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Grigware's Best in LA Theatre for 2010

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Top Productions 

Black Coffee - Theatre 40

The Clean House - Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

Cousin Bette - The Antaeus Company

Fascinating Rhythms - Rubicon Theatre, Ventura

Four Places - Rogue Machine Theatre

Funny Girl - Music Circus, Sacramento

Hoboken to Hollywood - Edgemar Center for the Arts, Santa Monica

Opus - Fountain Theatre

South Pacific - Ahmanson

State of the Union - Interact Theatre Company

Sweeney Todd - Musical Theatre West (MTW)

The 39 Steps - Ahmanson

 

Most Promising New Musical 

Robin and the 7 Hoods - The Old Globe, San Diego

 

Most Promising New Play

Elevator - Macha Theatre

 

Other Worthy Revivals 

Merrily We Roll Along - Actors co-op

Miss Saigon - Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista

Stage Door - Open Fist Theatre

 

Best Ensemble: Play (tie)
Four Places - Rogue Machine

The Glass Menagerie - Mark Taper Forum

Best Ensemble: Musical (tie)

Chess - Musical Theatre of Los Angeles @ The Met

Funny Girl - Music Circus, Sacramento

Best Lead Performances
Stephanie J. Block - They're Playing Our Song - Reprise Theatre Company

Anne G. Byrd - Four Places - Rogue Machine

Raul Esparza - Leap of Faith - Ahmanson

Beth Grant - Grace & Glorie - Colony Theatre

Hector Hank - The City - Group rep

Judith Ivey - The Glass Menagerie - Mark Taper Forum
Gary Lamb, Matthew J. Williamson - A Prayer For My Daughter - Crown City  Theatre                     

Norman Large, Debbie Prutsman - Sweeney Todd - MTW

Vicki Lewis - Funny Girl - Music Circus, Sacramento

Megan McGinnis - Daddy Long Legs - The Broad, Santa Monica

Alice Ripley - Next to Normal - Ahmanson

Matt Walker - A Wither's Tale - Falcon Theatre

Alicia Wollerton - Cousin Bette - Antaeus

 

Best Featured Performances
Quincy Tyler Bernstine - Ruined - Geffen Playhouse

Patch Darragh - The Glass Menagerie - Mark Taper Forum

D. J. Harner - The Clean House - Odyssey

David Huynh - Mysterious Skin - East West Players

Marvin Kaplan - The Price - Theatre West

Erica Katzin - Elevator - Macha

Alex Korey - Funny Girl - Music Circus, Sacramento

Casey Kramer - Grapes and Nuts - Victory Theatre

Susan Leslie, Kristen McCullough - Yellow - Coast Playhouse

Michael Paternostro - Annie - MTW  &  Funny Girl - Music Circus, Sacramento

Keala Settle - South Pacific - Ahmanson

Jeanne Syquia - Siddhe - The Road

Derek Webster, Leith Burke - Neighbors - Matrix Theatre

 

Best Solo Show (tie)
A Conversation with Edith Head - Susan Claassen - El Portal Forum Theatre
Remembering the Ladies - Toni Morrell - El Portal Forum Theatre

Sweet Mama String Bean - ValLimar Jansen - Fremont Centre Theatre, Pasadena

 

Best Cabaret Artist: Male (tie)

David Campbell - Catalina Jazz Club

Blake McGiver Ewing - Sterling's Upstairs @ Vitello's

Lee Lessack - Chanteur - Gardenia

Best Cabaret Artist: Female (tie)

Callie Carson - Sterling's Upstairs @ Vitello's

Rosalyn Kind - Catalina Jazz Club

Natalie Toro - Inner Circle, Magic Castle

 

Most Unique Cabaret/Variety Show

All Hail the Queen! - Lesli Margherita - Level 3


Best Seasonal Shows (tie)

A Chicago Christmas Carol - Crown City Theatre

Comfort & Joy - GMCLA (Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles) - Alex Theatre


Star-Making Performances

Emily Bridges - Acting: The First Six Lessons - Theatre West   &

Luca Ellis - Hoboken to Hollywood - Edgemar

 

Up and Coming Performers

Derek Klena - Happy Days the Musical; Cinderella - Cabrillo Music Theatre  &

Janet Krupin - Bark! The Musical - CLOSBC, Redondo Beach; Bring It On (early 2011 - opening in Atlanta)

 

Renaissance Man of the Year

Lin-Manuel Miranda - composer, actor, singer, dancer - In the Heights

 

 

Best CDs

On Broadway - David Campbell

Winter Wonderettes

 

 

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