The Portland theater community's annual awards show was on Monday at the Crystal Ballroom; I'll post the full list of winners after the jump, but here are a few quick thoughts.

I didn't particularly care for Artists Rep's production of Next to Normal, but I thought high schooler Meghan McCandless was terrific in her role as the stressed out daughter of a woman with bipolar disorder—glad to see she picked up Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for it.

I didn't see Andy Lee-Hillstrom in The Centering, for which he won Best Solo Performance, but he definitely should've gotten a Supporting Actor nod for his turn in Caryl Churchill's Cloud 9 at Vertigo.

One of the most memorable performances of the year, for me, was Andrew Bray in Red Light Winter; disappointed he didn't get a nod.

I think the Miracle Theatre is great; I didn't think Oedipus El Ray was a great show, and am slightly surprised that it won best production. (I actually preferred Boleros for the Disenchanted, earlier in the season.)

Some of the best performances I saw last year were from the supporting cast in Angels in America: Gretchen Corbett, Lorraine Bahr, and Ebbe Roe Smith. One of them should have won SOMETHING.

I didn't fully love the writing in Camille Cettina's book-based Mr. Darcy Dreamboat, but her performance was strong and probably deserved a solo-performance prize.

Winners after the jump!

Here's a list of the winners, lifted from a posting on pdxbackstage:


2012 Drammy Awards
Master of Ceremonies - Todd Van Voris

Young Performer (2)
- Dylan and Bryce Earhart, The Loman Family Picnic (Jewish Theatre
Collaborative)

Choreography, Musical (1)
- Joel Ferrell, Oklahoma (Portland Center Stage)

Music Director (2)
- Alan Lytle, Wizard of Oz (Pixie Dust Productions)
- Rick Lewis, Hairspray (Broadway Rose Theatre Company)

Pit Ensemble (2)
- Spring Awakening, Live on Stage
- 13, Staged!

Musical Actress in a Supporting Role (2)
- Marisha Wallace, Oklahoma (Portland Center Stage)
- Meghan McCondless, Next to Normal (Artists Repertory Theatre)

Musical Actor in a Supporting Role (3)
- Jarran Muse, Oklahoma (Portland Center Stage)
- Joe Theissen, Wizard of Oz (Pixie Dust Productions)
- Todd Tschida, Next to Normal (Artists Repertory Theatre)

Musical Actor in a Lead Role (1)
- Dan Murphy, Hairspray (Broadway Rose Theatre Company)

Musical Actress in a Lead Role (3)
- Blythe Woodland, Hairspray (Broadway Rose Theatre Company)
- Sara Catherine Wheatley, Annie Get Your Gun (Lakewood Theatre Company)
- Susannah Mars, Next to Normal (Artists Repertory Theatre)

Scenic Design (3)
- Tony Cisek, The North Plan (Portland Center Stage
- Daniel Meeker, Red (Portland Center Stage)
- Tal Sanders, Locomotion (Oregon Children's Theatre)

Costume Design (2)
- Eyan Candini, Hairspray (Broadway Rose Theatre Company)
- Jeff Cone, Shakespeare's Amazing Cymbeline (Portland Center Stage)

Projection Design (1)
- Cameron McFee, The Storm in the Barn (Oregon Children's Theatre)

Lighting Design (4)
- Jerry Mouawad, Zugzwang (Imago Theatre)
- Kristeen Willis Crosser, Oedipus el Rey (Miracle Theatre Group)
- Don Crossley, The Storm in the Barn (Oregon Children's Theatre)
- Jeff Woods, Locomotion (Oregon Children's Theatre)

Original Music (1)
- Black Prairie, The Storm in the Barn (Oregon Children's Theatre)

Sound Design (2)
- Cameron McFee, The Unseen (The Quick and Dirty Art Project)
- En Gustason, The American Pilot (Theatre Vertigo)

Special Achievement Award
- Jane Unger, Profile Theatre Project (Presented by Lee Blessing)

Spotlight Awards
- Nicole Gladwin, Stage Manager
- Amanda Swinford, Crew
- Kay Olsen, Other

Choreography, Play (1)
- Rebecca Martinez, The Brother / Sister Plays (Portland Playhouse)

Fight Choreography (2)
- Tom Moorman and Kristen Mun, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
(Action/Adventure Theatre)
- Kristen Mun, Oedipus el Rey (Miracle Theatre Group)

Actor in a Supporting Role (3)
- Duffy Epstien, The Pain and the Itch (Third Rail Repertory Theatre)
- Tim True, The North Plan (Portland Center Stage)
- Shelly Lipkin, Collapse (Third Rail Repertory Theatre)

Actress in a Supporting Role (3)
- Dana Millican, King John (Northwest Classical Theatre Company)
- Victoria Blake, To Kill a Mockingbird (Public House Theatre Company)
- Amy Beth Frankel, The Pain and the Itch (Third Rail Repertory Theatre)

Solo Performance (2)
- Gavin Hoffman, to Cope and The Tipping Point (Shaking the Tree Studio)
- Andy Lee-Hillstrom, The Centering (Shoe Box Theatre)

Actor in a Lead Role (4)
- Nik Ortega, Oedipus el Rey (Miracle Theatre Group)
- Damian Thompson, The Brother / Sister Plays (Portland Playhouse)
- Mario Calcagno, The American Pilot (Theatre Vertigo)
- Bobby Bermea, The Brother / Sister Plays (Portland Playhouse)

Actress in a Lead Role (4)
- Chavez Ravine, Black Pearl Sings (Portland Center Stage)
- Romona Lisa, The Brother / Sister Plays (Portland Playhouse)
- Dainichia Noreault, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (Action/Adventure Theatre)
- Louisa Sermol, Boleros for the Disenchanted (Miracle Theatre Group)

Portland Civic Theatre Guild Awards
- Portland Playhouse, Mary Brand Award ($2000)
- Defunkt Theatre, Portland Civic Theatre Award ($2500)
- Action/Adventure Theatre, Portland Civic Theatre Award ($2500)
- Larisa Kramer, Leslie O Fulton Award ($5000)

Original Script (4)
- Ellen Margolis, Splasher and The Tipping Point (Shaking the Tree Studio)
- Milo Mowery, El Zorrito: The Legend of the Boy Zorro (Northwest
Children's Theatre)
- Matthew B. Zrebski, To Cope and The Tipping Point (Shaking the Tree
Studio)
- Karin Magoldi, Jack and the Bones and The Tipping Point (Shaking the Tree
Studio)

Director (4)
- Peggy Taphorn, Hairspray (Broadway Rose Theatre Company)
- Elizabeth Huffman, Oedipus el Rey (Miracle Theatre Group)
- Lava Alapai, Locomotion (Oregon Children's Theatre)
- Victor Mack, The Brother / Sister Plays (Portland Playhouse)

Producer (1)
- Samantha Van Der Merwe, The Tipping Point (Shaking the Tree Studio)

Production (3)
- Oedipus el Rey, Miracle Theatre Group
- Hairspray, Broadway Rose Theatre Company
- The Brother / Sister Plays, Portland Playhouse