After a night of celebration at the 35th Annual Dora Awards, Toronto’s theatre community has a lot to celebrate this morning.
Last nights ceremony, hosted by Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus was held at the WestJet Stage at the Harbourfront Centre, which presented 48 Dora Awards to pool of 143 producing companies competing for a bronze statue by sculptor John Romano. The awards also included the Silver Ticket Award and the Audience Choice Award.
The Canadian Opera Company takes home 4 Doras: Roberto Devereaux wins Outstanding Production and Sondra Radvanovsky nabs Outstanding Performance-Female. Peter Grimes takes home 2 (Outstanding Performance-Male to Alan Held and Outstanding Performance – Ensemble to the COC Chorus).
Joel Ivany with Against the Grain Theatre wins for Outstanding New Musical/Opera for Figaro’s Wedding.
Actor and director Diana Leblanc was presented with the Silver Ticket Award.
TAPA’s Audience Choice Award for Outstanding Production, co-sponsored by NOW Magazine and Yonge-Dundas Square, winner is Venus In Fur, a Canadian Stage production.
Here is the official list of 2014 Dora Mavor Moore Award winners:
GENERAL THEATRE DIVISION
Outstanding Production
Of Human Bondage Soulpepper Theatre Company
Outstanding New Play
Adaptation by Vern Thiessen Of Human Bondage
Outstanding Direction
Albert Schultz Of Human Bondage
Outstanding Performance – Male
Bruce Dow PIG
Outstanding Performance – Female
Carly Street Venus In Fur
Outstanding Performance – Ensemble
The Ensemble of Of Human Bondage
Outstanding Scenic Design
Lorenzo Savoini Of Human Bondage
Outstanding Costume Design
Ronnie Burkett The Daisy Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design
Lorenzo Savoini Of Human Bondage
Outstanding Sound Design/Composition
Mike Ross Of Human Bondage
INDEPENDENT THEATRE DIVISION
Outstanding Production
Vitals An Outside the March Production sponsored by Theatre Passe Muraille
Outstanding New Play
Rosamund Small Vitals
Outstanding Direction
Matthew Thomas Walker Birth of Frankenstein
Outstanding Performance – Male
Mac Fyfe TRUDEAU AND THE FLQ
Outstanding Performance – Female
Claire Armstrong After Miss Julie
Outstanding Performance – Ensemble
The Ensemble of Passion Play by Sarah Ruhl
Outstanding Scenic Design
Camellia Koo The Wanderers
Outstanding Costume Design
Astrid Janson TRUDEAU AND THE FLQ
Outstanding Lighting Design
Michelle Ramsay Sister Mary’s a Dyke?!
Outstanding Sound Design/Composition
Sound Design and Live Foley by John Gzowski/ Original Vocal Composition: Jacquie PA Thomas and the Ensemble The Sacrifice Zone
MUSICAL THEATRE DIVISION
Outstanding Production
London Road A Canadian Stage Production
Outstanding Touring Production (also open to General Theatre)
Mies Julie Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage presents Yael Farber/ Baxter Theatre Collective
Outstanding Performance – Male
Damien Atkins London Road
Outstanding Performance – Female
Melissa O’Neil LES MISERABLES
Outstanding Performance – Ensemble
The Ensemble of London Road
MUSICAL THEATRE / OPERA DIVISION
Outstanding New Musical or Opera
Joel Ivany Figaro’s Wedding
Outstanding Direction
Jackie Maxwell London Road
Outstanding Scenic Design
Ken MacDonald Marry Me A Little
Outstanding Costume Design
Andreane Neofitou and Christine Rowland LES MISERABLES
Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Lamotte London Road
Outstanding Choreography
Marc Kimelman Once On This Island
Outstanding Musical Direction
Reza Jacobs London Road
OPERA DIVISION
Outstanding Production
Roberto Devereux Canadian Opera Company presents the Dallas Opera production
Outstanding Performance – Male
Alan Held Peter Grimes
Outstanding Performance – Female
Sondra Radvanovsky Roberto Devereaux
Outstanding Performance – Ensemble
The COC Chorus of Peter Grimes
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES DIVISION
Outstanding Production
Sultans of the Street Young People’s Theatre
Outstanding New Play
Anusree Roy Sultans of the Street
Outstanding Direction
Nina Lee Aquino Sultans of the Street
Outstanding Performance – Individual
Colin Doyle Sultans of the Street
Outstanding Performance – Ensemble
The Ensemble of Sultans of the Street
DANCE DIVISION
Outstanding Production
what we are saying Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage presents Ame Henderson/ Public Recordings
Outstanding Choreography
Louis Laberge-Côté …et même aprés (dance: made in Canada/ fait au Canada;
von Tiedemann Series)
Outstanding Performance – Male
Marc Boivin WOULD (with a trace)
Outstanding Performance – Female
Kate Franklin Gotta Go Church (with a trace)
Outstanding Performance – Ensemble
The Ensemble of what we are saying
Outstanding Sound Design/Composition
Dustin Peters Malcolm
Outstanding Lighting Design
Simon Rossiter Gotta Go Church (with a trace)
Congratulations to all!
Michael Vincent
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