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LIZASTRADA at Getty Villa

September 17, 2021Jonas Schwartz-Owen – Broadway World During the opening number, the Troubadour Theatre Company, affectionately known to all as the Troubies, comment how thrilled the troupe, and the audience by extension, is to have returned to live theatre. The audience responded with glorious applause, and both the occasion and the Troubies deserve that adulation. Read more…
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YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Sierra Madre Playhouse

Alexander Mashikian and Hamilton Davis Weaver
August 10, 2021Rob Stevens – Haines His Way For 50 years beginning in 1950, cartoonist Charles M. Schulz drew a daily comic strip entitled Peanuts which featured the mis-adventures of a young boy named Charlie Brown and his friends. Read more… Now running through September 12

WE LIVE ON at The Actors’ Gang

Stephanie Gal/ndo in We Live On at The Actors' Gang
August 10, 2021Terry Morgan – Arts Beat L.A. In 1970, journalist Studs Terkel released his book, Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression, in which he interviewed people about living through that desperate time and how they made it through. Read more… Now running through September 4

TAMING THE LION at Theatre 40

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August 6, 2021Rob Stevens – Haines His Way Actor William Haines started his film career in 1922 in bit parts as a contract player for Goldwyn Pictures. After his studio became part of Metro Goldwyn Mayer in 1924, the size of his roles increased as did his popularity in silent films.   Read more… Closed

YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at South Coast Repertory

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August 6, 2021  Jonas Schwartz-Owen – Broadway World When I told friends I was seeing You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown as my first live Performance in 18 months, I had to remind them this wasn’t a middle school production, but part of the award-winning South Coast Repertory‘s season. Read more…  Closed

BOLLYWOOD KITCHEN at Geffen Playhouse

Kyle Rosenberg
January 25, 2021Erin Conley – On Stage & Screen Since the pandemic forced the temporary end of in-person theater, Geffen Playhouse audiences have performed magic tricks, solved puzzles, and investigated a cold case, all from the comfort and safety of their own homes. The latest Geffen Stayhouse offering brings new meaning to the phrase “dinner and a
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BREATHE at The Broadwater

Mike Struna
December 22, 2020Ellen Dostal – Broadway World Like most solo productions, Philicia Saunders’ BREATHE comes from her own experiences. Unique to her telling however is the method by which she relates that story. Necessitated by a global pandemic that has forced audiences to view theatrical productions from behind a computer screen, Saunders has employed a variety of
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2004 Awards Nominees

PRODUCTION

  • A Little Night Music, New York City Opera production presented by Los Angeles Opera, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
  • Caroline, or Change, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, in association with Carole Shorenstein Hays, Ahmanson Theatre
  • Cyrano De Bergerac, South Coast Repertory, Segerstrom Stage
  • Exits and Entrances, Simon Levy, the Fountain Theatre
  • Hot Mikado, Musical Theatre West, Carpenter Performing Arts Center
  • Theater District, the Black Dahlia Theatre, the Black Dahlia Theatre

TOM MCCULLOH AWARD (REVIVAL)

  • A Flea in Her Ear, A Noise Within, A Noise Within
  • Awake and Sing, Shashin Desai, International City Theatre
  • Rocket to the Moon, Pacific Resident Theatre and West Coast Jewish Theatre, Pacific Resident Theatre

DIRECTION

  • Elina De Santos, Rocket to the Moon, Pacific Resident Theatre and West Coast Jewish Theatre, Pacific Resident Theatre
  • Geoff Elliott and Julia Rodriguez Elliott, A Flea In Her Ear, A Noise Within, A Noise Within
  • Scott Ellis, A Little Night Music, New York City Opera production presented by Los Angeles Opera, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
  • Jessica Kubzansky, Light, The Theatre @ Boston Court, Boston Court
    Stuart Rogers, Book of Days, Theatre Tribe, Theatre Tribe Studio Theatre
  • Stephen Sachs, Exits and Entrances, Simon Levy, the Fountain Theatre
  • Matt Shakman, Theater District, the Black Dahlia Theatre, the Black Dahlia Theatre

MUSICAL DIRECTION

  • Lloyd Cooper, Hot Mikado, Musical Theatre West, Carpenter Performing Arts Center
  • John DeMain, A Little Night Music, New York City Opera production presented by Los Angeles Opera, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
  • Kimberly Grigsby, Caroline, or Change, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, in association with Carole Shorenstein Hays, Ahmanson Theatre
  • Gerald Sternbach, Company, Reprise! Broadway’s Best, UCLA Freud Playhouse
  • Jim Vukovich, Hairspray, Margo Lion, Adam Epstein, The Baruch-Viertek-Routh-Frankel Group, James D. Stern/Douglas L. Meyer, Rick Steiner/Frederic H. Mayerson, SEL & GFO, and New Line Cinema, in association with Clear Channel Entertainment, A. Gordon/E. McAllister, D. Harris/M. Swinsky, and J. & B. Osher, Pantages Theatre
WRITING
  • Athol Fugard, Exits and Entrances, Simon Levy, the Fountain Theatre
  • Tom Jacobson, Ouroboros, The Other Side of the Hill Productions, Inc., the Road Theatre
  • Richard Kramer, Theater District, the Black Dahlia Theatre, the Black Dahlia Theatre
  • Tony Kushner, Caroline, or Change, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, in association with Carole Shorenstein Hays, Ahmanson Theatre
  • Jean-Claude van Itallie, Light, The Theatre @ Boston Court, Boston Court
  • L. Trey Wilson, Stage Directions, Ensemble Studio Theatre—The LA Project, [Inside] the Ford

ADAPTATION

  • Matthew Barber, Enchanted April, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse
  • Bart DeLorenzo, Hard Times, the Evidence Room, the Evidence Room
  • Nicholas Saunders and Frank Dwyer, Chekhov X 4, The Antaeus Company, NewPlace Theatre Center

MUSICAL SCORE

  • David Troy Francis (music) and Gavin Geoffrey Dillard & Robert Schrock (lyrics), Bark!, with additional lyrics by Mark Winkler, Jonathan Heath, and Danny Lukic, Bark Productions, The Coast Playhouse
  • Marc Shaiman (music) and Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman (lyrics),Hairspray, Margo Lion, Adam Epstein, The Baruch-Viertek-Routh-Frankel Group, James D. Stern/Douglas L. Meyer, Rick Steiner/Frederic H. Mayerson, SEL & GFO, and New Line Cinema, in association with Clear Channel Entertainment, A. Gordon/E. McAllister, D. Harris/M. Swinsky, and J. & B. Osher, Pantages Theatre
  • Jeanine Tesori (music) and Tony Kushner (lyrics), Caroline, or Change, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, in association with Carole Shorenstein Hays, Ahmanson Theatre

LEAD PERFORMANCE

  • Viola Davis, Intimate Apparel, a Roundabout Theatre Company production presented by Center Theatre Group/Music Center of Los Angeles County, Mark Taper Forum
  • Mark Harelik, Cyrano de Bergerac, South Coast Repertory, Segerstrom Stage
  • Morlan Higgins, Exits and Entrances, Simon Levy, the Fountain Theatre
  • Wade McCollum, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Derek Charles Livingston, the Celebration Theatre
  • Dakin Matthews, The Prince of L.A., Andak Stage Company, NewPlace Theatre Center
  • Tonya Pinkins, Caroline, or Change, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, in association with Carole Shorenstein Hays, Ahmanson Theatre
  • Lenny Von Dohlen, Light, The Theatre @ Boston Court, Boston Court

FEATURED PERFORMANCE

  • Julian Acosta, Lovers and Executioners, South Coast Repertory, Julianne Argyros Stage
  • Harry Groener, Chekov X 4, The Antaeus Company, NewPlace Theatre Center
  • Arye Gross, Brooklyn Boy, South Coast Repertory in association with Manhattan Theatre Club, Segerstrom Stage
  • William Dennis Hurley, Exits and Entrances, Simon Levy, the Fountain Theatre
  • Anika Noni Rose, Caroline, or Change, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in association with Carole Shorenstein Hayes, the Ahmanson Theatre
  • Jeremy Sisto, Take Me Out, the Geffen Playhouse, the Geffen Playhouse at the Brentwood Theatre
  • Cory Stoll, Intimate Apparel, a Roundabout Theatre Company production presented by Center Theatre Group/Music Center of Los Angeles County, Mark Taper Forum

ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

  • The cast of A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant, the Powerhouse Theatre Company and Les Freres Corbusier, Aaron Lemon-Strauss, Andrew Barrett-Weiss and Robert J. Wunsch, the Powerhouse Theatre
  • The cast of Book of Days, Theatre Tribe, Theatre Tribe Studio Theatre
  • The cast of Chekhov x 4, The Antaeus Company, NewPlace Theatre Center

SCENIC DESIGN

  • Michael Anania, A Little Night Music, New York City Opera production presented by Los Angeles Opera, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
  • D Martyn Bookwalter, Talley’s Folly, Pasadena Playhouse and Arizona Theatre Company, the Pasadena Playhouse
  • Craig Siebels, Dorian, Open at the Top Productions and Denver Center Attractions, NoHo Arts Center

LIGHTING DESIGN

  • Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Caroline, or Change, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, in association with Carole Shorenstein Hays, Ahmanson Theatre
  • Michael Gilliam, 110 in the Shade, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse
  • Jeremy Pivnick, Light, The Theatre @ Boston Court, Boston Court

COSTUME DESIGN

  • Lindsay W. Davis, A Little Night Music, New York City Opera production presented by Los Angeles Opera, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
  • Scott Lane, Dorian, Open at the Top Productions and Denver Center Productions, NoHo Arts Center
  • Catherine Zuber, Intimate Apparel, a Roundabout Theatre Company production presented by Center Theatre Group/Music Center of Los Angeles County, Mark Taper Forum

SOUND DESIGN

  • David B. Marling, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the Celebration Theatre, the Celebration Theatre
  • Jon Weston, A Little Night Music, New York City Opera production presented by Los Angeles Opera, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
  • John Zalewski, M. Butterfly, East West Players, David Henry Hwang Theatre

CHOREOGRAPHY

  • Kay Cole, Bark!, Bark Productions, the Coast Playhouse
  • Sean McNight, Hot Mikado, Musical Theatre West, Carpenter Performing Arts Center
  • Jerry Mitchell, Hairspray, Margo Lion, Adam Epstein, The Baruch-Viertek-Routh-Frankel Group, James D. Stern/Douglas L. Meyer, Rick Steiner/Frederic H. Mayerson, SEL & GFO, and New Line Cinema, in association with Clear Channel Entertainment, A. Gordon/E. McAllister, D. Harris/M. Swinsky, and J. & B. Osher, Pantages Theatre

HAIR, WIGS AND MAKEUP DESIGN

  • Paul Huntley (wig and hair design), Hairspray, Margo Lion, Adam Epstein, The Baruch-Viertek-Routh-Frankel Group, James D. Stern/Douglas L. Meyer, Rick Steiner/Frederic H. Mayerson, SEL & GFO, and New Line Cinema, in association with Clear Channel Entertainment, A. Gordon/E. McAllister, D. Harris/M. Swinsky, and J. & B. Osher, Pantages Theatre

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