From the San Diego Critics Circle Website:
Winners announced for the 2015 Craig Noel AwardsLa Jolla Playhouse’s “Come From Away,” Intrepid Theatre’s “Quality of Life” lead honorees SAN DIEGO (Feb. 8, 2016) – The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle announced the winners of its 14th annual Craig Noel Awards, which were presented Feb. 8, 2016, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, in La Jolla. Before an audience of nearly 500 theater industry members and patrons, more than 30 awards were given out by the members of the Critics Circle. Here’s the list: Outstanding Dramatic Production “The Quality of Life” – Intrepid Theatre Company Outstanding New Play “Blueprints to Freedom” – Michael Benjamin Washington, La Jolla Playhouse Outstanding Resident Musical “Dogfight” – Cygnet Theatre Outstanding New Musical “Come From Away,” La Jolla Playhouse Outstanding Touring Production “The White Snake” – The Old Globe Don Braunagel Award for Achievement by a Small Theater InnerMission Productions Outstanding Young Artist Award Elliot Weaver Actor of the Year
Delicia Turner Sonnenberg Outstanding Direction of a Play Christy Yael-Cox – “The Quality of Life”, Intrepid Theatre Company Outstanding Direction of a Musical Christopher Ashley – “Come From Away,” La Jolla Playhouse Outstanding Musical Direction Elan McMahan – “Big Fish,” Moonlight Stage Productions Outstanding Choreography Colleen Kollar Smith – “West Side Story,” Lamb’s Players Theatre Outstanding Original Score Irene Sankoff & David Hein – “Come from Away,” La Jolla Playhouse Outstanding Ensemble 1 “Come From Away,” La Jolla Playhouse “2. The Quality of Life,” Intrepid Theatre Company Outstanding Solo Performance Hershey Felder – “Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin” Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Female Victoria Strong – “The King and I,” The Welk Theatre\ Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Male Robert J. Townsend – “La Cage aux Folles,” San Diego Musical Theatre Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Male James Vasquez – “La Cage aux Folles,” San Diego Musical Theatre Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Female Jenn Colella – “Come From Away,” La Jolla Playhouse Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Male Michael Benjamin Washington – “Blueprints to Freedom,” La Jolla Playhouse Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Female Sandy Campbell – “Master Class,” ion theatre Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Female Dana Hooley – “The Birthday Party,” New Fortune Theatre Company Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Male Mike Sears – “Parlour Song,” Backyard Renaissance Theatre Outstanding Sound Design Gareth Owen – “Come From Away,” La Jolla Playhouse Outstanding Costume Design Jeanne Reith – “OZ,” Lamb’s Players Theatre Outstanding Lighting Design Christopher Akerlind – “Indecent,” La Jolla Playhouse Outstanding Scenic Design
Nominees announced for the 2015 Craig Noel AwardsSAN DIEGO (Jan. 1, 2016) – The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle has announced the nominees for its 14th annual Craig Noel Awards, which will be held Feb. 8, 2016, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, in La Jolla. Categories: Outstanding Musical Direction Ian Eisendrath – “Come from Away,” La Jolla Playhouse Kris Kukul – “Kiss Me, Kate,” The Old Globe Elan McMahan – “The Music Man,” Moonlight Stage Productions Elan McMahan – “Big Fish,” Moonlight Stage Productions Terry O’Donnell – “Dogfight,” Cygnet Theatre Outstanding Choreography David Brannen – “Dogfight,” Cygnet Theatre Jill Gorrie – “Singin’ in the Rain,” San Diego Musical Theatre Peggy Hickey – “Kiss Me, Kate,” The Old Globe Colleen Kollar Smith – “West Side Story,” Lamb’s Players Theatre Ray Limon – “Hello, Dolly!,” Welk Resort Theatre Outstanding Original Score Lisa Gutkin & Aaron Halva – “Indecent,” La Jolla Playhouse Jon Lorenz – “OZ, a new American Musical Fairytale,” Lamb’s Players Theatre Michael Roth – “The Oldest Boy,” San Diego Repertory Theatre Irene Sankoff & David Hein – “Come from Away,” La Jolla Playhouse Outstanding Ensemble “Come From Away,” La Jolla Playhouse “Indecent,” La Jolla Playhouse “The Quality of Life,” Intrepid Theatre Company “My Mañana Comes,” San Diego Repertory Theatre “The Whale,” Cygnet Theatre Outstanding Solo Performance Hershey Felder – “Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin” Darrell Hammond – “The Darrell Hammond Project,” La Jolla Playhouse Cashae Monya – “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill,” ion theatre Mercedes Ruehl – “Full Gallop,” The Old Globe David Turner – “Buyer & Cellar,” The Old Globe Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Male Josh Adamson – “Big Fish,” Moonlight Stage Productions Richard Bermudez – “The King and I,” Welk Resort Theatre Sean Murray – “My Fair Lady,” Cygnet Theatre Jeffrey Scott Parsons – “Cabaret,” Welk Resort Theatre Robert J. Townsend – “La Cage aux Folles,” San Diego Musical Theatre Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Female Hannah Corrigan – “Violet,” San Diego Repertory Theatre Cynthia Ferrer – “Hello, Dolly!,” Welk Resort Theatre Caitie Grady – “Dogfight,” Cygnet Theatre Allison Spratt Pearce – “My Fair Lady,” Cygnet Theatre Victoria Strong – “The King and I,” Welk Resort Theatre Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Female Michelle Alves – “West Side Story,” Lamb’s Players Theatre Jenn Colella – “Come From Away,” La Jolla Playhouse Sarah Errington – “Dogfight,” Cygnet Theatre Melissa Fernandes – “Sondheim on Sondheim,” Moonlight Stage Productions Natalie Nucci – “West Side Story,” San Diego Musical Theatre Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Male Bryan Barbarin – “OZ, a new American Musical Fairytale,” Lamb’s Players Theatre Geno Carr – “Come From Away,” La Jolla Playhouse Marc Ginsburg – “Shrek, The Musical,” Moonlight Stage Productions James Vasquez – “La Cage aux Folles,” San Diego Musical Theatre Fernando Vega – “OZ, a new American Musical Fairytale,” Lamb’s Players Theatre Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Male Richard Baird – “Betrayal,” North Coast Repertory Theatre Jeffrey Jones – “The Quality of Life,” Intrepid Theatre Company Robert Smyth – “Freud’s Last Session,” Lamb’s Players Theatre Robert J. Townsend – “The 39 Steps,” Premiere Productions Michael Benjamin Washington – “Blueprints to Freedom,” La Jolla Playhouse Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Female Sandy Campbell – “Master Class,” ion theatre Maggie Carney – “The Quality of Life,” Intrepid Theatre Company DeAnna Driscoll – “The Quality of Life,” Intrepid Theatre Company Summer Spiro – “Steal Heaven,” San Diego Repertory Theatre Sylvia M’Lafi Thompson – “ ‘night, Mother,” ion theatre Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Male Ro Boddie – “Blueprints to Freedom,” La Jolla Playhouse Tsering Dorjee Bawa – “The Oldest Boy,” San Diego Repertory Theatre Manoel Felciano – “Twelfth Night,” The Old Globe David McBean – “Unnecessary Farce,” North Coast Repertory Theatre James Saba – “Hay Fever,” Cygnet Theatre Mike Sears – “Parlour Song,” Backyard Renaissance Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Female Maggie Carney – “Sons of the Prophet,” Cygnet Theatre Kathi Copeland – “Precious Little,” InnerMission Productions Priti Gandhi – “Master Class,” ion theatre Jo Anne Glover – “The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence,” Moxie Theatre Dana Hooley – “The Birthday Party,” New Fortune Theatre Company Outstanding Scenic Design Alexander Dodge – “The Comedy of Errors,” The Old Globe Sean Fanning – “Full Gallop,” The Old Globe Riccardo Hernandez – “Twelfth Night,” The Old Globe Brian Redfern – “My Mañana Comes,” San Diego Repertory Theatre Jerry Sonnenberg – “The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence,” Moxie Theatre Outstanding Sound Design Kevin Anthenill – “The Oldest Boy,” San Diego Repertory Theatre Mark Bennett – “Arms and the Man,” The Old Globe Melanie Chen – “Betrayal,” North Coast Repertory Theatre Gareth Owen – “Come From Away,” La Jolla Playhouse David Scott – “Dogfight,” Cygnet Theatre Company Outstanding Costume Design Elisa Benzoni – “The Fox on the Fairway,” North Coast Repertory Theatre Jacinda Johnston-Fischer – “Trouble in Mind,” Moxie Theatre Jacinda Johnston-Fischer – “Hay Fever”/”The Vortex,” Cygnet Theatre Jeanne Reith – “OZ, a new American Musical Fairytale,” Lamb’s Players Theatre Fabio Toblini – “Kiss Me, Kate,” The Old Globe Outstanding Lighting Design Christopher Akerlind – “Indecent,” La Jolla Playhouse Lonnie Alcaraz – “Oedipus El Rey,” San Diego Repertory Theatre Russell H. Champa – “The Twenty-seventh Man,” The Old Globe Matt Novotny – “Gunmetal Blues,” North Coast Repertory Theatre Jennifer Setlow – “The Oldest Boy,” San Diego Repertory Theatre Projection Design Joe Huppert – “The Oldest Boy,” San Diego Repertory Theatre John Infante – “Big Fish,” Moonlight Stage Productions Blake McCarty – “Return to the Forbidden Planet,” New Village Arts John Narun – “Blueprints to Freedom,” La Jolla Playhouse Victoria Petrovich – “Steal Heaven,” San Diego Repertory Theatre Outstanding Direction of a Musical Christopher Ashley – “Come From Away,” La Jolla Playhouse Steve Glaudini – “Big Fish,” Moonlight Stage Productions Sean Murray – “Dogfight,” Cygnet Theatre Darko Tresnjak – “Kiss Me, Kate,” The Old Globe Sam Woodhouse – “Violet,” San Diego Repertory Theatre Outstanding Direction of a Play Glenn Paris – “ ‘night, Mother,” ion theatre Rebecca Taichman – “Indecent,” La Jolla Playhouse Delicia Turner Sonnenberg – “My Mañana Comes,” San Diego Repertory Theatre Delicia Turner Sonnenberg – “Trouble in Mind,” Moxie Theatre Christy Yael-Cox – “The Quality of Life”, Intrepid Theatre Company Outstanding New Play “Blueprints to Freedom” – Michael Benjamin Washington, La Jolla Playhouse “Indecent” – Paula Vogel and Rebecca Taichman, La Jolla Playhouse “Orange Julius” – Basil Kreimendahl, Moxie Theatre “Sea of Souls” – Glenn Paris and Claudio Raygoza, ion theatre “Uncanny Valley” – Thomas Gibbons, San Diego Repertory Theatre Outstanding Touring Production “Healing Wars,” La Jolla Playhouse “Motown, The Musical,” Broadway / San Diego “Murder for Two,” The Old Globe “The White Snake,” The Old Globe Outstanding New Musical “Come From Away,” La Jolla Playhouse “OZ, a new American Musical Fairytale,” Lamb’s Players Theatre Outstanding Resident Musical “Big Fish” – Moonlight Stage Productions “Dogfight” – Cygnet Theatre “Kiss Me, Kate” – The Old Globe “My Fair Lady” – Cygnet Theatre “Violet” – San Diego Repertory Theatre Outstanding Dramatic Production “Indecent” – La Jolla Playhouse “ ‘night, Mother” – ion theatre “Oedipus El Rey” – San Diego Repertory Theatre “The Quality of Life, Intrepid Theatre Company “Trouble in Mind” – Moxie Theatre Awards to be announced from the stage:
Admission to the ceremony is free of charge. If you are not already on our invitation list and would like to receive an invite via Paperless Post (email), please contact our president, Pam Kragen, with your name and contact information. Craig Noel, the namesake for the Critics Circle’s annual awards — who died in 2010 — was revered for his decades-long efforts to build a rich and vibrant theater community in San Diego. We honor his legacy as the beloved founding father of San Diego’s theater community by carrying on the tradition of rewarding excellence with awards in his name. An archive of reviews by San Diego Theatre Critics Circle members can be found on this website (drop down reviews panel at top right of the home page). To keep track of new reviews posted daily, “Like” our Facebook page.
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