The 18th Elliot Norton Awards

Presented by Boston Theater Critics Association, the awards honored the season’s best work in Boston’s theaters (from May 1, 1999 to April 30, 2000).

 

Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence:
Michael Maso (Managing Director, Huntington Theatre Company)
Robert J. Orchard (Managing Director, American Repertory Theatre)

 

Outstanding Production, Visiting Company
Wit (Broadway in Boston)

 

Outstanding Production by a Large Resident Company
Mary Stuart (Huntington Theatre Company)

 

Outstanding Production by a Small Resident Company
The Old Settler (Lyric Stage Company)

 

Outstanding Production by a Local Fringe Company
St. Nicholas (Súgán Theatre Company)

 

Outstanding Solo Performance
John Kuntz, Starfuckers (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

 

Outstanding Director, Large Company
Robert Woodruff, Full Circle (American Repertory Theatre)

 

Outstanding Director, Small Company
Rick Lombardo, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (New Repertory Theatre)

 

Outstanding Design
Howard Jones, Cloud Tectonics (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

 

Outstanding Actress, Large Company
Judith Light, Wit (Broadway in Boston)

 

Outstanding Actress, Small Company
Jacqui Parker, The Old Settler (Lyric Stage Company)

 

Outstanding Actor, Large Company
Will Lebow, Full Circle (American Repertory Theatre)

 

Outstanding Actor, Small Company
Richard McElvain, St. Nicholas (Súgán Theatre Company)

 

Outstanding Musical Performance
Bridget Beirne, Violet (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

 

Special Citation
ArtsBoston, for 25 years service
Boston Theater Marathon, for enlivening local theater through showcase of short plays