Craig Noel Award Winners Announced

The Craig Noel Awards, which honor achievement in the professional San Diego area theatres scene, were given out on February 9th.

In the design categories, Howell Binkley and Alexander Dodge won, respectively for the lighting and scenery of the musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The production, based on the Disney animated film, will play Paper Mill Playhouse in Milburn, New Jersey, March 4 - April 5.

Also, Alina Bokovikova won for the costume design of The School for Lies, at North Coast Repertory Theatre, and Patrick Duffy was cited for the sound design of Les Misérables at Lamb's Players Theatre.

The full list of winners is:

Resident Musical: Les Misérables, Lamb's Players Theatre

Musical Direction: G. Scott Lacy, Les Misérables, Lamb's Players Theatre

Choreography: Karl Warden, Catch Me If You Can, Moonlight Stage Productions

Young Artist/Sandy Ellis-Troy Scholarship: Lindsay Joan, Next To Normal, San Diego Musical Theatre

Lead Performance in a Musical, Female: Bets Malone, Next to Normal, San Diego Musical Theatre

Lead Performance in a Musical, Male: Brandon Joel Maier, Les Misérables, Lamb's Players Theatre

Featured Performance in a Musical, Female: Kelsey Venter, Les Misérables, Lamb's Players Theatre

Featured Performance in a Musical, Male: Patrick Page, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, La Jolla Playhouse

Ensemble: All My Sons, Intrepid Theatre Company; Les Misérables, Lamb's Players Theatre

Costume Design: Alina Bokovikova, The School for Lies, North Coast Repertory Theatre

Sound Design: Patrick Duffy, Les Misérables, Lamb's Players Theatre

Lighting Design: Howell Binkley, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, La Jolla Playhouse

Scenic Design: Alexander Dodge, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, La Jolla Playhouse

Featured Performance in a Play, Male: Eddie Yaroch, Enron, Moxie Theatre

Featured Performance in a Play, Female: Jacque Wilke, Honky, San Diego Repertory Theatre

Lead Performance in a Play, Male: Richard Baird, Henry V, New Fortune Theatre Company

Lead Performance in a Play, Female: Hannah Logan, Bug, Ion Theatre

Solo Performance: Mona Golabek, The Pianist of Willesden Lane, San Diego Repertory Theatre

Direction of a Musical: Robert Smyth, Les Misérables, Lamb's Players Theatre

Direction of a Play: Sam Woodhouse, El Henry, San Diego Repertory Theatre; Richard Baird and Matthew Henerson, El Henry, San Diego Repertory Theatre/La Jolla Playhouse

Actor(s) of the Year: Dana Hooley and Tom Stephenson

Dramatic Production: All My Sons, Intrepid Theatre Company

Don Braunagel Award for Outstanding Work by a Small Theater Company: Intrepid Theatre Company