Following a 2-year hiatus,

StageSceneLA once again

celebrates the past year’s

(April 2021 to June 2022)

outstanding achievements

in Southern California theater.

Scenies are presented in the

following categories:

TOP HONORS 2021-2022

Outstanding Productions
Outstanding Individual Performances
Outstanding Ensemble Performances
Outstanding Direction and Choreography
Outstanding Design, Musical Direction, Fight Choreography, & Casting Direction
Outstanding Touring And Presented Productions

SCENIE CERTIFICATES:

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BEST LARGER THEATER
Geffen Playhouse
International City Theatre
A Noise Within
Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum

BEST INTIMATE THEATER
Chance Theater
The Group Rep
Open Fist Theater Company
The Road Theatre Company

BEST WORLD-PREMIERE PLAY
King James, by Raviv Joseph
The Last, Best Small Town, by John Guerra
Our Man In Santiago, by Mark Wilding
The Play You Want, by Bernardo Cubría
Poor Clare, by Chiara Akik

BEST WORLD-PREMIERE MUSICAL
Interstate, by Melissa Li and Kin Yan

BEST PRODUCTION
Assassins (East West Players)
Beloved (The Road Theatre Company)
Cock (Hollywood Fringe Festival)
Cry It Out (Chance Theater)
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner (Ruskin Group Theater)
Head Over Heels (Pasadena Playhouse)
Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies (Echo Theater Company)
Metamorphoses (A Noise Within)
Power Of Sail (Geffen Playhouse)

BEST STUDENT-CAST PRODUCTION
A Chorus Line (USC School Of Dramatic Arts)
Next To Normal (Musical Theatre Repertory at USC)

PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Sam Anderson in Beloved
Bryan Cranston in Power Of Sail
Ramón de Ocampo in Hamlet
Jocelyn A. Brown in Next To Normal
Taylor Gilbert in Beloved
Matthew Hancock in An Octoroon
Paul Rush in The Effect
Sonal Shah in Untitled Baby Play
Amanda Zarr in Cry It Out

BREAKOUT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Sydney A. Mason
August Wilson’s Seven Guitars, A Christmas Carol, Closely Related Keys, and Metamorphoses

BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
DeJuan Christopher, Geoff Elliott, Nicole Javier, Rafael Goldstein, Kasey Mahaffy, Sydney A. Mason, Trisha Miller, Cassandra Marie Murphy, and Erika Soto
Metamorphoses

BEST DANCE ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Lucas Blankenhorn, Rorey Chavarria, Louis Reyes Chavez, Jeff Garrido, Callum Gugger, Brandon Taylor Jones, Philly Kang, Jonathan Kim, Ryan Marks, Daniel Peters, Matthew Ryan, Ian Schmoke, D.J. Smith, Scott Spraags, Jenna Stocks, and Rico Velazquez
Newsies

BEST DIRECTION
Nico Fife—Next To Normal
Julia Rodriguez-Elliott—Metamorphoses
Matthew McCray—Next To Normal
Taubert Nadalini—Cock

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Cedric Dodd—A Chorus Line
Chaz Wolcott—Newsies

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Metamorphoses (A Noise Within)
Ken Booth (lighting design), François-Pierre Couture (scenic design), Shen Heckel (properties design), Garry Lennon (costume design), Robert Oriel (sound design and original music), Tony Valdés (wig and makeup design)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A DRAMA (Larger Theater)
Anna In The Tropics (A Noise Within)
The Last, Best Small Town (Theatricum Botanicum)
Paradise Blue (Geffen Playhouse)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A DRAMA (Intimate Theater)
Afterglow (Midnight Theatricals)
The Effect (Sixty-Six Productions)
The Ninth Door (Foxhole Theater Company)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A COMEDY (Larger Theater)
Clue (McCoy Rigby Entertainment and La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts)
The Legend Of Georgia McBride (International City Theatre)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A COMEDY (Intimate Theater)
Celestial Events (IAMA Theatre Company)
The Game’s Afoot; Or Holmes For The Holidays (The Group Rep)
God Of Carnage (Odyssey Theatre)
In The Next Room (or the vibrator play) (Open Fist Theater Company)
King Of The Yees (Sierra Madre Playhouse)
Our Man In Santiago (Theatre West)
Poor Clare (Echo Theater Company)
The Play You Want (The Road Theatre)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A COMEDY-DRAMA (Larger Theater)
Blues For An Alabama Sky (Center Theatre Group)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A COMEDY-DRAMA (Intimate Theater)
Apartment Living (Playwrights’ Arena and Skylight Theatre Company)
An Octoroon (Fountain Theatre)
On The Other Hand, We’re Happy (Rogue Machine Theatre)

OUTSTANDING IMPROV PRODUCTION
Jane Austen Unscripted, directed by Sara Mountjoy-Pepka and Paul Rogan.
Cast: Eric Carthen, Nicholas Daly Clark, Susan Deming, Leanna Dindal, Kari Coleman, Sara Mountjoy-Pepka, Dan O’Connor, and Paul Rogan

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A 20TH-CENTURY PLAY
London Suite (The Group Rep)
Marvin’s Room (Actors Co-op)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A CLASSIC PLAY
All’s Well That Ends Well (A Noise Within)
Hamlet (Antaeus Theatre Company)
Julius Caesar (Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A STAGED RADIO PLAY
Christmastime Origins (The Group Rep)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A TWO-HANDER
Bright Half Life (Road Theatre Company)
A Hit Dog Will Holler (Playwrights’ Arena and Skylight Theatre Company)
King James (Center Theatre Group)
Venus In Fur (Atwater Village Theatre)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL TWO-HANDER
Marry Me A Little (International City Theatre)

OUTSTANDING WORLD PREMIERE SHORT ONE-ACT
Creative Differences (The Group Rep)
Writer-Director: Tom Lazarus
Cast: Michael Gambiano, James Lemire, and Troy Whitaker

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A SHORT ONE-ACT
Never Swim Alone (Open Fist Theatre Company)
The Soldier Dreams (Open Fist Theatre Company)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL (Larger Theater)
Interstate (East West Players)
Mamma Mia! (McCoy Rigby Entertainment and La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts)
Newsies (3-D Theatricals)
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Sierra Madre Playhouse)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION (Larger Theater Non-Equity)
Something Rotten (Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL (Intimate Theater)
Next To Normal (Chance Theater)
Striking 12 (Chance Theater)
tick, tick…BOOM! (Up Next Productions)
The Toxic Avenger (The Wayward Artist)

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A 20TH-CENTURY MUSICAL
A Little Night Music (Knot Free Production at Greenway Court Theatre)

OUTSTANDING STUDENT-CAST PRODUCTION
The Addams Family (Musical Theatre Repertory)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL REVUE/SONG CYCLE
Blues In The Night (International City Theatre)
A Grand Night For Singing (Musical Theatre West)
Edges (Chance Theater)
The World Goes ‘Round (Inland Valley Repertory Theatre)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A SOLO PERFORMANCE
Buyer & Cellar (Celebration Theatre)
Tevye In New York (Wallis Annenberg Center For The Performing Arts)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL SPOOF
Lizastrata (The Troubadour Theater Company at the Getty Villa)
Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Motown (The Troubadour Theater Company at the Garry Marshall Theatre)
Spamilton: An American Parody (Musical Theatre West)

OUTSTANDING RETURNING PRODUCTION
A Christmas Carol (A Noise Within)
Salvage (Hudson Mainstage)

BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY
Landon Beatty in Taming The Lion and As Good As Gold
Karese Frizell in The Legend Of Georgia McBride
Dustin Green in @Playaz
Brent Grimes in Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies
Jordan Hull in Poor Clare
Jordan Tyler Kessler in The Last, Best Small Town
Kelvin Morales in The Last, Best Small Town
Angela Oliver in Masao And The Bronze Nightingale
Tom Plumley in Have A Good One
Mary Pumper in Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
Charlotte Williams Roberts in Good People
Michael Sasaki in Masao And The Bronze Nightingale
Monazia Smith in In The Next Room (or the vibrator play)
Jalen K. Stewart in Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies
Vincent Washington II in Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner

BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
Jaylen Baham in Next To Normal
Angie Chavez in Next To Normal
Ty Deran in A Little Night Music
Jaya Joshi in Interstate
Amanda Kruger in A Little Night Music
Jupiter Lê in Interstate
Margie Mays in Legally Blonde
Sam O’Byrne in Salvage
Isaac Robinson-Smith in tick, tick…BOOM!
Allison Sheppard in Newsies
Ray Tezanos in Waiting In The Wings: The Musical
Preston Gonzalez Valle in ARENA: A House MUSIC-al

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN MULTIPLE PRODUCTIONS
Bryan Bertone in In The Next Room (or the vibrator play), Never Swim Alone
Michael Mullen in Durang!, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You
Susan Priver in The Game’s Afoot; Or Holmes For The Holidays, London Suite
Jeffrey Winner in The Play’s The Thing, Taming The Lion

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA
(Intimate Theater)
Alison Blanchard in Good People
Jackie Jandrell in The Effect
Nathan Mohebbi in Afterglow

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY-DRAMA
(Larger Theater)
Nija Okoro in Blues For An Alabama Sky

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY-DRAMA
(Intimate Theater)
Brandon Bales in @Playaz
Rori Flynn in On the Other Hand, We’re Happy
Lee Garlington in Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
Brad Greenquist in Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
Alexandra Hellquist in On the Other Hand, We’re Happy
Barbera Ann Howard in Alley Of Misfits
Justin Huen in @Playaz
Aubrey Saverino in Cry It Out
Christian Telesmar in On the Other Hand, We’re Happy

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY
(Larger Theater)
Taubert Nadalini in The Legend Of Georgia McBride
Jeff Skowron in Clue
Jeff Sumner in The Legend Of Georgia McBride

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY
(Intimate Theater)
Presciliana Esparolini in Our Man In Santiago
Sean Hemeon in Cock
Nick McDow Musleh in Our Man In Santiago
Peter Pasco in The Play You Want
Madylin Sweeten in The Calorie Counters
George Tovar in Our Man In Santiago

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A REVIVAL OF A 20TH-CENTURY PLAY
Tara Battani in Marvin’s Room
Francesca Casale in Marvin’s Room

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A CLASSIC PLAY
Erika Soto in All’s Well That Ends Well

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A SHORT ONE-ACT
Shayna Gabrielle in Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You
Dylan Maddalena in Never Swim Alone

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDIC TWO-HANDER
Glenn Davis and Chris Perfetti in King James

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMATIC TWO-HANDER
Sam Bianchini and Roland Ruiz in Venus In Fur
Donna Simone Johnson and Cheri Vandenheuvel in A Hit Dog Will Holler
Kacie Rogers and Tiffany Wolff in Bright Half Life

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL TWO-HANDER
Katy Tang and Nick Tubbs in Marry Me A Little

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
(Larger Theater)
Marie-France Arcilla in Mamma Mia!
Adam Kaokept in Assassins
Dillon Klena in Newsies

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
(Larger Theater Non-Equity)
Stephanie Lesh-Farrell in Next To Normal
Philip McBride in Something Rotten

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
(Intimate Theater)
Joe Stein in The Toxic Avenger
Madison Stirrett in The Toxic Avenger

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL REVUE/SONG CYCLE
Vivian Reed in Blues In The Night

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL SPOOF
Cloie Wyatt Taylor in Lizastrata

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA
(Larger Theater)
Christine Breihan in The Last, Best Small Town
Amy Brenneman in Power Of Sail
Kevin Jackson in August Wilson’s Seven Guitars
Brandon Scott in Power Of Sail

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA
(Intimate Theater)
Garrett Botts in The Ninth Door
Cherish Monique Duke in Beloved
Matthew Pardue in The Ninth Door

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY-DRAMA
(Larger Theater)
Greg Alverez Reid in Blues For An Alabama Sky

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY-DRAMA
(Intimate Theater)
Marie Broderick in Taming The Lion
Paul Denk in Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
Vincent Doud in Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies
Mara Klein in An Octoroon
Vickilyn Reynolds in Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
Rachel Sorsa in Apartment Living
Mouchette van Helsdingen in Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
Renn Woods in Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY
(Larger Theater)
John Shartzer in Clue

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY
(Intimate Theater)
Will Bradley in As Good As Gold
Tor Brown in The Calorie Counters
Stephanie Crothers in In The Next Room (or the vibrator play)
Amir Levi in Waiting
Natasha Renae Potts in The Calorie Counters
Michael Sturgis in Poor Clare

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A REVIVAL OF A 20TH-CENTURY PLAY
Brian Habicht in Marvin’s Room
Crystal Yvonne Jackson in Marvin’s Room
Christian Land in London Suite

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A CLASSIC PLAY
Thad Geer in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Rafael Goldstein in All’s Well That Ends Well
Sally Hughes in Hamlet
Christopher W. Jones in Julius Caesar
Veralyn Jones in Hamlet
Melora Marshall in Julius Caesar
Deborah Strang in All’s Well That Ends Well
Jeanne Syquia in Hamlet
Lisa Wolpe in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A STAGED RADIO PLAY
Kayley Stallings in Christmastime Origins
Diane Vincent in Christmastime Origins

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Tom Dugan—Tevye In New York
Kate Haire in Tell Him It’s Jackie
Mike Millan in Buyer & Cellar
Jim Ortlieb in Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight

OUTSTANDING UNDERSTUDY PERFORMANCE
Alex Morris in Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
Michael Rubenstone in God Of Carnage

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
(Larger Theater)
Joan Almedilla in Assassins
Gabriela Carrillo in Mamma Mia!
Trance Thompson in Assassins

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE
(Larger Theater Non-Equity)
Trevor March in Something Rotten
Andrew Metzger in Something Rotten

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
(Intimate Theater)
Cody Bianchi in The Toxic Avenger
Peyton Crim in A Little Night Music
Justin Crawford in The Toxic Avenger
Max DeLoach in Legally Blonde
Natalie Giannosa in The Toxic Avenger
Alexa Roxengaus in A Little Night Music
Christopher Robert Smith in A Little Night Music
Sarah Wolter in A Little Night Music

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
(Student-Cast Production)
Lily Castle in Next To Normal
Ryan Myers in Next To Normal

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY WITH SONGS
Natalie Llerena in Salvage

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA
(Larger Theater)
Gabriel Bonilla, Leandro Cano, Matias Ponce, Jason Manuel Olazábal, Rose Portillo, Katie Rodriguez, and Tanya Verafield
Anna In The Tropics

Amir Abdullah, DeJuan Christopher, Cherish Monique Duke, Kevin Jackson, Veralyn Jones, Sydney A. Mason, and Desean K. Terry
August Wilson’s Seven Guitars

Nicolette Ellis, Scott Rogers, Jennifer Shelton, and Eileen T’Kaye
A Doll’s House, Part 2

Richard Azurdia, Christine Breihan, Leandro Cano, Katia Gomez, Jordan Tyler Kessler, Kelvin Morales, Miguel Perez, and Christopher Wallinger
The Last, Best Small Town

Tyla Abercrumbie, Wendell B. Franklin, Alani Ilongue, John Earl Jelks, and Shayna Small
Paradise Blue

Hugo Armstrong, Amy Brenneman, Bryan Cranston, Donna Simone Johnson, Tedra Millan, Seth Numrich, and Brandon Scott
Power Of Sail

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA
(Intimate Theater)
Noah Bridgestone, Nathan Mohebbi, and James Hayden Rodriguez
Afterglow

Ron Bottitta, Elizabeth Elias Huffman, and Lily Knight
The Children

Jackie Jandrell, John Ruby, Paul Rush, and Leah Verrill
The Effect

Garrett Botts, Jon Cody, Eric Davis, Matthew Domenico, Colin Guthrie, Brock Joseph, Frank Krueger, Matthew Pardue, and Ezra Parter
The Ninth Door

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY-DRAMA
(Larger Theater)
Joe Holt, Nija Okoro, Dennis Pearson, Greg Alverez Reid, and Kim Steele
Blues For An Alabama Sky

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY-DRAMA
(Intimate Theater)
Gabriel Leyva, Geri-nikole Love, Charrell Mack, Gigette Reyes, Andrew Russel, and Rachel Sorsa
Apartment Living

Angel Dumapias, Seyto James, Aubrey Saverino, and Amanda Zarr
Cry It Out

Tara Battani, Justin Bowles, Francesca Casale, Brian Habicht, Dean Hermansen, Crystal Yvonne Jackson, Marek Myers, and Kimi Walker
Marvin’s Room

Leea Ayers, Matthew Hancock, Mara Klein, Hazel Lozano, Rob Nagle, Kacie Rogers, Vanessa Claire Stewart, and Pam Trotter
An Octoroon

Ilan Eskenazi, Ben Hirschhorn, Louisa Jacobson, and Garrett Young
TRAYF

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY
(Larger Theater)
Heather Ayers, Ted Barton, Mary Birdsong, Michael Cavinder, Sarah Hollis, Rachel McLaughlan, John Shartzer, Cassie Simone, Jeff Skowron, James Tolbert, and Harrison White
Clue

Karese Frizell, Donzell Lewis, Taubert Nadalini, Jeff Sumner, and Tom Trudgeon
The Legend Of Georgia McBride

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY
(Intimate Theater)
Alex Alcheh, Ryan W. Garcia, Tina Huang, Bailey Humiston, Andria Kozica, Melissa Jane Osborne, Kacie Rogers, Adriana Santos, Sonal Shah, Lexi Sloan, Margaux Susi and Jamie Wollrab
Celestial Events

Annika Chavez, Dennis Delsing, Mathew Dunlop, and Sean Hemeon
Cock

Barbara Brownell, Susan Priver, Clara Rodriguez, Michele Schultz, Patrick Skelton, Neil Thompson, Sascha Vanderslik, and Troy Whitaker
The Game’s Afoot; Or Holmes For The Holidays

Jack Esformes, Lisa LoCicero, Michael Rubenstone, and Leilani Smith
God Of Carnage

Tasha Ames, Clare Margaret Donovan, Vincent Doud, Ezekiel Goodman, Brent Grimes, Robert Hart, Betsy Stewart, and Jalen K. Stewart
Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies

Bryan Bertone, Spencer Cantrell, Christopher Carver, Stephanie Crothers,
Monazia Smith, Dionna Veremis, and Jennifer Zorbalas
In The Next Room (or the vibrator play)

Christopher Chen, Tom Dang, Dennis Dun, Miley Yamamoto, and Harmony Zhang
King Of The Yees

Presciliana Esparolini, Nick McDow Musleh, Steve Nevil, George Tovar, and Michael Van Duzer
Our Man In Santiago

Martica De Cardenas, Tony DeCarlo, Kari Lee Cartwright, Jordan Hull, Ann Noble, Michael Sturgis, and Donna Zadeh
Poor Clare

Laila Ayad, Anna Rose Hopkins, Courtney Sauls, Sonal Shah, Jenny Soo, and Sarah Utterback
Untitled Baby Play

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY
Presciliana Esparolini, Chelsea Gonzalez, Christopher Larkin, Natalie Llerena, Jonathan Nichols, Roland Ruiz, and Stewart J. Zully
The Play You Want

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A REVIVAL OF A 20TH-CENTURY PLAY
Joelle Arqueros, Paul Cady, Fox Carney, Doug Haverty, Christian Land, Susan Priver, Beccy Quinn, Michele Schultz, Neil Thompson, Sal Valletta, Sascha Vanderslik, and Janet Wood
London Suite

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A CLASSIC PLAY
Bernard K. Addison, Will Block, Rafael Goldstein, Kodi Jackman, Nicole Javier, Desirée Mee Jung, Gabriela Mendoza, Trisha Miller, Jeremy Rabb, Erika Soto, Deborah Strang, Mark Jude Sullivan, Kasey Mahaffy, and Niek Versteeg
All’s Well That Ends Well

Gregg T. Daniel, Ramón de Ocampo, Sally Hughes, Veralyn Jones, Michael Kirby, Lloyd Roberson II, Adam J. Smith, Joel Swetow, Jeanne Syquia, and Peter Van Norden
Hamlet

Jose Donado, Oyemen Ehikhamhen, Ted Elrick, Tim Frangos, Thad Geer, Tim Halligan, Ethan Haslam, Grace Hawthorn, Jordan Tyler Kessler, Nastasia Kulish, Alexandra Kunin, Julia Lisa, Joey Major, Aarush Mehta, Sara Mountjoy-Pepka, Melora Marshall, Patrick Olsen, Earnestine Phillips, Jacob Salazar, Terrence Wayne Jr., Lisa Wolpe, and Sky Wahl
A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Gabbi Beauvais, Matthew Domenico, Steven C. Fisher, Eric Flores, Tim Frangos, Willow Geer, Steven Taub Gordon, Colin Guthrie, Christopher W. Jones, Cindy Kania-Guastaferro, Max Lawrence, Mark Lewis, Melora Marshall, Michael McFall Gerald Rivers, Franc Ross, Jacob Salazar, and Lawrence Sonderling
Julius Caesar

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A STAGED RADIO PLAY
Michael Gabiano, Sheena Georges, Kelley Goode, Doug Haverty, James Lemire, Kayley Stallings, Mark Stancato, Diane Vincent, and Leslie Young
Christmastime Origins

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A SHORT ONE-ACT
Bryan Bertone, Emma Bruno, and Dylan Maddalena
Never Swim Alone

Stephanie Crothers, Conor Lane, Schuyler Mastain, Amy Moorman, David Shofner, and Casey Sullivan
The Soldier Dreams

OUTSTANDING LEAD ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
(Larger Theater)
Joan Almedilla, Christopher Chen, Adam Kaokept, Arvin Lee, Astoncia Bhagat Lyman, Aric Martin, Trance Thompson, Max Torrez, Gedde Watanabe, and George Xavier
Assassins

Marie-France Arcilla, Danny Bernardo, Emily King Brown, Gabriela Carrillo, Michael Cavinder, Dillon Klena, Eric Kunze, Joi D. McCoy, Candi Milo, Taubert Nadalini, Momoko Sugai, and Rodrigo Varandas
Mamma Mia!

Rod Bagheri, Carrie Compere, Colton Dorfman, Kyle Frattini, Dillon Klena, Norman Large, and Allison Sheppard
Newsies

OUTSTANDING LEAD ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
(Larger Theater Non-Equity)
Bobby Burkich, Stephanie Lesh-Farrell, Paul Siemens, Greg Safel, Jana Souza, and Sabin Shrestha
Next To Normal

Trae Adair, Shelby Barry, Steven Didrick, Michael German, Tom Hall, Lauren Josephs, Trevor March, Philip McBride, Andrew Metzger, and Jared Price
Something Rotten

OUTSTANDING LEAD ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
(Intimate Theater)
Zoe Bright, Peyton Crim, Ty Deran, Amanda Kruger, Emma Rose, Alexa Rosengaus, Christopher Robert Smith, Catherine Wadkins, and Sarah Wolter
A Little Night Music

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
(Larger Theater)
Alaska 5000, Lea DeLaria, Yurel Echezarreta, Freddie, Tiffany Mann, George Salazar, Emily Skeggs, and Shanice Williams
Head Over Heels

Kristian Espiritu, Jaya Joshi, Jupiter Lê, Natalie Holt MacDonald, Stefan Miller, Michelle Noh, Krystle Simmons, and Reuben Uy
Interstate

Melvin Biteng, Marcha Kia, Alexander Mashikian, Luke Sweeney, Hamilton Davis Weaver, and Mary Zastrow
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
(Intimate Theater)
Jocelyn A. Brown, Tym Brown, Jaylen Baham, Angie Chavez, Jared Machado, and Ron Hastings
Next To Normal

Allen Everman, Laura Leo Kelly, Lex Leigh, Jennifer Richardson, and Jacklyn Uweh
Striking 12

Christopher Fishburne, Mandie Hittleman, and Isaac Robinson-Smith
tick, tick…BOOM!

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
(Student-Cast Production)
Samuel Avila, Lizzy Brunn, Maycee Campano, Kaiden Doody, Caroline Goldenberg, Annika Goldman, Sam Guillemette, Jessie Landes,Carlos Lao, Erin Lucid, Eli Ruano, Avery Streater, Greg Ward, and Scott Weinstein
The Addams Family

Armand Akbari, Talha Barberousse, Allison Belinkoff, Brandon Borkowsky, Mikaela Celeste, Tori Coleman, Greta Cox, Roy Gantz, Kenzie Gross, Joy Jaensubhakij, Shaheen Z Kapambwe, Bruno Koskoff, Mackenzie Jaimes, Matthew McCoy, Munachimso, Ava Noble, Nia Otchere-Sarfo, Brianna Pember, Hayden Price, Luke Qualls, Eric Renna, Jordan Rice, Conrad Rocha, Jenna Ross, Dylan Smith, Greg Ward, and Trevor Williams
A Chorus Line

Lily Castle, Jamie Gallo, Tali Green, Ryan Myers, Yahm Steinberg, and Jack Walz
Next To Normal

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY WITH SONGS
W. Tré Davis, Tyler Fauntleroy, Tim Kopacz, and Alexander Neher
Tambo & Bones

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL REVUE/SONG CYCLE
Jenna Gillespie Byrd, Karole Foreman, Chester Gregory, and Vivian Reed
Blues In The Night

Elizabeth Curtin, Jewell Holloway, Tyler Marshall, and Sarah Pierce
Edges

Joan Almedilla, Richard Bermudez, Kelley Dorney, Jacob Haren, and Natalie Wachen
A Grand Night For Singing

Lottie Arnold, Lisa Dyson, Harrison Fahn, Liz Grannis, Haruna Kajino, Marcel Licera, Danika Masi, Hisato Masuyama, Alariza Nevarez, Alec Reusch, Jeffrey Rockwell, Margaret Staedler, and Tamir Yardenne
L.A. Now And Then

Bobby Collins, Jackie Cox, Chanlon Kaufman, Jamie Kaufman, and Sandra Rice
The World Goes Round

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A CONCERT STAGED READING
Thomas Ashworth, Jennifer Bennett, Bryan Chesters, Katie DeShan, Melissa Fahn, Joshua Finkel, Todd Gajdusek, James Gleason, Nancy Lam, Travis Leland, Sharon Logan, Susan Edwards Martin, Kevin Matsumoto, Mark C. Reis, Brent Schindele, Chelsea Morgan Stock, Paul Wong, and Kim Yarbrough
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
(Larger Theater)
Michael Cavinder, Jalen Lum, Kym Miller, and Andrea Somera
Assassins

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
(Larger Theater Non-Equity)
Anna Cardino, Krystal Jasmin Combs, Dawn Michelle, Cisco DeLuca, Kathryn Dobyns, Amber Florin, Sam Gianfala, Justin James, Andrew Landecker, Olivia Leyva, Caitlyn Rose Massey, Tariq Mieres, Niko Montelibano, Aryn Nemiroff, Maddie Ragsdale, Kyle Sanderson, Luke Smith, Reyn Smith, Whitney Kathleen Vigil, and Rachel Yoffe
Something Rotten

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL
(Intimate Theater)
Tal Fox, Andrea Lara, Roni Paige, Meredith Pyle, and Dekontee Tucrkile
A Little Night Music

OUTSTANDING DANCE ENSEMBLE
Chris Bona, Gillian Bozajian, Markesha Chatfield, Juan Guillen, Brandon Halvorsen, Michael James, Ashley En-Fu Matthews, Jonathan McGill, Isabella Olivas, Christina Papandrea, Dylan Pass, Kelly Powers-Figueroa, Hannah Jean Simmons, Scott Spraags, Fana Tesfagiorgis, and Adam Turney
Mamma Mia!

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL SPOOF
Rick Batalla, Jess Coffmann, Michael Faulkner, Suzanne Jolie, Beth Kennedy, L.T. Martinez, Amanda Pajer, Cloie Wyatt Taylor, Matt Walker
Lizastrata

Rick Batalla, Terron Brooks, Joseph Leo Bwari, Tiffany Daniels, Malynda Hale, Beth Kennedy, LT Martinez, Cloie Wyatt Taylor, and Matt Walker
Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Motown

Dedrick Bonner, Marqell Edward Clayton, Summer Greer, Cornelius Jones, Jr., Andrew Puente, Trisha Rapier, and Jason Graae
Spamilton: An American Parody

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION (MULTIPLE PRODUCTIONS)
Tim Dang—A Chorus Line, King Of The Yees
T.J. Dawson—Mamma Mia!, Newsies
Kari Hayter—Marry Me A Little, Striking 12
Jon Lawrence Rivera—Apartment Living, A Hit Dog Will Holler
Matt Walker—Lizastrata, Santa Claus Is Coming To Motown
Cameron Watson—Beloved, On the Other Hand, We’re Happy
Amanda Weier—Never Swim Alone,The Soldier Dreams

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A DRAMA
(Larger Theater)
Stori Ayers—Paradise Blue
Gregg T. Daniel—August Wilson’s Seven Guitars
Ellen Geer—The Last, Best Small Town
Weyni Mengesha—Power Of Sail
Jonathan Muñoz-Proulx—Anna In The Tropics

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A DRAMA
(Intimate Theater)
S. Asher Gelman—Afterglow
Kymberly Harris—The Effect
Ryan Knight—The Ninth Door
Simon Levy—The Children

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A COMEDY-DRAMA
(Larger Theater)
Phylicia Rashad—Blues For An Alabama Sky

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A COMEDY-DRAMA
(Intimate Theater)
Darin Anthony–@Playaz
Elina de Santos—Cry It Out
Judith Moreland—An Octoroon
Lita Gaithers Owens—Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A COMEDY
(Larger Theater)
Casey Hushion—Clue
Jamie Torcellini—The Legend Of Georgia McBride

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
(Larger Theater Non-Equity)
Keenon Hooks—Something Rotten

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A COMEDY
(Intimate Theater)
Peter Allas—God Of Carnage
Lane Allison—In The Next Room (or the vibrator play)
Tom Amandes and Adrian Gonzalez—Celestial Events
Ahmed Best— Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies
Alana Dietze—Poor Clare
Larry Eisenberg—The Game’s Afoot; Or Holmes For The Holidays
Michael John Garcés—The Play You Want
Charlie Mount—Our Man In Santiago

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A DRAMATIC TWO-HANDER
Amy Harmon—Bright Half Life
Evan Isaac Lipkin—Venus In Fur

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A COMEDIC TWO-HANDER
Kenny Leon—King James

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A REVIVAL OF A 20TH-CENTURY PLAY
Doug Engalla—London Suite
Thomas James O’Leary—Marvin’s Room

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A CLASSIC PLAY
Ellen Geer and Willow Geer—Julius Caesar
Melora Marshall—A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Elizabeth Swain—Hamlet

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A STAGED RADIO PLAY
Kathleen Delaney—Christmastime Origins

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A SOLO PERFORMANCE
Tom Dugan—Tell Him It’s Jackie

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION AND CHOREOGRAPHY
Jenny Koons and Sam Pinkleton—Head Over Heels

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
(Larger Theater)
Snehal Desai—Assassins
Christian Lebano—You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Rob Lewis and Hilary Thomas—Next To Normal
Jesca Prudencio—Interstate

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
(Intimate Theater)
Clint Foley—tick, tick…BOOM!
Ryan O’Connor—A Little Night Music
Craig Tyrl—The Toxic Avenger

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
(Student-Cast Production)
Ella Lao—The Addams Family

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL REVUE/SONG CYCLE
Wren T. Brown—Blues In The Night
Jason Graae—A Grand Night For Singing
Bruce Kimmel—L.A. Now And Then
James Michael McHale—Edges
Frank Minano—The World Goes ‘Round

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
(Larger Theater)
Chris Payne Dupré, Nadine Ellis, Suzanne Jolie, and Matt Walker—Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Motown
Palmer Davis—You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
DJ Gray—A Grand Night For Singing
Dana Solimando—Mamma Mia!
Hilary Thomas—Next To Normal
Annie Yee—Interstate

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
(Larger Theater Non-Equity)
Allison Eversoll—The World Goes ‘Round
Keenon Hooks and Augusto Guardado—Something Rotten

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
(Intimate Theater)
Keenah Armitage—The Toxic Avenger
Cheryl Baxter—L.A. Now And Then
Jasmine Ejan—tick, tick…BOOM!
Tania Possick— ARENA: A House MUSIC-al

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
(Student-Cast Production)
Ava Noble—The Addams Family
Annie Street—Next To Normal

OUTSTANDING MOVEMENT DIRECTION
Preston Mui and Jasmine Rafael—Assassins

THE YEAR’S BEST COSTUMES
Michael Mullen—A Little Night Music, L.A. Now And Then

THE YEAR’S BEST SCENIC DESIGN
Alex Calle—Apartment Living

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN
(LARGER THEATER)
Assassins (East West Players)
August Wilson’s Seven Guitars (A Noise Within)
Blues For An Alabama Sky (Center Theatre Group)
Closely Related Keys (International City Theatre)
Head Over Heels (Pasadena Playhouse)
King James (Center Theatre Group)
Paradise Blue (Geffen Playhouse)
Power Of Sail (Geffen Playhouse)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN
(INTIMATE THEATER)
Afterglow (Midnight Theatricals)
Apartment Living (Playwrights’ Arena and Skylight Theatre Company)
Ascension (Echo Theater Company)
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner (Ruskin Group Theatre)
The Toxic Avenger (The Wayward Artist)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN
(OUTDOOR THEATER)
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Sierra Madre Playhouse)

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGNER
(MULTIPLE PRODUCTIONS)
Kimberly DeShazo
Angela M. Eads
Michael Mullen
Mylette Nora
Jojo Siu
Michèle Young

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGNER
(MULTIPLE PRODUCTIONS)
Derrick McDaniel
Donny Jackson
Matt Richter
Donna Ruzika

OUTSTANDING PROJECTION DESIGNER
(MULTIPLE PRODUCTIONS)
David Murakami
Nicholas Santiago

OUTSTANDING PROPERTIES DESIGNER
(MULTIPLE PRODUCTIONS)
Patty and Gordon Briles
Shen Heckel
Jenine MacDonald
Michael O’Hara

OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGNER
(MULTIPLE PRODUCTIONS)
Jan Munroe
Jeff G. Rack
Stephanie Kerley Schwartz

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGNER
(MULTIPLE PRODUCTIONS)
Nick Foran
Jeff Gardner
Cricket S. Myers
Marc Antonio Pritchett

OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION
(MULTIPLE PRODUCTIONS)
Marc Macalintal
Ronda Rubio
Ryan Whyman

OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION AND SOLO ACCOMPANIMENT
Wilkie Fergusson III—Spamilton: An American Parody
Diane King Vann—Marry Me A Little

OUTSTANDING FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY
(MULTIPLE PRODUCTIONS)
Jen Albert
Kenneth R. Merckx, Jr.
CR Mohrhardt
Marc Antonio Pritchett

OUTSTANDING CASTING DIRECTION
Michael Donovan and Richie Ferris
Tal Fox
Raul Clayton Staggs

BEST TOURING PRODUCTION
The Band’s Visit
Hadestown

BEST TOURING PRODUCTION CAST
Yoni Avi Battat, Billyl Cohen, Layan Elwazani, Coby Getzug, Marc Ginsburg, Joshua Grosso, Kendal Hartse, Joe Joseph, James Rana, Ariel Reich, Clay Singer, and David Studwell
The Band’s Visit

Nicholas Barasch, Morgan Siobhan Green, Levi Kreis, Kimberly Marable, Kevyn Morrow, Belén Moyano, Bex Odorisio, Shea Renne, Lindsey Hailes, Chibueze Ihuoma, Will Mann, Sydney Parra, and Jamari Johnson Williams
Hadestown

OUTSTANDING TOURING OR PRESENTED PRODUCTION
André & Dorine
A Christmas Carol
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Slave Play
Tootsie

OUTSTANDING TOURING PRODUCTION, RETURN ENGAGEMENT
Come From Away

BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE IN A TOURING OR PRESENTED PRODUCTION
Alexandra Ashley in Tootsie
Nicholas Barasch in Hadestown
Drew Becker in Tootsie
Layton Williams in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A TOURING OR PRESENTED PRODUCTION
Janet Dacal in The Band’s Visit
Sasson Gabay in The Band’s Visit
Adam Pascal in Pretty Woman The Musical
Bradley Whitford in A Christmas Carol

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMANCE IN A TOURING OR PRESENTED PRODUCTION
Jessica Crouch in Pretty Woman The Musical
Jared David Michael Grant in Tootsie
Melissa Jacques in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Joe Joseph in The Band’s Visit
Lukas James Miller in Tootsie
Alex Newell in A Christmas Carol
Kyle Taylor Parker in Pretty Woman

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A TOURING OR PRESENTED PRODUCTION
José Dault, Garbiñe Insausti, and Edu Cárcamo
André & Dorine

Kate Burton, Chante Carmel, Dashiell Eves, Brandon Gill, Evan Harrington, Chris Hoch, Sarah Hunt, Alex Nee, Alex Newell, Cate Robertson, Brett Ryback, Harry Thornton, Bradley Whitford, Glory Yepassis-Zembrou, and Grace Yoo
A Christmas Carol

Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Jonathan Higginbotham, Devin Kawaoka, Chalia La Tour, Irene Sofia Lucio, Paul Alexander Nolan, Jakeem Dante Powell, and Elizabeth Stahlmann
Slave Play

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A TOURING PRODUCTION
(RETURN ENGAGEMENT)
Marika Aubrey, Kevin Carolan, Harter Clingman, Nick Duckart, M Chamblee Ferguson, Christine Toy Johnson, Julie Johnson, James Earl Jones II, Julia Knitel, Sharone Sayegh, Danielle K. Thomas, and Jeremy Woodard
Come From Away