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And the nominees are…

The Jeff Awards announced 124 nominations in 25 categories for Non-Equity Jeff Awards.  Included are productions that opened between April 1, 2011, and March 31, 2012. The Non-Equity Awards honor excellence in Chicago theatres not under a union contract.  This year the Jeff Awards judges covered opening nights of 154 productions offered by 71 non-Equity producing organizations. Thirty-two theatre companies received nominations.  

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NOTICE TO NOMINEES: Please provide your contact information, as soon as pssible, to nonequitywing@jeffawards.org.

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The 39th Anniversary Non-Equity Jeff Awards Ceremony will be held on Monday, June 4, at the Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago, IL. Doors open for a cash bar at 6:00 p.m., with a light buffet at 6:30 p.m.;  the presentation ceremony is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door. A group rate of $35 is available for parties of 10 or more and nominated casts. Festive cocktail attire is suggested, and the public is cordially invited. Tickets may be purchased on-line with a credit card (see link above) or by mail with the  mail-order form. For more information contact Doug Bradburd, Non-Equity Wing Chair,  nonequitywing@jeffawards.org 

The Jeff Awards has been honoring outstanding theatre artists annually since it was established in 1968. With 50 members representing a wide variety of backgrounds in theatre, the Jeff Awards is committed to celebrating the vitality of Chicago area theatre by recognizing excellence through its recommendations, awards, and honors. The Jeff Awards fosters the artistic growth of area theatres and theatre artists and promotes educational opportunities, audience appreciation, and civic pride in the achievements of the theatre community. The Jeff Awards evaluates over 250 theatrical productions and holds two awards ceremonies annually. Originally chartered to recognize only Equity productions, the Jeff Awards established the Non-Equity Wing in 1973 to celebrate outstanding achievement in non-union theatre. 

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The Jeff Awards Celebrated a Great Equity Season           at the November 2011 Ceremony

A near capacity audience celebrated accomplishments in Chicago theatre at the 43rd annual Jeff Equity Awards at Drury Lane Oakbrook on Monday, November 7, 2011.   In addition to the presentation of 39 awards, there were live performances from nominated musicals, video performances from nominated plays, plus special awards and surprises.

Top Production Honors went to re-imagined musicals Candide (Goodman Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company) and The Original Grease (American Theatre Company). In the Production – Play categories, recipients were Chicago Shakespeare’s The Madness of George III and Remy Bumppo’s presentation of Edward Albee’s The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? The award for Production – Revue went to The Second City e.t.c. for Sky’s the Limit (Weather Permitting)
 

See the COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES AND RECIPIENTS and the PRESS RELEASE  with all the details.

View a GALLERY OF PHOTOS from the Jeff Awards Ceremony by Johnny Knight.

Note: Jeff Equity Awards Ceremony for 2012: Monday, October 15, at Drury Lane Oakbrook.

 

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