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Albee, Bourne, Kerwin, LaChiusa, Leavel, et al. Win LADCC Awards

The 37th Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards ceremony took was held on Monday, March 13 at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. The event was co-hosted by actor Jason Graae and Back Stage West critic Wenzel Jones. Winners were announced in 15 categories, along with six special awards. Here are the winners:


PRODUCTION
The Drowsy Chaperone, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre
The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum
Pera Palas, The Theatre @ Boston Court and The Antaeus Company, Boston Court
The Wild Party, Blank Theatre Company, Hudson Mainstage Theatre
Yellowman, Bennett Bradley, The Fountain Theatre


T.H. McCULLOH AWARD FOR REVIVAL
Happy End, Pacific Resident Theatre, Pacific Resident Theatre
Mother Courage and Her Children, The Antaeus Company, NewPlace Warehouse Theatre


DIRECTION
Michael Michetti, Pera Palas, The Theatre @ Boston Court and The Antaeus Company at Boston Court
Casey Nicholaw, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ahmanson Theatre


MUSICAL DIRECTION
David O, The Wild Party, Blank Theatre Company at Hudson Mainstage Theatre


WRITING
Edward Albee, The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?, Mark Taper Forum


ADAPTATION/TRANSLATION
KOAN Ensemble, Kafka Thing, Odyssey Theatre


MUSICAL SCORE
Michael John LaChiusa, The Wild Party, Blank Theatre Company at Hudson Mainstage Theatre


LEAD PERFORMANCE
Chris Butler, Yellowman, The Fountain Theatre
Deidrie Henry, Yellowman, The Fountain Theatre
Brian Kerwin, The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?, Mark Taper Forum
Bob Martin, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ahmanson Theatre


FEATURED PERFORMANCE
Frank Ashmore, National Pastime, Fremont Centre Theatre
Nathan Lee Graham, The Wild Party, Blank Theatre Company at Hudson Mainstage Theatre
Daren A. Herbert, The Wild Party, Blank Theatre Company at Hudson Mainstage Theatre
Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ahmanson Theatre
Bets Malone, On the Town, Reprise! Broadway’s Best at UCLA Freud Playhouse


ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Gorey Stories, Sacred Fools Theater
Pera Palas, The Theatre @ Boston Court and The Antaeus Company at Boston Court


SCENIC DESIGN
Evan A. Bartoletti, Floyd Collins, West Coast Ensemble
Tom Buderwitz, Pera Palas, The Theatre @ Boston Court and The Antaeus Company at Boston Court
David Gallo, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ahmanson Theatre


LIGHTING DESIGN
Cricket Sloat, Gorey Stories, Sacred Fools Theater


HAIR, MAKEUP & COSTUME DESIGN
Ann Closs-Farley (costumes, hair, wigs & makeup), Gorey Stories, Sacred Fools Theater


SOUND DESIGN
Cricket Myers, Floyd Collins, West Coast Ensemble


CHOREOGRAPHY
Matthew Bourne and the company, Play Without Words, Ahmanson Theatre


SPECIAL AWARDS:


The Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in theater was given to the Musical Theatre Guild.


The Ted Schmitt Award for world premiere of an outstanding new play was given to Jon Robin Baitz for The Paris Letter.


The Bob Z Award for career achievement in set design was given to Donna Marquet.


The Angstrom Award for career achievement in lighting design was given to Jeremy Pivnick.


The Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season in a small to mid-size theater was given to California Repertory Company.


The Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theatre was given to Eric Anderson.


A special LADCC Theatrical Community Spirit Award was given to Jason Graae.