The 2012 Dora Mavor Moore Award nominees were announced today at a press conference held at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre.
The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 169 nominations for 212 eligible productions that opened between June 1, 2011 and May 22, 2012 for the 33rd annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards.
The “Doras” honour excellence in the performing arts in Toronto. The awards ceremony will take place on Monday, June 25 at 8pm at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts.
Congrats to all the nominees!
Here is the list of nominees with links to their Mooney on Theatre reviews.
2012 DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDS NOMINEES
GENERAL THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
- War Horse, Bob Boyett, Tim Levy, National Theatre of Great Britain, David Mirvish
- The Penelopiad, Nightwood Theatre
- Topdog Underdog, Obsidian Theatre Company in association with the Shaw Festival
- The Golden Dragon, Tarragon Theatre
- Crash, Theatre Passe Muraille
OUTSTANDING TOURING PRODUCTION
- Next to Normal, David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Second Stage Theatre, Carole Rothman, Ellen Richard Presented by Dancap Inc.
- How To Disappear Completely, Factory Theatre presents The Chop Theatre
- THE SHIPMENT, Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage presents Young Jean Lee’s Theater Company
- La Liste (The List), Théâtre français de Toronto presents a Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui
- Ride the Cyclone, Theatre Passe Muraille and Acting Up Stage Company
OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY
- Erin Fleck, Those Who Can’t Do, Theatre Passe Muraille
- Evan Webber, Ajax & Little Iliad, Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage presents Evan Webber and Frank Cox-O’Connell
- Ins Choi, Kim’s Convenience, Soulpepper Theatre Company
- Pamela Mala Sinha, Crash, Theatre Passe Muraille
- Tim Supple & Hanan al-Shaykh, One Thousand and One Nights, Luminato and Dash Arts
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY / MUSICAL
- Alan Dilworth, Crash, Theatre Passe Muraille
- Kelly Thornton, The Penelopiad, Nightwood Theatre
- Philip Akin, Topdog Underdog, Obsidian Theatre Company in association with the Shaw Festival
- Robert McQueen, Caroline, or Change, Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
- Ross Manson, The Golden Dragon, Tarragon Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
- Jim Mezon, RED, a Canadian Stage/Vancouver Playhouse/Citadel Theatre co-production
- Kevin Hanchard, Topdog Underdog, Obsidian Theatre Company in association with the Shaw Festival
- Michael Healey, Clybourne Park, Studio 180 Theatre in association with Canadian Stage
- Nigel Shawn Williams, Topdog Underdog, Obsidian Theatre Company in association with the Shaw Festival
- Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Kim’s Convenience, Soulpepper Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
- Christine Horne, Andromache, Necessary Angel
- Maev Beaty, The Happy Woman, Nightwood Theatre
- Michaela Washburn, White Biting Dog, Soulpepper Theatre Company
- Nicole Underhay, The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs, Tarragon Theatre
- Pamela Mala Sinha, Crash, Theatre Passe Muraille
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED ROLE / ENSEMBLE
- Fiona Reid, White Biting Dog, Soulpepper Theatre Company
- Jeff Lillico, The Glass Menagerie, Soulpepper Theatre Company
- Ryan Kelly, The Normal Heart, Studio 180 Theatre in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
- The Ensemble,The Penelopiad, Nightwood Theatre
- The Ensemble, The Golden Dragon, Tarragon Theatre
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
- Denyse Karn, The Penelopiad, Nightwood Theatre
- Ken MacDonald, Ghosts, Soulpepper Theatre Company
- Michael Levine, Rigoletto, A new co-production of Canadian Opera Company and English National Opera
- Teresa Przybylski, The Golden Dragon, Tarragon Theatre
- 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
- Denyse Karn, The Penelopiad, Nightwood Theatre
- Judith Bowden, Seussical, Young People’s Theatre
- Michael Levine, Rigoletto, A new co-production of Canadian Opera Company and English National Opera
- Terese Wadden, A Florentine Tragedy / Gianni Schicchi, Canadian Opera Company production
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
- Alan Brodie, Ghosts, Soulpepper Theatre Company
- Bonnie Beecher, The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs, Tarragon Theatre
- Kimberly Purtell, Crash, Theatre Passe Muraille
- Kimberly Purtell, SVADBA – Wedding, Queen of Puddings Music Theatre
- Kimberly Purtell, Beckett: Feck It!, Queen of Puddings Music Theatre with Canadian Stage
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
- Debashis Sinha, Crash, Theatre Passe Muraille
- John Gzowski, Name in Vain (Decalogue Two), Tarragon Theatre
- John Wynne, Andromache, Necessary Angel
- Sound CHRISTOPHER SHUTT, Music ADRIAN SUTTON, Songmaker JOHN TAMS, War Horse, Bob Boyett, Tim Levy, National Theatre of Great Britain, David Mirvish
- Thomas Ryder Payne, The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs, Tarragon Theatre
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
- Director of Movement and Horse Choreography TOBY SEDGWICK, War Horse, Bob Boyett, Tim Levy, National Theatre of Great Britain, David Mirvish
- Monica Dottor, The Penelopiad, Nightwood Theatre
- Nicola Pantin, Seussical, Young People’s Theatre
- Tim French,Caroline, or Change, Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
- Tim Supple, One Thousand and One Nights, Luminato and Dash Arts
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION
- Dáirine Ní Mheadhra & John Hess, SVADBA – Wedding, Queen of Puddings Music Theatre
- Johannes Debus, Rigoletto A new co-production of Canadian Opera Company and English National Opera
- Pablo Heras-Casad, Iphigenia in Tauris, Canadian Opera Company presents a co-production of Lyric Opera Chicago, San Francisco Opera and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- Reza Jacobs, Caroline, or Change, Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
- Sir Andrew Davis, A Florentine Tragedy / Gianni Schicchi, Canadian Opera Company production
OPERA DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
- Rigoletto, A new co-production of Canadian Opera Company and English National Opera
- Iphigenia in Tauris, Canadian Opera Company presents a co-productin of Lyric Opera Chicago, San Francisco Opera and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- A Florentine Tragedy / Gianni Schicchi, Canadian Opera Company production
- Armide, Opera Atelier
- SVADBA – Wedding, Queen of Puddings Music Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
- Alan Held, A Florentine Tragedy / Gianni Schicchi, Canadian Opera Company production
- Jane Archibald, Semele, Canadian Opera Company presents a production of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels in co-production with KT Wong Foundation
- Quinn Kelsey, Rigoletto, A new co-production of Canadian Opera Company and English National Opera
- Susan Graham, Iphigenia in Tauris, Canadian Opera Company presents a co-productin of Lyric Opera Chicago, San Francisco Opera and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- The Ensemble, SVADBA – Wedding, Queen, of Puddings Music Theatre
MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
- Caroline, or Change, Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
- I Love You Because, Angelwalk Theatre
- Seussical,Young People’s Theatre
OUTSTANDING NEW MUSICAL/OPERA
- Ana Sokolovic, SVADBA – Wedding, Queen of Puddings Music Theatre
- Conceived by Brian Goldenberg & Anthony Bastianon, Off-Broadway On Stage, Angelwalk Theatre
- Nicole Brooks, Obeah Opera, b current Performing Arts Co. and Theatre Archipelago
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE
- Damien Atkins, Seussical, Young People’s Theatre
- George Masswohl, Seussical, Young People’s Theatre
- Jeff Madden, I Love You Because, Angelwalk Theatre
- Michael Levinson, Caroline, or Change, Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
- 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
- Deborah Hay, Caroline, or Change, Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
- Jane Johanson, Seussical, Young People’s Theatre
- Neema Bickersteth, Caroline, or Change, Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
- Sabryn Rock, Caroline, or Change, Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
INDEPENDENT THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
- A Fool’s Life, Ahuri Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre
- The Story, Theatre Columbus
- The Ugly One, Theatre Smash
- Morro And Jasp: Go Bake Yourself, U.N.I.T. Productions
- The Life and Times of Mackenzie King, Videocabaret
OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY OR NEW MUSICAL
- Adam Paolozza & Arif Mirabdolbaghi (original adaptation), The Double, TheatreRUN
- Eric Woolfe, Doc Wuthergloom’s Haunted Medicine Show, Eldritch Theatre
- Heather Marie Annis, Amy Lee & Byron Laviolette, Morro And Jasp: Go Bake Yourself, U.N.I.T. Productions
- Hume Baugh, Crush, Optic Heart Theatre
- Jules Lewis, Tomasso’s Party, Rooftop Creations
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
- Ashlie Corcoran, The Ugly One, Theatre Smash
- Dan Watson, A Fool’s Life, Ahuri Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre
- Ed Roy, His Greatness, independent Artists Repertory Theatre (iArt.)
- Jennifer Brewin, The Story, Theatre Columbus
- Michael Hollingsworth, The Life and Times of Mackenzie King, Videocabaret
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
- Clinton Walker, Ditch, Sometimes Y Theatre
- Cyrus Faird, The Jones Boy, Surface/Underground Theatre
- Daniel MacIvor, His Greatness, independent Artists Repertory Theatre (iArt.)
- Eric Woolfe, Doc Wuthergloom’s Haunted Medicine Show, Eldritch Theatre
- Richard Donat, His Greatness, independent Artists Repertory Theatre (iArt.)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
- Amy Nostbakken, The Big Smoke, Theatre Ad Infinitum in association with Why Not Theatre
- Astrid Van Wieren, This Wide Night, Mermaid Productions
- Lesley Faulkner, Dying City, surface/underground theatre & Elisa’s Boy Productions
- Melee Hutton, Brothers Karamazov, Wordsmyth Theatre
- Shannon Taylor, The Jones Boy, Surface/Underground Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED ROLE / ENSEMBLE
- The Ensemble, A Fool’s Life, Ahuri Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre
- The Ensemble, Stockholm, Seventh Stage Theatre Productions in association with Nightwood Theatre
- The Ensemble, The Story, Theatre Columbus
- The Ensemble, Morro And Jasp: Go Bake Yourself, U.N.I.T. Productions
- The Ensemble, The Life and Times of Mackenzie King, VideoCabaret
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
- Andrea Mittler, Brothers Karamazov, Wordsmyth Theatre
- Camellia Koo, The Ugly One, Theatre Smash
- Catherine Hahn, The Story, Theatre Columbus
- Kimberly Purtell, His Greatness, independent Artists Repertory Theatre (iArt.)
- Sean Frey and Sonja Rainey, A Fool’s Life, Ahuri Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
- Astrid Janson, The Life and Times of Mackenzie King, VideoCabaret
- Camellia Koo, The Ugly One, Theatre Smash
- Catherine Hahn, The Story, Theatre Columbus
- Lindsay Anne Black, Peter and the Wolf, Theatre Rusticle
- Sean Frey and Sonja Rainey, A Fool’s Life, Ahuri Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
- Andre du Toit, The Double, TheatreRUN
- Andy Moro, The Life and Times of Mackenzie King, VideoCabaret
- David DeGrow, Hallaj, Modern Times Stage Company
- Jason Hand, The Ugly One, Theatre Smash
- Kimberly Purtell, His Greatness, independent Artists Repertory Theatre (iArt.)
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
- Gaishi Ishizaka, A Fool’s Life, Ahuri Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre
- John Gzowski, The Ugly One, Theatre Smash
- John Millard, The Story, Theatre Columbus
- Patric Caird, Peter and the Wolf, Theatre Rusticle
- Thomas Ryder Payne, Hallaj, Modern Times Stage Company
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
- Tough Case, Roseneath Theatre
- The Studio, Young People’s Theatre presents Bouge de là
- Sanctuary Song, Theatre Direct Canada
- Everything Under the Moon, Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage presents Shary Boyle and Christine Fellows
- Baobab, Young People’s Theatre presents Théâtre Motus and Sô Company (Mali)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
- Burgandy Code, Tough Case, Roseneath Theatre
- Meegwun Fairbrother, The Great Mountain, Red Sky Performance
- Natasha Greenblatt, The Neverending Story, Roseneath Theatre
- Richard Lee, The Neverending Story, Roseneath Theatre
- Xin Wang, Sanctuary Song, Theatre Direct Canada
DANCE DIVISION
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
- Orpheus & Eurydice, a Compagnie Marie Chouinard production presented by Canadian Stage
- Dark Matters, a Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM production presented by Canadian Stage
- TransMigration, Co-Production with Kaha:wi Dance Theatre and Planet IndigenUS, Harbourfront Centre
- IZM, DanceWorks presents Bboyizm
- Confluence, Luminato Presents A Sadler’s Wells Production
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
- Guillaume Côté, Fractals, ProArteDanza
- Jean-Sébastien Lourdais, Etrange, Toronto Dance Theatre
- Lina Cruz/Fila 13 Productions, Soupe du Jour, princess productions
- Ofilio “Sinbadinho” Portillo and Apolonia Velasquez, Klorofyl, Gadfly
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
- Juan Ogalla, Aguas / Waters – Celebrating 30 Years Esmeralda Enrique, Spanish Dance Company
- Jung-Ah Chung, Excerpts from a Wet Summer, princess productions
- Linnea Swan, Four Mad Humours, pounds per square inch performance
- The Ensemble, Klorofyl, Gadfly
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
- A Tribe Called Red (Ian Campeau, Dan General, Bear), Cris Derksen, Tanya Tagaq, Vince Fontaine, Barbara Croall, TransMigration, Co-Production with Kaha:wi Dance Theatre and Planet IndigenUS, Harbourfront Centre
- Ann Southam, Rivers, Toronto Dance Theatre
- Bernard Slobodian, Soupe du Jour, princess productions
- Eugene Draw, Dr Draw, Klorofyl, Gadfly
- Nicolás Hernández, Oscar Lago, Aguas / Waters – Celebrating 30 Years Esmeralda Enrique, Spanish Dance Company
- The 2012 Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award will be awarded to Richard Rose.
- The 2012 Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award will be awarded to Leslie Lester.
- The 2012 George Luscombe Award for Mentorship will be awarded to Ruth Howard.