LA Theatre Bites Award 2025:
Don Shirley
Link to award message: https://latheatrebites.com/la-theatre-bite-award-2025-don-shirley/
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Will Riddle (Buddy Holly) The Buddy Holly Story @ Musical Theatre West
BEST ACTOR
Landon Moss (Boy Willie) The Piano Lesson @ Long Beach Playhouse
Nick Samson (Conrad) Stupid Fucking Bird @ Blue Pen Theatre Company
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Hadiyyah Noelle Smith (The Witch) Into the Woods @ The Wisteria Theatre Company
BEST YOUNG ACTOR
Aiden McGuinness (Lewis) Alice in Slasherland @ Cal Rep
Cedric Joe (Tiny) Kill Move Paradise @ Odyssey Theatre
BEST YOUNG ACTRESS
Dana Sandoval (Alice) Alice in Slasherland @ Cal Rep
Paige Simunovich (Jane Jr.) Evanston Salt Costs Climbing @ Rogue Machine Theatre
BEST COLLEGE SHOW
Alice in Slasherland @ Cal Rep
BEST IMMERSIVE SHOW
Dark Library Paris 1925 @ After Hours Theatre Company
BEST MUSICAL
Into the Woods @ The Wisteria Theatre Company
BEST FEATURED ACTOR
Ben Pettis (Lymon) The Piano Lesson @ Long Beach Playhouse
BEST ACTRESS
Blanca Isabella (Marisela) Just Like Us @ Latino Theatre Company
BEST WRITING
Roger Q. Mason – Hide & Hide @ Skylight Theatre Company
BEST LIVE BAND
Rod Bagheri – One Man, Two Guvnors @ A Noise Within
BEST ENSEMBLE
Evanston Salt Costs Climbing @ Rogue Machine Theatre Company
BEST COSTUMES
David Reynoso – La Cage aux Folles @ Pasadena Playhouse
BEST SET
François-Pierre Couture – Just Like Us @ Latino Theatre Company
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS
Alessandra Manon (Cecily Cardew) Importance of Being Earnest @ Antaeus Theatre Company
BEST DIRECTOR
Fidel Gomez – Just Like Us @ Latino Theatre Company
BEST ORIGINAL LOS ANGELES SHOW
Hide & Hide @ Skylight Theatre Company
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Amelia Anello – Hide & Hide @ Skylight Theatre
BEST STRAIGHT PLAY
Evanston Salt Costs Climbing @ Rogue Machine Theatre Company
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Chris Bailey – Back to the Future @ Hollywood Pantages Theatre
BEST LIGHTING
Xinyuan Li – Just Like Us @ Latino Theatre Company
François-Pierre Couture – Alice in Slasherland @ Cal Rep
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Enrique Duenas (Mr. Torres) It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! @ Hudson Theatre
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Amanda Webb (Nancy Taylor) Groundhog Day (musical) @ Landmark Theatre Company LB
BEST MAKEUP
Ivan Hernandez & Ella McDonald – Alice in Slasherland @ Cal Rep
BEST ONE-PERSON SHOW
Beth wants the D @ The Broadwater
AUDIENCE AWARD
Tragedy Giftshop @ Garage Theatre