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The 29th Dora Mavor Moore Awards

The 29th annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards was held Monday, June 30, 2008 at the elegant Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto, Ontario by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts which "is a professional arts service organization dedicated to advancing the arts in the City of Toronto by promoting and advocating on behalf of local theatre, dance and opera companies and providing services to enhance the artistic, technical and administrative development of its membership. The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts also supports a large number of allied members consisting of industry suppliers, managers, publicists, ticket agencies, educational institutions, training studios, talent and casting agents, and other businesses that contribute to the performing arts in the GTA."[tapa.ca/doras]

Fire took five awards including outstanding musical at the 2008 Dora Mavor Moore Awards June 30, 2008 while The December Man, a CanStage co-production with Edmonton's Citadel Theatre, was named outstanding production. Fire first opened in Toronto in 1985. It is a Canadian rock-gospel musical about two brothers — one a preacher and the other a rock star — who both love the same woman. The VIP reception was held at the Rosewater Supper Club ( near our studio) and the winners of the awards were announced at the nearby luxurious & historic Toronto's Winter Garden Theatre. The post awards reception was held at the Winter Garden Theatre.

The 2008 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Recipients are (the envelope please):



GENERAL THEATRE DIVISION

  • OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY Judith Thompson The Palace of the End
  • OUTSTANDING NEW MUSICAL Devised by Jim LeFrancois and David Oiye Arthouse Cabaret
  • OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY The December Man The Canadian Stage Company in co-production with The Citadel Theatre
  • OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL Fire The Canadian Stage Company in co-production with The Citadel Theatre
  • OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY Alisa Palmer Top Girls
  • OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL James MacDonald Fire
  • OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY Joseph Ziegler The Time of Your Life
  • OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY Lally Cadeau Rose
  • OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL Ted Dykstra Fire
  • OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – MUSICAL Nicole Underhay Fire
  • OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY OR MUSICAL Stuart Hughes The Time of Your Life
  • OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN Camellia Koo East of Berlin
  • OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN Tamara Marie Kucheran Intimate Apparel
  • OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN Andrea Lundy The Eco Show
  • OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION Mike Ross Under Milk Wood
  • OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION Ted Dykstra Fire
  • OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY IN A PLAY OR MUSICAL Lizt Alfonso VIDA!
  • OUTSTANDING TOURING PRODUCTION The Drowsy Chaperone Dancap Productions Inc.

    OPERA DIVISION

  • OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION From the House of the Dead Canadian Opera Company
  • OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE Measha Breuggergosman Idomeneo

    DANCE DIVISION

  • OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION Chapel/Chapter Harbourfront Centre
  • OUTSTANDING NEW CHOREOGRAPHY Peggy Baker Portal
  • OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE Peggy Baker Portal
  • OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION Charles Hong, Joo Hyung Kim and Sosun Suh Choonengmu

    INDEPENDENT THEATRE DIVISION

  • OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY Anusree Roy Pyaasa
  • OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION Waiting for Godot Modern Times Stage Company
  • OUTSTANDING DIRECTION Soheil Parsa Waiting for Godot
  • OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE Nicco Lorenzo Garcia People Power
  • OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE Anusree Roy Pyaasa
  • OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN Trevor Schwellnus Madre
  • OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN Astrid Janson and Sarah Armstrong Laurier
  • OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN Michelle Ramsay April 14, 1912
  • OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN/COMPOSITION Thomas Ryder Payne Madre

    THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES DIVISION

  • OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE Kyle Cameron Cranked
  • OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION: Love You Forever and More Munsch Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People

    On June 5,2008 the following awards were announced :
    • The Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award: actress Fiona Reid.
    • The George Luscombe Award: Iris Turcott
    • The Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award: Jim LeFrancois

      In viewing the quantity & quality of the productions in Toronto and represented at these awards, its clear not only that these are significant awards but that there is a breath and depth to live theatre and dance in Toronto and you are encouraged to turn off your cell phone and computers and get out there and attend them!! Check back here for upcoming productions or check the individual theatre links in the sources & links section to obtain upcoming shows!. Check back here for the 2009 DORA Awards!

      © 2008 Photos by G.C. Eyre & Article by C. Smith All Rights Reserved