The Broadway-bound musical Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 was the top vote-getter in the 20th annual Indpendent Reviewers of New England Awards, given April 11, taking eight of the awards.
Other major awards were taken by Waitress and touring companies of Beautiful and Kinky Boots.
Here is a complete list of the winners:
LARGE STAGE
New Play
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy at American Repertory Theater
Set Design
Mimi Lien, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 at American Repertory Theater
Costume Design
Paloma Young , Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 , American Repertory Theater
Lighting Design
Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, American Repertory Theater
Sound Design
Matt Hubbs, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, American Repertory Theater
Projection Design
Zachary G. Borovay, The Colored Museum, Huntington Theatre Company
Choreography
Peggy Hickey, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Ogunquit Playhouse
Solo Performance
Tangela Large, Mr. Joy, Arts Emerson Ensemble
Supporting Actress, Musical
McCaela Donovan, A Little Night Music, Huntington Theatre Company
Supporting Actor, Musical
James Beaman, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Ogunquit Playhouse
Actress, Musical
Jessie Mueller, Waitress, American Repertory Theater
Actor, Musical
Scott Stangland, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, American Repertory Theater
Supporting Actress, Play
Haneefah Wood, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Huntington Theatre Company
Supporting Actor, Play
Nathan Lee Graham, The Colored Museum, Huntington Theatre Company
Actress, Play
Adrianne Krstansky, Come Back, Little Sheba, Huntington Theatre Company
Actor, Play
Will Lyman, King Lear, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Music Director
Dan Rodriguez, Guys and Dolls, Reagle Music Theatre
Visiting Play, Larger
Kinky Boots, Broadway in Boston
Visiting Play, Large
Ernest Shackleton Loves Me, Arts Emerson
Visiting Actress
Abby Mueller, Beautiful, Broadway in Boston
Visiting Actor
Kyle Taylor Parker, Kinky Boots, Broadway in Boston
Director, Musical
Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, American Repertory Theater
Director, Play
David Cromer, Come Back, Little Sheba, Huntington Theatre Company
Musical
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, American Repertory Theater
Play
Come Back, Little Sheba, Huntington Theatre Company
Promising Young Performer
Nicholas Dantes and Brooks Landegger, Billy Elliot, North Shore Music Theatre
SMALL STAGE
New Play
The Misadventures of Spy Matthias, Joe Byers, Theater on Fire
Set Design
Cristina M. Todesco, Appropriate, SpeakEasy Stage Company
Costume Design
Charles Baldwin, Shrek, Wheelock Family Theatre
Lighting Design
Franklin Meissner, Jr., Snow Queen, New Repertory Theatre
Projection Design
Garrett Herzig, Albatross, New Repertory Theatre
Sound Design
Arshan Gailus, Appropriate, SpeakEasy Stage Company
Puppetry Design
Eric Bornstein, Shockheaded Peter, Company One
Choreography
Ilyse Robbins, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Stoneham Theatre
Solo Performance
Phil Tayler, Buyer & Cellar, Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Ensemble
The Farnsworth Invention, Flat Earth Theatre
Supporting Actress, Play, Fringe
Shana Dirik, Kimberly Akimbo, Moonbox Productions
Supporting Actor, Play, Fringe
Matthew Zahnzinger, The Polish Joke, Titanic Theatre Company
Actress, Play, Fringe
Sheriden Thomas, Kimberly Akimbo, Moonbox Productions
Actor, Play, Fringe
Michael Fisher, The Farnsworth Invention, Flat Earth Theatre
Supporting Actress, Play, Midsize
Marianna Bassham, God’s Ear, Actors' Shakespeare Project
Supporting Actor, Play, Midsize
Derry Woodhouse, The New Electric Ballroom, Gloucester Stage Company
Actress, Play, Midsize
Lindsey McWhorter, Intimate Apparel, Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Actor, Play, Midsize
Nael Nacer, The Flick, Gloucester Stage Company
Supporting Actress, Musical
Maureen Keiller, Snow Queen, New Repertory Theatre
Supporting Actor, Musical
Maurice Emmanuel Parent, Snow Queen, New Repertory Theatre
Actress, Musical
Jennifer Ellis, My Fair Lady, Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Actor, Musical
Christopher Chew, Shrek, Wheelock Family Theatre
Music Director
Hankus Netsky and David Sparr, The King of Second Avenue, New Repertory Theatre
Director, Play, Fringe
Sarah Gazdowicz, The Farnsworth Invention, Flat Earth Theatre
Director, Play, Midsize
Thomas Derrah, God’s Ear, Actors' Shakespeare Project
Visiting Production
Bedlam's St. Joan, Underground Railway Theater
Visiting Performer
Andrus Nichols, Bedlam’s St. Joan, Underground Railway Theater
Director, Musical
Scott Edmiston, My Fair Lady, Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Musical
My Fair Lady, Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Play, Fringe
The Farnsworth Invention, Flat Earth Theatre
Play, Midsize
God's Ear, Actors' Shakespeare Project
Promising Actor
Zehava Younger, The Diary of Anne Frank, Boston Children's Theatre