Here's to 2010's theatrical best

Here is 2010 at its theatrical best:

Best Musical (professional)

"Lion King": national tour

"White Christmas": Pioneer Theater Company

"The Color Purple": National Tour

Best Musical (semi-professional)

"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels": Hale Center Theater Orem

"The Drowsy Chaperone," Hale Centre Theatre

"Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill," Pygmalion Theatre Company

Best Play (professional)

"Twelve Angry Men," Pioneer Theatre Company

"The 39 Steps," Utah Shakespeare Company

"Charm," Salt Lake Acting Company

"Amerigo," Plan-B Theatre Company

"The Merchant of Venice," Utah Shakespeare Company

Best Play (semi-professional)

"Eurydice," The Grand Theatre

"2 Across," Utah Theatre Artists Company

"Having Our Say," The Grand Theatre

Best Actor (professional)

Bob Ari, ("Twelve Angry Men," "Dracula" PTC)

Alan Campbell (Twelve Angry Men, PTC)

Tony Amendola ("The Merchant of Venice," USF)

Max Robinson ("Oliver," guest performer at The Grant Theatre)

Best Actress (professional)

Cheryl Gaysunas ("Charm" SLAC)

Mariko Nakasone ("Diary of Anne Frank," USF)

Carol Linnea Johnson (The 39 Steps, USF)

Ellen Crawford (Pride and Prejudice, USF)

Best Actor (semi-professional)

Greg Barnett (The Drowsy Chaperone, Hale Centre Theatre)

Kevin Goertzen (110 in the Shade, HCTO)

Bruce Bredeson (Fiddler on the Roof, Hale)

Best Actress (semi-professional)