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.