Tom McCamus (1/97 Stage Door nominee)
Excerpt from Stage Door 1/15/97: Tom McCamus
1996 Stage Door Awards
CONTACT: Jim Lingerfelt or Roger Kershaw FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 15, 1997
Stage Door on the Net announced today the winners of the first annual Stage Door Awards. The twenty awards, also called the Stage Door Johnnies, were made to recognize excellence in live professional theatre on the stages of Southwestern Ontario for the 1995/96 season for winter theatres, and 1996 season for summer festivals. While the Shaw and Stratford festivals presented the highest number of award-winning productions, with nine and five, respectively, productions at the Blyth Festival won three awards, Huron Country Playhouse garnered two, and The Grand took one award.
List of Nominees for 1996 Stage Door Awards
Comedy Award Nominations: Best Actor
Michael Ball (Hobsons Choice, Shaw Festival)
Simon Bradbury (Hobsons Choice, Shaw Festival)
Tom McCamus (Waiting for Godot)
Stephen Ouimette (nominated twice, for A Fitting Confusion and Waiting for Godot)
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