The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) has announced the list of its 2023 award recipients. The 54th annual ceremony was broadcast live on April 8 via LADCC's YouTube channel, and is available for viewing here.
Fourteen different productions in the Los Angeles area were honored, with Theatre of NOTE's Kill Shelter and Pasadena Playhouse's A Little Night Music receiving the most awards for single productions.
See the full list of winners below:
Production
Kill Shelter, Theatre of NOTE
McCulloh Award for Best Revival
A Little Night Music, Pasadena Playhouse
Direction
Shaina Rosenthal, Kill Shelter, Theatre of NOTE
Writing - Original
Bernardo Cubría, Crabs in a Bucket, Echo Theater Company
Rosie Narasaki, Unrivaled, Playwrights’ Arena and Boston Court Pasadena.
Writing - Adaptation
Aaron Posner, Life Sucks, Interact Theatre Company
Music Direction
Alby Potts, A Little Night Music, Pasadena Playhouse
Choreography
Joyce Guy, Much Ado About Nothing, A Noise Within
Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls, Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Music & Lyrics
Michael Shaw Fisher, Exorcistic: The Rock Musical, Orgasmico Theatre Company
Lead Performance
Merle Dandridge, A Little Night Music, Pasadena Playhouse
Edwin Lee Gibson, Fetch Clay, Make Man, Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre
Ashley Romans, Kill Shelter, Theatre of NOTE
Featured Performance
Tasha Ames, Do You Feel Anger?, Circle X Theatre Co.
Casey Smith, Do You Feel Anger?, Circle X Theatre Co.
Ensemble
Life Sucks, Interact Theatre Company
Scenic Design
Alexander Dodge, The Engagement Party, Geffen Playhouse
Lighting Design
Dan Weingarten, The Tempest: An Immersive Experience, The Shakespeare Center LA and After Hours Theatre Company
Costume Design
Kate Bergh, A Little Night Music, Pasadena Playhouse
Lou Cranch, Crabs in a Bucket, Echo Theater Company
Sound Design
Alyssa Ishii, Unrivaled, Playwrights’ Arena and Boston Court Pasadena
Solo Performance
Daniel K. Isaac, Every Brilliant Thing, Geffen Playhouse
Projection/Animation Design
Yee Eun Nam, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum
Puppet Design
Emory Royston, Kill Shelter, Theatre of NOTE
The Polly Warfield Award for Best Season by a Small to Midsized Theatre
Rogue Machine
The Gordon Davidson Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Los Angeles Theatrical Community
Joseph Stern
The Joel Hirschhorn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre awarded
Pasadena Playhouse, The Sondheim Celebration
The Milton Katselas Award for Career or Special Achievement in Direction
Michael Michetti
The Kinetic Lighting Award
Pablo Santiago
The Ted Schmitt Award for the World Premiere of an Outstanding New Play
Ashley Rose Wellman, Kill Shelter
The Margaret Harford Award for Excellence in Theatre
Echo Theater Company
Productions with multiple wins:
A Little Night Music - 4
Kill Shelter - 4
Life Sucks - 2
Crabs in a Bucket - 2
Do You Feel Anger? - 2
Unrivaled - 2
Visit LADramaCriticsCircle.com.
