The top winners on the night were Theatre Passe Muraille's Crash, and Caroline, or Change by Acting Up Stage Company with Obsidian Theatre Company, each with four awards. Crash won in the General Theatre Division with Outstanding New Play and Performance by a Female in a Principal Role for Pamela Mala Sinha as well as for Lighting Design and Sound Design. Caroline, or Change won (mostly) in the Musical Theatre Division, taking Outstanding Production of a Musical, Actress (Arlene Duncan), Actor (Sterling Jarvis) and Musical Direction.
Topdog Underdog, which Obsidian Theatre Company produced with the Shaw Festival, won three major awards in the General Theatre Division. It won Outstanding Production, Outstanding Male in a Principal Role (Nigel Shawn Williams) and Outstanding Musical Direction (Reza Jacobs).
The Audience Award went to Mirvish Productions' War Horse, which also won for Choreography and Costume Design. Ravi Jain was presented with the Pauline McGibbon Award for emerging talent. Artistic Director Christopher House of the Toronto Dance Theatre received the Silver Ticket Award.
Nominees for the 2012 Dora Mavor Moore Awards
Complete list of winners for the 2012 Dora Mavor Moore Awards
GENERAL THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Topdog Underdog Obsidian Theatre Company in association with the Shaw Festival
OUTSTANDING TOURING PRODUCTION
Ride the Cyclone Theatre Passe Muraille and Acting Up Stage Company
OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY
Pamela Mala Sinha Crash Theatre Passe Muraille
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY / MUSICAL
Philip Akin Topdog Underdog Obsidian Theatre Company in association with the Shaw Festival
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
Nigel Shawn Williams, Topdog Underdog, Obsidian Theatre Company in association with the Shaw Festival
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
Pamela Mala Sinha Crash Theatre Passe Muraille
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED ROLE / ENSEMBLE
The Ensemble The Penelopiad Nightwood Theatre
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Wilson Chin A Florentine Tragedy / Gianni Schicchi Canadian Opera Company production
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Costume Designer RAE SMITH, Puppet Design, Fabrication and Direction ADRIAN KOHLER with BASIL JONES for HANDSPRING PUPPET COMPANY
WAR HORSE BOB BOYETT, TIM LEVY, NATIONAL THEATRE OF GREAT BRITAIN, DAVID MIRVISH
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Kimberly Purtell Crash Theatre Passe Muraille
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
Debashis Sinha Crash Theatre Passe Muraille
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Director of Movement and Horse Choreography TOBY SEDGWICK WAR HORSE BOB BOYETT, TIM LEVY, NATIONAL THEATRE OF GREAT BRITAIN, DAVID MIRVISH
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION
Reza Jacobs Caroline, or Change Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
OPERA DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Iphigenia in Tauris Canadian Opera Company presents a co-production of Lyric Opera Chicago, San Francisco Opera and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
Susan Graham Iphigenia in Tauris Canadian Opera Company presents a coproduction of Lyric Opera Chicago, San Francisco Opera and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Caroline, or Change, Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING NEW MUSICAL/OPERA
Ana Sokolovic SVADBA - Wedding Queen of Puddings Music Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE
Sterling Jarvis Caroline, or Change Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE
Arlene Duncan Caroline, or Change Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
INDEPENDENT THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
The Ugly One Theatre Smash
OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY OR NEW MUSICAL
Jules Lewis Tomasso's Party Rooftop Creations
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Jennifer Brewin The Story Theatre Columbus
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
Richard Donat His Greatness independent Artists Repertory Theatre (iArt.)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
Astrid Van Wieren This Wide Night Mermaid Productions
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED ROLE / ENSEMBLE
The Ensemble Morro And Jasp: Go Bake Yourself U.N.I.T. Productions
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Camellia Koo The Ugly One Theatre Smash
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Astrid Janson THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MACKENZIE KING Videocabaret
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Andre du Toit The Double TheatreRUN
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
Gaishi Ishizaka A Fool's Life Ahuri Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Baobab Young People's Theatre presents Théâtre Motus and Sô Company (Mali)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
Xin Wang Sanctuary Song Theatre Direct Canada
DANCE DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Dark Matters a Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM production presented by Canadian Stage
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Lina Cruz/Fila 13 Productions Soupe du Jour princess productions
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
The Ensemble Klorofyl Gadfly
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
Philippe Noireaut Soupe du Jour princess productions
SPECIAL AWARDS
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
WAR HORSE, Bob Boyett, Tim Levy, National Theatre of Great Britain, David Mirvish
PAULINE McGIBBON AWARD
Ravi Jain
SILVER TICKET AWARD
Christopher House, Toronto Dance Theatre
BARBARA HAMILTON MEMORIAL AWARD
Richard Rose
LEONARD McHARDY AND JOHN HARVEY AWARD
Leslie Lester
GEORGE LUSCOMBE AWARD FOR MENTORSHIP
Ruth Howard
It is credited correctly in the winners list, but the preceding paragraph names Caroline, Or Change as Obsidian's show. This is inaccurate. It is an Acting UpStage production in assocation with Obsidian Theatre Company.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I've changed it accordingly.
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