Congratulations to the recipients of the 54th Annual LADCC Awards for theatrical excellence.
Production
• Kill Shelter, Theatre of NOTE
McCulloh Award for Revival
• A Little Night Music, Pasadena Playhouse
Lead Performance
• Merle Dandridge, A Little Night Music, Pasadena Playhouse
• Edwin Lee Gibson, Fetch Clay, Make Man, Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre
• Ashley Romans, Kill Shelter, Theatre of NOTE
Featured Performance
• Tasha Ames, Do You Feel Anger?, Circle X Theatre Co.
• Casey Smith, Do You Feel Anger?, Circle X Theatre Co.
Ensemble Performance
• Life Sucks, Interact Theatre Company
Solo Performance
• Daniel K. Isaac, Every Brilliant Thing, Geffen Playhouse
Writing – Original
• Bernardo Cubría, Crabs in a Bucket, Echo Theater Company
• Rosie Narasaki, Unrivaled, Playwrights’ Arena and Boston Court Pasadena
Choreography
• Joyce Guy, Much Ado About Nothing, A Noise Within
• Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls, Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Writing Adaptation
• Aaron Posner, Life Sucks, Interact Theatre Company
Music Direction
• Alby Potts, A Little Night Music, Pasadena Playhouse
Music & Lyrics
• Michael Shaw Fisher, Exorcistic: The Rock Musical, Orgasmico Theatre Company
Direction
• Shaina Rosenthal, Kill Shelter, Theatre of NOTE
Set Design
• Alexander Dodge, The Engagement Party, Geffen Playhouse
Projection/Animation Design
• Yee Eun Nam, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum
Lighting Design
• Dan Weingarten, The Tempest: An Immersive Experience, The Shakespeare Center LA and After Hours Theatre Company
Costume Design
• Kate Bergh, A Little Night Music, Pasadena Playhouse
• Lou Cranch, Crabs in a Bucket, Echo Theater Company
Sound Design
• Alyssa Ishii, Unrivaled; Playwrights’ Arena and Boston Court Pasadena
Puppet Design
• Emory Royston, Kill Shelter, Theatre of NOTE