Dish Awards 2013

The fifth annual Dish awards were announced last night; the results, as published in the London Free Press, are below. All non-musical awards were picked solely by Donald D’Haene; musical awards were decided by a panel comprising Lynn Davis, Sue Parkinson, Dennis Johns, Iain Paterson, and Charles Martin.

Best Sound, Musical
Rob Richardson, Blood Brothers, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
Best Sound, Comedy/Drama
John Fellner (Original Music), Picnic at Hanging Rock, H.B. Beal Secondary School
Best Stage Manager, Musical
Stephanie Molloy, Oklahoma!, Musical Theatre Productions
Best Stage Manager, Comedy/Drama
Jen Leack, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Passionfool Theatre Company
Best Script
Lynda Martens, Swing Dance
Best Supporting Actor, Musical
Dale Hirlehey (Jud Fry), Oklahoma!, Musical Theatre Productions
Best Supporting Actor, Comedy/Drama
Colt Forgrave (Robert), Boeing, Boeing, Theatre Western
Best Set, Musical
Stephen Degenstein, Blood Brothers, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
Best Set, Comedy/Drama
David Long, Metamorphoses, London Community Players
Best Costumes, Musical
Becky Lenko and Kim McCuaig, Oklahoma!, Musical Theatre Productions
Best Costumes, Comedy/Drama
Debra Chantler, Lesleigh Turner, and Sookie Mei, Suddenly Last Summer, Theatre Soup
Best Lighting, Musical
Stephen Mitchell, Cabaret, Fuse Productions
Best Lighting, Comedy/Drama
Darryl Crichton, Flowers For Algernon, London District Christian Secondary School
Drama Queen (in Memory of Taylor Nesseth), Musical
Adam Zess (Bat Boy), Bat Boy: The Musical, Musical Theatre Productions
Drama Queen (in Memory of Taylor Nesseth), Comedy/Drama
Grace Barnhart (Rosina Brandram), Sullivan & Gilbert, London Community Players
Best Supporting Actress, Musical
Deborah Mitchell (Fraulein Schneider), Cabaret, Fuse Productions
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy/Drama
Lesley Chapman (Older Molly), Old Love, Elgin Theatre Guild
Best Makeup, Musical
Melanie Richards, Bat Boy: The Musical, Musical Theatre Productions
Best Makeup, Comedy/Drama
Dianne Taylor, A Christmas Carol, London Community Players
Best Musical Direction
Andrew Rethazi, Oklahoma!, Musical Theatre Productions
Best Choreography, Musical
Ceris Thomas, Oklahoma!, Musical Theatre Productions
Best Ensemble Cast, Musical
Avenue Q, Original Kids Alumni
Best Ensemble Cast, Comedy/Drama
God of Carnage, Iglesia Productions
Outlaw, Studio B Theatre
Pay It Forward Award
Empty Space Productions
Paradoxa Theatre
Best Actor, Musical
Jake Schindler (Mickey), Blood Brothers, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
Best Actor, Comedy/Drama
Aaron Smit (Charlie Gordon), Flowers For Algernon, London District Christian Secondary School
Chris Kevill (Guildenstern), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Passionfool Theatre Company
Best Actress, Musical
Caitlin McKeon (Mrs. Johnstone), Blood Brothers, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
Best Actress, Comedy/Drama
Dinah Watts (Mrs. Venable), Suddenly Last Summer, Theatre Soup
Best Director, Musical
Andrew Tribe, Avenue Q, Original Kids Alumni
Best Director, Comedy
Sarah Farrant, Boeing, Boeing, Theatre Western
Best Director, Drama
Lesleigh Turner, Suddenly Last Summer, Theatre Soup
Best Musical
Blood Brothers, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
Best Comedy
Boeing, Boeing, Theatre Western
Best Drama
Flowers For Algernon, London District Christian Secondary School
Suddenly Last Summer, Theatre Soup

A series of merit awards, announced earlier in the season, were also presented:

High School Comedy/Drama
Ceilidh Donovan (Mrs. Cratchit), A Christmas Carol, Clarke Road Secondary School
Aaron Smit (Charlie Gordon), Flowers For Algernon, London District Christian Secondary School
Natalia Martin (Paulette), Legally Blonde, The High School Project
Henry Firmston (Kyle the UPS Guy), Legally Blonde, The High School Project
Lucy Morgan (Mrs. Appleyard), Picnic at Hanging Rock, H.B. Beal Secondary School
Will Klanac (Romeo), Romeo and Juliet, Catholic Central High School
Lauren Moniz (Balthasar), Romeo and Juliet, Catholic Central High School
Sophie McGregor (Tweeny), The Admirable Crichton, A.B. Lucas Secondary School
Ashley McIntyre, The Laramie Project, Original Kids Theatre Company
Dallas Ensing (Petruchio), The Taming of The Shrew, The High School Project
Kenny Grenier (Sir Toby Belch), Twelfth Night, Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School
Justin Koehler (Sir Andrew), Twelfth Night, Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School
Brendan O’Brien (Archie), 13: The Musical, Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School
Victoria Heine (Miss Hannigan), Annie, John Paul II Catholic Secondary School
Caitlin McKeon (Mrs. Johnstone), Blood Brothers, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
High School Musicals
Graeme Rooney (Ren McCormack), Footloose, Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School
Alexandra Grant (Ti Moune), Once On This Island, Beal Musical Theatre
Anna Osterberg, Songs for a New World, London South Collegiate Institute
Abigail Kirton (Ariel), The Little Mermaid, Oakridge Secondary School

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all those who took part in London theatre this year. It will be interesting to see if these final Dish awards function as a predictor of the Brickenden Awards, which will be presented on January 27 at the Wolf Performance Hall.