The nominees for theatrical excellence in 2024 are:
Production
- A Strange Loop, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre)
- Fat Ham, Geffen Playhouse
- Company, Hollywood Pantages Theatre
- Crevasse, Victory Theatre Center and Son of Semele
- Dido of Idaho, Echo Theater Company
- Funny Girl, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson & Segerstrom Hall)
- Reefer Madness: The Musical, Independently produced @ The Whitley
McCulloh Award for Revival
- Company, Hollywood Pantages Theatre
- Funny Girl, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre & Segerstrom Hall)
- Reefer Madness: The Musical, Independently produced @ The Whitley
- The Piano Lesson, A Noise Within
Lead Performance
- Ron Bottitta, Fatherland, Fountain Theatre
- Darcy Rose Byrnes, Reefer Madness: The Musical, Independently produced @ The Whitley
- Alana Dietze, Dido of Idaho, Echo Theater Company
- Patrick Keleher, Fatherland, Fountain Theatre
- Leo Marks, Crevasse, Victory Theatre Cente,r and Son of Semele
- Katerina McCrimmon, Funny Girl, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre & Segerstrom Hall)
- Ann Noble, Crevasse, Victory Theatre Center, and Son of Semele
- Anthony Norman, Reefer Madness: The Musical, Independently produced @ The Whitley
- Marcel Spears, Fat Ham, Geffen Playhouse
- Michael Sturgis, Clarkston, Echo Theater Company
Featured Performance
- Nikki Crawford, Fat Ham, Geffen Playhouse
- Thomas Dekker, Reefer Madness: The Musical, Independently produced @ The Whitley
- Nicole DuPort, Dido of Idaho, Echo Theater Company
- Izaiah Montaque Harris, Funny Girl,Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre & Segerstrom Hall)
- Melissa Manchester, Funny Girl,Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre & Segerstrom Hall)
- John-Andrew Morrison, A Strange Loop,Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre & Segerstrom Hall)
- Ann Noble, The Skin of Our Teeth, A Noise Within
- Eileen T’Kaye, Funny Girl, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre & Segerstrom Hall)
- Nicole Parker, Reefer Madness: The Musical, Independently produced @ The Whitley
- Bryan Daniel Porter, Reefer Madness: The Musical,Independently produced @ The Whitley
Ensemble Performance
- Reefer Madness, Independently produced @ The Whitley
- A Strange Loop, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre)
- Arrowhead, IAMA Theatre Company
- Crevasse, Victory Theatre Center and Son of Semele
- Fat Ham, Geffen Playhouse
- Pacific Overtures, East West Players
Solo Performance
- Kate Berlant, Kate, Pasadena Playhouse
- Alex Edelman, Alex Edelman’s Just for Us, Center Theatre Group (Mark Taper Forum)
- Helder Guimarães, The Hope Theory, Geffen Playhouse
- Sara Porkalob, Dragon Lady, Geffen Playhouse
Writing – Original
- Samuel D. Hunter, Clarkston, Echo Theater Company
- Michael R. Jackson, A Strange Loop, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre)
- Catya McMullen, Arrowhead, IAMA Theatre Company
- Abby Rosebrock, Dido of Idaho, Echo Theater Company
Writing Adaptation
- David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo, Hollywood Pantages Theatre
- James Ijames, Fat Ham, Geffen Playhouse
Music & Lyrics
- Jeff Gardner/Maritri Garrett, The Piano Lesson, A Noise Within
- Michael R. Jackson, A Strange Loop, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre)
- Jeanine Tesori/David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo, Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Orchestration & Music Direction
- Elaine Davidson (Music Direction), Funny Girl, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre & Segerstrom Hall)
- David Lamoureux (Music Direction), Reefer Madness, Independently produced @ The Whitley
- Marc Macalintal (Music Direction), Pacific Overtures, East West Players
- Chris Walker (Orchestration), Funny Girl, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre & Segerstrom Hall)
Choreography
- Spencer Liff/Maxx Reed, Reefer Madness, Independently Produced @ the Whitley
- Raja Feather Kelly, A Strange Loop, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre)
- Ellenore Scott/Ayodele Casel, Funny Girl, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre) and Segerstrom Hall
- Yuka Takara/Nakamura Gankyō, Pacific Overtures, East West Players
Direction
- Abigail Deser, Dido of Idaho, Echo Theater Company
- Marianne Elliott, Company, Hollywood Pantages Theatre
- Matthew McCray, Crevasse, Victory Theatre Center and Son of Semele
- Sideeq Heard and Saheem Ali, Fat Ham, Geffen Playhouse
- Spencer Liff, Reefer Madness: The Musical, Independently produced @ The Whitley
Set Design
- Katrina Coulourides, Mercury, Road Theatre Company
- Maruti Evans, Fat Ham, Geffen Playhouse
- Arnulfo Maldonado, A Strange Loop, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre)
- Lee Savage, Clue, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre)
Lighting Design
- Kevin Adams, Funny Girl, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre) and Segerstrom Hall
- Bradley King, Fat Ham, Geffen Playhouse
- Azra King-Abadi, Crevasse, Victory Theatre Center and Son of Semele
- Matt Richter, Reefer Madness: The Musical, Independently produced @ The Whitley
Costume Design
- Montana Levi Blanco, A Strange Loop, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre)
- Susan Helferty, Funny Girl, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson Theatre) and Segerstrom Hall
- Pinwheel Pinwheel, Reefer Madness, Independently produced @ The Whitley
- Naomi Yoshida, Pacific Overtures, East West Players
Sound Design
- Charles Glaudini/David Lamoureux, Reefer Madness: The Musical, Independently produced @ The Whitley
- Mel Mercier, Waiting for Godot, Geffen Playhouse
- Christopher Moscatiello, Monsters of the American Cinema, Rogue Machine Theatre
- Robert Oriol, The Skin of Our Teeth, A Noise Within
- Mikaal Sulaiman, Fat Ham, Geffen Playhouse
Projection/Animation
- Adam Jesse Burns, Garden of Alla: The Alla Nazimova Story, Theatre West
- Scott Peterman, Starmites, Open Fist Theatre Company
- Hsuan-Kuang Hsieh, Tacos La Brooklyn, Latino Theater Company & East West Players
- Yee Eun Nam, The Mountaintop, Geffen Playhouse
- Yee Eun Nam, Twilight: Los Angeles 1992, Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum
Visual Effects Design
- Nicholas Santiago, Crevasse, Victory Theatre Center and Son of Semele
- Skylar Fox, Fat Ham, Geffen Playhouse