2023 Wilmington Theater Award Winners
Lela Thompson Award for Enduring Contribution to Wilmington Theater
Cherri McKay
BEST PLAY
“School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls Play,” Big Dawg Productions
BEST MUSICAL
“Newsies,” Opera House Theatre Co.
DIRECTOR, PLAY
Fracaswell Hyman, “School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls Play,” Big Dawg Productions
DIRECTOR, MUSICAL
Kevin Lee-y Green, “Dreamgirls,” Techmoja Dance & Theatre Co.
ACTOR, PLAY
Fracaswell Hyman as Hoke in “Driving Miss Daisy,” Thalian Association Community Theatre
ACTOR, MUSICAL
Brendan Carter as Nick Bottom in “Something Rotten,” Thalian Association Community Theatre
ACTRESS, PLAY
Sydney Smith Martin as Marilyn Monroe in “With Love, Marilyn,” Opera House Theatre Co.
ACTRESS, MUSICAL
Kendra Goehring as Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl,” Opera House Theatre Co.
SUPPORTING ACTOR, PLAY
Robin Dale Robertson as Otto Frank in “The Diary of Anne Frank,” Opera House Theatre Co.
SUPPORTING ACTOR, MUSICAL
Chad Hsu as George in “Kinky Boots,” Opera House Theatre Co.
SUPPORTING ACTRESS, PLAY
Bianca Shaw as Nana in “School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls Play,” Big Dawg Productions
SUPPORTING ACTRESS, MUSICAL
Sydney Smith Martin as Lauren in “Kinky Boots,” Opera House Theatre Co.
BEST NEWCOMER (first time in a show in Wilmington)
Chad Hsu, “Kinky Boots” for Opera House Theatre Co., “Let the Rights One In” for Big Dawg Productions, and others
ENSEMBLE/CHORUS
“Newsies,” Opera House Theatre Co.
BEST CHILDREN’S/YOUTH THEATER PRODUCTION
“Matilda,” Snow Productions
MUSIC DIRECTION
Brian Whitted, “Kinky Boots,” Opera House Theatre Co.
CHOREOGRAPHY
Carson Hobbs, “Newsies,” Opera House Theatre Co.
SET DESIGN
Terry Collins, “Newsies,” Opera House Theatre Co.
SOUND DESIGN
Jason Aycock, “Let the Right One In,” Big Dawg Productions
COSTUMES
Terrill Williams and Allyson Moore-Mojica, “Dreamgirls,” Techmoja Dance & Theatre Co.
LIGHTING DESIGN
Cole Marquis, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” Big Dawg Productions
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION (originated in Wilmington, produced here for the first time)
“The Thursday Night Bridge Circle” by Ray Kennedy, Opera House Theatre Co.
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