Tuesday, January 31, 2012
'Raisin' and 'Springer' Lead LADCC Nominations
'Raisin' and 'Springer' Lead LADCC Nominations By Les Spindle January 30, 2012 Photo by Craig Schwartz The nominees and special award recipients for the 43rd annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, honoring distinguished achievements in L.A. theater during 2011, were announced on Monday. Ebony Repertory Theatre Company's revival of Lorraine Hansbury's classic drama " A Raisin in the Sun," currently restaged at the Kirk Douglas Theatre with one lead role recast, and the Chance Theater's Southern California premiere of "Jerry Springer: The Opera" both lead the nominations with a total of eight each.Other shows receiving several nominations are the Odyssey Theatre-Evidence Room co-production of Len Jenkin's noir-inspired "Margo Veil" with five, and the zany world premiere tuner "Re-Animator the Musical" with four. Leading production companies were Center Theatre Group, which netted 10 nods, for shows at its Ahmanson and Kirk Douglas Theatres and the Mark Taper Forum. Eight nominations each went to Ebony Repertory Theatre, Chance Theater, and Rogue Machine. Geffen Playhouse received seven.The awards ceremony is set for Monday, March 19, 2012 at A Noise Within (3352 East Foothill Blvd., Pasadena), the classical repertory theatre company. The show will be hosted by actor-singer Jason Graae, who received LADCC's 2007 Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theater, and actor Lesli Margherita, a nominee this year for "Kiss Me, Kate." Additional performers and presenters will be announced soon.A complete list of nominees is below.Production9 Circles, Alicia Adams and Jessica Hanna, Bootleg Theater Blackbird, Rogue Machine, Theatre/TheaterHouse of the Rising Son, Ensemble Studio TheatreLA, Atwater Village TheatreJerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterMargo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room, Odyssey TheatreRe-Animator: The Musical, Dean Schramm & Stuart Gordon, Steve Allen TheaterSmall Engine Repair, Rogue Machine, Theatre/TheaterThe Cripple of Inishmaan, Center Theatre Group and Druid and Atlantic Theater Company, Kirk Douglas TheatreWay to Heaven, Ron Sossi, Odyssey Theatre Tom McCulloh Award for RevivalA Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre, Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterCabaret, Reprise Theatre Company, Freud PlayhouseKiss Me, Kate, Reprise Theatre Company, Freud PlayhousePeace in Our Time, The Antaeus Company, Deaf West TheatreThe Crucible, Theatre BansheeDirectionTrevor Biship, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterAndrew Block, Small Engine Repair, Rogue Machine at Theatre/TheaterSean Branney, The Crucible, Theatre BansheeBart DeLorenzo, Margo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room at the Odyssey TheatrePhylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterWriting Jane Anderson, The Escort, Geffen Playhouse David Harrower, Blackbird, Rogue Machine at Theatre/TheaterJohn Pollono, Small Engine Repair, Rogue Machine at Theatre/Theater Charlayne Woodard, The Night Watcher, Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas Theatre Writing (Adaptation) Dakin Matthews, The Capulets & the Montagues, Andak Stage Company at NewPlace Studio TheatreDennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon & William J. Morris, Re-Animator: The Musical, Steve Allen TheaterMusic Direction Gregory Nabours, Falsettos, Third Street TheatreMichael Paternostro, Kiss Me, Kate, Reprise Theatre Company at Freud PlayhouseGerald Sternbach, The Robber Bridegroom, International City TheatreMike Wilkins, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterChoreography Karole Armitage, Hair, Broadway/L.A. at the Pantages TheatreAndy Blankenbuehler, Bring It On: The Musical, Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson TheatreTodd Nielsen, The Robber Bridegroom, International City TheatreKelly Todd, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterMusical Score Lin-Manuel Miranda, Amanda Green, and Tom Kitt, Bring It On: The Musical, Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson TheatreMark Nutter, Re-Animator: The Musical, Steve Allen TheaterJeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire, Shrek the Musical, DreamWorks Theatricals, Neal Street Productions, and Broadway/L.A. at the Pantages TheatreRichard Thomas and Stewart Lee, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterLead Performance Patrick J. Adams, 9 Circles, Bootleg Theater Sam Anderson, Blackbird, Rogue Machine at Theatre/TheaterGigi Birmingham, Hermetically Sealed, The Katselas Theatre Company at the Skylight TheatreAnne Gee Byrd,All My Sons, Matrix TheatreL. Scott Caldwell, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterKevin Carroll, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterEdi Gathegi, Superior Donuts, Geffen PlayhouseLesli Margherita, Kiss Me, Kate, Reprise Theatre Company at Freud PlayhouseLisa OHare, Cabaret, Reprise Theatre Company at Freud PlayhouseMaggie Siff, The Escort, Geffen PlayhouseNorbert Weisser, Way to Heaven, Odyssey TheatreFeatured PerformanceKenya Alexander, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterAnne Gee Byrd, I Never Sang for My Father, The New American Theatre at the McCadden TheatreDermot Crowley, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Center Theatre Group and Druid and Atlantic Theater Company at the Kirk Douglas TheatreDeidrie Henry, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterKate Huffman, 100 Saints You Should Know, Elephant Theatre Company Casey Kramer, Dolly Wests Kitchen, Theatre BansheeRyann Redmond, Bring It On: The Musical, Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson TheatreEnsemble Performance A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterJerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterMargo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room at the Odyssey TheatreThe Cripple of Inishmaan, Center Theatre Group and Druid and Atlantic Theater Company at the Kirk Douglas TheatreThe Crucible, Theatre BansheeSolo Performance Tom Dugan, Nazi Hunter Simon Wiesenthal, Theatre 40 at the Reuben Cordova TheatreJohn Fleck, Mad Women, The Katselas Theatre Company at the Skylight TheatreGuy Hollingsworth, The Expert at the Card Table, Menier Chocolate Factory at The Eli and Edythe Broad StageJohn Leguizamo, Ghetto Klown, WestBeth Entertainment at The Montlban Charlayne Woodard, The Night Watcher, Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas TheatreSet Design Cameron Anderson, A Midsummer Nights Dream, South Coast RepertoryJohn Lee Beatty, Poor Behavior, Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper ForumBrian Sidney Bembridge, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Geffen PlayhouseMichael Ganio, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterRichard Hoover, House of the Rising Son, Ensemble Studio TheatreLA at the Atwater Village TheatreLighting Design Patrice Besombes, Iris, Cirque du Soleil at Kodak TheatrePaule Constable, Les Misrables, Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson TheatreJeremy Pivnick, House of the Rising Son, Ensemble Studio TheatreLA at the Atwater Village TheatreBrian S. Shevelenko, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterCostume Design Ann Closs-Farley, Margo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room at the Odyssey TheatrePhilippe Guillotel, Iris, Cirque du Soleil at Kodak TheatreTim Hatley, Shrek the Musical, DreamWorks Theatricals, Neal Street Productions, and Broadway/L.A. at the Pantages Theatre Garry Lennon, Kiss Me, Kate, Reprise Theatre Company at Freud PlayhouseSound Design Mikhail Fiksel, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Geffen PlayhouseCasey Long, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterAdam Phalen, 9 Circles, Bootleg TheaterJohn Zalewski, Margo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room at the Odyssey TheatreSpecialty Eric Anderson (fight choreography), Gospel According to First Squad, The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble at The Powerhouse Theatre John Boesche (projection design), Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, Geffen PlayhouseDavid Combs and Linda Hoag (puppet design), Monkey Adored, Rogue Machine at Theatre/TheaterTony Doublin, John Naulin, John Buechler, Tom Devlin, & Greg McDougall (special effects), Re-Animator: The Musical, Steve Allen TheaterShana Carroll, Boris Verkhovsky, Pierre Masse (acrobatic performance design), Iris, Cirque du Soleil at Kodak TheatrePeter Nigrini (projection and video design), The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Geffen PlayhouseUnique Theatrical EventStanding on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays, Joan Stein and Stuart Ross in association with the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Centers Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center at The Renberg TheatreSpecial awardsTed Schmitt Award for the world premiere of an outstanding new play: David Wiener for Extraordinary Chambers, accompanied by an offer to publish by Samuel French, Inc.Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season in a small to mid-size theater: Rogue Machine; accompanied by an honorarium funded by the Nederlander Organization.Bob Z award for career achievement in set design: Kurt Boetcher.Angstrom Award for career achievement in lighting design: Lap Chi Chu; accompanied by an honorarium funded by Angstrom Lighting.Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in theater: the Odyssey Theatre.Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theatre: Lee Martino.Milton Katselas Award for career or special achievement in direction will be awarded to Matt Shakman; accompanied by an honorarium funded by The Katselas Theatre Company. Editors note: Les Spindle is a member of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle. 'Raisin' and 'Springer' Lead LADCC Nominations By Les Spindle January 30, 2012 PHOTO CREDIT Craig Schwartz The nominees and special award recipients for the 43rd annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, honoring distinguished achievements in L.A. theater during 2011, were announced on Monday. Ebony Repertory Theatre Company's revival of Lorraine Hansbury's classic drama "A Raisin in the Sun," currently restaged at the Kirk Douglas Theatre with one lead role recast, and the Chance Theater's Southern California premiere of "Jerry Springer: The Opera" both lead the nominations with a total of eight each.Other shows receiving several nominations are the Odyssey Theatre-Evidence Room co-production of Len Jenkin's noir-inspired "Margo Veil" with five, and the zany world premiere tuner "Re-Animator the Musical" with four. Leading production companies were Center Theatre Group, which netted 10 nods, for shows at its Ahmanson and Kirk Douglas Theatres and the Mark Taper Forum. Eight nominations each went to Ebony Repertory Theatre, Chance Theater, and Rogue Machine. Geffen Playhouse received seven.The awards ceremony is set for Monday, March 19, 2012 at A Noise Within (3352 East Foothill Blvd., Pasadena), the classical repertory theatre company. The show will be hosted by actor-singer Jason Graae, who received LADCC's 2007 Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theater, and actor Lesli Margherita, a nominee this year for "Kiss Me, Kate." Additional performers and presenters will be announced soon.A complete list of nominees is below.Production9 Circles, Alicia Adams and Jessica Hanna, Bootleg Theater Blackbird, Rogue Machine, Theatre/TheaterHouse of the Rising Son, Ensemble Studio TheatreLA, Atwater Village TheatreJerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterMargo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room, Odyssey TheatreRe-Animator: The Musical, Dean Schramm & Stuart Gordon, Steve Allen TheaterSmall Engine Repair, Rogue Machine, Theatre/TheaterThe Cripple of Inishmaan, Center Theatre Group and Druid and Atlantic Theater Company, Kirk Douglas TheatreWay to Heaven, Ron Sossi, Odyssey Theatre Tom McCulloh Award for RevivalA Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre, Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterCabaret, Reprise Theatre Company, Freud PlayhouseKiss Me, Kate, Reprise Theatre Company, Freud PlayhousePeace in Our Time, The Antaeus Company, Deaf West TheatreThe Crucible, Theatre BansheeDirectionTrevor Biship, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterAndrew Block, Small Engine Repair, Rogue Machine at Theatre/TheaterSean Branney, The Crucible, Theatre BansheeBart DeLorenzo, Margo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room at the Odyssey TheatrePhylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterWriting Jane Anderson, The Escort, Geffen Playhouse David Harrower, Blackbird, Rogue Machine at Theatre/TheaterJohn Pollono, Small Engine Repair, Rogue Machine at Theatre/Theater Charlayne Woodard, The Night Watcher, Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas Theatre Writing (Adaptation) Dakin Matthews, The Capulets & the Montagues, Andak Stage Company at NewPlace Studio TheatreDennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon & William J. Morris, Re-Animator: The Musical, Steve Allen TheaterMusic Direction Gregory Nabours, Falsettos, Third Street TheatreMichael Paternostro, Kiss Me, Kate, Reprise Theatre Company at Freud PlayhouseGerald Sternbach, The Robber Bridegroom, International City TheatreMike Wilkins, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterChoreography Karole Armitage, Hair, Broadway/L.A. at the Pantages TheatreAndy Blankenbuehler, Bring It On: The Musical, Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson TheatreTodd Nielsen, The Robber Bridegroom, International City TheatreKelly Todd, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterMusical Score Lin-Manuel Miranda, Amanda Green, and Tom Kitt, Bring It On: The Musical, Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson TheatreMark Nutter, Re-Animator: The Musical, Steve Allen TheaterJeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire, Shrek the Musical, DreamWorks Theatricals, Neal Street Productions, and Broadway/L.A. at the Pantages TheatreRichard Thomas and Stewart Lee, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterLead Performance Patrick J. Adams, 9 Circles, Bootleg Theater Sam Anderson, Blackbird, Rogue Machine at Theatre/TheaterGigi Birmingham, Hermetically Sealed, The Katselas Theatre Company at the Skylight TheatreAnne Gee Byrd,All My Sons, Matrix TheatreL. Scott Caldwell, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterKevin Carroll, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterEdi Gathegi, Superior Donuts, Geffen PlayhouseLesli Margherita, Kiss Me, Kate, Reprise Theatre Company at Freud PlayhouseLisa OHare, Cabaret, Reprise Theatre Company at Freud PlayhouseMaggie Siff, The Escort, Geffen PlayhouseNorbert Weisser, Way to Heaven, Odyssey TheatreFeatured PerformanceKenya Alexander, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterAnne Gee Byrd, I Never Sang for My Father, The New American Theatre at the McCadden TheatreDermot Crowley, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Center Theatre Group and Druid and Atlantic Theater Company at the Kirk Douglas TheatreDeidrie Henry, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterKate Huffman, 100 Saints You Should Know, Elephant Theatre Company Casey Kramer, Dolly Wests Kitchen, Theatre BansheeRyann Redmond, Bring It On: The Musical, Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson TheatreEnsemble Performance A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterJerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterMargo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room at the Odyssey TheatreThe Cripple of Inishmaan, Center Theatre Group and Druid and Atlantic Theater Company at the Kirk Douglas TheatreThe Crucible, Theatre BansheeSolo Performance Tom Dugan, Nazi Hunter Simon Wiesenthal, Theatre 40 at the Reuben Cordova TheatreJohn Fleck, Mad Women, The Katselas Theatre Company at the Skylight TheatreGuy Hollingsworth, The Expert at the Card Table, Menier Chocolate Factory at The Eli and Edythe Broad StageJohn Leguizamo, Ghetto Klown, WestBeth Entertainment at The Montlban Charlayne Woodard, The Night Watcher, Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas TheatreSet Design Cameron Anderson, A Midsummer Nights Dream, South Coast RepertoryJohn Lee Beatty, Poor Behavior, Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper ForumBrian Sidney Bembridge, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Geffen PlayhouseMichael Ganio, A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre at the Nate Holden Performing Arts CenterRichard Hoover, House of the Rising Son, Ensemble Studio TheatreLA at the Atwater Village TheatreLighting Design Patrice Besombes, Iris, Cirque du Soleil at Kodak TheatrePaule Constable, Les Misrables, Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson TheatreJeremy Pivnick, House of the Rising Son, Ensemble Studio TheatreLA at the Atwater Village TheatreBrian S. Shevelenko, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterCostume Design Ann Closs-Farley, Margo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room at the Odyssey TheatrePhilippe Guillotel, Iris, Cirque du Soleil at Kodak TheatreTim Hatley, Shrek the Musical, DreamWorks Theatricals, Neal Street Productions, and Broadway/L.A. at the Pantages Theatre Garry Lennon, Kiss Me, Kate, Reprise Theatre Company at Freud PlayhouseSound Design Mikhail Fiksel, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Geffen PlayhouseCasey Long, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Chance TheaterAdam Phalen, 9 Circles, Bootleg TheaterJohn Zalewski, Margo Veil, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Evidence Room at the Odyssey TheatreSpecialty Eric Anderson (fight choreography), Gospel According to First Squad, The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble at The Powerhouse Theatre John Boesche (projection design), Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, Geffen PlayhouseDavid Combs and Linda Hoag (puppet design), Monkey Adored, Rogue Machine at Theatre/TheaterTony Doublin, John Naulin, John Buechler, Tom Devlin, & Greg McDougall (special effects), Re-Animator: The Musical, Steve Allen TheaterShana Carroll, Boris Verkhovsky, Pierre Masse (acrobatic performance design), Iris, Cirque du Soleil at Kodak TheatrePeter Nigrini (projection and video design), The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Geffen PlayhouseUnique Theatrical EventStanding on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays, Joan Stein and Stuart Ross in association with the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Centers Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center at The Renberg TheatreSpecial awardsTed Schmitt Award for the world premiere of an outstanding new play: David Wiener for Extraordinary Chambers, accompanied by an offer to publish by Samuel French, Inc.Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season in a small to mid-size theater: Rogue Machine; accompanied by an honorarium funded by the Nederlander Organization.Bob Z award for career achievement in set design: Kurt Boetcher.Angstrom Award for career achievement in lighting design: Lap Chi Chu; accompanied by an honorarium funded by Angstrom Lighting.Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in theater: the Odyssey Theatre.Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theatre: Lee Martino.Milton Katselas Award for career or special achievement in direction will be awarded to Matt Shakman; accompanied by an honorarium funded by The Katselas Theatre Company. Editors note: Les Spindle is a member of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle.
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