LA Weekly Theater Award was an annual critics' award system established in 1979, organized by the LA Weekly for outstanding achievements in small theatre productions in Southern California.[1] Nominees were typically announced in January for Equity 99-seat productions from the previous year, with awards handed out in March or April. The 35th annual awards ceremony was held in April 2014.[2] In December 2014, the LA Weekly announced that it was discontinuing the awards, citing the publication's desire to focus on events that would promote its profitability.[3]
Categories
Production
- Production of the Year
- Revival Production of the Year (of a 20th- or 21st-century work)
- Musical of the Year
Performance
- Ensemble
- Musical Ensemble
- Comedy Ensemble
- Leading Female Performance
- Leading Male Performance
- Supporting Female Performance
- Supporting Male Performance
- Two-Person Performance
- Solo Performance
- Female Comedy Performance
- Male Comedy Performance
- Musical Performance
- One-Act Performance
Direction/Choreography/Design
- Direction
- Direction of a Musical
- Comedy Direction
- One-Act Direction
- Choreography
- Production Design
- Lighting Design
- Costume Design
- Set Design
- Sound Design
- Mask Design
- Puppet Design
Writing/Composition
- Play Writing
- Adaptation
- Original Music
Special Achievement
- Career Achievement
- Queen of the Angels
References
- ^ "Awards listing at TCG online". Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ "L.A. Weekly's 35th Annual Theater Awards", LA Weekly, April 8, 2014.
- ^ "LA Weekly Theater Awards (1980 - 2014): R.I.P.", Stage Raw, December 6, 2014.
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