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