The Iceman Cometh & Follies Win Big at Chicago's Jeff Awards

The winners of the 44th Annual Jeff Equity Awards, which honor the best of Chicago’s theater offerings, were announced in a ceremony at Drury Lane Oakbrook on October 15. Among the big winners of the night: Goodman Theatre’s The Iceman Cometh, which took home six awards as the top large-scale play, and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre's Follies, which won honors for a large musical. Check out the complete list of winners below:

PRODUCTION – PLAY – LARGE
The Iceman Cometh – Goodman Theatre

PRODUCTION – PLAY – MIDSIZE
The Pitmen Painters – TimeLine Theatre Company

PRODUCTION – MUSICAL – LARGE
Follies – Chicago Shakespeare Theater

PRODUCTION – MUSICAL – MIDSIZE
The Doyle & Debbie Show – lonesome road productions

PRODUCTION – REVUE
We’re All in This Room Together – The Second City e.t.c.

DIRECTOR – PLAY
Robert Falls – The Iceman Cometh

DIRECTOR – MUSICAL
Gary Griffin – Follies

DIRECTOR – REVUE
Ryan Bernier – We’re All in This Room Together

ENSEMBLE
The Iceman Cometh

ACTOR IN A PRINICPAL ROLE – PLAY
Larry Yando – Angels in America

ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL
Bruce Arntson – The Doyle & Debbie Show

ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY
Diane D’Aquila – Elizabeth Rex

ACTRESS IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL
Caroline O’Connor – Follies 

ACTOR OR ACTRESS IN A REVUE
Edgar Blackmon – Who Do We Think We Are?

SOLO PERFORMANCE
Timothy Edward Kane – An Iliad 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
Brian Dennehy – The Iceman Cometh

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
Alex Goodrich – HERO the Musical

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
Natalie West – The Butcher of Baraboo

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – MUSICAL
Hollis Resnik – Follies

NEW WORK – PLAY
Ayad Akhtar – Disgraced (tie) – American Theater Company
Sarah Gubbins – The Kid Thing (tie) – Chicago Dramatists and About Face Theatre

NEW WORK – MUSICAL
Aaron Thielen and Michael Mahler – HERO the Musical – Marriott Theatre

NEW ADAPTATION – PLAY
Oren Jacoby – Invisible Man – Court Theatre

CHOREOGRAPHY
Tammy Mader – Hairspray

ORIGINAL INCIDENTAL MUSIC
Lindsay Jones – Timon of Athens

MUSIC DIRECTION
Brad Haak – Follies

SCENIC DESIGN – LARGE
Kevin Depinet – The Iceman Cometh

SCENIC DESIGN – MIDSIZE
Brian Prather – Freud’s Last Session

LIGHTING DESIGN – LARGE
Natasha Katz – The Iceman Cometh

LIGHTING DESIGN – MIDSIZE
Michael McNamara – The Turn of the Screw

COSTUME DESIGN – LARGE
Virgil C. Johnson – Follies

COSTUME DESIGN – MIDSIZE
Branimira Ivanova – Cloud 9

SOUND DESIGN – LARGE
Mikhail Fiksel – Oedipus el Rey

SOUND DESIGN – MIDSIZE
Christopher Kriz – The Turn of the Screw

PROJECTIONS / MEDIA DESIGN
Maya Ciarrocchi – Crowns

ARTISTIC SPECIALIZATION (MAGIC DESIGN)
Dennis Watkins – Death and Harry Houdini

SPECIAL AWARD
Actors’ Equity Association

The Joseph Jefferson Awards (named for actor/comedian Joseph Jefferson) have honored Chicago theater since 1968, with a committee of 52 members evaluating over 250 theatrical productions every year. The Awards honor both Equity and Non-Equity productions (the Non-Equity ceremony will be held on June 3, 2013).