‘Oklahoma!,’ ‘Band’s Visit,’ ‘Angels in America’ are top honorees at Norton Awards
“Oklahoma!,” “the band’s Visit,” and “Angels in America” garnered three Elliot norton Awards apiece monday night in a ceremony at the huntington theatre that honored the best plays, musicals, and performances on boston-area stages over the last year.
“the band’s Visit,” a coproduction of the huntington and SpeakEasy Stage company, was chosen as best musical by a large theater. Also awarded nortons from the show were Jennifer Apple, for her lead performance, and director paul Daigneault. reagle music theatre of Greater boston’s production of “Oklahoma!” won for rachel bertone’s choreography, musical direction by Dan rodriguez, and a featured performance by Jack mullen. central Square theater and bedlam’s coproduction of “Angels in America” was honored as best play by a midsize theater. It also took prizes for Kari buckley’s featured performance and John r. malinowski’s lighting design.
the other awards for best play went to the huntington’s “John proctor is the Villain” (large theater) and theater Uncorked’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?” (small theater).
the awards for best lead performance in a play went to marshall W. mabry IV for “fat ham” (large theater), James ricardo milord for
“King hedley II” (midsize theater), and Sehnaz Dirik for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?” (small theater).
Scenic designer Janie E. howland, whose work has appeared on boston stages for three decades, was this year’s winner of the Elliot norton prize for Sustained Excellence.
here are all the winners from monday’s 41st annual Elliot norton Awards, as chosen by the boston theater critics Association:
Play, large theater: “John proctor is the Villain,” the huntington
Play, midsize theater: “Angels in America,” central Square theater and bedlam
Play, small theater: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?,” theater Uncorked
Musical: “the band’s Visit,” the huntington and SpeakEasy Stage company
Lead Performance in a Play, large theater: marshall W. mabry IV, “fat ham,” the huntington, in association with Alliance theatre and the front porch Arts collective
Lead Performance in a Play, midsize theater: James ricardo milord, “King hedley II,” Actors’ Shakespeare project
Lead Performance in a Play, small theater: Sehnaz Dirik, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?,” theater Uncorked
Featured Performance in a Play, large theater: lau’rie roach, “fat ham,” the huntington, in association with Alliance theatre and the front porch Arts collective
Featured Performance in a Play, midsize theater: Kari buckley, “Angels in America,” central Square theater and bedlam
Featured Performance in a Play, small theater: Valyn lyric turner, “A raisin in the Sun,” new repertory theatre
Lead Performance in a Musical: Jennifer Apple, “the band’s Visit,” the huntington and SpeakEasy Stage company
Featured Performance in a Musical: Jack mullen, “Oklahoma!,” reagle music theatre of Greater boston
Musical Direction: Dan rodriguez, “Oklahoma!,” reagle music theatre of Greater boston
Choreography: rachel bertone, “Oklahoma!,” reagle music theatre of Greater boston
Director, large theater: paul Daigneault, “the band’s Visit,” the huntington and SpeakEasy Stage company
Director, midsize theater: courtney O’connor, “Assassins,” lyric Stage boston
Director, small theater: Sasha Denisova and Igor Golyak, “the Gaaga,” Arlekin players theatre
scenic Design, large theater: Jason Sherwood, “Evita,” American repertory theater in association with Shakespeare theatre company
scenic Design, midsize or small theater: Irina Kruzhilina, “the Gaaga,” Arlekin players theatre
Lighting Design, large theater: Stacey Derosier, “the half-God of rainfall,” American repertory theater and new York theater Workshop
Lighting Design, midsize or small theater: John r. malinowski, “Angels in America,” central Square theater and bedlam
sound Design, large theater: David remedios and mackenzie Adamick, “macbeth,” commonwealth Shakespeare company
sound Design, midsize or small theater: David remedios, “We had a Girl before You,” Greater boston Stage company
Costume Design, large theater: Alejo Vietti, “Evita,” American repertory theater in association with Shakespeare theatre company
Costume Design, midsize or small theater: house of martino, “the rocky menorah christmas Show,” Gold Dust Orphans
solo Performance: Jay Eddy, “Driving in circles,” boston playwrights’ theatre
New script: phaedra michelle Scott, “DIASpOrA!,” new repertory theatre
ensemble: “John proctor is the Villain,” the huntington
visiting Production: “moby Dick,” a production by plexus polaire, presented by ArtsEmerson
visiting Musical: “Girl from the north country,” presented by broadway In boston
visiting Performance in a Musical: heidi blickenstaff, “Jagged little pill,” presented by broadway In boston
visiting solo Performance: “Alex Edelman: Just for Us,” presented by Emerson colonial theatre