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Tonight is what Twin Cities theater professionals lovingly refer to as "theater prom." It's the night when everybody gets to dress up in their finest and celebrate the outstanding performances of the past year.

 recognize both individuals at the top of their game and shows that captured audiences' hearts. Here are this year's winners.

Lifetime Achievement Award: Rick Shiomi,  Artistic Director of Mu Performing Arts

Rick Shiomi is credited with not only founding Mu Performing Arts, but also training a whole generation of Asian American performers and writing plays that tell their stories. Shiomi has announced that he plans to step down from his role as Artistic Director next fall.

Isabel Nelson in The Ballad of the Pale Fisherman

Over the past three years Isabel Nelson has made a name for herself co-creating and starring in hit Fringe Festival shows such as 

. A graduate of Minneapolis South High and Macalester College, Nelson went on to study theater at the Lecoq-based London International School for Performing Arts.

Namir Smallwood and Hugh Kennedy in 'Buzzer'

Beyond the Rainbow: Garland at Carnegie Hall 

The Soul of Gershwin: The Musical Journey of an American Klezmer

The Ivey Awards are based on evaluations completed by the more than 150 volunteer theater evaluators who saw more than 1,000 performances in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area from September 2011 through August 2012.

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