Congratulations Ryan Adame!

Left: "La Cage Aux Folles" - Ryan Adame as 'Zaza', and Tim Stewart as 'Angelique.'


I was not able to go to the Elly Awards Ceremony Sunday night, but I knew Herb was having a party afterwards at his place, so I hurried over, arriving at 10:50 p.m.

Alas, all but one of the guests had already departed, but that one remaining person was none other than Ryan Adame himself, who apparently won the Elly for leading actor in a musical!

Mazeltov! (Or whatever the suitable St. Tropez equivalent should be!) And Ryan won against the fiercest competition too!

But Ryan was not the only one to be awarded. Ron Cisneros won for choreography of "La Cage" and Jean Henderson won for Costume Design!

At RSP, Pam Kay Lourentzos won for choreography of both "Thoroughly Modern Millie" AND "All Shook Up" (but her brilliant choreography of "Jesus Christ Superstar" was overlooked by the SARTA folks). Bob Baxter won for directing "All Shook Up". Michael RJ Campbell won for supporting actor for "All Shook Up" and Tevye Ditter won for "Thoroughly Modern Millie". And Andrea St. Clair won for supporting actress in "All Shook Up".

Plus others, of course. Many others! The full list is here.

Congratulations to all!