L.A. Drama Critics Circle awards: Antaeus and Celebration lead the way
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The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle celebrated its 50th anniversary Monday at its annual awards ceremony for local theater, held this year at Pasadena Playhouse. Here’s the complete list of winners chosen by LADCC, whose membership consisted of 22 people (including Times contributor Margaret Gray). Some categories have multiple honorees:
Production
“Cambodian Rock Band,” South Coast Repertory | Feature | Review
“Come From Away,” Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre | Feature | Review
“Cry It Out,” Echo Theater Company at Atwater Village Theatre | Feature | Review
“Sell/Buy/Date,” Geffen Playhouse / Los Angeles LGBT Center | Review
Revival
“Cabaret,” Celebration Theatre | Review
“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” A Noise Within | Review
“The Little Foxes,” Antaeus Theatre Company | Review
Lead performance
MaameYaa Boafo, “School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play,” Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre | Review
Tom Hanks, “Henry IV,” Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles | Review
Kasey Mahaffy, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” A Noise Within | Review
Alex Nee, “Cabaret,” Celebration Theatre | Review
Conrad Ricamora, “Soft Power,” Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre | Feature | Sidebar | Review
Featured performance
Rob Nagle, “The Little Foxes,” Antaeus Theatre Company | Review
Daisuke Tsuji, “Cambodian Rock Band,” South Coast Repertory | Feature | Review
Ensemble performance
“Come From Away,” Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre | Feature | Review
“The Little Foxes,” Antaeus Theatre Company | Review
Solo performance
Sarah Jones, “Sell/Buy/Date,” Geffen Playhouse / Los Angeles LGBT Center | Review
Writing
Sarah Jones, “Sell/Buy/Date,” Geffen Playhouse / Los Angeles LGBT Center | Review
Molly Smith Metzler, “Cry It Out,” Echo Theater Company | Feature | Review
Writing adaptation
Patrick Marber, “Three Days in the Country,” Antaeus Theatre Company | Review
Musical score
Irene Sankoff and David Hein, “Come From Away,” Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre | Feature | Review
Musical direction
Ian Eisendrath, “Come From Away,” Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre | Feature | Review
Anthony Zediker, “Cabaret,” Celebration Theatre | Review
Choreography
Janet Roston, “Cabaret,” Celebration Theatre | Review
Direction
Jennifer Chang, “Vietgone,” East West Players | Review
Geoff Elliott, “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” A Noise Within | Review
Set design
Stephen Gifford, “Cabaret,” Celebration Theatre | Review
John Iacovelli, “The Little Foxes,” Antaeus Theatre Company | Review
Lighting design
Matthew Brian Denman, “Cabaret,” Celebration Theatre | Review
Andrew Schmedake, “Native Son,” Antaeus Theatre Company | Review
Costume design
Allison Dillard, “Bliss (or Emily Post is Dead!),” Moving Arts at Atwater Village Theatre | Review
Allison Dillard, “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,” Celebration Theatre | Review
Sound design
Jeff Gardner, “Native Son,” Antaeus Theatre Company | Review
Joshua D. Reid, A Christmas Carol, Geffen Playhouse | Review
CGI / Projection
Kaitlyn Pietras and Jason H. Thompson, “Vietgone,” East West Players | Review
Specialty
Thomas Isao Morinaka and Aaron Aoki, fight choreography for “Vietgone,” East West Players | Review
Jim Steinmeyer, illusions, stagecraft and magic carpet for “Aladdin,” Hollywood Pantages Theatre | Review
Special awards
Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence: Sacred Fools Theater Company
Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season in a small to midsize theater: Echo Theater Company
Ted Schmitt Award for world-premiere play: Lauren Yee for Cambodian Rock Band, originally produced by South Coast Repertory | Feature | Review
Kinetic Lighting Award for theatrical design: sound designer Robert Oriol
Joel Hirschhorn Award for musical theater: La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment
Milton Katselas Award for direction: Cameron Watson
Gordon Davidson Award for contributions to the Los Angeles theatrical community: Native Voices at the Autry
Theater Angel Award for distinguished service to Los Angeles theater: Yvonne Bell
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