegrass Filter Kings

Best Soul and R&B Satchel Grande

Best Hip-Hop/Rap Conchance

Best Gospel - Salem Baptist Voices Of Victory 

Best Blues Matt Cox

Best Jazz/Standards/Easy Listening Luigi Waites 

Best Ethnic/World Music The Turfmen 

Best Cover Band Secret Weapon

Album Of The Year Brad Hoshaw & The Seven Deadlies, self titled

Artist Of The Year Brad Hoshaw & The Seven Deadlies

Best New Artist It’s True

2009 PERFORMING ARTS WINNERS 

Best Director (Play)

Kevin Lawler: Stones in His Pockets, Omaha Community Playhouse

Best Director (Musical)

Carl Beck: Bat Boy: The Musical, Omaha Community Playhouse

Best Actor (Play)

Nils Haaland: Stones in His Pockets, Omaha Community Playhouse

Best Actor (Musical)

Tim Abou-Nasr: Bat Boy: The Musical, Omaha Community Playhouse

Best Actress (Play)

Moira Mangiamelli: The Goat or Who is Sylvia?, Blue Barn Theatre

Best Actress (Musical)

Theresa Sindelar: Bat Boy: The Musical, Omaha Community Playhouse

Best Premier of a New, Original, Local Script

Knives Out: Susann Suprenant and Thom Sibbit, Aetherplough

Best Dramatic Play

The Goat or Who is Sylvia?: Blue Barn Theatre

Best Comedic Play

The Odd Couple: Brigit Saint Brigit Theatre Co. & Blue Barn Theatre

Best Musical

Bat Boy: The Musical: Omaha Community Playhouse

Best Local Slam Poet

Katie F-S

Best Supporting Actor (Play)

Randy Vest: Compleat Female Stage Beauty, SNAP! Productions

Best Supporting Actor (Musical)

Don Harris: Gypsy, Omaha Community Playhouse

Best Supporting Actress (Play)

Connie Lee: Compleat Female Stage Beauty, SNAP! Productions

Best Supporting Actress (Musical)

Kirstin Kluver: Gypsy, Omaha Community Playhouse

Achievement in Scenic Design

Jim Othuse: Gypsy, Omaha Community Playhouse

Achievement in Lighting Design

L. Jane Spencer: Bat Boy: The Musical, Omaha Community Playhouse

Achievement in Sound Design

John Gibilisco: Bat Boy: The Musical, Omaha Community Playhouse

Achievement in Costume Design

Lynne Ridge: Bat Boy: The Musical, Omaha Community Playhouse

Best Choreographer in a Musical Production

Patrick Roddy: West Side Story, Creighton University

Best Local Dance Production

Dancefest 2009: Omaha Performing Arts & The Omaha Modern Dance Collective

Best Featured Dancer

David Catherall: West Side Story, Creighton University

Best Musical Direction

Jim Boggess: Bat Boy: The Musical, Omaha Community Playhouse

Performance by Young Actors

Noah Diaz: Speech and Debate, SNAP! Productions

Performance for a Young Audience

Charlotte’s Web: The Rose

2009 VISUAL ARTS WINNERS 

Best 2D Artist Wanda Ewing, “Flower Power”

Solo Show Wanda Ewing, “Flower Power”

New Media Scott Blake, “Bar Code Art Tour”

Group Unwashed, Bancroft St.

3D Jess Benjamin, “Dam” and “Paradox of Value”

Visual Jun Kaneko 

Emerging Artist Amy Morin 

2009 Lifetime Achievement Award – Matt Markel