Nominees Announced for 2012 Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award Show
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 1:33PM
For Immediate Release Contact: Jasmine Maharisi jmaharisi@gmail.com 402.609.9843
OMAHA, Neb – Nearly 200 artists, performers and musicians are among the nominees for the 2012 Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards, to be held Feb. 12, 2012 at the Hilton in North Downtown Omaha. The annual red carpet event honors supreme talent from the world of performing arts, visual arts and music.
This year’s list was compiled from hundreds of public nominations submitted online during the open ballot session at oea-awards.com. Hancock & Dana, one of Omaha’s largest locally-owned accounting firms, tallied the top five nominations in each category.
A few names, such as visual artist Tim Guthrie, appear more than once on the nominee list. This year, Guthrie was nominated three times, and is a hopeful in the Best Visual Artist, Best 2-D Visual Artist and Best New Media Visual Artist categories.
“This is crazy, I've never had so many nominations,” Guthrie said. “I don't know what to say. I'm flabbergasted. Embarrassed, but honored.”
Visual Arts
Best Visual Artist
Joe Broghammer
Tim Guthrie
Bill Hoover
Jun Kaneko
Vera Mercer
Best Emerging Visual Artist
Leslie Diuguid
Victoria Hoyt
Kim Reid Kuhn
Bill Sitzmann
Christina Renfer Vogel
Ying Zhu
Best 2D Visual Artist
Joe Broghammer
Tim Guthrie
Bill Hoover
Vera Mercer
Christina Narwicz
Kristin Pluhacek
Best 3D Visual Artist
Justin Beller
Jamie Burmeister
Jun Kaneko
Robert Miller
Larry Sosso
Iggy Sumnik
Best New Media Visual Artist
Jamie Burmeister
Tim Guthrie
Susan Knight
Alex Myers
Kjell Peterson
Ying Zhu
Best Group Visual Art Show
“Body As Text” –RNG Gallery
“Extraordinary Rendition” –bemisUNDERGROUND
“Bienvenidos/Welcome” – Cathedral Cultural Center Sunderland Gallery
“Les Femmes Folles” – RNG Gallery
“Reunion: Old Friends–New Work” – Hot Shops Art Center
“Science Fair” – Urban Storage
Best Solo Visual Art Show
Bill Hoover: “Paintings from the Vision Inhabited House,” Stone House Art Gallery
Jun Kaneko: “Outside Kaneko,” Lauritzen Gardens
Vera Mercer: “Still Lifes,” Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
Christina Narwicz: “Fluid,” Anderson O'Brien Gallery
Kristin Pluhacek: “Weeds/Pods/Seeds & Landscapes,” Lauritzen Gardens
Iggy Sumnik: “On and Off the Wall,” The New BLK Gallery
Performing Arts
Best Show
Musical
"Guys and Dolls," Omaha Community Playhouse
"The King and I," Ralston Community Theatre
"Rooms: A Rock Romance," The Candy Project
"Smokey Joe’s Cafe," Children’s Respite Care Center
"The Sound of Music," Rose Theater
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Omaha Community Playhouse
Drama
"Dark Play, or Stories for Boys," University of Nebraska at Omaha
"Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol," Blue Barn Theatre
"Three Tall Women," Blue Barn Theatre
"Tuesdays With Morrie," Omaha Community Playhouse
"The Year of Magical Thinking," Circle Theater
Comedy
"Becky’s New Car," Omaha Community Playhouse
"Distant Music," Brigit St. Brigit Theatre
"Noises Off," University of Nebraska at Omaha
"Steel Magnolias," Omaha Community Playhouse
"A Thousand Clowns," Omaha Community Playhouse
Direction
Comedy or Drama
Carl Beck, "Tuesdays With Morrie," Omaha Community Playhouse
Amy Lane, "Becky’s New Car," Omaha Community Playhouse
Amy Lane, "Dark Play, or Stories for Boys," University of Nebraska at Omaha
Kevin Lawler, "Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol," Blue Barn Theatre
Susan Clement-Toberer, "Three Tall Women," Blue Barn Theatre
Stage Direction, Musical
Carl Beck, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Omaha Community Playhouse
Gordon Cantiello, "Smokey Joe’s Cafe," Children’s Respite Care Center
Susan Baer Collins, "Guys and Dolls," Omaha Community Playhouse
Jennifer Holcombe, "The Sound of Music," Rose Theater
Todd Uhrmacher, "The King and I," Ralston Community Theater
Music Direction, Musical
Jim Boggess, "Guys and Dolls," Omaha Community Playhouse
Jim Boggess, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Omaha Community Playhouse
Mark Kurtz, "Smokey Joe’s Cafe," Children’s Respite Care Center
Zach Peterson, "Rooms: A Rock Romance," The Candy Project
Kevin Smith, "The Sound of Music," Rose Theater
Choreography
Sue Gillespie Booton, "The Sound of Music," Rose Theater
Debbie Massey, "The Music Man," Papillion-La Vista Community Theatre
Roxanne Nielsen, "Guys and Dolls," Omaha Community Playhouse
Roxanne Nielsen, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Omaha Community Playhouse
Patrick Roddy, "Smokey Joe’s Cafe," Children’s Respite Care Center
Acting – Musicals
Actress
Angela Jenson-Frey, "Guys and Dolls," Omaha Community Playhouse
Shiloh Jones, "The Music Man," Papillion-La Vista Community Theatre
Kirstin Kluver, "Guys and Dolls," Omaha Community Playhouse
Ruth Rath, "Mame," Bellevue Little Theatre
Jodi Vacarro, "The Sound of Music," Rose Theater
Actor
Steve Krambeck, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," Bellevue Little Theatre
Ryan Pivonka, "The King and I," Ralston Community Theatre
Seth Shirley, "Guys and Dolls," Omaha Community Playhouse
Mark Thornburg, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," Bellevue Little Theatre
Dan Tracy, "Floyd Collins," Creighton University
Kirk Vaughn-Robinson, "The Sound of Music," Rose Theater
Supporting Actress
Mary Carrick, "The Sound of Music," Rose Theater
Megan McGuire, "Guys and Dolls," Omaha Community Playhouse
Jennifer Tritz, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Omaha Community Playhouse
Kathy Tyree, "Smokey Joe’s Cafe," Children’s Respite Care Center
Tiffany White-Welchen, "Smokey Joe’s Cafe," Children’s Respite Care Center
Supporting Actor
Gary Bosanek, "Guys and Dolls," Omaha Community Playhouse
Dan Chevalier, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Omaha Community Playhouse
Noel Larrieu, "Guys and Dolls," Omaha Community Playhouse
Eric Micks, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Omaha Community Playhouse
D.J. Tyree, "Smokey Joe’s Cafe," Children’s Respite Care Center
Acting– Comedy or Drama
Actor
Bill Grennan, "Dark Play, or Stories for Boys," UNO
Nils Haaland, "Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol," Blue Barn Theatre
Bill Hutson, "Tuesdays With Morrie," Omaha Community Playhouse
Scott Kurz, "Distant Music," Brigit St. Brigit Theatre
Jonathan Purcell, "Someone to Watch Over Me," F-Troupe Collaborative
Actress
Audrey Fisher, "The Philadelphia Story," Bellevue Little Theatre
Kim Jubenville, "Becky’s New Car," Omaha Community Playhouse
Sarah Liken, "Euridyce," UNO
Ruth Rath, "Three Tall Women," Blue Barn Theatre
Barb Ross, "The Year of Magical Thinking," Circle Theatre
Supporting Actor
Brendan J.D. Reilly, "Dark Play, or Stories for Boys," University of Nebraska at Omaha
Steve Hartman, "Dark Play, or Stories for Boys," University of Nebraska at Omaha
Chris Shonka, "Tuesdays With Morrie," Omaha Community Playhouse
Scott Working, "Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol," Blue Barn Theatre
Brian Zealand, "Shopping and F*cking," Lilyhorn/Martin Productions
Supporting Actress
Sonia Keffer, "Three Tall Women," Blue Barn Theatre
Kirstin Kluver, "Three Tall Women," Blue Barn Theatre
Laura Leininger, "Distant Music," Brigit St. Brigit Theatre
Patricia Lilyhorn, "A Thousand Clowns," Omaha Community Playhouse
Jennifer McGill, "Steel Magnolias," Omaha Community Playhouse
Theatre Arts
Original Script
Monica Bauer, "My Occasion of Sin," Shelterbelt Theatre
Brian Guehring, "The Misfits," Rose Theater
Kirstin Kluver, Kathleen Lawler and Jennifer Poole, "Bitch," The Witching Hour
Aaron Sawyer, "Red Hamlet," Red Theater Omaha
Ellen Struve, "Nobody Gets Paid," Shelterbelt Theatre
Scenic Design
Robbie Jones, "Eurydice," University of Nebraska at Omaha
Scott Kurz, "Distant Music," Brigit St. Brigit Theatre
Martin Scott Marchitto, "Three Tall Women," Blue Barn Theatre
Jim Othuse, "Guys and Dolls," Omaha Community Playhouse
Steven L. Williams, "Twelfth Night," University of Nebraska at Omaha
Lighting Design
Matt DeNoncour, "Floyd Collins," Creighton University
Jane Spencer, "Becky’s New Car," Omaha Community Playhouse
Bill Van Deest, "Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol," Blue Barn Theatre
Steven L. Williams, "Dark Play, or Stories for Boys," University of Nebraska at Omaha
Carol Wisner, "Three Tall Women," Blue Barn Theatre
Costume Design
Debbie Overturff, "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," Ballet Nebraska
Lindsay Pape, "Into the Woods," Creighton University
Lindsay Pape, "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," Nebraska Shakespeare Festival
Georgiann Regan, "Guys and Dolls," Omaha Community Playhouse
Lynne Ridge, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Omaha Community Playhouse
Sound Design
Lucas Clopton, "Talk Radio," Blue Barn Theatre
Eric Griffith, "Distant Music," Brigit St. Brigit Theatre
Amanda Miller, "The Year of Magical Thinking," Circle Theatre
Allie Stoysich and Steven L. Williams, "Eurydice," University of Nebraska at Omaha
Molly Welsh, "Shopping and F*cking," Lilyhorn/Martin Productions
Youth
Performance for a Youth Audience
"Fantastic Mr. Fox," Rose Theater
"The Misfits," Rose Theater
"Once Upon a Mattress," Chanticleer Community Theater
"Pride Players: Project 13," Rose Teens’n’Theater
"The Sound of Music," Rose Theater
Performance by a Young Actress or Actor
Noah Diaz, "Nobody Gets Paid," Shelterbelt Theatre
Max Hauze, "The Sound of Music," Rose Theater
Brock McCullough, "Mame," Bellevue Little Theatre
Bailey Newman, "My Occasion of Sin," Shelterbelt Theatre
Ashton Taylor, "The Philadelphia Story," Bellevue Little Theatre
Dance
Dance Production
"45 Degrees Celsius," Omaha Modern Dance Collective
"A Midsummer Night’s Dream," Ballet Nebraska
"A Midsummer Night’s Dream," Heartland Youth Ballet
"Momentum," Ballet Nebraska
"Spring Showcase," The Moving Company
Featured Dancer
Matthew Carter, "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," Ballet Nebraska
Matthew Carter, "Momentum," Ballet Nebraska
Kyan Doubet, "Spring Showcase," The Moving Company
Erika Overturff, "Momentum," Ballet Nebraska
Sasha York, "Momentum," Ballet Nebraska
Slam Poet
Andrew Ek
Katie F-S
Matt Mason
Gage Wallace
Ben Wenzl
Music
Best New Artist
Gus and Call
Icky Blossoms
We Be Lions
The Big Deep
Snake Island
The Seen
Best Artist
Galvanized Tron
Emphatic
Tim Kahsher
Bright Eyes
Matt Cox
Best Cover Band
Secret Weapon
Hi-Fi Hangover
Yesterday & Today
Lemon Fresh Day
Jerry Pranksters
Best Ethnic
Omaha Guitar Trio
The Bishops
Vibenhai
Donneybrook
Mariachi Luna y sol
Best Progressive/Experimental/Funk
Funk Trek
In Dreama
Blue Martian Tribe
Machete Archive
The Midland Band
Satchel Grande
Best Jazz
Steve Raybine
Robot Baklva
Matt Amandus
Jazzocracy
Jorge Nilla and The Jazz Ninjas
Best Blues
Kris Lager Band
Brad Cordle Band
Lil’ Slim Blues Band
112 North Duck
Mojo and The Mofos
Best Hip Hop
Galvanized Tron
Jimmy Hooligan
Conchance
Pflames
Scru Face Jean
Purveyors of the Conscious Sound
Best Soul/R&B and Gospel
JaSoulo
Lucas Kellison and the Assembled Soul
The 9’s
Second Chance
Voices of Victory
Best Country/Americana
Kanesville Boys
Matt Cox Band
Platte River Rain
Jaymie Jones
Filter Kings
Best DJ/EDM
Somasphere
Brent Crampton
Gunk DJ’s (Kobrakyle and $pencelove)
Icky Blossoms
BASSthoven
Best Indie
Lonely Estates
Noah’s Ark Was A Spaceship
Conduits
So-So Sailors
Dim Light
Blue Bird
Best Hard Rock
Against The Artificial
Broken Crown
The End In Red
The Wreckage
Aurasing
Best Rock
Rock Paper Dynamite
Voodoo Method
Vago
Mitch Gettman
Kris Lager Band
Best Adult/Alternative…Songwriter
Tara Vaughan
Mitch Gettman
Manny Coon
All Young Girls Are Machine guns
South Of Lincoln
Eli Mardock
Best Album
Bright Eyes-The Peoples Key
Tim Kasher-The Game of Monogamy
Matt Cox-Tracks in Sound
Galvanized Tron-self titled
Emphatic-Damage