32nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards - winners

This was a roller-coaster day for those in the Toronto theatre community. The day began with the SummerWorks Theatre Festival receiving word that the Federal Government was pulling the plug on their Department of Canadian Heritage funding, almost certainly for partisan ideological reasons.

As the community rallied behind the festival, they gathered in the evening for the 32nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards at the Bluma Appel Theatre at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. The ceremony was hosted by Craig Lauzon and Michaela Washburn.

Leading the way with five awards was Buddies in Bad Times' production of Blasted, which won in the General Division for Best Production, Direction (Brendan Healy), Set Design, Lighting Design and Sound.

A number of productions were double-winners: Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Musical; Billy Elliot, The Musical; Orfeo ed Euridice; The Situationists; paper SERIES; and Through the Leaves. The wins for paper SERIES brought rousing ovations for Best Direction winner Nina Lee Aquino and Best Sound Design/Composition winner Richard Lee, who are a husband-and-wife team.

A Year With Frog and Toad had led with eight nominations. It only won a single award, but it was the important Best Production award in the Music Theatre division. Best Production in the Opera division was Orfeo ed Euridice, while in the Independent Theatre division it went to Through the Leaves. Routes was named best of Theatre for Young Audiences. With Dance, the Best Production winner was Out of Context - for Pina.

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Complete list of winners for the 32nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards

GENERAL THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION

BEST PRODUCTION
Blasted

BEST TOURING PRODUCTION
The Andersen Project

BEST NEW PLAY 
Anusree Roy, Brothel #9

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY / MUSICAL
Brendan Healy, Blasted

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
Joseph Ziegler, Death of a Salesman

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
Yanna McIntosh, Ruined

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED ROLE or ENSEMBLE
Jane Spidell, Doc

BEST SET DESIGN     
Julie Fox, Blasted

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN 
Kimberly Purtell, Blasted

BEST ORIGINAL SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
Richard Feren, Blasted

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Peter Darling, Billy Elliot The Musical

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION 
Harry Bicket, Orfeo ed Euridice

OPERA PRODUCTION DIVISION

BEST OPERA PRODUCTION
Orfeo ed Euridice

BEST OPERATIC PERFORMANCE
Alan Oke, Death in Venice

MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION

BEST PRODUCTION
A Year With Frog and Toad

BEST NEW MUSICAL/OPERA     
Rufus Wainwright. Prima Donna

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE   
Kate Hennig, Billy Elliot The Musical

INDEPENDENT THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION

BEST PRODUCTION
Through the Leaves

BEST NEW PLAY OR NEW MUSICAL        
Sky Gilbert , The Situationists

BEST DIRECTION      
Nina Lee Aquino, paper Series

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
Gavin Crawford, The Situationists

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE
Sandy Duarte, Blood

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED ROLE / ENSEMBLE
Christopher Stanton, The New Electric Ballroom

BEST SET DESIGN    
John Thompson, Through the Leaves

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Melanie McNeill, Madhouse Variations

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Trevor Schwellnus, Nohayquiensepa (No one knows)

BEST SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION
Richard Lee, paper Series

THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES DIVISION

BEST PRODUCTION
Routes

BEST PERFORMANCE     
John Cleland, Edward The "Crazy Man"

DANCE DIVISION

BEST PRODUCTION 
Out of Context - for Pina

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY     
Roberto Campanella & Robert Glumbek, ...in between...

BEST PERFORMANCE
Juan Ogalla, Espejo de Oro / Mirror of Gold

BEST SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION 
Joby Talbot,  Chroma

ADDITIONAL AWARDS

LEONARD McHARDY AND JOHN HARVEY AWARD
Ghislain Caron

GEORGE LUSCOMBE AWARD
Yvette Nolan

BARBARA HAMILTON MEMORIAL AWARD
David Ferry

PAULINE McGibbon Award
Ben Chaisson

SILVER TICKET AWARD
Michael Hollingsworth

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
The Railway Children