Sunday, January 31, 2016

THE 2015 MARLOWE AWARDS

    It's a humbling task to attempt to choose the best performances and the best technical achievements of the Denver Theatre Community in 2015. 

Getting a production from page to stage is a daunting task. The collaborative nature of every endeavor to produce a play requires a network of artists, many of whom are unseen and unsung. This reviewer would like to express gratitude to each and all who helped make this past year the artistic triumph that it was. 

Since there was so much outstanding work done this past year, this reviewer has listed the top three or four in each category. 
(All artists mentioned in this year's 2015 Marlowe Awards wishing to receive a certificate please email your snail mail address to davidmarlo@earthlink.net.)

BEST ACTOR

AUGUSTUS TRUHN, JERUSALEM, THE EDGE THEATER COMPANY


PAUL BORRILLO, EQUUS, AVENUE THEATER
ANDREW UHLENHOPP, LUCKY GUY, THE EDGE THEATER COMPANY

SPENCER ALTHOFF, EQUUS, AVENUE THEATER

BEST ACTRESS
EMMA MESSENGER, ‘NIGHT, MOTHER, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
HALEY JOHNSON, ‘NIGHT, MOTHER, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
CAROLYN HOLDING, AS YOU LIKE IT, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

LISA MUMPTON, THE CHERRY ORCHARD, GERMINAL STAGE DENVER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

KEVIN HART, LUCKY GUY, THE EDGE THEATER COMPANY

 
         GEOFFREY KENT, OTHELLO, COLORADO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

         

MATT ZAMBRANO, AS YOU LIKE IT, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

ANDREW PASTIDES, TRIBES, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

MARGIE LAMB, EQUUS, AVENUE THEATER

MAGGY STACY, WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, THE EDGE THEATER COMPANY

VANESSA MOROSCO, OTHELLO, COLORADO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

KATHLEEN MCCALL, TRIBES, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
JERUSALEM, THE EDGE THEATER COMPANY
MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE
EQUUS, AVENUE THEATER 
‘NIGHT, MOTHER, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS


                        BEST DIRECTOR

LEN MATHEO, MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE
WARREN SHERRILL, JERUSALEM,THE EDGE THEATER COMPANY
BILLIE MCBRIDE, ‘NIGHT, MOTHER, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
STEVEN WEITZ, TRIBES, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

BEST DIRECTOR of a MUSICAL
donnie l. betts, AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
NICHOLAS SUGAR, WEST SIDE STORY, TOWN HALL ARTS CENTER
BERNIE CARDELL, CURTAINS, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
SCOTT BEYETTE, MARY POPPINS, BDT STAGE


BEST ENSEMBLE
SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE


JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS


                      BEST MUSICAL
          
AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

              
                    MARY POPPINS, BDT STAGE


FUNNY GIRL, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS


CABARET, PHAMALY THEATRE COMPANY


BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

                       

ANDY SIEVERS, CURTAINS, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

                           

SCOTT BEYETTE, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, BDT STAGE
                 

                      
JARED MING, WEST SIDE STORY, TOWN HALL ARTS CENTER

                        
JOHN WHITE, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, IGNITE THEATRE

BEST ACTRESS MUSICAL      
 TRACY WARREN, MARY POPPINS, BDT STAGE  

   

LAUREN CORA MARSH, FUNNY GIRL, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

SUZANNE CONNORS NEPI, CURTAINS, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

CAROLYN LOHR, WEST SIDE STORY, TOWN HALL ARTS CENTER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS MUSICAL
ANNIE DWYER, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, TOWN HALL ARTS CENTER



RONNI GALLUP, WEST SIDE STORY, TOWN HALL ARTS CENTER



SHARON KAY WHITE, WHITE CHRISTMAS, ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

         
SARA GROVER, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, BDT STAGE


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MUSICAL

CLAUDE DIENER, MY FAIR LADY, PERFORMANCE NOW THEATRE COMPANY

                               

     

KEEGAN FLAUGH, FUNNY GIRL, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS        
PAUL A. PAGE, WHITE CHRISTMAS, ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES


DAVID GORDON, URINETOWN, EQUINOX 
THEATRE COMPANY


                     BEST SCENIC DESIGN
                   
AMY CAMPION, BUDDY, THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, BDT STAGE
CHRISTOPHER WALLER, JERUSALEM, THE EDGE THEATER COMPANY
JONATHAN SCOTT MCKEAN, MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE
AMY CAMPION, MARY POPPINS, BDT STAGE

                     
OUTSTANDING THEATRICAL MAKE-UP
AND SPECIAL F/X

    TODD DEBRECENI 

               BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
            
 SHANNON McKINNEY, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
LAP CHI CHU, THE TWELVE, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY
VANCE MCKENZIE, MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE
BRETT MAUGHAN, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, BDT STAGE


BEST SOUND DESIGN
LUKE ALLEN TERRY, JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
BRIAN FREELAND, EQUUS, AVENUE THEATER
CRAIG BREITENBACH, TRIBES, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY
REN MANLEY, JERUSALEM, THE EDGE THEATER COMPANY

                BEST CHOREOGRAPHY        MATTHEW D. PETERS, MARY POPPINS, BDT STAGE
SHARON DWINNELL, SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
KITTY SKILLMAN HILSABECK, WHITE CHRISTMAS, ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
BOB HOPPE, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, BDT STAGE


        BEST COSTUME DESIGN    

DENITSA BLIZNAKOVA, AS YOU LIKE IT, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY
CHRIS CAMPBELL, WHITE CHRISTMAS, ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
LINDA MORKEN, MARY POPPINS, BDT STAGE
HUGH HANSON, OTHELLO, COLORADO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

BEST MUSIC DIRECTION
MARY KAY DAILEY, CABARET, PHAMALY THEATRE COMPANY
MICHAEL MANCINI, THE TWELVE, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY
NEAL DUNFEE, BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, BDT STAGE
DONNA KOLPAN DEBRECENI, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, TOWN HALL ARTS CENTER

BEST NEW PLAY

EXIT STRATEGIES by JEFFREY NEUMANN, THE EDGE THEATER COMPANY

BEST NEW MUSICAL

               
THE TWELVE, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY
BOOK AND LYRICS BY ROBERT SCHENKKAN
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY NEIL BERG


  BEST PRODUCTION OF AN OPERA
             
      LA TRAVIATA, CENTRAL CITY OPERA

BEST OPERA DIVA
ELLIE DEHN, LA TRAVIATA, CENTRAL CITY OPERA

BEST OPERA DIVA IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
MOLLY JANE HILL, LA TRAVIATA, CENTRAL CITY OPERA

BEST MALE OPERA SINGER 
TROY COOK, LA TRAVIATA, CENTRAL CITY OPERA
RYAN MACPHERSON, LA TRAVIATA, CENTRAL CITY OPERA

BEST MALE OPERA SINGER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
                      
KEITH JAMESON, (Sancho) MAN OF LA MANCHA, CENTRAL CITY OPERA
HAROLD WILSON, AIDA, OPERA COLORADO

BEST OPERA CONDUCTOR
JOHN BARIL, LA TRAVIATA, CENTRAL CITY OPERA

BEST DIRECTION OF AN OPERA
ELISE SANDEL, LA TRAVIATA, CENTRAL CITY OPERA


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