Robin Hood and Flick Share Design Honors at Elliot Norton Awards The 32nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards paid tribute to the best of Greater Boston Theatre on May 19 at the Wheelock Family Theatre in Boston. The awards for Outstanding Design (divided into two categories, "Large Theatre" or "Midsize, Small, or Fringe Theatre") were presented to The Heart of Robin Hood and The Flick, respectively. For Robin Hood, the award was shared by Börkur Jónsson for set design, Emma Ryott for costumes, Björn Helgason for lighting, and Jonathan Deans for sound. For Flick, the award was granted to Cristina Todesco for scenic design, Amanda Maciel Antunes for costumes, Jen Rock for lighting, Edward Young for sound, and prop master Anita Shriver. Additional winners include: Elliot Norton Lifetime Achievement Award: Olympia Dukakis Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence: Paul Daigneault Outstanding Visiting Production: Mies Julie, Baxter Theatre Centre; presented by ArtsEmerson Outstanding Production by a Large Resident Theatre: All the Way, American Repertory Theater Outstanding Production by a Midsize Theatre: Tribes, SpeakEasy Stage Company Outstanding Production by a Small Theatre: The Flick, Company One; co-presented by Suffolk University Outstanding Production by a Fringe Theatre: Punk Rock, Zeitgeist Stage Company Outstanding Musical Production by a Large Theatre: The Jungle Book, Huntington Theatre Company Outstanding Musical Production by a Midsize, Small, or Fringe Company: Hairspray, Wheelock Family Theatre Outstanding Musical Performance by an Actor: Francis Jue, Miss Saigon, North Shore Music Theatre Outstanding Musical Performance by an Actress: Aimee Doherty, On the Town (Lyric Stage Company of Boston) and Hairspray (Wheelock Family Theatre) Outstanding New Script: Windowmen by Steven Barkhimer, Boston Playwrights' Theatre Outstanding Director, Large Theatre: Gisli Örn Gardarsson, The Heart of Robin Hood, American Repertory Theater Outstanding Director, Midsize Theatre: Ilyse Robbins, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Stoneham Theatre Outstanding Director, Small, or Fringe Theatre: David J. Miller, Punk Rock and The Normal Heart, Zeitgeist Stage Company Outstanding Actor, Large Theatre: Bryan Cranston, All the Way, American Repertory Theater Outstanding Actress, Large Theatre: Andrea Syglowski, Venus in Fur, Huntington Theatre Company Outstanding Actor, Midsize Theatre: Jeremiah Kissel, Imagining Madoff, New Repertory Theatre Outstanding Actress, Midsize Theatre: Erica Spyres, Tribes, SpeakEasy Stage Company Outstanding Actor, Small or Fringe Theatre: Alex Pollock, This Is Our Youth (Gloucester Stage Company), Windowmen (Boston Playwrights' Theatre), and The Flick (Company One; co-presented by Suffolk University) Outstanding Actress, Small or Fringe Theatre: Maureen Adduci, The Normal Heart Zeitgeist Stage Company Outstanding Ensemble, Large Theater: The Seagull, Huntington Theatre Company Outstanding Ensemble, Midsize, Small, or Fringe Theater: Hairspray, Wheelock Family Theatre For more information, visit:
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