LuPone, Etc. Among Boston's IRNE Award-Winners

By: Mar. 21, 2007
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The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Awards for 2006 took place on Monday March 19, 2007, at the Boston Center Center for the Arts.

Among the winners were Patti LuPone for The Lady with a Torch (Solo Performance - Large), Anthony Chisholm, Marin Ireland and Boston Spelling Bee star Jared Gertner.  Among the productions receiving numerous awards was Theresa Rebeck's Mauritius (Best New Play - Large), staged by the Huntington Theatre Company; Mauritius beat Huntington's production of August Wilson's Radio Golf in that category .  North Shore Music Theatre's Hairspray won Best Musical (Large) and Twelve Angry Men won Best Visiting Production (Large).

Founded Beverly Creasey of the Journal Newspapers and Larry Stark of TheaterMirror in 1997, the IRNE Awards recognize the wealth of talent in the Boston theatre community. Visit www.stagesource.org for more information.

This year's IRNE award-winners follow:

BEST NEW PLAY
Large:  MAURITIUS by Theresa Rebeck (Huntington Theatre Company)
Small:  DARK AS A THOUSAND MIDNIGHTS by Jacqui Parker ( Our Place Theatre Project @African-American Theater Festival)

BEST SET DESIGN
Large:   Eugene Lee for MAURITIUS (Huntington)
Small:    Janie E. Howland for FIVE BY TENN (SpeakEasy Stage Co.)      

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Large:    Andre Joosten for WINGS OF DESIRE (A.R.T.)
Small:    Karen Perlow for FIVE BY TENN (SpeakEasy)             

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Large:  Erin Chainani for LES LIASONS DANGEREUSES (Huntington)
Small:  Gail A. Buckley for THE WOMEN and for CAROLINE OR CHANGE (SpeakEasy)            

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Large:  John A. Stone for AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (North Shore)
Small : Dewey Dellay for FIVE BY TENN (SpeakEasy)           

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Large: Eileen Grace for THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES (Reagle Players)
Small:  Josie Bray for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Animus Ensemble)      

BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE
Large:  Patti Lupone for LADY WITH THE TORCH (Reagle Players)
Small:  Lanna Joffrey for 9 PARTS OF DESIRE (Lyric Stage)           

BEST ENSEMBLE
Large: TWELVE ANGRY MEN (Roundabout Theatre Co/ Broadway Across America @ Colonial)     
Small: THE WOMEN (SpeakEasy)       

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS DRAMA or COMEDY
Large: Geneva Carr in RABBIT HOLE (Huntington)
Small:  Maureen Keiller in THE WOMEN (SpeakEasy)         

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR DRAMA or COMEDY
Large:  Anthony Chisholm in RADIO GOLF (Huntington)           
Small: William Young in FIVE BY TENN (SpeakEasy)

BEST ACTRESS DRAMA or COMEDY
Large:  Marin Ireland in MAURITIUS (Huntington)           
Small:  Paula Plum in THE GOAT or WHO IS SYLVIA? (Lyric)

BEST ACTOR DRAMA or COMEDY
Large:  Remo Airaldi in ISLAND OF SLAVES (A.R.T.)
Small:  Bates Wilder in FROZEN (New Rep)           

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS  MUSICAL
Large:  Maryann Zschau in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Reagle)
Small:  Merle Perkins in CAROLINE OR CHANGE (SpeakEasy)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MUSICAL
Large: Joe Wilson, Jr. in AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' (North Shore)
Small: Timothy John Smith in 1776 (Lyric)           

BEST ACTRESS MUSICAL
Large:  Bridie Carroll in HAIRSPRAY (North Shore)           
Small:  Jacqui Parker in CAROLINE OR CHANGE (SpeakEasy)            

BEST ACTOR MUSICAL
Large:  Jared Gertner in THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (J.Platt, Prod.)
Small:  Peter Carey in 1776 (Lyric)           

BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR of a MUSICAL
Large:  Janet Roma for THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (Wilbur)
Small:  Todd Gordon for RAGTIME (New Rep)           

BEST DIRECTOR of a  MUSICAL
Large:  Frank Roberts and Troy Magino for THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Reagle)           
Small:  Rick Lombardo for RAGTIME (New Rep)      

BEST DIRECTOR DRAMA or COMEDY
Large:  Jerry Mouawad for NO EXIT (A.R.T.)           
Small:  Scott Edmiston for THE WOMEN and FIVE BY TENN (SpeakEasy)          

BEST VISITING PRODUCTION
Large:   TWELVE ANGRY MEN (Roundabout Theatre Co. @ Colonial            
Small:   THE TWO AND ONLY (Zero Arrow-A.R.T.)             

BEST MUSICAL
Large:   HAIRSPRAY (North Shore)
Small:   RAGTIME (New Rep)             

BEST DRAMA or COMEDY
Large:  MAURITIUS (Huntington)           
Small: THE WOMEN   (SpeakEasy)

Photo of Patti LuPone by Ben Strothmann

 
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