
Past Winners
an archive of past TTCA winners
2026 awards
TTCA Jury: Ryan Borochovitz, Joshua Chong, Paula Citron, Liam Donovan, Karen Fricker, Stephanie Fung, Arpita Ghosal, Robyn Grant-Moran, James Karas, Ilana Lucas, Aisling Murphy, Steven Ross, Drew Rowsome, Scott Sneddon, Glenn Sumi
Best New Canadian Work
The Neighbours by Nicolas Billon, produced by Green Light Arts in association with Tarragon Theatre
Best International Work
Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector, produced by Coal Mine Theatre
Best Production of a Play
Through the Eyes of God by Anusree Roy, produced by Theatre Passe Muraille
Best Production of a Musical
Octet by Dave Malloy, produced by Crow’s Theatre, Soulpepper and the Musical Stage Company
Best Lead Performance in a Play
Sophia Walker, Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris, produced by Canadian Stage
Nicholas Eddie, Bug by Tracy Letts, produced by the King Black Box Theatre in partnership with Elkabong Theatre Projects
Best Supporting Performance in a Play
Matthew G. Brown, The Christmas Market by Kanika Ambrose, produced by b current Performing Arts in association with Crow’s Theatre and Studio 180 Theatre
Kristen Thomson, Fulfillment Centre by Abe Koogler, produced by Coal Mine Theatre
Best Ensemble Performance in a Play
Karl Ang, Ivy Charles, Mariya Khomutova, Daniel Maslany and Alon Nashman in The Division by Andrew Kushnir, produced by Project: Humanity and Pyretic Productions in association with Crow’s Theatre
Dean Gilmour, John Ng 伍健琪, Diana Tso 曹楓, 郝邦宇 Steven Hao and Madelaine Hodges 賀美倫, Pu Songling: Strange Tales by Michele Smith, Diana Tso, Steven Hao, Madelaine Hodges, John Ng and Dean Gilmour (thanks to Michael Man, Lindsay Wu, Jeff Yung and Rosie Simon), produced by Theatre Smith-Gilmour in association with Crow’s Theatre
Best Lead Performance in a Musical
Martin Julien, The Drowsy Chaperone by Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison, Bob Martin and Don McKellar, produced by Shifting Ground Collective
Vanessa Sears, & Juliet by Max Martin and friends and David West Read, presented by Mirvish
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
Damien Atkins, Robin Hood: A Very Merry Family Musical by Matt Murray, produced by Canadian Stage in association with the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres
Thomas Winiker, Kimberly Akimbo by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori, produced by Mirvish and the Segal Centre for the Performing Arts
Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Damien Atkins, Alicia Ault, Andrew Broderick, Ben Carlson, Hailey Gillis, Zorana Sadiq, Jacqueline Thair and Giles Tomkins in Octet by Dave Malloy, produced Crow’s Theatre, Soulpepper and the Musical Stage Company
Best Solo Performance in a Play or Musical
Gabriella Sundar Singh, Through the Eyes of God by Anusree Roy, produced by Theatre Passe Muraille
Best Director of a Play
Thomas Morgan Jones, Through the Eyes of God by Anusree Roy, produced by Theatre Passe Muraille
Best Director of a Musical
Meredith Shedden, Tick, Tick… Boom! by Jonathan Larson, produced by Bowtie Productions
Best Scenic Design of a Play or Musical
Sophie Ann Rooney, Bug by Tracy Letts, produced by the King Black Box Theatre in partnership with Elkabong Theatre Projects
Best Lighting Design of a Play or Musical
Bonnie Beecher, The Welkin by Lucy Kirkwood, produced by Soulpepper, the Howland Company and Crow’s Theatre
Best Costume Design of a Play or Musical
Melanie McNeill, Night at the Grand Guignol by Eric Woolfe, produced by Eldritch Theatre
Best Sound Design and Music of a Play or Musical
Ashley Naomi, The Veil by Keith Barker and Thomas Morgan Jones, produced by Thought for Food Productions in association with Crow’s Theatre and Guild Festival Theatre
Best Choreography
Alyssa Martin, Dance Nation by Clare Barron, produced by Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March in association with Rock Bottom Movement
Christopher Wheeldon, MJ by Lynn Nottage, presented by Mirvish
Best Digital Design
Nathan Bruce, Rogers v Rogers by Michael Healey, produced by Crow’s Theatre
Best Puppetry
Ronnie Burkett, Little Willy by Burkett, produced by Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes and presented by Canadian Stage
Special Citation
Eldritch Theatre, for their biggest, spookiest season yet
2025 awards
TTCA Jury: Ryan Borochovitz, Joshua Chong, Paula Citron, Liam Donovan, Karen Fricker, Stephanie Fung, Arpita Ghosal, James Karas, Ilana Lucas, Aisling Murphy, Steven Ross, Drew Rowsome, Scott Sneddon, Glenn Sumi
Best New Canadian Work
Mahabharata by Miriam Fernandes and Ravi Jain, produced by Why Not Theatre
Monks, written and produced by Veronica Hortigüela and Annie Luján
Best International WorkInfinite Life by Annie Baker, produced by Coal Mine Theatre
What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck, co-produced by Soulpepper and Nightwood Theatre, in association with Necessary Angel and Talk is Free Theatre
Best Production of a PlayMahabharata by Miriam Fernandes and Ravi Jain, directed by Jain with associate director Fernandes, produced by Why Not Theatre
Best Production of a Musical
A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson, directed by Ray Hogg, co-produced by Soulpepper Theatre, Musical Stage Company, Crow’s Theatre, and TO Live
Best Lead Performance in a PlayNoah Reid, A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel D. Hunter, produced by Coal Mine Theatre
Ins Choi, Kim’s Convenience by Choi, produced by Soulpepper Theatre
Best Lead Performance in a Musical
Malachi McCaskill, A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson, co-produced by Soulpepper Theatre, Musical Stage Company, Crow’s Theatre, and TO Live
Best Supporting Performance in a Play
Nancy Palk, Infinite Life by Annie Baker, produced by Coal Mine Theatre
Dan Mousseau, There is Violence and There is Righteous Violence and There is Death, or, The Born-Again Crow by Caleigh Crow, co-produced by Buddies and Bad Times and Native Earth Performing Arts
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
Julia Pulo, Life After by Britta Johnson, produced by Yonge Street Theatricals and presented in the off-Mirvish season
Best Ensemble Performance in a Play
Kragva, Moog, and Wug in Goblin: Macbeth by Rebecca Northan and Bruce Horak
Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Charlie Clark, Sierra Holder, Nathanael Judah, David Lopez, Marcus Nance, Matt Nethersole, David Andrew Reid, and Amaka Umeh in A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson, co-produced by Soulpepper Theatre, Musical Stage Company, Crow’s Theatre, and TO Live
Best Solo Performance in a Play or Musical
Haley McGee in Age is a Feeling by McGee, co-produced by the Soho Theatre and Haley McGee Productions in association with Luminato Festival Toronto, presented by Soulpepper Theatre
Best Director of a Play
Dylan Trowbridge, Cock by Mike Bartlett, produced by Talk is Free Theatre
Best Director of a Musical
Ilana Khanin, I Was Unbecoming Then by Lyndsey Bourne and Sam Kaseta, produced by Olivia Daniels in the Toronto Fringe’s Next Stage Festival
Best Scenic Design of a Play or Musical
Ken Mackenzie, Last Landscape by Adam Paolozza, produced by Bad New Days in association with Common Boots Theatre, presented at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Best Lighting Design or a Play or Musical
Bonnie Beecher and Jeff Pybus, People, Places and Things by Duncan Macmillan, produced by Coal Mine Theatre
Chris Malkowski, Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare, adapted by Christopher Manousos, produced by HOUSE + BODY in association with Crow’s Theatre
Best Costume Design of a Play or Musical
Pythia, Oraculum by Denim and Pythia, co-produced by Buddies in Bad Times and Denim + Pythia
Best Sound Design and Music of a Play or Musical
John Gzowski and Suba Sankaran, Mahabharata by Miriam Fernandes and Ravi Jain, produced by Why Not Theatre, presented at Canadian Stage
Special Citations
There is Violence and There is Righteous Violence and There is Death, or, The Born-Again Crow by Caleigh Crow, co-produced by Buddies and Bad Times and Native Earth Performing Arts
Weyni Mengesha, artistic director of Soulpepper Theatre Company
2024 awards
TTCA Jury: Joshua Chong, Paula Citron, Liam Donovan, Karen Fricker, Arpita Ghosal, James Karas, Ilana Lucas, Martin Morrow, Aisling Murphy, J. Kelly Nestruck, Drew Rowsome, Scott Sneddon, Glenn Sumi
Non-voting members: Robert Cushman, Stephanie Fung
Best New Canadian Play
Casey and Diana by Nick Green, produced by the Stratford Festival and Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best New Canadian Play
The Master Plan by Michael Healey, produced by Crow’s Theatre
Best International Play
Bad Roads by Natal’ya Vorozhbit, as translated by Sasha Dugdale and produced by Crow’s Theatre
Best Lead Performance in a Play
Amaka Umeh in Sizwe Banzi is Dead, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Lead Performance in a Play
Sean Arbuckle in Casey and Diana, as produced by the Stratford Festival and Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Supporting Performance in a Play
Oyin Oladejo in Three Sisters, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company and Obsidian Theatre Company
Best Supporting Performance in a Play
Jadyn Nasato in Four Minutes Twelve Seconds, as produced by Studio 180 Theatre in association with Tarragon Theatre
Best Ensemble Performance in a Play
Christopher Allen, Ben Carlson, Philippa Domville, Peter Fernandes, Tara Nicodemo, Yanna McIntosh and Mike Shara in The Master Plan, as produced by Crow’s Theatre
Best Director of a Play
Andrew Kushnir for Bad Roads, as produced by Crow’s Theatre
Leora Morris, The Sound Inside, as produced by Coal Mine Theatre
Best Production of a Play
The Inheritance, produced by Canadian Stage
Best Lead Performance in a Musical
Damien Atkins in De Profundis: Oscar Wilde in Jail, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
George Krissa for Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, as produced by Crow’s Theatre and the Musical Stage Company
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
Heeyun Park in Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, as produced by Crow’s Theatre and the Musical Stage Company
Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Dave Ball, Joel Cumber, Peter Fernandes, Eva Foote, Mike Jackson, Julia McLellan, Jessica Sherman, Margaret Thompson, Kelsey Verzotti and Jeremy Walmsley in Kelly v. Kelly, as produced by the Musical Stage Company in association with Canadian Stage
Best Director of a Musical
Gregory Prest for De Profundis: Oscar Wilde in Jail, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Production of a Musical
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, produced by Crow’s Theatre and the Musical Stage Company
Best Design (Play or Musical)
Nick Blais, Heidi Chan, Anahita Dehbonehie and Niloufar Ziaee for A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney, as produced by Outside the March and Soulpepper Theatre Company
Special Citation
Daniel MacIvor, for his outstanding contributions to Toronto theatre as an artist and leader
2021-2023
No awards were distributed due to COVID-19.
2020
TTCA Jury: Paula Citron, Robert Cushman, Steve Fisher, Karen Fricker, Carly Maga, Martin Morrow, Lynn Slotkin, Glenn Sumi
Best New Canadian Play
The Jungle by Anthony MacMahon and Thomas McKechnie, produced by Tarragon Theatre
Best International Play
The Flick by Annie Baker, produced by Outside the March and Crow’s Theatre
Best Lead Performance in a Play
Daren A. Herbert in Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Lead Performance in a Play
Amy Rutherford in A Streetcar Named Desire, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Supporting Performance in a Play
Sarah Dodd in Marjorie Prime, as produced by Coal Mine Theatre
Best Ensemble Performance in a Play
Colin Doyle, Amy Keating, Durae McFarlane and Brendan McMurtry-Howlett in The Flick, as produced by Outside the March and Crow’s Theatre
Best Ensemble Performance in a Play
Kaleb Alexander, Mazin Elsadig and Alex McCooeye in Pass Over, as produced by Obsidian Theatre Company
Best Direction of a Play
Philip Akin for Actually, as produced by Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
Best Direction of a Play
Philip Akin for Pass Over, as produced by Obsidian Theatre Company
Best Production of a Play
The Flick, produced by Outside the March and Crow’s Theatre
Best Lead Performance in a Musical
Jully Black in Caroline, or Change, as produced by the Musical Stage Company and Obsidian Theatre Company
Best Lead Performance in a Musical
Chilina Kennedy in The Band’s Visit, as produced by Orin Wolf, Stylesfour Productions, Evamere Entertainment, Atlantic Theater Company and others, and presented by David Mirvish
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
Vanessa Sears in Caroline, or Change, as produced by the Musical Stage Company and Obsidian Theatre Company
Best Ensemble Performance in a Musical
Beau Dixon, Hailey Gillis, Kira Guloien and Andrew Penner in Ghost Quartet, as produced by Crow’s Theatre and Eclipse Theatre Company
Best Direction of a Musical
Marie Farsi for Ghost Quartet, as produced by Crow’s Theatre and Eclipse Theatre Company
Best Direction of a Musical
Conor McPherson for Girl from the North Country, as produced by Tristan Baker & Charlie Parsons for Duluth Holdings Ltd. on behalf of Runaway Entertainment, Steven Lappin, Sony Music Entertainment UK, David Mirvish and The Old Vic
Best Production of a Musical
The Band’s Visit, produced by Orin Wolf, Stylesfour Productions, Evamere Entertainment, Atlantic Theater Company and others, and presented by David Mirvish
Best Design
Nick Blais, Nick Bottomley, Anahita Dehbonehie and Richard Feren for The Flick, as produced by Outside the March and Crow’s Theatre
Special Citation
Most Creative Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Outside the March for The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries
2019
TTCA Jury: Steve Fisher, Karen Fricker, Christopher Hoile, Carly Maga, Martin Morrow, J. Kelly Nestruck, Lynn Slotkin, Glenn Sumi
Best New Canadian Play
Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land) by Ho Ha Kei (Jeff Ho), produced by Saga Collectif
Best International Play
The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney, produced by Soulpepper Theatre
Best New Musical
Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story by Hannah Moscovitch, Ben Caplan and Christian Barry, produced by 2b Theatre and presented by Tarragon Theatre
Best Lead Performance in a Musical
Robert Markus in Dear Evan Hansen, as produced by Stacy Mindich in association with David Mirvish
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
Jessica Sherman in Dear Evan Hansen, as produced by Stacy Mindich in association with David Mirvish
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
Ephraim Sykes in Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, as produced by Ira Pittelman & Tom Hulce, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and others, and presented by David Mirvish
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
Mary Fay Coady in Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, as produced by 2b theatre company and presented by Tarragon Theatre
Best Ensemble in a Musical
The ensemble of Dr. Silver: A Celebration of Life, as produced by the Musical Stage Company and Outside the March
Best Director of a Musical
Christian Barry for Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, as produced by 2b theatre company and presented by Tarragon Theatre
Best Production of a Musical
Mary Poppins, produced by Young People's Theatre
Best Lead Performance in a Play
Eric Peterson in , as produced by Coal Mine Theatre
Best Supporting Performance in a Play
Akosua Amo-Adem in School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, as produced by Obsidian Theatre Company in association with Nightwood Theatre and presented by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Best Supporting Performance in a Play
Sabryn Rock in The Royale, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Ensemble Performance in a Play
The ensemble of The Wolves, as produced by the Howland Company and Crow's Theatre
Best Design
Patrick Lavender, Richard Feren, Michelle Bohn and Nick Bottomley for The Nether, as produced by Coal Mine Theatre and Studio 180 Theatre
Best Direction of a Play
Nina Lee Aquino for School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, as produced by Obsidian Theatre Company in association with Nightwood Theatre and presented by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Best Direction of a Play
Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu for The Brothers Size, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Production of a Play
School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, produced by Obsidian Theatre Company in association with Nightwood Theatre
2018
TTCA Jury: Robert Cushman, Steve Fisher, Karen Fricker, Christopher Hoile, Carly Maga, Martin Morrow, J. Kelly Nestruck, Lynn Slotkin, Glenn Sumi
Best New Canadian Play
Bears by Matthew MacKenzie, produced by Alberta Aboriginal Performing Arts, Punctuate! Theatre, Native Earth Performing Arts and the Theatre Centre
Best New Canadian Play
Bunny by Hannah Moscovitch, produced by Tarragon Theatre
Best International Play
The Humans by Stephen Karam, produced by Canadian Stage and the Citadel Theatre
Best New Musical
Mr. Shi and His Lover by Wong Teng Chi and Njo Kong Kie, produced by Macau Experimental Theatre, Music Picnic and Point View Art Association
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Cynthia Dale in Fun Home, as produced by the Musical Stage Company and presented by David Mirvish
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Derek Kwan in Mr. Shi and His Lover, as produced by Macau Experimental Theatre, Music Picnic and Point View Art Association, and presented by Tarragon Theatre
Best Actress in a Musical
Laura Condlln, Sara Farb and Hannah Levinson in Fun Home, as produced by the Musical Stage Company and presented by David Mirvish
Best Actor in a Musical
Jordan Cheng in Mr. Shi and His Lover, as produced by Macau Experimental Theatre, Music Picnic and Point View Art Association, and presented by Tarragon Theatre
Best Director of a Musical
Robert McQueen for Fun Home, as produced by the Musical Stage Company and presented by David Mirvish
Best Production of a Musical
Fun Home, produced by the Musical Stage Company and presented by David Mirvish
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Carolyn Fe in Calpurnia, as produced by Nightwood Theatre and Sulong Theatre
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Maxwell Haynes in The Aliens, as produced by Coal Mine Theatre
Best Actress in a Play
Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory in Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools, as produced by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Theatre Passe Muraille
Best Actor in a Play
Lovell Adams-Gray in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre
Best Director of a Play
Jani Lauzon for The Monument, as produced by Factory Theatre
Best Director of a Play
Erin Brubacher for Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools, as produced by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Theatre Passe Muraille
Best Design
Nick Blais, Lindsay Dagger Junkin, André du Toit and Richard Feren for Jerusalem, as produced by Outside the March and the Company Theatre in association with Starvox Entertainment
Best Production of a Play
The Humans, produced by Canadian Stage and the Citadel Theatre
Special Citation
Robert Nasmith, for his untraditional, decades-long theatre career and his spirit of adventure and enquiry, which he brings to his unforgettable stage work
2017
TTCA Jury: Robert Cushman, Steve Fisher, Karen Fricker, Christopher Hoile, Carly Maga, Martin Morrow, J. Kelly Nestruck, Lynn Slotkin, Glenn Sumi
Best Canadian Play
Mouthpiece by Norah Sadava and Amy Nostbakken, produced by Quote Unquote Collective
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Dan Chameroy for Matilda The Musical, as produced by David Mirvish, The Royal Shakespeare Company and The Dodgers
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Vanessa Sears for Passing Strange, as produced by the Musical Stage Company and Obsidian Theatre Company
Best Actor in a Musical
Beau Dixon for Passing Strange, as produced by the Musical Stage Company and Obsidian Theatre Company
Best Actress in a Musical
Patricia Cano for The (Post) Mistress, as produced by Théâtre français de Toronto and Pleiades Theatre
Best Director of a Musical
Christopher Ashley for Come From Away, as produced by David Mirvish, Junkyard Dog Productions and others
Best Production of a Musical
Come From Away, produced by David Mirvish, Junkyard Dog Productions and others
Best New Musical
Come From Away by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
James Daly for “Master Harold” … and the Boys, as produced by Obsidian Theatre Company in association with the Shaw Festival
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Nora McLellan for John, as produced by the Company Theatre
Best Actor in a Play
André Sills for “Master Harold” … and the Boys, as produced by Obsidian Theatre Company in association with the Shaw Festival
Best Actress in a Play
Dawn Jani Birley for Prince Hamlet, as produced by Why Not Theatre in association with Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Director of a Play
Philip Akin for “Master Harold” … and the Boys, as produced by Obsidian Theatre Company in association with the Shaw Festival
Best Design
Robert Lepage, Jean-Sébastian Côté, Laurent Routhier and Félix Fradet-Faguy for 887, as produced by Ex Machina and presented by Canadian Stage
Best International Play
John by Annie Baker, produced by the Company Theatre
Best Production of a Play
887, produced by Ex Machina and presented by Canadian Stage
Best Production of a Play
John, produced by the Company Theatre
Special Citation
In memory of Jon Kaplan, our beloved colleague and big-hearted champion of Toronto’s theatre community
2016
TTCA Jury: Robert Cushman, Steve Fisher, Karen Fricker, Carly Maga, Martin Morrow, J. Kelly Nestruck, Glenn Sumi
Best Canadian Play
Botticelli in the Fire and Sunday in Sodom by Jordan Tannahill
Best Production of a Play
Butcher, produced by Butcher’s Block Collective and Why Not Theatre
Best Director of a Play
Ravi Jain for Salt-Water Moon, as produced by Factory Theatre
Best Design
Jay Gower Taylor, Tom Visser, Nancy Bryant, Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani and Meg Roe for Betroffenheit, as produced by Kidd Pivott and Electric Company Theatre
Lorenzo Savoini, Kimberly Purtell, and Debashis Sinha for Eurydice, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre
Best Actress in a Play
Laura Condlln for An Enemy of the People, as produced by Tarragon Theatre
Best Actor in a Play
Kawa Ada for Bombay Black, as produced by Factory Theatre
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Anna Chatterton for Gertrude and Alice, as produced by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Independent Auntie Productions
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Danny Ghantous for A Line in the Sand, as produced by Factory Theatre
Best Production of a Musical
Kinky Boots, as produced by David Mirvish, Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig, and others
Best New Musical
The Chasse-Galerie by Red One Theatre Collective and composed by James Smith
Best Director of a Musical
Tyrone Savage for The Chasse-Galerie, as produced by Red One Theatre Collective
Best Actress in a Musical
Carly Heffernan for One Night Only: The Greatest Musical Never Written, as produced by Golden Ages Productions
Best Actor in a Musical
Alan Mingo Jr. for Kinky Boots, as produced by David Mirvish, Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig, and others
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
AJ Bridel for Kinky Boots, as produced by David Mirvish, Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig, and others
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Justin Bott for The Wizard of Oz, as produced by Young People’s Theatre
Special Citation
Videofag, venue extraordinaire, for its outstanding contribution to the independent Toronto arts community
2015
TTCA Jury: Robert Cushman, Martin Morrow, J. Kelly Nestruck, Richard Ouzounian, Glenn Sumi
Best Canadian Play
Tom at the Farm by Michel Marc Bouchard, translated by Linda Gaboriau
Best International Play
The Motherfucker With the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Best Production of a Play
Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play, produced by Outside the March in association with Starvox Entertainment and Crow’s Theatre
Best Production of a Play
Arcadia, produced by the Shaw Festival and Mirvish Productions
Best Director of a Play
Soheil Parsa for Blood Wedding, as produced by Modern Times Stage Company and Aluna Theatre
Best Design
Ken MacKenzie, Lindsay Junkin, Nick Blais, Samuel Sholdice, Marcus Jamin, Evan Harkai and Stephanie Michelle Leon for Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play, as produced by Outside the March in association with Starvox Entertainment and Crow’s Theatre
Best Actress in a Play
Fiona Reid for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, as produced by
Mirvish Productions and the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
Best Actor in a Play
David Ferry for Blackbird, as produced by FilmBooth Productions
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Beatriz Pizano for Blood Wedding, as produced by Modern Times Stage Company and Aluna Theatre
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Juan Chioran for The Motherfucker With the Hat, as produced by Bob Kills Theatre Productions
Best Production of a Musical
Spoon River, produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Director of a Musical
Albert Schultz for Spoon River, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Actress in a Musical
Trish Lindström for Once, as produced by Mirvish Productions
Best Actor in a Musical
Daren A. Herbert for The Wild Party, as produced by Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Susan Gilmour for The Wild Party, as produced by Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Jacob MacInnis for James and the Giant Peach, as produced by Young People’s Theatre
2014
TTCA Jury: Robert Cushman, Martin Morrow, J. Kelly Nestruck, Richard Ouzounian, Glenn Sumi
Best Canadian Play
Needles and Opium by Robert Lepage
Best International Play
Passion Play by Sarah Ruhl
Best Production of a Play
Angels in America, produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Production of a Play
Lungs, produced by Tarragon Theatre
Best Director of a Play
Albert Schultz for Of Human Bondage, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Design
Lorenzo Savoini, Erika Connor and Mike Ross for Of Human Bondage, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Actress in a Play
Carly Street for Venus in Fur, as produced by Canadian Stage
Best Actor in a Play
Damien Atkins for Angels in America, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Nancy Palk for Angels in America, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Ian D. Clark for Cock, as produced by Studio 180 Theatre
Best Production of a Musical
London Road, as produced by Canadian Stage
Best Director of a Musical
Jackie Maxwell for London Road, as produced by Canadian Stage
Best Actress in a Musical
Chilina Kennedy for The Little Mermaid: Ontario’s O-FISH-AL Family Musical, as produced by Ross Petty Productions
Best Actor in a Musical
Ramin Karimloo for Les Misérables, as produced by Cameron Mackintosh and presented by Mirvish Productions
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Lana Carillo for The Little Mermaid: Ontario’s O-FISH-AL Family Musical, as produced by Ross Petty Productions
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
James Monroe Iglehart for Aladdin, as produced by Disney Theatrical Productions and presented by Mirvish Productions
Special Citation
VideoCabaret, ensemble extraordinaire for its outstanding body of work
2013
TTCA Jury: Robert Cushman, Martin Morrow, J. Kelly Nestruck, Richard Ouzounian, Glenn Sumi
Best Canadian Play
This is War by Hannah Moscovitch
Best International Play
Terminus by Mark O’Rowe
Best Production of a Play
Terminus, produced by Outside the March Theatre Company and Mirvish Productions
Best Director of a Play
Mitchell Cushman for Terminus, as produced by Outside the March Theatre Company and Mirvish Productions
Best Design
Nick Blais for Terminus, as produced by Outside the March Theatre Company and Mirvish Productions
Best Actress in a Play
Michelle Monteith for Little One, as produced by Tarragon Theatre and Theatre Crisis
Best Actor in a Play
Stuart Hughes for The Crucible, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Maev Beaty for Proud, as produced by Proud Productions
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Alon Nashman for THIS, as produced by Canadian Stage
Best Production of a Musical
The Book of Mormon, produced by Anne Garefino, Scott Rudin and others, and presented by Mirvish Productions
Best Director of a Musical
Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker for The Book of Mormon, as presented by Mirvish Productions
Best Actress in a Musical
Bree Greig for Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata, as produced by Factory Theatre and Acting Up Stage Company
Best Actor in a Musical
Bruce Dow for Of a Monstrous Child: A Gaga Musical, as produced by Ecce Homo Theatre in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Bryn McAuley for Snow White: The Deliciously Dopey Family Musical, as produced by Ross Petty Productions
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Darrin Baker for Falsettos, as produced by Acting Up Stage Company in association with Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company
2012
TTCA Jury: Robert Cushman, Martin Morrow, J. Kelly Nestruck, Richard Ouzounian, Glenn Sumi
Best Canadian Play
Kim’s Convenience by Ins Choi
Best International Play
The Golden Dragon by Roland Schimmelpfennig
Best Production of a Play
The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs, produced by Tarragon Theatre
Best Director of a Play
Weyni Mengesha for The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs, as produced by Tarragon Theatre
Best Design
The War Horse creative team for War Horse, as produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain and presented by Mirvish Productions
Best Actress in a Play
Nicole Underhay for The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs, as produced by Tarragon Theatre
Best Actor in a Play
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee for Kim’s Convenience, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Kelli Fox for The Penelopiad, as produced by Nightwood Theatre
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Philip Riccio for The Test, as produced by The Company Theatre and Canadian Stage
Best New Musical
Ride the Cyclone by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
Best Production of a Musical
Caroline, or Change, produced by Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
Best Director of a Musical
Britt Small and Jacob Richmond for Ride the Cyclone, as produced by Atomic Vaudeville in a presentation by Theatre Passe Muraille in association with Acting Up Stage Company
Best Actress in a Musical
Arlene Duncan for Caroline, or Change, as produced by Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
Best Actor in a Musical
Sahr Ngaujah for Fela!, as produced by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Ruth and Stephen Hendell, and FELA Broadway LLC, in association with the National Theatre, and presented by Mirvish Productions
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Deborah Hay for Caroline, or Change, as produced by Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre Company
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Elliott Loran for Ride the Cyclone, as produced by Atomic Vaudeville in a presentation by Theatre Passe Muraille in association with Acting Up Stage Company
Special Citation
Eric Peterson, actor extraordinaire, for his contributions to Toronto theatre
2011
TTCA Jury: John Colbourn, Robert Cushman, J. Kelly Nestruck, Richard Ouzounian
Best Canadian Play
The Clockmaker by Stephen Massicotte
Best Production of a Play
The Middle Place, produced by Project: Humanity in collaboration with Theatre Passe Muraille and Canadian Stage
Best Production of a Musical
South Pacific, produced by Lincoln Center Theater and presented by Dancap
Best Director of a Play or Musical
Gina Wilkinson for Wide Awake Hearts, as produced by Tarragon Theatre
Best Design
Robert Gardiner for Studies in Motion: The Hauntings of Eadweard Muybridge, as produced by Electric Company Theatre and presented by Canadian Stage
Best Actress in a Play
Yanna McIntosh for Ruined, as produced by Obsidian Theatre Company in association with Nightwood Theatre
Best Actor in a Play
David Ferry for Blasted, as produced by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Cara Ricketts for Eternal Hydra, as produced by Crow’s Theatre in association with Factory Theatre
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Richard McMillan for After Akhmatova, as produced by Tarragon Theatre
Best Actress in a Musical
Louise Pitre for A Year with Frog and Toad, as produced by Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People
Best Actor in a Musical
Tony Sheldon for Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, as produced by Bette Midler, James L. Nederlander, David Mirvish and others
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Kate Hennig for Billy Elliot, as produced by Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions in association with Weinstein Live Entertainment, and presented by David Mirvish
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Oliver Dennis for The Fantasticks, as produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Special Citation
Ken Gass, artistic director of Factory Theatre, for his contributions to Toronto theatre
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