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Category Archive: Awards

Mithril Awards

Seven Dora awards for LotR

Lord of the Rings won the following awards;

Outstanding New Musical – Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus.

Outstanding Production of a Musical – Kevin Wallace.
and Saul Zaentz in association with David & Ed Mirvish and Michael Cohl.

Outstanding Direction of a Musical- Matthew Warchus.

Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Musical –
Michael Therriault.

Outstanding Costume Design – Rob Howell.

Outstanding Lighting Design – Paul Pyant.

Outstanding Choreography in a Play or Musical – Peter Darling.

LotR musical nominated for 15 Dora Awards

Here’s a list of categories for which the LotR musical has been nominated:

Outstanding New Musical

Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus (The Lord of the Rings)
David Finley (Snow White and the Group of Seven)
Chris Craddock (book) & Aaron Macri (music & lyrics) (BoyGroove)

Outstanding Production of a Musical

The Lord of the Rings (Kevin Wallace and Saul Zaentz in association with David & Ed Mirvish and Michael Cohl)
Snow White and the Group of Seven (Ross Petty Productions)
Bunnicula (Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People)
Boygroove (Michael Rubinoff & Derrick Chua in association with BoyGroove Entertainment Inc.)
Song & Dance (Song & Dance Limited Partnership in association with Diversified Productions Inc.)

Outstanding Direction of a Musical

Matthew Warchus (The Lord of the Rings)
Ted Dykstra (Snow White and the Group of Seven)
Allen MacInnis (Bunnicula)
Kenneth Brown (BoyGroove)
Dennis K. Law (Heartbeat)

Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role Musical

Seán Cullen (Snow White and the Group of Seven)
Richard Binsley (Bunnicula)
Peter Howe (The Lord of the Rings)
Michael Therriault (The Lord of the Rings)
Brent Carver (The Lord of the Rings)

Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role – Musical

Rebecca Jackson Mendoza (The Lord of the Rings)
Louise Pitre (Song & Dance)
Elena Juatco (Snow White and the Group of Seven)
Corinne Koslo (Bunnicula)
Carly Street (The Lord of the Rings)

Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role in a Play or Musical

Gord Rand (The Innocent Eye Test)
Evan Buliung (The Lord of the Rings)
Ensemble (The Long Valley)
Ensemble (Banana Boys)
David Storch (Habeas Corpus)

Outstanding Set Design

Michael Levine (Wozzeck)
Shawn Kerwin (The Monument)
Rob Howell (The Lord of the Rings)
Dany Lyne (Rodelinda)
Glen Charles Landry (L’Avare)
Steve Lucas (blood.claat – one woman story)

Outstanding Lighting Design

Michael Whitfield (Wozzeck)
Bonnie Beecher (The Monument)
Paul Pyant (The Lord of the Rings)
Jan Komarek (The Long Valley)
David Finn (Götterdämmerung)

Outstanding Costume Design

Rob Howell (The Lord of the Rings)
Judith Bowden (The Government Inspector)
Nina Okens (L’Avare)
Mo Xiao Min (Heartbeat)
Astrid Janson, Julie Renton and Sarah Armstrong (Canadian Pacific Scandal)

Outstanding Sound Design/Composition

John Gzowski (The Monument)
Simon Baker (for Autograph) (The Lord of the Rings)
Jan Komarek (The Long Valley)
Thomas Ryder Payne (Designer) & Marcelo Puente (Composer) (Léo)
Michael Laird (A Beautiful View)

Outstanding Musical Direction

Richard Bradshaw (Wozzeck)
Christopher Nightingale, A.R. Rahman and Värttinä (The Lord of the Rings)
Bob Foster (Snow White and the Group of Seven)
David Fallis (Orfeo)
Richard Bradshaw (Götterdämmerung)

Outstanding Choreography in a Play or Musical

Peter Darling (The Lord of the Rings)
Wayne Sleep (Song & Dance)
Yu Su Li (Heartbeat)
Anita Majumdar (Fish Eyes)
Kay Grigar (BoyGroove)

Mythopoeic Society awards

Mythopoeic Scholarship Award

Shore’s score voted best ever

Nebula Award for Jackson, Walsh and Boyens

Still more honours for Lord of the Rings

Return of the King wins two Grammy Awards

RotK EE wins 3 DVDX Awards