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Mon. May 17 Karen MacDonald - longtime mainstay at the A.R.T. who we last saw at the Huntington's "All My Sons" - has been one of our favorite actresses for years. Her range is astounding and there's not a character she inhabits that we don't believe. That is, yeah, we know at some level it's Karen, but we never see Actor first and Character second. So, it's nice to know MacDonald (pictured here with Will LeBow) is this year’s recipient of the Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence in theatar as determined by the Boston Theater Critics Association. Their 28th annual "Elliot Norton Awards" event - open to the public - will be held Monday May 17 at 7 at the newly renovated Parmount Theatre. Tony Shalhoub a nd Brooke Adams, now on Broadway in “Lend Me a Tenor,” will attend as guests of honor. (MacDonald is up for a "outstanding actress" award in the Large Production category.) In addition, StageSource will present its annual Theatre Hero Award to Michael Maso,longtime managing director of the Huntington Theatre Company. The award honors Maso’s role as a champion and inspiration for Boston-area theaters and artists. The evening will also include musical performances from the shows nominated for outstanding musical this year.And those are: “Adding Machine: A Musical,” SpeakEasy Stage Company," “Best of Both Worlds,” American Repertory Theater," “Phantom of the Oprah,” Gold Dust Orphans. The other nominees are listed below, along with the recipient of a special citation for an Outstanding Theatrical Experience. In the design categories, the award will be given to the entire design team of a production. OUTSTANDING VISITING PRODUCTION
“Gatz,” Elevator Repair Service at American Repertory Theater
“Spring Awakening,” Broadway Across America
“Waiting for Godot,” Classical Theatre of Harlem at Institute of Contemporary Art
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION BY A LARGE COMPANY “All My Sons,” Huntington Theatre Company
“Fences,” Huntington Theatre Company
“Stick Fly,” Huntington Theatre Company OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION BY A MIDSIZE COMPANY “Much Ado About Nothing,” Actors’ Shakespeare Project
“Reckless,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
“The Savannah Disputation,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION BY A SMALL COMPANY “Entertaining Mr. Sloane,” Publick Theatre Boston
“4:48 Psychosis,” Gamm Theatre Company
“The Life of Galileo,” Catalyst Collaborative @ MIT and Underground Railway Theater
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION BY A FRINGE COMPANY “After the Quake,” Company One
“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Orfeo Group
“The Overwhelming,” Company One
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR, LARGE COMPANY
John Collins, “Gatz,” Elevator Repair Service at American Repertory Theater
Kenny Leon, “Stick Fly,” Huntington Theatre Company
Diane Paulus, “The Donkey Show,” American Repertory Theater OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR, MIDSIZE COMPANY Paul Daigneault, “Jerry Springer: The Opera,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
Scott Edmiston, “Reckless,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
Paul Melone, “Adding Machine: A Musical,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR, SMALL OR FRINGE COMPANY Steven Barkhimer, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Orfeo Group
Larry Coen, “Phantom of the Oprah,” Gold Dust Orphans
Eric C. Engel, “Entertaining Mr. Sloane,” Publick Theatre Boston
OUTSTANDING DESIGN, LARGE COMPANY “The Comedy of Errors,” Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
“Gatz,” Elevator Repair Service at American Repertory Theater
“Stick Fly,” Huntington Theatre Company OUTSTANDING DESIGN, MIDSIZE, SMALL, OR FRINGE COMPANY
“Adding Machine: A Musical,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
“Island of Slaves,” Orfeo Group
“Phantom of the Oprah,” Gold Dust Orphans
OUTSTANDING NEW SCRIPT Lydia R. Diamond, “Harriet Jacobs”
John Kuntz, “The Salt Girl”
Ryan Landry, “Phantom of the Oprah”
OUTSTANDING ACTOR, LARGE COMPANY Seth Fisher, “Becky Shaw,” Huntington Theatre Company
Will Lyman, “All My Sons,” Huntington Theatre Company
Scott Shepherd, “Gatz,” Elevator Repair Service at American Repertory Theater OUTSTANDING ACTRESS, LARGE COMPANY Crystal Fox, “Fences,” Huntington Theatre Company
Amber Iman, “Stick Fly,” Huntington Theatre Company
Karen MacDonald, “All My Sons,” Huntington Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING ACTOR, SMALL, MIDSIZE, OR FRINGE COMPANY Ross Bennett Hurwitz, “The Taming of the Shrew,” Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Jack Cutmore-Scott, “Entertaining Mr. Sloane,” Publick Theatre Boston
Nigel Gore, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” Publick Theatre Boston OUTSTANDING ACTRESS, SMALL, MIDSIZE, OR FRINGE COMPANY Anne Gottlieb, “Not Enough Air,” Nora Theatre Company
Angie Jepson, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” Publick Theatre Boston
Sandra Shipley, “Entertaining Mr. Sloane,” Publick Theatre Boston
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE Luke Grooms, “Jerry Springer: The Opera,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
Liz Hayes, “Adding Machine: A Musical,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
Jeffery Roberson, “Phantom of the Oprah,” Gold Dust Orphans
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE “The Savannah Disputation,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
“Stick Fly,” Huntington Theatre Company
“Gatz,” Elevator Repair Service at American Repertory Theater
SPECIAL CITATION FOR AN OUTSTANDING THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE “Sleep No More,” Punchdrunk and American Repertory Theater
Tickets for the event, which will be followed by a reception, are $20. 549 Washington St. 866-811-4111 www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/8098555 |
