Awards were presented to dozens of outstanding actors, directors, designers, and ensembles last night by The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) at The 37th Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony, held at the Huntington Avenue Theatre.
Sara Porkalob earned Outstanding New Script for "Dragon Mama," and Outstanding Solo Performance for “Dragon Cycle: Dragon Lady and Dragon Mama.” "Man in the Ring" was also a big winner. The production received the award for Outstanding Production, Large Theater, and actor John Douglas Thompson received Outstanding Actor, Large Theater. Jordan Boatman took home Outstanding Actress, Large Theater for her stellar performance in “The Niceties.” The full list of winners is below.
Melinda Lopez received this year’s Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence for her inspiring work in the Boston theater community. A Special Citation was awarded to Zeitgeist Stage Company, concluding its 18-year residency in Boston at the end of this season. The Elliot Norton Arts Education Award was given to the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild.
Actress Faye Dunaway was the Guest of Honor for the evening. She will be playing Katharine Hepburn in Matthew Lombardo’s “Tea at Five,” which chronicles Hepburn’s turbulent childhood, her unlikely rise to stardom, and her romance with Spencer Tracy. The play’s only pre-Broadway engagement will be at the Huntington Avenue Theatre June 21-July 7.
For more details on the 37th Annual Elliot Norton Awards, visit elliotnortonawards.com.
Here is the full list of 2019 Annual Elliot Norton Award winners:
Outstanding Visiting Production
“Measure for Measure,” Cheek by Jowl and Pushkin Theatre Moscow, presented by ArtsEmerson
Outstanding Visiting Musical Production
“Hamilton,” presented by Broadway In Boston
Outstanding Visiting Performance
Vaishnavi Sharma, “Bedlam’s Pygmalion,” presented by Underground Railway Theater
Outstanding Visiting Musical Performance, Actor
Nicholas Christopher, “Hamilton,” presented by Broadway In Boston
Outstanding Visiting Musical Performance, Actress
Ani Djirdjirian, “Spamilton,” presented by the Huntington Theatre Company
Outstanding Production, Large Theater
”Man in the Ring,” Huntington Theatre Company
Outstanding Production, Midsize Theater
“The Wolves,” Lyric Stage Company of Boston
“Between Riverside and Crazy,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
Outstanding Production, Small or Fringe Theater
“The Audacity: Women Speak,” Sleeping Weazel
Outstanding Musical Production
“The Black Clown,” American Repertory Theater
Outstanding Actor, Large Theater
John Douglas Thompson, “Man in the Ring,” Huntington Theatre Company
Outstanding Actress, Large Theater
Jordan Boatman, “The Niceties,” Huntington Theatre Company
Outstanding Actor, Midsize Theater
Tyrees Allen, “Between Riverside and Crazy,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
Outstanding Actress, Midsize Theater
Amanda Collins, “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley,” Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Actor, Small or Fringe Theater
Ken Baltin, “My Station in Life,” Gloucester Stage Company
Outstanding Actress, Small or Fringe Theater
Jennifer Rohn, “Dark Room,” Bridge Repertory Theater
Outstanding Musical Performance, Actor
Davron S. Monroe, “Breath & Imagination,” The Front Porch Arts Collective and Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Outstanding Musical Performance, Actress
Mackenzie Lesser-Roy, “Once,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
Outstanding Director, Large Theater
Bryn Boice, “Universe Rushing Apart: Blue Kettle and Here We Go,” Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Outstanding Director, Midsize Theater
A. Nora Long, “The Wolves,” Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Outstanding Director, Small or Fringe Theater
Olivia D’Ambrosio, “Dark Room,” Bridge Repertory Theater
Outstanding Design, Large or Visiting Theater
“The End of TV,” by Manual Cinema, presented by ArtsEmerson: Sound design by Kyle Vegter, puppets by Lizi Breit with associate puppet designer and storyboard artist Drew Dir, costumes by Mieka Van Der Ploeg, lighting by Claire Chrzan with associate Shelbi Arndt, masks by Julia VanArsdale Miller
Outstanding Design, Midsize, Small or Fringe Theater
“Brokelahomo!” and “Nightmare on Elf Street,” Gold Dust Orphans: sets by Windsor Newton, costumes by Scott Martino, lighting by Michael Clark Wonson
Outstanding Ensemble
“Small Mouth Sounds,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
Outstanding Solo Performance
Sara Porkalob, “Dragon Cycle: Dragon Lady and Dragon Mama,” American Repertory Theater
Outstanding New Script
“Dragon Mama,” by Sara Porkalob, presented by American Repertory Theater
Outstanding Choreography
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, “Jagged Little Pill,” American Repertory Theater
Outstanding Musical Supervision/Direction
Steven Ladd Jones, “Once,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
