Mean Girls & Cursed Child Casting Directors Among 2019 Artios Award Winners

A talented group of Broadway casting directors were hat-tipped for their work at the 34th annual Artios Awards on January 31. The dual-coast ceremony was hosted by June Diane Raphael and Paul Scheer at L.A.'s Beverly Hilton and Bridget Everett at NYC's Stage 48.

Among the theater notables named victorious were casting directors for the Tony-nominated musical Mean Girls and the Tony-winning productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Once on This Island and Angels in America. Also of note are wins for the casting directors of MCC Theater's School Girls: Or, the African Mean Girls Play, Signature Theatre's Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train and NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.

Mean Girls scribes Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond were also honored with the Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award for their outstanding commitment to the New York entertainment industry through their collaboration with casting directors.

A select list of Artios Award winners can be found below.

New York Broadway Theater—Comedy or Drama
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child—Jim Carnahan

New York Broadway Theater—Musical
Mean Girls—Bethany Knox

New York Broadway Theater—Revival, Comedy or Drama
Angels in America—Jim Carnahan

New York Broadway Theater—Revival, Musical
Once on This Island—Craig Burns

New York Theater—Comedy or Musical
School Girls: Or, the African Mean Girls Play—Adam Caldwell, Will Cantler, Karyn Casl

New York Theater—Drama
Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train—David Caparelliotis, Lauren Port

Regional Theater
Angels in America—Tara Rubin, Laura Schutzel, Amy Potozkin (Location Casting)

Los Angeles Theater
Henry IV—Tracy Lilienfield, Emily Towler (Associate)

Special Theatrical Performance
Mamma Mia!—Margery Simkin, Michael Donovan, Richie Ferris (Associate)

Theater Tours
Hamilton—Bethany Knox

Live Television Performance, Variety or Sketch Comedy
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert—Bernard Telsey, Patrick Goodwin

For a full list of winners, click here.