Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Production of a Musical (Intimate Theater)	Best Production of a Musical (Large Theater)
Louis & Keely: Live At The Sahara – Sacred Fools Theatre Company City Kid - The Musical – City Kid Productions, LLC deLEARious – Open Fist Theatre Company Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story – Havok Theatre Company Winter Wondrettes – Marvelous Dreams, LLC; Produced by David Elzer and Peter Schneider	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 (Intimate Theater)	Best Production of a Play (Large Theater)
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 (And Mystery) 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 (Memorias De Un Temblor) – 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 (Memorias De Un Temblor) – 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 (And Mystery) 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 (Memorias De Un Temblor) – 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 (And Mystery) Of The Universe) – 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 (Intimate Theater)	Costume Design (Large Theater)
*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 (Us) 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 (Intimate Theater)	Lighting Design (Large Theater)
*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 (Intimate Theater)	Set Design (Large Theater)
*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 (Memorias De Un Temblor) – 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 (Intimate Theater)	Sound Design (Large Theater)
*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 (Memorias De Un Temblor) – 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 (Us) Ltd. Cricket S. Myers – Picasso At The Lapin Agile – Rubicon Theatre Company

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