On Monday night, in its first-ever virtual ceremony, the Boston Theater Critics Association (of which I am a member) staged the 38th Annual Elliot Norton Awards.
The small theater company Moonbox Productions won big for its production of the musical "Parade," collecting awards for Outstanding Musical Production, Musical Performance by an Actor and Musical Direction.
The year's other Outstanding Production winners included "The Purists," presented by Huntington Theatre Company, "Cloud 9" at The Nora at Central Square Theater and "The Stone" staged by Needham's Arlekin Players Theatre.
In the visiting categories, the direct-from-Broadway play "Indecent" at the Huntington Theatre Company was named Outstanding Production while David Byrne's (then) Broadway-bound "American Utopia" was named Outstanding Musical.
The evening also featured a special citation given to "Shear Madness," which ended a 40-year run in March, and the Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence was given to actor Johnny Lee Davenport, who died in February.
The full list of winners follows.
Boston Theater Critics Association 38th Annual Elliot Norton Awards
Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence
Johnny Lee Davenport
Special Citation
“Shear Madness” which opened in Boston and just ended its 40-year run as one of the longest-running non-musical plays in the world
Outstanding Musical Production
“Parade,” Moonbox Productions
Outstanding Production, Large Theater
“The Purists,” Huntington Theatre Company
Outstanding Production, Midsize Theater
“Cloud 9,” The Nora at Central Square Theater
Outstanding Production, Small or Fringe Company
“The Stone,” Arlekin Players Theatre
Outstanding Solo Performance
Billy Meleady, “the smuggler,” Boston Playwrights’ Theatre
Outstanding Direction, Large Theater
Rachel Chavkin, “Moby-Dick,” American Repertory Theater
Outstanding Direction, Midsize Theater
Lee Mikeska Gardner, “Cloud 9,” The Nora at Central Square Theater
Outstanding Direction, Small or Fringe Theater
Igor Golyak, “The Stone,” Arlekin Players Theatre
Outstanding Musical Performance by an Actor
Aaron Patterson, “Parade,” Moonbox Productions
Outstanding Musical Performance by an Actress
Katrina Z Pavao, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Outstanding Actor, Large Theater
Eric Berryman, “Detroit Red,” ArtsEmerson
Outstanding Actor, Midsize Theater (In Memory of Gabriel Kuttner)
Kadahj Bennett, “Pass Over,” SpeakEasy Stage Company and The Front Porch Arts Collective
Outstanding Actor, Small or Fringe Theater
Nael Nacer, “The Return,” Israeli Stage
Outstanding Actress, Large Theater
Analisa Velez, “The Purists,” Huntington Theatre Company
Outstanding Actress, Midsize Theater
Paula Plum, “The Children,” SpeakEasy Stage Company
Outstanding Actress, Small or Fringe Theater
Darya Denisova, “The Stone,” Arlekin Players Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble, Large Theater
“Sweat,” Huntington Theatre Company
Outstanding Ensemble, Midsize Theater (In Memory of Margarita Damaris Martínez)
“black odyssey boston,” Underground Railway at Central Square Theater and The Front Porch Arts Collective
Outstanding Ensemble, Small or Fringe Theater
“The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart,” Apollinaire Theatre Company
Outstanding New Script
“Detroit Red” by Will Power, ArtsEmerson
Outstanding Design, Large Theater
“Moby-Dick,” American Repertory Theater
Scenic design by Mimi Lien; costume design by Brenda Abbandandolo; lighting design by Bradley King; sound design by Hidenori Nakajo; puppet design by Eric F. Avery; wig, hair and make-up design by Rachel Padula-Shufelt
Outstanding Design, Midsize Theater
“Vanity Fair,” Underground Railway at Central Square Theater
Scenic design by David R. Gammons; costume design by Leslie Held; lighting design by Jeff Adelberg; sound design by David Wilson; properties coordinated by Ciara McAloon
Outstanding Design, Small or Fringe Theater
“The Seagull,” Arlekin Players Theatre
Scenic design by Nikolay Simonov; costume design by Nastya Bugaeva; lighting design by Jeff Adelberg
Outstanding Musical Direction
Catherine Stornetta, “Parade,” Moonbox Productions
Outstanding Choreography
Ilyse Robbins, “Swan Lake in Blue,” Greater Boston Stage Company
Outstanding Visiting Production, Non-Musical
“Indecent,” Huntington Theatre Company
Outstanding Visiting Production, Musical
“American Utopia,” Ambassador Theatre Group
Outstanding Visiting Musical Performance
Ben Levi Ross, “Dear Evan Hansen,” Broadway In Boston
Outstanding Visiting Musical Ensemble
“Six,” American Repertory Theater (Adrianna Hicks, Andrea Macasaet, Abby Mueller, Brittney Mack, Courtney Mack and Anna Uzele)
