The 45th annual L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards will be presented March 17 at the Colony Theatre. James Roday will host. The awards recognize excellence in theatre in Los Angeles, Orange County and Ventura County.

The awards ceremony will feature performances by Constance Jewell Lopez, Beth Malone and Lowe Taylor. There will also be a special performance from LA Theatre Works, recipient of the Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in theatre.

The 2013 nominees follow:

Production
A Family Thing, Chris Fields and Lauren Bass, The Echo Theater Company at Stage 52
One Night in Miami…, John Perrin Flynn and Roxanne Hart, Rogue Machine Theatre
Our Class, Son of Semele Ensemble, Atwater Village Theatre
The Nether, Center Theatre Group, Kirk Douglas Theatre
The Scottsboro Boys, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre
Walking the Tightrope, Debbie Devine and Jay McAdams, 24th Street Theatre
We Are Proud to Present a Presentation..., Joseph Stern and The Matrix Theatre Company, The Matrix Theatre

McCulloh Award for Revival
A View From The Bridge, Valerie Havey, Julianne Figueroa, Sara Newman-Martins, Robert Cannon, and Marilyn Fox, Pacific Resident Theatre
Dreamgirls, Mike Abramson and Dolf Ramos, DOMA Theatre Co. at The MET Theatre
The Fantasticks, South Coast Repertory
The Normal Heart, Deborah Lawlor and Stephen Sachs, The Fountain Theatre Direction
T.J. Dawson, Parade, 3–D Theatricals at Plummer Auditorium
Amanda Dehnert, The Fantasticks, South Coast Repertory
Nancy Keystone, Alcestis, The Theatre @ Boston Court
Jessica Kubzansky, R II, The Theatre @ Boston Court
Matthew McCray, Our Class, Son of Semele Ensemble at Atwater Village Theatre
Todd Nielsen, Master Class, International City Theatre

Writing
Johnna Adams, Gidion’s Knot, Furious Theatre Company at Carrie Hamilton Theatre at Pasadena Playhouse
Allen Barton, Years to the Day, Skylight Theatre Company at Beverly Hills Playhouse
Stephen Adly Guirgis, The Motherf**ker With the Hat, South Coast Repertory
Jennifer Haley, The Nether, Kirk Douglas Theatre

Writing (Adaptation)
Richard Alger, Track 3, Theatre Movement Bazaar and Bootleg Theater at Bootleg Theater
Nancy Keystone, Alcestis, The Theatre @ Boston Court

Musical Score
John Kander and Fred Ebb, The Scottsboro Boys, Ahmanson Theatre

Music Direction
Eric Heinly, A Midsummer Saturday Night's Fever Dream, Troubadour Theater Company at Falcon Theatre
Corey Hirsch, A Man of No Importance, Good People Theater Company at Lillian Theatre
David Lamoureux, Parade, 3–D Theatricals at Plummer Auditorium
Chris Raymond, Dreamgirls, DOMA Theatre Co. at The MET Theatre
Ross Seligman, One Night With Janis Joplin, Pasadena Playhouse

Choreography
Matthew Bourne, Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty, Ahmanson Theatre
Tina Kronis, Track 3, Theatre Movement Bazaar and Bootleg Theater at Bootleg Theater
Kelly Todd, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Chance Theater
Rae Toledo, Dreamgirls, DOMA Theatre Co. at The MET Theatre

Lead Performance
Tony Abatemarco, Red, International City Theatre
Gigi Bermingham, Master Class, International City Theatre
Tim Cummings, The Normal Heart, The Fountain Theatre
Mary Bridget Davies, One Night With Janis Joplin, Pasadena Playhouse
Dana Delany, The Parisian Woman, South Coast Repertory
Constance Jewell Lopez, Dreamgirls, DOMA Theatre Co. at The MET Theatre
Perry Ojeda, The Fantasticks, South Coast Repertory
Nicole Parker, Funny Girl, 3–D Theatricals at Plummer Auditorium
Jeff Skowron, Parade, 3–D Theatricals at Plummer Auditorium
Paige Lindsey White, Walking the Tightrope, 24th Street Theatre
Michael Yavnieli, Years to the Day, Skylight Theatre Company at Beverly Hills Playhouse

Featured Performance
Christian Barillas, The Motherf**ker With the Hat, South Coast Repertory
Sabrina Elayne Carten, One Night With Janis Joplin, Pasadena Playhouse,
Nate Dendy, The Fantasticks, South Coast Repertory
Michael Nehring, Our Class, Son of Semele Ensemble at Atwater Village Theatre
Welton Thomas Pitchford, Dreamgirls, DOMA Theatre Co. at The MET Theatre
Elizabeth Regen, A Family Thing, The Echo Theater Company at Stage 52
Patrick Stafford, Red, International City Theatre

Ensemble Performance
One Night in Miami…, Rogue Machine Theatre
Our Class, Son of Semele Ensemble at Atwater Village Theatre
The Fantasticks, South Coast Repertory
The Scottsboro Boys, Ahmanson Theatre
We Are Proud to Present a Presentation..., Matrix Theatre

Solo Performance
Lorenzo Pisoni, Humor Abuse, Mark Taper Forum

Set Design
Lez Brotherston, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, Ahmanson Theatre
Danny Cistone, Cops and Friends of Cops, VS. Theatre
Adrian W. Jones, The Nether, Kirk Douglas Theatre
Jeanine A. Ringer, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, A Noise Within

Lighting Design
Ken Booth, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, A Noise Within
Paule Constable, Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty, Ahmanson Theatre
Christopher Kuhl, The Nether, Kirk Douglas Theatre
Jeremy Pivnick, R II, The Theatre @ Boston Court

Costume Design
Lez Brotherston, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, Ahmanson Theatre
Shon LeBlanc, Parade, 3–D Theatricals at Plummer Auditorium
Sharon McGunigle, A Midsummer Saturday Night’s Fever Dream, Troubadour Theater Company at Falcon Theatre
Michael Mullen, Dreamgirls, DOMA Theatre Co. at The MET Theatre

Sound Design
Peter Bayne, The Normal Heart, The Fountain Theatre
John Zalewski, R II, The Theatre @ Boston Court
John Zalewski, The Nether, Kirk Douglas Theatre
John Zalewski, Walking the Tightrope, 24th Street Theatre

Video Design
Adam Flemming, The Normal Heart, The Fountain Theatre
Matthew G. Hill, Walking the Tightrope, 24th Street Theatre
Kaitlyn Pietras (Projection Design), R II, The Theatre @ Boston Court
Jason Thompson (Projection Design), Heart of Darkness, The Actors’ Gang

Movement/Fight Choreography
Ned Mochel, Cops and Friends of Cops, VS. Theatre
Nenad Pervan, Tender Napalm, SIX01 Studio

Illusions/Magic Design
Jim Steinmeyer, The Fantasticks, South Coast Repertory
Johnny Thompson, Play Dead, Geffen Playhouse

The 2013 special award recipients follow:

The Ted Schmitt Award for the World Premiere of an Outstanding New Play will be awarded to Kemp Powers for One Night in Miami…
The Polly Warfield Award for an Excellent Season in a Small to Midsize Theatre will be awarded to Actors Co-op.
The Margaret Harford Award for Sustained Excellence in Theatre will be awarded to LA Theatre Works.
The Joel Hirschhorn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre will be awarded to David Elzer.
The Milton Katselas Award for Career or Special Achievement in Direction will be awarded to Bart DeLorenzo.
The inaugural recipient of The Kinetic Lighting Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Design is Angela Balogh Calin for her sustained achievement in costume design.

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