Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Production of a Musical (Intimate Theater)	Best Production of a Musical (Large Theater)
Kiss of the Spider Woman – The Musical – Havok Theatre Company Divorce! The Musical – Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical – The Chance Theater Joe's Garage – Open Fist Theatre Company Life Could Be a Dream – David Elzer, Peter Schneider & Crooning Crabcakes LLC	Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara – Geffen Playhouse Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass – Troubadour Theater Company As U2 Like It – Troubadour Theater Company Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale The Last Five Years – East West Players
Best Production of a Play (Intimate Theater)	Best Production of a Play (Large Theater)
Family Planning – Chalk Repertory Theatre A Skull in Connemara – Theatre Tribe Coming Home – Fountain Theatre Equus – The Production Company Photograph 51 – Fountain Theatre Stick Fly – The Matrix Theatre Company The Idea Man – Elephant Theatre Company	Two Trains Running – Ebony Repertory Theatre Farragut North – Geffen Playhouse Lydia – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum The Little Dog Laughed – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre The Rehearsal – A Noise Within
Best Season	Acting Ensemble
Troubadour Theater Company Fountain Theatre Geffen Playhouse Rubicon Theatre Company The Chance Theater	*The cast of Stick Fly* – The Matrix Theatre Company** The cast of Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass – Troubadour Theater Company The cast of As U2 Like It – Troubadour Theater Company The cast of Divorce! The Musical – Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment The cast of Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Volume 1 – Musical Theatre West The cast of Mercury Fur – needtheater The cast of Model Behavior, i.e., the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – 24th Street Theatre
Lead Actor in a Musical	Lead Actress in a Musical
*Jake Broder as Louis Prima – Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara* – Geffen Playhouse** Hershey Felder as Ludwig van Beethoven – Beethoven As I Knew Him – Geffen Playhouse Will Collyer as Josh – BIG: The Musical – West Coast Ensemble Eric Kunze as Jesus – Jesus Christ Superstar – Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities Chad Borden as Molina – Kiss of the Spider Woman – The Musical – Havok Theatre Company Christopher Fitzgerald as Billy Minsky – Minsky's – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre Michael K. Lee as Jamie – The Last Five Years – East West Players	*Vanessa Claire Smith as Keely Smith – Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara* – Geffen Playhouse** Megan Hilty as Doralee Rhodes – 9 to 5: The Musical – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre Allison Janney as Violet Newstead – 9 to 5: The Musical – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre Katrina Lenk as Linda Lovelace – Lovelace A Rock Opera – The Hayworth Leslie Uggams as Lena Horne – Stormy Weather – Pasadena Playhouse Lillias White as Lillias – The Best is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy Coleman – Rubicon Theatre Company Jennifer Paz as Cathy – The Last Five Years – East West Players
Lead Actor in a Play	Lead Actress in a Play
*Glynn Turman as Memphis – Two Trains Running* – Ebony Repertory Theatre** Morlan Higgins as Mick Dowd – A Skull in Connemara – Theatre Tribe Sam R. Ross as Alan Turing – Breaking the Code – The Production Company Chris Pine as Stephen Bellamy – Farragut North – Geffen Playhouse Sam Anderson as Ichabod Banks – The Bird and Mr. Banks – Road Theatre Company Matt Gottlieb as Gabriel Hornstein – Who Lives? – Renal Support Network Joe Spano as George – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Rubicon Theatre Company	*Julie White as Diane – The Little Dog Laughed* – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre** Deidrie Henry as Veronica – Coming Home – Fountain Theatre Alina Phelan as Olivia – Family Planning – Chalk Repertory Theatre Aria Alpert as Rosalind Franklin – Photograph 51 – Fountain Theatre Julia Fletcher as Anna – The Letters – Andak Stage Company Laurie Metcalf as Virginia – Voice Lessons – Zephyr Theatre Betty Garrett as Sarita Myrtle – Waiting in the Wings – Theatre West
Featured Actor in a Musical	Featured Actress in a Musical
*Michael Paternostro as Carmen Ghia – The Producers* – Musical Theatre West** Jim Holdridge as Eugene – Life Could Be a Dream – David Elzer, Peter Schneider & Crooning Crabcakes LLC Niles Rivers as Niles – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale TC Carson as TC – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale John Woodard III as John – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale Maceo Oliver as Maceo – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale David Engel as Roger DeBris – The Producers – Musical Theatre West	*Sarah Cornell as Ulla – The Producers* – Musical Theatre West** Beth Leavel as Maisie – Minsky's – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre Dionne Figgins as Dionne – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale DeLee Lively as DeLee – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale Sharon Catherine Blanks as Sharon – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale Nikki Crawford as Young Lena – Stormy Weather – Pasadena Playhouse Dee Hoty as Kay Thompson – Stormy Weather – Pasadena Playhouse
Featured Actor in a Play	Featured Actress in a Play
*Hugo Armstrong as Sabretooth and Tim – Land of the Tigers* – Sacred Fools, Burglars of Hamm and Frantic Redhead Productions** Jeff Kerr McGivney as Mairtin Hanlon – A Skull in Connemara – Theatre Tribe David Ross Paterson as Dillwyn Knox – Breaking The Code – The Production Company David Ari as Rosen – Family Planning – Chalk Repertory Theatre Adolphus Ward as Solly Two Kings – Gem of the Ocean – Fountain Theatre Geoff Elliott as Hero – The Rehearsal – A Noise Within Roger Robinson as Holloway – Two Trains Running – Ebony Repertory Theatre	*Tasha Ames as Izzy – Rabbit Hole* – Malibu Stage Company** Jenny O'Hara as Maryjohnny Rafferty – A Skull in Connemara – Theatre Tribe Danielle Kennedy as Greta – Family Planning – Chalk Repertory Theatre Elia Saldana as Jilly – Family Planning – Chalk Repertory Theatre Kerry Carney as Francine Carlson – The Idea Man – Elephant Theatre Company Josette DiCarlo as Tamara – The Prodigal Father – Celebration Theatre and Playwrights 6 Angela Goethals as Honey – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Rubicon Theatre Company
Director of a Musical	Director of a Play
*Matt Walker – As U2 Like It* – Troubadour Theater Company** Matt Walker – Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass – Troubadour Theater Company Rick Sparks – Divorce! The Musical – Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment Oanh Nguyen – HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical – The Chance Theater Nick DeGruccio – Kiss of the Spider Woman – The Musical – Havok Theatre Company Jeffrey Polk – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale Jon Lawrence Rivera – The Last Five Years – East West Players	*Larissa Kokernot – Family Planning* – Chalk Repertory Theatre** Stuart Rogers – A Skull in Connemara – Theatre Tribe August Viverito – Equus – The Production Company Shirley Jo Finney – Stick Fly – The Matrix Theatre Company David Fofi – The Idea Man – Elephant Theatre Company Scott Ellis – The Little Dog Laughed – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Israel Hicks – Two Trains Running – Ebony Repertory Theatre
Music Direction	Choreography
*Darryl Archibald – Smokey Joe's Cafe* – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale** Eric Heinly – Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass – Troubadour Theater Company Eric Heinly – As U2 Like It – Troubadour Theater Company David O – Divorce! The Musical – Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment Ross Wright – Joe's Garage – Open Fist Theatre Company Billy Stritch – The Best is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy Coleman – Rubicon Theatre Company Daniel Thomas – The Producers – Musical Theatre West	*Lee Martino – Kiss of the Spider Woman – The Musical* – Havok Theatre Company** Jon Engstrom – 42nd Street – Cabrillo Music Theatre Nadine Ellis, Ameenah Kaplan & Christine Lakin – Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass – Troubadour Theater Company Ameenah Kaplan – Altar Boyz – Celebration Theatre Christine Lakin – As U2 Like It – Troubadour Theater Company Kelly Todd – HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical – The Chance Theater Ken Roht – Ken Roht's Calendar Girl Competition – Bootleg Theater
Book/Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical	Playwrighting For An Original Play
*Erin Kamler – Divorce! The Musical* – Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment** Dolly Parton & Patricia Resnick – 9 to 5: The Musical – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre Book, Lyrics and Music by Frank Zappa, adapted by Pat Towne and Michael Franco – Joe's Garage – Open Fist Theatre Company Ken Roht & John Ballinger – Ken Roht's Calendar Girl Competition – Bootleg Theater Charles Strouse, Susan Birkenhead & Bob Martin – Minsky's – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre	*Kevin King – The Idea Man* – Elephant Theatre Company** Rajiv Joseph – Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Tim Toyama & Aaron Woolfolk – Bronzeville – Robey Theatre Company Carolyn Almos, Matt Almos, Albert Dayan and Jon Beauregard – Land of the Tigers – Sacred Fools, Burglars of Hamm and Frantic Redhead Productions Vince Melocchi – Lions – Pacific Resident Theatre John W. Lowell – The Letters – Andak Stage Company Donald Margulies – Time Stands Still – Geffen Playhouse
Costume Design (Intimate Theater)	Costume Design (Large Theater)
*Ann Closs-Farley – Ken Roht's Calendar Girl Competition* – Bootleg Theater** Jeffrey Schoenberg – Bach at Leipzig – Odyssey Theatre Ensemble Erika C. Miller – HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical – The Chance Theater Martine Granby – Joe's Garage – Open Fist Theatre Company Ann Closs-Farley – Land of the Tigers – Sacred Fools, Burglars of Hamm and Frantic Redhead Productions A. Jeffrey Schoenberg – Light Up The Sky – Open Fist Theatre Company Catherine Glover – Who Lives? – Renal Support Network	*Sharon McGunigle – Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass* – Troubadour Theater Company** William Ivey Long – 9 to 5: The Musical – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre Ann Closs-Farley – James and the Giant Peach – MainStreet Theatre Company Gregg Barnes – Minsky's – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre Soojin Lee – Oliver Twist – A Noise Within Soojin Lee – The Rehearsal – A Noise Within Robert Perdziola – The School of Night – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
Lighting Design (Intimate Theater)	Lighting Design (Large Theater)
*Luke Moyer – Dracula* – NoHo Arts Center Ensemble** Luke Moyer – A Skull in Connemara – Theatre Tribe Brian Sidney Bembridge – Battle Hymn – Circle X Theatre Company Steven Young – Kiss of the Spider Woman – The Musical – Havok Theatre Company Chris Wojcieszyn – Spider Bites – Theatre of NOTE Christian Epps – Stick Fly – The Matrix Theatre Company Jeremy Pivnick – Who Lives? – Renal Support Network	*Donald Holder – The Little Dog Laughed* – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre** Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer – 9 to 5: The Musical – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre David Lander – Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Paul Gallo – Farragut North – Geffen Playhouse Anne Militello – Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara – Geffen Playhouse Ken Booth – Oliver Twist – A Noise Within Dan Weingarten – Two Trains Running – Ebony Repertory Theatre
Scenic Design (Intimate Theater)	Scenic Design (Large Theater)
*Jeff McLaughlin – A Skull in Connemara* – Theatre Tribe** Desma Murphy – Dracula – NoHo Arts Center Ensemble Leonard Ogden – Eternal Equinox – Grove Theater Center Christopher Scott Murillo – HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical – The Chance Theater David Harwell – Rantoul And Die – Elephant Theatre Company John Iacovelli – Stick Fly – The Matrix Theatre Company Will Pellegrini – Who Lives? – Renal Support Network	*Allen Moyer – The Little Dog Laughed* – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre** Scott Pask – 9 to 5: The Musical – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre Derek McLane – Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Michael Ganio – By the Waters of Babylon – Geffen Playhouse Anna Louizos – Minsky's – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre John Lee Beatty – Time Stands Still – Geffen Playhouse Edward E. Haynes, Jr. – Two Trains Running – Ebony Repertory Theatre
Sound Design (Intimate Theater)	Sound Design (Large Theater) – 2 winners
*Ken Sawyer – Dracula* –NoHo Arts Center Ensemble** Michael Levine and Cricket S. Myers – Battle Hymn – Circle X Theatre Company Bruno Louchouarn – Courting Vampires – The Theatre @ Boston Court Cody Henderson and Matt Almos – Land of the Tigers – Sacred Fools, Burglars of Hamm and Frantic Redhead Productions David B. Marling and Christopher Moscatiello – The Bird and Mr. Banks – Road Theatre Company Joseph "Sloe" Slawinski – Treefall – Rogue Machine Theatre Jeffrey Porter – Who Lives? – Renal Support Network	*Erik Carstensen – Beethoven as I Knew Him* – Geffen Playhouse Chris Webb and David Molina – Lydia – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum** John H. Shivers – 9 to 5: The Musical – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre Kathryn Bostic and Cricket S. Myers – Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Lindsay Jones – Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara – Geffen Playhouse Cricket S. Myers – Mary's Wedding – The Colony Theatre Company Lewis Flinn and Cricket S. Myers – The Little Dog Laughed – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

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