NORTON AWARDS Recipients Announced
Awards were presented last night in 37 categories including outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, productions and 4 visiting productions by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) at the 41st Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony, held at the Huntington Theatre in Boston.
This year’s recipient of the Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence is Janie E. Howland, an acclaimed scenic designer based in Boston, whose work has been seen in Boston, New York, London, and throughout New England. Special Citations were awarded to Lyric Stage Boston in honor of its 50th Anniversary, Company One Theatre in honor of its 25th Anniversary, and veteran actress Annette Miller. The 2024 Elliot Norton Arts Education Award was presented to Hyde Square Task Force whose programs focus on the development of Boston’s Latin Quarter as a cultural district, and community-based Afro-Latin arts enrichment.
Joyce Kulhawik, president of the Boston Theater Critics Association, stated, “It’s official. The NORTIES are now the hottest ticket in town! This is the biggest turnout ever to applaud our brilliant, passionate, hardworking, and simply splendid theater community. This year, more individuals, organizations, and businesses from all over greater Boston and beyond stepped up to join the BTCA to support, sponsor, and donate in acknowledgement of the riches these artists bring to our world all year long. In our 41st season, the Elliot Norton Awards have arrived!”
Awardees
Outstanding Visiting Production
“Moby Dick,” a production by Plexus Polaire, presented by ArtsEmerson
Outstanding Visiting Musical
“Girl from the North Country,” presented by Broadway In Boston
Outstanding Visiting Performance in a Musical
Heidi Blickenstaff, “Jagged Little Pill,” presented by Broadway In Boston
Outstanding Visiting Solo Performance
"Alex Edelman: Just For Us," presented by Emerson Colonial Theatre
Outstanding Play, Large in memory of Robert Brustein
“John Proctor is the Villain,” The Huntington
Outstanding Play, Midsize
“Angels in America," Central Square Theater and Bedlam
Outstanding Play, Small
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”, Theater UnCorked
Outstanding Musical
“The Band’s Visit,” The Huntington and SpeakEasy Stage Company
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Large
Marshall W. Mabry IV, “Fat Ham,” The Huntington, in association with Alliance Theatre and The Front Porch Arts Collective
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Midsize
James Ricardo Milord, “King Hedley II,” Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Small
Sehnaz Dirik, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” Theater UnCorked
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Large
Lau’rie Roach, “Fat Ham,” The Huntington, in association with Alliance Theatre and The Front Porch Arts Collective
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Midsize in memory of Sarah DeLima
Kari Buckley, “Angels in America,” Central Square Theater and Bedlam
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Small in memory of Jaime Carillo
Valyn Lyric Turner, “A Raisin in the Sun,” New Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical in memory of Henry Lussier
Jennifer Apple, “The Band’s Visit,” The Huntington and SpeakEasy Stage Company
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical
Jack Mullen, “Oklahoma!,” Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston
Outstanding Musical Direction
Dan Rodriguez, “Oklahoma!,” Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston
Outstanding Choreography in memory of Chita Rivera
Rachel Bertone, “Oklahoma!,” Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston
Outstanding Director, Large
Paul Daigneault, “The Band’s Visit,” The Huntington and SpeakEasy Stage Company
Outstanding Director, Midsize in memory of Spiro Veloudos
Courtney O’Connor, “Assassins,” Lyric Stage Boston
Outstanding Director, Small
Sasha Denisova & Igor Golyak, “The Gaaga,” Arlekin Players Theatre
Outstanding Scenic Design, Large
Jason Sherwood, “Evita,” American Repertory Theater in association with Shakespeare Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design, Midsize or Small
Irina Kruzhilina, “The Gaaga,” Arlekin Players Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design, Large
Stacey Derosier, “The Half-God of Rainfall,” American Repertory Theater and New York Theater Workshop
Outstanding Lighting Design, Midsize or Small
John R. Malinowski, “Angels in America,” Central Square Theater and Bedlam
Outstanding Sound Design, Large
David Remedios and Mackenzie Adamick, “Macbeth,” Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Outstanding Sound Design, Midsize or Small in memory of Dewey Dellay
David Remedios, “We Had a Girl Before You,” Greater Boston Stage Company
Outstanding Costume Design, Large
Alejo Vietti, “Evita,” American Repertory Theater in association with Shakespeare Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design, Midsize or Small
House of Martino, “The Rocky Menorah Christmas Show,” Gold Dust Orphans
Outstanding Solo Performance
Jay Eddy, "Driving in Circles," Boston Playwrights' Theatre
Outstanding New Script in memory of Christopher Durang
Phaedra Michelle Scott, “DIASPORA!,” New Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble
“John Proctor is the Villain,” The Huntington
For more details on the 41st Annual Elliot Norton Awards, including a full list of awardees and nominees, visit here.
