Best Local Production of a Play
The Legend of Georgia McBride (Uptown Players)
Performed Dec. 15–17, 2017, at the Kalita Humphreys Theater.
Without exaggeration, it’s fair to say that Uptown Players is one of the enduring gifts to the cultural scene of Dallas… especially queer Dallas. Its slate of shows impresses audiences and critics year after year, often with a sensibility hotly in tune with the Uptown clientele. Few were as delightfully unexpected as The Legend of Georgia McBride, about a straight man who takes a job as a drag queen a learns a lot about himself. Fast-paced, hilarious and often touching, the expert cast and crew really dazzled readers — and voters! — last year. (And proof of Uptown Players’ appeal? They also won for best musical production with La Cage aux Folles.)
— Arnold Wayne Jones
Best Theatrical Presenter
AT&T Performing Arts Center
ATTPAC.org.
Hard as it may be to believe, just about 10 years ago there was no such organization as the AT&T Performing Arts Center. It now is so integral to our arts scene, the idea of life without it seems unfathomable. Of course, the Broadway Series imports tons of national tours of hit, award-winning musicals and even plays, but the ATTPAC umbrella also include TITAS dance shows, Off Broadway on Flora, a speakers series and more … all of which grace the terrific contemporary venues of the Winspear Opera House, the Wyly Theatre and the Moody Performance Hall.
— Arnold Wayne Jones
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Best Local Production/Musical
La Cage Aux Folles (Uptown Players)Performed July 28–30, 2017, at the Kalita Humphreys Theater.
Best Local Stage Director
Cheryl Denson
Directing credits in 2017 include
The Full Monty and La Cage Aux Folles
(both Uptown Players).
Best Local Dramatic Actor/Actress
Walter Lee
Performing credits include Hit the Wall (WaterTower Theatre) and The Legend of Georgia McBride (Uptown Players).
Best Local Musical Actor/Actress
Denise Lee
Performing credits for 2017 included Ruined (Echo Theatre), Gallows Road (movie) and The Inspectors (TV series).
Best Dance Troupe/Event
Bruce Wood Dance
BruceWoodDance.org
Best Local Singer
Mel Arizpe
Best Local Arts Organization
Best Local Band, Group, or Musician
Turtle Creek Chorale
3630 Harry Hines Blvd., ste. 360.
214-526-3214. • TurtleCreek.org.
