Sunday, June 30, 2013

The Summer Hubbies 2013

ABC Reiew Yes, it's that time again, when we look back in a slight daze at roughly a quarter-year of the city's theatrical life, find some hot picture of a male model, and put together our personal list of the best of the local scene. So without further ado -Best Acting EnsemblesHouse and Garden - Trinity Rep; Angela Brazil, Mary C. Davis, Janice Duclos, Catherine Dupont, Steven Jaehnert, Phyllis Kay, Barbara Meek, Ted Moller, Barry M. Press, Bridget Saracino, Anne Scurria, Fred Sullivan, Jr., Stephen Thorne, Joe Wilson, Jr., directed by Brian McElenyRapture, Blister Burn - Huntington Theatre; Nancy E. Carroll, Shannon Esper, Annie McNamara, Kate Shindle, Timothy John Smith, directed by Peter DuBoisSocial Creatures - Trinity Rep; Darien Battle, Timothy Crowe, D'Arcy Dersham, Janice Duclos,Rebecca Gibel, Alexander Platt, Nance Williamson, directed by Curt ColumbusGlengarry Glen Ross - Merrimack Rep; David Adkins,  Joel Colodner, Charlie Kevin, Will LeBow, Todd Licea, Jim Ortlieb, Jeremiah Wiggins, directed by Charles TowersLebensraum - Hub Theatre Company; Jaime Carillo, Lauren Elias, Kevin Paquette, directed by John GeoffrionDavid Adkins and Will LeBow in Merrimack Rep's Glengarry Glen Ross.  Photo: Meghan Moore.Best Individual PerformancesColin Hamell - Jimmy Titanic, New RepLisa O'Hare, David Andrew MacDonald, James Beaman, Jacquelynn Fontaine, Andrew Tighe - The Sound of Music, North Shore Music TheatreKaren MacDonald - M, Huntington TheatrePaula Plum, Marvelyn McFarlane, Michael Kaye, DeLance Minefee - Clybourne Park, SpeakEasy StageLindsay Allyn Cox, Terrell Donnell Sledge, Kris Sidberry, Gregory Balla - By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, Lyric StageGabriel Graetz, Beth Pearson, William Schuller - Little Giants, Imaginary BeastsTim Spears, Russell Garret, Paula Langton, Jeffries Thais, Paul Farwell - Amadeus, New RepBobbie Steinbach, Paula Plum - Pericles, Actors' Shakespeare ProjectDaniel Jones - From Denmark with Love, Vaquero PlaygroundLorne Batman, Sam Tilles - The Skin of Our Teeth, Boston UniversityAimee Doherty, Phil Tayler, Michele A. DeLuca, J.T. Turner, Lauren Gemelli, Sarah deLima - On the Town, Lyric StageThe set, costumes, and lighting of Amadeus at the New Rep. Photo: Andrew BrilliantBest DirectionBrian McEleny, House and Garden, Trinity RepCurt Columbus, Social Creatures, Trinity RepCharles Towers, Glengarry Glen Ross, Merrimack RepAnd now - see you at the beach!Best (New) Plays House and Garden, Alan Ayckbourn - Trinity RepSocial Creatures, Jackie Sibblies Drury - Trinity RepBest DesignCourtney Nelson (set), Chelsea Kerl (costumes), Katy Atwell (lighting), and Yi-Chun Hung (sound) - The Skin of Our Teeth, Boston UniversityCristina Todesco (set), Frances Nelson McSherry (costumes), and Mary Ellen Stebbins (lighting) - Amadeus, New RepSeághan McKay, projections - On the Town, New RepJohnathan Carr, film production - By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, Lyric StageBill Clarke, set - Glengarry Glen Ross, Merrimack RepCotton Talbot-Minkin, Jill Rogati, and Matthew Woods - Little Giants, Imaginary BeastsThe Hub Review, the guide to everything that matters in Boston and elsewhere.