The best of 2006: Stage

You'll see some repetition in these lists. Some of the "best" productions were that good because they contained some of the "best" actors.

Local theatergoers are also well aware of the array of professional talent in this region — both actors and directors, all of which add up to memorable theater.

Best drama: 1. (tie) "Facing East," Plan-B, and "Hamlet," Utah Shakespearean Festival; 2. "I Am My Own Wife," Salt Lake Acting Company; 3. "The Miracle Worker," Hale Centre Theatre; 4. "All My Sons," Grand Theatre; 5. "Ice Glen," SLAC; 6. "On Golden Pond," USF; 7. "Enchanted April," Pioneer; 8. Amerika," Plan-B; 9. "Talking Wales II," Utah Contemporary Theatre; 10. "Knowing Cairo," Pygmalion Productions

Best comedy: 1. Peg o' My Heart," USF; 2. "Heaven Can Wait," Rodgers Memorial Theatre; 3. "Room Service," USF; 4. "Lend Me a Tenor," Westminster College; 5. "You Can't Take It With You," Pioneer

Best musical (professional): 1. "Johnny Guitar," USF; 2. "Five Guys Named Moe," Pioneer; 3. "Urinetown," the Egyptian Theatre, Park City; 4. "Peter Pan," Tuacahn Amphitheater; 5. "HMS Pinafore," USF; 6. "Chicago," Pioneer; 7. "South Pacific," Tuacahn; 8. "The Full Monty," Egyptian; 9. "White Christmas," Egyptian; 10. "Cats," Tuacahn

Best musical (semiprofessional or collegiate): 1. "Pirated!" Weber State University; 2. "The Little Shop of Horrors," Desert Star; 3. "Urinetown," Babcock; 4. "Man of La Mancha," Hale Centre Theatre; 5. "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: The SeaQuel" Desert Star; 6. "The Spitfire Grill," Grand; 7. "Pump Boys and Dinettes," Grand; 8. "Aida," Hale Centre Theatre; 9. "Pajama Game," Rodgers; 10. "Songs for a New World," Utah Musical Theatre

Best actors: 1. Brian Vaughn, "Hamlet"; 2. David Spencer. "I Am My Own Wife"; 3. Jim Dale, "Man of La Mancha"; 4. Aaron de Jesus, "Peter Pan"; 5. Charles Lynn Frost, "Facing East"; 6. Dave Evanoff, "Pump Boys and Dinettes"; 7. Mark Gollaher, "Ice Glen"; 8-10. Scott Holman, Dan Larrinaga and Dominic Quin-Harkin, collectively, as Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra in Desert Star's "The Rat Pack Remembered"

Best actresses: 1. Jayne Luke, "Facing East"; 2/3. Camilla van Wagoner and Erica Hansen, both in "Pump Boys and Dinettes"; 4. Ally Sweeney, "Little Shop of Horrors"; 5. Marcella Rose Sciotto, "Peg o' My Heart"

Biggest money-maker: Pioneer Theatre Company's production of "Les Miserables," with nearly $1 million in tickets, driving season sales to record highs (the show doesn't open until the end of April, and it's already been extended four weeks)