The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its winners and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2010. Announcements were made at a ceremony held on Monday, March 14 at the Colony Theatre in Burbank.
The award recipients for the 2010 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards are as follows:
ProductionFour Places,
John Perrin Flynn, Matthew Elkins and
Deborah Puette for Rogue Machine Theatre at Theatre/Theater
King Lear, The Antaeus Company at
Deaf West TheatreThe Ballad of Emmett Till,
Stephen Sachs and Deborah Lawler at the Fountain Theatre
Yellow, Louise Beard, Emerson Collins,
Del Shores and Jason Dottley for JD3atrical Productions
McCulloh Award for Revival
(For shows written between 1920 and 1980)
South Pacific,
Bob Boyett;
NETworks Presentations, LLC;
Bob Bartner/
Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group;
Roger Berlind;
Thomas Miller; :Lincoln
Center Theatre Group;
Center Theatre Group at the
Ahmanson Theatre
DirectionBart DeLorenzo, King Lear, The Antaeus Company at
Deaf West Theatre Shirley Jo Finney, The Ballad of Emmett Till, The Fountain Theatre
Michael Michetti, The Twentieth-Century Way, The Theatre @ Boston Court
WritingMichael Hollinger, Opus, The Fountain Theatre
Writing (Adaptation)Jeffrey Hatcher, Cousin Bette, The Antaeus Company at
Deaf West TheatreMusic DirectionEric Heinly, A Wither's Tale, The Troubadour Theater Company at the
Falcon TheatreDavid O, See What I Wanna See, The
Blank TheatreChoreographyAndy Blankenbuehler, In the Heights,
Kevin McCollum,
Jeffrey Seller,
Jill Furman Willis,
Sander Jacobs, Goodman/Grossman,
Peter Fine, Everett/Skipper; Presented by Broadway/L.A. at the Pantages Theatre
Musical ScoreLin-Manuel Miranda, In the Heights,
Kevin McCollum,
Jeffrey Seller,
Jill Furman Willis,
Sander Jacobs, Goodman/Grossman,
Peter Fine, Everett/Skipper; Presented by Broadway/L.A. at the Pantages Theatre
Lead PerformanceLorenz Arnell, The Ballad of Emmett Till, The Fountain Theatre
Anne Gee Byrd, Four Places, Rogue Machine Theatre at Theatre/Theater
Harry Groener, King Lear, The Antaeus Company at
Deaf West TheatreNan McNamara, Wit, Actors Co-op at Crossley Theatres
Chris Pine, The Lieutenant of Inishmore,
Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper Forum
Featured Performance
Gregory Itzin, King Lear, The Antaeus Company at
Deaf West TheatreMatthew Scott Montgomery, Yellow, Louise Beard, Emerson Collins,
Del Shores and Jason Dottley for JD3atrical Productions
Agatha Nowicki, Parasite Drag, Elephant Theater Company
Ensemble Performance
Four Places, Rogue Machine Theatre at Theatre/Theater
Opus, The Fountain Theatre
The Ballad of Emmett Till, The Fountain Theatre
Set Design
Brian Sidney Bembridge, The Good Book of Pedantry and Wonder, The Theatre @ Boston Court and Circle X Theatre Company
Lighting Design
KC Wilkerson, The Who's Tommy, Chance Theater
Costume Design
Naila Aladdin Sanders, Neighbors, The
Matrix Theatre CompanySound Design
Peter Bayne, Opus, The Fountain Theatre
Solo Performance
Ed Harris, Wrecks, The
Geffen PlayhouseLeslie Uggams, Uptown Downtown, The
Pasadena PlayhouseCGI/Video
KC Wilkerson, The Who's Tommy, Chance Theater
Special Prosthetic Effects
Matthew W. Mungle, The Lieutenant of Inishmore,
Center Theatre Group at the
Mark Taper ForumSpecial Effects
Chris Bell, Absinthe, Opium & Magic: 1920s Shanghai, The Grand Guignolers
Waldo Warshaw, The Lieutenant of Inishmore,
Center Theatre Group at the
Mark Taper ForumSpecial AwardsThe Ted Schmitt Award for the world premiere of an outstanding new play was presented to
Del Shores for Yellow. The award was accompanied by an offer to publish and a $1,000 check funded by Samuel French, Inc.
The Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season in a small to mid-size theater was presented to the Antaeus Company. The award was accompanied by a $500 check, funded by the
Nederlander Organization.
The Bob Z award for distinguished achievement in set design was presented to Francois-Pierre Couture. The award was accompanied by a $500 check, funded by contributions from the theatrical community.
The Angstrom Award for career achievement in lighting design was presented to Dan Weingarten. The award was accompanied by a $1,000 check, funded by Angstrom Lighting.
The Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in theater was presented to the City Garage Theatre. The award was accompanied by a $500 check, funded by an anonymous donor.
The
Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theatre was presented to
Matt Walker. The award was accompanied by a $500 check, funded by
David Elzer/Demand PR.
The
Milton Katselas Award for career or special achievement in direction was presented to
Simon Levy. The award was accompanied by a $1,000 check, funded by Katselas Theatre Company and the
Beverly Hills Playhouse.
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