2011 Awards Nominees

The nominees for the 2011 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards for theatrical excellence are as follows:

Production

  • 9 Circles, Alicia Adams, Patrick J. Adams, Bill Cain and Jessica Hanna, Bootleg Theater
  • Blackbird, Rogue Machine, Theatre/Theater
  • House of the Rising Son, Ensemble Studio Theatre—LA, Atwater Village Theatre
  • Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance Theater
  • Margo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room, Odyssey Theatre
  • Re-Animator: The Musical, Dean Schramm & Stuart Gordon, Steve Allen Theater
  • Small Engine Repair, Rogue Machine, Theatre/Theater
  • The Cripple of Inishmaan, Center Theatre Group and Druid and Atlantic Theater Company, Kirk Douglas Theatre
  • Way to Heaven, Ron Sossi, Odyssey Theatre 

McCulloh Award for Revival 

  • A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre, Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
  • Cabaret, Reprise Theatre Company, Freud Playhouse
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Reprise Theatre Company, Freud Playhouse
  • Peace in Our Time, The Antaeus Company, Deaf West Theatre
  • The Crucible, Theatre Banshee

Direction 

  • Trevor Biship, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance Theater
  • Andrew Block, Small Engine Repair, Rogue Machine at Theatre/Theater
  • Sean Branney, The Crucible, Theatre Banshee
  • Bart DeLorenzo, Margo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room at the Odyssey Theatre
  • Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center

Writing 

  • Jane Anderson, The Escort, Geffen Playhouse
  • David Harrower, Blackbird, Rogue Machine at Theatre/Theater
  • John Pollono, Small Engine Repair, Rogue Machine at Theatre/Theater
  • Charlayne Woodard, The Night Watcher, Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas Theatre

Writing (Adaptation) 

  • Dakin Matthews, The Capulets & the Montagues, Andak Stage Company at NewPlace Studio Theatre
  • Dennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon & William J. Norris, Re-Animator: The Musical, Steve Allen Theater

Music Direction 

  • Gregory Nabours, Falsettos, Third Street Theatre
  • Michael Paternostro, Kiss Me, Kate, Reprise Theatre Company at Freud Playhouse
  • Gerald Sternbach, The Robber Bridegroom, International City Theatre
  • Mike Wilkins, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance Theater

Choreography 

  • Karole Armitage, Hair, Broadway/L.A. at the Pantages Theatre
  • Andy Blankenbuehler, Bring It On: The Musical, Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre
  • Todd Nielsen, The Robber Bridegroom, International City Theatre
  • Kelly Todd, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance Theater

Musical Score 

  • Lin-Manuel Miranda, Amanda Green, and Tom Kitt, Bring It On: The Musical, Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre
  • Mark Nutter, Re-Animator: The Musical, Steve Allen Theater
  • Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire, Shrek the Musical, DreamWorks Theatricals, Neal Street Productions, and Broadway/L.A. at the Pantages Theatre
  • Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance Theater

Lead Performance 

  • Patrick J. Adams, 9 Circles, Bootleg Theater
  • Sam Anderson, Blackbird, Rogue Machine at Theatre/Theater
  • Gigi Bermingham, Hermetically Sealed, The Katselas Theatre Company at the Skylight Theatre
  • Anne Gee Byrd, All My Sons, Matrix Theatre
  • L. Scott Caldwell, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
  • Kevin Carroll, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
  • Edi Gathegi, Superior Donuts, Geffen Playhouse
  • Lesli Margherita, Kiss Me, Kate, Reprise Theatre Company at Freud Playhouse
  • Lisa O’Hare, Cabaret, Reprise Theatre Company at Freud Playhouse
  • Maggie Siff, The Escort, Geffen Playhouse
  • Norbert Weisser, Way to Heaven, Odyssey Theatre

Featured Performance

  • Kenya Alexander, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
  • Anne Gee Byrd, I Never Sang for My Father, The New American Theatre at the McCadden Theatre
  • Dermot Crowley, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Center Theatre Group and Druid and Atlantic Theater Company at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
  • Deidrie Henry, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
  • Kate Huffman, 100 Saints You Should Know, Elephant Theatre Company 
  • Casey Kramer, Dolly West’s Kitchen, Theatre Banshee
  • Ryann Redmond, Bring It On: The Musical, Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre

Ensemble Performance 

  • A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
  • Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance Theater
  • Margo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room at the Odyssey Theatre
  • The Cripple of Inishmaan, Center Theatre Group and Druid and Atlantic Theater Company at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
  • The Crucible, Theatre Banshee

Solo Performance 

  • Tom Dugan, Nazi Hunter — Simon Wiesenthal, Theatre 40 at the Reuben Cordova Theatre
  • John Fleck, Mad Women, The Katselas Theatre Company at the Skylight Theatre
  • Guy Hollingsworth, The Expert at the Card Table, Menier Chocolate Factory at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage
  • John Leguizamo, Ghetto Klown, WestBeth Entertainment at The Montálban
  • Charlayne Woodard, The Night Watcher, Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas Theatre

Set Design 

  • Cameron Anderson, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, South Coast Repertory
  • John Lee Beatty, Poor Behavior, Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper Forum
  • Brian Sidney Bembridge, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Geffen Playhouse
  • Michael Ganio, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
  • Richard Hoover, House of the Rising Son, Ensemble Studio Theatre—LA at the Atwater Village Theatre

Lighting Design 

  • Patrice Besombes, Iris, Cirque du Soleil at Kodak Theatre
  • Paule Constable, Les Misérables, Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre
  • Jeremy Pivnick, House of the Rising Son, Ensemble Studio Theatre—LA at the Atwater Village Theatre
  • Brian S. Shevelenko, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance Theater

Costume Design 

  • Ann Closs-Farley, Margo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room at the Odyssey Theatre
  • Philippe Guillotel, Iris, Cirque du Soleil at Kodak Theatre
  • Tim Hatley, Shrek the Musical, DreamWorks Theatricals, Neal Street Productions, and Broadway/L.A. at the Pantages Theatre
  • Garry Lennon, Kiss Me, Kate, Reprise Theatre Company at Freud Playhouse

Sound Design 

  • Mikhail Fiksel, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Geffen Playhouse
  • Casey Long, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance Theater
  • Adam Phalen, 9 Circles, Bootleg Theater
  • John Zalewski, Margo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room at the Odyssey Theatre

Specialty 

  • Eric Anderson (fight choreography), Gospel According to First Squad, The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble at The Powerhouse Theatre
  • John Boesche (projection design), Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, Geffen Playhouse
  • David Combs and Linda Hoag (puppet design), Monkey Adored, Rogue Machine at Theatre/Theater
  • Tony Doublin, John Naulin, John Buechler, Tom Devlin, & Greg McDougall (special effects), Re-Animator: The Musical, Steve Allen Theater
  • Shana Carroll, Boris Verkhovsky, Pierre Masse (acrobatic performance design), Iris, Cirque du Soleil at Kodak Theatre
  • Peter Nigrini (projection and video design), The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Geffen Playhouse

Unique Theatrical Event

  • Standing on Ceremony, Joan Stein and Stuart Ross in association with the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center at The Renberg Theatre.