Congratulations to all the recipients of the 48th Annual LADCC Awards. They are as follows:
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
- The Boy from Oz, Celebration Theatre
McCulloh Award for Revival (plays written between 1920 and 1991)
- Cloud 9, Antaeus Theatre Company
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum
Lead Performance
- Andrew Bongiorno in The Boy from Oz, Celebration Theatre
- Ginna Carter in The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, Pacific Resident Theatre
- Hari Dhillon in Disgraced, Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum
Featured Performance
- JD Cullum in Cloud 9, Antaeus Theatre Company
- Bo Foxworth in Cloud 9, Antaeus Theatre Company
- Bess Motta in The Boy from Oz, Celebration Theatre
Ensemble Performance
- Casa Valentina, The Pasadena Playhouse
- Cloud 9, Antaeus Theatre Company
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum
Solo Performance
- Deborah Puette, Captain of the Bible Quiz Team, Rogue Machine Theatre
Direction
- 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
- Erik Patterson, One of the Nice Ones, The Echo Theater Company
Musical Score
- Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre
Music Direction
- Bryan Blaskie, The Boy from Oz, Celebration Theatre
Choreography
- Janet Roston, The Boy from Oz, Celebration Theatre
Set Design
- Alexander Dodge, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Center Theatre Group/ Ahmanson Theatre
CGI/Video Design
- Brad Peterson and David Gallo, Empire the Musical, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
Lighting Design
- Rui Rita and Jake DeGroot, Fly, The Pasadena Playhouse
Costumes
- Kate Bergh, Casa Valentina, The Pasadena Playhouse
- A. Jeffrey Schoenberg, Cloud 9, Antaeus Theatre Company
Sound Design
- 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, The Pasadena Playhouse
- Jessica Mills, Cloud 9, Antaeus Theatre Company
The following special award winners were previously announced:
2016 Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in theatre
- Antaeus Theatre Company
2016 Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season in a small to mid-size theatre
- Rogue Machine Theatre
2016 Ted Schmitt Award for the world premiere of an outstanding new play
- Aliza Goldstein for A Singular They, originally produced by the Blank Theatre
2016 Kinetic Lighting Award for outstanding achievement in theatrical design
- Jared A. Sayeg
2016 Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theatre
- Cabrillo Music Theatre
2016 Milton Katselas Award for career or special achievement in direction
- Maria Gobetti
2016 Gordon Davidson Award for distinguished contribution to the Los Angeles theatrical community
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