Saturday, April 28, 2012

The Spring Hubbies 2012


Yes, it's past time for another edition of the Hubbie Awards - and luckily I found just the piece of vintage soft core to serve as graphic accompaniment!  I know this has been a long time coming - people have been asking for it repeatedly - so without further ado:

Best New Play

The Luck of the Irish, by Kirsten Greenidge, Huntington Theatre, directed by Melia Bensussen

Best Productions and Ensembles

Superior Donuts, Lyric Stage - Omar Robinson, Will Lebow, Steven Barkhimer, De'Lon Grant, Beth Gotha, Christopher James Webb, Zachary Eisenstat and Steven James DeMarco, directed by Spiro Veloudos

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Huntington Theatre - Jason Bowen, Yvette Freeman, Charles Weldon, G. Valmont Thomas, Glenn Turner, Corey Allen, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Thomas Derrah, Will LeBow, Timothy John Smith, directed by Liesl Tommy

Daddy Long Legs, Merrimack Rep - Meghan McGinnis, Robert Adelman Hancock, directed by John Caird

The Full Monty, Boston Conservatory  - Keith White, Stephen Markarian, Daniel Plimpton, Trevor Hennigan, Meryn Beckett, Andrew Horowitz, Shayne Kennon, Hayley Lovgren, Niki Sawyer, Corey Mosello, Margaret Lamb, John Krause, Avery Smith, Brad Reinking, Jessica Bare, Nathan Scott Hancock, Celia Hottenstein, Rachel Boelter, Kathleen LaMagna, Ryan Halsaver, Diego Klock-Perez, directed by Laura Marie Duncan

Art, New Rep - Robert Walsh, Robert Pemberton, Doug Lockwood, directed by Antonio Ocampo-Guzman

Fen, Whistler in the Dark - Aimee Rose Ranger, Jen O'Connor, Anna Waldron, Becca A. Lewis, Lorna Nogueira, Mac Young, directed by Meg Taintor

The Voice of the Turtle, Merrimack Rep - Hanley Smith, Megan Byrne, William Connell, directed by Carl Forsman



Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at the Huntington


Best Performances

Yves Jacques - The Andersen Project, ArtsEmerson/Ex Machina

Jason Bowen - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Huntington Theatre

Omar Robinson - Superior Donuts, Lyric Stage

Ellen Lauren, Melody Madarasz - Cafe Variations, ArtsEmerson/SITI

Meghan McGinnis (at left) - Daddy Long Legs, Merrimack Rep

Keith White, Hayley Lovgren - The Full Monty, Boston Conservatory

Francesca Choy-Kee, Shalita Grant - The Luck of the Irish, Huntington Theatre

Meredith Hansen, Victoria Livengood - The Inspector, Boston Lyric Opera

Margaret Ann Brady, Corey Jackson - The Full Monty, Stoneham Theatre

Zach Eisenstadt, Lynn R. Guerra - The Play About the Baby, Exquisite Corps

Lyralen Kaye - St. John the Divine in Iowa, Another Country Productions

Mildred Ruiz-Sapp - Ameriville, ArtsEmerson/Victory Gardens

Phil Tayler (at right), Matthew Zahnzinger - Floyd Collins, Moonbox Productions

Sarah Drake, Chris Caron - Next to Normal, SpeakEasy Stage

Nathaniel Gundy - Recent Tragic Events, Whistler in the Dark

Ian Shain, Felix Teich, Paula Plum, Richard Snee, Sophia Pekowsky - Reflections of a Rock Lobster, Boston Children's Theatre

Erica Spyres - Time Stands Still, Lyric Stage

Fred Sullivan, Jr.  - The Merchant of Venice, Trinity Rep

Erin Markey - Green Eyes, Company One/The Kindness

Joel Colodner - Medea, Actors' Shakespeare Project

Danny Bryck - A Number, Whistler in the Dark

Sarah Coburn, Steven Condy, Jonathan Beyer - The Barber of Seville, Boston Lyric Opera

The Andersen Project at ArtsEmerson
Best Direction

Robert Lepage - The Andersen Project, ArtsEmerson/Ex Machina

Tim Albery - The Lighthouse, Boston Lyric Opera

Meg Taintor - Fen, Whistler in the Dark

John Caird - Daddy Long Legs, Merrimack Rep

Carl Forsman - The Voice of the Turtle, Merrimack Rep


Best Design

Jean Le Bourdais (set), Nicolas Marois (lighting) Jean-Sébastien Côté (sound) Catherine Higgings (costumes), Jean-Nicolas Marquis (puppetry), Jacques Collin, Véronique Couturier, David Leclerc (imagery) - The Andersen Project, ArtsEmerson/Ex Machina

Neil Patel (set), Caitlin Ward (costumes), Brian H. Scott (lighting) - Cafe Variations, Arts Emerson

Dan Costello (sound) - Floyd Collins, Moonbox Productions

Allen Moyer (set), James Scott (costumes) - The Barber of Seville, Boston Lyric Opera

Tim Albery, Camellia Koo - The Lighthouse, Boston Lyric Opera


Best Musical Direction

Dan Rodriguez - Floyd Collins, Moonbox Productions

David Angus - The Lighthouse, The Barber of Seville, Boston Lyric Opera


Yes, we're all about the classical ideal, dontchaknow.  The Hubbies will return this summer!








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