The Marlowe Awards     for 2016

    It's a humbling task to attempt to choose the best performances and the best technical achievements of the Denver Theatre Community in 2016. 
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. 


Best Actor

Craig Bond, The Normal Heart, Vintage Theatre Productions

Christian Mast, No Sex Please, We’re British, Spotlight Theatre Company

Cris Davenport, Intimate Apparel, Vintage Theatre Productions

John Hauser, Hand to God, Curious Theatre Company

Best Supporting Actor

Mike Hartman, All the Way, DCPA Theatre Company

Seth Maisel, Intimate Apparel, Vintage Theatre Productions

Kevin Hart, A View From the Bridge, The Edge Theater Company

Curtiss Johns, 4000 Miles, Miners Alley Playhouse
Best Actress

Deborah Persoff, 4000 Miles, Miners Alley Playhouse

Missy Moore, Getting Out, The Edge Theater Company

Emma Messenger, I’ll Eat You Last, The Edge Theater Company

Anne Smith Myers, The Glass Menagerie, Germinal Stage Denver

Best Supporting Actress

Jessica Austgen, Tartuffe, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Erica Sarzin-Borrillo, Getting Out, The Edge Theater Company

Jenna Moll Reyes, 4000 Miles, Miners Alley Playhouse

Martha Harmon Pardee, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Town Hall Arts Center

Best Direction of a Play

Craig Bond, The Oldest Boy, Vintage Theatre Company and Theatre Esprit Asia

Ed Baierlein, The Glass Menagerie, Germinal Stage Denver

John Ashton, A View From the Bridge, The Edge Theater Company

Len Matheo, 4000 Miles, Miners Alley Playhouse

Best Ensemble

The Big Bang, Spotlight Theatre Company

God of Carnage, Miners Alley Playhouse

Calendar Girls, Stage Door Theatre

Smokey Joe’s Café, Town Hall Arts Center

Best Director of a Musical

donnie l. betts, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Aurora Fox Arts Center

Donald Berlin, Into the Woods, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse

Kent Thompson, Sweeney Todd, DCPA Theatre Company

Scott Beyette, Thoroughly Modern Millie, BDT Stage

Outstanding Scenic Design

Jen Orf, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Aurora Fox Arts Center

Robert Mark Morgan, All the Way, DCPA Theatre Company

Amy Campion, Thoroughly Modern Millie, BDT Stage

Brandon Case, Catch Me if You Can, Aurora Fox Arts Center

Best Actor Musical

Leonard Barrett, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Aurora Fox Arts Center

Keegan Flaugh, A Christmas Story, Town Hall Arts Center

Carter Edward Smith, Little Shop of Horrors, Miners Alley Playhouse

James Francis, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Vintage Theatre Productions

Best Actress Musical

Marcia Ragonetti, Sunset Boulevard, Vintage Theatre Productions

Megan Van De Hey, Tell Me on a Sunday, Avenue Theater

Seles VanHuss, Thoroughly Modern Millie, BDT Stage

Angela Mendez, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Vintage Theatre Productions

Best Supporting Actress Musical

Anna High, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Aurora Fox Arts Center

Rachel Turner, Into the Woods, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse

Rebekah Ortiz, Thoroughly Modern Millie, BDT Stage

Alicia K. Meyers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, BDT Stage

Best Supporting Actor musical

Tyrell D. Rae, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Aurora Fox Arts Center

Scott Severtson, Thoroughly Modern Millie, BDT Stage

Markus Warren, Into the Woods, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse

Preston Britton, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Vintage Theatre Productions

Lighting

Richard Devin, Water by the Spoonful, Curious Theatre Company

Steven Tangedal, Bakersfield Mist, Avenue Theater

Benjamin Abernathy, Evita, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse

Brett Maughan, Thoroughly Modern Millie, BDT Stage

Outstanding Costumes

Kevin Copenhaver, Sweeney Todd, DCPA Theatre Company

Linda Morken, Thoroughly Modern Millie, BDT Stage

Debra Faber, Evita, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse

Susan Rahmsdorff-Terry, The Big Bang, Spotlight Theatre Company

Outstanding Sound Design

Kenny Storms, A View from the Bridge, The Edge Theater Company

Mark Derryberry, Into the Woods, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse                            

Morgan McCauley, Tartuffe, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Wayne Kennedy, Footloose, BDT Stage

Best Production of a Musical

The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Aurora Fox Arts Center

Into the Woods, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse

Sweeney Todd, DCPA Theatre Company

Thoroughly Modern Millie, BDT Stage

Choreography

Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck, Sister Act, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Laurence Curry, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Aurora Fox Arts Center

Matthew Peters, Thoroughly Modern Millie, BDT Stage

Piper Arpan McTaggart, “Catch Me If You Can” Aurora Fox Arts Center

Music Direction

Greg Coffin, Sweeney Todd, DCPA Theatre Company

Jodel Charles, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Aurora Fox Arts Center

Neal Dunfee, Thoroughly Modern Millie, BDT Stage

Blake NaWa’a The Big Bang, Spotlight Theatre Company

Best Production of a Play

Tartuffe, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

4000 Miles, Miners Alley Playhouse

A View from the Bridge, The Edge Theater Company

The Glass Menagerie, Germinal Stage Denver

Creation of a life-like Puppet, Sushma, The Oldest Boy, Vintage Theatre Productions/ Theatre Esprit Asia

Production of an opera

Tosca, Central City Opera

Outstanding Opera Diva in a Leading Role

Alexandra Loutsion, Tosca, Central City Opera

Anna Christy, The Ballad of Baby Doe, Central City Opera

Outstanding Male Opera Singer in a Leading Role

Jonathan Burton, Tosca, Central City Opera

Outstanding Male Opera Singer in a Supporting Role

Michael Maes, Tosca, Central City Opera

Outstanding Opera Diva in a Supporting Role

Sarah Barber, The Ballad of Baby Doe, Central City Opera

Best Projections

Greg Emetaz, The Girl of the Golden West, Opera Colorado

Outstanding Conductor

John Baril, Tosca, Opera Colorado

Best Touring Company

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, DCPA Theatre Company

Best Actor in a Touring Company

Kevin Massey, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway

Kevin Kern, Finding Neverland, Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway

Best Supporting Actor in a Touring Company

Matthew Dailey, Jersey Boys,Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway

John Rapson, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway

Best Actress in a Touring Company

Christine Dwyer, Finding Neverland, Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway

Best Supporting Actress in a Touring Company,

Kristen Beth Williams, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway

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Adrienne Eller, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway