BEST LOCAL PLAY OR MUSICAL OF 2018-19
Mary Poppins, Spokane Civic Theatre
Mary Poppins opened the Civic Theatre’s 2018-19 season, and by most accounts it was supercalifrag… well, you get the idea. Based on the beloved book series and 1964 Disney feature, the Tony-winning musical is a technical feat, with inanimate objects coming to life and actors flying all around the stage, and director Troy Nickerson and crew brought some fleet-footed magic to the Inland Northwest. No wonder the show was popular: It’s a spoonful of sugar in difficult times. (NW)
2nd PLACE: Elf the Musical, Spokane Civic Theatre; 3rd PLACE: Ellen Travolta’s Christmas Unwrapped, CdA Resort