Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Leading Actor (Musical Theatre)

The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role - Musical is an annual award celebrating achievements in live Canadian theatre.

Winners and nominees

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1980s

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Year Actor Play Ref
1981 Heath Lamberts A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum [1]
Brian McKay The Boyfriend [2]
Rudy Webb We Got Love
Elias Zarou Toronto, Toronto
1982 Charles Fletcher Rock and Roll
Derek McGrath To Mock a Kilogram [3]
Ian Wallace Nion and Company
1983 Denis Simpson Ain't Misbehavin'
Brian McKay March of the Falsettos
Morris Panych Last Call!
1984 Brian George Madeira M'Dear
John Hemphill Waiting for John Doe
Blaine Parker Forbidden Broadway
1985 Kimble Hall The Count of Monte Cristo
Paul Dorsey A Chorus Line
Richardo Keens-Douglas The Obeah Man
1986 Victor A. Young The Desert Song
Steven Bush Bad Apples [4]
David Switzer Half Past the Eighties
1987 Eric Donkin The Mikado [5]
Mike Myers Not Based on Anything by Stephen King [6]
Alan Scarfe The Maske of Comus
1988 Neil Foster Girls in the Gang
Dana Andersen Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and a Baby [7]
Keram Malicki-Sánchez The Prince and the Pauper
1989 Ted Dykstra Fire
Michael Burgess Les Misérables [8]
Michael Riley Blood Brothers

1990s

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Year Actor Play Ref
1990 Colm Wilkinson The Phantom of the Opera
Jeff Jones Rigoletto
Lonny Price Durante
1991 Gordon Pinsent Anne of Green Gables
Paul Brown That Scatterbrain Booky [9]
Paul Hipp Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
1992 Richard Greenblatt God Almighty’s Second-Class Saloon
Keith Michell Aspects of Love
Marek Norman Closer Than Ever
1993 Large Theatre
Brent Carver Kiss of the Spider Woman
Benedict Campbell Ratbag [10]
Anthony Crivello Kiss of the Spider Woman
Donny Osmond Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat
Midsize Theatre
Neil Bartram, Paul Castree, John Devorski, Brian Hill Forever Plaid
François Godin Une soirée avec Jacques Brel [10]
Christian Thomas Une soirée avec Jacques Brel
William Vickers Another Kind of Hero
Jonathan Whittaker Nigredo Hotel
1994 Kevin Gray Miss Saigon
Michel Bell Show Boat
Rufus Bonds Jr. Miss Saigon
David Mucci Crazy for You
Jim Walton Crazy for You
1995 Large Theatre
Tyley Ross Tommy
Dan Chameroy Into the Woods [11]
Ted Dykstra Tommy
Frank Moore Tommy
Avery Saltzman Into the Woods
Midsize Theatre
Richard McMillan Assassins
Andrew Currie Jolly Roger's Cable, or Pirates in Men's Pants [11]
Chris Earle The Old Man's Band
Cameron MacDuffee Assassins
Bill Reill Chess
1996 Large Theatre
Dan Chameroy Beauty and the Beast
Juan Chioran Kiss of the Spider Woman
Cliff Saunders Beauty and the Beast
Rex Smith Sunset Boulevard
Chuck Wagner Beauty and the Beast
Midsize Theatre
Jay Turvey Falsettos
John Dolan Les Fantastiques
David Fox The Barber of Seville
Martin Julien The Barber of Seville
1997 Large Theatre
Brian Stokes Mitchell Ragtime
David Cassidy Blood Brothers
Brian Conley Jolson
Anthony Crivello Jane Eyre
Matthew Hargreaves Don Giovanni
Steven Sutcliffe Ragtime
Midsize Theatre
Mark Christmann The Martha Stewart Projects
Diego Matamoros Still Moon on Fire
Jack Mosshammer Last Tango on Lombard
Jack Mosshammer Tragically OHIP
Christopher Peterson Eyecons
1998 Roger Honeywell The House of Martin Guerre
Dean Jones Show Boat
Marcus Nance Elsewhereless
Chad Richardson Rent
Gary Rideout Hansel & Gretel
Michael Schade Oedpius Rex With Symphony of Psalms
1999 Colm Wilkinson Les Misérables
John Blackwood Sir John, Eh?
Russell Braun The Barber of Seville
David Daniels Xerxes
Donato Di Stefano The Barber of Seville
Eugene Fleming Fosse
Richard Margison Il Trovatore

2000s

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Year Actor Play Ref
2000 Norbert Leo Butz Cabaret [12]
Graham Bickley The Pajama Game
Sylvain Cossette Notre-Dame de Paris
Richard McMillan The Lion King
Gidon Saks The Flying Dutchman
Michael Schade L'elisir d'amore
2001 Russell Braun Billy Budd
Thom Allison Outrageous!
Brent Carver Larry's Party
Stuart Howe Iron Road
Nigel Robson Billy Budd
2002 Damien Atkins Real Live Girl
Graham Abbey Snow White and the Magnificent Seven
Denny Doherty Dream a Little Dream: The Nearly True Story of the Mamas and the Papas
Eddie Glen Snow White and the Magnificent Seven
Tim Howar Anything That Moves
2003 Peter Millard Little Mercy's First Murder
Graham Abbey Robin Hood
Kevin Aichele A Dixie Gospel
George Masswohl Sweeney Todd
Paul McQuillan Snappy Tales: Short Satirical Musicals
2004 Michael Therriault The Producers
Dmitry Chepovetsky Top Gun! The Musical
Réjean Cournoyer Pélagie
Sean Cullen The Producers
Tyley Ross The Last Five Years
Stephen Sparks Tequila Vampire Matinee
2005 David Keeley Urinetown
Jay Brazeau Hairspray
David Lopez Ain't Misbehavin'
Derek McGrath Aladdin
Frank Moore Urinetown
2006 Michael Therriault Lord of the Rings
Richard Binsley Bunnicula
Brent Carver Lord of the Rings
Seán Cullen Snow White and the Group of Seven
Peter Howe Lord of the Rings
2007 Adam Brazier The Rocky Horror Show
Jeffrey Kuhn The Story of My Life
George Masswohl Seussical
Yvan Pedneault We Will Rock You
Ryan Ward Evil Dead the Musical
2008 Ted Dykstra Fire
Keith Cole Arthouse Cabaret
Douglas E. Hughes A Man of No Importance
Ross Petty Peter Pan
Rick Roberts Fire
2009 Jeff Madden Jersey Boys
Jeremy Kushnier Jersey Boys
Richard Lee The Forbidden Phoenix
Michael Lomenda Jersey Boys
Quinn VanAntwerp Jersey Boys

2010s

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Year Actor Play Ref
2010 Jeff Lillico The Light in the Piazza [13]
Daren A. Herbert The Toxic Avenger
Jeigh Madjus Altar Boyz
Paul McQuillan Assassins
Evan Smith The Toxic Avenger
2011 Tony Sheldon Priscilla, Queen of the Desert [14]
Justin Bott [title of show]
Daren A. Herbert Parade
Allen MacInnis A Year with Frog and Toad
Will Swenson Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
2012 Sterling Jarvis Caroline, or Change [15]
Damien Atkins Seussical
Michael Levinson Caroline, or Change
Jeff Madden I Love You Because
George Masswohl Seussical
2013 Bruce Dow Of a Monstrous Child [16]
Darrin Baker Falsettos
Evan Buliung Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare
Richard Lee Cinderella
Cedric Smith The Wizard of Oz
2014 Damien Atkins London Road [17]
Aiden Glenn Les Misérables
Daren A. Herbert Once on This Island
Ramin Karimloo Les Misérables
Marke Uhre Les Misérables
2015 Daren A. Herbert The Wild Party [18]
Raoul Bhaneja Life, Death and the Blues
Dan Chameroy The Wild Party
Ian Lake Once
Jacob MacInnes James and the Giant Peach
2016 Alan Mingo Jr. Kinky Boots
Graham Scott Fleming Kinky Boots
Jeff Lillico Grey Gardens
Diego Matamoros Marat/Sade
Ron Pederson One Night Only: The Greatest Musical Never Written
2017 Jahlen Barnes Passing Strange
Dan Chameroy Matilda: The Musical
Beau Dixon Passing Strange
Chad Kimball Come from Away
2018 Evan Buliung Fun Home
Dan Chameroy Life After
Jordan Cheng Mr. Shi and His Lover
Josh Epstein Onegin
Derek Kwan Mr. Shi and His Lover

References

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  1. ^ Carole Corbeil, "Just like Oscars: lots of no-shows Carver, Maxwell win theatre awards". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 1982.
  2. ^ "And the nominees are...". Toronto Star, January 16, 1982.
  3. ^ "Dora Mavor Moore awards Tamara paces the nominees". The Globe and Mail, October 1, 1982.
  4. ^ "Tarragon sweeps the nominations for Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 15, 1986.
  5. ^ Ray Conlogue, "Mikado, B-Movie big Dora winners". The Globe and Mail, June 23, 1987.
  6. ^ "Mikado nominated for 7 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 27, 1987.
  7. ^ "CentreStage play tops Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 11, 1988. Page C1.
  8. ^ "And the Dora nominees are...". The Globe and Mail, May 13, 1989.
  9. ^ H.J. Kirchhoff, "That Scatterbrain Booky and Lilies pace Dora race; Each production picks up eight nominations". The Globe and Mail, May 15, 1991.
  10. ^ a b "Dora Award nominations". Toronto Star, May 11, 1993.
  11. ^ a b "Nominations for '95 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 13, 1995.
  12. ^ "Dora Mavor Moore Award winners". Toronto Star, June 27, 2000.
  13. ^ "Soulpepper, Tarragon tops at Doras". The Globe and Mail, June 29, 2010.
  14. ^ "Blasted picks up five Dora Awards". Toronto Star, June 28, 2011.
  15. ^ "Three productions take most Doras". Toronto Star, June 26, 2012.
  16. ^ "A Cinderella story at the Dora Awards". The Globe and Mail, June 25, 2013.
  17. ^ "Of Human Bondage and London Road win big at the Dora Awards". The Globe and Mail, June 24, 2014.
  18. ^ "A Dora Awards surprise, for Once". The Globe and Mail, June 23, 2015.
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