2016 Award Nominees

The Full Monty @ THE NOCTURNE THEATRE

The Full Monty @ THE NOCTURNE THEATRE

  Travis Michael Holder - TicketHoldersLA This perfectly staged and choreographed revival is a hilariously unexpected celebration of the ordinary...
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If/Then @ CHROMOLUME THEATRE

If/Then @ CHROMOLUME THEATRE

  Tracey Paleo - BroadwayWorld IF/THEN is a "choose-your-own-adventure" story that splits into two parallel paths. As an interesting note,...
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Mexodus @ PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

Mexodus @ PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

  Edward Hong - The Nerds Of Color Mexodus, a live-looping hip-hop musical created and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D....
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The Great Clown Bank Show @ OPEN FIST THEATRE COMPANY

The Great Clown Bank Show @ OPEN FIST THEATRE COMPANY

  Elaine Mura - Splash Magazines Delightfully directed by Jacobs, THE GREAT CLOWN BANK SHOW features a cast of 12,...
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Romeo and Juliet @ WILL GEER THEATRICUM BOTANICUM

Romeo and Juliet @ WILL GEER THEATRICUM BOTANICUM

  Martín Hernández - Stage Raw Teenagers Hagler and Scheppner make a sparkling couple, their commitment to the dialogue, coupled...
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Phantom of the Opera @ HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE

Phantom of the Opera @ HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE

  F. Kathleen Foley - Stage Raw More than four decades after its premiere, Phantom of the Opera remains one of...
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Treasure Island @ WILL GEER THEATRICUM BOTANICUM

Treasure Island @ WILL GEER THEATRICUM BOTANICUM

  Ed Rampell - Hollywood Progressive Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum’s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic pirate novel Treasure Island...
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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