The Omaha Entertainment & Arts Awards board of directors are pleased to announce nominees for the 20th Annual Omaha Entertainment & Arts Awards.

Winners will be revealed during an awards gala at The Admiral on Feb. 15, 2026. Tickets for the annual celebration are available now. Nominees should RSVP via this Google Form link in order to receive nominee ticket codes by email. 

Congratulations to all of the nominees. Thank you for making Omaha a more vibrant and creative place for all! 

The OEAA nonprofit is a volunteer-run organization dedicated to recognizing and celebrating local artists, musicians and performers. These efforts would not be possible without community support. Contact the OEAA board by email at oea.awards@gmail.com to learn about sponsorship opportunities.

How Are Trophies Awarded?

The annual OEAA public nomination ballot closed on Aug. 31, with 2,800 nominations submitted across 59 categories for visual arts, performing arts and music. Independent review committees vetted and confirmed nominee eligibility prior to announcing this year’s finalists. Eligible nominees must have performed and/or exhibited their work between Sept. 1, 2024, and Aug. 31, 2025. Trophies are not awarded to artists who have won for two consecutive years, and any nominees who have are designated by asterisk (their names will not appear on OEAA Academy ballots). 

After the nominee reveal, nearly 300 members of the OEAA Academies for Visual Arts, Music, and Performing Arts receive official voting ballots by email to select trophy winners. The results will be announced at the 20th Annual OEA-Awards. More information and answers to frequently asked questions can be found online at oea-awards.org/faq.

Special honors for cultural stewardship and lifetime achievement are selected by the OEAA board of directors. This year’s honorees are: 

  • Stephen Cornelius Roberts, an Omaha-based painter known for his murals in the Memorial Chamber of the Nebraska State Capitol; 
  • Camille Metoyer Moten, an award-winning singer and actress whose accomplishments span from internationally touring jazz performances to starring roles in local theater productions; 
  • Tom Ware, a Grammy-nominated sound engineer, producer, and musician who mixed Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” session in Omaha; 
  • Amy Ryan, founding executive director of the Benson Theater and founder of the former Pizza Shoppe Collective.

SPECIAL HONORS

Lifetime Achievement for Visual Arts

  • Stephen Cornelius Roberts

Lifetime Achievement for Performing Arts

  • Camille Metoyer Moten 

Lifetime Achievement for Music

  • Tom Ware

John Heaston Award for Cultural Stewardship

  • Amy Ryan

MUSIC NOMINEES

Outstanding Youth Musician

  • School Of Rock House Band
  • Stuck on Dodge
  • Vertigo 
  • Blue Sunday 
  • The Redwoods 
  • True Blues
  • Zaiyon 
  • Izzy Worden 

Artist of the Year 

  • BIB
  • King Iso
  • Marcey Yates
  • DREION
  • Mitch Towne 
  • Josh Hoyer & The Colossal 4
  • Hector Anchondo
  • Enjoli & Timeless
  • Matt Cox
  • Kris Lager & the Assembly of Assassins 
  • Parfait

Outstanding New Artist 

  • Dead Poets
  • Zaratti 
  • Willa Lucille
  • LuLa
  • Before I Depart 
  • Zoe Sennett
  • Cavedivers
  • Mijo
  • Ris
  • Jordan Opere

Outstanding Blues

  • Jeni Grouws 
  • Blue House with the Rent to Own Horns
  • Swampboy Blues Band
  • Little Joe McCarthy
  • Steve Lovett
  • Brother East-Brother West

Outstanding Jazz

  • Juke Butter
  • Tetsuya Nishiyama Trio
  • Noma House Band
  • Jorge Nila & the New Jazz Ninjas
  • Jenkins-Kilgore Quintet 
  • Ed Archibald 
  • Kevin Lloyd & Friends
  • Blake DeForest 
  • Luigi Inc
  • Kendall Wooden Trio

Outstanding DJ

  • Crabrangucci
  • Surreal the MC
  • DJ BeetleBitch
  • Angie Spence
  • DJ Shor-T
  • Kobrakyle
  • G3
  • Kethro
  • DJ Nativo

Outstanding Alternative/Indie 

  • Madeline Reddel
  • Magū
  • Velvet Velvet
  • Twinsmith
  • OJAI
  • Uh Oh
  • Wedding
  • Bad Self Portraits 
  • Indian Caves
  • The MudPuddLeS 

Outstanding Rock 

  • The Real Zebos
  • Names Without Numbers
  • Gallivant
  • Virgin Mary Pistol Grip
  • Feel Good
  • Public Figure
  • Arcade Riot
  • Mitch Gettman
  • Kevin McClure 

Outstanding Pop 

  • Mad Darling 
  • Ebba Rose 
  • Sandea
  • forest
  • RIKÉ
  • Levee
  • my friends call me Mel
  • Cher & Gene Klosner 

Outstanding Hip-Hop 

  • Lite Pole
  • EDDIE North
  • Tylynn
  • Bobo Thuh BreadBoy
  • Jay Influential 
  • J. Crum 
  • Dread & Strange
  • Pacc Dillon

Outstanding World

  • Los Avioneros
  • ÈDÈM SOUL
  • Omkara
  • Rhythm Collective
  • Alexis Arai
  • Kusher Snazzy
  • Marcos Eduardo 
  • The Bishops

Outstanding Hard Rock 

  • BEAST EAGLE
  • Of The Skies 
  • Cope Acidic 
  • The Impulsive 
  • Evandale
  • Wake Sessions

Outstanding Metal 

  • Narcotic Self
  • PERIL
  • Iced Wrist
  • The Tale Untold 
  • Molten
  • Fallen Reign 
  • Neo Sol

Outstanding Punk 

  • Ghostlike
  • Cordial Spew 
  • Las Cruxes
  • DSM5
  • Pagan Athletes 
  • Trees With Eyes
  • Bad Bad Men 
  • Blondo
  • Frankie Chiaro

Outstanding R&B

  • Austin Mitchell
  • E Rawq
  • Jus.B
  • VIBE CHECK
  • Keiria Marsha
  • EMCSHO
  • Ria Gold 

Outstanding Soul

  • Big Wade & Black Swan Theory
  • Dani Cleveland
  • Ren-zealous
    Jaguar James
  • Leslie Palensky
  • Jonathan Brooks

Outstanding Experimental

  • Ex Lover
  • Vempire
  • Dream Ghoul
  • Plack Blague
  • Flux Amuck
  • Jeff in Leather
  • Stacey Barelos 
  • Minne Lussa 

Outstanding Prog Rock

  • Dereck Higgins
  • Wyrmwood
  • Secret Formula
  • The Midland Band
  • Funk Trek
  • Head Change
  • Cruz Control
  • Doom Lagoon
  • Unbroken Chain

Outstanding Cover Band

  • Secret Weapon
  • Fountains of Dane
  • The Damones
  • PetRock
  • Grunge Pop
  • The Radio Eclectic 
  • Lemon Fresh Day
  • ECKO
  • Whiskey River

Outstanding Americana/Folk

  • Midwest Dilemma 
  • Vernon John
  • VVilloughby
  • The Wildwoods
  • The Bedrock
  • Jeremy Mercy & the Rapture Orphans
  • Daniel & the Deliverance
  • Grace Lundy
  • Fox

Outstanding Country

  • Owen Justice
  • Damon Wolf & the Wandering
  • Sack of Lions
  • Clarence Tilton
  • Tyler Anthony
  • Daniel C. & The Hometown Heroes
  • Nathan Paul Trio
  • Dylan Bloom
  • Lucas Minor
  • Bekah Lemonds

Outstanding Recording Studio

  • Rainbow Recording Studios
  • Make Believe Studios
  • ARC Studios*
  • The Lab Recording Studio
  • Icon One Music
  • Screen Door Studios
  • Music Factory Productions

Outstanding Live Sound Engineer

  • Ella Novak
  • Jim Schroeder 
  • Keith Fertwagner
  • Dan Brennan
  • Charlie Ames
  • Corey Korth
  • Ben Stratton
  • Taylor Behm
  • Braden Larsen
  • Jay Welcher

Album of the Year

  • Dream Ghoul, A Forgotten Future
  • Mitch Towne Refuge
  • Names Without Numbers, We Create Reality
  • Mad Darling, Brand New
  • EDDIE North, Hell of a Life
  • Marcey Yates, 9 Months
  • Midwest Dilemma, Searching for the Cure for Loneliness
  • The Bishops, Take Two
  • Iced Wrist, Neanderthal
  • EMCSHO, Love on Sunset 
  • Velvet Velvet, All Falls Apart
  • Clarence Tilton, Queen of the Brawl

VISUAL ARTS NOMINEES

Outstanding Youth Visual Artist

  • Ash Saliny
  • Nadirah Johnson
  • Sofia La Fata-Hornillos
  • Liam Quigley
  • Am’Agyn Spencer
  • Lila Burns

Outstanding Visual Artist

  • Neil Griess
  • Celeste Butler
  • Todd McCollister
  • Bart Vargas
  • Sarah Rowe*
  • Rachel Mindrup
  • Ian Tredway

Outstanding Emerging Visual Artist

  • Summer Khalil
  • Laine Knowles
  • Annique Clark
  • Jay Heuertz
  • Jahmai Brown
  • Chanea Brewer
  • Hana Brock
  • Jevon Woods

Outstanding New Media Artist

  • Ian Tredway
  • Joe Rohleder
  • Gretchen Larsen
  • David Carney
  • Stephen Kavanaugh
  • Mike Zimmerman

Outstanding Photographer

  • Joshua Foo
  • Buck Christensen
  • Abiola Kosoko
  • Brock Stillmunks
  • Gregory D. Brown
  • Justin Grabenschroer

Outstanding 2-D Artist 

  • Neil Griess
  • Makenzie Rohde
  • Rachel Mindrup
  • Myrddin McHugh
  • Courtney Kenny Porto
  • Bart Vargas
  • Nolan Treadway
  • Nancy Lepo

Outstanding 3-D Artist

  • Lee Emma Running
  • Dan Klima
  • Ramon Guzman
  • Todd McCollister
  • Pamela Conyers-Hinson
  • Nathan Murray
  • Lily Stennis-Vinson

Outstanding Group Show

  • Mixin’ It Up: DISCO-VER ART!Hot Shops Art Center
  • Under the Influence — LUX Center for the Arts
  • PACE New Masters — Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center
  • The Failure Collective Collection of Failures — Amplify Arts
  • Couples: For the Love of Art — Roberta & Bob Rogers Gallery
  • Arts For ME! — KANEKO
  • This Is Us — Hillmer Art Gallery, curated by Patty Talbert

Outstanding Solo Show

  • Eloquence (Radial Arts) — Alyssa Schmitt
  • Elevate (Union for Contemporary Arts) — Celeste Butler
  • SYSTEMES: A Formalist Installation (Star Deli Gallery) — Bart Vargas
  • Long Shadows & Open Books (Lied Art Gallery at Creighton University) — Todd McCollister
  • Echoes of Eden (Joslyn Castle) — Angelina Gutierrez
  • Full Strip (RAIL + STEAM & BFF Omaha) — Michael Zimmerman
  • Family Portraits (Hot Shops Art Center) —  Ang R. Bennett

Outstanding 2-Person Show

  • All Flesh is like Grass (Tugboat Gallery) — Ella Weber & Trudie Teijink
  • Here and After (Petshop Gallery) — Hannah Demma & Matel Rokke
  • Roots and Shoots (LUX Center for the Arts) — Santiago Cal & Joshua D. Lux
  • All that we cannot see (Baader-Meinhof) — Casey Callahan & Marlon Kroll 
  • In Praise of Shadows (Project Project) — Maddie Heinrichs & Chrissy LaMaster

Outstanding Public Art

    • Nebraska Now: Preston Love, Jr. (2311 North 24th St.) — Nick Flatt & Scott Drickey
  • ODID Utility Cabinets (10 mini murals at eight locations downtown) — Omaha Downtown Improvement District in collaboration with Omaha by Design, the City of Omaha, and Local Artist, Local Art (LALA), ft. Josh Audiss, Anthony Deon Brown, Courtney Kenny Porto, Josephine Langbehn, David Manzanares, Oria Simonini, Katie B Temple & Avry Victor
  • The Prairie’s Meadow Guardian (Dizzy Mule Apartments, 1218 Izard St.) — Anthony Deon Brown
  • Love of Art (an homage to the 50th anniversary of the Omaha Summer Arts Festival, located in the alley between Spaghetti Works and Upstream) — Ilaamen Pelshaw 
  • Time Travelers (Catalyst Omaha, 4601 Catalyst Court) — Celeste Butler & Waite White
  • Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement Mural (4223 Center St.) — David Manzanares with CIRA clients & staff

Outstanding Presentation in a Non-Traditional Format

  • TAMY (Took Acid Miss You) 210 Hickory St. — Will Anderson, Dan Crane, Sarah Hummel Jones, Ryan Smith
  • Invite Only CC: Everyone — 210 Hickory St. — Will Anderson, John Cohorst, Teri Coolidge, Dan Crane, Jessica Freeman, Neil Griess, Joey Lynch, B’onca Smith, Ryan Smith, Anna Stoysich, Trudy Swanson
  • Culxr House Art Battle

PERFORMING ARTS NOMINEES

Outstanding Musical

  • Rock of Ages — Ralston Community Theatre
  • A Christmas Story: The Musical — The Rose Theater
  • Shrek the Musical — Elkhorn Community Theatre
  • Young Frankenstein — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Titanic the Musical — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • The Wild Party — Bluebarn Theatre
  • Something Rotten! — Lofte Community Theatre
  • Jersey Boys — Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Drama

  • Steel Magnolias — Bennington Community Theatre
  • The Girl on the Train — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Charm — Voices In Alliance
  • Buried Phoenix — Shelterbelt Theatre
  • Our Town — Lofte Community Theatre
  • Misery — SNAP! Productions
  • Angels In America, Part One — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Appropriate — Bluebarn Theatre

Outstanding Comedy

  • Moon Over Buffalo — Lofte Community Theatre
  • Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties — Voices in Alliance
  • She Kills Monsters — Chanticleer Community Theater
  • Escanaba in da Moonlight — Lofte Community Theatre
  • With Love, Whoever — Florentine Players
  • As You Like It — Old School Shakespeare Omaha
  • American Mariachi — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Silent Night of the Lambs — Bluebarn Theatre

New, Original Local Script

  • Stuck with Lemons, by Marie Schuett — Shelterbelt Theatre
  • Buried Phoenix, by Laura Leininger-Campbell — Shelterbelt Theatre
  • It’s a Wonderful Life, D. Laureen Pickle & John Arnsdorff — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • With Love, Whoever, by Will Kois — Florentine Players
  • Perseverance, by Tim Mantil — Radio Theatre Omaha
  • 4 a.m. Friends, by Charlene A. Donaghy — UNO Theatre
  • By a Thread, by Kim Louise — Anastasis Theatre Co.
  • Beatwood Hollow, by Katy Kepler — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • History of Present Illness, by Zedeka Poindexter — Omaha Fringe Festival
  • stains — Great Plains Theatre Commons

Outstanding Director (Play)

  • Kevin Colbert — Our Town — Lofte Community Theatre
  • Mackenzie Zielke — The Girl on the Train — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Randall T. Stevens — Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties — Voices in Alliance
  • Sara Scheides — Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Alex Rodriguez — American Mariachi — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Amy Lane — Buried Phoenix — Shelterbelt Theatre
  • Amy Lane — Stuck with Lemons — Shelterbelt Theatre
  • Allison Price — Angels In America, Part One — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Susan Clement — Appropriate — Bluebarn Theatre
  • TammyRa — Dot — Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Director (Musical)

  • Todd Uhrmacher — Young Frankenstein — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Jeff Garst — Rock of Ages — Ralston Community Theatre
  • Jack O’Connell — Shrek the Musical — Elkhorn Community Theatre
  • Wai Yim — The Wild Party — Bluebarn Theatre*
  • Kevin Colbert — Something Rotten! — Lofte Community Theatre
  • Susie Baer Collins — Titanic the Musical — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Daena Schweiger — Lizzie — Shelterbelt Theatre
  • Alex Rodriguez — Jersey Boys — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Joey Hartshorn — Ride the Cyclone — SNAP! Productions
  • Kathy Tyree — A Christmas Story: The Musical — The Rose Theater

Outstanding Actor (Play)

  • Travis Manley — Angels In America, Part One — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Chanel Savage  Charm — Voices In Alliance
  • Bronwyn Bahr — The Girl on the Train — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Kaitlyn Rudeen — Misery — SNAP! Productions
  • Analisa Swerczek — Stuck with Lemons — Shelterbelt Theatre
  • Delaney Jackson — Scissoring — Voices in Alliance
  • Leanne Hill Carlson — Appropriate — Bluebarn Theatre
  • Kathy Tyree — Buried Phoenix — Shelterbelt Theatre
  • Mackenzie Zielke  — End of the Rainbow — Performing Artists Repertory Theatre
  • Aaron Zavitz — Dracula: The Journal of Jonathan Harker — Bluebarn Theatre

Outstanding Actor (Musical)

  • JJ Davis — A Christmas Story: The Musical — The Rose Theater
  • Tanner Langemeier  — Jersey Boys — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Mackenzie Zielke  — End of the Rainbow — Performing Artists Repertory Theatre
  • Carly Frolio — Rock of Ages — Ralston Community Theatre
  • Leanne Hill Carlson — The Wild Party — Bluebarn Theatre
  • Chris Thackray — Titanic the Musical — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Charlotte Hedican — Titanic the Musical — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Ben VandeVere — Something Rotten! — Lofte Community Theatre
  • Jordan Willis — The Wild Party — Bluebarn Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actor (Play)

  • Camille Nichole — Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Steve Knox — It’s a Wonderful Life — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Rebecca M. Krause — Moon Over Buffalo — Lofte Community Theatre
  • Delaney Jackson — Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties — Voices in Alliance
  • Cecilia Poon — Buried Phoenix — Shelterbelt Theatre
  • Allen Griffin — Charm — Voices In Alliance
  • Stephanie Olson — Steel Magnolias — Bennington Community Theatre
  • Matt Karasek — The Girl on the Train — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Patrick Kilcoyne — Angels In America, Part One — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Cork Ramer — Stuck with Lemons — Shelterbelt Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actor (Musical)

  • JJ Davis — Milo Imagines the World — The Rose Theater
  • Joshua Jordan — Rock of Ages — Ralston Community Theatre
  • Donovan Carr — Young Frankenstein — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Lily Pope — Something Rotten! — Lofte Community Theatre
  • Alexis Semevolos-Velazquez — The Wild Party — Bluebarn Theatre
  • Curtis Reynolds — Waitress — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Debbie Cline — Young Frankenstein — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • James Verderamo — Jersey Boys — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Troy Allen — Titanic the Musical — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • John Morrissey — Titanic the Musical — Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Performance Poet

  • Jewel Rodgers
  • Allen Stevenson
  • Noni Williams
  • Jonny Knogood
  • Am’Agyn Spencer
  • Sam Nichols
  • Shukura Huggins
  • Trac Schacht

Outstanding Dance Production

  • A Suite for Small Spaces — Ever After Productions, Inc
  • 90th Anniversary Showcase — The Moving Company
  • Alice in Wonderland — American Midwest Ballet
  • TWELVE — Evergreen Dance Co.
  • Nutcracker Delights — Ever After Productions, Inc
  • things that move at night — tbd. dance collective 
  • The Way Home // Where Horses Fly — Vōx Dance Collective
  • Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty & Other Fairytales — Creighton University
  • Momentum — American Midwest Ballet

Outstanding Dance Soloist

  • Bee Hampton — Curtains — Chanticleer Community Theater
  • Matt Bailey — The Wild Party — Bluebarn Theatre
  • Julie Moore-Stanfill — Young Frankenstein — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Mikayla Davy — TWELVE — Evergreen Dance Co.
  • Haruna Asanuma — A Suite for Small Spaces — Ever After Productions, Inc
  • Maria Overton — Nutcracker Delights — Ever After Productions, Inc
  • Kyan Doubet — Storm — The Moving Company

Outstanding Youth Performer

  • Claire Flower — The Sound of Music — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Prise Yates — Wizard of Oz — Bennington Community Theatre
  • Laily Eldridge — The Sound of Music — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Katherine Sukraw — Wizard of Oz — Bennington Community Theatre
  • Bee Hampton — Curtains — Chanticleer Community Theater
  • Thomas Rogers — Titanic the Musical — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Layla O’Connell — Shrek the Musical — Elkhorn Community Theatre
  • Addie Olsen — A Christmas Story: The Musical — The Rose Theater 

Outstanding Comedian

  • Ben Webb
  • Tyrel Frazier
  • Rachel Ware*
  • Tyler Walsh
  • Lauren Vana
  • Carmela Anderson
  • Nick Allen
  • Zach Peterson

Outstanding Comedy Ensemble

  • Big Canvas Comedy
  • Dad Jokes
  • Laugh With Me
  • Yer Mom’s Comedy Show
  • The Weisenheimers
  • King Louie
  • Pandemic! @ the Disco

Outstanding Lighting Design

  • Maddie Maupin — Wizard of Oz — Bennington Community Theatre
  • Asia Nared — Charm — Voices In Alliance
  • Michelle Harvey — The Wild Party — Bluebarn Theatre
  • Joey Lorincz — The Girl on the Train — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Bill Van Deest & Chelsea Greenway — stains — Great Plains Theatre Commons
  • Matt Benes — Coraline — Rose Theater
  • Aaron Spracklin — Our Town — Lofte Community Theatre
  • Jacy Rook — She Kills Monsters — Chanticleer Community Theater
  • Jim Othuse — Titanic the Musical — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Stephen Williams — Jersey Boys — Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Prop Design

  • Donna Dahlsten — Wizard of Oz — Bennington Community Theatre
  • Erin Cejka, Angie Benes, Will Smith — Shrek the Musical — Elkhorn Community Theatre
  • Randall Stevens, Steve Knox — Scissoring — Voices in Alliance
  • Jenny Cupak-Caroll — Young Frankenstein — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Amy Reiner — The Wild Party — Bluebarn Theatre
  • John Arnsdorff — It’s a Wonderful Life — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Hannah Clark — Buried Phoenix — Shelterbelt Theatre
  • Andrew Morgan — Titanic the Musical — Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Scenic Design

  • Donna Dahlsten — Wizard of Oz — Bennington Community Theatre
  • Jude Knipper, John Ferguson, Sean Gardner — Shrek the Musical — Elkhorn Community Theatre
  • Joey Lorincz — Young Frankenstein — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Tim Combs — Buried Phoenix — Shelterbelt Theatre
  • Bradlee LaMotte — The Wild Party — Bluebarn Theatre
  • Jim Othuse & Darrin Golden — Titanic the Musical — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Steven Williams — Appropriate — Bluebarn Theatre
  • Dale Hartshorn — Sweeney Todd — SNAP! Productions 
  • Taylor Adams — Lizzie — Shelterbelt Theatre

Outstanding Costume Design

  • Leah Skorupa-Mezger — Wizard of Oz — Bennington Community Theatre
  • Lindsay Pape — Titanic the Musical — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Angie Benes — Shrek the Musical — Elkhorn Community Theatre
  • Denise Ervin — The Wild Party — Bluebarn Theatre
  • Jocelyn Reed — Charm — Voices In Alliance
  • Leah Skorupa-Mezger — Young Frankenstein — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Kathryn Cover — Something Rotten! — Lofte Community Theatre
  • Sara Scheides — Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Lora Kaup — stains — Great Plains Theatre Commons
  • Dwayne Ibsen — White Christmas — Chanticleer Community Theater

Outstanding Sound Design

  • James Passolt — Wizard of Oz — Bennington Community Theatre
  • Lacey Grabowski — Shrek the Musical — Elkhorn Community Theatre
  • Bill Kirby — The Wild Party — Bluebarn Theatre
  • Christy Hernandez — Coraline — Rose Theater
  • Joe Mokrycki — Young Frankenstein — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • John Gibilisco — Titanic the Musical — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Shannon Smay — Lizzie — Shelterbelt Theatre
  • Tim Burkhart — Jersey Boys — Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Choreographer

  • Melanie Epps — The Wild Party — Bluebarn Theatre
  • Lisa Grabowski — Shrek the Musical — Elkhorn Community Theatre
  • Debbie Massey-Schneweis — Young Frankenstein — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Olivia Cano — Ride the Cyclone — SNAP! Productions
  • Julian Adair — A Suite for Small Spaces — Ever After Productions, Inc
  • Becca Schmucker — Something Rotten! — Lofte Community Theatre
  • Austin Gabler — White Christmas — Chanticleer Community Theater
  • Alex Rodriguez — Jersey Boys — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Michelle Garrity — Titanic the Musical — Omaha Community Playhouse

Outstanding Music Direction

  • James-Michael Sellers — Wizard of Oz — Bennington Community Theatre
  • D. Laureen Pickle — Young Frankenstein — Bellevue Little Theatre
  • Ryan Pochop — Shrek the Musical — Elkhorn Community Theatre
  • Liz Stinman — The Wild Party — Bluebarn Theatre
  • Jim Boggess — Titanic the Musical — Omaha Community Playhouse
  • Todd Brooks — Rock of Ages — Ralston Community Theatre
  • Benjamin Pettiford — Something Rotten! — Lofte Community Theatre
  • Jerry Brabec  — A Christmas Story: The Musical — The Rose Theater
  • Jennifer Bates Orvis — White Christmas — Chanticleer Community Theater
  • Curtis Reynolds — End of the Rainbow — Performing Artists Repertory Theatre