DENVER: Denver Center Theatre Company, housed within the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, won 11 awards at the Colorado Theatre Guild’s 10th annual Henry Awards on Monday night, July 20. It was the most honored company of the evening. The awards were presented at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities.
Denver Center’s production of Meredith Wilson’s The Unsinkable Molly Brown won the most prizes of any show that evening, with seven awards. The revised musical, with additional lyrics and books by Dick Scanlan, starred Beth Malone (a Colorado Native who was most recently nominated for a Tony for her performance in Fun Home on Broadway), and was directed by three–time Tony nominee Kathleen Marshall. Both women were recognized for their work in the show.
Denver Center also won the outstanding season award. Upon accepting the prize, Denver Center Performing Arts president and CEO Scott Shiller remarked: “We count ourselves lucky to work in such a powerful and vibrant community of artists, where new and exciting work happens all across the state. Thank you for this honor, for your warm welcome into this community, and for everything you do on a daily basis to support theatre in the Rocky Mountain Region.”
Other honorees of the evening included the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, BDT Stage and Vintage Theatre; they each won three Henrys.
In addition to the competitive awards, three honorary prizes were handed out. Educator Jo Bunton Keel was given the Lifetime Achievement in Theatre award for her work in raising cultural awareness in Colorado. Creede Repertory Theatre received the Outstanding Regional Theatre award, and Lisa Cook took home the special award for Outstanding Stage Management.
Established in 2006, the Henry Awards are named after longtime local theatre producer Henry Lowenstein. He passed away last year at the age of 88 and a video tribute was played during the ceremony.
The complete winners list is below:
OUTSTANDING SEASON FOR A THEATRE COMPANY
Denver Center Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
The Unsinkable Molly Brown; DCPA Theatre Company; Kathleen Marshall, Director; Michael Rafter, Musical Director
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
‘Night, Mother; Vintage Theatre Productions; Billie McBride, Director
OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY OR MUSICAL
The 12; DCPA Theatre Company; Robert Schenkkan and Neil Berg
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Kathleen Marshall; The Unsinkable Molly Brown; DCPA Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION
Michael Rafter; The Unsinkable Molly Brown; DCPA Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Billie McBride; ‘Night, Mother; Vintage Theatre Productions
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Wayne Kennedy; Fiddler on the Roof; BDT Stage
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Beth Malone; The Unsinkable Molly Brown; DCPA Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
Mike Hartman; Benediction; DCPA Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Emma Messenger; ‘Night, Mother; Vintage Theatre Productions
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Annie Dwyer; Young Frankenstein; Town Hall Arts Center
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Michael Wordly; Memphis; Midtown Arts Center, Fort Collins
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Benjamin Cowhick; Good TV; A & A Productions
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Billie McBride; Benediction; DCPA Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Middle Aged People Sitting in Boxes; Buntport Theater Company
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Kathleen Marshall; The Unsinkable Molly Brown; DCPA Theatre Company
COSTUME DESIGN, TIER 1
Paul Tazewell; The Unsinkable Molly Brown; DCPA Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN, TIER 2
Linda Morken; Mary Poppins; BDT Stage
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN, TIER 1
Brian Mallgrave; She Loves Me; Arvada Center
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN, TIER 2
Christopher Waller; Jerusalem; The Edge Theater
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN, TIER 1
David Thomas; Memphis; Arvada Center
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN, TIER 2
Ren Manley; Jerusalem; The Edge Theater
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN, TIER 1
Don Holder; The Unsinkable Molly Brown; DCPA Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN, TIER 2
Brett Maughan; Mary Poppins; BDT Stage
SPECIAL AWARDS:
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THEATRE
Jo Bunton Keel
OUTSTANDING REGIONAL THEATRE
Creede Repertory Theatre
OUTSTANDING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Lisa Cook
