37th Dora Awards Jun 2016 Toronto
37th Annual DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDS Celebrating Excellence in Toronto’s Performing Arts — AND THE DORA GOES TO
Canadian Opera Company Leads the Pack with 8 Wins: 5 for Siegfried including Outstanding Production & Outstanding Direction to François Girard; 3 for La Traviata
Young People’s Theatre Hauls in 5 Awards and Leads TYA Division with 4 Awards including Outstanding Production for Goodnight Moon.
Canadian Stage Nabs 4 wins over 3 Divisions, including Outstanding Production for Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom (General Theatre Division), Outstanding Production for Betroffenheit (Dance Division) and Outstanding Touring Production for Cold Blood.
Tarragon Theatre leads General Theatre Division with 3 Wins including Outstanding New Play to Kat Sandler and Outstanding Performance to Anand Rajaram, both for Mustard; plus Outstanding Performance – Female to Rebecca Northan for Blind Date.
David Mirvish nabs 3 Awards for Kinky Boots for Top Spot in Musical Theatre Division including Outstanding Production and Outstanding Performance – Male to Alan Mingo Jr.
Native Earth Performing Arts & Red One Theatre Collective Tie Independent Theatre Division with 2 Awards each: Native Earth’s Huff for Outstanding New Play & Outstanding Performance – Male, both to Cliff Cardinal; Red One’s La Chasse Galerie includes Outstanding Performance – Ensemble. Groundling Theatre Company takes Outstanding Production for The Winter’s Tale.
Peggy Baker Dance Projects & princess productions Tie in Dance Division with 2 Wins each : PBDP’s Phase Space nabs Design Awards and princess productions wins Outstanding Original Choreography & Outstanding Performance – Male. Canadian Stage takes Outstanding Production with Betroffenheit.
Cold Blood Wins Outstanding Touring Production presented by Canadian Stage.