Outstanding Seattle Theatre in 2013
by David-Edward Hughes (Talkin’ Broadway Seattle Reviewer)
I count myself blessed to see so much quality theatre each year in Seattle. The following list covers some of the major pleasures to be had in our theatrical venues both small and large, this past calendar year.
Outstanding Productions of a Musical/Outstanding Ensemble Casts
“The Wild Party” (Sound Theatre Company) “Floyd Collins” (STAGERight); “Grey Gardens” ( 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT Theatre); “Hairspray in Concert” (5th Avenue Theatre and Seattle Men’s Chorus); “ Chicago”, “Xanadu” and “Les Miserables (Village Theatre) “Stu For Silverton” (Intiman Theatre Festival); “Little Women” (Arts West); Falsettos in Concert (Showtunes); “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” (Balagan Theatre); “The Pirates of Penzance (5th Ave);"Altar Boyz" (Seattle Musical Theatre)
Outstanding Production of A Play/Outstanding Ensemble Cast
“Good People” and “Boeing Boeing” (Seattle Repertory Theatre), “33 Variations” (ArtsWest) “Other Desert Cities” (Intiman Theatre), “Soft Click of a Switch” (MAP Theatre)
Outstanding Performances in a Musical
Troy Wageman and Allison Standley “The Wild Party” (STC), Taryn Darr and Timothy McCuen Piggee “Chicago” (VT); Mark Anders and Bobbi Kotula in “Stu For Silverton” (ITF); Emily Rose Frasca in “Little Women” (AW); Robert Scherzer and Rebecca M. Davis in “Les Miserables” (BT); Joshua Carter in “Falsettos” (ST); Eric Polani Jensen in “Hairspray in Concert” (5th Ave and SMC) and in “Les Miserables” (VT); Krista Curry “Singin’ in the Rain” (ST); Patti Cohenour, Suzy Hunt and Jessica Skerritt “Grey Gardens” (5th Ave and ACT); Kirsten deLohr Helland in “Hairspray in Concert (5th Ave and SMC) and “Les Miserables” (VT); Jeff Steitzer “Xanadu” (VT); Keaton Whittaker and Kendra Kassebaum “Carrie” (BT); Beth DeVries in “Next to Normal” (BT) and “Les Miserables” (VT), Greg Stone “Les Miserables” (VT); Laura Kenny “The Music Man” (5th Ave); Dane Stokinger “Xanadu” (VT); Jason Daniely "Secondhand Lions" 5th Ave)
Outstanding Performances in a Play
Ellen McLaughlin and Zakiya Young “Good People” (SRT); Lori Larsen “Other Desert Cities” (ACT); Jody McCoy and Allison Standley “33 Variations” (AW); Buddy Mahoney and Vincent J. Orduna “The Boys Next Door” (SR); Kathy Hsieh and Faith Russell “Picnic”(Re-Act Theatre); Quinn Armstrong “The Mousetrap” (VT); Caitlin Frances and Kate Jaeger “August Osage County” (BT); Bradetta Vines and Buddy Mahoney “Moon Over Buffalo” (Second Story Rep)
Performer of the Year
Jerick Hofer/Jinkx Monsoon in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” (Balagan and The Moore), “Hairspray in Concert” (5th Ave/SMC) and “The Entertainers” (Cornish Playhouse)
Outstanding Director (Musicals and Plays)
Steve Tomkins “Chicago” and “Les Miserables” (VT); Victor Pappas “Other Desert Cities” (ACT) and “Falsettos” (ST); David Ira Goldstein “Xanadu” (VT); Andrew Russell “Stu For Silverton”; Corey McDaniel “The Wild Party” (Sound); Lindsey Larson “Floyd Collins” (SR); Peggy Gannon “Soft Click of a Switch” (MAP Theatre); David Saint “Good People” (SRT); Alison Narver“Boeing-Boeing” (SRT); James A. Rocco “The Pirates of Penzance” (5th Ave); Mathew Wright “Little Women” (AW); Christopher Zinovich “33 Variations” (AW);Troy Wageman "Altar Boyz" (SMT)
Outstanding Touring Productions
“War Horse”, “The Book of Mormon” (The Paramount); “Jersey Boys” and “Anything Goes” (5th Ave)
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