2016 Award Nominees

#HFF25: Stumbling On Ceremony @ ZEPHYR THEATRE

#HFF25: Stumbling On Ceremony @ ZEPHYR THEATRE

Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Larry Davidson is stumbling on ceremony. His daughter’s wedding is only a day...
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#HFF25: BUEN CAMINO @ ZEPHYR THEATRE

#HFF25: BUEN CAMINO @ ZEPHYR THEATRE

Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Although, Morticia, a “completely uncompensated” assisting spirit shows up with a to-do list,...
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The Wedding Singer @ THE COLONY THEATRE

The Wedding Singer @ THE COLONY THEATRE

Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA The biggest asset this adaptation of the popular 1998 romcom has going for it is...
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Hamlet @ MARK TAPER FORUM

Hamlet @ MARK TAPER FORUM

Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color With the promise of Center Theatre Group‘s Hamlet (both adapted and directed by...
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Hide & Hide @ SKYLIGHT THEATRE

Hide & Hide @ SKYLIGHT THEATRE

Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move There’s an overt hopelessness that’s playing out in HIDE & HIDE that is...
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Mad kings breed dismay, in DC and LA

Mad kings breed dismay, in DC and LA

Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Trump's NEA cuts, "Lear Redux," "Doll's House Part 2," "Glass Menagerie," "A Man of No...
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White Rabbit Red Rabbit @ THE FOUNTAIN THEATRE

White Rabbit Red Rabbit @ THE FOUNTAIN THEATRE

Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move There is a small sense of confusion at first while the narrator sets...
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Production

  • A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre
  • Cloud 9, Antaeus Theatre Company
  • Disgraced, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum
  • Fly, Pasadena Playhouse
  • The Boy from Oz, Celebration Theatre
  • Urinetown the Musical, Coeurage Theatre Company

McCulloh Award for Revival (plays written between 1920 and 1991)

  • Cloud 9, Antaeus Theatre Company
  • Endgame, Center Theatre Group, Kirk Douglas Theatre
  • Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum
  • West Side Story, Musical Theatre West, Carpenter Performing Arts Center

Lead Performance

  • Hugo Armstrong in All the Way, South Coast Repertory
  • Andrew Bongiorno in The Boy from Oz, Celebration Theatre
  • Ginna Carter in The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, Pacific Resident Theatre
  • Kate Morgan Chadwick in Bed, The Echo Theater Company
  • Darren Criss in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hollywood Pantages Theatre
  • Hari Dhillon in Disgraced, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum
  • Rebecca Gray in One of the Nice Ones, The Echo Theater Company
  • Connor Kelly-Eiding in Dry Land, The Echo Theater Company
  • Matt Orduña in Bars and Measures, The Theatre @ Boston Court
  • Gedde Watanabe in La Cage aux Folles, East West Players
  • Jacqueline Wright in Blueberry Toast, The Echo Theater Company

Featured Performance

  • JD Cullum in Cloud 9, Antaeus Theatre Company
  • Bo Foxworth in Cloud 9, Antaeus Theatre Company
  • Lena Hall in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hollywood Pantages Theatre
  • Steve Hofvendahl in The Engine of Our Ruin, The Victory Theatre
  • Bess Motta in The Boy from Oz, Celebration Theatre
  • Jessica Pennington in The Boy from Oz, Celebration Theatre
  • Victoria Ortiz in The Super Variety Match Bonus Round!, Rogue Machine Theatre

Ensemble Performance

  • Ameryka, Critical Mass Performance Group, The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles
  • Casa Valentina, Pasadena Playhouse
  • Cloud 9, Antaeus Theatre Company
  • Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum
  • The Boy from Oz, Celebration Theatre

 Solo Performance

  • Deborah Puette, Captain of the Bible Quiz Team, Rogue Machine Theatre

Direction

  • Tim Dang, La Cage aux Folles, East West Players
  • Kari Hayter, Urinetown the Musical, Coeurage Theatre Company
  • Ricardo Khan, Fly, Pasadena Playhouse
  • Michael A. Shepperd, The Boy from Oz, Celebration Theatre
  • Casey Stangl, Cloud 9, Antaeus Theatre Company
  • Darko Tresnjak, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre

Writing

  • Ayad Akhtar, Disgraced, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum
  • Idris Goodwin, Bars and Measures, The Theatre @ Boston Court
  • Erik Patterson, One of the Nice Ones, The Echo Theater Company
  • Jason Wells, The Engine of Our Ruin, The Victory Theatre

Musical Score

  • Noah Agruss, Bars and Measures, The Theatre @ Boston Court
  • Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre
  • Jason Robert Brown, The Bridges of Madison County, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre

Music Direction

  • Bryan Blaskie, The Boy from Oz, Celebration Theatre
  • Paul Litteral, Louis & Keely: ‘Live’ at the Sahara, Geffen Playhouse
  • Marc Macalintal, La Cage aux Folles, East West Players
  • Gregory Nabours, Urinetown the Musical, Coeurage Theatre Company

Choreography

  • Hope Clarke, Fly, The Pasadena Playhouse
  • Reggie Lee, La Cage aux Folles, East West Players
  • Janet Roston, The Boy from Oz, Celebration Theatre
  • Leslie Stevens, The Full Monty, 3-D Theatricals

Set Design

  • Tom Buderwitz, Casa Valentina, Pasadena Playhouse
  • Alexander Dodge, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre
  • David Gallo, Empire the Musical, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
  • Michael Navarro, My Mañana Comes, The Fountain Theatre

Lighting Design

  • Brandon Baruch, Urinetown the Musical, Coeurage Theatre Company
  • Ken Billington, Dreamgirls, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
  • Rui Rita and Jake DeGroot, Fly, Pasadena Playhouse
  • Tim Swiss, Dream Boy, Celebration Theatre

 Costume Design

  • Kate Bergh, Casa Valentina, Pasadena Playhouse
  • Amy Clark and Mark Koss, The Little Mermaid, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
  • A. Jeffrey Schoenberg, Cloud 9, Antaeus Theatre Company
  • Anthony Tran, La Cage aux Folles, East West Players

Sound Design

  • John Farmanesh-Bocca and Adam Phalen, Tempest Redux, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and New American Theatre
  • John Gromada, Fly, Pasadena Playhouse
  • Rebecca Kessin, Dream Boy, Celebration Theatre
  • Eric Snodgrass, The Boy from Oz, Celebration Theatre

Specialty: Fight Choreography

  • Jen Albert, Punch and Judy, The School of Night, Ruby Theater at the Complex

Specialty: Wigs, Hair and Makeup

  • Rick Geyer, Casa Valentina, Pasadena Playhouse
  • Jessica Mills, Cloud 9, Antaeus Theatre Company