Broadway Rose’s rollicking revival of Guys and Dolls and Oregon Children’s Theatre’s new musical The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors scored big wins Monday night at the Portland Area Musical Theatre Awards. Guys and Dolls took the best-production award for the 2018-19 season, plus outstanding director (Sharon Maroney), music director (Jeffrey Childs) and sound design (Brian K. Moen). Rock Paper Scissors won for outstanding original musical, plus original score (Eric Nordin) and director of an original musical (Stan Foote, OCT’s artistic director, who retires later this year).
The award ceremony, in downtown’s Dolores Winningstad Theatre, was presided over by emcee Darius Pierce and PAMTA founder Corey Brunish, the multiple Tony-winning Broadway producer and longtime Portland performer.
Three outstanding actor awards were presented, to Catherine Olson for Singin’ in the Rain at Lakewood Theatre, Steve Coker for Urinetown at Stumptown Stages, and Kelsey Bentz for Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Triangle Productions. Portland Playhouse’s Crowns took an award for outstanding ensemble acting.
Two performers who died during the year were memorialized: Russ Fast, by Michele Mariana; and Sarah Mitchell, by Katie O’Brien.
A complete listing of the nominees is here.
THE 2019 PAMTA WINNERS
OUTSTANDING
ACTOR
STEVE COKER
Urinetown, Stumptown Stages
*
OUTSTANDING ACTOR
KELSEY BENTZ
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Triangle Productions
*
OUTSTANDING ACTOR
CATHERINE OLSON
Singin’ in the Rain, Lakewood Theatre
*
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
ANDRÉS ALCALÁ
Annie, Clackamas Repertory Theatre
*
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
LAURA MCCULLOCH
Nunsense, Broadway Rose
*
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
ROBERT VAUGHN
A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol, Broadway Rose
*
OUTSTANDING LIGHT DESIGN
CARL FABER
Ordinary Days, Broadway Rose
*
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
BRIAN K. MOEN
Guys and Dolls, Broadway Rose
*
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
CROWNS, Portland Playhouse
*
OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRA
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, Triangle Productions
DAVE COLE
ALEXANDRA GEFFEL
KATIE SAWICKI
GILLIAN AVINA
*
OUTSTANDING MUSICIAN
MITCH IIMORI
*
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPY
SARAH JANE HARDY
Mary Poppins, Northwest Children’s Theatre
*
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
SHARON MARONEY
Guys and Dolls, Broadway Rose
*
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
GUYS AND DOLLS, Broadway Rose
*
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
MARY EGGERS
Mary Poppins, Northwest Children’s Theatre
*
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
JEFFERY CHILDS
Guys and Dolls, Broadway Rose
*
OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERFORMER
MARTIN HERNANDEZ
Naked Mole Rate Gets Dressed, Oregon Children’s Theatre
*
OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERFORMER
SOPHIA TAKLA
Ella Enchanted, Oregon Children’s Theatre
*
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSICAL
THE LEGEND OF ROCK PAPER SCISSORS, Oregon Children’s Theatre
*
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE
ERIC NORDIN
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors, Oregon Children’s Theatre
*
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
GETS ME HIGH, Whiskey Dixie
*
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION, ORIGINAL SHOW
STAN FOOTE
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors, Oregon Children’s Theatre
*
SPECIAL PAMTA AWARDS
OUTSTANDING DUO
JOHN ELLINGSON & JOELLEN SWEENEY
Elephant and Piggy, Northwest Children’s Theatre
*
THIRD RAIL
ISAAC LAMB
Music Man
*
SHERWOOD FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
Little Shop of Horrors
*
PORTLAND OPERA
As One
*
JESTER EDUCATIONAL THEATRE
Kevin Muir
*
STAGES
Les Miserables
*
PAUL HARESTAD
OUSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
*
JESSICA TIDD
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION