Janet Shea
Makes Big Easy Awards History
Local actor, director and teacher Janet Shea recently made Big Easy Awards history by being the first actor to win the honor of being bestowed with the Big Easy Lifetime Achievement Award in Theatre, as well as winning the Best Actress award for her portrayal of the late fashion doyenne Diana Vreeland in the Krewe of Petronius produced, George Patterson directed and designed production of Mary Louise Wilson's comedy entitled Full Gallop presented last spring.
Other theatre award winners at the heavily attended soiree held at the Hilton Riverside were Best Musical, Le Petit's Barnum; Best Drama, Dog & Pony's The Ice Man Cometh; Best Director, Musical, Ricky Graham & Heidi Junius for Beehive; Best Choreography, Karen Hebert for Kiss of the Spiderwoman; Best Musical Director, Flo E. Presti for Beehive; Best Set Design, Keith Briggs, Lend Me A Tenor; Best Lighting Design, Daniel Zimmer, Beehive; Best Costume Design, Roy Haylock, Beehive;
Best Performance by a Child, Gabrielle Porter, Babes; Best Supporting Actress in a Play, Helen Blanke, Blithe Spirit; Best Supporting Actor in a Play, Eddie Collins, Noises Off; Best Actress in a Play, Janet Shea, Full Gallop; Best Actor in a Play, Scott Jefferson, The Iceman Cometh; Best Actress in a Musical, Amy Alvarez, Barnum; Best Actor in a Musical, Jimmy Murphy, Barnum; Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, Russell Hodgkinson, How to Succeed in Business; Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, Tracey Collins, Thoroughly Modern Millennium; Best Original Play, Thoroughly Modern Millennium, Written by Ricky Graham & David Cuthbert, Music by Dane Evans with additional music by Harry Mayronne & Fred Palmisano; Best University Theatre Production, Chess, Delgado Community College.
Janet Shea made Big Easy Award history recently by not only being honored with the Lifetime Achievement in Theatre award, but also for winning in the Best Actress category in Petronius' production of Full Gallop. She's pictured above right in character as Diana Vreeland.
