33rd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards

Arlene Duncan in phoCaroline, or Change. Photo by Adam Rankin.

Toronto's theatre community partied in style last night at the 33rd annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards. The evening kicked off with a VIP red carpet reception at the Sony Centre for the Arts, followed by the official awards, hosted by Thom Allison, at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts. Featuring presenters such as the hilarious Eric Peterson, the show poked fun at the city's "It may not be the Tonys but it's all we can afford!" self-image, while honouring our brightest performing arts stars.

Obsidian Theatre Company walked away with the most awards (7), including Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction (Philip Akin) and Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role (Nigel Shawn Williams) for Topdog Underdog, and Outstanding Production (Musical Theatre), Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role (Jarvis Sterling), Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role (Arlene Duncan), and Outstanding Musical Direction (Reza Jacobs) for Caroline, or Change.

Read the list of 2012 Dora Award winners here.

GENERAL THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION

Outstanding New Play
Pamela Mala Sinha Crash

Outstanding Production
Topdog Underdog Obsidian Theatre Company in association with the Shaw Festival

Outstanding Direction of a Play / Musical
Philip Akin Topdog Underdog

Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role
Nigel Shawn Williams Topdog Underdog

Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role
Pamela Mala Sinha Crash

Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role / Ensemble
The Ensemble The Penelopiad

Outstanding Set Design
Wilson Chin A Florentine Tragedy / Gianni Schicchi

Outstanding Costume Design
Costume designer Rae Smith, puppet design, fabrication and direction Adrian Kohler with Basil Jones for Handspring puppet company WAR HORSE

Outstanding Lighting Design
Kimberly Purtell Crash

Outstanding Sound Design/Composition
Debashis Sinha Crash

Outstanding Musical Direction
Reza Jacobs Caroline, or Change

Outstanding Choreography
Director of Movement and Horse Choreography Toby Sedgwick WAR HORSE

Outstanding Touring Production
Ride the Cyclone Theatre Passe Muraille and Acting Up Stage Company

INDEPENDENT THEATRE PRODUCTION DIVISION

Outstanding New Play or New Musical
Jules Lewis Tomasso's Party

Outstanding Production
The Ugly One Theatre Smash

Outstanding Direction
Jennifer Brewin The Story

Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role
Richard Donat His Greatness

Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role
Astrid Van Wieren This Wide Night

Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role / Ensemble
The Ensemble Morro And Jasp: Go Bake Yourself

Outstanding Set Design
Camellia Koo The Ugly One

Outstanding Costume Design
Astrid Janson THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MACKENZIE KING

Outstanding Lighting Design
Andre du Toit The Double

Outstanding Sound Design/Composition
Gaishi Ishizaka A Fool's Life
DANCE DIVISION

Outstanding Original Choreography
Lina Cruz/Fila 13 Productions Soupe du Jour

Outstanding Production
Dark Matters a Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM production presented by Canadian Stage

Outstanding Performance
The Ensemble Klorofyl

Outstanding Original Sound Design/Composition
Music composition and performance by Philippe Noireaut Soupe du Jour
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES DIVISION

Outstanding Production
Baobab Young People's Theatre presents Théâtre Motus and Sô Company (Mali)

Outstanding Performance
Xin Wang Sanctuary Song

MUSICAL THEATRE DIVISION

Outstanding New Musical / Opera
Ana Sokolovic SVADBA - Wedding

Outstanding Production
Caroline, or Change Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company

Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role
Sterling Jarvis Caroline, or Change

Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role
Arlene Duncan Caroline, or Change

OPERA DIVISION

Outstanding Performance
Susan Graham Iphigenia in Tauris

Outstanding Production
Iphigenia in Tauris Canadian Opera Company presents a co-production of Lyric Opera
Chicago, San Francisco Opera and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden