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