Artistic Director Debbie Wilson, Director Connie Mockenhaupt-Jimena, and Executive Producer Jeanette Caruso share the podium as EDMT receives Overall Production: Young People's Musicals Awards for both the production of Barnum and Seussical the Musical.

EDMT Receives 32 Nominations and 9 Elly Wins in 2006!

Each year, the Sacramento Area Region Theater Alliance (SARTA) hosts the Elly Awards for excellence in theater performance. The Ellys are named after Eleanor McClatchy, the late president of McClatchy newspapers which publishes the Sacramento Bee. McClatchy who died in 1980, was dedicated to support performing arts in the Sacramento region and was a committed theatre patron.

There are 282 nominations in the categories of: drama, comedy, musicals, education, young peoples theater, and originals. Community, college, and high school theaters are eligible for the awards. Volunteer judges, who are dedicated theater lovers, use a standardized point scale to evaluate an array of production elements delineated on the judging form. Judges commit to see every show in their assigned category typically attending 20-40 shows in a year.

See a slideshow of our winners!

2006 EDMT Award Winners include:

Overall Production: Young People's Musicals (Tie)
El Dorado Musical Theatre, Barnum
El Dorado Musical Theatre, Seussical, the Musical

Direction: Young People's Musicals
Connie Mockenhaupt-Jimena, Beauty and the Beast

Choreography: Young People's Musicals
Debbie Wilson, Seussical, the Musical

Musical Direction: Young People's Musicals
Lynne Cimorelli, Seussical, the Musical

Set Design: Young People's Musicals
Mike Jimena, Barnum

Costume Design: Young People's Musicals
Christine Martorana, Seussical, the Musical

Leading Actor, Child: Young People's Musicals
Bryan Siruno, Seussical, the Musical

Supporting Actor, Child: Young People's Musicals
Andrew Wilson, Barnum


2006 Elly Award Nominations include:


Choreography: Young People's Musicals
Debbie Wilson, Barnum, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Debbie Wilson, Seussical, the Musical, El Dorado Musical Theatre

Costume Design: Young People's Musicals
Dee Dee Healy and Terry Petlowany, Barnum, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Christine Martorana, Seussical, the Musical, El Dorado Musical Theatre

Direction: Young People's Musicals
John Healy Jr., Barnum, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Connie Mockenhaupt-Jimena, Beauty and the Beast, EDMT
Connie Mockenhaupt-Jimena, Seussical, the Musical, EDMT

Leading Actor, Adult: Young People's Musicals
Kyle Welling, Beauty and the Beast, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Tristan Rumery, Beauty and the Beast, El Dorado Musical Theatre

Leading Actor, Child: Young People's Musicals
Tyler Milliron, Barnum, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Tyler Milliron, Beauty and the Beast, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Brian Farmer, Seussical, the Musical, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Bryan Siruno, Seussical, the Musical, El Dorado Musical Theatre

Leading Actress, Child: Young People's Musicals
Jordan Gomez, Beauty and the Beast, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Lauryn Caruso, Beauty and the Beast, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Katherine Cimorelli, Seussical, the Musical, El Dorado Musical Theatre

Lighting Design: Young People's Musicals
Phil Kan, Barnum, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Mike Jimena and Phil Kan, Beauty and the Beast, EDMT
Mike Jimena, Seussical, the Musical, EDMT

Musical Direction: Young People's Musicals
Lynne Cimorelli, Beauty and the Beast, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Lynne Cimorelli, Seussical, the Musical, El Dorado Musical Theatre

Overall Production: Young People's Musicals
El Dorado Musical Theatre, Barnum
El Dorado Musical Theatre, Beauty and the Beast
El Dorado Musical Theatre, Seussical, the Musical

Set Design: Young People's Musicals
Mike Jimena, Barnum, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Mike Jimena, Seussical, the Musical, El Dorado Musical Theatre

Supporting Actor, Child: Young People's Musicals
Andrew Wilson, Barnum, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Nicholas Galloway, Barnum, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Andrew Wilson, Beauty and the Beast, El Dorado Musical Theatre
Paul Jordan, Beauty and the Beast, El Dorado Musical Theatre

Supporting Actress, Child: Young People's Musicals
Madelyn Frey, Seussical, the Musical, El Dorado Musical Theatre

Leading Actor: Musicals
Tyler Milliron, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, EDMT