The Old Globe, San Diego Rep, and More Receive 2018 Craig Noel Award Nominations - Full List!
By: Stephi Wild Jan. 01, 2019
The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle has announced the nominations for its 2018 Craig Noel Awards. Now in its 17th year, the Craig Noel Awards honor the achievements of professional theaters in San Diego County. The nominees are chosen by a nine-member body of professional critics who write for San Diego newspapers, magazines, online publications and blogs.
This year's winners will be announced at the 17th annual awards ceremony from 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 11, 2019, at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation at 404 Euclid Ave., San Diego.
This year's awards ceremony was organized by our event co-chairs Julie Sarno, Dea Hurton and Denise Bevers. Financial support was provided by our generous donors: Denise and Lon Bevers; Julie and Jay Sarno; Dea and Osborn Hurston; Stanley Cohen; Yolanda Braunagel; Larry Alldredge and Dawn Moore; Jerry Buckley; Weston Anson; Wendy Nash; Bill and Judy Garrett; Marilyn and Arthur Neumann; Darlene Davies; Mike Napoli and Performing Arts Live; the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation; and US Bank.
Tickets are $15 for general admission (unreserved) seating and $50 and $100 for reserved seating. Tickets are available online by visiting: Eventbrite.com (search: "The 2018 Craig Noel Awards"). For information, visit sdcriticscircle.org or our Facebook page at: facebook.com/sandiegotheatrecriticscircle.
THE 2018 CRAIG NOEL AWARD NOMINEES:
Outstanding Direction of a Play
Barry Edelstein - "The Wanderers," The Old Globe
Rob Lutfy - "The Last Wife," Cygnet Theatre
Carey Perloff - "A Thousand Splendid Suns," The Old Globe
Jesca Prudencio - "Actually," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Jesca Prudencio - "Vietgone," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Sam Woodhouse - "A Doll's House, Part 2," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
AJ Knox - "Avenue Q," New Village Arts
Kerry Meads - "Once," Lamb's Players Theatre
Sean Murray - "Monty Python's Spamalot," Cygnet Theatre
Larry Raben - "Young Frankenstein," San Diego Musical Theatre
Sam Woodhouse - "Fun Home," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Musical Direction
G. Scott Lacy - "Once," Lamb's Players Theatre
Don LeMaster - "Hairspray," San Diego Musical Theatre
Elan McMahan - "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," Moonlight Stage Productions
Robert Meffe - "Fun Home," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Terry O'Donnell - "A Little Night Music," Cygnet Theatre
Outstanding Scenic Design
John Lee Beatty - "Much Ado About Nothing," The Old Globe
Sean Fanning, "A Doll's House, Part 2," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Rob Howell - "Dr. Seuss's The Lorax," The Old Globe
Kristianne Kurner - "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley," New Village Arts
Ken MacDonald - "A Thousand Splendid Sons," The Old Globe
Outstanding Sound Design
Melanie Chen Cole - "Actually," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Melanie Chen Cole - "Men on Boats," New Village Arts
Melanie Chen Cole - "Vietgone," San Diego Repertry Theatre
Will Pickens - "Uncle Vanya," The Old Globe
Mark Spiro - "Cloud Tectonics," New Village Arts
Outstanding Costume Design
Jennifer Brawn Gittings - "A Doll's House, Part 2," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Michael Krass - "Much Ado About Nothing," The Old Globe
David Israel Reynoso - "The Tempest," The Old Globe
Fabio Toblini - "The Importance of Being Earnest," The Old Globe
Paloma Young - "The Squirrels," La Jolla Playhouse
Outstanding Lighting Design
Alan Burrett - "A Doll's House, Part 2," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Tyler Micoleau - "Seize the King," La Jolla Playhouse
Chris Rynne - "Actually," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Bo Tindell - "Vietgone," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Robert Wierzel - "A Thousand Splendid Suns," The Old Globe
Outstanding Ensemble
"A Doll's House, Part 2" San Diego Repertory Theatre
"A Thousand Splendid Suns," The Old Globe
"The Last Wife," Cygnet Theatre
"Once," Lamb's Players Theatre
"The Wanderers," The Old Globe
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Male
Manny Fernandes - "The Last Wife," Cygnet Theatre
Daniel Eric Gold - "The Wanderers," The Old Globe
Ben Levin - "Vietgone," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Jay O. Sanders - "Uncle Vanya," The Old Globe
James Sutorius - "The Father," North Coast Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Female
Kate Burton - "The Tempest," The Old Globe
DeAnna Driscoll - "HIR," Cygnet Theatre
Nadia Guevara - "Cloud Tectonics," New Village Arts
Sofia Jean Gomez - "A Doll's House, Part 2," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Nadine Malouf - "A Thousand Splendid Suns," The Old Globe
Allison Spratt Pearce, "The Last Wife," Cygnet Theatre
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Female
Andréa Agosto - "Bull in a China Shop," Diversionary Theatre
Robyn Cohen - "The Father," North Coast Repertory Theatre
Ali Rose Dachis - "The Wanderers," The Old Globe
Joy Yvonne Jones - "Voyeurs de Venus," Moxie Theatre
Heather Velazquez - "American Mariachi," The Old Globe
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Male
Javier Guerrero - "Fade," Moxie Theatre
Antonio TJ Johnson - "Smokefall," Backyard Renaissance Theatre
Brian Mackey - "Noises Off," Lamb's Players Theatre
Shaun Tuazon - "Vietgone," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Wrekless Watson - "Cardboard Piano," Diversionary Theatre
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Female
Theo Allyn - "This Beautiful City," Diversionary Theatre
Karole Foreman - "A Little Night Music," Cygnet Theatre
Caitie Grady - "Once," Lamb's Players Theatre
Amanda Naughton - "Fun Home," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Rebekah Rawhouser - "Next to Normal," Coronado Playhouse
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Male
Michael Louis Cusimano - "Once," Lamb's Players Theatre
Kevin Hafso Koppman - "Young Frankenstein," San Diego Musical Theatre
Omri Schein - "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum " North Coast Repertory Theatre
Jim Stanek - "Fun Home," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Robert J. Townsend - "South Pacific," San Diego Musical Theatre
Zackary Scot Wolfe - "Avenue Q," New Village Arts
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Female
Claire Adams - "Fun Home," San Diego Repertory Theatre
Roxane Carrasco - "Chicago," Moonlight Stage Productions
Lauren King Thompson - "The Loneliest Girl in the World," Diversionary Theatre
Cashae Monya - "Avenue Q," New Village Arts
Eboni Muse - "Hairspray," San Diego Musical Theatre
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Male
Bryan Banville - "Monty Python's Spamalot," Cygnet Theatre
Kevin Hafso Koppman - "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," North Coast Repertory Theatre
Tony Houck - "Avenue Q," New Village Arts
David S. Humphrey - "A Little Night Music," Cygnet Theatre
Zackary Scot Wolfe - "Hairspray," San Diego Musical Theatre
Outstanding Choreography
Katie Banville - "Monty Python's Spamalot," Cygnet Theatre
Jill Gorrie - "Hairspray," San Diego Musical Theatre
Michael Mizerany - "Voyeurs de Venus," Moxie Theatre
Karl Warden - "Disney's Newsies," Moonlight Stage Productions
Corey Wright - "Chicago," Moonlight Stage Productions
Outstanding New Play
"American Mariachi" by José Cruz González - The Old Globe
"Beachtown" by Herbert Siguenza and Rachel Grossman - San Diego Repertory Theatre
"The Madres" by Stephanie Alison Walker - Moxie Theatre
"Romeo, Romeo & Juliet" - Ruff Yeager - Roustabouts Theatre
"The Wanderers" by Anna Ziegler - The Old Globe
Outstanding Dramatic Production
"A Doll's House, Part 2" - San Diego Repertory Theatre
"A Thousand Splendid Suns" - The Old Globe
"Cardboard Piano" - Diversionary Theatre
"The Father" - North Coast Repertory Theatre
"Vietgone" - San Diego Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Resident Musical
"Avenue Q" - New Village Arts
"Fun Home" - San Diego Repertory Theatre
"Hairspray" - San Diego Musical Theatre
"Once" - Lamb's Players Theatre
"Young Frankenstein" - San Diego Musical Theatre
Winners of these special categories will be announced from the stage:
- Director of the Year
- Don Braunagel Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Small Theater
- Actors of the Year - Female and Male
- Outstanding Young Artist/Sandra Ellis-Troy scholarship
- Outstanding Special Event
Founded in 1983 and re-established in 2002, the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle is an independent, nonprofit organization of print and online theater critics dedicated to open and honest dialogue about theater in San Diego County and to honoring artistic excellence. The members of our organization are professional critics writing for daily newspapers, magazines, entertainment trade publications and websites in San Diego County. In 2002, the awards were renamed in honor of Craig Noel, longtime artistic director at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, a National Medal of Arts recipient and the founding father of San Diego's theater community. He passed away in 2010.
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