Nominees for the 40th anniversary of The Dora Mavor Moore Awards are out.

The awards, presented by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts, celebrate the best in theatre, opera, and dance and honor the late Dora Mavor Moore, a beloved teacher, director, and champion of the performing arts.

2019 Nominees in Theatre

Soulpepper Theatre Company’s musical “Rose” received 11 nominations, including Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Musical, and Outstanding Direction. “Rose” also earned the most nominations for an individual theatre production.

In total, Soulpepper received 25 nominations.

Young People’s Theatre received 17 nominations, including nine for “Mary Poppins.”

Obsidian Theatre has 10 nominations, seven of which are for “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play.”

Cargo Theatre’s “The Runner” received seven nominations, including Outstanding Production and Outstanding New Play in the Independent Theatre Division.

Rick Miller will host the 40th Dora Awards. Miller is known for productions such as “BOOM” and “MacHomer.”

The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, soon to be Meridian Theatre, will host the ceremony on Tuesday, June 25. For more information, visit the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts website.

For a complete list of nominees that include the opera and dance divisions, click here.

General Theater Division

Outstanding Production

• Middletown
  (A Crow’s Theatre Production in partnership with the Shaw Festival)
• Secret Life of a Mother
  (Co-produced by The SLOM Collective and The Theatre Centre)
• bug
  (Luminato presents manidoons collective)
• School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
  (Obsidian Theatre in association with Nightwood Theatre)
• The Royale
  (Soulpepper Theatre Company)

 

Outstanding New Play

• Guarded Girls
  (Tarragon Theatre)
• Secret Life of a Mother<
  (The SLOM Collective and The Theatre Centre)
• The Virgin Trial
  (Soulpepper Theatre Company, originally produced by The Stratford Festival)
• Now You See Her
  (A Quote Unquote Collective, Nightwood Theatre and Why Not Theatre co-production)
• bug
  (Luminato presents manidoons collective)

 

Outstanding Direction

• Brendan Healy
  (Every Brilliant Thing, A Canadian Stage Production)
• Guillermo Verdecchia
  (The Royale, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Meg Roe
  (Middletown, A Crow’s Theatre Production in partnership with the Shaw Festival)
• Mumbi Tindyebwa(Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape, Produced by Obsidian Theatre, presented by Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Nina Lee Aquino
  (School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, Obsidian Theatre in association with Nightwood Theatre)

Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role

• Gray Powell
  (Middletown, A Crow’s Theatre Production in partnership with the Shaw Festival)
• Lovell Adams-Gray
  (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Maev Beaty
  (Secret Life of a Mother, Co-produced by The SLOM Collective and The Theatre Centre)
• Natasha Mumba
  (School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, Obsidian Theatre in association with Nightwood Theatre)
• Sarah Afful
  (Orlando, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Virgilia Griffith
  (Harlem Duet, Tarragon Theatre)
• Vivien Endicott-Douglas
  (Guarded Girls, Tarragon Theatre)
• Yolanda Bonnell
  (bug, Luminato presents manidoons collective)

Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role

• Alex McCooeye (Orlando, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Amaka Umeh
  (The Wolves, The Howland Company and Crow’s Theatre production)
• Bria McLaughlin
  (School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, Obsidian Theatre in association with Nightwood Theatre)
• Christef Desir
  (The Royale, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Jeff Meadows
  (Middletown, A Crow’s Theatre production in partnership with the Shaw Festival)
• Jenny Young
  (Romeo and Juliet, Canadian Stage in collaboration with the Department of Theatre, School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design, at York University)
• Sabryn Rock
  (The Royale, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Stephanie MacDonald
  (New Magic Valley Fun Town, Tarragon Theatre)

 

Outstanding Scenic/Production Design

• Scenic Design:Camellia Koo
  (Middletown, A Crow’s Theatre production in partnership with the Shaw Festival)
• Scenic Design: Camellia Koo, Projection Design: Cameron Davis
  (Secret Life of a Mother, Co-produced by The SLOM Collective and The Theatre Centre)
• Scenic Design: Julie Fox
  (Tartuffe, A Stratford Festival Production presented by Canadian Stage, Crow’s Theatre, Groundling Theatre Company and David Versus
  Goliath Productions)
• Scenic Design: Ken MacKenzie
  (The Royale, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Scenic Design: Rachel Forbes
  (School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, Obsidian Theatre in association with Nightwood Theatre)

 

Outstanding Costume Design

• Gillian Gallow
  (Orlando, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Joanna Yu
  (School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, Obsidian Theatre in association with Nightwood Theatre)
• Jung-Hye Kim
  (Now You See Her, A Quote Unquote Collective, Nightwood Theatre and Why Not
  Theatre co-production)
• Michelle Tracey
  (Wedding at Aulis, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Sarah Doucet
  (The Wolves, The Howland Company and Crow’s Theatre production)

 

Outstanding Lighting Design

• Kevin Lamotte
  (Middletown, A Crow’s Theatre production in partnership with the Shaw Festival)
• Kimberly Purtell
  (A Crow’s Theatre and Segal Centre for the Performing Arts production in partnership with 2b theatre company)
• Lorenzo Savoini
  (Orlando, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Michel Charbonneau
  (bug, Luminato presents manidoons collective)
• Michelle Ramsay
  (The Royale, Soulpepper Theatre Company)

 

Outstanding Sound Design/Composition

• Allen Booth
  (Harlem Duet, Tarragon Theatre)
• Amy Nostbakken and James Bunton
  (Now You See Her, A Quote Unquote Collective, Nightwood Theatre and Why Not Theatre co-production)
• Reza Jacobs
  (School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, Obsidian Theatre in association with Nightwood Theatre)
• Thomas Ryder Payne
  (The Royale, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Thomas Ryder Payne and DJ L’Oqenz
  (Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape, Produced by Obsidian Theatre, presented by Soulpepper Theatre Company)

 

Independent Theatre Division

Outstanding Production

• The Nether
  (Coal Mine Theatre and Studio 180 Theatre)
• The Runner
  (Human Cargo)
• Isitwendam
  (Native Earth presents a Bound to Create Theatre Production)
• Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land)
  (Saga Collectif)

 

Outstanding New Play

• CHICHO
  (Augusto Bitter, Presented by Pencil Kit Productions and Theatre Passe Muraille
  with support from Aluna Theatre)
• The Runner
  (Christopher Morris, Human Cargo)
• Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land)
  (Ho Ka Kei [Jeff Ho,] Saga Collectif)
• After the Fire
  (Matthew MacKenzie, Co-produced by Punctuate! Theatre and Alberta Aboriginal Performing Arts in association with Native Earth Performing Arts and The Theatre Centre)
• Isitwendam
  (Meegwun Fairbrother, Native Earth presents a Bound to Create Theatre Production)

 

Outstanding Direction

• Daniel Brooks
  (The Runner, Human Cargo)
• Erin Brubacher
  (NOOR, Generous Friend)
• Jonathan Seinen
  (Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land,) Saga Collectif)
• Leora Morris
  (The Philosopher’s Wife, PARADIGM productions)
• Mitchell Cushman and Marcus Jamin
  (The Nether, Coal Mine Theatre)

 

Outstanding Performance of an Individual

• Augusto Bitter
  (CHICHO, Presented by Pencil Kit Productions and Theatre Passe Muraille
  with support from Aluna Theatre)
• Catherine Fitch
  (Her Inside Life, Leroy Street Theatre)
• Eric Peterson
  (The Father, Coal Mine Theatre)
• Frank Cox-O’Connell
  (Hand to God, Coal Mine Theatre)
• Gord Rand
  (The Runner, Human Cargo)
• Mattie Driscoll
  (Dry Land, Cue6 Theatre)
• Meegwun Fairbrother
  (Isitwendam, Native Earth presents a Bound to Create Theatre Production)
• Virgilia Griffith
  (Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land,) Saga Collectif)

 

Outstanding Performance of an Ensemble

• Sheldon Elter, Jesse Gervais, Kaitlyn Riordan, and Louise
  Lambert
  (After the Fire, Co-produced by Punctuate! Theatre and Alberta
  Aboriginal Performing Arts in association with Native
  Earth Performing Arts and The Theatre Centre)
• Aviva Armour-Ostroff, Deborah Drakeford, Carlos GonzálezVío, Ryan Hollyman, Andre Sills, and Arlen Aguayo Stewart
  (Human Animals, ARC)
• Danya Buonastella, Daniele Bartolini, Rory de Brouwer,
  Raylene Turner, Vincent Leblanc-Beaudoin, and Franco Berti
  (If on a Christmas Night, DopoLavoro Teatrale and Villa Charities)
  Derick Agyemang, Andrea Carter, Franckie Francois,
• Emmanuel Ofori, Demi Oliver, Alicia Richardson, Ryan
  Rosery, Chelsea Russell, Adrian Walters, and Leighton
  Alexander Williams
  (Judas Noir, Obsidian Theatre Presents BDB Productions Inc.)
• Nickeshia Garrick, Roshanak Jaberi, Lilia Leon, Anoshinie
  Muhundarajah, Sarah Murphy-Dyson, Roula Said, and Waleed
  Abdulhamid
  (Stones, Co-produced by The Stones Project & Aluna Theatre)
• Katherine Cullen, Hannah Levinson, Mark McGrinder,
  Robert Persichini and David Storch
  (The Nether, Coal Mine Theatre and Studio 180 Theatre)
• Ron Pederson, Kayla Lorette, Matt Baram, Jan Carauna,
  Paloma Nunez, Waylen Miki, and Kris Siddiqi
  (The Wonder Pageant, Coal Mine Theatre)
• Amanda Cordner, Brefny Caribou, En Lai Mah and Eric Rich
  (Wring the Roses, madonnanera, presented as part of Why Not Theatre’s RISER Project 2019)

Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design

• Scenic Design: Anahita Dehbonehie
  (Hand to God, Coal Mine Theatre)
• Scenic Design: Gillian Gallow
  (The Runner, Human Cargo)
• Scenic Design: Hans Saefkow;
• Projection Design: Andy Moro with Melissa Joakim
  (Isitwendam, Native Earth presents a Bound to Create Theatre Production)
• Scenic Design: Michelle Tracey / Triga Creative; Projection Design: Wesley McKenzie
  (The Scavenger’s Daughter, PARADIGM productions)
• Scenic Design: Patrick Lavender; Projection Design: Nick Bottomley
  (The Nether, Coal Mine Theatre and Studio 180 Theatre)

 

Outstanding Costume Design

• Christine Urquhart
  (Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land), Saga Collectif)
• Jennifer Lee Arsenault
  (1979, Michael Healey, Marcie Januska, Miles Potter)
• Justin Miller
  (Pearle Harbour’s Chautauqua, Pearle Harbour and Theatre Passe Muraille)
• Melanie McNeill
  (Space Opera Zero!, Eldritch Theatre)
• Ming Wong
  (The Cherry Orchard, Modern Times Stage Company)

 

Outstanding Lighting Design

• Bonnie Beecher
  (The Runner, Human Cargo)
• Jareth Li
  (Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land), Saga Collectif)
• Patrick Lavender
  (The Nether, Coal Mine Theatre and Studio 180 Theatre)
• Rebecca Picherak
  (NOOR, Generous Friend)
• Trevor Schwellnus
  (The Cherry Orchard, Modern Times Stage Company)

 

Outstanding Sound Design/Composition

• Alexander MacSween
  (The Runner, Human Cargo)
• Ben McCarthy
  (The Scavenger’s Daughter, PARADIGM productions)
• Heidi Chan
  (Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land,) Saga Collectif)
• Richard Feren
  (The Nether, Coal Mine Theatre and Studio 180 Theatre)
• Rosina Kazi, Anwar Khurshid, Nicholas Murray
  (NOOR, Generous Friend)

 

Musical Theatre Division

Outstanding Production

• Kiss of The Spider Woman
  (Eclipse Theatre Company)
• Rose
  (Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Dear Evan Hansen
  (Stacey Mindich and David Mirvish)
• Next to Normal
  (The Musical Stage Company presented by David Mirvish)
• Mary Poppins
  (Young People’s Theatre)

 

Outstanding New Musical

• Dr. Silver: A Celebration of Life
  (Outside the March and The Musical Stage Company)
• Under The Stairs
  (Young People’s Theatre)
• Rose
  (Soulpepper Theatre Company)

 

Outstanding Direction

• Evan Tsitsias
  (Kiss of The Spider Woman, Eclipse Theatre Company)
• Gregory Prest
  (Rose, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Michael Greif
  (Dear Evan Hansen, Stacey Mindich and David Mirvish)
• Philip Akin and Tracey Flye
  (Next to Normal, The Musical Stage Company presented by David Mirvish)
• Thom Allison
  (Mary Poppins, Young People’s Theatre)

 

Outstanding Musical Direction

• Chris Barillaro
  (Kiss of The Spider Woman, Eclipse Theatre Company)
• Elizabeth Baird
  (Dear Evan Hansen, Stacey Mindich and David Mirvish)
• Lily Ling
  (Next to Normal, The Musical Stage Company presented by David Mirvish)
• Mike Ross
  (Rose, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Wayne Gwillim
  (Mary Poppins, Young People’s Theatre)

 

Outstanding Original Choreography

• Barbara Johnston
  (Dr. Silver: A Celebration of Life, Outside the March and The Musical Stage Company)
• Kerry Gage
  (Mary Poppins, Young People’s Theatre)
• Monica Dottor
  (Rose, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Sara-Jeanne Hosie
  (Kiss of The Spider Woman Eclipse Theatre Company)
• Viv Moore
  (Under The Stairs, Young People’s Theatre)

 

Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role

• Bruce Dow
  (Dr. Silver: A Celebration of Life, Outside the March and The Musical Stage Company)
• Hailey Gillis
  (Rose, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Kawa Ada
  (Kiss of The Spider Woman, Eclipse Theatre Company)
• Ma-Anne Dionisio
  (Next to Normal, The Musical Stage Company presented by David Mirvish)
• Robert Markus
  (Dear Evan Hansen, Stacey Mindich and David Mirvish)
• Stephanie Sy
  (Next to Normal, The Musical Stage Company presented by David Mirvish)
• Tracy Michailidis
  (Kiss of The Spider Woman, Eclipse Theatre Company)
• Vanessa Sears
  (Mary Poppins, Young People’s Theatre)

 

Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role

• Allessandro Constantini
  (Dear Evan Hansen, Stacey Mindich and David Mirvish)
• Brandon Antonio
  (Next to Normal, The Musical Stage Company presented by David Mirvish)
• Jade Repeta
  (Mary Poppins, Young People’s Theatre)
• Louise Pitre
  (Next to Normal, The Musical Stage Company presented by David Mirvish)
• Peter Deiwick
  (Dr. Silver: A Celebration of Life, Outside the March and The Musical Stage Company)
• Peter Fernandes
  (Rose, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Sabryn Rock
  (Rose, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Sean Patrick Dolan
  (Dear Evan Hansen, Stacey Mindich and David Mirvish)

 

Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design

• Scenic Design: Brandon Kleiman
  (Mary Poppins, Young People’s Theatre)
• Scenic Design: David Korins; Projection Design: Peter Nigrini
  (Dear Evan Hansen, Stacey Mindich and David Mirvish)
• Scenic Design: Lorenzo Savoini
  (Rose, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Scenic Design: Steve Lucas
  (Next to Normal, The Musical Stage Company presented by David Mirvish)
• Scenic Design: Teresa Przybylski
  (Under The Stairs, Young People’s Theatre)

 

Outstanding Costume Design

• Alex Amini
  (Next to Normal, The Musical Stage Company presented by David Mirvish)
• Alexandra Lord
  (Rose, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Anna Treusch
  (Under The Stairs, Young People’s Theatre)
• Bill Layton
  (Mary Poppins, Young People’s Theatre)
• Emily Rebholz
  (Dear Evan Hansen, Stacey Mindich and David Mirvish)

 

Outstanding Lighting Design

• Japhy Weideman
  (Dear Evan Hansen, Stacey Mindich and David Mirvish)
• Jason Hand
  (Mary Poppins, Young People’s Theatre)
• Lorenzo Savoini
  (Rose, Soulpepper Theatre Company)
• Michelle Ramsay
  (Under The Stairs, Young People’s Theatre)
• Steve Lucas
  (Next to Normal, The Musical Stage Company presented by David Mirvish)

 

Theatre for Young Audiences

Outstanding Production

• Eraser
  (Eraser Theatre, presented as part of Why Not Theatre’s RISER Project)
• We Are All Treaty People
  (Harbourfront Centre presents Quest Theatre and Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society)
• New Owner
  (Harbourfront’s Junior Festival presents The Last Great Hunt)
• KNOCK!
  (WeeFestival Presents Magnet Theatre)
• The 26 Letter Dance
  (Young People’s Theatre Presents Bouge de là)

 

Outstanding New Play

• Eraser
  (Eraser Theatre, presented as part of
  Why Not Theatre’s RISER Project)
• Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers
  (b current performing arts)
• Ugly Duckthing
  (Solar Stage)
• Les Zinspirés: L’âge de raison
  (Théâtre français de Toronto)
• The Little Prince: Reimagined
  (Puzzle Piece)

Outstanding Direction

• Bilal Baig and Sadie Epstein-Fine
  (Eraser, Eraser Theatre, presented as part of Why Not Theatre’s
  RISER Project)
• Chanda Gibson
  (Les Zinspirés: L’âge de raison, Théâtre français de Toronto)
• Dahlia Katz and M. John Kennedy
  (A Merry Munsch Pyjama Party! Solar Stage)
• Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
  (Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers, b current performing arts)
• Michael Kelly
  (Suddenly Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Action)

 

Outstanding Performance of an Individual

• Alexandra Montagnese
  (Suddenly Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Action)
• Chris George
  (Suddenly Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Action)
• Faly Mevamanana
  (Treasure Island, Solar Stage)
• Kira Hall
  (The Little Prince: Reimagined, Puzzle Piece)
• Makambe K Simamba
  (Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers, b current performing arts
  Morgan St. Onge Head à Tête Roseneath Theatre)
• Mussie Solomon
  (Suddenly Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Action)
• Richard Lam
  (The Little Prince: Reimagined, Puzzle Piece)

 

Outstanding Performance of an Ensemble

• Julia Beaulieu, Dave Lapsley, Jordi O’Dael, Sofia Rodriguez, and
  Annelise Hawrylak
  (A Merry Munsch, Pyjama Party! Solar Stage)
• Scott Garland, Eric Benson, Camila Diaz-Varela, and Dawn Sadler
  (Alex in Wonderland, Solar Stage)
• Simon Gagnon, Jeff Yung, Jasmine Chen, Rachel Mutombo,
  Aldrin Bundoc, Christopher Allen, John Ng, and Soo Garay
  (Antigone, Young People’s Theatre)
• Christol Bryan, Marina Gomes, Yousef Kadoura, Tijiki Morris,
  Nathan Redburn, and Anthony Perpuse
  (Eraser, Eraser Theatre, presented as part of Why Not Theatre’s RISER Project)
• Nick Digaetano, Ziad Ek, Bianca Heuvelmans, Sheila IngabireIsaro, and Eudes La Roche-Francoeur
  (Les Zinspirés: L’âge de raison, Théâtre français de Toronto)
• Eric Benson, Kit Boulter, and M. John Kennedy
  (Treasure Island, Solar Stage)
• Holly Treddenick and Lindsay Goodtimes
  (Tweet Tweet, WeeFestival Presents Femme du Feu)
• Marty Stelnick and EmmaClaire Brightlyn
  (Ugly Duckthing, Solar Stage)

 

Outstanding Achievement in Design

• Lighting Design: Simon Rossiter
  (Les Zinspirés: L’âge de raison, Théâtre français de Toronto)
• Puppetry Design: Dahlia Katz
  (Alex in Wonderland, Solar Stage)
• Puppetry Design: Marty Stelnick
  (Ugly Duckthing, Solar Stage)
• Scenic Design: Anahita Dehbonehie
  (The Little Prince: Reimagined, Puzzle Piece)
• Scenic Design: Christine Urquhart
  (Antigone, Young People’s Theatre)
• Scenic Design: Glenn Davidson
  (Les Zinspirés: L’âge de raison, Théâtre français de Toronto)
• Scenic Design: Marysia Bucholc
  (Treasure Island, Solar Stage)
• Sound Design: Maddie Bautista
  (Eraser, Eraser Theatre, presented as part of Why Not Theatre’s RISER Project)

The award ceremonies are June 25 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, hosted by Rick Miller. Tickets go on sale May 28 via Ticketmaster or by calling 416-368-6161, extension 1.