Kill Shelter and A Little Night Music Lead 2023 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards | Playbill

Awards Kill Shelter and A Little Night Music Lead 2023 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards

The full list of theatrical honors for the Los Angeles area was revealed in an April 8 ceremony.

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

 
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