Awards & Honors
As of 2013, ABT Ensemble & Artistic Affiliates have individually received over 120 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Citations, or nominations, 21 After Dark Awards, 2 Pulitzer Prize nominations, an Academy Award nomination, Golden Globe Award, 6 Writers’ Guild Award, 10 Emmy Awards or nominations, 19 Black Theatre Alliance Awards or nominations, and multiple Regional theater awards from NY, Los Angeles, DC, and Florida.
Please see Ensemble Member’s individual biographies for further information.
ABT’s 38-member Ensemble has over 456 combined years of collaboration on stage.
Awards & honors given to Ensemble & Artistic Affiliates
for ABT collaborations:
CBS Channel 2 Pick of the Week
Rantoul and Die
Chicago Magazine: the Five
Rantoul and Die
NewCity Chicago Top 5
Rantoul and Die
WBEZ Critics’ Pick
Rantoul and Die
Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Production – Mid-Sized Play
Tobacco Road
Joseph Jefferson Award for Scenic Design – Mid-Sized Play
James Leaming
Tobacco Road
Joseph Jefferson Award for Costume Design – Mid-Sized Play
Sarah E. Ross & Kristin DeiTos
Tobacco Road
Broadway Award Chicago Award nomination – Best Scenic Design (Resident Equity)
James Leaming
Tobacco Road
Broadway Award Chicago Award nomination – Best Costume Design (Resident Equity)
Sarah E. Ross & Kristin DeiTos
Tobacco Road
Top 5 Comedies of 2010 by WBEZ (Jonathan Abarbanel)
Tobacco Road
10 Great Holiday Shows in Chicago by Chicago Magazine
It’s a Wonderful Life: Live at the Biograph!
5 Most Festive Holiday Shows by CBS Chicago
It’s a Wonderful Life: Live at the Biograph!
10 Most Anticipated Holiday Shows by Chicago Tribune
It’s a Wonderful Life: Live at the Biograph!
Best of Chicago—Best Holiday-Themed Theatrical Production by NewCity Chicago
It’s a Wonderful Life: Live at the Biograph!
Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Projections Design
Marty Higginbotham
Speech and Debate
Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Production
Oklahoma!
Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Actor in Principal Role—Musical
Matthew Brumlow
Oklahoma!
Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Actor in a Supporting Role—Musical
Casey Campbell
Oklahoma!
Top Ten Shows of 2007 by Chicago Tribune
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Top Ten Shows of 2007 by Chicago Sun-Times
Oklahoma!
Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Actress in a Supporting Role—Play
Gwendolyn Whiteside
St. Scarlet
After Dark Award for Outstanding Performance
Carmen Roman
Orpheus Descending
After Dark Award for Overall Technical Design
Keith Pitts
Orpheus Descending
Top Ten Shows of 2006 by Chicago Tribune
Orpheus Descending
Top Ten Shows of 2006 by Copley News Service
Orpheus Descending
Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Actor in a Principal Role—Play
John Sterchi
A View from the Bridge
Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Actor in a Supporting Role—Play
Matthew Brumlow
A View from the Bridge
Joseph Jefferson Award for Sound Design
Lindsay Jones
Kid-Simple
Chicago Stage Talk Award for Sound Design
Lindsay Jones
Kid-Simple
Top Ten Shows of 2005 by Time Out Chicago
Living Out
Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Original Incidental Music
Marty Higginbotham
A Lie of the Mind
Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Scenic Design
Scott Cooper*
American Buffalo
Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Actress in a Principal Role—Play
Carmen Roman
Medea
After Dark Award for Best Ensemble
Below the Belt
Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Actor in a Principal Role—Play
John Morhlein
A Stone Carver
After Dark Award for Outstanding Performance
John Mohrlein
A Stone Carver
Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Scenic Design
Scott Cooper
Bus Stop
After Dark Award for Set Design
Scott Cooper
Bus Stop
After Dark Award for Best Ensemble
Bus Stop
Joseph Jefferson Citation for New Adaptation
Carmen Roman
The Flight of the Phoenix
Joseph Jefferson Citation for Best Ensemble
Stalag 17
After Dark Award for Ensemble
Stalag 17
After Dark Award for Outstanding Original Music
Dawn Bach
Toys in the Attic
After Dark Award for Outstanding Season—1996-1997
Joseph Jefferson Citation nomination for Actress in a Principal Role—Play
Kate Buddeke
Keely & Du
Joseph Jefferson Citation nomination for New Work
Rick Cleveland
Tom and Jerry
*Scott Cooper (scenic designer) was an Ensemble member 1998-2008. He resides in Florida.
