Last night at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, before an audience of more than 450 people the 2013 Craig Noel awards were given out to honor the outstanding theatre San Diego had over the past year! With a total of 22 productions for nine theatre companies being honores at the ceremony the winners ranged from the La Jolla Playhouse/Berkeley Repertory Theatre production of “An Iliad,” to the Cygnet Theatre’s production of the musical, “Parade,” The Old Globe’s musical, “Allegiance,” and that company’s co-production, with the American Conservatory Theatre, of “The Scottsboro Boys”. How many of the winners did you get to see last year?
Recipients of the 2012 Craig Noel Awards:
Outstanding Resident Musical
“Parade,” Cygnet Theatre
“The Scottsboro Boys,” The Old Globe
Outstanding New Musical
“Allegiance,” The Old Globe
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Female
Sandy Campbell, “Parade,” Cygnet Theatre
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Male
Sean Murray, “Man of La Mancha,” Cygnet Theatre
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Male
Michael K. Lee, “Allegiance,” The Old Globe
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Female
Eileen Bowman, “Guys and Dolls,” Lamb’s Players Theatre
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Susan Stroman, “The Scottsboro Boys,” The Old Globe
Outstanding Musical Direction
Elan McMahan, for a body of work that included “As You Like It,” The Old Globe, “Fiddler on the Roof,” Moonlight Stage Productions, and “Sweeney Todd,” Moonlight Stage Productions
Outstanding Choreography
Susan Stroman, “The Scottsboro Boys,” The Old Globe
Outstanding New Score
“Nobody Loves You,” music by Gaby Alter; lyrics by Itamar Moses and Gaby Alter, The Old Globe
Outstanding Dramatic Production
“An Iliad,” La Jolla Playhouse
“A Raisin in the Sun,” Moxie Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble
“A Raisin in the Sun,” Moxie Theatre
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Male
Jeffrey Jones, “The Little Flower of East Orange,” Ion Theatre
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Female
Catalina Maynard, “Julia,” Ion Theatre
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Female
Samantha Ginn, “Hickorydickory,” Moxie Theatre
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Male
Phil Johnson, “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” Coronado Playhouse
Claudio Raygoza, “The Little Flower of East Orange,” Ion Theatre
Outstanding New Play
“The Recommendation,” Jonathan Caren, The Old Globe
Outstanding Direction of a Play
Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, “Topdog/Underdog,” Ion Theatre
Outstanding Sound Design
Mark Bennett, “An Iliad,” La Jolla Playhouse
Shahrokh Yadegari, “Blood and Gifts,” La Jolla Playhouse
Outstanding Costume Design
Deirdre Clancy, “Inherit the Wind,” The Old Globe
Shirley Pierson, “Parade,” Cygnet Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design
Scott Zielinski, “An Iliad,” La Jolla Playhouse
Outstanding Scenic Design
Jennifer Brawn Gittings, “Hickorydickory,” Moxie Theatre
Outstanding Projection Design
Ian Wallace, “Tortilla Curtain,” San Diego Repertory Theatre
Actor of the Year
Mark Christopher Lawrence, for his outstanding performances in both “A Raisin in the Sun,” Moxie Theatre, and “Topdog/Underdog,” Ion Theatre
Don Braunagel Award for Outstanding Work by a Small Theater Company
Moxie Theatre for its 2012 productions of “A Raisin in the Sun,” “The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek,” and “Hickorydickory”
Outstanding Young Artist/Sandra Ellis-Troy Scholarship
Dylan Hoffinger, for a body of 2012 work that included roles in “Parade,” Cygnet Theatre; “Harmony, Kansas,” Diversionary Theatre; and “Zoot Suit,” San Diego Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Solo Performance
Henry Woronicz, “An Iliad,” La Jolla Playhouse
Outstanding Featured Musical Performance in a Play
Brian Ellingsen, “An Iliad,” La Jolla Playhouse
Outstanding Technical Achievement
“Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots,” La Jolla Playhouse. Team: Robert Brill, scenic design; Basil Twist, puppetry; Paul Tazewell, costumes; Michael Walton, lighting; Steve Canyon Kennedy, sound design; Sean Nieuwenhuis, projections
Outstanding Orchestrations
Lynne Shankel, “Allegiance,” The Old Globe
Outstanding Special Event
“The Car Plays,” La Jolla Playhouse, Without Walls series
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