NSMT Wins Four IRNE Awards

In a ceremony on April 14, The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE), a panel of critics from community papers and media outlets around the state of Massachusetts, announced the winners of the IRNE Awards honoring the best of the 2007 theater season.  North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) received 4 awards, including Best Production of a Musical.

NSMT's production of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was named Best Production of a Musical.  In addition, Scott Schwartz was named Best Director and Patti Colombo received the Best Choreographer award for their work on the musical.  Jeffry Denham was named Best Actor in a Musical for his stand out performance as Bobby Child in Crazy for You.

The IRNE Awards were presented at a ceremony at the Cyclorama in Boston on Monday April 14, 2008.  For more information about NSMT's 2008 Season, visit the NSMT web site at www.nsmt.org or call (978) 232-7200.

Operating since 1955, NSMT has evolved into the largest non-profit producing theater in New England, with approximately 300,000 patrons annually.  NSMT has gained a national and regional reputation for artistic achievement, specifically in the areas of developing new works and providing outstanding theater arts and education programs.  NSMT has received numerous industry awards including The Elliot Norton Award, The Rosetta Le Noire Award from Actors' Equity, and The Moss Hart Award.  NSMT annually produces a six musical subscription series, an acclaimed concert series and award winning student productions. With its celebrated Theatre for Young Audiences program, a school touring program, and year-round classes for children, NSMT has become one of the region's leading providers of theater arts and education.

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