PRODUCTION
A Man of No Importance, Jill Townsend, Musical Theatre Guild, Alex Theatre
A Marvelous Party, Laguna Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse WINNER
Bach at Leipzig, South Coast Repertory, South Coast Repertory
Grace, Vonessa Martin, Furious Theatre Company, Pasadena Playhouse Carrie Hamilton Theatre WINNER
The Brothers Karamazov, Tim Wright, Circle X Theatre Co., [Inside] the Ford WINNER

T.H. McCULLOH AWARD FOR REVIVAL
A Touch of the Poet, A Noise Within, A Noise Within WINNER

DIRECTION
Nick DeGruccio, Beehive, Valley Musical Theatre at the El Portal Theatre
Bart DeLorenzo, The Cherry Orchard, Evidence Room
John Langs, The Brothers Karamazov, Circle X Theatre Co. at [Inside] the Ford WINNER
Art Manke, Bach at Leipzig, South Coast Repertory WINNER
Michael Michetti, A Picture of Dorian Gray, Theatre @ Boston Court WINNER
Sharon Ott, Ridiculous Fraud, South Coast Repertory
Dámaso Rodriguez, Grace, Furious Theatre Company at Pasadena Playhouse Carrie Hamilton Theatre WINNER

WRITING AND ADAPTATION
Anthony Clarvoe (adaptation), The Brothers Karamazov, Circle X Theatre Co. at [Inside] the Ford WINNER
Wendy Graf, Leipzig, West Coast Jewish Theatre and the Group at Strasberg at the Lee Strasberg Institute’s Marilyn Monroe Theatre
Jeffrey Hatcher (adaptation), Turn of the Screw, Pacific Resident Theatre
Craig Wright, Grace, Furious Theatre Company at Pasadena Playhouse Carrie Hamilton Theatre WINNER

MUSICAL DIRECTION
Carl Danielsen, A Marvelous Party, Laguna Playhouse
Louis Durra, Play It Cool, Celebration Theatre
Steven Smith, A Man of No Importance, Musical Theatre Guild at the Alex Theatre WINNER
Jim Vukovich, Beehive, Valley Musical Theatre at the El Portal Theatre

MUSICAL SCORE
Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty, A Man of No Importance, Musical Theatre Guild at the Alex Theatre
Lori Scarlett, The Break Up Notebook: The Lesbian Musical, Hudson Backstage Theatre WINNER

LEAD PERFORMANCE
Tony Abatemarco, Bach at Leipzig, South Coast Repertory
Dorie Barton, Lobster Alice, Blank Theatre Company's 2nd Stage Theatre WINNER
Jodi Carlisle, A Hole in the Dark, Blank Theatre Company's 2nd Stage Theatre WINNER
Richard Fancy, Death of a Salesman, Pacific Resident Theatre
Laurence Fishburne, Fences, Pasadena Playhouse WINNER
Reece Holland, A Man of No Importance, Musical Theatre Guild at the Alex Theatre
Salome Jens, Leipzig, West Coast Jewish Theatre and the Group at Strasberg at the Lee Strasberg Institute’s Marilyn Monroe Theatre WINNER
Cherry Jones, Doubt, Ahmanson Theatre WINNER
Marc Kudisch, Zorba, Reprise! Broadway’s Best at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse
Dan Mailley, La Bęte, Sacred Fools Theater WINNER
Joel Polis, Pound of Flesh, Odyssey Theatre
Erica Tazel, I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me By a Young Lady From Rwanda, Colony Theatre

FEATURED PERFORMANCE
Patrick Bristow, The Break Up Notebook: The Lesbian Musical, Hudson Backstage Theatre
Beth Kennedy, Much ADoobie Brothers About Nothing, Troubadour Theater Company at the Miles Memorial Playhouse and La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts WINNER
Barry Lynch, Dockers, Theatre Banshee
Dakin Matthews, Water & Power, Mark Taper Forum WINNER
Camille Saviola, Zorba, Reprise! Broadway’s Best at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse WINNER

ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
A Marvelous Party, Laguna Playhouse
Beehive, Valley Musical Theatre at the El Portal Theatre
The Cannibals, California Repertory Company at Edison Theatre
Dockers, Theatre Banshee
The Brothers Karamazov, Circle X Theatre Co. at [Inside] the Ford WINNER
The Marvelous Wonderettes, El Portal Forum Theatre WINNER

SCENIC DESIGN
Brian Sidney Bembridge, The Brothers Karamazov, Circle X Theatre Co. at [Inside] the Ford WINNER
Tom Buderwitz, Equinox, Odyssey Theatre WINNER
Hugh Landwehr, Ridiculous Fraud, South Coast Repertory
Donna Marquet, Nighthawks, Kirk Douglas Theatre
Jeff McLaughlin, Recent Tragic Events, Theatre Tribe

LIGHTING DESIGN
Brian Sidney Bembridge, The Brothers Karamazov, Circle X Theatre Co. at [Inside] the Ford WINNER
Rand Ryan, Nighthawks, Kirk Douglas Theatre
Clifton Taylor, Jay Johnson: The Two & Only!, Richmark Entertainment at the Brentwood Theatre and the Colony Theatre
Robert Wilson, The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets, Ahmanson Theatre WINNER

COSTUME DESIGN, HAIR, WIGS & MAKEUP
Ann Closs-Farley (costumes), Route 99: Orange Star Dinner Show!, Evidence Room
Thomas G. Marquez (hair, wigs & makeup), Beehive, Valley Musical Theatre at the El Portal Theatre WINNER
Maggie Morgan (costumes), Bach at Leipzig, South Coast Repertory

SOUND DESIGN
Robbin E. Broad, The Brothers Karamazov, Circle X Theatre Co. at [Inside] the Ford WINNER
Jon Gottlieb, iWitness, Mark Taper Forum WINNER
David B. Marling, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Fountain Theatre
Robert Oriol, A Picture of Dorian Gray, Theatre @ Boston Court WINNER

CHOREOGRAPHY
Gail Conrad, The Break Up Notebook: The Lesbian Musical, Hudson Backstage Theatre
Lee Martino, Beehive, Valley Musical Theatre at the El Portal Theatre
Janet Miller, The Marvelous Wonderettes, El Portal Forum Theatre WINNER

SOLO PERFORMANCE
Jim Brochu, Zero Hour, West Coast Jewish Theatre at the Egyptian Arena Theatre
Jay Johnson, Jay Johnson: The Two & Only!, Richmark Entertainment at the Brentwood Theatre and the Colony Theatre
Lynn Redgrave, Nightingale, Mark Taper Forum WINNER

CGI & VIDEO PROJECTIONS
William Dudley, Hitchcock Blonde, South Coast Repertory WINNER
Jan Hartley (projection design) and Alice Brooks (cinematography), iWitness, Mark Taper Forum.

THE 2006 SPECIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE:

The Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in theater will be awarded to the Troubadour Theater Company. The award is accompanied by a $500 check funded by the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

The Ted Schmitt Award for the world premiere of an outstanding new play will be awarded to Richard Montoya for Culture Clash for Water and Power. The award is accompanied by an offer to publish and a $500 check funded by Samuel French, Inc.

The Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season in a small to mid-size theater will be awarded to the Chance Theater. The award is accompanied by a $500 check, funded by the Nederlander Organization.

The Bob Z Award for career achievement in set design will be awarded to Joel Daavid. The award is accompanied by a $500 check, funded by Back Stage.

The Angstrom Award for career achievement in lighting design will be awarded to Christian Epps. The award is accompanied by a $1000 check, funded by Angstrom Lighting.

The Joel Hirschhorn Award for outstanding achievement in musical theatre will be awarded to Gerald Sternbach. The award is accompanied by a $500 check.