BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD RECIPIENTS
Candidates must have appeared in a speaking, singing, or dancing role in at least one (1) production of the Beverly Theatre Guild (BTG) during the annual season being concluded. This award is presented to the actor that provides the most professional, the most polished, the most moving, or the most sensitive performance of the Annual Season.
Season Best Performance
1970 – 1971 Kate Kisner, A Delicate Balance
1971 – 1972 Charles Brill, Plaza Suite
1972 – 1973 Patti Kinsella, Man of La Mancha
1973 – 1974 **No Award Presented**
1974 – 1975 Bill Burnett, Witness for the Prosecution
1975 – 1976 Kevin McArdle, Butterflies Are Free
1976 – 1977 Eugene Roeder, Oliver!
1977 – 1978 **No Award Presented**
1978 – 1979 Robert Eaton, The Good Doctor
1979 – 1980 Scott Lynch-Giddings, The Fantasticks
1980 – 1981 Don Maldonado, My Three Angels
1981 – 1982 Kathleen McNally, The Shadow Box
1982 – 1983 James O’Connor, Bleacher Bums
1983 – 1984 Susie Giampaolo, Bus Stop
1984 – 1985 Martin Donovan, Charley’s Aunt
1985 – 1986 Ethel Eaton, Come Back Little Sheba
1986 – 1987 Steve Richardson, Anything Goes
1987 – 1988 Cheryl (Miller) Cooper, The Desk Set
1988 – 1989 Carol Kearney, The Foreigner
1989 – 1990 Sharon Sereda, Crimes of the Heart
1990 – 1991 Susan Schneider, Bells Are Ringing
1991 – 1992 Mike Maty, Sweeney Todd
1992 – 1993 Patrick Finn, Baby
1993 – 1994 Rick Giampaolo, Rumors
1994 – 1995 Melissa McGuire, Marvin’s Room
1995 – 1996 Mike Doody, My Home, My Heart, My Ireland
1996 – 1997 Jim Dignan, Auntie Mame
1997 – 1998 Ed Fudacz, The Odd Couple
1998 – 1999 Daniel Thompson, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
1999 – 2000 Jim Seeburg, The Curious Savage
2000 – 2001 Stephen Miller, Broadway Magic II
2001 – 2002 Robert Reidy, Death of a Salesman
2002 – 2003 Kate Kisner, Steel Magnolias
2003 – 2004 Dave Denham, City of Angels
2004 – 2005 Laurie Videka-Krizka, Picnic
2005 – 2006 Shawn Galligan, Brighton Beach Memoirs
2006 – 2007 Dennis Newport, Frankenstein
2007 – 2008 Joe Collins, Moon Over Buffalo
2008 – 2009 George Miller, Dancing at Lughnasa
2009 – 2010 Wayne Wendell, Little Shop of Horrors
2010 – 2011 Cheri Brodsky, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2011 – 2012 Summar Jonas, Wait Until Dark
2012 – 2013 Eileen (Cosgrove) Casey, The Music Man
2013 – 2014 Ellen Micotto, The Glass Menagerie
2014 – 2015 Zachary Gibson, Young Frankenstein
2015 – 2016 Lindsey Foreman, My Home, My Heart, My Ireland
2016 – 2017 Dave Lauryn, Amadeus
2017 – 2018 Scott Lynch-Giddings, Superior Donuts
2018 – 2019 Dan Murphy, Footloose The Musical
2019 – 2020 Sarah Sapperstein, Urinetown The Musical
2020 – 2021 **No Award Presented**
2021 – 2022 Samantha Elliott, Legally Blonde
2022 – 2023 Laurie Videka-Krizka, Steel Magnolias
Candidates must have appeared in a speaking, singing, or dancing role in at least one (1) production of BTG during the annual season being concluded. This award is presented to the actor that provides the most professional, the most polished, and the most moving, or the most sensitive performance of the Annual Season to a degree likely to enhance the reputation of BTG.