Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Musical


The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role - Musical is an annual award celebrating achievements in live Canadian theatre.

Awards and nominations

YearWinnerNominated
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2001 Russell Braun, Billy Budd
  • Thom Allison, Outrageous!
  • Brent Carver, Larry's Party
  • Stuart Howe, Iron Road
  • Nigel Robson, Billy Budd
2002 Damien Atkins, Real Live Girl
  • Graham Abbey, Snow White and the Magnificent Seven
  • Denny Doherty, Dream a Little Dream: The Nearly True Story of the Mamas and the Papas
  • Eddie Glen, Snow White and the Magnificent Seven
  • Tim Howar, Anything That Moves
    • 2003 Peter Millard, Little Mercy's First Murder
  • Graham Abbey, Robin Hood
  • Kevin Aichele, A Dixie Gospel
  • George Masswohl, '
  • Paul McQuillan, Snappy Tales: Short Satirical Musicals
    • 2004 Michael Therriault, The Producers
  • Dmitry Chepovetsky, Top Gun! The Musical
  • Réjean Cournoyer, Pélagie
  • Sean Cullen, The Producers
  • Tyley Ross, The Last Five Years
  • Stephen Sparks, Tequila Vampire Matinee
    • 2005
    2006
    2007
    2008
    2009
    2010 Jeff Lillico, The Light in the Piazza
  • Daren A. Herbert, The Toxic Avenger
  • Jeigh Madjus, Altar Boyz
  • Paul McQuillan, Assassins
  • Evan Smith, The Toxic Avenger
    • 2011 Tony Sheldon, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
  • Justin Bott, '
  • Daren A. Herbert, Parade
  • Allen MacInnis, A Year with Frog and Toad
  • Will Swenson, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
    • 2012 Sterling Jarvis, Caroline, or Change
  • Damien Atkins, Seussical
  • Michael Levinson, Caroline, or Change
  • Jeff Madden, I Love You Because
  • George Masswohl, Seussical
    • 2013 Bruce Dow, Of a Monstrous Child
  • Darrin Baker, Falsettos
  • Evan Buliung, Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare
  • Richard Lee, Cinderella
  • Cedric Smith, The Wizard of Oz
    • 2014 Damien Atkins, London Road
  • Aiden Glenn, Les Misérables
  • Daren A. Herbert, Once on This Island
  • Ramin Karimloo, Les Misérables
  • Marke Uhre, Les Misérables
    • 2015 Daren A. Herbert, The Wild Party
  • Raoul Bhaneja, Life, Death and the Blues
  • Dan Chameroy, The Wild Party
  • Ian Lake, Once
  • Jacob MacInnes, James and the Giant Peach
    • 2016 Alan Mingo, Jr., Kinky Boots
  • Graham Scott Fleming, Kinky Boots
  • Jeff Lillico, Grey Gardens
  • Diego Matamoros, Marat/Sade
  • Ron Pederson, One Night Only: The Greatest Musical Never Written
    • 2017 Jahlen Barnes, Passing Strange
  • Dan Chameroy, Matilda: The Musical
  • Beau Dixon, Passing Strange
  • Chad Kimball, Come from Away
    • 2018 Evan Buliung, Fun Home
  • Dan Chameroy, Life After
  • Jordan Cheng, Mr. Shi and His Lover
  • Josh Epstein, Onegin
  • Derek Kwan, Mr. Shi and His Lover