The Musical Stage Company’s recent production of Fun Home, presented by David Mirvish, is the big winner in this year’s Toronto Theatre Critics Awards, picking up four prizes — or six, depending on how you slice it. Laura Condlln, Hannah Levinson and Sara Farb, shared the lead role of Alison in Fun Home and also share the Best Actress in a Musical award from the Toronto Theatre Critics. ( ANDREW FRANCIS WALLACE / TORONTO STAR )Another highly acclaimed musical, Mr. Shi and His Lover by Wong Teng Chi and Njo Kong Kie, picked up three awards: Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical (Jordan Cheng) and Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Derek Kwan). Canadian Stage’s production of The Humans by American playwright Stephen Karam, directed by Jackie Maxwell, picked up two awards, for Best International Play and Best Production of a Play. An invitation-only celebration will take place on June 18 at the Robert Gill Theatre at the University of Toronto, supported by the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies.

Source: thestar May 23, 2018 21:56 UTC