Award Winners

Classical Action wishes to thank the esteemed panel of judges of Up Our Alley 8:

Chief Justice Mary-Shannon Ryan
Stephanie Challener
Barbara Hocher
Shirley Kirshbaum
Charlotte Schroeder

UP OUR ALLEY 8 HONORS

Most Money Raised by a Team:
"Bowling Greens # 2" - River to River / CB Richard Ellis
Total Raised as of 6/12/06:  $11,890

Runner-up Most Money Raised by a Team:
"Positively Striking" - Cable Positive
Total Raised as of 6/12/06:  $4,530

Most Money Raised by an Individual:
Heidi Reed from "Bowling Greens #2"
Total Raised as of 6/12/06:  $8,000

1st Runner-up Most Money Raised by an Individual:
Oscar Chamudes from "Positively Striking"
Total Raised as of 6/12/06:  $4,330

2nd Runner-up Most Money Raised by an Individual:
George Abraham from Charlie's Angels 1
Total Raised as of 6/12/06:  $2,685

Most Individual Sponsors:
Heidi Reed from "Bowling Greens #2" with 72

1st Runner-up Most Individual Sponsors:
Julian Plyter from "Sparegolesi" with 34

Best Team Name:
"Merkin Whoopee"

Runner-up Best Team Name:
"Lucia di Bowlamoor"

Best Team Costume:
"The Facts of Strikes"

Runner-up Best Team Costume:
"Die Bowlküre"

Best Individual Costume:
"Edna Garrett" aka Peter Mac

Runner-up Best Individual Costume:
Janice Mayer from "Die Bowlküre"

Highest Individual Score:
David Gage from "The Wolf Eliminators" w/score of 169

Lowest Individual Score:
Single White Female Seeking... from "Lotus Lanes & The Artichokes" w/score of 26

Most Creative Individual Form:
Lauren Gibbs from "Lotus Lanes & The Artichokes"

Best Gutter Ball:

Vicki Margulies from "Lotus Lane and the Artichokes"

Judges' Discretionary Awards...

Most Delectable Team Name - "Lotus Lanes & The Artichokes" (Young Concert Artists)

Best Team Picture Taken - "Bowling for Mahler(s)" (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts)

Best Coach and Cheerleader - Steve Lankeneau (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts)

Best Bowling Alone While Entire Team Goes for Beer - Justin Dake from "Die Bowlküre" (OperaAmerica)

Most Butch Blair Warner - John Schaefer from "The Facts of Strikes" (Joseph John Productions)

Most Deserving of a Paid Vacation - "Volunteers on Strike" (Broadway Cares Volunteers)

Most Graceful Bowler - Alisa Nemets from "The Bowling Greens 1" (River to River / CB Richard Ellis)

Best Intentional Fall on Ass and Roll on Ground While Getting a Spare - CJ Ford from "The Bowling Greens 1" (River to River / CB Richard Ellis)

Best Backswing - Wendy Magro from Bowling for Mahler(s)" (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts)

Most Relentless Bowler - Katy Tucker from "The Big Tchaikovskies" (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts)

Biggest Mouth - Albert Imperato from "Pinheads" (21C Media Group, Inc.)

Best Silent Political Statement in a Bowling Alley - David Gage from "The Wolf Eliminators" (David Gage String Instruments)

Sexist Bowler - Paul Beswick from "Gotham Gaytonals" (Gay Gotham Chorus)

Best Team Cheer - "Sparegolesi" (Orchestra of St. Luke's)

Best Vocal Performance - "Sergeant Patrons Lonely Strikes Club Band" (Patron Technology)

Best "Better Deliver on a Bribe" - Neil Benson from "Boulez for Dolla'z" (ICM Artists, Ltd.)