2013 Awards

PICNIC at the Odyssey Theatre

PICNIC at the Odyssey Theatre

Caitlin O’Grady, Yolanda Snowball, Symphony Canady, Monti Washington, Ahkei Togun and Sydney A. Mason. Photo by Jenny Graham. Deborah Klugman...
Read More
MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Foolish Production Company at the Broadwater

MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Foolish Production Company at the Broadwater

Nick Molari. Photo courtesy of Foolish Production Company. Dana Martin - Stage Raw. Loose morals, licentious proposals and live vinyl...
Read More
DID YOU SEE WHAT WALTER PAISLEY DID TODAY? at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts

DID YOU SEE WHAT WALTER PAISLEY DID TODAY? at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts

Steven Booth and Vanessa Sierra. Photo by Jason Niedle. Jonas Schwartz-Owen - Theatermania. So many shows have issues post-intermission after...
Read More
Interview with Battlesong of Boudica Actress/Fight Choreographer Jen Albert

Interview with Battlesong of Boudica Actress/Fight Choreographer Jen Albert

Patrick Chavis - LA Theatre Bites. Interview with Battlesong of Boudica Actress/Fight Choreographer Jen Albert. More…
Read More
Interview with Unrivaled Director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck @ Boston Court Pasadena

Interview with Unrivaled Director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck @ Boston Court Pasadena

Photo by Paloma Arielle Patrick Chavis - LA Theatre Bites. Interview with Unrivaled Director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck @ Boston Court...
Read More
BEST OF BEST OF THIS WEEK THIS WEEK, Open Fist Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre

BEST OF BEST OF THIS WEEK THIS WEEK, Open Fist Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre

Martίn Hernández - Stage Raw. Following in the satirical footsteps of Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show, this Open Fist Company production...
Read More
TWELFTH NIGHT at The Broadwater Studio Theater

TWELFTH NIGHT at The Broadwater Studio Theater

Photo courtesy of Foolish Production Co. Tracey Paleo - BroadwayWorld. Notwithstanding that they fell into many textbook Shakespeare traps, and...
Read More

Production 

  • One Night in Miami…, John Perrin Flynn and Roxanne Hart, Rogue Machine Theatre
  • Our Class, Son of Semele Ensemble, Atwater Village Theatre
  • The Scottsboro Boys, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre
  • Walking the Tightrope, Debbie Devine and Jay McAdams, 24th Street Theatre

McCulloh Award for Revival

  • Dreamgirls, Mike Abramson and Dolf Ramos, DOMA Theatre Co. at The MET Theatre
  • The Normal Heart, Deborah Lawlor and Stephen Sachs, The Fountain Theatre

Direction 

  • Jessica Kubzansky, R II, The Theatre @ Boston Court
  • Matthew McCray, Our Class, Son of Semele Ensemble at Atwater Village Theatre

Writing

  • Jennifer Haley, The Nether, Kirk Douglas Theatre

Writing (Adaptation)

  • Richard Alger, Track 3, Theatre Movement Bazaar and Bootleg Theater at Bootleg Theater
  • Nancy Keystone, Alcestis, The Theatre @ Boston Court and Critical Mass Performance Group at The Theatre @ Boston Court

Musical Score

  • John Kander and Fred Ebb, The Scottsboro Boys, Ahmanson Theatre

Music Direction

  • Corey Hirsch, A Man of No Importance, Good People Theater Company at Lillian Theatre
  • Ross Seligman, One Night With Janis Joplin, Pasadena Playhouse

Choreography

  • Matthew Bourne, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, Ahmanson Theatre

Lead Performance 

  • Tim Cummings, The Normal Heart, The Fountain Theatre
  • Mary Bridget Davies, One Night With Janis Joplin, Pasadena Playhouse
  • Constance Jewell Lopez, Dreamgirls, DOMA Theatre Co. at The MET Theatre
  • Paige Lindsey White, Walking the Tightrope, 24th Street Theatre

Featured Performance

  • Sabrina Elayne Carten, One Night With Janis Joplin, Pasadena Playhouse,
  • Michael Nehring, Our Class, Son of Semele Ensemble at Atwater Village Theatre
  • Patrick Stafford, Red, International City Theatre

Ensemble Performance 

  • One Night in Miami…, Rogue Machine Theatre
  • Our Class, Son of Semele Ensemble at Atwater Village Theatre
  • We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884–1915, Matrix Theatre

Solo Performance

  • Lorenzo Pisoni, Humor Abuse, Mark Taper Forum

Set Design 

  • Adrian W. Jones, The Nether, Kirk Douglas Theatre

Lighting Design 

  • Paule Constable, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, Ahmanson Theatre
  • Jeremy Pivnick, R II, The Theatre @ Boston Court

Costume Design 

  • Lez Brotherston, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, Ahmanson Theatre
  • Michael Mullen, Dreamgirls, DOMA Theatre Co. at The MET Theatre

Sound Design 

  • John Zalewski, Walking the Tightrope, 24th Street Theatre

Video Design 

  • Adam Flemming, The Normal Heart, The Fountain Theatre
  • Kaitlyn Pietras (Projection Design), R II, The Theatre @ Boston Court 

Movement/Fight Choreography

  • Ned Mochel, Cops and Friends of Cops, VS. Theatre

Illusions/Magic Design

  • Johnny Thompson, Play Dead, Geffen Playhouse

Special Awards

  • The Ted Schmitt Award for the world premiere of an outstanding new play was awarded to Kemp Powers for One Night in Miami … The award was accompanied by an offer to publish by Samuel French, Inc.
  • The Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season in a small to mid-size theatre was awarded to Actors Co-op. The award was accompanied by an honorarium, funded by the Nederlander Organization.
  • The Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in theatre was awarded to L.A. Theatre Works.  The award was accompanied by an honorarium, funded by The Knitting Factory Entertainment Company.
  • The Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theatre was awarded to David Elzer.  The award was accompanied by an honorarium, funded by an anonymous donor.
  • The Milton Katselas Award for career or special achievement in direction was awarded to Bart DeLorenzo. The award was accompanied by an honorarium, funded by The Beverly Hills Playhouse.
  • The Kinetic Lighting Award for outstanding achievement in theatrical design was awarded Angela Balogh Calin, for her sustained achievement in costume design.  The award was accompanied by an honorarium, funded by Kinetic Lighting.