JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE OUR VOLUNTEERS WITH OUR 71st ANNUAL CHANTICLEER AWARDS.
We will be presenting awards for Best Production, Best Performers, and Best Designers, as well as honoring our top volunteers for the 2023-2024 season.
The Chanticleer Awards is an annual event dedicated to honoring the volunteers who made the past season possible. It begins with a cocktail hour at 6:30 p.m. with appetizers and beverages, and a cash bar will be available. The program/ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m. and will feature performances from each show in the season. New for this year will be a performance from WMTC, Weathervane Musical Theatre Company, a pre-professional musical theatre training program for students interested in a career in the performing arts. There will also be awards given out in a “Tony Awards fashion.” Some of these awards include Best Lead Performer in a Musical, Best Sound Design, Best Featured Ensemble, etc. These awards are voted on by members of the community who have seen every show in the season. There are other awards given out to stand-out members of the Weathervane community, like the Top 25 Volunteers who are the 25 people who put in the most volunteer hours this past season. The entire program/ceremony usually lasts approximately 90 minutes and is a celebratory way to wrap up the work of the past season.
Each volunteer who logged and recorded a minimum of 50 hours during the 2023-2024 season is entitled to one free ticket. All other tickets are $15.
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
TOP 25 VOLUNTEERS (#25-#2)
Owen Casino
Karina Moran
John O'Neill
Chris Capron
Ella Embry
Marci Paolucci
Van Wornkey
MIchael Gaffney
Jerald Beard
Ava Marie Lee
Brad Rito
Sean Vollman
Ryan Ciriaco
Paul Means
Brandon Alexander-Smith
David Moledor
Elena Klingler
Simeon Schmitt
Marie Smith
Samaria Murry
Dale Gilbert
Annabelle Otto
Ozzie Casino
Rick Cordaro
BEST LEAD PERFORMER
Adam C. Alderson as Hercule Poirot/Murder on the Orient Express
BEST FEATURED PERFORMER
Amanda Vigneault as Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare Ladies' Book Club
BEST LEAD PERFORMER IN A MUSICAL
Andrew Allen as Nick Bottom in Something Rotten!
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMER
Joshua Larkin as Nostradamus in Something Rotten!
BEST FEATURED PERFORMER
Geriece Drone as Nehebka in Aida
BEST FEATURED PERFORMER
Ian Haberman as Shylock in Something Rotten!
BEST PRODUCTION
Something Rotten!
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Richard Morris, Jr./Murder on the Orient Express
BEST PROPERTIES DESIGN
Rachel Marie Watson/Murder on the Orient Express
BEST FEATURED ENSEMBLE
Something Rotten!
TOP VOLUNTEER
Makenna Bird
ERIN DILLON YOUTH AWARD
Annabelle Otto
Maggie Vollman
PRODUCER'S AWARD
Eric Steckel
