Congratulations to the recipients of the 50th Annual LADCC Awards. In some categories, multiple winners were named.
PRODUCTION
- Cambodian Rock Band, produced by South Coast Repertory and Honorary Producers Carolyn and Bill Klein and Samuel and Tammy Tang, South Coast Repertory
- Come From Away, produced by Junkyard Dog Productions, Jerry Frankel, Latitude Link, Smith & Brant Theatricals, Steve & Paula Reynolds, David Mirvish, Michael Rubinoff, Alhadeff Productions, Michael Alden & Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Sam Levy, Rodney Rigby, Spencer Ross, Richard Winkler, Yonge Street Theatricals, Sheridan College, Michael & Ellise Coit, Ronald Frankel, Sheri & Les Biller, Richard & Sherry Belkin, Marlene & Gary Cohen, Allan Detsky & Rena Mendelson, Lauren Doll, Barbara H. Freitag, Wendy Gillespie, Laura Little Theatricals, Carl & Jennifer Pasbjerg, Radio Mouse Entertainment, The Shubert Organization, Cynthia Stroum, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Gwen Arment/Molly Morris & Terry McNicholas, Maureen & Joel Benoliel/Marjorie & Ron Danz, Pamela Cooper/Corey Brunish, Demos Bizar/Square 1 Theatrics, Joshua Goodman/Lauren Stevens, Just for Laughs Theatricals/Judith Ann Abrams Productions, Bill & Linda Potter/Rosemary & Kenneth Willman and La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theatre, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre
- Cry It Out, produced by Chris Fields and Rachael Zambias/Echo Theater Company, Echo Theater Company at Atwater Village Theatre
- Sell/Buy/Date, produced by Geffen Playhouse/Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center, Andrew Carlberg, and Foment Productions, Geffen Playhouse/Los Angeles LGBT Center
MCCULLOH AWARD FOR REVIVAL (Shows between 1920 and 1980)
- Cabaret, produced by Michael Matthews, Michael O’Hara, Jay Marcus, Mark Giberson, Alan Wethern, David Tran, Parnell Damone Marcano, Constance Jewell Lopez, Celebration Theatre
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, A Noise Within
- The Little Foxes, Antaeus Theatre Company
LEAD PERFORMANCE
- MaameYaa Boafo, School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre
- Tom Hanks, Henry IV, The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles
- Kasey Mahaffy, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, A Noise Within
- Alex Nee, Cabaret, Celebration Theatre
- Conrad Ricamora, Soft Power, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre
FEATURED PERFORMANCE
- Rob Nagle, The Little Foxes, Antaeus Theatre Company
- Daisuke Tsuji, Cambodian Rock Band, South Coast Repertory
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
- Come From Away, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre
- The Little Foxes, Antaeus Theatre Company
SOLO PERFORMANCE
- Sarah Jones, Sell/Buy/Date, Geffen Playhouse / Los Angeles LGBT Center
WRITING
- Sarah Jones, Sell/Buy/Date, Geffen Playhouse / Los Angeles LGBT Center
- Molly Smith Metzler, Cry It Out, Echo Theater Company
WRITING ADAPTATION
- Patrick Marber, Three Days in the Country, Antaeus Theatre Company
MUSICAL SCORE
- Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Come From Away, Center Theatre Group/ Ahmanson Theatre
MUSICAL DIRECTION
- Ian Eisendrath, Come From Away, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre
- Anthony Zediker, Cabaret, Celebration Theatre
CHOREOGRAPHY
- Janet Roston, Cabaret, Celebration Theatre
DIRECTION
- Jennifer Chang, Vietgone, East West Players
- Geoff Elliott, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, A Noise Within
SET DESIGN
- Stephen Gifford, Cabaret, Celebration Theatre
- John Iacovelli, The Little Foxes, Antaeus Theatre Company
LIGHTING DESIGN
- Matthew Brian Denman, Cabaret, Celebration Theatre
- Andrew Schmedake, Native Son, Antaeus Theatre Company
COSTUME DESIGN
- Allison Dillard, BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!), Moving Arts at Atwater Village Theatre
- Allison Dillard, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Celebration Theatre
SOUND DESIGN
- Jeff Gardner, Native Son, Antaeus Theatre Company
- Joshua D. Reid, A Christmas Carol, Geffen Playhouse
CGI/PROJECTION
- Kaitlyn Pietras and Jason H. Thompson, Vietgone, East West Players
SPECIALTY
- Thomas Isao Morinaka and Aaron Aoki for Fight Choreography, Vietgone, East West Players
- Jim Steinmeyer for Illusions, Stagecraft, and Magic Carpet, Aladdin, Hollywood Pantages Theatre
The following special award winners were previously announced:
The THEATER ANGEL AWARD for distinguished service to Los Angeles Theater: Yvonne Bell.
The GORDON DAVIDSON Award for distinguished contribution to the Los Angeles theatrical community: Native Voices at the Autry.
The MARGARET HARFORD Award for sustained excellence: Sacred Fools Theater Company.
The POLLY WARFIELD Award for an excellent season in a small to mid-size theatre: Echo Theater Company.
The JOEL HIRSCHHORN Award for distinguished achievement in musical theatre: McCoy Rigby Entertainment & La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.
The TED SCHMITT Award for the world premiere of an outstanding new play: Lauren Yee for Cambodian Rock Band, originally produced by South Coast Repertory.
The MILTON KATSELAS Award for distinguished achievement in direction: Cameron Watson.
The KINETIC LIGHTING Award for distinguished achievement in theatrical design: Robert Oriol, Sound Designer.