The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announced its winners and recipients of special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theater for the year 2010. Announcements were made at a ceremony held on Monday, March 14, 2011 at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, hosted by the Troubadour Theater Company.
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The award recipients for the 2010 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards were as follows:
PRODUCTION
Four Places, John Perrin Flynn, Matthew Elkins and Deborah Puette for Rogue Machine Theatre at Theatre/Theater
King Lear, The Antaeus Company at Deaf West Theatre
The Ballad Of Emmett Till, Stephen Sachs and Deborah Lawler at the Fountain Theatre
Yellow, Louise Beard, Emerson Collins, Del Shores and Jason Dottley for JD3atrical Productions
McCULLOH AWARD FOR REVIVAL (SHOWS BETWEEN 1920-1980)
South Pacific, Bob Boyett; Networks Presentations, LLC; Bob Bartner/Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group; Roger Berlind; Thomas Miller; Lincoln Center Theatre Group; Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre
DIRECTION
Bart DeLorenzo, King Lear, The Antaeus Company at Deaf West Theatre
Shirley Jo Finney, The Ballad Of Emmett Till, The Fountain Theatre
Michael Michetti, The Twentieth-Century Way, The Theatre @ Boston Court
WRITING
Michael Hollinger, Opus, The Fountain Theatre
WRITING (ADAPTATION)
Jeffrey Hatcher, Cousin Bette, The Antaeus Company at Deaf West Theatre
MUSICAL DIRECTION
Eric Heinly, A Wither’s Tale, Troubadour Theater Company at the Falcon Theatre
David O, See What I Wanna See, Blank Theatre
CHOREOGRAPHY
Andy Blankenbuehler, In The Heights, Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Jill Furman Willis, Sander Jacobs, Goodman/Grossman, Peter Fine, Everett/Skipper; Presented by Broadway/L.A. at the Pantages Theatre
MUSICAL SCORE
Lin-Manuel Miranda, In The Heights, Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Jill Furman Willis, Sander Jacobs, Goodman/Grossman, Peter Fine, Everett/Skipper; Presented by Broadway/L.A. at the Pantages Theatre
LEAD PERFORMANCE
Lorenz Arnell, The Ballad Of Emmett Till, The Fountain Theatre
Anne Gee Byrd, Four Places, Rogue Machine Theatre at Theatre/Theater
Harry Groener, King Lear, The Antaeus Company at Deaf West Theatre
Nan McNamara, Wit, Actors Co-op at Crossley Theatres
Chris Pine, The Lieutenant Of Inishmore, Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper Forum
FEATURED PERFORMANCE
Gregory Itzin, King Lear, The Antaeus Company at Deaf West Theatre
Matthew Scott Montgomery, Yellow, Louise Beard, Emerson Collins, Del Shores and Jason Dottley for JD3atrical Productions
Agatha Nowicki, Parasite Drag, Elephant Theatre Company
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Four Places, Rogue Machine Theatre at Theatre/Theater
Opus, The Fountain Theatre
The Ballad of Emmett Till, The Fountain Theatre
SET DESIGN
Brian Sidney Bembridge, The Good Book of Pedantry and Wonder, The Theatre @ Boston Court and Circle X Theatre Company
LIGHTING DESIGN
KC Wilkerson, The Who’s Tommy, Chance Theater
COSTUME DESIGN
Naila Alladin Sanders, Neighbors, The Matrix Theatre Company
SOUND DESIGN
Peter Bayne, Opus, The Fountain Theatre
Sean Kozma, The Arsonists
John Zalewski, King Lear
SOLO PERFORMANCE
Ed Harris, Wrecks, The Geffen Playhouse
Leslie Uggams, Uptown Downtown, The Pasadena Playhouse
CGI/VIDEO
KC Wilkerson, The Who’s Tommy, Chance Theater
SPECIAL PROSTHETIC EFFECTS
Matthew W. Mungle, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper Forum
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Chris Bell, Absinthe, Opium & Magic: 1920s Shanghai, The Grand Guignolers
Waldo Warshaw, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper Forum
SPECIAL AWARDS
The Ted Schmitt Award for the world premiere of an outstanding new play was presented to Del Shores for Yellow. The award was accompanied by an offer to publish and a $1,000 check funded by Samuel French, Inc.
The Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season in a small to mid-size theater was presented to the Antaeus Company. The award was accompanied by a $500 check, funded by the Nederlander Organization.
The Bob Z award for distinguished achievement in set design was presented to Francois-Pierre Couture. The award was accompanied by a $500 check, funded by contributions from the theatrical community.
The Angstrom Award for career achievement in lighting design was presented to Dan Weingarten. The award was accompanied by a $1,000 check, funded by Angstrom Lighting.
The Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in theater was presented to the City Garage Theatre. The award was accompanied by a $500 check, funded by an anonymous donor.
The Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theatre was presented to Matt Walker. The award was accompanied by a $500 check, funded by David Elzer/Demand PR.
The Milton Katselas Award for career or special achievement in direction was presented to Simon Levy. The award was accompanied by a $1,000 check, funded by Katselas Theatre Company and the Beverly Hills Playhouse.