Richard 3 @ A Noise Within

The Robey Theatre Company presents: The Great Lover @ Los Angeles Theatre Center

The Typist @ Plays with People and Danna Hyams Production Hudson Theatre

Clown Shit @ Eastwood Performing Arts Center

Stereophonic @ Hollywood Pantages

BEST IMMERSIVE SHOW

Dark Library: Edgar Allan Poe @ After Hours Theatre Company

Last Call Theatre presents: The Butterfly Effect @ Stella Coffee Beverly Hills

5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche @ New Forms

Dark Library: The Time Machine @ After Hours Theatre Company

BEST YOUNG ACTRESS

Everleigh Brenner (Charlie) Playback @ This Is A Front Productions

Kaylee Kaneshiro (Angie) Anthropology @ Rogue Machine Theatre

Maya Drake (Ali) Hell’s Kitchen @ Pantages

Nicole Ohara (Lady) Hold that thought while I scream @ Hobgoblin Playhouse/ Happy Mans Productions LLC

Pilot Paisley-Rose(Charlotte Roberts) Ballybunion Backs Bill! @ The Broadwater/Locked in the Attic Productions and Five Ohm Productions

BEST MUSICAL

Passion @ Chromolume Theatre

Mean Girls the Musical @ LA Mirada Theatre

Hell’s Kitchen @ Pantages

BEST COSTUME

Adam Ramirez – McCoy Rigby Entertainment presents: PETER PAN

GOES WRONG @ LA Mirada Theatre

Liuba Randolph & Jennifer Oundjian- The Time Machine @ After Hours Theatre Company

Lena Sands – BOSTON COURT PASADENA PRESENTS MARIOLOGY @ BOSTON COURT PASADENA

Charly Charney Cohen – The Typist @ Plays with People and Danna Hyams Production, Hudson Theatre

Christine Cover Ferro – Richard 3 @ A Noise Within

BEST ACTOR

Bruce Lemon Jr. – Independent Shakespeare Company & Coin & Ghost presents: The Aaron Play @ Independent Shakespeare Company

Scott G. Jackson (Victor Franz) The Price @ Pacific Resident Theatre

Julio Hanson (Duke de Richelieu) The Robey Theatre Company presents: The Great Lover @ Los Angeles Theatre Center

Noah James (The Writer) The Typist @ Plays with People and Danna Hyams Production, Hudson Theatre

Samuel Garnett – Clown Shit! @ Eastwood Performing Arts Center

BEST ACTRESS

Ann Noble (Richard) Richard 3 @ A Noise Within

Regina Fernandez (Sandra) McCoy Rigby Entertainment presents: PETER PAN GOES WRONG @ La Mirada Theatre

CJ Obilom (Gabrielle De Belle-Isle) The Robey Theatre Company presents: The Great Lover @ Los Angeles Theatre Center

Evangeline Edwards (The Typist) The Typist @ Plays with People and Danna Hyams Production, Hudson Theatre

Hope Lauren – Clown Shit @ Eastwood Performing Arts Center

BEST DIRECTOR

John Perrin Flynn – Anthropology @ Rogue Machine Theatre

Eric Petersen – McCoy Rigby Entertainment presents: PETER PAN GOES WRONG @ La Mirada Theatre

Jennifer Strattan & Jennifer Oundjian – The Time Machine @ After Hours Theatre Company

Ben Guillory – The Robey Theatre Company presents: The Great Lover @ Los Angeles Theatre Center

Jeremy Wechsler – The Typist @ Plays with People and Danna Hyams Production, Hudson Theatre

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Paul Luoma (Giorgio) Passion the musical @ Chromolume Theatre

Eric Myrick (Aaron Samuels) Mean Girls the musical @ LA Mirada Theatre

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Nora Elkind (Fosca) Passion the musical @ Chromolume Theatre

Kennedy Caughell (Jersey) Hell’s Kitchen @ Pantages

Sharon Catherine Brown (Older Allie) The Notebook the Musical @ Pantages

Adrianna Rose Lyons (Regina George) Mean Girls the Musical @ LA Mirada Theatre

BEST FEATURED ACTOR

Jason Mimms (Lieutenant Sevran) The Robey Theatre Company presents: The Great Lover @ Los Angeles Theatre Center

Richard Fancy (Gregory Solomon) The Price @ Pacific Resident Theatre

Brian Monahan (Guard One) Independent Shakespeare Company & Coin & Ghost presents: The Aaron Play @ Independent Shakespeare Company

Nick Apostolina (Max) McCoy Rigby Entertainment presents: PETER PAN GOES WRONG @ La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts

Matthew Goodrich (Stephen/David) Brownstone @ Open Fist Theatre Company

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Gavin Leahy (Damian Hubbard) Mean Girls @ LA Mirada Theatre

Desmond Sean Ellington (Davis) Hell’s Kitchen @ Pantages

Jalen Friday (Teen Angel) Grease the musical @ Altadena Music Theatre

Eugene Boyd (Roger) Grease the musical @ Altadena Music Theatre

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Sarah-Anne Martinez (Gretchen Wieners) Mean Girls the musical @ LA Mirada Theatre

Miss Liza Jane (Roz White) Hell’s Kitchen @ Pantages

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Emily DePauw and Jennifer Oundjian – Dark Library: Edgar Allan

Poe @ After Hours Theatre Company

Jonathan Rider – Richard 3 @ A Noise Within

Dana Solimando – Mean Girls the Musical @ LA Mirada Theatre

BEST LIVE BAND

Dee Simone – littleboy/littleman @ Geffen Playhouse

Anthony Lucca – Kid Gloves @ Skylight Theatre

Emily ORR (Music Director) Hell’s Kitchen @ Pantages

William Foster McDaniel (Musical Director) Ain’t Misbehavin’: Fats Waller Musical Show @ Ebony Repertory Theatre in association with Fig Street Films

Justin Craig (Music Director) Stereophonic @ Pantages

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS

Julia Manis (Raquel) Anthropology @ Rogue Machine Theatre

Janaya Mahealani Jones (Miss Watchett/Nebog) The Time Machine @ After Hours Theatre Company

Jade Santana (Jessica) Brownstone @ Open Fist Theatre Company

Shawnee Badger (Jessica Goldman) This is Our Youth @ Theatre Extempore & Dig Deep Theatre

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Sara Beil and Parker Sela – Dark Library: Edgar Allan Poe @ After Hours Theatre Company

Marc Anthony Thompson- In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat @ Outside in Theatre

Jeffrey Daijiro Taylor – Last Call Theatre presents: The Butterfly Effect @ Stella Coffee Beverly Hills

Harrison Johnstone & Cooper Baldwin – The Time Machine @ After Hours Theatre Company

James Ferrero – Strange Beings @ Day for Knight Productions

BEST WRITING

Shem Bitterman – The Typist @ Plays with People and Danna Hyams Production, Hudson Theatre

Lauren Gunderson- Anthropology @ Rogue Machine Theatre

Hope Lauren-  Clown Shit @ Eastwood Performing Arts Center

Zachary Bones – Independent Shakespeare Company & Coin & Ghost presents: The Aaron Play @ Independent Shakespeare Company

Rudi Goblen – Littleboy/littleman @ Geffen Playhouse

BEST ENSEMBLE

The Time Machine @ After Hours Theatre Company

McCoy Rigby Entertainment presents: PETER PAN GOES WRONG @ La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts

Richard 3 @ A Noise Within

The Robey Theatre Company presents: The Great Lover @ Los Angeles Theatre Center

5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche @ New Forms

BEST COLLEGE SHOW

The Good Person of Setzuan @Cal State Northridge

Cabaret @ Citrus College in Glendora

BEST SET

Stephanie Kerley Schwartz – Anthropology @ Rogue Machine Theatre

Stephen Gifford – Mean Girls @ La Mirada Theatre

Mark Mendelson – Kid Gloves @ Skylight Theatre

David Zinn – Stereophonic @ Pantages

Joel Daavid (Production Designer) The Typist @ Plays with People and Danna Hyams Production, Hudson Theatre

BEST MAKEUP

Kaitlin Yagen – Mean Girls @ LA Mirada Theatre

Melissa Kaye Bontempt (Wig Designer) The Robey Theatre Company presents: The Great Lover @ Los Angeles Theatre Center

Robert Pickens and Katie Gell – Stereophonic @ Pantages

BEST VIDEO/EFFECTS

Derek Christiansen & Ruby O’Brien (Projection Design) Dungeons & Dragons the Twenty-Sided Tavern @ Montalban Theatre

Michelle Hanzelova-Bierbauer (AI & Video Design) Anthropology @ Rogue Machine Theatre

Fritz Davis (Video Engineer) Anthropology @ Rogue Machine Theatre

DAVID MURAKAMI – Mean Girls the Musical @ LA Mirada Theatre

Clayton Williams (Mechanical Effects Design) & Robert Ramirez (Illusion Design) The Time Machine @ After Hours Theatre Company

BEST YOUNG ACTOR

Julien Thompson (Wang) The Good Person of Setzuan @ California State University, Northridge

Benjamin J. Young (Patrick/gene/duck) Hold that thought while I scream @ Hobgoblin Playhouse/ Happy Mans Productions LLC

Jackson Gordon (Warren Straus) This is Our Youth @ Theatre Extempore & Dig Deep Theatre

Mads McDonough (Cal Bradbury) Last Call Theatre presents: The Butterfly Effect @ Stella Coffee Beverly Hills

Joshua Bruce (Chevalier Chamblay) The Robey Theatre Company presents: The Great Lover @ Los Angeles Theatre Center

BEST LIGHTING

Steven Young – McCoy Rigby Entertainment presents: PETER PAN GOES WRONG @ La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts

Christine Ferriter – BOSTON COURT PASADENA PRESENTS MARIOLOGY @ BOSTON COURT PASADENA

Natasha Katz – Hell’s Kitchen @Pantages

Aiden Vice – The Time Machine@ After Hours Theatre Company

Jiyoun Chang – Stereophonic @ Pantages

BEST ORIGINAL LOS ANGELES SHOW

littleboy/littleman @ Geffen Playhouse

Independent Shakespeare Company & Coin & Ghost presents: The

Aaron Play @ Independent Shakespeare Company

The Typist @ Plays with People and Danna Hyams Production, Hudson Theatre

Clown Shit @ Eastwood Performing Arts Center

The Time Machine @ After Hours Theatre Company

BEST ONE-PERSON SHOW

In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat @ Outside in Theatre

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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

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BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Cheyenne Jackson (Georges) La Cage aux Folles @ Pasadena Playhouse
Max Chernin (Leo Frank) Parade @ Ahmanson
Caden Brauch (Marty McFly) Back to the Future @ Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Will Riddle (Buddy Holly) The Buddy Holly Story @ Musical Theatre West
Carter Haugen (The Baker) Into the Woods @ The Wisteria Theatre Company

BEST ACTOR

Hugo Armstrong (Basil) Evanston Salt Costs Climbing @ Rogue Machine Theatre
Landon Moss (Boy Willie) The Piano Lesson @ Long Beach Playhouse
Alex Barlas (John Worthing) Importance of Being Earnest @ Antaeus Theatre Company
Erin Galloway (Matthew) Private Eyes @ Theatre Palisades
Nick Samson (Conrad) Stupid Fucking Bird @ Blue Pen Theatre Company

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Lauren McGunigale (Rita Hanson) Groundhog Day (musical) @ Landmark Theatre Company LB
Zane Berube (Lorraine Baines) Back to the Future @ Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Kathryn Bruner (Elle Woods) Legally Blonde @ La Mirada Theatre
Hadiyyah Noelle Smith (The Witch) Into the Woods @ The Wisteria Theatre Company
Talia Suskauer (Lucille Frank) Parade @ Ahmanson

BEST YOUNG ACTOR

Brogan Hall (Lloyd/Prof Anderson) Blue Stockings @ USC School of Dramatic Arts
Aiden McGuinness (Lewis) Alice in Slasherland @ Cal Rep
Cedric Joe (Tiny) Kill Move Paradise @ Odyssey Theatre
Charlie Stover (Jackson Hoffman) It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! @ Hudson Theatre
Neo Barnes (Albert) Goldfish @ Noisy Nest

BEST COLLEGE SHOW

Urinetown: The Musical @ Cal Rep
The Wolves @ Cal State Northridge
Blue Stockings @ USC School of Dramatic Arts
Something Rotten @ USC Musical Theatre
Alice in Slasherland @ Cal Rep

BEST YOUNG ACTRESS

Victoria Martin (Penelope Pennywise) Urinetown @ Cal Rep
Dana Sandoval (Alice) Alice in Slasherland @ Cal Rep
Paige Simunovich (Jane Jr.) Evanston Salt Costs Climbing @ Rogue Machine Theatre
Bridgett Mistrot (May) Fool for Love @ Heart of Heart Theatre Company
Jillian Lee Garner (Lucy) Goldfish @ Noisy Nest

BEST IMMERSIVE SHOW
Dark Library Paris 1925 @ After Hours Theatre Company

BEST MUSICAL

It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! @ Hudson Theatre
La Cage aux Folles @ Pasadena Playhouse
Into the Woods @ The Wisteria Theatre Company
Back to the Future @ Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Groundhog Day (musical) @ Landmark Theatre Company LB

BEST FEATURED ACTOR

Jay Lee (Algernon Moncrieff) Importance of Being Earnest @ Antaeus Theatre Company
Ben Pettis (Lymon) The Piano Lesson @ Long Beach Playhouse
Peter Schiavelli (Doyle Trigorin) Stupid Fucking Bird @ Theatre Extempore
Josey Montana McCoy (Alfie) One Man, Two Guvnors @ A Noise Within
Matthew Adiao – A Man/Me/Then Jim @ The Sherry Theater

BEST ACTRESS

Kimi Walker (Wiletta Mayer) Trouble in Mind @ Actors Co-op Theater Company
Meg Cashel (Hunna) Three Exorcisms @ The Broadwater
Blanca Isabella (Marisela) Just Like Us @ Latino Theatre Company
Amanda Perez (Nina) Stupid Fucking Bird @ Blue Pen Theatre Company
Kacie Rogers (Mina) Furlough’s Paradise @ Geffen Playhouse

BEST WRITING

John Lavelle – Sinner’s Laundry Wolf & Snake Collective and Season 10 Stage
Will Arbery – Evanston Salt Costs Climbing @ Rogue Machine Theatre
Rosie Glen-Lambert & Hailey McAfee – and her Children @ The Attic Collective
Roger Q. Mason – Hide & Hide @ Skylight Theatre Company
A.K. Payne – Furlough’s Paradise @ Geffen Playhouse

BEST LIVE BAND

Curtis Heard – Groundhog Day (musical) @ Landmark Theatre Company LB
Darryl Archibald – La Cage aux Folles @ Pasadena Playhouse
Michael Orland – Nic & Desi Broadway to Hollywood @ Catalina Jazz Club
Ryan O’Connell – Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story @ Musical Theatre West
Rod Bagheri – One Man, Two Guvnors @ A Noise Within

BEST ENSEMBLE

Just Like Us @ Latino Theatre Company
Stupid Fucking Bird @ Blue Pen Theatre Company
Evanston Salt Costs Climbing @ Rogue Machine Theatre Company
Dark Library Paris 1925 @ After Hours Theatre Company
Noises Off @ Geffen Playhouse

BEST COSTUMES

Julie Keen – Importance of Being Earnest @ Antaeus Theatre Company
Sonia Giansiracusa – Alice in Slasherland @ Cal Rep
David Reynoso – La Cage aux Folles @ Pasadena Playhouse
Syrie James – Jane Austen in 89 minutes @ Theatre Forty
Myletta Nora – Sleeping Giant @ The Road Theatre Company

BEST SET

François-Pierre Couture – Just Like Us @ Latino Theatre Company
Todd Rosenthal – Noises Off @ Geffen Playhouse
Frederica Nascimento – One Man, Two Guvnors @ A Noise Within
Sarah Keilman – Alice in Slasherland @ Cal Rep
David Offner – The Wolves @ Cal State Northridge

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS

Jazzmynne Silva (#13) – The Wolves @ Cal State Northridge
Bethany Koulias (Emma Arkadina) Stupid Fucking Bird @ Theatre Extempore
Amanda Godoy (Celia) As You Like It @ Shakespeare by the Sea
Alessandra Manon (Cecily Cardew) Importance of Being Earnest @ Antaeus Theatre Company
Hailey McAfee (Nicole) Three Exorcisms @ The Broadwater

BEST DIRECTOR

Gregg T. Daniel – Kill Move Paradise @ Odyssey Theatre
Fidel Gomez – Just Like Us @ Latino Theatre Company
Guillermo Cienfuegos – Evanston Salt Costs Climbing @ Rogue Machine Theatre Company
Rovin Jay – The Piano Lesson @ Long Beach Playhouse
Jessica Hanna – Hide & Hide @ Skylight Theatre

BEST ORIGINAL LOS ANGELES SHOW

and her Children @ The Attic Collective
Dark Library Paris 1925 @ After Hours Theatre Company
Hide & Hide @ Skylight Theatre Company
The Unraveling @ Ghost Road Company
It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! @ Hudson Theatre

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Robert Revell – Just Like Us @ Latino Theatre Company
Nik Doner – Time Machine @ The Broadwater
Amelia Anello – Hide & Hide @ Skylight Theatre
Matari2000 – Tragedy Giftshop @ The Garage Theatre Long Beach
Ian Sutherland – Stupid Fucking Bird @ Theatre Extempore

BEST STRAIGHT PLAY

Noises Off @ Geffen Playhouse
The Piano Lesson @ Long Beach Playhouse
Evanston Salt Costs Climbing @ Rogue Machine Theatre Company
Just Like Us @ Latino Theatre Company
Importance of Being Earnest @ Antaeus Theatre Company

BEST ONE-PERSON SHOW

Feast @ Leonix Movement Theatre
Beth wants the D @ The Broadwater
Near Sex for Work @ Hudson Theatre
and her Children @ The Attic Collective

BEST MAKEUP

Alberto “Albee” Alvarado (Wig and Hair Design) La Cage aux Folles @ Pasadena Playhouse
Ivan Hernandez & Ella McDonald – Alice in Slasherland @ Cal Rep
Haley Ruby (Wigs) Noises Off @ Geffen Playhouse
Taylor Renee Castle (Wig Master) Into the Woods @ The Wisteria Theatre Company

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Chris Bailey – Back to the Future @ Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Maxx Reed – It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! @ Hudson Theatre
Emily DePauw – Dark Library Paris 1925 @ After Hours Theatre Company
Dana Solimando – Legally Blonde @ La Mirada Theatre
Indira Tyler – One Man, Two Guvnors @ A Noise Within

BEST LIGHTING
Xinyuan Li – Just Like Us @ Latino Theatre Company
Pablo Santiago – Furlough’s Paradise @ Geffen Playhouse
François-Pierre Couture – Alice in Slasherland @ Cal Rep
Brandon Baruch – Hide & Hide @ Skylight Theatre
Dan Weingarten – Evanston Salt Costs Climbing @ Rogue Machine Theatre Company

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Cartreze Tucker (Goldie Wilson, Marvin Berry) Back to the Future @ Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Enrique Duenas (Mr. Torres) It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! @ Hudson Theatre
Ramone Nelson (Jim Conley) Parade @ Ahmanson
Christopher Thume (Mysterious Man/Stepmother) Into the Woods @ The Wisteria Theatre Company

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Amanda Webb (Nancy Taylor) Groundhog Day (musical) @ Landmark Theatre Company LB
Grace Simmons (Margot) Legally Blonde @ La Mirada Theatre
Janaya Mahealani Jones (Marlena) Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story @ Musical Theatre West
Kiera Morris (Lucinda/Rapunzel) Into the Woods @ The Wisteria Theatre Company

AUDIENCE AWARD
Tragedy Giftshop @ The Garage Theatre Long Beach
The Piano Lesson @ Long Beach Playhouse
Three Exorcisms @ The Broadwater
44: The Obama Musical @ Kirk Douglas Theatre
Harvey @ Whittier Community Theatre

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Best Actor – Daniel Dorr (Blackie) Baby Foot @ Rogue Machine Theatre

Baby Foot this year was a terrific option if you were looking for raw, visceral acting in an intimate space. Daniel Dorr played Blackie, a person with a heroin addiction, on his first day at a drug rehab in Portland, Oregon. While the piece is a three-hander, the play is primarily composed of the performances from Dorr and his co-star, Hope Lauren, who played Alexis. No matter how good of an actor or actress you are, it’s really difficult to make bad writing good. However, a great actor can take a good script to another level. Dorr’s vulnerability and ability to explore the darker, destructive side of the character without judgment is astounding. – Patrick Chavis

Best College Show– Ride the Cyclone @ CAL REP Cal State Long Beach

This was our first year covering college theatre in Los Angeles, and Ride the Cyclone at Cal State Long Beach is one of the shows that showed us what we’ve been missing! Wow, it was an excellent performance from this young cast of performers, and to date, it featured the best live performance of Karnak I’ve seen thus far from Ryusei Nakamura. The voice and the facial mannerisms from this young actor were out of bounds. – Patrick Chavis

Best Actress– Ashley Romans (Colleen) Kill Shelter @ Theatre of Note

Ashely Romans took the audience on an emotional ride with this show, featuring a relatable but conflicted character living in a grey area of life. Roman was able to humanize the character Colleen, showing us multiple sides to this person, and who can forget her gripping moments with the puppet dogs, chilling. – Patrick Chavis

Best Immersive Theatre Show– Measure Still For Measure @ Boston Court Pasadena

Measure STILL For Measure, Written & Directed by Jessica Kubzanksy, was an innovative immersive show. Using Pasadena’s Boston Court facilities as a sort of backstage look into a show about to go up is a stroke of genius. Everything feels realistic and hauntingly true to life. Using this format to allow people to see different aspects of an abuse of power is striking. Anchored by a stellar performance from Bukola Ogunmola and an all-star production team, Measure Still For Measure is an immersive show that uses its styling to put the audience into the position of its lead. It’s easier conceptualized than executed, but they made it look easy. It was a remarkable achievement from start to finish. – Matthew Robinson

Best Ensemble– Potus @ Geffen Playhouse

POTUS might not be one of the best plays I’ve seen at the Geffen, but it’s close to the top for a good time. There was pure chaos on that stage, precisely what you wanted with a farce, and they would not let up until the curtain went down. It’s topical, a little nuts, and a whole lot of fun. – Patrick Chavis

Best Costumes– Susan Hilferty – Funny Girl @ Ahmanson

When you talk about Funny Girl, you need costumes that are as vibrant and unique as the title character, Fanny Brice. Hilferty’s costumes are period-appropriate and glamorous and old school Broadway in the best way. – Patrick Chavis 

Best Set– Stephen Gifford – Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada Theatre

Set design is one of my favorite elements of theatre. So much creativity and artistry goes into it, and it fascinates me to no end. Stephen Giffords’s cityscape design for Jersey Boys at LA Mirada was not only expansive as a design must be to fill the large stage at LA Mirada Theatre but also incredibly functional and, most importantly, never static. A lot of sets can appear as a backdrop for the actors. Gifford created multiple spaces that appeared on and off the stage like magic—the magic of theatre. – Patrick Chavis

Best Musical– Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Musical theatre is often our first introduction to the theatre. Song is something we can understand from a very young age. Some of my earliest memories of the theatre were watching an old VHS tape of Peter Pan, the one with Mary Martin in 1954. At the time, I didn’t think of it as a musical even though everyone was singing. However, the music and the story of young kids fighting pirates and getting to do what they wanted without adults seemed like a good idea at the time. There is something amazing about how these musicals can stay with you forever.

There were some excellent musicals this year that really captured the needed energy musically and in performance; on the top of the heap was undoubtedly Reefer Madness at the Whitley. The brilliant idea to create a show and a whole new environment around the show is the thinking theatre in Los Angeles is screaming for. Not only did they create the environment, but they also brought the talent in a way I haven’t seen in a very long time. If this is where musical theatre is going, I’m very excited to see what’s coming next in LA. – Patrick Chavis

Best Young Actress– Maya Knell (Chava) Mikvah Girls @ This Is A Front

Every year, I try to make it to at least five shows at the Hollywood Fringe (usually a lot more). It’s such an important event for the theatre community in Los Angeles. The fringe is an excellent opportunity in a city where it can be costly to put on and promote a show, and they do this every year for hundreds of out-of-town and local theatre creators.

Mikvah Girls was one of those smaller production gems that shined so bright this year. It’s a dramatic comedy about the burgeoning relationship of two Jewish friends as they converse about one of their idols, Bruce Springsteen, in a bathhouse.

Maya Knell played Chava, the older of the friends. She is 23, already married, and has children. Between the two friends, she played the more mature and outwardly put-together of the duo.

There is a love story in this show that goes beyond the page. That’s where the acting really sets in. It can be hard to gauge exactly how to get there, and that’s where good direction and acting come in. Knell not only expresses this love on the stage but also makes you wait for it. When it hits you, OMG! – Patrick Chavis

Best Young Actor– Jack Clevenger (Nolan) Kill Shelter @ Theatre of Note

Jack Clevenger was incredible as the character Nolan in Kill Shelter. The character is funny because he is young and naive. I took notice because Clevenger was able to show in his performance how conflicted Nolan was in trying to do the right thing from his perspective. It was a genuinely nuanced performance I couldn’t forget. – Patrick Chavis

Best Makeup– Tiffany Hall – Funny Girl @ Ahmanson

Tiffany Hall’s makeup was more than suitable for this production’s glamorous people and performances. It was classic Broadway with a little bit of pizazz. – Patrick Chavis

Best Featured Actor–  Hahn Cho (Tae) Pangs Spa @ Chalk Rep

A talented character actor performance from Hahn Cho. When I see an actor like this, it reminds me there are levels to this craft of acting. After this performance, I was convinced this was a much older man. To see later in interviews that he is not very old but so very different from the character, Cho must have a serious range. I’m excited to see what he covers next.  – Patrick Chavis

Best Director– Tracey A. Leigh – Two Stop @ EST/LA

This show took me by surprise. I was enamored by the concept and execution of this LA play, set in LA, about LA, and presented with such a unique visual concept. Inside the liquor store, the set looked so real you could buy stuff from the cash register before the show. The environment was so accurate you could see the security camera footage from your seat. The story was playful and full of stuff you recognize about LA but set during a period of LA history you might not remember. Leigh’s talented direction in tying these elements together could not have been more masterful. – Patrick Chavis

Best Featured Actress– Nicole DuPort (Crystal) Dido of Idaho @ The Echo Theater Company

You don’t have to be a critic with years of experience to know when you see a compelling performance; you can feel it in your bones. I sat down thinking, “Oh, Dido of Idaho, not a bad piece. I think I know where this is going.” Then Crystal’s character came onstage. It was such a switch, and I didn’t know what was going to happen, and it was exciting. It was the best performance in Los Angeles this year. – Patrick Chavis

Best Performer– Nicole DuPort (Crystal) Dido of Idaho @ The Echo Theater Company

You don’t have to be a critic with years of experience to know when you see a compelling performance; you can feel it in your bones. I sat down thinking, “Oh, Dido of Idaho, not a bad piece. I think I know where this is going.” Then Crystal’s character came on stage. It was such a switch, and I didn’t know what was going to happen, and it was exciting. It was the best performance in Los Angeles this year. – Patrick Chavis

Best Original Los Angeles Show – Kill Shelter @ Theatre of Note

The production of Kill Shelter brought something very special to LA Theatre. Yes, puppets have been used in countless productions, so this wasn’t anything new. What was new was how they incorporated them into this story and how it resonated with the audience. The play talks about animal kill shelters and the tough choices these places have to make almost every day, but it is also a metaphor for human abortion and the struggles the people who work in those fields encounter. The staging was intimate, well-conceived, and incredibly modern. – Patrick Chavis

Best Lighting – Xinyuan Li – Dido of Idaho @ The Echo Theatre Company

Dido of Idaho had nontraditional seating instead of looking straight forward at the stage. The chairs are placed around the stage in a circular pattern as the actors mostly acted in the middle of the stage and other times to the sides. While there were set pieces, the space was artsy and fragmented. This worked in the favor of Lighting Designer Xinyuan Li, while the set pieces created a limited sense of place. This was a piece about people, and Li’s lighting was able to focus, carefully section off each scene, and highlight these actors in moments of pain and joy. -Patrick Chavis

Best Sound Design – John Zalewski – Crevasse @ Son of Semele & The Victory Theatre Center

Crevasse was a fun show to watch and a fascinating insight into a time, place, and history that is rarely talked about. It showed that you can accomplish quite a lot on the stage with some ingenuity. Zalewski’s sounds helped fill in many gaps in this piece but also provided a palatable tension to the scenes that truly complemented the show. – Patrick Chavis

Best One-Person Show – Mermaid @ The Broadwater

This was a brave and modern piece of theatre from playwright and performer Italome Ohikhuare. Chronicling her trip back to Nigeria for a wedding becomes so much more. In a short time, It tackles many topics, including history, family, Black American culture, Nigerian culture, and mental health. But don’t be fooled by my frankness in the matter. The story is told mostly in a light-hearted, comical fashion, like a conversation with an old friend you haven’t seen in a while. As much as we reach towards the future, stories like Mermaid remind us that we are always connected with the past. -Patrick Chavis

Best Actor in a Musical – Noah Rivera (Frankie Valli) Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada Theatre

Playing someone who already exists is incredibly challenging. Yes, it’s helpful to have a reference to work off of when acting out a part, but at the same time, there’s less flexibility about what you can do with that character. There’s a lot of scrutiny. People know what Frankie Valli looks like and what he sounded like back in the day. Being able to represent someone like that with an honest portrayal is exactly what Noah Rivera was able to do every night he stepped onto that stage at the LA Mirada Theatre. The moments when Rivera was acting were pure drama, but when the band started playing, and the group started singing, you would swear it was a concert. – Patrick Chavis

Best Actress in a Musical – Katerina McCrimmon (Fanny Brice) Funny Girl @ Ahmanson

A powerhouse performance from McCrimon, who embodied the character of Fanny Brice, and some with vocals that traveled through Ahmanson as if homing pigeons for the ears. – Patrick Chavis

Best Writing – Abby Rosebrock – Dido of Idaho @ Echo Theatre Company

“Dido of Idaho,” written by Abby Rosebrock, tells a weaving story that is often absurd, eccentric, unexpected, funny, and dark. And it is always captivating. From the jump, she brings you into the world of her characters and their tone with bravado and confidence that makes every development all the more satisfying. Produced by the Echo Theater Company and directed by Abigail Deser, “Dido of Idaho” comes alive thanks to its thought-provoking script that proves a comedy is just a Greek tragedy turned on its head. -Matthew Robinson

Best Live Band – Eric Kang – Hadestown @ Ahmanson Theatre

You might not always need live music, but when you don’t have it, you definitely notice. I think I said it best in my review, “the Band was tight, the Band was lovely, I can’t continue without mentioning Eric Kang, he was the conductor and played the piano, I don’t need a play, it was a pleasure watching him perform with the Band, the Band is a highlight of this production.” -Patrick Chavis.

Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Bryan Daniel Porter (Lecturer/Jack/Jesus) Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

It’s challenging to get one role right, but when you are Byran Daniel Porter, you have to handle three different roles a night, and he still nailed it.

He played the Lecturer, who, as you know, is critical to the musical as he narrates the tale. He also plays Jack, the main villain. He is so evil that he must have been written that way, and we can’t forget Jesus — heavenly! – Patrick Chavis

Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Nicole Parker (Mae Coleman) Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

In a performance worthy of a standing ovation, Nicole Parker sang a terrific rendition of “The Stuff.” She brought out the more emotional side of the musical through her character from this mostly silly and over-the-top production about her struggles with the devil’s lettuce. – Patrick Chavis

Best Choreography – Spencer Liff – Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

I think my review said it best: “The performers were inches away from our seats, and the dance choreography was incredible.” I completely agree with myself there. That is an accurate criticism, Patrick. Why thank you, Patrick? I think it is as well. How are things going with you regarding the theatre review? Quite well, but honestly, I need to get back to the review. Liff’s use of tap dancing and utilizing the entire space of the reefer den with such flair and style make this production unforgettable. – Patrick Chavis

Audience Award – Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Musical theatre is often our first introduction to the theatre. Song is something we can understand from a very young age. Some of my earliest memories of the theatre were watching an old VHS tape of Peter Pan, the one with Mary Martin in 1954. At the time, I didn’t think of it as a musical even though everyone was singing. However, the music and the story of young kids fighting pirates and getting to do what they wanted without adults seemed like a good idea at the time. There is something amazing about how these musicals can stay with you forever.

There were some excellent musicals this year that really captured the needed energy musically and in performance; on the top of the heap was undoubtedly Reefer Madness at the Whitley. The brilliant idea to create a show and a whole new environment around the show is the thinking theatre in Los Angeles is screaming for. Not only did they create the environment, but they also brought the talent in a way I haven’t seen in a very long time. If this is where musical theatre is going, I’m very excited to see what’s coming next in LA. – Patrick Chavis

Best Show – Two Stop @ EST/LA

Two Stop at the Ensemble Studio Theatre LA had a little of everything. This is a show that took a lot of chances. They created a liquor store environment instead of just setting something up on stage. They took a chance at a multicultural story set during the riots, and all of these things they implemented wouldn’t have mattered if Suzen Baraka (Sunny) hadn’t brought the energy and tension when she walked on that stage. Suppose June Soo Ham hadn’t brought the older military vet charm and humor during tense moments. Or the captivating performance by Tristina Lee (GG) with her younger perspective and influence on the characters. But what I loved most about this story and play was how deeply LA of a play it is. It tells the story of something that happens in LA all the time; people from all walks of life come here, from other places, sometimes war-torn places, and we create families here that go beyond blood or cultural bonds. It is messy, but sometimes messy is good. – Patrick Chavis

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Best College Show – Ride the Cyclone @ CAL REP Cal State Long Beach

Best Actress – Ashley Romans (Colleen) Kill Shelter @ Theatre of Note

Best Immersive Theatre Show – Measure Still For Measure @ Boston Court Pasadena

Audience Award – Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Best Live Band – Liam Robinson – Hadestown @ Ahmanson Theatre

Best Writing – Abby Rosebrock – Dido of Idaho @ The Echo Theatre Company

Best Ensemble – Potus @ Geffen Playhouse

Best Costumes – Susan Hilferty – Funny Girl @ Ahmanson

Best Set – Stephen Gifford – Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada Theatre

Best Musical – Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Best Young Actress – Maya Knell (Chava) Mikvah Girls @ This Is A Front

Best Young Actor – Jack Clevenger (Nolan) Kill Shelter @ Theatre of Note

Best Makeup – Tiffany Hall – Funny Girl @ Ahmanson

Best Featured Actor –  Hahn Cho (Tae) Pangs Spa @ Chalk Rep

Best Director – Tracey A. Leigh – Two Stop @ EST/LA

Best Featured Actress – Nicole DuPort (Crystal) Dido of Idaho @ The Echo Theater Company

Best Performer – Nicole DuPort (Crystal) Dido of Idaho @ The Echo Theater Company

Best Original Los Angeles Show – Kill Shelter @ Theatre of Note

Best Lighting – Xinyuan Li – Dido of Idaho @ The Echo Theatre Company

Best Sound Design – John Zalewski – Crevasse @ Son of Semele & The Victory Theatre Center

Best One-Person Show – Mermaid @ The Broadwater

Best Show – Two Stop @ EST/LA

Best Actor in a Musical – Noah Rivera (Frankie Valli) Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical – Katerina McCrimmon (Fanny Brice) Funny Girl @ Ahmanson

Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Bryan Daniel Porter (Lecturer/Jack/Jesus) Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Nicole Parker (Mae Coleman) Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Best Choreography – Spencer Liff – Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

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Leo Marks (Ernst Jaeger/Joseph Goebbels/Walt Disney) CREVASSE @ Son of Semele & The Victory Theatre Center

JuneSoo Ham (Jong) Two Stop @ EST/LA

James Urbaniak (Ted) Brushstroke @ Jeremy Wein

Jonathan Fisher (Norm) Meteor Shower @ Little Fish Theatre

Daniel Dorr (Blackie) Baby Foot @ Rogue Machine Theatre

Best College Show

Ride the Cyclone @ CAL REP Cal State Long Beach

Troilus and Cressida @ LMU Shakespeare on the Bluff

Occidental Children’s Theater Presents: Cinderalice in Wonderland @ Occidental College

Best Actress

Ann Noble (Lotte Jeager/Lorelei/ Leni Riefenstahl) Crevasse @ Son of Semele & The Victory Theatre Center

Nike Doukas (DU) Keely and Du @ The Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company

Ravyne Demyra Payne (Rebbie) Power to the Queendom @ The Loft Ensemble

Ashley Romans (Colleen) Kill Shelter @ Theatre of Note

Alana Dietze (Nora) Dido of Idaho @ The Echo Theater Company

Best Immersive Theatre Show

Pirates Wanted! @ Last Call Theatre

Measure Still For Measure @ Boston Court Pasadena

Castle in the Sky @ Under the Rose Productions

VOID @ Trail Blazer Productions

The Grown-Ups @ Baby Teeth

Audience Award

Two Stop @ EST/LA

Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

The Pillowman @ Ektelo Theatre Group Productions/The Broadwater

Funny Girl @ Ahmanson Theatre

Arrowhead @ IAMA Theatre Company

Best Live Band

Eric Kang – Hadestown @ Ahmanson Theatre

Jason Michael Webb – MJ the Musical @ Pantages

Elaine Davidson – Funny Girl @ Ahmanson

Allen Everman – Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada Theatre

David Lamoureux – Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Best Writing

ShaWanna Renee Rivon – Power of the Queendom @ The Loft Ensemble

Abby Rosebrock – Dido of Idaho @ The Echo Theatre Company

David Johann Kim – Two Stop @ Ensemble Studio Theatre Los Angeles

Ashley Rose Wellman – Kill Shelter @ Theatre Of Note

Tim Venable – Baby Foot @ Rogue Machine

Best Ensemble

Titus Kills @ Day for Knight Productions

Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

The Wolves @ Simone Blue LLC, Eastwood Performing Arts Center

The Grown-Ups @ Baby Teeth

Potus @ Geffen Playhouse

Best Costumes

Susan Hilferty – Funny Girl @ Ahmanson

Christine Cover Ferro – Misalliance @ A Noise Within

Danielle Ozymandias – Power to the Queendom @ Loft Ensemble

Rachel Parkin – Castle In the Sky @ Under the Rose Productions

Adam Ramirez – Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada Theatre

Best Set

Stephen Gifford – Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada Theatre

Lawrence E. Moten III – Black Cypress Bayou @ Geffen Playhouse

Angela Balogh Calin – Misalliance @ A Noise Within

Brett J. Banakis – POTUS @ Geffen Playhouse

Justin Huen – Two Stop @ Ensemble Studio Theatre Los Angeles

Best Musical

Hadestown @ Ahmanson

A Strange Loop @ Ahmanson

Funny Girl @ Ahmanson

Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Jersey Boys @ La Mirada Theatre

Best Young Actress

Troy Leigh Anne Johnson (Ellie) Kill Shelter @ Theatre Of Note

Maya Knell (Chava) Mikvah Girls @ This Is A Front

Paige Simunovich (Lisel) Hitler’s Tasters @ Rogue Machine Theatre

Grace Pompei (FETCH) Where Within @ Fables & Rumors

Tristina Lee (GG) Two Stop @ Ensemble Studio Theatre Los Angeles

Best Young Actor

Ákos Jónás (Archie) Where Within @ Fables & Rumors

Ryusei Nakamura (Karnak) Ride The Cyclone @ Cal Rep/Cal State Long Beach

Jack Clevenger (Nolan) Kill Shelter @ Theatre of Note

Cody Sloan (Lukas) The Grown-ups @ Baby Teeth

Mads Durbin (Oats Weetle/Charlemagne) Pirates Wanted! @ Last Call Theatre

Best Makeup

Mallory McAfee – Titus Kills @ Day for Knight Productions

Kaitlin Yagen – Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada Theatre

Tony Valdés – Misalliance @ A Noise Within

Tiffany Hall – Funny Girl @ Ahmanson

Jennifer Pritchard – Dido of Idaho @ The Echo Theatre Company

Best Featured Actor

Sean Spann (Walter) Keely and Du @ The Harold Clurman Lab

Josey Montana McCoy (Bentley Summerhays) Misalliance @ A Noise Within

Mark Stancato (Juror #3) Twelve Angry Jurors @ Group Rep

Hahn Cho (Tae) Pangs Spa @ Chalk Rep

Ben Cain (Elmore) King Hedley II @ A Noise Within

Best Director

Shaina Rosenthal – Kill Shelter @ Theatre of Note

Abigail Deser – Dido of Idaho @ The Echo Theatre Company

Spencer Liff – Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Jessica Kubzansky – Measure Still For Measure @ Boston Court Pasadena

Tracey A. Leigh – Two Stop @ EST/LA

Best Featured Actress

Clara Rodriguez (Jeanette Glendenning) Could I have this Dance? @ Group Rep

Suzen Baraka (Sunny) Two Stop @ EST/LA

Veralyn Jones (Ruby) King Hedley II @ A Noise Within

Nicole DuPort (Crystal) Dido of Idaho @ The Echo Theater Company

Michelle Lukes (Diana Nichols) California Suite @ Season 10

Best Original Los Angeles Show

Power to the Queendom @ The Loft Ensemble

Mikvah Girls @ This Is A Front

Two Stop @ EST/LA

Kill Shelter @ Theatre of Note

Titus Kills @ Day for Knight Productions

Best Lighting

Xinyuan Li – Dido of Idaho @ The Echo Theatre Company

Jean-Yves Tessier – Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada Theatre

Donny Jackson – Black Cypress Bayou @ Geffen Playhouse

Hayden Kirschbaum – Kill Shelter @ Theatre of Note

Matt Richter – Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Best Sound Design

Lindsay Jones – Potus @ Geffen Playhouse

Oliver Boon – Another Revolution @ Heart of Heart Theatre Company

John Zalewski – Crevasse @ Son of Semele & The Victory Theatre Center

Josh Bessom – Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada Theatre

Charles Glaudini – Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Best One-Person Show

King @ Odyssey Theatre and Fishamble

Final Girl: The Musical @ The Broadwater

Mermaid @ The Broadwater

The Anti “Yogi” @ Zephyr Theatre

Best Show

Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada Theatre

Funny Girl @ Ahmanson

Two Stop @ EST/LA

Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Dido of Idaho @ The Echo Theatre Company

Best Actor in a Musical

Anthony Norman (Jimmy Harper) Reefer Madness

Roman Banks (Michael Jackson) MJ the musical @ Pantages

Steve Mazurek (Berger) Hair @ Altadena Music Theatre

Tyler Marshall (Hedwig Schmidt) Hedwig and the Angry Inch @ Season 10 Productions

Noah Rivera (Frankie Valli) Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical

Marlana Dunn ( Mary Delgado and others) Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada Theatre

Katerina McCrimmon (Fanny Brice) Funny Girl @ Ahmanson

Darcy Rose Byrnes (Mary Lane) Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Amaya Braganza (Eurydice) Hadestown @ Ahmanson

Cassandra Marie Murphy (Mrs. Lovett) Sweeney Todd @ A Noise Within

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Izaiah Montaque Harris (Eddie Ryan) Funny Girl @ Ahmanson

Thomas Dekker (Ralph Wiley) Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Michael Ray Fisher (Hal Miller and others) Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada Theatre

J. Cameron Barnett (Thought 2) A Strange Loop @ Ahmanson

Bryan Daniel Porter (Lecturer/Jack/Jesus) Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Anastasia Talley (Katherine Jackson) MJ the musical @ Pantages

Nicole Parker (Mae Coleman) Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Lana Gordon (Persephone) Hadestown @ Ahmanson Theatre

Adelaide Bass (Yitzhak) Hedwig and the Angry Inch @ Season 10 Productions

Mel Mehrabian (Lorraine and others) Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada

Best Choreography

Ellenore Scott – Funny Girl @ Ahmanson

Shoshanna Ruth Green (Fight Choreographer) Pirates Wanted! @ Last Call Theatre

Dana Solimando – Jersey Boys @ LA Mirada

Spencer Liff – Reefer Madness @ Reefer Madness

Christopher Wheeldon – MJ the Musical @ Pantages

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Interview with Best Actress 2023 Paula Rebelo.

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Acceptance Speech:

I am honored and excited to accept the LA Theatre Bite Award for Best Young Actress. Thanks to my wonderful castmates and our excellent director, Madison Davis, who made this possible. I’m so grateful for the incredible show we created together!  – Ciara Montemayor

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