Huntington, Gloucester Stage Among Winners at 2026 Elliot Norton Awards

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This year’s recipient of the 2026 Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence is award-winning owner/producer Bill Hanney.

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Awards were presented in over two dozen categories of outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, and productions, and 5 awards for visiting productions by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) at The 43rd Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony held at The Huntington Theatre in Boston.

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This year’s recipient of the 2026 Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence is award-winning owner/producer Bill Hanney who re-opened the nationally recognized North Shore Music Theatre and R.I.s landmark 500-seat professional summer theatre Theatre By The Sea, and whose work as a producer has been seen in New England, on Broadway, and in London’s West End.

Special Citations were awarded to Commonwealth Shakespeare Company in honor of its 30th Anniversary Season, Blue Man Group in honor of its 30-year residency in Boston, and to veteran arts administrators Temple Gill and Jim Torres in honor of their decades of service to the theater community.

The 2026 Elliot Norton Arts Education Award was presented to Open Door Theater which has been making theater accessible on both sides of the curtain since 1980. They are one of the only integrated, accessible theater troupes in the nation to stage full-scale high-quality productions featuring actors who are Deaf, Blind, Disabled, Autistic and Neurodiverse. All Open Door Theater productions are ASL interpreted, Open Captioned, Sensory Friendly and Audio Described.

Bill Hanney

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company in honor of its 30th Anniversary SeasonBlue Man Group in honor of its 30-year residency in Boston

Arts administrators Temple Gill and Jim Torres in honor of their decades of service to the theater community

Open Door Theater, which has been making theater accessible on both sides of the curtain since 1980. They are one of the only integrated, accessible theater troupes in the nation to stage full-scale high-quality productions featuring actors who are Deaf, Blind, Disabled, Autistic and Neurodiverse. All Open Door Theater productions are ASL interpreted, Open Captioned, Sensory Friendly and Audio Described.

VISITING AWARDEES

“Our Class,” Arlekin

“Suffs,” Broadway In Boston

Sam Tutty , “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),” American Repertory Theater

Chulpan Khamatova , “Our Class,” Arlekin

Eddie Izzard , “The Tragedy of Hamlet,” Boch Center

“Don’t Eat the Mangos,” The Huntington “The Hills of California,” The Huntington in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre “Misery,” Merrimack Repertory Theatre “We Had a World,” The Huntington “What You Are Now,” Merrimack Repertory Theatre

“The Garbologists,” Gloucester Stage “The Glass Menagerie,” Gloucester Stage “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” SpeakEasy Stage “The Moderate,” a Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production, presented by Central Square Theater “Our Town,” Lyric Stage Boston

“the beautiful land I seek (la linda tierra que busco yo),” Teatro Chelsea “Is This a Room,” Apollinaire Theatre Company “The Meeting Tree,” Company One Theatre in collaboration with Front Porch Arts Collective “Mother Mary,” Boston Playwrights’ Theatre “The Mountaintop,” Front Porch Arts Collective in collaboration with The Suffolk University Modern Theatre

“Crowns,” Moonbox Productions “Fun Home,” The Huntington “The Light in the Piazza,” The Huntington “RENT,” North Shore Music Theatre “tick, tick…BOOM!,” The Umbrella Stage Company

Will Conard, “We Had a World,” The Huntington Nora Eschenheimer , “As You Like It,” Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Karen MacDonald , “Misery,” Merrimack Repertory Theatre Jessica Pimentel , “Don’t Eat the Mangos,” The Huntington Allison Jean White , “The Hills of California,” The Huntington in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Thomika Marie Bridwell, “The Garbologists,” Gloucester Stage Josephine Moshiri Elwood, “Job,” SpeakEasy Stage Paul Melendy , “Featherbaby,” Greater Boston Stage Company Paul Melendy , “The Garbologists,” Gloucester Stage Nael Nacer , “The Moderate,” a Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production, presented by Central Square Theater

Adriana Alvarez, “Mother Mary,” Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Dominic Carter, “The Mountaintop,” Front Porch Arts Collective in collaboration with The Suffolk University Modern Theatre Tara Forseth , “Mother Mary,” Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Parker Jennings , “Is This a Room,” Apollinaire Theatre Company Nathaniel Justiniano, “the beautiful land I seek (la linda tierra que busco yo),” Teatro Chelsea

Sonnie Brown , “What You Are Now,” Merrimack Repertory Theatre Kate Fitzgerald , “The Hills of California,” The Huntington in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre Evelyn Howe, “Don’t Eat the Mangos,” The Huntington Eva Kaminsky , “We Had a World,” The Huntington Amy Resnick , “We Had a World,” The Huntington

Liza Giangrande, “The Glass Menagerie,” Gloucester Stage De’Lon Grant, “The Glass Menagerie,” Gloucester Stage Josephine Moshiri Elwood, “Our Town,” Lyric Stage Boston Patrick O’Konis, “The Glass Menagerie,” Gloucester Stage Jules Talbot, “The Moderate,” a Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production, presented by Central Square Theater

Sehnaz Dirik, “A View from the Bridge,” Apollinaire Theatre Company Nicholas Papayoanou, “You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!,” Company One Theatre Jacqui Parker , “The Meeting Tree,” Company One Theatre in collaboration with Front Porch Arts Collective Kiera Prusmack, “The Mountaintop,” Front Porch Arts Collective in collaboration with The Suffolk University Modern Theatre Adrian Roberts , “The Ceremony,” CHUANG Stage in partnership with Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and Boston University College of Fine Arts, School of Theatre

Sehnaz Dirik, “Blood Brothers,” Theater UnCorked Liza Giangrande, “The Spitfire Grill,” The Umbrella Stage Company Didi Romero , “RENT,” North Shore Music Theatre Johnny Shea, “tick, tick…BOOM!,” The Umbrella Stage Company Emily Skinner , “The Light in the Piazza,” The Huntington

Aaron Arnell Harrington , “RENT,” North Shore Music Theatre Vanessa Calantropo , “tick, tick…BOOM!,” The Umbrella Stage Company Joshua Grosso , “The Light in the Piazza,” The Huntington Sarah- Anne Martinez , “The Light in the Piazza,” The Huntington Lyla Randall , “Fun Home,” The Huntington

Rachel Bertone , “Evita,” Reagle Music Theatre Briana Fallon , “The Wizard of Oz,” North Shore Music Theatre Hallie Nowicki, “Sweeney Claus: The Demon Father of Sleet Street,” Gold Dust Orphans Ilyse Robbins, “tick, tick…BOOM!,” The Umbrella Stage Company Marcos Santana , “RENT,” North Shore Music Theatre

David Coleman, “Crowns,” Moonbox Productions Andrea Grody , “The Light in the Piazza,” The Huntington Jordan Oczkowski, “tick, tick...BOOM!,” The Umbrella Stage Company Jessie Rosso, “Fun Home,” The Huntington Robert L. Rucinski, “RENT,” North Shore Music Theatre

Logan Ellis , “Fun Home,” The Huntington Loretta Greco , “The Hills of California,” The Huntington in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre Loretta Greco , “The Light in the Piazza,” The Huntington David Mendizábal, “Don’t Eat the Mangos,” The Huntington Marcos Santana , “RENT,” North Shore Music Theatre

Doug Lockwood, “The Glass Menagerie,” Gloucester Stage Jared Mezzocchi , “The Moderate,” a Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production, presented by Central Square Theater Ilyse Robbins, “tick, tick…BOOM!,” The Umbrella Stage Company Regine Vital, “Crowns,” Moonbox Productions Summer L. Williams , “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” SpeakEasy Stage

Danielle Fauteux Jacques, “Is This a Room,” Apollinaire Theatre Company David R. Gammons, “A View from the Bridge,” Apollinaire Theatre Company Maurice Emmanuel Parent, “The Mountaintop,” Front Porch Arts Collective in collaboration with The Suffolk University Modern Theatre Armando Rivera, “the beautiful land I seek (la linda tierra que busco yo),” Teatro Chelsea Elaine Vaan Hogue, “Mother Mary,” Boston Playwrights’ Theatre

Andrew Boyce , “The Light in the Piazza,” The Huntington Andrew Boyce and Se Hyun Oh , “The Hills of California,” The Huntington in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre Ryan M. Howell, “The Wizard of Oz,” North Shore Music Theatre Tanya Orellana, “Don’t Eat the Mangos,” The Huntington Tanya Orellana, “Fun Home,” The Huntington

Janie E. Howland, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” SpeakEasy Stage Ben Lieberson and Pamela Hersch, “The Mountaintop,” Front Porch Arts Collective in collaboration with The Suffolk University Modern Theatre Jenna McFarland Lord, “The Glass Menagerie,” Gloucester Stage Cristina Todesco, “The Meeting Tree,” Company One Theatre in collaboration with Front Porch Arts Collective Sibyl Wickersheimer and Jared Mezzocchi , “The Moderate,” a Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production, presented by Central Square Theater

Christopher Akerlind , “The Light in the Piazza,” The Huntington Bradley King , “Wonder,” American Repertory Theater Jack Mehler , “The Wizard of Oz,” North Shore Music Theatre Philip Rosenberg , “Fun Home,” The Huntington Cha See, “Don’t Eat the Mangos,” The Huntington

Amanda Fallon, “The Glass Menagerie,” Gloucester Stage Kevin Fulton, “The Moderate,” a Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production, presented by Central Square Theater Brian Lilienthal , “The Mountaintop,” Front Porch Arts Collective in collaboration with The Suffolk University Modern Theatre Elmer Martinez, “Macbeth,” Actors’ Shakespeare Project Eduardo M. Ramirez, “Silent Sky,” a Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production, presented by Central Square Theater

Miranda Giurleo, “As You Like It,” Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Rebecca Glick, “RENT,” North Shore Music Theatre Alex Jaeger , “The Light in the Piazza,” The Huntington Celeste Jennings , “Fun Home,” The Huntington Jennifer Von Mayrhauser , “The Hills of California,” The Huntington in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Seth Bodie, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Actors’ Shakespeare Project Danielle Domingue Sumi, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” SpeakEasy Stage Chloe Moore, “The Ceremony,” CHUANG Stage in partnership with Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and Boston University College of Fine Arts, School of Theatre E. Rosser, “Crowns,” Moonbox Productions Nia Safarr Banks, “The Glass Menagerie,” Gloucester Stage

Alex Berg , “RENT,” North Shore Music Theatre Megumi Katayama , “The Light in the Piazza,” The Huntington David Remedios , “Misery,” Merrimack Repertory Theatre Jake Rodriguez with Alexandra Buschman-Román and Jason Stamberger, “Don’t Eat the Mangos,” The Huntington David Van Tieghem , “The Hills of California,” The Huntington in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Julian Crocamo, “The Garbologists,” Gloucester Stage Aubrey Dube , “The Glass Menagerie,” Gloucester Stage Christian Frederickson , “The Moderate,” a Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production, presented by Central Square Theater Joshua Jackson , “The Mountaintop,” Front Porch Arts Collective in collaboration with The Suffolk University Modern Theatre Joseph Lark-Riley, “Is This a Room,” Apollinaire Theatre Company

Kevin Kling , “ Kevin Kling : Unraveled,” Merrimack Repertory Theatre Valyn Lyric Turner, “No Child…,” Gloucester Stage

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/boston/article/The-Huntington-Gloucester-Stage-and-More-Win-2026-Elliot-Norton-Awards-20260602)._