Thursday, January 16, 2014


  
Thanks to one and all in the theatre community who have made the 2013 Theatre Season in Colorado such a great success. It is with great appreciation and sincere humility that this reviewer lists some of the great talents who have made this season truly memorable.


The 2013 Marlowe Awards

Outstanding Actor in a one- person play:
 James O’Hagan Murphy, RFK, Vintage Theatre Productions


Outstanding Actress in a one- person play:
Maria Cheng, Spirit and Sworded Treks, Theatre Esprit Asia (TEA)
                                                       

 Outstanding Actor in a Play, Drama:
                            
John Ashton, Seminar, Boulder 
Ensemble Theatre Company

Scott Bellot, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Edge Theatre Company
                              
Brian Landis Folkins, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Edge Theatre Company

Paul Page, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, The Edge Theatre Company

Outstanding Actress in a Play, Drama


Erica Sarzin-Borrillo, “Long Day’s Journey into Night,” Germinal Stage Denver


Missy Moore, The House of Blue Leaves, The Edge Theatre Company


Maggy Stacy, Cat on a Hot tin Roof, The Edge Theatre Company

Billie McBride, Collected Stories, Miners Alley Playhouse 

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama 
         
        
Emma Messenger, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Edge Theatre Company

          
         
Kathleen McCall, Romeo and Juliet, Denver Center Theatre Company



                                         
Erica Fox, Closer, Vintage Theatre Productions


                                     
Jeanne Paulsen, Romeo and Juliet, Denver Center Theatre Company

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama

                               
Zachary Andrews, Long Day’s Journey into Night, Germinal Stage Denver

                      
Brock Benson, Newark Violenta, The Edge Theatre Company
                           
Steef Sealy, The Seafarer, Ashton Entertainment

                                   
Joe Von Bokern, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Edge Theatre Company 


Best Production of a Play, Comedy
                     
The 39 Steps, Town Hall Arts
Blithe Spirit, Arvada Center for the Arts
The Foreigner, PHAMALY Theatre Company
Mrs. Mannerly, Miners Alley Playhouse


Outstanding Actor Comedy
                       
Chris Bleau, Mrs. Mannerly, Miners Alley Playhouse
                         
                                    
Lawrence Hecht, Vigil, Cherry Creek Theatre Company

 
Steven Cole Hughes, Blithe Spirit, Arvada Center for the Arts

                         
Jeremy Palmer, The Foreigner,  PHAMALY Theatre Company

Outstanding Actress Comedy
                                  
Deborah Curtis, Mrs. Mannerly, 
Miners Alley Playhouse
                          
Patty Mintz-Figel, Vigil, Cherry Creek Theatre Company
                           
C. Kelly Leo, Rancho Mirage, Curious Theatre Company

                               
Karen Slack, God of Carnage, Curious Theatre Company

Outstanding Supporting Actor Comedy
                                                
Sean Scrutchins, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Colorado Shakespeare Festival
                                              
Mark Lively, Next Fall, Theatre Out Denver
                               
Eric Mather, The 39 Steps, Town Hall Arts
                                 

 Seth Maisel, The 39 Steps, Town Hall Arts

Outstanding Supporting Actress Comedy

Heather Lacy, Blithe Spirit, Arvada Center for the Arts

Judy Phelan-Hill, Next Fall, Theatre Out Denver
                                       
Erica Lee Johnson, Mrs. Mannerly, Miners Alley Playhouse
                                     
Sharon Kaye White, Dividing the Estate, Arvada Center for the Arts


Outstanding Director Comedy
Bob Wells, 39 Steps, Town Hall Arts
Bernie Cardell, Sordid Lives, Illumination Theatre Company
                     
Edith Weiss, The Foreigner, PHAMALY Theatre Company
Richard H. Pegg, Mrs. Mannerly, Miners Alley Playhouse

Best Costumes
Chris Campbell, Blithe Spirit, Arvada Center for the Arts
ESosa, Sense and Sensibility, Denver Center Theatre Company
Linda Morken, The Wizard of Oz, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Christina Poddubiuk, Romeo and Juliet, Denver Center Theatre Company

Best Choreography
Nick Sugar, Hair, Town Hall Arts
Matt LaFontaine, In the Heights, Vintage Theatre Productions
Kelly Kates, Annie, Town Hall Arts
Alicia Dunfee, The Wizard of Oz, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
                                 
Daymond Schweer, Young Frankenstein, StageDoor Theatre, Conifer
                                  
Daniel Langhoff, Annie, Town Hall Arts
                       

                                   
Wayne Kennedy, Spamalot, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
                                                   
 Seth Maisel, Young Frankenstein, Vintage Theatre Productions

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
                                                 
SuCh, The Color Purple, Aurora Fox Arts

Megan Van De Hey, Curtains, Arvada Center for the Arts
                                             
Sydney Fairbairn, Annie, Town Hall Arts
                                                           
Jennifer DeDominici, Man of La Mancha, Arvada Center for the Arts

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical


LuAnn Buckstein, Annie, Town Hall Arts

                 
Bren Eyestone.Burron, Church Basement Ladies, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre 

Lisa Finnerty, 9 to 5, Town Hall Arts


Alicia Dunfee, Spamalot, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre



Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
           
Colin Alexander, Curtains, Arvada Center for the Arts
                                 
Seth Caikowski, The Wizard of Oz, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
                                   
Tim Howard, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Town Hall Arts
                                     


Mark Shonsey, Young Frankenstein, Vintage Theatre Productions

                                   
Outstanding Director of a Musical

Rod Lansberry/David Nehls, 
Man of La Mancha, Arvada Center for the Arts           

Pamela Clifton/Trent Hines, 
Young Frankenstein, StageDoor Theatre, Conifer
Nick Sugar/ Donna Kolpan Debreceni, Hair, Town Hall Arts
Piper Arpan/Neal Dunfee,
Spamalot, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre

Best New Play

                                          
Newark, Violenta, Jonson Kuhn, The Edge Theatre Company

Wake, Buntport Theater Company

Best Play Drama
RFK, Vintage Theatre Productions

Long Day’s Journey into Night,
Germinal Stage Denver
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Edge Theatre Company
 Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, The Edge Theatre Company

               Best Ensemble
                             
Spoon River Anthology, Germinal Stage Denver

                  
The Memory of Water, Miners Alley Playhouse

   Closer, Vintage Theatre Productions
                                   

                                       
Minimum Wage, The Avenue Theatre

Best Production of a Musical
                        
Man of La Mancha, Arvada Center for the Arts
                              
             Hair, Town Hall Arts
                              
           Annie, Town Hall Arts
       
                               
Spamalot, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre

Best Lighting
Frank Haas, Shadowlands,Vintage Theatre Productions
Shannon McKinney, Metamorphoses, Aurora Fox Arts
Jonathan Scott-McKean, Hair, Town Hall Arts
Seth Alison, Annie, Town Hall Arts

Best Scenic Design
Brian Mallgrave, Man of La Mancha, Arvada Center for the Arts
Charles Packard, Metamorphoses, Aurora Fox Arts

Tobias Harding, Shadowlands, Vintage Theatre Productions
Wake, Buntport Theater Company

Best Sound Design
David Thomas, Man of La Mancha, The Arvada Center for the Arts
Luke Allen Terry, Veronica’s Room, Vintage Theatre Productions
John Rivera, The 39 Steps, Town Hall Arts
Adam Stone, Wake, Buntport Theater Company

Best Director Play, Drama
Geoff Kent, Metamorphoses, Aurora Fox Arts
Terry Dodd, RFK, Vintage Theatre Productions 
Ed Baierlein, Long Day’s Journey into Night, Germinal Stage Denver
Angela Astle, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Edge Theatre Company

Best Touring Company
The Book of Mormon, Denver Center Attractions


Outstanding New Theatre Company
Theatre Esprit Asia (TEA)

Best Opera Production
Our Town, Central City Opera


Outstanding Female Opera Singers:
           
Anna Christy, Our Town, Central City Opera

Jennifer Rivera, The Barber of Seville, Central City Opera
Julia Burrows, Showboat, Central City Opera
Ellen Kaye, Showboat, Central City Opera
Outstanding Male Opera Singers

 Troy Cook, Showboat, Central City Opera
                                  
Soloman Howard, Showboat, Central City Opera
Vale Rideout, Our Town, Central City Opera
                                 
Daniel Belcher, The Barber of Seville, Central City OperaMarlowe's Musings





























































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