Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award Winners
February 13th, 2012
The winners of the 6th annual Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards for 2012:
Visual Arts
Best Visual Artist
Vera Mercer
Best Emerging Visual Artist
Ying Zhu
Best 2D Visual Artist
Vera Mercer
Best 3D Visual Artist
Jun Kaneko
Best New Media Visual Artist
Ying Zhu
Best Group Visual Art Show
“Extraordinary Rendition†–bemisUNDERGROUND
Best Solo Visual Art Show
Vera Mercer: “Still Lifes,†Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
Performing Arts
Best Show
Musical
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” Omaha Community Playhouse
Drama
“Three Tall Women,” Blue Barn Theatre
Comedy
“Distant Music,” Brigit St. Brigit Theatre
Direction
Comedy or Drama
Kevin Lawler, “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” Blue Barn Theatre
Stage Direction, Musical
Carl Beck, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” Omaha Community Playhouse
Music Direction, Musical
Mark Kurtz, “Smokey Joe’s Cafe,” Children’s Respite Care Center
Choreography
Roxanne Nielsen, “Guys and Dolls,” Omaha Community Playhouse
Acting – Musicals
Actress
Kirstin Kluver, “Guys and Dolls,” Omaha Community Playhouse
Actor
Steve Krambeck, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” Bellevue Little Theatre
Supporting Actress
Jennifer Tritz, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” Omaha Community Playhouse
Supporting Actor
Dan Chevalier, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” Omaha Community Playhouse
Acting– Comedy or Drama
Actor
Scott Kurz, “Distant Music,” Brigit St. Brigit Theatre
Actress
Ruth Rath, “Three Tall Women,” Blue Barn Theatre
Supporting Actor
Scott Working, “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” Blue Barn Theatre
Supporting Actress
Laura Leininger, “Distant Music,” Brigit St. Brigit Theatre
Theatre Arts
Original Script
Monica Bauer, “My Occasion of Sin,” Shelterbelt Theatre
Scenic Design
Scott Kurz, “Distant Music,” Brigit St. Brigit Theatre
Lighting Design
Steven L. Williams, “Dark Play, or Stories for Boys,” University of Nebraska at Omaha
Costume Design
Georgiann Regan, “Guys and Dolls,” Omaha Community Playhouse
Sound Design
Amanda Miller, “The Year of Magical Thinking,” Circle Theatre
Youth
Performance for a Youth Audience
“Pride Players: Project 13,” Rose Teens’n’Theater
Performance by a Young Actress or Actor
Bailey Newman, “My Occasion of Sin,” Shelterbelt Theatre
Dance
Dance Production
“Momentum,” Ballet Nebraska
Featured Dancer
Erika Overturff, “Momentum,” Ballet Nebraska
Slam Poet
Matt Mason
Music
Best New Artist
Snake Island
Best Artist
Galvanized Tron
Best Cover Band
Yesterday & Today
Best Ethnic
The Bishops
Best Progressive/Experimental/Funk
Satchel Grande
Best Jazz
Jazzocracy
Best Blues
Kris Lager Band
Best Hip Hop
Galvanized Tron
Best Soul/R&B and Gospel
Lucas Kellison and the Assembled Soul
Best Country/Americana
Matt Cox Band
Best DJ/EDM
Icky Blossoms
Best Indie
Conduits
Best Hard Rock
Broken Crown
Best Rock
Rock Paper Dynamite
Best Adult/Alternative…Songwriter
All Young Girls Are Machine Guns
Best Album
Bright Eyes-The Peoples Key
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