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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 Steps - Musical Theatre West (MTW)
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
Stage Door - 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
Best Lead Performance
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 Performance
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
Alix 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
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
David Campbell - Catalina Jazz Club
Blake McGiver Ewing - Sterling's Upstairs @ Vitello's
Lee Lessack - Chanteur - Gardenia
Best Cabaret Artist: Female
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
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 CD
On Broadway - David Campbell
Winter Wonderettes
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