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Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Stafford Arima, Allegiance, The Old Globe
Sean Murray, Parade, Cygnet Theatre
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys, The Old Globe
Michelle Tattenbaum, Nobody Loves You, The Old Globe
James Vasquez, Harmony, Kansas, Diversionary Theatre

Outstanding Musical Direction
Eric Ebbenga, The Scottsboro Boys, The Old Globe
Elan McMahan, As You Like It, The Old Globe
Elan McMahan, Fiddler on the Roof, Moonlight Stage Productions
Elan McMahan, Sweeney Todd, Moonlight Stage Productions
Billy Thompson, Parade, Cygnet Theatre

Outstanding Choreography
Michael Mizerany, Altar Boyz, Noah Longton Presents at Diversionary Theatre
Bradley Rapier, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, La Jolla Playhouse
Colleen Kollar Smith, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Musical Intrepid Shakespeare Company
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys, The Old Globe
Javier Velasco, Zoot Suit, The San Diego Repertory Theatre

Outstanding New Score
A Room with a View, music and lyrics by Jeffrey Stock with additional lyrics by Marc Acito, The Old Globe
Hands on a Hardbody, music by Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green; lyrics by Amanda Green, La Jolla Playhouse
Harmony, Kansas, music by Anna K.

Jacobs; lyrics by Bill Nelson, Diversionary Theatre
Nobody Loves You, music by Gaby Alter; lyrics by Itamar Moses and Gaby Alter, The Old Globe

Outstanding Dramatic Production
A Raisin in the Sun, Moxie Theatre
An Iliad, La Jolla Playhouse
Blood and Gifts, La Jolla Playhouse
Inherit the Wind, The Old Globe
Topdog/Underdog, ion theatre

Outstanding Ensemble
A Raisin in the Sun, Moxie Theatre
In the Red and Brown Water, University of California, San Diego, Department of Theatre & Dance
Kita y Fernanda, Mo’olelo Performing Arts
Parade, Cygnet Theatre
The Little Flower of East Orange, ion theatre
The Scottsboro Boys, The Old Globe

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Male
Lawrence Brown, Topdog/Underdog, ion theatre
Robert Foxworth, Inherit the Wind, The Old Globe
Jeffrey Jones, The Little Flower of East Orange, ion theatre
Mark Christopher Lawrence, A Raisin in the Sun, Moxie Theatre
Mark Christopher Lawrence, Topdog/Underdog, ion theatre
Adrian Sparks, Inherit the Wind, The Old Globe

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Female
Yolanda Franklin, The Sugar Witch, OnStage Playhouse
Dana Green, As You Like It, The Old Globe
Eva Kaminsky, Good People, The Old Globe
Catalina Maynard, Julia, Ion Theatre
Sylvia M’Lafi Thompson, A Raisin in the Sun, Moxie Theatre

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Female
Kaja Amado Dunn, Around the World in 80 Days, Lamb’s Players Theatre
Yolanda Franklin, A Raisin in the Sun, Moxie Theatre
Samantha Ginn, Hickorydickory, Moxie Theatre
Dana Green, Richard III, The Old Globe
Trina Kaplan, The Little Flower of East Orange, Ion Theatre

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Male
Phil Johnson, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Coronado Playhouse
Stu James, Hoodoo Love, Mo’olelo Performing Arts
Manu Narayan, Glengarry Glen Ross, La Jolla Playhouse
Claudio Raygoza, The Little Flower of East Orange, ion theatre
Mike Sears, A Behanding in Spokane, Cygnet Theatre
James Sutorius, Glengarry Glen Ross, La Jolla Playhouse
Outstanding New Play
Julia, Claudio Raygoza, ion Theatre
The Recommendation, Jonathan Caren, The Old Globe
Tortilla Curtain, T.

C. Boyle, as adapted by Matthew Spangler, San Diego Repertory Theatre

Outstanding Direction of a Play
Adrian Noble, Inherit the Wind, The Old Globe
Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, A Raisin in the Sun, Moxie Theatre
Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, Topdog/Underdog, ion Theatre
Lucie Tiberghian, Blood and Gifts,La Jolla Playhouse
Gregory Wallace, In the Red and Brown Water, UC San Diego, Department of Theatre & Dance

Outstanding Sound Design
Kevin Anthenill, The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek, Moxie Theatre
Mark Bennett, An Iliad, La Jolla Playhouse
Karin Filijan, Blasted, ion theatre
Lindsay Jones, The Recommendation, The Old Globe
Shahrokh Yadegari, Blood and Gifts, La Jolla Playhouse

Outstanding Costume Design
Deirdre Clancy, Inherit the Wind, The Old Globe
Mary Larson, Zoot Suit, San Diego Repertory Theatre
Shirley Pierson, Pippin, Diversionary Theatre
Jeanne Reith, Joe vs. the Volcano, Lamb’s Players Theatre
Deborah Roberts, White Christmas, San Diego Musical Theatre

Outstanding Lighting Design
Howell Binkley, Allegiance, The Old Globe
Alan Burrett, As You Like It, The Old Globe
David Lander, A Room With a View, The Old Globe
Jean-Yves Tessier, Fiddler on the Roof, Moonlight Stage Productions
Scott Zielinski, An Iliad, La Jolla Playhouse

Outstanding Scenic Design
Robert Brill, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, La Jolla Playhouse
Wilson Chin, Anna Christie, The Old Globe
Jennifer Brawn Gittings, Hickorydickory, Moxie Theatre
Todd Rosenthal, Glengarry Glen Ross, La Jolla Playhouse
Bruce Wilde, The Sugar Witch, OnStage Playhouse

Outstanding Projection Design
Darrel Maloney, Allegiance, The Old Globe
Michael McKeon, Joe vs. the Volcano, Lamb’s Players Theatre
Shawn Sagady, American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose, La Jolla Playhouse
Ian Wallace, Tortilla Curtain, San Diego Repertory Theatre

Other Craig Noel Awards to be Announced on February 4, 2013

Outstanding Young Artist/Sandra Ellis Troy Scholarship
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Outstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Featured Musical Performance in Play
Outstanding Special Event
Outstanding Solo Performance
Actor of the Year
Don Braunagel Award for Outstanding Work by a Small Theater Company

About the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle

Founded in 1983 and re-established in 2002, the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle is an independent, nonprofit organization of print and online theater critics dedicated to open and honest dialogue about theater in San Diego County and to honoring artistic excellence.

The members of our organization are professional critics writing for daily newspapers, magazines, entertainment trade publications and Web sites in San Diego, Riverside and Los Angeles counties.

The organization's major event is an awards program held each January, honoring the previous year's finest in theater production, direction, acting, playwriting, scoring and technical achievements. The event is presented free of charge to the theatrical community thanks to the gracious support of private underwriters.

In 2002, the awards were renamed in honor of Craig Noel, longtime artistic director at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre and the founding father of San Diego's theater community, who passed away in 2010.

For more information on the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle or the Craig Noel Awards, visit their website at http://sdcriticscircle.org.