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Save the Dates for 2012

 Jeff Non-Equity Awards Ceremony: Monday, June 4, at Park West.  

 Jeff Equity Awards Ceremony: Monday, October 15, at Drury Lake Oakbrook.

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Jeff Awards Celebrate a Great Season

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.

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38th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards:

The 38th annual Jeff Non-Equity Awards were presented at the Park West on June 6, 2011.  The event, emceed by Circle Theatre’s Kevin Bellie for the second consecutive year, featured production numbers by the nominated musicals and presentation of awards, two of which were delivered by robots.  See nominees and recipients for a complete 2011 list and all the details in the press release.   See photos from the 38th annual Jeff Non-Equity Awards:  Before the Show.  From The Ceremony. And After the Show.  The 39th annual Jeff Non-Equity Awards will be presented on Monday, June 4,  2012.

 

 


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