Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Original Musical (Musical Theatre) explained

The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Musical/Opera is an annual award celebrating achievements in Toronto theatre.

Awards and nominations

1990s

YearPlaywrightTitleRef
1998Guy Mignault, Félix LeclercC'était un p'tit bonheur
Atom Egoyan, Rodney SharmanElsewhereless
Mordecai Richler, John RobyJacob Two-Two's First Spy Case
Second City EnsembleWhat Fresh Mel Is This?
1999Richardo Keens-DouglasThe Nutmeg Princess
Robertson Davies, Randolph PetersThe Golden Ass
Jim Garrard, Grant HeckmanSir John, Eh?
Tom Lackey, Rick FoxNeedfire
Richard Maltby, Jr., Chet Walker, Ann ReinkingFosse

2000s

YearPlaywrightTitleRef
2000Ann-Marie MacDonald, Allen Cole, Alisa PalmerAnything That Moves
Leslie ArdenA Meeting of Minds
Dean Regan, Sam LutfiyyaForever Swing
Gavin Crawford, Tracy Dawson, Marypat Farrell, Melody Johnson, Doug Morency, Lee SmartNude Beach Wear 100% Off
Ted Swindley, Ted Dykstra, Charles T. Cozens, Stephen MayoffSwingstep
2001Chan Ka Nin, Mark BrownellIron Road
Marek Norman, Richard OuzounianLarry's Party
Joey Miller, Brad FraserOutrageous
Allen Cole, Glen CairnsThe Crimson Veil
2002Damien AtkinsReal Live Girl
Guy MignaultLa, la, la, mine de rien
2003Jay Turvey, Paul Sportelli, Morwyn BrebnerLittle Mercy's First Murder
Greg RobicAssemblywomen
Allen Cole, J. Douglas Dodd, Stephen Eddins, Jim Kass, Vincent de TourdonnetSnappy Tales: Short Satirical Musicals
2004Kevin QuainTequila Vampire Matinee
Karen HinesHello...Hello
Allen Cole, Vincent de TourdonnetPélagie
Denis McGrath, Scott WhiteTop GunThe Musical
2005David FinleyAladdin
Guy MignaultAutour de Kurt Weill
2006Shaun McKenna, Matthew WarchusLord of the Rings
David FinleySnow White and the Group of Seven
Chris Craddock, Aaron MacriBoyGroove
2007Florence Gibson, Shawn Byfieldi think i can
Neil Bartram, Brian HillThe Story of My Life
Second City EnsembleBird Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2008Jim LeFrancois, David OiyeArthouse Cabaret
Guy MignaultEt si on chantait...
Chris EarlePeter Pan" The Family Musical
Juliet Palmer, Anna ChattertonStitch
Lizt Alfonso, Kelly RobinsonVIDA
2009Abigail Richardson, Marjorie ChanSanctuary Song
Alexis Diamond, Abigail RichardsonOpera to Go: The Perfect Screw
Taylor Graham, William RowsonOpera to Go: The Virgin Charlie
Marcia Johnson, Stephen Andrew TaylorOpera to Go: My Mother's Ring
James Rolfe, Paul BentleyInês

2010s

YearPlaywrightTitleRef
2010R. Murray SchaferThe Children's Crusade
Leslie Arden, The Princess & the Handmaiden
Allen Cole, Melody Johnson, Rick RobertsMimi
Chris EarleRobin Hood, The Environmental Family Musical
Catherine Magowan, Spy Dénommé-WelchGiiwedin
2011Rufus WainwrightPrima Donna
Timothy French, Avery SaltzmanTo Life
The Ensemble(Re)Birth: E.E. Cummings in Song
2012Ana SokolovicSVADBA - Wedding
Nicole BrooksObeah Opera
Brian Goldenberg, Anthony BastianonOff-Broadway On Stage
2013Alice Ping Yee Ho, Marjorie ChanThe Lesson of Da Ji (The Lessons of Love)
Joseph AragonBloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare
Alistair NewtonOf A Monstrous Child: a gaga musical
Deborah PearsonA Synonym for Love
Tom Walmsley, Louis DufortJulie Sits Waiting
2014Joel IvanyFigaro's Wedding
Rob KempsonThe Way Back to Thursday
John Millard, Michael O'BrienThe Barber of Seville
Luc Moquin, Claude Naubertle fa le do
2015Mike Ross, Albert SchultzSpoon River
Ivan Barbotin, Nicolas Billon, Dean Burry, Nicole Lizée, Hannah Moscovitch, Morris Panych, Benton Roark, James Rolfe, Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, Chris Thornborrow, David YeeTapestry Briefs: Booster Shots
Brian Current, Anton PiatigorskyAirline Icarus
Joel Ivany
  1. UncleJohn
2016Marjorie Chan, John HarrisM'dea Undone
Wesley J. ColfordHeart of Steel
Sara Farb, Britta Johnson, Bryce Kulak, Erin Shields, Julie Tepperman, Kevin WongReframed
Anika Johnson, Britta JohnsonJacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Alan KlifferOne Night Only: The Greatest Musical Never Written
2017David Hein, Irene SankoffCome from Away
Waleed Abdulhamid, John MillardJohn & Waleed
Anna Chatterton, Gareth WilliamsRocking Horse Winner
Joel IvanyA Little Too Cozy
2018Britta JohnsonLife After
Aaron Gervais, Colleen MurphyOksana G
Joel IvanyLa Bohème
Morris Panych, James RolfeThe Overcoat - A Musical Tailoring
Wong Teng Chi, Njo Kong KieMr. Shi and His Lover
2019Mike Ross, Sarah WilsonRose
Kevin Dyer, Reza JacobsUnder the Stairs
Anika Johnson, Britta JohnsonDr. Silver: A Celebration of Life

2020s

YearPlaywrightTitleRef
2020Landon Doak, Matthew FinlanLife in a Box
John MillardThe Cave
Erin Shields, Daniel Große Boymann, Thomas KahryPiaf/Dietrich
2021Ceremony not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022Fatuma AdarDixon Road
Jake EpsteinBoy Falls From the Sky
Anika Johnson, David Danzon, Matthew O'ConnorDivine Interventions
Ben Kopp, Margot GreveKilling Time: A Game Show Musical
2023Fiona Sauder, Landon Doak, Victor Pokinko, Matt PilipiakAlice in Wonderland
Frank Cox-O’Connell, Beau Dixon, Hailey Gillis, Marni Jackson, Raha Javanfar, Andrew PennerThe Shape of Home
Ben Elliott, Fatuma Adar, Suzy Wilde, Rose Napoli, Adam Sakiyama, Kat SandlerRetold
2024Gregory Prest, Mike Ross, Sarah WilsonDe Profundis: Oscar Wilde in Jail[1]
Britta Johnson, Sara FarbKelly v. Kelly[2]
Scott Joplin, Jessie Montgomery, Jannina Norpoth, Leah-Simone Bowen, Cheryl L. DavisScott Joplin's Treemonisha
Kye Marshall, Amanda HalePomegranate
Amy Nostbakken, Norah Sadava, Akosua Amo-Adem, Seiko Nakazawa, Stefanie Sourial, Vicky AraicoUniversal Child Care

References

  1. Glenn Sumi, "Dora Awards 2024: ‘Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’ earns four statuettes at Toronto’s top theatre honours". Toronto Star, June 24, 2024.
  2. Aisling Murphy, "TAPA announces 2024 Dora Award nominees". Intermission Magazine, May 28, 2004.

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