Best Production of a Musical | Best Production of a Musical |
| Miss Saigon – Civic Light Opera Of South Bay Cities* All Shook Up – Musical Theatre West* The Andrews Brothers – Musical Theatre West* Jekyll & Hyde – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Singin' in the Rain – Cabrillo Music Theatre |
Best Production of a Play | Best Production of a Play |
The Quality Of Life – Geffen Playhouse* And Neither Have I Wings To Fly – Road Theatre Company* Body Politic – The Echo Theater Company* Lady – Road Theatre Company* The Piano Lesson – The Hayworth, Stagewalkers Productions And 444 Productions* Secrets Of The Trade – Black Dahlia Theatre* Wit – The Pulitzer Prize Winning Masterpiece – The Production Company | R. Buckminster Fuller: The History Of The Universe – Rubicon Theatre Company* Bus Stop – Rubicon Theatre Company* A Delicate Balance – Rubicon Theatre Company* Driving Miss Daisy – La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts* En Un Sol Amarillo – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre And Fitla |
Best Touring Production | Acting Ensemble |
Avenue Q – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre* The Color Purple – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre; Produced by Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Roy Furman, Quincy Jones, et. al.* The Drowsy Chaperone – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre* My Fair Lady – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre* Sweeney Todd – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre | The cast of The Andrews Brothers – Musical Theatre West* The cast of And Neither Have I Wings To Fly – Road Theatre Company* The cast of Body Politic – The Echo Theater Company* The cast of City Kid – The Musical – City Kid Productions, LLC* The cast of En Un Sol Amarillo – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre And Fitla* The cast of Tracers – The Gangbusters Theatre Company; Produced By Leon Shanglebee & Sierra Fisk* The cast of Winter Wonderettes – Marvelous Dreams, LLC; Produced By David Elzer And Peter Schneider |
Lead Actor in a Musical | Lead Actress in a Musical |
Robert J. Townsend as Jekyll/Hyde – Jekyll & Hyde – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Kevin Bailey as The Engineer – Miss Saigon – Civic Light Opera Of South Bay Cities* Jake Broder as Louis Prima – Louis & Keely: Live At The Sahara – Sacred Fools Theatre Company* Brandon Victor Dixon as Ray Charles – Ray Charles Live – The Musical – Pasadena Playhouse* David Engel as Don Lockwood – Singin' in the Rain – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Eric Kunze as Chris – Miss Saigon – Civic Light Opera Of South Bay Cities* Allen E. Read as Rocky – Mask – Pasadena Playhouse | Jennifer Paz as Kim – Miss Saigon – Civic Light Opera Of South Bay Cities* Katrina Lenk as Velma Kelly – Chicago – Musical Theatre Of Los Angeles Alliance; Produced By Jeremy Lucas, Bonnie Mcmahan, Justine Baldwin, Mindy Rouff And Mark Espinosa* Lulu Lloyd as Lucy Harris – Jekyll & Hyde – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Bets Malone as Natalie Haller – All Shook Up – Musical Theatre West* Vanessa Claire Smith as Keely Smith – Louis & Keely: Live At The Sahara – Sacred Fools Theatre Company |
Lead Actor in a Play – 2 winners | Lead Actress in a Play |
Joe Spano – R. Buckminster Fuller: The History Of The Universe – Rubicon Theatre Company John Glover – Secrets Of The Trade – Black Dahlia Theatre* Dennis Boutsikaris as Neil – The Quality Of Life – Geffen Playhouse* Joe Egender as Ted – He Asked For It – Theatre Of Note* V.J. Foster as Cotton Slocum – Carnage, A Comedy – Actors' Gang* Lance E. Nichols as Hoke Coleburn – Driving Miss Daisy – La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts* Darrett Sanders as Avram – The Wreck Of The Unfathomable – Theatre Of Note | Laurie Metcalf as Jeannette – The Quality Of Life – Geffen Playhouse* Amy Aquino as Joanne – Secrets Of The Trade – Black Dahlia Theatre* Meredith Bishop as Sophie – The Concept Of Remainders – The Production Company* Kathleen Chalfant as Rose – Red Dog Howls – Gang Of Five New York* Karesa McElheny as Vivian Bearing – Wit – The Pulitzer Prize Winning Masterpiece – The Production Company* Tonya Pinkins as Jasmine – And Her Hair Went With Her – Fountain Theatre; Produced By Stephen Sachs* JoBeth Williams as Dinah – The Quality Of Life – Geffen Playhouse |
Featured Actor in a Musical | Featured Actress in a Musical |
Randy Rogel as Cosmo Brown – Singin' in the Rain – Cabrillo Music Theatre* John Bisom as The Scarecrow – The Wizard Of Oz – Musical Theatre West* Danny Calvert as Dennis – All Shook Up – Musical Theater West* Larry Cedar as Finsdale – Li'l Abner – Reprise Theatre Company* Barry Pearl as Jim Haller – All Shook Up -Musical Theatre West* Aaron Phillips as John Utterson – Jekyll & Hyde – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Harrison White as John – Miss Saigon – Civic Light Opera Of South Bay Cities | Gwen Stewart as Sylvia – All Shook Up – Musical Theatre West* Misty Cotton as Ellen – Miss Saigon – Civic Light Opera Of South Bay Cities* Melissa Fahn as Lina Lamont – Singin' in the Rain – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Megan Lawrence as Charlotte – Flora, The Red Menace – Reprise Theatre Company* Tracy Lore as Miss Sandra – All Shook Up – Musical Theatre West* Beth Obregon as Emma Carew – Jekyll & Hyde – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Cathy Rigby as Mammy Yokum – Li'l Abner – Reprise Theatre Company |
Featured Actor in a Play | Featured Actress in a Play |
Barry Lynch as Candy – Of Mice and Men – Theatre Banshee* Mark Colson as Slim – Of Mice and Men – Theatre Banshee* JD Cullum as Joseph Tumulty – Of Equal Measure – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* Mark Doerr as Graham – Lady – Road Theatre Company* Bennet Guillory as Wining Boy – The Piano Lesson – The Hayworth, Stagewalkers Productions And 444 Productions* Morgan Rusler as Boolie Werthan – Driving Miss Daisy – La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts* Mark Taylor as Peter – Secrets Of The Trade – Black Dahlia Theatre | J. Nicole Brooks as Nina – As Much as You Can – Hendel Productions West; Produced By Steve And Ruth Hendel And David Tarlow* Kathleen Mary Carthy as Marin – The Wreck Of The Unfathomable – Theatre Of Note* Francesca Casale as Cheetah Bee – The Fastest Clock in the Universe – Celebration Theatre* Sharon Lawrence as Vivien Leigh – Orson'S Shadow – Pasadena Playhouse* Johanna McKay as Mrs. Burns – Teen Girl – Zephyr Theatre; Produced By Linda Toliver And Gary Guidinger* Lauren Patten as Elma – Bus Stop – Rubicon Theatre Company* Chloe Taylor as Mary – Teen Girl – Zephyr Theatre; Produced By Linda Toliver And Gary Guidinger |
Director of a Musical | Director of a Play |
Nick Degruccio – Jekyll & Hyde – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Jeremy Aldridge Louis & Keely: Live At The Sahara – Sacred Fools Theatre Company* Roger Bean – Winter Wonderettes – Marvelous Dreams, LLC; Produced By David Elzer And Peter Schneider* Stephanie Coltrin – Miss Saigon – Civic Light Opera Of South Bay Cities* Nick Degruccio – The Andrews Brothers – Musical Theatre West* Steven Glaudini – All Shook Up – Musical Theatre West* Larry Raben – Singin' in the Rain – Cabrillo Music Theatre | Matt Shakman – Secrets Of The Trade – Black Dahlia Theatre* Jane Anderson – The Quality Of Life – Geffen Playhouse* Cesar Brie, En Un Sol Amarillo – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre And Fitla* Scott Cummins – And Neither Have I Wings To Fly – Road Theatre Company* D.W. Jacobs, R. Buckminster Fuller: The History – Rubicon Theatre Company* Derek Charles Livingston – Shakespeare's R & J – The Production Company* Robert Mammana – Wit – The Pulitzer Prize Winning Masterpiece – The Production Company |
Music Direction | Choreography |
Alby Potts – Singin' in the Rain – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Steven Applegate – Jekyll & Hyde – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Darryl Archibald – Li'l Abner – Reprise Theatre Company* Michael Borth – All Shook Up – Musical Theatre West* Patrick Gandy – City Kid – The Musical – City Kid Productions, LLC* John Glaudini – The Andrews Brothers – Musical Theatre West* Alby Potts – Miss Saigon – Civic Light Opera Of South Bay Cities | Bradley Rapier – City Kid – The Musical – City Kid Productions, LLC* Roger Castellano – The Andrews Brothers – Musical Theatre West* Roger Castellano – Jekyll & Hyde – Cabrillo Music Theatre* David Engel – Singin' in the Rain – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Jeremy Lucas – Chicago – Musical Theatre Of Los Angeles Alliance; Produced By Jeremy Lucas, Bonnie McMahan, Justine Baldwin, Mindy Rouff, And Mark Espinosa* Lee Martino – All Shook Up – Musical Theatre West* Karen Nowicki – Miss Saigon – Civic Light Opera Of South Bay Cities |
Book/Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical | Playwrighting For An Original Play |
John Bucchino And Daisy Prince – It's Only Life – Rubicon Theatre Company; Produced By Michael Jackowitz* Meryl Friedman – Tug Of War – The J. Paul Getty Trust* Maury McIntyre And Nick Salamone – Gulls – The Theatre @ Boston Court* Jan Powell And Ken Stone – American Tales – The Antaeus Company* Phil Swann And Ron West – deLEARious – Open Fist Theatre Company | Jane Anderson – The Quality Of Life – Geffen Playhouse* Richard Martin Hirsch – The Concept Of Remainders – The Production Company* Joe Keyes – Big Baby – Produced By Joe Keyes, Heather King And Maile Flanagan* Alex Lyras & Robert McCaskill – The Common Air – Elephant Stageworks* Timothy McNeil – Anything – Elephant Stageworks; Produced By Lindsay Albaugh And Gina Soto* Erik Patterson – He Asked For It – Theatre Of Note* Jonathan Tolins – Secrets Of The Trade – Black Dahlia Theatre |
Costume Design | Costume Design |
Scott A. Lane – Pest Control – The Musical – Open At The Top Productions And Canum Entertainment* Stephanie Kerley-Schwartz & Lauren Tyler – Compleat Female Stage Beauty – Rogue Machine; Produced By John Perrin Flynn And Matthew Elkins* Gelareh Khalioun – And Neither Have I Wings To Fly – Road Theatre Company* Shon Le Blanc – The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore – Fountain Theatre; Produced By Ben Bradley And Diana Gibson* Nalia Sanders – The Piano Lesson – The Hayworth, Stagewalkers Productions And 444 Productions* A. Jeffrey Shoenberg – 1776 – Actors Co-Op/Crossley Theatre* A. Jeffrey Shoenberg – Tonight At 8:30 – Part II: Come The Wild – The Antaeus Company | Paul Tazewell – Ray Charles Live – A New Musical – Pasadena Playhouse* Ann Closs-Farley – Norman's Ark – John Anson Ford Theatre And Duhirst Music Ltd.* Marcy Froehlich – Bus Stop – Rubicon Theatre Company* Marcy Froehlich – Picasso At The Lapin Agile – Rubicon Theatre Company* Shon Le Blanc – You Can'T Take It With You – Rubicon Theatre Company* Sharell Martin And Ambra Wakefield – Jekyll & Hyde – Fclo Music Theatre* Naomi Yoshida – Pippin – East West Players |
Lighting Design | Lighting Design |
Jeremy Pivnick – Crime And Punishment – Actors Co-Op/Crossley Theatre* Leigh Allen – Snake in the Grass – Salem K Theatre Company* Derrick McDaniel – Lady – Road Theatre Company* Luke Moyer, Pest Control – The Musical – Open At The Top Productions And Canum Entertainment* Jeremy Pivnick – 1001 – The Theatre @ Boston Court* August Viverito – Wit – The Pulitzer Prize Winning Masterpiece – The Production Company* Steven Young – Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story – Havok Theatre Company | Darrell Clark – Miss Saigon – Civic Light Opera Of South Bay Cities* Howell Binkley – Clay – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* Michael Gilliam, 'Red Dog Howls – Gang Of Five New York* Jeremy Pivnick – Dawn's Light: The Journey Of Gordon Hirabayashi – East West Players* Jeremy Pivnick – Picasso At The Lapin Agile – Rubicon Theatre Company* Jean-Yves Tessier – Singin' in the Rain – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Steven Young – Jekyll & Hyde – Cabrillo Music Theatre |
Set Design | Set Design |
Desma Murphy – And Neither Have I Wings To Fly – Road Theatre Company* Danny Cistone – The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot – 68 Cent Crew Theatre Company; Produced By Ronnie Marmo* Danny Cistone – On An Average Day – Elephant Stageworks And Vs. Theatre Company* Joel Daavid – The Piano Lesson – The Hayworth, Stagewalkers Productions And 444 Productions* Helen Harwell – Crime And Punishment – Actors Co-Op/Crossley Theatre* Laura Fine Hawkes – Snake in the Grass – Salem K Theatre Company* Gary Smoot – Love Loves A Pornographer – Circle X Theatre Company | Thomas S. Giamario – Bus Stop – Rubicon Theatre Company* Tom Buderwitz – Picasso At The Lapin Agile – Rubicon Theatre Company* Robert Brill – Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre And The Public Theatre* Gonzalo Callejas – En Un Sol Amarillo – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre And Fitla* David Rockwell – All Shook Up – Musical Theatre West* Gary Wissman – A Delicate Balance – Rubicon Theatre Company* Gary Wissman – You Can't Take It With You – Rubicon Theatre Company |
Sound Design | Sound Design |
Ken Rich – The Common Air – Elephant Stageworks* John Ballinger – 1001 – The Theatre @ Boston Court* David B. Marling – Lady – Road Theatre Company* Cricket S. Myers – Dark Play Or Stories For Boys – The Theatre @ Boston Court* John Nobori – The Tragical Comedy Of Mr. Punch – Bootleg Theatre And The Rogue Artists Ensemble* Ken Sawyer – Crime And Punishment – Actors Co-Op/Crossley Theatre* Eric Snodgrass – Snake in the Grass – Salem K Theatre Company | John Feinstein – Miss Saigon – Civic Light Opera Of South Bay Cities'* David Beaudry – Bus Stop – Rubicon Theatre Company* Jonathan Burke – Singin' in the Rain – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Giampaolo Nalli And Danuta Zarzyka – En Un Sol Amarillo – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre And Fitla* Cricket S. Myers – Emergency – Geffen Playhouse* Cricket S. Myers – Norman's Ark – John Anson Ford Theatre And Duhirst Music Ltd.* Cricket S. Myers – Picasso At The Lapin Agile'' – Rubicon Theatre Company |