Best Actor in a Play
Scott Cordes in The Hobbit
The always watchable Scott Cordes took a leap by returning to a children's theater after a decade in darker territories. He triumphed at Theatre for Young America, making the story's spectacular adventures as nuanced as the quiet moments he spent sitting at a table and chatting with the audience. It doesn't seem as if an actor would have to work so hard in a show meant for kindergartners -- but therein was the beauty of Cordes' work. He did all of the above with extreme subtlety.