A.R.T. nominated for Elliott Norton Awards

OUTSTANDING LOCAL MUSICAL PRODUCTION
“The Blue Flower” (American Repertory Theater)
“Prometheus Bound” (American Repertory Theater)
“The Great American Trailer Park Musical” (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Teal Wicks – “The Blue Flower”(American Repertory Theater)
Uzo Aduba – “Prometheus Bound” (American Repertory Theater)
Thomas Derrah – “Cabaret” (American Repertory Theater)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION (LARGE THEATER)
“Circle Mirror Transformation” (Huntington Theatre Company)

“Ruined” (Huntington Theatre Company)

“R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe” (American Repertory Theater)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR (LARGE THEATER)
F. Murray Abraham – “The Merchant of Venice” (ArtsEmerson/Theatre for a New Audience)

Noah Bean – “Bus Stop” (Huntington Theatre Company)

Thomas Derrah – “R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe” (American Repertory Theater)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR (LARGE THEATER)
Diane Paulus – “Hair” (Broadway Across America); “Johnny Baseball” (American Repertory Theater); “Prometheus Bound” (American Repertory Theater)
Will Pomerantz – “The Blue Flower” (American Repertory Theater)
Darko Tresnjak – “The Merchant of Venice” (ArtsEmerson/Theatre for a New Audience)

OUTSTANDING DESIGN (LARGE THEATER)
Marsha Ginsberg [set], Carol Bailey [costumes], Justin Townsend [lighting], Clive Goodwin [sound], Ruth Bauer [artwork]; Jim and Ruth Bauer [videography] – “The Blue Flower” (American Repertory Theater)
John Lee Beatty [set], Linda Cho [costumes], David Weiner [lighting], Jane Shaw [sound/composer], Matthew Myhrum

, Charles LaPointe [hair and wig design] – “The Merchant of Venice” (ArtsEmerson/Theatre for a New Audience)

David Zinn [set], Matt Tierney and Ben Williams [sound] – “The Select (The Sun Also Rises)” (ArtsEmerson/Elevator Repair Service)

OUTSTANDING NEW SCRIPT
Jim Bauer and Ruth Bauer – “The Blue Flower” (American Repertory Theater)
John Kuntz – “The Hotel Nepenthe” (Actors’ Shakespeare Project)

Ryan Landry – “Mrs. Grinchley’s Christmas Carol” (The Gold Dust Orphans)

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Publication date:  April 13, 2011

Featured Comment: The Elliott Norton Award nominations have been announced, and the A.R.T. has received 10 nominations!