Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

A Female with 50% of stage time, who sings a majority of the female solos, or whose character gets top billing or last curtain call. Voted on by the New Depot Players’ Paid Members, all cast and crew members from the NDP’s 2006-2007 season, and anyone currently nominated for an award. All eligible cast members have been listed and then are voted on. The one with the highest votes wins. Choose ONLY one.

Tia Black in The Good, The Bad, The Married. A stellar performer whose voice was heard on such hits as “Gimme, Gimme,” from Thoroughly Modern Millie, and a duet from Chess entitled “I Know Him So Well.“

Connie Davis in 2 By 5. This outstanding comic shined in her musical numbers “Monopoly,” “Isn’t It Better,” and an ode to the queen of the kitchen “Sara Lee.”

Colleen Hargis-Gaenssley in 2 By 5. This triple-threat shows off all facets of her incredible talent with a four star performance in “Mein Herr,” “Only Love,” and a ballet dance in “The World Goes Round” that is not easily forgotten.

Solita Johnson in 2 By 5. A show stopping performance that received rave reviews for her renditions of “The World Goes Round” and the second act opener “All That Jazz.”

Joy Neville in The Good, The Bad, The Married. A soloist whose beautiful voice was heard on such love songs as Wicked’s “As Long As your Mine,” Guys and Dolls’ “Marry the Man Today,” and “The Story Goes On” from Baby.

Patty Maguire in The Good, The Bad, The Married. A nonstop ballad packed performance that showed her incredible talent range, from the lyrical “What If We Had Loved Like That” and “I Know Him So Well,” to the more upbeat “Marry the Man Today” and “The Marriage Tango.”

Patty Maguire in 2 By 5. Playing the ultimate musical diva, she portrayed the widow in The Love Sequence’s “Why Can’t I Speak,” Velma in Chicago’s “Cell Block Tango,” and did a little Liza by singing “Ring Them Bells” and “Cabaret,” both hits for Miss Minnelli.