Chester Theatre Group

CTG’s production of The Baker’s Wife won Best Production of a Musical and Oustanding Lighting Design of a Musical at last night’s Perry Awards held at the Doubletree Hotel in Somerset.

CTG’s Best Musical award is their second in as many years.  Along with The Baker’s Wife, CTG’s production of 1776 also picked up two awards.

Out of 17 nominations, CTG picked up awards for:

• Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical – Ellen Fraker Glasscock – THE BAKER’S WIFE
• Outstanding Direction of a Musical – Mark Happel & Cliff Parrish – 1776
• Outstanding Musical Direction – Cliff Parrish – 1776
• Outstanding Production of a Musical – Ellen Fraker Glasscock – THE BAKER’S WIFE

Many congratulations to our nominees and to our winners.

Pictures from the evening.  (More will follow…)

CTG has been honored with 17 nominations by the New Jersey Association of Community Theatres for their work in the 2007-2008 New Jersey Community Theatre season.

The nominations are:

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/MUSICAL

• Ellen Fraker Glasscock, 1776
• Ellen Fraker Glasscock, The Baker’s Wife

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN/MUSICAL

• Penny Hoadley, The Baker’s Wife

OUTSTANDING PROPERTIES

• Roxanna Wagner, 1776

OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT

• Peg Hill and Geraldine Baillod, The Baker’s Wife

OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN/MUSICAL

• Scott Hart, The Baker’s Wife

OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION

• Clifford Parrish, 1776
• Clifford Parrish, The Baker’s Wife

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

• Scott Hart, The Baker’s Wife

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL

• Ellen Fraker Glasscock, The Baker’s Wife

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY

• Lois Sharrot, A Clean House

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

• Robert Jacobson, 1776
• Greg Moran, The Baker’s Wife

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

• Marguerite Durant, The Baker’s Wife

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

• Lynn Hart, The Baker’s Wife

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

• Don Gehan, 1776

The awards will be presented at the annual Perry Awards Dinner in September, 2008

A full list of the nominees can be found at the NJACT site.

Photos from our production of 1776:

“1776″

by Peter Stone (Book) and Sherman Edwards (Music and Lyrics)

Directed by Mark Happel and Cliff Parrish; Musical Directed by Cliff Parrish

Performances:
FRIDAY & SATURDAY EVENINGS @ 8pm: June 29, 30, July 6,7,13,14,20,21
SUNDAY MATINEES @ 2pm: July 1,8,15

Special Performance on TUESDAY, July 3 @ 8pm

Cast

• Brian Herrle as John Hancock (President)
• Paul Yampolsky as Dr. Josiah Bartlett (NH)
• Robert Jacobson as John Adams (MA)
• Dixon Stearns as Stephen Hopkins (RI)
• Mark Happel as Roger Sherman (CT)
• Jonathan Glennon as Lewis Morris (NY)
• Stephen Fox as Robert Livingston (NY)
• Chris Rhodes as Rev. John Witherspoon (NJ)
• Michael Foley as Benjamin Franklin (PA)
• Robert Allan as John Dickinson (PA)
• Don Gehan as James Wilson (PA)
• Lamont Hill as Caesar Rodney (DE)
• Mark Paris as Col. Thomas McKean (DE)
• Robert Cox as George Read (DE)
• Chris Mortenson as Samuel Chase (MD)
• Scott Hart as Richard Henry Lee (VA)
• Tom Schopper as Thomas Jefferson (VA)
• Brett Petersen as Joseph Hewes (NC)
• Stuart Scheer as Edward Rutledge (SC)
• Bob Longstreet as Dr. Lyman Hall (GA)
• Steven Nitka as Charles Thomson (Secretary)
• Dave Villepique as Andrew McNair (Custodian)
• Christian Paris as Leather Apron
• Chad Flynn as Courier
• Alice Moynahan as Abigail Adams
• Kathryn Davis as Martha Jefferson