Best Production of a Musical | Best Production of a Musical |
- – The Chance Theater
- * BASH'd! A Gay Rap Opera – Celebration Theatre
- * Having It All – DEMAND Productions
- * Hoboken to Hollywood – Reasoner Associates LLC
- * ' – Red Hen Productions & Schramm Group LLC
| Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company* Fascinating Rhythms – Rubicon Theatre Company* The Sound of Music – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Venice – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* A Wither's Tale – Troubadour Theater Company |
Best Production of a Play | Best Production of a Play |
Small Engine Repair – Rogue Machine Theatre* Everything Will Be Different – Echo Theater Company* Hello – Crooked Arrow Productions* Nazi Hunter - Simon Wiesenthal – Theatre 40* Neighbors – The Matrix Theatre Company* Voice Lessons – Sacred Fools Theater Company* The War Cycle: Gospel According to First Squad – Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble | A Raisin in the Sun – Ebony Repertory Theatre* Extraordinary Chambers – Geffen Playhouse* "Master Harold"...and the Boys – Rubicon Theatre Company* Superior Donuts – Geffen Playhouse* Waiting for Lefty – Theatre West |
Lead Actor in a Musical | Lead Actress in a Musical |
Raúl Esparza as Jonas Nightingale – Leap of Faith – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre * Alaman Diadhiou as Twist – Twist – An American Musical – Pasadena Playhouse* Luca Ellis as The Crooner – Hoboken to Hollywood – Reasoner Associates LLC* Tom Hewitt as Fred Graham/Petruchio – Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company * David Laffey as Jonathan Weirus/Satan – ' – The Chance Theater* Jesse Merlin as Dr. Hill – ' – Red Hen Productions & Schramm Group LLC* Graham Skipper as Herbert West – ' – Red Hen Productions & Schramm Group LLC | Lesli Margherita as Lilli Vanessi/Kate – Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company* Lindsey Alley as Sissy – Having It All – DEMAND Productions* Stephanie Block as Sonia Walsk – They're Playing Our Song – Reprise Theatre Company* Kim Huber as Lizzie – Having It All – DEMAND Productions* Kelli Provart as Grizabella – Cats – Musical Theatre West* Alet Taylor as Carly – Having It All – DEMAND Productions* Shannon Warne as Amy – Having It All – DEMAND Productions |
Lead Actor in a Play | Lead Actress in a Play |
Stefan Marks as Clark – Hello – Crooked Arrow Productions *Obba Babatundé as Waters – A Soldier's Play – Malibu Stage Company* Jon Bernthal as Terence Swaino – Small Engine Repair – Rogue Machine Theatre* Tom Dugan as Simon Wiesenthal – Nazi Hunter - Simon Wiesenthal – Theatre 40* Joe Fria as Sherlock Holmes – Watson – The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes – Sacred Fools Theater Company* Anthony J. Haney as Sam – "Master Harold"...and the Boys – Rubicon Theatre Company* French Stewart as Nate – Voice Lessons – Sacred Fools Theater Company | Laurie Metcalf as Virginia – Voice Lessons – Sacred Fools Theater Company * Susan Claassen as Edith Head – A Conversation With Edith Head – El Portal Theatre* Alana Dietze as Charlotte – Everything Will Be Different – Echo Theater Company* Diarra Kilpatrick as Lou – The Interlopers – Bootleg Theatre* Sandy Martin as Bella McCorkle – A House Not Meant to Stand – Fountain Theatre* Beth Patrik as Alice – Hello – Crooked Arrow Productions * Constance Zimmer as Claire – Girls Talk – DEMAND Productions |
Featured Actor in a Musical | Featured Actress in a Musical |
Matt Walker as Leontes/Clown – A Wither's Tale – Troubadour Theater Company * Willem De Vries – Fascinating Rhythms – Rubicon Theatre Company* Sean Hingston as Bill Calhoun/Lucentio – Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company * Morgan Rusler as King Herod/Frankenstein – The First Jo-El – Troubadour Theater Company* Isaac Wade as Dr. Allen – Group: A Musical – Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble* Matt Walker as Joseph/Gold – The First Jo-El – Troubadour Theater Company* Jay Winnick as Man #1 – Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company | Beth Kennedy as Paulina/Shepard – A Wither's Tale – Troubadour Theater Company* Anya – Fascinating Rhythms – Rubicon Theatre Company* Meg Gillentine as Lois Lane/Bianca – Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company* Beth Kennedy as Hoffy/Virginia/Winter Warlock – The First Jo-El – Troubadour Theater Company* Katherine Malak as Perdita – A Wither's Tale – Troubadour Theater Company* Millicent Martin as Mamita – Gigi – Reprise Theatre Company* Victoria Platt as Emilia Monroe – Venice – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre |
Featured Actor in a Play | Featured Actress in a Play |
Henry Dittman as James Moriarty – Watson – The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes – Sacred Fools Theater Company* François Chau as Dr. Heng – Extraordinary Chambers – Geffen Playhouse* Edi Gathegi as Franco Wicks – Superior Donuts – Geffen Playhouse* Michael Pappas as PFC Raasch – The War Cycle: Gospel According to First Squad – Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble* Darryl Stephens as Victoria – The Interlopers – Bootleg Theatre* French Stewart as Freud/Queen Victoria – Watson – The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes – Sacred Fools Theater Company* Greg Watanabe as Sopoan – Extraordinary Chambers – Geffen Playhouse | Deidrie Henry as Ruth Younger – A Raisin in the Sun' – Ebony Repertory Theatre* Andrea Bendewald as Jane – Girls Talk – DEMAND Productions* Meredith Bishop as Natalie – Aftermath – Linda Toliver/Gary Guidinger* Anne Gee Byrd as Mrs. Ellis – The Autumn Garden – The Antaeus Company* Vivian Kerr as Mary Warren – The Crucible – Theatre Banshee* Nicole Paggi as Scarlett – Girls Talk – DEMAND Productions* Daniele Watts as Topsy – Neighbors – The Matrix Theatre Company |
Acting Ensemble of a Musical | Acting Ensemble for a Play |
The cast of A Wither's Tale – Troubadour Theater Company * The cast of Having It All – DEMAND Productions* The cast of ' – The Chance Theater* The cast of Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company* The cast of Venice – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre | The cast of Small Engine Repair – Rogue Machine Theatre* The cast of Everything Will Be Different – Echo Theater Company* The cast of Girls Talk – Demand Productions* The cast of Neighbors – The Matrix Theatre Company* The cast of A Raisin in the Sun – Ebony Repertory Theatre* The cast of Voice Lessons – Sacred Fools Theater Company* The cast of The War Cycle: Gospel According to First Squad – Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble |
Director of a Musical | Director of a Play |
Matt Walker – A Wither's Tale – Troubadour Theater Company * Trevor Biship – – The Chance Theater* Cate Caplin – Fascinating Rhythms – Rubicon Theatre Company* Ameenah Kaplan – BASH'd! A Gay Rap Opera – Celebration Theatre* Michael Michetti – Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company* Eric Rosen – Venice – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* Matt Walker – The First Jo-El – Troubadour Theater Company | Andrew Block – Small Engine Repair – Rogue Machine Theatre* Stefan Marks – Hello – Crooked Arrow Productions* Michael Matthews – Take Me Out – Celebration Theatre* Phylicia Rashad – A Raisin in the Sun – Ebony Repertory Theatre* Jaime Robledo – Watson – The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes – Sacred Fools Theater Company* Danika Sudik & Tom Burmester – The War Cycle: Gospel According to First Squad – Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble* Jenny Sullivan – Nazi Hunter - Simon Wiesenthal – Theatre 40 |
Music Direction | Choreography |
Paul Litteral – Hoboken to Hollywood – Reasoner Associates LLC* Darryl Archibald – The Sound of Music – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Eric Heinly – A Wither's Tale – Troubadour Theater Company* DJ Jedi – BASH'd! A Gay Rap Opera – Celebration Theatre* Curtis Moore – Venice – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* Michael Paternostro – Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company* Mike Wilkins – ' – The Chance Theater | Cate Caplin – Fascinating Rhythms – Rubicon Theatre Company * Debbie Allen – Twist – An American Musical – Pasadena Playhouse* Molly Alvarez – The First Jo-El – Troubadour Theater Company* Jason Chong – Krunk Fu Battle Battle – East West Players* Ameenah Kaplan – A Wither's Tale – Troubadour Theater Company* Lee Martino – Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company* Kelly Todd – ' – The Chance Theater |
Book for an Original Musical | Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical |
William Norris, Stuart Gordon & Dennis Paoli – ' – Red Hen Productions & Schramm Group LLC* David Goldsmith & Wendy Perelman – Having It All – DEMAND Productions* Brian Pugach – The Next Fairy Tale – Celebration Theatre | Gregory Nabours – The Trouble with Words – Coeurage Theatre Company * Mark Nutter – ' – Red Hen Productions & Schramm Group LLC* Eric Rosen & Matt Sax – Venice – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre |
Playwrighting For An Original Play | Best Season |
Stefan Marks – Hello – Crooked Arrow Productions * Tom Burmester – The War Cycle: Gospel According to First Squad – Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble* Donald Jolly – Bonded – Playwrights' Arena* Marja-Lewis Ryan – Dysnomia – Jessie Warner & Marja-Lewis Ryan*John Pollono – Small Engine Repair – Rogue Machine Theatre* Elliot Shoenman – Aftermath – Linda Toliver/Gary Guidinger* David Wiener – Extraordinary Chambers – Geffen Playhouse | Troubadour Theater Company* Celebration Theatre* Fountain Theatre* Reprise Theatre Company* Theatre Banshee |
Lighting Design | Lighting Design |
Christopher Kuhl – How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found – The Theatre @ Boston Court* Ken Booth – A House Not Meant to Stand – Fountain Theatre* Ken Booth – The Train Driver – Fountain Theatre* Bosco Flanagan – Awake – Bootleg Theatre* Matt Richter – Skeleton Stories – Theatre Of NOTE* Matt Richter – Shoe Story – Theatre Of NOTE* Mark Svastics – Hello – Crooked Arrow Productions | David Weiner – Venice – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* Howell Binkley – Twist – An American Musical – Pasadena Playhouse* Elizabeth Harper – A Raisin in the Sun – Ebony Repertory Theatre* Paulie Jenkins – Moonlight & Magnolias – The Colony Theatre Company* Jeremy Pivnick – A Wither's Tale – Troubadour Theater Company* Jared Sayeg – Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company* Dan Weingarten – Krunk Fu Battle Battle – East West Players |
Scenic Design | Scenic Design |
Joel Daavid – Skeleton Stories – Theatre Of NOTE* Kurt Boetcher – Heavier Than… – The Theatre @ Boston Court* Tom Buderwitz – The Autumn Garden – The Antaeus Company* Joel Daavid – The Violet Hour – Hollywood Food Chain Productions* Jeff McLaughlin – Bakersfield Mist – Fountain Theatre* Jeff McLaughlin – The Train Driver – Fountain Theatre* Jeff McLaughlin – A House Not Meant to Stand – Fountain Theatre | Todd Rosenthal – Twist – An American Musical – Pasadena Playhouse* John Arnone – Superior Donuts – Geffen Playhouse* Tom Buderwitz – Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company* Michael Ganio – A Raisin in the Sun – Ebony Repertory Theatre* Stephen Gifford – The Clean House – International City Theatre* John Iacovelli – On Golden Pond – The Colony Theatre Company* Meghan Raham – Venice – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre |
Sound Design | Sound Design |
Alyssa Ishii – Awake – Bootleg Theater* Peter Bayne – A House Not Meant to Stand – Fountain Theatre* Bryan Maier – Shoe Story – Theatre Of NOTE* David Marling – The Train Driver – Fountain Theatre* Mark McClain Wilson – Skeleton Stories – Theatre Of NOTE* John Zalewski – How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found – The Theatre @ Boston Court* John Zalewski – Margo Veil – Odyssey Theatre Ensemble | Joshua Horvath – Venice – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* Philip Allen – Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company* Bob Blackburn – A Raisin in the Sun – Ebony Repertory Theatre* Jonathan Burke – The Sound of Music – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Kenny Hobbs – "Master Harold"...and the Boys – Rubicon Theatre Company* Vincent Olivieri – Extraordinary Chambers – Geffen Playhouse* Richard Woodbury – Superior Donuts – Geffen Playhouse |
Costume Design | Costume Design |
A. Jeffrey Schoenberg – The Malcontent – The Antaeus Company* Naila Alladin-Sanders – Neighbors – The Matrix Theatre Company* Ann Closs-Farley – Ken Roht's 99 Cent Only Same-O, An Electric Ballad – Bootleg Theater* Ann Closs-Farley – The Adventures of Pinocchio – Deaf West Theatre* Tina Haatainen-Jones – The Autumn Garden – The Antaeus Company* Shon Leblanc – The Violet Hour – Hollywood Food Chain Productions* Tifanie McQueen – Endgame – Sacred Fools Theater Company | Emilio Sosa – Twist – An American Musical – Pasadena Playhouse* Christa Armendariz – Beehive – The 1960s Girl Group Musical – Civic Light Opera Of South Bay Cities* Angela Calin – Great Expectations – A Noise Within* Ruth Carter – A Raisin in the Sun – Ebony Repertory Theatre* Garry Lennon – Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company* Sharon McGunigle – A Wither's Tale – Troubadour Theater Company* Meghan Raham – Venice'' – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre |