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AWARD WINNERS
Announced
for
SOUND BITES 5.0!
The Fifth Annual Festival of 10-Minute Musicals
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BEST MUSICAL
The Almost In-Laws
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Dinosaur
BEST DIRECTION
Angelique Ilo (Run This Town)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Sidney Erik Wright (Dead Flowers)
BEST ACTOR
Kyle Olsen (The Almost In-Laws)
BEST ACTRESS
Laura Shoop (Welcome to Ridgington)
BEST MUSIC
Bystander (Eric Grunin)
BEST LYRICS
Dinosaur (Zach Spound)
BEST BOOK
Hospital Kids (Lisa Mongillo)
The award winners were determined by votes from our judging panel of industry professionals, which included Kristy Cates (Creative Director of Musical Theatre Department at NYFA; Broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, Wicked), Ken Cerniglia (Dramaturg and Literary Manager at Disney Theatrical Group), Ciera Iveson (New Works Director at National Alliance for Musical Theatre), Casey McLain (Director of Operations at Samuel French, Inc.), Broadway and Off-Broadway Producer Matt Murphy (Sex Tips For Straight Women from a Gay Man, Side Show revival, Memphis, Berenstain Bears Live!), Director Stephen Nachamie (Broadway: She Loves Me '16 revival, Associate Director; Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Olney Theatre Center, Penguin Rep Theatre, Hudson Stage Company, Capital Repertory Theatre), and Off-Broadway Producer Zach Zamchik (Beat the Bomb, The Bad Years, Rocking Dead). The audience also voted for their favorite musical, which earned the coveted Audience Choice Award.
The awards were announced by Thicket & Thistle's What's Your Wish? at an awards ceremony in the Signature lobby immediately following the performance.
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SOUND BITES 5.0 Judges
Pictured above: Kristy Cates, Zach Zamchik, Matt Murphy, Ken Cerniglia, Ciera Iveson, Casey McLain, and Stephen Nachamie
Photo credit: Chris Giordano
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Best Musical Award & Best Actor Award (Kyle Olsen*) - The Almost In-Laws
Pictured above: Thicket & Thistle, Adrien Swenson, Andy Roninson, Greg Edwards, Rebecca Odorisio*, Kyle Olsen*, and Erin Thompson
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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The Almost In-Laws
Pictured above: Rebecca Odorisio*, Kyle Olsen*, Adrien Swenson,
and Nicholas Alexiy Moran*
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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Audience Choice Award & Best Lyrics Award (Zach Spound*) - Dinosaur
Pictured above: Thicket & Thistle, Emily Gardner Xu Hall*, Zach Spound*, Rebecca Kenigsberg, Tristan J. Shuler*, and Brooke Wetterhahn
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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Dinosaur
Pictured above: Brooke Wetterhahn, Tristan J. Shuler*, Zach Spound*,
and Emily Gardner Xu Hall*
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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Best Choreography Award - Sidney Erik Wright+ (Dead Flowers)
Pictured above: Sidney Erik Wright+ and Thicket & Thistle
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
+indicates member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
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Dead Flowers
Pictured above: Ben Yahr*, Corey Desjardins*, Robbie Torres*, Daniel Bender Stern,
Andrew Lee, and Jo Walker
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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Best Actress Award - Laura Shoop* (Welcome to Ridgington)
Pictured above: Thicket & Thistle and Laura Shoop*
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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Welcome to Ridgington
Pictured above: Kristin Serafini*, Laura Shoop*, Barrett Riggins*, and Greg Carter*
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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Best Music Award - Bystander (Eric Grunin)
Pictured above: Thicket & Thistle and Eric Grunin
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
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Bystander
Pictured above: Mikki Sodergren, Neda Lahidji, and Danny Kornfeld
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
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Best Book Award - Hospital Kids (Lisa Mongillo)
Pictured above: Thicket & Thistle and Lisa Mongillo
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
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Hospital Kids
Pictured above: Jahbril Cook, Liz Damuth*, and Katie Emerson*
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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Best Direction Award - Angelique Ilo (Run This Town)
Pictured above: Assaf Gleizner, Thicket & Thistle, and Cindy Sideris
(accepting on her behalf)
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
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Run This Town
Pictured above: Tegan Miller, Taylor Coriell, Jordan Wolfe, Patricia Sabulis,
Matt Giroveanu, and Alan Trinca
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
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Cooking For Two
Pictured above: Bettina Bresnan and Robert Berliner*
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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End of the Line
Pictured above: David Curtis Scott, Elyse Beyer*, Kalia Lay, and Patrick MacLennan
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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JABEZ and The P.P. Gang
Pictured above: Brian Losoya, Daren Liff, Sam Given*, Kegan Witzki, Danielle Louise Mendoza, Charles Sanchez, Justy Kosek*, and Eddie Rodriguez Jr.
Photo credit: Angelica Cabrera, Cabrooks Films
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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Backstage Crew Members
Pictured above: Adriana Guerrero Ferrer, Rachel Bass (ASM), Erin Edelstein* (ASM), Cory Ingraham, Amy Barrick, Brad Baker, and Emely Zepeda* (SM)
Photo credit: Chris Giordano
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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THANK YOU!
A huge thank you to Signature Theatre Company, the cast of Premiere: An Improvised Musical for hosting during the live performance, our After Party Awards Ceremony hosts from Thicket & Thistle's What's Your Wish?, and Food Emporium for providing food for the backstage crew and staff.
We'd also like to thank our sponsors. SOUND BITES is made possible in part by Disney Theatrical Productions and Music Theatre International, and with public funds from Creative Engagement/Creative Learning Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council empowers artists by providing them with networks, resources, and support, to create vibrant, sustainable communities in Lower Manhattan and beyond. www.LMCC.net
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THIS YEAR'S FEATURED MUSICALS
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Bystander
Book & Lyrics by Ed Levy
Music by Eric Grunin
Directed by Rachel M. Stevens+
Music Direction by Adam Wiggins
Cast: Danny Kornfeld, Neda Lahidji, Kristen Kress Parness, Mikki Sodergren
On a late-night subway, a passenger accuses a young woman wearing a hijab of terrorism, which puts the only other rider in a precarious situation.
+indicates member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
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Cooking For Two
Book & Lyrics by Charlie O'Leary
Music by Karl Hinze
Directed by Tasha Gordon-Solomon
Music Direction by Karl Hinze
Cast: Stephan Amenta, Robert Berliner*, Bettina Bresnan
It's the first season finale of Food Network's latest, Tasty Time with Jenny and Brett - but as the cameras roll, the eponymous couple's cheery facade starts to crack. When Jenny tries to end the show in a desperate bid to save their marriage, Brett must confront a terrifying choice: relationship or career?
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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Dead Flowers
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Michael Finke
Directed by Aaron Simon Gross
Music Direction by David Aaron Brown
Choreographed by Sidney Erik Wright+
Stage Managed by Krissy Delahanty
Cast: Jim Brochu*, Corey Desjardins*, Andrew Lee, Daniel Bender Stern, Robbie Torres*, Jo Walker, Sheilagh Weymouth*, Ben Yahr*
At age 82, Polly Patolsky believes she is meant to spend the rest of her days with her unfaithful and manipulative husband, Charlie. But on the worst day of her life (and her marriage), Polly reaches a breaking point and finds strength and courage in a strange place with an unlikely new friend.
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
+indicates member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
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Dinosaur
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Zach Spound*
Directed by Rebecca Kenigsberg
Music Direction by Jane Cardona
Stage Managed by Erin Page
Additional Music by VENMC
Cast: Emily Gardner Xu Hall*, Tristan J. Shuler*, Zach Spound*, Brooke Wetterhahn
How do you spark up a conversation with a stranger? Meet Ben. He has no idea.
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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End of the Line
Book by Howard Ho
Lyrics by Chris Edgar
Music by Kristen Rea
Directed by Kristen Rea
Music Direction by Meggan Herod
Cast: Elyse Beyer*, David Curtis Scott, Kalia Lay, Patrick MacLennan
Four worker ants set out on a routine mission to retrieve tasty morsels for their colony and end up on the quest of a lifetime. When faced with a fork in the road, will they return home empty handed or receive a hero’s welcome for discovering the “legendary stuff” long prophesied by their ancestors?
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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Hospital Kids
Music by Jake Chapman
Book & Lyrics by Lisa Mongillo
Directed by Alex Shaw
Music Direction by Jake Chapman
Choreographed by Whitney Brandt
Cast: Jahbril Cook, Liz Damuth*, Katie Emerson*, John Fisher*, Luke Holloway*, Hannah Solow*
A hilarious, madcap, heartwarming romp of a musical that follows three young cancer patients as they embark on a quest to meet their idol, the flawless Hollywood hottie Ryan Reynolds. These kids won’t let anything - not illness, not nurses chasing them through halls, not doctors trying to send them home, not constant nagging from their least favorite celebrity Ryan Gosling - stand in the way of their dream.
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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JABEZ and The P.P. Gang
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Tom Hyndman
Directed & Choreographed by Jonathan Stuart Cerullo+
Music Direction by Lulu Picart
Executive Producer & Assistant to Director, Peter Petkovsek
Assistant to Choreographer, Sam Given*
Cast: Sam Given*, Justy Kosek*, Daren Liff, Brian Losoya, Danielle Louise Mendoza, Danelle Rivera, Eddie Rodriguez Jr., Charles Sanchez, Kegan Witzki
While on the lam, a teenage Mexican boy and his outspoken "Pet" cockatoo encounter a former Mariachi cover band turned Banditos, a posse of hostile Texas Rangers, a beautiful señorita and trouble in Old Mexico.
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
+indicates member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
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Run This Town
Music by Assaf Gleizner
Book & Lyrics by Cindy Sideris
Directed by Angelique Ilo
Music Direction by Assaf Gleizner
Cast: Taylor Coriell, Matt Giroveanu, Tegan Miller, Patricia Sabulis, Alan Trinca, Jordan Wolfe
A jazzy comedy about a gangster who is frustrated with his friends and accomplices, and wants to work with and learn from a pro. However, he soon realizes people aren't always who they seem to be, and sometimes your friends are your best partners.
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The Almost In-Laws
Book & Lyrics by Greg Edwards
Music by Andy Roninson
Directed & Choreographed by Erin Thompson
Music Direction by Andy Roninson
Cast: Nicholas Alexiy Moran*, Rebecca Odorisio*, Kyle Olsen*, Adrien Swenson
Des has to introduce his fiancée to his parents, and they're, well... elves.
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
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Welcome to Ridgington
Music by Luke Steinhauer
Book & Lyrics by Jordan Silver
Directed by Andrew Rasmussen+
Music Direction by Luke Steinhauer
Cast: Greg Carter*, Barrett Riggins*, Kristin Serafini*, Laura Shoop*
The perfect town of Ridgington, everyone follows a strict regimen of routines, rituals, and traditions. Today is Cleansing Day, the only time when each family has the right to tell each other the truth that's been pent up all year. Every other day, they must smile and nod, just as they do in public to hold their lives and families together.
*indicates member of Actors' Equity Association
+indicates member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
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