Congratulations to the recipients of the 53rd Annual LADCC Awards for theatrical excellence.
Production
• On the Other Hand, We’re Happy, Rogue Machine
• The Inheritance, Geffen Playhouse
• The Lehman Trilogy, CTG/Ahmanson Theatre
• Uncle Vanya, Pasadena Playhouse
McCulloh Award for Revival
• Animal Farm, A Noise Within
• Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Geffen Playhouse
Lead Performance
• Bryan Cranston, Power of Sail, Geffen Playhouse
• Nija Okoro, Blues for an Alabama Sky, CTG/Mark Taper Forum
Featured Performance
• Bill Brochtrup, The Inheritance, Geffen Playhouse
• Samantha Klein, If I Forget, The Fountain Theatre
Ensemble Performance
• Animal Farm, A Noise Within
Solo Performance
• Ben Moroski, Dog, Hollywood Fringe Festival
Writing
• Jessica Goldberg, Babe, Echo Theater Company
• Matthew López, The Inheritance, Geffen Playhouse
Writing Adaptation
• Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad, City Garage
• Ben Power, The Lehman Trilogy, CTG/Ahmanson Theatre
Musical Score
• Anaïs Mitchell, Hadestown, CTG/Ahmanson Theatre
Music Direction
• Rod Bagheri, Animal Farm, A Noise Within
• Nathan Koci, Hadestown, CTG/Ahmanson Theatre
• Marc Macalintal, Assassins, East West Players
Choreography
• David Neumann, Hadestown, CTG/Ahmanson Theatre
• Sonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Broadway in Hollywood/Pantages Theatre
Direction
• Mike Donahue, The Inheritance, Geffen Playhouse
• Sam Mendes, The Lehman Trilogy, CTG/Ahmanson Theatre
Set Design
• Ann Beyersdorfer, Afterglow, Midnight Theatricals/Hudson Theatre
• Es Devlin, The Lehman Trilogy, CTG/Ahmanson Theatre
• Rachel Myers, Power of Sail, Geffen Playhouse
Lighting Design
• Ken Booth, Animal Farm, A Noise Within
• Ken Booth, Metamorphoses, A Noise Within
• Bradley King, Hadestown, CTG/Ahmanson Theatre
Costume Design
• Angela Balogh Calin, Animal Farm, A Noise Within
Sound Design
• John Nobori, Sanctuary City, Pasadena Playhouse
• Robert Oriol, Metamorphoses, A Noise Within
• Kate Wecker, Animal Farm, A Noise Within
CGI/Video
• Luke Halls, The Lehman Trilogy, CTG/Ahmanson Theatre
Specialty
• Wig & Make-up, Tony Valdés, Animal Farm, A Noise Within