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
1980s YearActorPlayRef 1981 Heath Lamberts A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Carole Corbeil, "Just like Oscars: lots of no-shows Carver, Maxwell win theatre awards". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 1982. Brian McKay The Boyfriend "And the nominees are...". Toronto Star, January 16, 1982. Rudy Webb We Got Love Elias Zarou Toronto, Toronto 1982 Charles Fletcher Rock and Roll Derek McGrath To Mock a Kilogram "Dora Mavor Moore awards Tamara paces the nominees". The Globe and Mail, October 1, 1982. 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 "Tarragon sweeps the nominations for Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 15, 1986. David Switzer Half Past the Eighties 1987 Eric Donkin The Mikado Ray Conlogue, "Mikado, B-Movie big Dora winners". The Globe and Mail, June 23, 1987. Mike Myers Not Based on Anything by Stephen King "Mikado nominated for 7 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 27, 1987. Alan Scarfe The Maske of Comus 1988 Neil Foster Girls in the Gang Dana Andersen Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and a Baby "CentreStage play tops Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 11, 1988. Page C1. Keram Malicki-Sánchez The Prince and the Pauper 1989 Ted Dykstra Fire Michael Burgess Les Misérables "And the Dora nominees are...". The Globe and Mail, May 13, 1989. Michael Riley Blood Brothers
1990s YearActorPlayRef 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 H.J. Kirchhoff, "That Scatterbrain Booky and Lilies pace Dora race; Each production picks up eight nominations". The Globe and Mail, May 15, 1991. 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 "Dora Award nominations". Toronto Star, May 11, 1993. 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 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 "Nominations for '95 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 13, 1995. 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 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 YearActorPlayRef 2000 Norbert Leo Butz Cabaret "Dora Mavor Moore Award winners". Toronto Star, June 27, 2000. 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 YearActorPlayRef 2010 Jeff Lillico The Light in the Piazza "Soulpepper, Tarragon tops at Doras". The Globe and Mail, June 29, 2010. 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 "Blasted picks up five Dora Awards". Toronto Star, June 28, 2011. 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 "Three productions take most Doras". Toronto Star, June 26, 2012. Damien Atkins Seussical Michael Levinson Caroline, or Change Jeff Madden I Love You Because George Masswohl Seussical 2013 Bruce Dow Of a Monstrous Child "A Cinderella story at the Dora Awards". The Globe and Mail, June 25, 2013. 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 "Of Human Bondage and London Road win big at the Dora Awards". The Globe and Mail, June 24, 2014. 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 "A Dora Awards surprise, for Once". The Globe and Mail, June 23, 2015. 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
External links Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts - Doras