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SD: Craig Noel Awards Presented Tonight

Posted by:	BillEadie 01:33 am EST 02/11/14

The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle has announced the recipients of its 2013 Craig Noel Awards. Fourteen productions of the forty-two initially nominated were honored with awards. Current Broadway hit, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” walked away with five awards from the eight nominations it received for its world premiere production at The Old Globe, including Outstanding New Musical, Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Male (Jefferson Mays), and Outstanding Director of a Musical (Darko Tresnjak). A theatrical adaptation of Toni Morrison’s novel, “The Bluest Eye,” received awards for each of its three nominations: Outstanding Dramatic Production, Outstanding Ensemble, and Outstanding Direction of a Play (Delicia Turner Sonnenberg). “The Bluest Eye” was a co-production of Moxie Theatre and Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company. Other multiple award recipients were the San Diego Repertory Theatre co-production (with the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts) of the musical, ”In The Heights,” the La Jolla Playhouse revival of the musical, “Side Show,” and the San Diego Musical Theatre production of “The Sound of Music.” “In the Heights” was honored as Outstanding Resident Musical and for its choreography (by Javier Velasco). “Side Show” received awards for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Female (shared by Erin Davie & Emily Padgett) and for its costume design (by Paul Tazewell). “The Sound of Music” received awards for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Female (Victoria Strong) and for its musical direction (by Don LeMaster). The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle presented a special monetary award to Ion Theatre (Don Braunagel Award for Outstanding Work by a Small Theater Company) for its 2013 season, and its Outstanding Young Artist/Sandra Ellis Troy Scholarship was given to Abby DeSpain, for her performance in "Wait Until Dark," at the New Village Arts Theatre. Craig Noel Awards went to Linda Libby and Randall Dodge as Actors of the Year. Each was honored for an outstanding body of work in 2013. Ms. Libby appeared in the musical, “Grey Gardens,” for Ion Theatre and was nominated for her performances in Cygnet Theatre’s production of the musical, “Company,” and its production of the play, “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Mr. Dodge appeared in two productions of “South Pacific,” (for the Welk Theatre San Diego and for Moonlight Stage Productions) and in the musicals, “The Wizard of Oz” (Moonlight Stage Productions),” and “Chicago” (Welk Theatre San Diego). He received nominations for his leading performance in the Welk Theatre San Diego production of “South Pacific” and for his featured performance in the San Diego Musical Theatre production of “The Sound of Music.” The critics also recognized as Outstanding Special Event the debut of two local theatre festivals, The San Diego Fringe Festival, and the La Jolla Playhouse/UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance’s Without Walls Festival. The Fringe Festival presented Sean Sullivan in “Baby Redboots’ Revenge,” which received a Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. And the Craig Noel Awards went to: Outstanding Resident Musical “In the Heights,” San Diego Repertory Theatre Outstanding New Musical "A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder," The Old Globe Outstanding Musical Direction Don LeMaster, "The Sound of Music," San Diego Musical Theatre Outstanding Choreography Javier Velasco, "In the Heights," San Diego Repertory Theatre Outstanding Orchestrations Jonathan Tunick, "A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder," The Old Globe Outstanding Ensemble “The Bluest Eye,” Moxie Theatre & Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company Outstanding Solo Performance Sean Sullivan, “Baby Redboots’ Revenge,” San Diego Fringe Festival Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Female Erin Davie & Emily Padgett, "Side Show," La Jolla Playhouse Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Male Jefferson Mays, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” The Old Globe Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Male Phil Johnson, "A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Musical," Intrepid Shakespeare Company Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Female Victoria Strong, "The Sound of Music," San Diego Musical Theatre Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Male Miles Anderson, “The Merchant of Venice,” The Old Globe Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Female Deborah Gilmour Smyth, "Wit," Lamb's Players Theatre Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Female Yolanda Franklin, “The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler,” Diversionary Theatre Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Male Don Sparks, “Pygmalion,” The Old Globe Outstanding Sound Design Christopher Luessmann, "The Wizard of Oz," Moonlight Stage Productions Outstanding Costume Design Paul Tazewell, "Side Show," La Jolla Playhouse Outstanding Lighting Design York Kennedy, “Other Desert Cities,” The Old Globe Outstanding Scenic Design Alexander Dodge, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” The Old Globe Outstanding Projection Design Victoria Petrovich, "A Weekend with Pablo Picasso," San Diego Repertory Theatre Outstanding Direction of a Play Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, “The Bluest Eye,” Moxie Theatre & Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company Outstanding Direction of a Musical Darko Tresnjak, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” The Old Globe Outstanding Dramatic Production “The Bluest Eye,” Moxie Theatre & Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company Outstanding Special Event The San Diego Fringe Festival Without Walls Festival, La Jolla Playhouse Don Braunagel Award for Outstanding Work by a Small Theater Company Ion Theatre, for its 2013 body of work Actor of the Year Linda Libby Randall Dodge Outstanding Young Artist/Sandra Ellis Troy Scholarship Abby DeSpain, "Wait Until Dark," New Village Arts Theatre Outstanding Musical Performance in a Play Gilbert Castellanos, "The Federal Jazz Project," San Diego Repertory Theatre The program, honoring the top achievements in local semi-pro and professional theater was held at the Museum of Contemporary Arts, San Diego, in La Jolla.

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