The evening included presentations by the honored shows and a special performance from "Smash" star Katharine McPhee:
The awards presentation featured selections from the NYMF Awards for Excellence winners, which were announced Oct. 24.
The complete list of NYMF Awards for Excellence winners follow: Excellence in Writing – Music:
Kevin Ray (Central Avenue Breakdown)
Honorable Mention: Lindsay Warren Baker and Amanda Jacobs (Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice);
Grant Sturiale (Kiki Baby)
Excellence in Writing – Lyrics:
Carl Kissin (Date of a Lifetime)
Honorable Mention: Gerard Alessandrini and Robert Hetzel (Madame X);
Lindsay Warren Baker and Amanda Jacobs (Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice); Lonny Price and Grant Sturiale (Kiki Baby)
Excellence in Writing – Book:
Lindsay Warren Baker and Amanda Jacobs (Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice)
Honorable Mention: Drew Gasparini and Louis Sacco (Crazy, Just Like Me); Carl Kissin (Date of a Lifetime)
Excellence in Direction:
Igor Goldin (Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice)
Honorable Mention: Jeremy Dobrish (Date of a Lifetime);
Lonny Price and Matt Cowart (Kiki Baby);
Christopher Windom (Central Avenue Breakdown)
Excellence in Choreography:
Christopher Windom (Central Avenue Breakdown)
Honorable Mention: Jeffry Denman (Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice);
Tanisha Scott (This One Girl's Story)
Excellence in Production Design:
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (Josh Zangen, set and props; Colleen Kesterson, costumes; Zach Blane, lighting)
Honorable Mention: Ennio: The Living Paper Cartoon (designed by Ennio Marchetto and Sosthen Hennekam); and Kiki Baby (James Noone; scenic design; Wade Laboissoniere, costumes; Mark Janowitz, lighting; Nick Borisjuk, sound)
Outstanding Orchestration:
Justin Hornback (Central Avenue Breakdown)
Honorable Mention: Michael Starobin (Kiki Baby);
J. Oconer Navarro (This One Girl's Story);
Amanda Jacobs (Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice)
Outstanding Ensemble Performance:
The cast of This One Girl's Story (Angela Grovey, Jade Hicks, Zonya Love Johnson, Desiree Rodriguez, Antonio Edwards Suarez, and Danielle K. Thomas)
Honorable Mention: The casts of Central Avenue Breakdown and Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
Outstanding Individual Performances:
Farah Alvin (Date of a Lifetime), Louis Butelli (Cyclops), Donna Lynne Champlin (Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice), Jenn Colella (Kiki Baby), Rodrick Covington, (Central Avenue Breakdown), Janet Dickinson (Madame X), Donna English (Madame X), Ennio Marchetto (Ennio: The Living Paper Cartoon), Andrea McArdle (Greenwood) and Andy Mientus (Crazy, Just Like Me)
Theater for the American Musical Prize:
Kiki Baby by Lonny Price, Kitt Lavoie, and Grant Sturiale
"Best of Fest" Audience Prize:
Crazy, Just Like Me by Drew Gasparini and Louis Sacco
