The Denny Award
This award honors Denis Chirvin (1934 – 1993).
Denny was an active member of the Victoria Operatic Society (VOS Musical Theatre) from 1974 to 1993 performing on stage and serving on the Executive Committee. At the time of his passing he had served as Treasurer for several years and was made an Honorary Member Denny’s philosophy on life and great love of music form the basis of prerequisite for these awards!
They are:
ATTITUDE, PUNCTUALITY, ENTHUSIASM, TEAM PLAYER, WILLINGNESS TO TAKE DIRECTION AND DEDICATION.
The Denny is awarded to a performer in a Leading Role who demonstrates these qualities.
The Denny is also awarded to a performer in a Supporting Role with an emphasis on the learning process. It is intended to encourage new & inexperienced actors to continue in the performing arts.
| Show Title | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| The Rocky Horror Show 2022 November | Not Awarded |
| DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2022 May | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Adrian Palek & Greg Murdoch The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Jaren Guerreiro The Newcomer Award – Colton Blum The Murtie Award – Deb Cope The Murtie Award – Laura Angrove The Behind The Scenes Award – Dan Comeau The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Jeff Norton |
| MAMMA MIA! 2019 December | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Michael Romano The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Darian Ngai & Haley Fowler The Behind The Scenes Award – Alison Roberts The Murtie Award – Sarah Innes The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Roger Lamarche |
| NUNSENSE 2019 July | Not Awarded |
| SHREK: The Musical 2019 May | The Denny Award – Leading Role: Morgan McLeod The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Alison Roberts The Denny Award – Props & Set Dressing: Sandi Norton The Murtie Award – Drinda Ribeiro The Behind The Scenes Award – Jessica Bambrough The Golden Plumb Bob Award – John Britt |
| RENT 2018 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Dan Comeau & Liam Reitsma The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Somaya Said & Alex Moorman |
| 9 TO 5 2018 May | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Jolene White The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Colleen Mares |
| ANNE OF GREEN GABLES: The Musical 2017 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Molly Lydon The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Hanna Ockenden |
| SUNSET BOULEVARD 2017 May | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Francesca Bitonti The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Rachel Carlson |
| A CHORUS LINE 2016 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Sadie Evans The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Amanda Russell |
| MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT 2016 May | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Liam McDonald The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Andrew Ross The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Matthew Schmidt & Peter Gilbert |
| MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS 2015 December | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Angelina Robertson The Denny Award – Supporting Role: David Underhill The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Margaret Bowes |
| LES MISÉRABLES 2015 May | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Jeffery Stevens The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Dwayne Gordon |
| BROADWAY DECADES IN REVUE: Remount 2014 June | Not Awarded |
| A CHRISTMAS STORY: The Musical 2014 December | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Daniel Yaxley & Carson Hunter The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Robert McDonald The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Jeff Norton & Rob Payter |
| THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE 2014 May | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Amanda Russell The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Cory Snidal The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Malcolm Harvey |
| ANNIE 2013 December | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Mariah McDonald The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Pam Miller |
| MISS SAIGON 2013 May | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Andrea Macasaet & Jeffery Stevens The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Leah Moreau The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Stef Moreau |
| THE SOUND OF MUSIC 2012 December | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Douglas Crockett The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Renee Mallard The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Naomi Ashdown |
| BRIGADOON 2012 May | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Jaymes D. Goodman The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Megan Johns & Ben Sutherland The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Norm Lewis & Naomi Ashdown |
| WHITE CHRISTMAS 2011 December | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Jacqueline Martin The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Matthew Mathiason |
| BROADWAY DECADES IN REVUE 2011 May | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Tara Britt & Deanna Callander |
| THE WIZARD OF OZ 2010 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Sean Baker The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Drew Coleman The Golden Plumb Bob Award –John Chester & John Britt |
| GREASE 2010 April | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Sean Baker The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Megan Johns & Ben Sutherland The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Alan MacKenzie |
| GYPSY 2009 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Francesca Bitonti The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Stephanie Geehan The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Marian McLellan |
| THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES 2009 May | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Chris Newstead The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Francesca Bitonti & Darren Rathgaber The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Cody Brown |
| GUYS AND DOLLS 2008 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Tim Barss The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Mark Riishede The Golden Plumb Bob Award – John Chester |
| HELLO, DOLLY! 2008 May | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Sarah Carle The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Lindy Van Alstine & Cheryl Prestie The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Stu Adam |
| WEST SIDE STORY 2007 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Jeffery Stevens The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Matt Geiger & Melissa Ross The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Guy Chester |
| THE MUSIC MAN 2007 May | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Inge Illman The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Jason Vikse The Golden Plumb Bob Award – The Whole Set Building Crew |
| DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2006 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : All 11 Leads The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Elizabeth Duncan & Hunter Watson The Golden Plumb Bob Award – Marcus Stusek |
| EVITA 2006 April | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Tara Britt The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Derek Wall |
| OKLAHOMA! 2005 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Winston Lanyon The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Kara McLachlan |
| CRAZY FOR YOU 2005 April | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Craig Wilson & Michelle Boone The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Leah Walker |
| OLIVER! 2004 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Leo Marchand The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Ken Stephen |
| JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT 2004 April | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Betty Allison & Sean Baker The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Pit Chorus |
| FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 2003 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Chris Newstead & Randy Parker The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Roland Grittani & Tim Barss |
| THE YOEMEN OF THE GUARD 2003 May | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Paul Miles The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Kathleen West |
| A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2002 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Roger Carr The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Chris Newstead |
| SWEENEY TODD 2002 April | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Joan Humphries & Chris Moss The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Jaymes D. Goodman |
| THE SECRET GARDEN 2001 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Charlotte Abbott The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Entire Cast |
| ON BROADWAY 2001 April | Not Awarded |
| ME AND MY GIRL 2000 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Jennifer Sanders The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Joel Schaefer |
| LA CAGE AUX FOLLES 2000 April | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Bruce Lowden & John Pugh The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Jaymes D. Goodman |
| ANNE OF GREEN GABLES 1999 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Nicole Fitzgerald The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Claremont Kids |
| ANYTHING GOES 1999 April | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Steven Ivings & Tiffany Poirier The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Charles Forget |
| LEGENDS OF BROADWAY 1998 November | Not Awarded |
| CAROUSEL 1998 April | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Darren Adderley, Erin Bardua & Lesley O’Connor The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Airlie Sturrok |
| MAME 1997 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Dawn Schlosser & Stan Davis The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Robert Robinson & Lindy Van Alstine |
| MY FAIR LADY 1997 April | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Alf Small The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Karen Sunderland |
| BRIGADOON 1996 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Darren Adderley The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Adrian Butler |
| INTO THE WOODS 1996 April | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Thomas Smith The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Inge Illman |
| THE MIKADO 1995 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Ken Lavigne The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Pam Van Norden Schafer & Malcolm Haigh |
| EVITA 1995 April | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Matt Dilay & Lesley O’Connor |
| CAMELOT 1994 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Don Mitchell The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Alf Small |
| THE SOUND OF MUSIC 1994 April | The Denny Award – Leading Role : Kerry Campbell The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Michael Walker |
| WEST SIDE STORY 1993 November | The Denny Award – Leading Role : John Pinter The Denny Award – Supporting Role: Kia Kadiri |
| A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM 1993 July | Director: Drew Kemp Music Director: Donna Williams Choreographer: Paul Scherbey |
| SOUTH PACIFIC 1993 April | Director: Rick & Sandra Henson Music Director: John Fawcett Choreographer: Gail Neuman |
| KISS ME KATE 1992 November | Director: Brian Lenton Music Director: Hilary Coupland Choreographer: Peggy LeVert & Benthe Jansen-Jones |
| A CHORUS LINE 1992 July | Director: Milt Wright Music Director: Rick Underwood Choreographer: Heather-Elayne Day |
| JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 1992 April | Director: Doug Bambrough Music Director: Rick Underwood Choreographer: Wendy Steen-Mitchell |
| FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 1991 November | Director: Rick & Sandra Henson Music Director: John Fawcett Choreographer: Peggy LeVert & Benthe Jansen-Jones |
| MAN OF LA MANCHA 1991 April | Director: Wendy Moore-MacQueen Music Director: Donna Williams Choreographer: David Brillinger |
| CABARET 1990 November | Director: Bill Johnston Music Director: Charles Harman Choreographer: Bill Johnston |
| MY FAIR LADY 1990 April | Director: Margaret Dean Music Director: Rick Underwood Choreographer: Irene Jupp |
| THE WIZARD OF OZ 1989 November | Director: Alan Cobb Music Director: Hilary Coupland Choreographer: Wendy Steen-Mitchell |
| OKLAHOMA! 1989 April | Director: Milt Wright Music Director: Rick Underwood Choreographer: Heather-Elayne Day |
| HELLO, DOLLY! 1988 October | Director: Nick Singer Music Director: John Fawcett Choreographer: Rick Simmonds |
| ZORBA 1988 April | Director: Drew Kemp Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: Bea Salmond |
| BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS 1987 April | Director: Drew Kemp Music Director: Kerrigan Carbol Choreographer: Gail Neuman |
| IOLANTHE 1986 November | Director: Robert Cooper Choreographer: Rick Simmonds |
| THE KING AND I 1986 May | Director: Doug Bambrough Music Director: Robert Cooper Choreographer: Wendy Steen-Thomas |
| GUYS AND DOLLS 1985 November | Director: Brian Lenton Music Director: Hilary Coupland Choreographer: Kim Breiland |
| THE MIKADO 1985 May | Director: Alex Cumming Music Director: Robert Cooper Choreographer: Heather-Elayne Day |
| ANNIE GET YOUR GUN 1984 November | Director: Allan Purdy Music Director: Robert Cooper Choreographer: Heather-Elayne Day |
| THE SOUND OF MUSIC 1984 April | Director: Doug Bambrough Music Director: Hilary Frost Choreographer: Deborah Allen |
| OLIVER! 1983 November | Director: John Humphries Music Director: John Getgood Choreographer: Deborah Allen |
| SWEET CHARITY 1983 April | Director: Judy Treloar Music Director: Rick Underwood Choreographer: Wendy Steen-Thomas |
| DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT 1982 November | Director: Tony Burton Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: Heather-Elayne Day |
| SOUTH PACIFIC 1982 April | Director: Colin Skinner Music Director: John Getgood Choreographer: Wendy Steen-Thomas |
| FLOWER DRUM SONG 1981 November | Director: Judy Treloar Music Director: Rick Underwood Choreographer: Gail Neuman |
| SHOWBOAT 1981 April | Director: Lina DeGuevara Music Director: Robert Cooper Choreographer: Wendy Steen-Thomas |
| THE MUSIC MAN 1980 November | Director: Gerald Guest Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: Heather-Elayne Day |
| FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 1980 April | Director: Colin Skinner Music Director: Robert Cooper Choreographer: Sherry Black & Heather-Elayne Day |
| BRIGADOON 1979 November | Director: Cliff Clarke Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: Wendy Steen-Thomas |
| JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 1979 April | Director: Doug Bambrough Music Director: Chris Donison Choreographer: Gini Lefever & Heather-Elayne Day |
| THE WIZARD OF OZ 1978 November | Director: Colin Skinner Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: Kerry-Lynn Kritch |
| MY FAIR LADY 1978 April | Director: Gloria Peyton Music Director: Robert Cooper Choreographer: Gini Lefever & Heather Day |
| DIE FLEDERMAUS 1977 November | Director: Cliff Clarke Music Director: Robert Cooper Choreographer: June Elsdon & Maureen Eastike |
| KISS ME KATE 1977 April | Director: Colin Skinner Music Director: Tudor Jones Choreographer: Rick Simmonds |
| THE STINGIEST MAN IN TOWN 1976 November | Director: Colin Skinner Music Director: Tudor Jones Choreographer: Sherry Black |
| CAN-CAN 1976 April | Director: Arthur Budd Music Director: Robert Cooper Choreographer: Bebe Eversfield |
| OKLAHOMA! 1975 November | Director: Allan Purdy Music Director: Tudor Jones Choreographer: Kerry-Lynn Krich, Sherry Black & Rick Simmonds |
| CAMELOT 1975 April | Director: Gloria Peyton Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: Rick Simmonds |
| MAN OF LA MANCHA 1974 November | Director: Allan Purdy Music Director: Tudor Jones Choreographer: June Elsdon |
| MAME 1974 April | Director: Michael Stephen Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: Gini Lefever |
| GUYS AND DOLLS 1973 November | Director: Ted Gaskell Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: Adele Gibson |
| THE MERRY WIDOW 1973 March | Director: Ted Gaskell Music Director: Rodney Webster Choreographer: Sherry Black |
| OLIVER! 1972 November | Director: Michael Stephen Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: June Elsdon & Gini Lefever |
| THE PAJAMA GAME 1972 April | Director: Harry Elsdon Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: June Elsdon |
| THE SOUND OF MUSIC 1971 November | Director: Allan Purdy Music Director: Tudor Jones Choreographer: Kerry-Lynn Senior & Bebe Eversfield |
| THE MUSIC MAN 1971 April | Director: Tony Nicholson Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: Gini Lefever |
| SOUTH PACIFIC 1970 November | Director: Walter Burgess Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: Walter Burgess |
| CAROUSEL 1970 May | Director: Allan Purdy Music Director: Tudor Jones Choreographer: Wynne Shaw & June Elsdon |
| THE KING AND I 1969 November | Director: Allan Purdy Music Director: Tudor Jones Choreographer: June Elsdon |
| MY FAIR LADY 1969 May | Director: Harry Elsdon Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: June Elsdon |
| THE DESERT SONG 1968 November | Director: Richard Litt Music Director: Dinah Hendrie Choreographer: June Elsdon & Wynne Shaw |
| BRIGADOON 1968 April | Director: Cliff Clarke Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: Wynne Shaw & Adeline Duncan |
| THE STINGIEST MAN IN TOWN 1967 November | Director: Stuart Baker Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: Wynne Shaw & June Elsdon |
| ANNIE GET YOUR GUN 1967 May | Director: Cliff Clarke Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: June Elsdon & Wynne Shaw |
| OKLAHOMA! 1966 May | Director: Allan Purdy Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: Wynne Shaw & June Elsdon |
| THE RED MILL 1965 November | Director: Allan Purdy Music Director: Howard Denike |
| THE MERRY WIDOW 1965 May | Director: Cliff Clarke Music Director: Howard Denike Choreographer: Bebe Eversfield & June Elsdon |
| SHOWBOAT (Radio) 1964 Fall | Director: Howard Denike Music Director: Walter Cowndon |
| THE MIKADO 1964 April | Director: Tony Nicholson Music Director: James Gayfer |
| CAROUSEL (Radio) 1963 Fall | Director: Howard Denike Music Director: Walter Cowndon |
| SONG OF NORWAY 1963 May | Director: Lt. Col. Victor W. Mills Music Director: Frank Slater Choreographer: Wynne Shaw |
| COX AND BOX & DOWN IN THE VALLEY 1962 November | Director: Bert Williams Music Director: James Gayfer |
| THE GYPSY BARON 1962 May | Director: Arthur Budd Music Director: James Gayfer |
| TRIAL BY JURY & FAMILY ALBUM 1961 November | Director: Arthur Budd Music Director: James Gayfer Choreographer: Creagh Allen |
| THE NEW MOON 1961 May | Director: Arthur Budd Music Director: Stanley Hoban |
| H.M.S PINAFORE 1960 December | Director: Tony Nicholson Music Director: Stanley Hoban |
| BRIGADOON 1960 May | Director: Flora Nicholson Music Director: Derek MacDermot Choreographer: Wynne Shaw & Adeline Duncan |
| OKLAHOMA! (Radio) 1959 Fall | Director: Howard Denike Music Director: Walter Cowndon |
| DIE FLEDERMAUS 1959 April | Director: Audrey Johnson Music Director: Stanley Hoban Choreographer: Wynne Shaw |
| YOEMAN OF THE GUARD 1958 May | Director: Audrey Johnson Music Director: L. A. Yeomans |
| THE BOHEMIAN GIRL (Radio) 1958 Fall | Director: Howard Denike Music Director: Walter Cowndon |
| THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER 1957 April | Director: Arthur Budd Music Director: L.A. Yeomans |
| ALL ABOARD 1956 November | Director: Arthur Budd Music Director: Tony Lockhart |
| PIRATES OF PENZANCE 1956 April | Director: Arthur Budd Music Director: Jim Yeoman |
| TRIAL BY JURY 1955 November | Director: Mildred Allen Music Director: Melvin Knudsen |
| MERRIE ENGLAND 1954 November | Director: Michael Francis Music Director: W. Charles Ozard Choreographer: Wynne Shaw |
| THE GONDOLIERS 1954 April | Director: Mildred Allen Music Director: Melvin Knudsen Choreographer: Wynne Shaw |
| THE MERRY WIDOW 1953 April | Director: Lt. Col.Victor W. Mills Music Director: Melvin Knudsen Choreographer: Ivan Howell |
| THE MIKADO 1952 November | Director: Lt. Col. Victor W. Mills Music Director: Melvin Knudsen |
| THE RED MILL 1952 May | Director: Michael Francis Music Director: Harry Bigsby Choreographer: Wynne Shaw |
| H.M.S. PINAFORE 1951 November | Director: Lt. Col. Victor W. Mills Music Director: Harry Bigsby Choreographer: Velda Wille |
| YOEMEN OF THE GUARD 1951 February | Director: Lt. Col. Victor W. Mills Music Director: Harry G. Bigsby Choreographer: Marjorie McKay |
| PIRATES OF PENZANCE 1950 March | Director: Lt. Col. Victor W. Mills Music Director: G. E. Bower |
| IOLANTHE 1949 March | Director: Lt. Col. Victor W. Mills Music Director: G. E. Bower Choreographer: Katherine Costain |
| THE MIKADO 1948 March | Director: Major W. Taylor Music Director: G. E. Bower |
| THE GONDOLIERS 1947 May | Director: Major W. Taylor Music Director: Melvin Knudsen Choreographer: Katherine Costain |
| H.M.S. PINAFORE 1946 June | Director: Major W. Taylor Music Director: Melvin Knudsen Choreographer: Beverly Ivings |