Boulder’s Dinner Theatre won seven of the Colorado Theatre Guild’s 20 Henry Awards at a gala celebration held Monday at the Aurora Fox, including “best season by a company.”
BDT won its other six awards for “Ragtime,” an unprecedented collaboration with Shadow Theatre Company on a massive stage adaptation of the E.L. Doctorow epic novel looking at three vastly different groups of Americans at the turn of the 20th century.
In addition to best musical, “Ragtime” awards included for best actor and actress (Shelly Cox-Robie and Wayne Kennedy), supporting actor (Brandon Dill) and director (Michael J. Duran).
BDT had been nominated for a leading 20 awards, including 13 for “Ragtime.”
Monday was also a big night for the Paragon and The Avenue theaters. Both companies won four Henrys each.
Paragon won the best play award for “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.” Real-life couple Thomas Borrillo and Emily Paton Davies netted best actor and actress awards for the same play. Christopher Wink won for scenic design (“Hedda Gabler”).
The Avenue’s “Dog Sees God, Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” won for best ensemble, best supporting actress (Elgin Kelley), best director of a play (Nick Sugar) and sound design (Dave Johnson).
Curious won two awards while Country Dinner Playhouse, Buntport and Score Marketing won one each. It was a particularly tough night for Curious, which had been nominated for 15 awards, and for the Arvada Center. The state’s second-largest theater had only five nominations and was shut out from any wins.
The Henry Awards are named after retired producer Henry Lowenstein. CTG member companies located within the seven-county metro area were eligible.
The Denver Center Theatre Company chose not to participate in this year’s awards in protest of a residency rule that required individual nominees to have lived in Colorado for at least half of the year.
The winners were determined by a vote of 11 judges, including Denver Post theater critic John Moore. Each of the judges had to have seen at least 50 eligible productions from June 1, 2006-May 31, 2007.
Related information: You can to view our special slide show and list of all 108 Henry Award nominees. And CTG president Charlie Packard talks about the Henrys on our weekly podcast. .
2007 Henry Award winners
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play: Jason Henning, “tempOdyssey,” Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play: Elgin Kelley, “Dog Sees God,” The Avenue Theater
Outstanding Sound Design: Dave Johnson, “Dog Sees God,” The Avenue Theater
Outstanding Lighting Design: Shannon McKinney, “tempOdyssey,” Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design: Linda Morken, “Ragtime,” Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Outstanding Scenic Design: Christopher Wink, “Hedda Gabler,” Paragon Theatre
Outstanding Choreography: Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck, “Swing,” Country Dinner Playhouse
Outstanding Ensemble Performance: “Dog Sees God,” The Avenue Theater
Outstanding New Play: “Something is Rotten,” Buntport Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical: Brandon Dill, “Ragtime,” Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical: Genevieve Baer, “Urinetown,” Score Marketing
Outstanding Direction of a Play: Nick Sugar, “Dog Sees God,” The Avenue Theater
Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Michael J. Duran, “Ragtime,” Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Outstanding Actor in a Play: Thomas Borrillo, “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune,” Paragon Theatre
Outstanding Actress in a Play: Emily Paton Davies, “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune,” Paragon Theatre
Outstanding Actor in a Musical: Wayne Kennedy, “Ragtime,” Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Outstanding Actress in a Musical: Shelley Cox-Robie, “Ragtime,” Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Outstanding Production of a Play: “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune,” Paragon Theatre
Outstanding Production of a Musical: “Ragtime,” Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company: Boulder’s Dinner Theatre
