Grosse Pointe Theatre held the annual Clarence Awards Dinner on June 19th at MacRays Banquet Center in Harrison Township. The award is named for the first show GPT produced in 1948, Clarence, a comedy by Booth Tarkington. Awards went to GPT members from the Pointes and throughout Metro Detroit.
Clarence Awards went to: Rodell Salazar (Madison Heights), Director of Miss Saigon; Catherine Flores (Warren), Lead Actress, Miss Saigon; John Forlini (Mt. Clemens), Lead Male, Miss Saigon; Mary Adzigian (Grosse Pointe Wods), Supporting Female, The Underpants; Don Cilluffo (Harrison Twp.), Supporting Male, The Underpants and Set Design, Laura; Peter Di Sante (St. Clair Shores), Featured Male, Laura and Non-Featured Male, Miss Saigon; EmmaJean Evans (Grosse Pointe), Featured Female, Laura; Ellen Taber (St. Clair Shores), Non-Featured Female, The Boy Friend;Stan Harr (Grosse Pointe Shores), Music Director, Miss Saigon and John Dickinson (Pleasant Ridge), Music Director for I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change both won awards. Dickinson also won the Vocal Director award for I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. Don Bischoff (Macomb Twp.) won the Choreography award for The Boy Friend.Jane Burkey and Lisa Leszczynski (both of Grosse Pointe Woods) won the award for lighting design on Miss Saigon. Marissa Di Sante (St. Clair Shores), won awards the Properties and Set Dressing awards for Laura. Blair Arden (Detroit) and Eric Vreeland (St. Clair Shores) won the Sound award for Miss Saigon.Photos by Amy Ricker and Erin Ann Conway-Di Sante
Stan Harr
Peter Di Sante, Donna Di Sante and Marissa Di Sante
Lisa Leszczynski and Jane Burkey
EmmaJean Evans
Rick Hawley
Rodel Salazar
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