Awards and Reviews

Worldwide Awards

BROADWAY, New York

Tony® Awards, 1998 - including

  • Best Musical
  • Best Director of a Musical - Julie Taymor
  • Best Choreography - Garth Fagan
  • Best Scenic Design - Richard Hudson
  • Best Costume Design - Julie Taymor
  • Best Lighting Design - Donald Holder

Drama Desk Awards, 1998

  • Best Director of a Musical - Julie Taymor
  • Best Choreography - Garth Fagan
  • Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Tsidii Le Loka
  • Best Scenic Design - Richard Hudson
  • Best Costume Design - Julie Taymor
  • Best Lighting Design - Donald Holder
  • Best Puppet Design - Julie Taymor & Michael Curry
  • Best Sound Design - Tony Meola

Outer Critics Circle Awards, 1998

  • Best Director of a Musical - Julie Taymor
  • Best Choreography - Garth Fagan
  • Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Tsidii Le Loka
  • Best Scenic Design - Richard Hudson
  • Best Costume Design - Julie Taymor
  • Best Lighting Design - Donald Holder

Drama League Awards, 1998

  • Best Director of a Musical - Julie Taymor
  • Best Choreography - Garth Fagan
  • New York Drama Critics Award, 1998

Best Musical

  • Theatre World Award, 1998
  • Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Max Casella

Astaire Award, 1998

  • Outstanding Choreography - Garth Fagan

GRAMMY® Award, 1998

  • Best Musical Show Album - Mark Mancina, Producer

LOS ANGELES

Backstage West Awards Garland, 2000

  • Costume Design - Julie Taymor
  • Mask and Puppet Design - Michael Curry
  • Lighting Design - Don Holder
  • Makeup Design - Michael Ward

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, 2000

  • Costume Design - Julie Taymor
  • Mask and Puppet Design - Michael Curry
  • Lighting Design - Don Holder

Ovations, 2001

  • Best Musical Director, musical - Julie Taymor
  • Featured Actor, musical - Danny Rutigliano
  • Choreographer - Garth Fagan
  • Set, larger - Richard Hudson
  • Lighting - Donald Holder
  • Costumes - Julie Taymor

NAACP Theatre Awards, 2001

  • Best Producer - Disney Theatricals, Peter Schneider, and Thomas Schumacher
  • Best Set Design - Richard Hudson
  • Best Lighting - Donald Holder
  • Best Costumes - Julie Taymor

Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards, 2000

  • Best makeup for a Theatrical Production -
  • Beth Thomspon, Tiffany Hicks, Roger Stricker, Darren Jinks, Brenda O’Brien

TORONTO

Dora Awards, 2000

  • Outstanding Costume Design - Julie Taymor
  • Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role (Play or Musical) - Jonathan Wilson

JAPAN

"Monthly Musical" Magazine Awards, 1998

  • Best Musical

HAMBURG

“Musicals” Awards, 2001/2002

  • Best Director - Julie Taymor
  • Best Sets and Costumes - Julie Taymor and Team

AUSTRALIA

Helpmann Awards 2004

  • Best Musical

The Mo Awards 2004

  • Musical Theatre Production of the Year

HOLLAND

John Kraaijkamp Musical Awards 2004/2005

  • Best Female Supporting Actress in a Large Musical – Nomvula Dlamin
  • Best Male Supporting Actor in a Large Musical – Laus Steenbeeke
  • Best Creative Performance – Julie Taymor
  • Best Musical of 2005


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