Applause! Applause!
The 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards
By Robert Faires, Fri., June 6, 2003
In the awards, it was a banner year for the State Theater Company, which practically swept the Drama category and netted a total of 12 awards for its productions of Proof, Dinner With Friends, Mrs. Warren's Profession, and The Little Prince. Austin Musical Theatre was also among the most-favored recipients, winning nine awards for its productions of My Fair Lady and Sweet Charity. And Ballet Austin took home five awards for its productions of Touch, Giselle, and Peter Pan.
Participating critics for this year's awards, which covered the period from May 1, 2002, to April 30, 2003, were Austin American-Statesman staff reporters Michael Barnes and Jeanne Claire van Ryzin (arts); Statesman freelance writers Jamie Smith Cantara (theatre), Sondra Lomax (dance), David Mead (music), and Duncan Goodrich (art); and Austin Chronicle writers Robi Polgar (music, dance, and theatre), Barry Pineo (theatre), Erina Duganne (visual art), Madeline Irvine (visual art), and yours truly. Obligatory ethical note: Critics refrained from voting in any category in which they or a family member were nominated.
Production, Drama
Dinner With Friends, State Theater Company
Production, Comedy
Love! Valour! Compassion!, Zachary Scott Theatre Center
Production, Musical (tie)
My Fair Lady, Austin Musical Theatre
Sweet Charity, Austin Musical Theatre
Director, Drama
Scott Kanoff, Dinner With Friends/ Mrs. Warren's Profession
Director, Comedy
Ken Webster, Marion Bridge/ Something Someone Someplace Else
Director, Musical
Scott Thompson and Richard Byron, My Fair Lady/ Sweet Charity
Actress, Drama
Fran Dorn, Mrs. Warren's Profession
Actress, Comedy
Lana Dieterich, 16 Spells to Charm the Beast/Vigil
Actress, Musical (tie)
Luann Aronson, My Fair Lady
Leslie Stevens, Sweet Charity
Actor, Drama
Ron Berry, Dinner With Friends/ Proof
Actor, Comedy
Everett Quinton, Twisted Olivia
Actor, Musical
George McDaniel, My Fair Lady
Supporting Actress, Drama
Jessica Hedrick, Proof
Supporting Actress, Comedy
Bernadette Nason, The Merry Wives of Windsor
Supporting Actress, Musical
Cathie Sheridan, Into the Woods/Personals
Supporting Actor, Drama
Ev Lunning, The Kentucky Cycle
Supporting Actor, Comedy
Erik Parillo, Love! Valour! Compassion!
Supporting Actor, Musical
Gerard Lebeda, Hair
Ensemble Performance
c/o The Grove, Mary Moody Northen Theatre, St. Edward's
David Mark Cohen New Play Award
The Kindermann Depiction, Steve Moore and Carlos Treviño
Original Score
MotherBone, Graham Reynolds
Musical Direction
Fred Barton, My Fair Lady/Sweet Charity
Movement
Scott Thompson, Richard Byron, and Kathleen Watkins, Sweet Charity
Scenic Design (tie)
Christopher McCollum, My Fair Lady/Mrs. Warren's Profession/Sweet Charity/Touch
David Potts, Dinner With Friends/ Proof/The Little Prince
Costume Design
Susan Branch, The Little Prince/ Love! Valour! Compassion!/ Smokey Joe's Cafe
Lighting Design
Jason Amato, Hair/Limonade Tous les Jours/Love! Valour! Compassion!/Smokey Joe's Cafe/The Well Inside
Sound Design
K. Eliot Haynes, The Kindermann Depiction
Touring Show, Theatre (tie)
Alegría, Cirque du Soleil
Nita and Zita, Blue Theater
Touring Show, Dance
Grupo Krapp, Dance Umbrella
Touring Show, Music
Richard Goode with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, UT-PAC
Dance Concert, Large
Touch, Ballet Austin
Dance Concert, Small to Medium
Sextet, Sharir + Bustamante Danceworks
Choreographer
Stephen Mills, Giselle/Touch
Dancer, Female
Gina Patterson, Giselle/Peter Pan/Touch
Dancer, Male
Chris Hannon, Peter Pan
Symphonic Concert
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov, Austin Symphony
Chamber Concert
Veris Dulcis, Texas Early Music Project
Choral Concert
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov, Chorus Austin
Opera
Dead Man Walking, Austin Lyric Opera
Singer, Female
Jenifer Thyssen, Earthly Delights
Singer, Male
Nikita Storojev, Boris Godunov
Instrumentalist
Bruce Williams, Berlioz: Harold in Italy/St. John Passion
Original Composition
Hymn to the Earth, Donald Grantham
Museum Exhibition
"Beyond the Academy: Encouraging New Talent From Texas," Arthouse
Solo Gallery Exhibition
"Michael Ray Charles: The Property of ...," D. Berman Gallery
Group Gallery Exhibition
"Digging Alone: Five Cuban Photographers," Gallery 106
Gallery, Body of Work
D. Berman Gallery
Artist, Female (tie)
Jill Bedgood
Beverly Penn
Artist, Male
Michael Ray Charles
CITATIONS
John Bustin Award for Conspicuous Versatility
David Jones, 16 Spells to Charm the Beast/Something Someone Someplace Else
Deacon Crain Award for Outstanding Student Work
Brent Werzner, St. Edward's University
Collection of a Lifetime
Leo Steinberg and Jonathan Bober, The Leo Steinberg Collection, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art
Culmination of Artistry
Sally Jacques, The Scaffold Dance Trilogy
Water Into Wine Award
Kristian Klefstad, Gospel Mass
Mount Everest Award
Mary Moody Northen Theatre of St. Edward's University for The Kentucky Cycle
Outstanding Youth Performance
Paulina Reyes, The Little Prince
Creativity in Public Relations
The Bedlam Faction
Body of Work
Paul Norton, Twelfth Night/The Little Prince/The Merry Wives of Windsor/Mrs. Warren's Profession/Henry V
Austin Arts Hall of Fame 2003
Jim Ayres (University of Texas, Shakespeare at Winedale) -- company founder, director, educator
Wayne Bell (University of Texas, retired) -- architect, educator, civic leader
Morris Beachy (University of Texas, retired) -- company founder, conductor, educator
Oscar Brockett (University of Texas, retired) -- author, educator
Walter Ducloux (Austin Lyric Opera, University of Texas, deceased) -- company founder, singer, educator
Kelly Fearing (University of Texas, retired) -- artist, educator
Alfred and Ellen King (community) -- philanthropists, civic leaders
Gina Lalli (community) -- dancer, actor, educator, volunteer
Joseph McClain (Austin Lyric Opera) -- company founder, director, educator
Lyova Rosanoff (Esther's Follies) -- composer, accompanist, comedian
Ralph White (University of Texas, retired) -- artist, educator
