Windy City Times: At the 56th anniversary celebration of Equity theater excellence, the Jeff Awards recognized 44 award recipients selected from among 193 nominees across 34 categories of excellence in theater production in shows from 36 producing entities. The awards show was co-hosted by award-winning Chicago entertainers Lillian Castillo and Kelvin Roston, Jr., with actor Janet Ulrich Brooks as announcer, in a program featuring performances from 10 nominated productions and dozens of local theater artists as presenters.
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I personally have never been to Chicago; however, I think it would be so cool to go and visit to enjoy and just take in the different theatre scenes other than the ones I'm used to. Something that I liked about this article was how it highlighted this overall excellence of the Chicago theatre scene, especially how it's not dominated by certain theatres and is pretty well-rounded. I think it's always important to recognize smaller theatres because the quality of the production isn't necessarily bad because the theatre is less well known or has a smaller company. I also found it cool that the Jeff Awards are about more than just acting—designers, directors, and also about those who specialize in things like choreography and original music getting their moment to be in the spotlight, which is a very refreshing change of pace from award shows we see today, as I personally believe there should be more categories to recognize the people that truly bust their ass to put up shows. It reminds me that theatre is such a collaborative art form that is ever-changing.
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