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.