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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