Nominations for the 42nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, recognizing the best of Toronto theatre, were revealed August 29, with the Broadway-bound & Juliet among the most-nominated productions. The West End transfer earned eight nods, including Outstanding Production. The top spot went to Talk is Free Theatre's Sweeney Todd, which earned nominations in 13 categories.
The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts announced the nominations at a press conference at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, and winners will be revealed at a September 19 ceremony at The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre in the Elgin Theatre.
Also earning nominations were Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, earning eight nods including Outstanding Production; and Jape Epstein's Boy Falls From the Sky, with six including Outstanding New Musical.
The honors also announced winners in non-competitive categories, with production craftsperson Monica Lee receiving the 2022 Pauline McGibbon Award, which includes a $7,000 prize; Kaeja d'Dance Co-Artistic Director Karen Kaeja taking the George Luscombe Mentorship Award, including a $1,000 prize; Playwrights Guild of Canada Professional Contracts Manager Rebecca Burton receiving the Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award, including a $1,000 prize; and Soulpepper Theatre Company Executive Assistant Idil Djafer taking the Victor C. Polley Protégé Award, which includes a $500 prize.
Theatre fans are encouraged to place their own vote for the best nominee within the Outstanding Production category. The winner of the online vote will receive the Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award. Votes will be accepted at TAPA.ca through September 12.
See the complete list of nominations below, organized by production.
Musical Theatre
Sweeney Todd, Talk is Free Theatre
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role (Cyrus Lane, Jeff Lillico, Noah Beemer, and Tess Benger), Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role (Glynis Ranney, Michael Torontow), Outstanding Musical Direction (Dan Rutzen), Outstanding Direction (Mitchell Cushman), Outstanding Achievement in Design (Laura Delchiaro, Nick Blais, and Kathleen Black), Outstanding Original Choreography (Cameron Carver)
& Juliet, David Mirvish presents the Max Martin, Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page, Jenny Petersson, Martin Dodd Production
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role (Melanie La Barrie), Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role (Betsy Wolfe, Lorna Courtney), Outstanding Musical Direction (Dominic Fallacaro), Outstanding Direction (Luke Sheppard), Outstanding Achievement in Design (Soutra Gilmour), Outstanding Original Choreography (Jennifer Weber)
Into the Woods, Talk is Free Theatre
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role (Germaine Konji, Richard Lam), Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role (Aidan deSalaiz, Tracy Michailidis), Outstanding Musical Direction (Chris Tsujiuchi), Outstanding Direction (Michael Torontow)
Boy Falls From the Sky, David Mirvish and Past Future Productions
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role (Jake Epstein), Outstanding New Musical (Jake Epstein), Outstanding Musical Direction (David Atkinson), Outstanding Direction (Robert McQueen), Outstanding Achievement in Design (Brandon Kleiman)
Dixon Road, The Musical Stage Company and Obsidian Theatre Company, in association with Canadian Stage
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role (Germaine Konji), Outstanding New Musical (Fatuma Adar), Outstanding Original Choreography (Ray Hogg, Esie Mensah, and Rosie Harbans)
Divine Interventions, CORPUS Dance Projects
Outstanding New Musical (Anika Johnson), Outstanding Musical Direction (Anika Johnson), Outstanding Original Choreography (Matthew O’Connor and Bonnie Kim)
Killing Time: A Game Show Musical, Mixtape Projects
Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role (Kole Dumford), Outstanding New Musical (Ben Kopp and Margot Greve), and Outstanding Direction (Margot Greve)
General Theatre
Is God Is, Obsidian Theatre Company, Necessary Angel Theatre Company, and Canadian Stage
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction (Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu), Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role (Sabryn Rock, Tyrone Benskin), Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role (Oyin Oladejo, Vanessa Sears), Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design (Ken Mackenzie and Laura Warren), Outstanding Costume Design (Ming Wong), Outstanding Lighting Design (Raha Javanfar), Outstanding Sound Design/Composition (Thomas Ryder Payne)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, David Mirvish, Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender, Harry Potter Theatrical Production
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction (John Tiffany), Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role (Gregory Prest, Sarah Afful), Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design (Christine Jones, Finn Ross, and Ash J. Woodward), Outstanding Costume Design (Katrina Lindsay), Outstanding Lighting Design (Neil Austin), Outstanding Sound Design/Composition (Gareth Fry with Imogen Heap)
Wildfire, Factory Theatre
Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Play (Leanna Brodie and David Paquet), Outstanding Direction (Soheil Parsa), Outstanding Lighting Design (Kaitlin Hickey), Outstanding Sound Design/Composition (Thomas Ryder Payne)
Three Women of Swatow, Tarragon Theatre
Outstanding New Play (Chloé Hung), Outstanding Direction (Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster), Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role (Carolyn Fe), Outstanding Costume Design (Shannon Lea Doyle)
Mixtape, Crow's Theatre
Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role (Zorana Sadiq), Outstanding Lighting Design (Arun Srinivasan), Outstanding Sound Design/Composition (Thomas Ryder Payne)
The Land Acknowledgement (As You Like It), Crow's Theatre
Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Play (Cliff Cardinal), Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role (Cliff Cardinal)
Draw Me Close, A National Film Board of Canada and National Theatre of Great Britain Co-Production in association with the National Arts Centre, Presented by Soulpepper Theatre and the National Film Board of Canada
Outstanding New Play (Jordan Tannahill), Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design (Tom Paris, Andy Berry, Teva Harrison, and Olie Kay)
Kamloopa, Soulpepper Theatre and Native Earth Performing Arts
Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role (Yolanda Bonnell), Outstanding Costume Design (Samantha McCue)
Light, Tarragon Theatre
Outstanding New Play (Rosa Laborde), Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role to (Christine Horne)
Pipeline, Soulpepper Theatre
Outstanding Direction (Weyni Mengesha), Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role (Tony Ofori)
ROOM, Mirvish Productions in co-production with Covent Garden Productions and the Grand Theatre, London, Ontario
Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role (Alexis Gordon), Outstanding Lighting Design (Bonnie Beecher)
Where the Blood Mixes, Soulpepper Theatre and Native Earth Performing Arts
Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role (Craig Lauzon, Sheldon Elter)
Orphans for the Czar, Crow’s Theatre
Outstanding Production
Mission Totally Possible, The Second City
Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role (Hannah Spear)
among men, Factory Theatre
Outstanding Scenic Design/Projection Design (Joanna Yu)
Distant Early Warning, Pearle Harbour & Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design (Justin Miller)
What You Won’t Do For Love, Why Not Theatre presented by Luminato
Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design (Jamie Nesbitt)
Independent Theatre
Italian Mime Suicide, Bad New Days
Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Play (The Company), Outstanding Direction (Adam Paolozza and Kari Pederson), Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Adam Paolozza, Nicholas Eddie, Rob Feetham, and Ericka Leobrera), Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design (Evgenia Mikhaylova and Anahita Dehbonehie), Outstanding Costume Design (Allie Marshall and Evgenia Mikhaylova), Outstanding Lighting Design (André du Toit), Outstanding Sound Design/Composition (Arif Mirabdolbaghi and Cheldon Paterson)
A Tonic for Desperate Times, Theatre Gargantua
Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Play (The Ensemble), Outstanding Direction (Jacquie P.A. Thomas), Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Heather Marie Annis, Sierra Hayes, Alexandra Lainfiesta, Michael GordonSpence, and Nabil Traboulsi), Outstanding Scenic Design/Projection Design (Michael Gordon Spence and Laird Macdonald), Outstanding Lighting Design (Laird Macdonald), Outstanding Sound Design/Composition (Thomas Ryder Payne with Original Compositions by The Ensemble)
An IMM-Permanent Resident, Nautanki Bazaar as presented by Why Not Theatre's RISER Toronto 2022
Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Play (Neha Poduval and Himanshu Sitlani), Outstanding Direction (Miquelon Rodriguez), Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Neha Poduval and Himanshu Sitlani), Outstanding Sound Design/Composition (Miquelon Rodriguez)
The Home Project, The Howland Company
Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Play (Akosua Amo-Adem, Qasim Khan and Cheyenne Scott), Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Akosua Amo-Adem, Qasim Khan, and Cheyenne Scott), Outstanding Lighting Design (Jareth Li), Outstanding Sound Design/Composition (David DeLeary)
Three Ordinary Men, Cahoots Theatre
Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Play (Steven Elliot Jackson), Outstanding Direction (Tanisha Taitt), Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Jamar Adams-Thompson, Tristan Claxton, and Jack Copland), and Outstanding Costume Design (Claudia Tam)
The Cold War, VideoCabaret
Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design (Andrew Dollar and Maxim Luca Bortnowski), Outstanding Costume Design (Melanie McNeill and Astrid Janson), Outstanding Lighting Design (Andrew Dollar)
The House of Bernarda Alba, Modern Times Stage Company and Aluna Theatre
Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Liz Der, Rhoma Spencer), Outstanding Costume Design (Angela Thomas)
1184, Phoenix Arts and Aga Khan Museum
Outstanding Costume Design (Anahita Dehbonehie and Niloufar Ziaee), Outstanding Lighting Design (Jenny Jimenez)
Detroit, The Coal Mine Theatre
Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Craig Lauzon, Tommie-Amber Pirie)
Gloria, ARC in association with Crow's Theatre
Outstanding Direction (André Sills), Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design (Jackie Chau)
Dancing with the Universe, REAson d'etre Dance Productions alongside Harbourfront Centre
Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Vivian Chong)
The Huns, One Four One Collective
Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Cass Van Wyck)
Two Minutes to Midnight, One Four One Collective
Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Cass Van Wyck)
True, Project Undertow
Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Layne Coleman)
The Antipodes, The Coal Mine Theatre
Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design (Nick Blais)
Opera
R.U.R. A Torrent of Light, Tapestry Opera production in partnership with OCAD University
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Scott Belluz), Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Maeve Palmer, Annie Ramos, Jennifer Routhier, Sofu Gudino, Katherine Semchuk, Emily Spearing, and Brayden Cairns), Outstanding New Opera (Nicole Lizée and Nicolas Billon), Outstanding Musical Direction (Gregory Oh), Outstanding Direction (Michael Hidetoshi Mori), Outstanding Achievement in Design (Cameron Davis, Cameron Anderson, Debashis Sinha)
The Magic Flute, Canadian Opera Company
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performance by an Individual to each of Anna-Sophie Nehar, Gordon Bintner and Midori Marsh, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble to Jamie Groots, Charlotte Siegel and Lauren Segal, Outstanding Musical Direction to Patrick Lange, Outstanding Direction to Anna Theodosakis and Outstanding Achievement in Design for Myung Hee Cho (scenic).
Gould's Wall, A Tapestry Opera and Maniac Star production presented by The Royal Conservatory of Music, in association with The Glenn Gould School
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Lauren Pearl, Roger Honeywell), Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Caitlin Wood, Andrea Ludwig, Keith Klassen, Justin Welsh, and Alice Malakhov), Outstanding New Opera (Brian Current and Liza Balkan), Outstanding Musical Direction (Brian Current), Outstanding Direction (Phillip Akin)
La Traviata, Canadian Opera Company Co-production with Houston Grand Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Amina Edris), Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Canadian Opera Company Chorus), Outstanding Musical Direction (Johannes Debus), Outstanding Direction (Arin Arbus), Outstanding Achievement in Design (Marcus Doshi)
The Queen in Me, Co-production by Canadian Opera Company, Amplified Opera, Nightwood Theatre, and Theatre Gargantua
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野), Outstanding New Opera (Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野), Outstanding Musical Direction (Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser), Outstanding Direction (Andrea Donaldson and Aria Umezawa)
Dance
In My Body, Co-presented by dance Immersion, Canadian Stage and TO Live
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Original Choreography (Crazy Smooth), Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Julie Benoît, Jerick Collantes, Jayson Collantes, David Dundas, Romain Gailhaguet, Natasha Jean-Bart, Yvon Soglo, Nadine Sylvestre, and Tiffany Leung), Outstanding Original Sound Composition (DJ Shash’U), Outstanding Achievement in Design (Chantel Labonté, Thomas Payette, Xavier Mary)
Legacy Tap Dance Concert, dance Immersion and Canadian Stage
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Choreography (Travis Knights and Lisa La Touche), Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Lisa La Touche, Travis Knights), Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Sabrina Comanescu, Johnathan Morin, Raoul Wilke, David Cox, Tamae Vassell, Danika Wilson, Dwight Jones, Joanna Majoko, Donny Milwalkee, vixu, Jonathan Chapman, and Carlis Majid-Afram), Outstanding Achievement in Design (Donny Milwalkee)
MUKUTHÔ, dance Immersion and Canadian Stage: Curatorial and Presenting Partners
Outstanding Original Choreography (Casimiro Nhussi and Pulga Muchochoma), Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Casimiro Nhussi, Kobena Aquaa-Harrison, Pulga Muchochoma), Outstanding Original Sound Composition (Casimiro Nhussi with Kobena Aquaa-Harrison)
Sadhana/Tarana, Pratibha Arts
Outstanding Performance, Outstanding Original Choreography (Bageshree Vaze), Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Bageshree Vaze), Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Tarika Nath, Ariaki Dandawate, Anindita Anaam, and Shivani Badgi), Outstanding Original Sound Composition (Bageshree Vaze and Vineet Vyas)
Firewater Thunderbird Rising (Citadel Dance Mix 2021), Citadel + Compagnie
Outstanding Original Choreography (Christine Friday), Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Christine Friday)
La Bulle, CORPUS presented by Théâtre français de Toronto and Jamii
Outstanding Production and Outstanding Achievement in Design (David Danzon and Carolin Lindner)
This is NOT a Remount (The Miserere Project), Citadel + Compagnie
Outstanding Production
in a state of vanishing (Sharing the Stage: Programme B), The National Ballet of Canada
Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Piotr Stanczyk)
on air, Citadel + Compagnie
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Syreeta Hector, Jane Alison McKinney, and Amanda Pye)
welcome, we've been waiting, Toronto Dance Theatre
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Jordan Alleyne, Yuichiro Inoue, Peter Kelly, Megumi Kokuba, Erin Poole, Devon Snell, Margarita Soria, and Roberto Soria)
Crypto, Côté Danse Co-presented by Canadian Stage and TOLive
Outstanding Original Sound Composition (Mikael Karlsson)
Reflejos del Tiempo (Sevillanas) (Ayer y Hoy, Celebrating 40 Years!), Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company
Outstanding Original Sound Composition (Caroline Planté, Benjamin Barrile, and Miguel Medina)
Theatre for Young Audiences
Alice In Wonderland, Guild Festival Theatre
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction (Tyler J. Seguin), Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Kiana Woo), Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Anne-Marie Krytiuk, Cayne Kitagawa, Lauren Wolanski, Michael Williamson, and Muhaddisah), Outstanding Achievement in Design (Nancy Anne Perrin)
MOBY: A Whale of a Tale, Art & Water
Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Play (Annie Tuma and Lena Maripuu), Outstanding Direction (Alex Montagnese), Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Amaka Umeh, Annie Tuma, Jamar Adams-Thompson, Lena Maripuu, Alex Millaire, and Kaitlin Milroy), Outstanding Achievement in Design (Gabriel Vaillant)
Spoiiiiiiiiing, Harbourfront's Junior Festival presents Kitt Johnson X-act
Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction (Kitt Johnson), Outstanding Performance by an Individual (Samuel Gustavsson, Sture Ericson), Outstanding Achievement in Design (Mogens Kjempff)
Fireside Munsch ('21), Fireside Stories
Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Play (M. John Kennedy, adapted from stories by Robert Munsch), Outstanding Direction (Dahlia Katz), Outstanding Performance by an Individual (M. John Kennedy)
MORE Fireside Munsch, Fireside Stories
Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Play (M. John Kennedy, adapted from stories by Robert Munsch), Outstanding Direction (Dahlia Katz), Outstanding Performance by an Individual (M. John Kennedy)
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