Actress
Gold: eryn cArMen
With her flawless comic delivery and boundless charm, this vivacious actress did the impossible: She managed to make a manipulative murderess (in the Fine Arts Center’s “Sweeney Todd”) lovable. And she’s got some pipes to boot. SIlvEr (TIE): LAcy MAynArd And birgittA de Pree BronZE: AMy brooks
MUsicAL
Actor
In a production that would have impressed Stephen Sondheim himself, the brilliant Fine Arts Center cast and top-notch design team worked hand in bloody hand to remind us just how powerful a great musical can be.
As Eugene in the Fine Arts Center’s “Broadway Bound,” the young actor was both the narrator and central character. If his interactions with brother Stanley seemed particularly natural, maybe that’s because Stanley has been played by his real-life brother Oscar. Robinson also brought life to the Fine Arts Center’s “Christmas Survival Guide.”
Gold: “sweeney todd”
SIlvEr: “wicked” BronZE: “retUrn to the Forbidden PLAnet”
set
Gold: “sweeney todd”
Christopher L. Sheley’s massive, multilevel set at the Fine Arts Center evoked its own grim mood, including the creepy shadows of the asylum and the fiery depths of Mrs. Lovett’s kitchen. And who can forget that ultracool barber chair? SIlvEr: “12 Angry Men” BronZE: “retUrn to the Forbidden PLAnet”
costUMes
Gold: “sweeney todd”
Though new to the Fine Arts Center, Nicole Harrison has already proved her consummate artistry in this show, creating an array of eye-catching costumes that look like they stepped right out of a Dickens novel. SIlvEr (TIE): “12 Angry Men” And “cyrAno de bergerAc” BronZE: none
54 I BEST OF THE SPRINGS I 2010 I THE GazETTE
Gold: MArco robinson
SIlvEr (TIE): JiM JAckson And toby Lorenc BronZE: none
Actor
GAZETTE PICK: chris LoweLL
In Reginald Rose’s gripping drama “Twelve Angry Men,” this local favorite — best known for his lively impersonation of Benjamin Franklin at area schools — earned his own verdict of phenomenal, revealing a rarely seen humanity behind the blustering, bigoted mask of Juror No. 3.