Theater Awards Announced

The Independent Reviewers of New England Awards were announced last night at the Boston Center for the Arts.

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The quick summary is...

"New Repertory Theatre and Lyric Stage Company of Boston claimed the most awards in the Small Company categories with seven awards each. New Repertory Theatre’s production of A Streetcar Named Desire received six awards. Lyric Stage Company of Boston swept many of the musical award in the Small Company categories. Its production of Man of La Mancha received six awards, including Best Production of a Musical.

In the Large Company categories, the Huntington Theatre Company received six awards, including Best New Play for Brendan and best ensemble for Present Laughter.

Broadway Across America – Boston claimed eight awards, more than any other Large Company, with five IRNEs awarded to the touring production of Sweeney Todd.

North Shore Music Theatre was honored with four awards, including Best Production of a Musical by a Large Theatre for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, a co-production with New Jersey’s Papermill Playhouse and Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars.

The Kenneth A. MacDonnald Award for Theater Excellence was awarded to David Wheeler. Wheeler served as Artistic Director of the Theatre Company of Boston from 1963–75, directing over eighty productions and helping launch the careers of then unknown actors including Paul Benedict, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner, Robert DeNiro, Robert Duvall, Hector Elizondo, Spalding Gray, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, Jon Voight, and James Woods."