| Best Production of a Musical | Best Production of a Musical |
Kiss of the Spider Woman – The Musical – Havok Theatre Company
Divorce! The Musical – Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment* HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical – The Chance Theater* Joe's Garage – Open Fist Theatre Company* Life Could Be a Dream – David Elzer, Peter Schneider & Crooning Crabcakes LLC | Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara – Geffen Playhouse* Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass – Troubadour Theater Company* As U2 Like It – Troubadour Theater Company* Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale* The Last Five Years – East West Players |
| Best Production of a Play | Best Production of a Play |
| Family Planning – Chalk Repertory Theatre* A Skull in Connemara – Theatre Tribe* Coming Home – Fountain Theatre* Equus – The Production Company* Photograph 51 – Fountain Theatre* Stick Fly – The Matrix Theatre Company* The Idea Man – Elephant Theatre Company | Two Trains Running – Ebony Repertory Theatre* Farragut North – Geffen Playhouse* Lydia – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum* The Little Dog Laughed – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* The Rehearsal – A Noise Within |
| Best Season | Acting Ensemble |
| Troubadour Theater Company* Fountain Theatre* Geffen Playhouse* Rubicon Theatre Company* The Chance Theater | The cast of Stick Fly – The Matrix Theatre Company* The cast of Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass – Troubadour Theater Company* The cast of As U2 Like It – Troubadour Theater Company* The cast of Divorce! The Musical – Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment* The cast of Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Volume 1 – Musical Theatre West* The cast of Mercury Fur – needtheater* The cast of Model Behavior, i.e., the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – 24th Street Theatre |
| Lead Actor in a Musical | Lead Actress in a Musical |
| Jake Broder as Louis Prima – Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara – Geffen Playhouse* Hershey Felder as Ludwig van Beethoven – Beethoven As I Knew Him – Geffen Playhouse* Will Collyer as Josh – BIG: The Musical – West Coast Ensemble* Eric Kunze as Jesus – Jesus Christ Superstar – Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities* Chad Borden as Molina – Kiss of the Spider Woman – The Musical – Havok Theatre Company* Christopher Fitzgerald as Billy Minsky – Minsky's – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre* Michael K. Lee as Jamie – The Last Five Years – East West Players | Vanessa Claire Smith as Keely Smith – Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara – Geffen Playhouse* Megan Hilty as Doralee Rhodes – 9 to 5: The Musical – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre* Allison Janney as Violet Newstead – 9 to 5: The Musical – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre* Katrina Lenk as Linda Lovelace – Lovelace A Rock Opera – The Hayworth* Leslie Uggams as Lena Horne – Stormy Weather – Pasadena Playhouse* Lillias White as Lillias – The Best is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy Coleman – Rubicon Theatre Company* Jennifer Paz as Cathy – The Last Five Years – East West Players |
| Lead Actor in a Play | Lead Actress in a Play |
| Glynn Turman as Memphis – Two Trains Running – Ebony Repertory Theatre* Morlan Higgins as Mick Dowd – A Skull in Connemara – Theatre Tribe* Sam R. Ross as Alan Turing – Breaking the Code – The Production Company* Chris Pine as Stephen Bellamy – Farragut North – Geffen Playhouse* Sam Anderson as Ichabod Banks – The Bird and Mr. Banks – Road Theatre Company* Matt Gottlieb as Gabriel Hornstein – Who Lives? – Renal Support Network* Joe Spano as George – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Rubicon Theatre Company | Julie White as Diane – The Little Dog Laughed – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* Deidrie Henry as Veronica – Coming Home – Fountain Theatre* Alina Phelan as Olivia – Family Planning – Chalk Repertory Theatre* Aria Alpert as Rosalind Franklin – Photograph 51 – Fountain Theatre* Julia Fletcher as Anna – The Letters – Andak Stage Company* Laurie Metcalf as Virginia – Voice Lessons – Zephyr Theatre* Betty Garrett as Sarita Myrtle – Waiting in the Wings – Theatre West |
| Featured Actor in a Musical | Featured Actress in a Musical |
| Michael Paternostro as Carmen Ghia – The Producers – Musical Theatre West* Jim Holdridge as Eugene – Life Could Be a Dream – David Elzer, Peter Schneider & Crooning Crabcakes LLC* Niles Rivers as Niles – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale* TC Carson as TC – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale* John Woodard III as John – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale* Maceo Oliver as Maceo – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale* David Engel as Roger DeBris – The Producers – Musical Theatre West | Sarah Cornell as Ulla – The Producers – Musical Theatre West* Beth Leavel as Maisie – Minsky's – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre* Dionne Figgins as Dionne – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale* DeLee Lively as DeLee – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale* Sharon Catherine Blanks as Sharon – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale* Nikki Crawford as Young Lena – Stormy Weather – Pasadena Playhouse* Dee Hoty as Kay Thompson – Stormy Weather – Pasadena Playhouse |
| Featured Actor in a Play | Featured Actress in a Play |
| Hugo Armstrong as Sabretooth and Tim – Land of the Tigers – Sacred Fools, Burglars of Hamm and Frantic Redhead Productions* Jeff Kerr McGivney as Mairtin Hanlon – A Skull in Connemara – Theatre Tribe* David Ross Paterson as Dillwyn Knox – Breaking The Code – The Production Company* David Ari as Rosen – Family Planning – Chalk Repertory Theatre* Adolphus Ward as Solly Two Kings – Gem of the Ocean – Fountain Theatre* Geoff Elliott as Hero – The Rehearsal – A Noise Within* Roger Robinson as Holloway – Two Trains Running – Ebony Repertory Theatre | Tasha Ames as Izzy – Rabbit Hole – Malibu Stage Company* Jenny O'Hara as Maryjohnny Rafferty – A Skull in Connemara – Theatre Tribe* Danielle Kennedy as Greta – Family Planning – Chalk Repertory Theatre* Elia Saldana as Jilly – Family Planning – Chalk Repertory Theatre* Kerry Carney as Francine Carlson – The Idea Man – Elephant Theatre Company* Josette DiCarlo as Tamara – The Prodigal Father – Celebration Theatre and Playwrights 6* Angela Goethals as Honey – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Rubicon Theatre Company |
| Director of a Musical | Director of a Play |
| Matt Walker – As U2 Like It – Troubadour Theater Company* Matt Walker – Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass – Troubadour Theater Company* Rick Sparks – Divorce! The Musical – Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment* Oanh Nguyen – HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical – The Chance Theater* Nick DeGruccio – Kiss of the Spider Woman – The Musical – Havok Theatre Company* Jeffrey Polk – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale* Jon Lawrence Rivera – The Last Five Years – East West Players | Larissa Kokernot – Family Planning – Chalk Repertory Theatre* Stuart Rogers – A Skull in Connemara – Theatre Tribe* August Viverito – Equus – The Production Company* Shirley Jo Finney – Stick Fly – The Matrix Theatre Company* David Fofi – The Idea Man – Elephant Theatre Company* Scott Ellis – The Little Dog Laughed – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* Israel Hicks – Two Trains Running – Ebony Repertory Theatre |
| Music Direction | Choreography |
| Darryl Archibald – Smokey Joe's Cafe – El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale* Eric Heinly – Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass – Troubadour Theater Company* Eric Heinly – As U2 Like It – Troubadour Theater Company* David O – Divorce! The Musical – Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment* Ross Wright – Joe's Garage – Open Fist Theatre Company* Billy Stritch – The Best is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy Coleman – Rubicon Theatre Company* Daniel Thomas – The Producers – Musical Theatre West | Lee Martino – Kiss of the Spider Woman – The Musical – Havok Theatre Company* Jon Engstrom – 42nd Street – Cabrillo Music Theatre* Nadine Ellis, Ameenah Kaplan & Christine Lakin – Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass – Troubadour Theater Company* Ameenah Kaplan – Altar Boyz – Celebration Theatre* Christine Lakin – As U2 Like It – Troubadour Theater Company* Kelly Todd – HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical – The Chance Theater* Ken Roht – Ken Roht's Calendar Girl Competition – Bootleg Theater |
| Book/Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical | Playwrighting For An Original Play |
| Erin Kamler – Divorce! The Musical – Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment* Dolly Parton & Patricia Resnick – 9 to 5: The Musical – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre* Book, Lyrics and Music by Frank Zappa, adapted by Pat Towne and Michael Franco – Joe's Garage – Open Fist Theatre Company* Ken Roht & John Ballinger – Ken Roht's Calendar Girl Competition – Bootleg Theater* Charles Strouse, Susan Birkenhead & Bob Martin – Minsky's – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre | Kevin King – The Idea Man – Elephant Theatre Company* Rajiv Joseph – Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* Tim Toyama & Aaron Woolfolk – Bronzeville – Robey Theatre Company* Carolyn Almos, Matt Almos, Albert Dayan and Jon Beauregard – Land of the Tigers – Sacred Fools, Burglars of Hamm and Frantic Redhead Productions* Vince Melocchi – Lions – Pacific Resident Theatre* John W. Lowell – The Letters – Andak Stage Company* Donald Margulies – Time Stands Still – Geffen Playhouse |
| Costume Design | Costume Design |
| Ann Closs-Farley – Ken Roht's Calendar Girl Competition – Bootleg Theater* Jeffrey Schoenberg – Bach at Leipzig – Odyssey Theatre Ensemble* Erika C. Miller – HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical – The Chance Theater* Martine Granby – Joe's Garage – Open Fist Theatre Company* Ann Closs-Farley – Land of the Tigers – Sacred Fools, Burglars of Hamm and Frantic Redhead Productions* A. Jeffrey Schoenberg – Light Up The Sky – Open Fist Theatre Company* Catherine Glover – Who Lives? – Renal Support Network | Sharon McGunigle – Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass – Troubadour Theater Company* William Ivey Long – 9 to 5: The Musical – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre* Ann Closs-Farley – James and the Giant Peach – MainStreet Theatre Company* Gregg Barnes – Minsky's – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre* Soojin Lee – Oliver Twist – A Noise Within* Soojin Lee – The Rehearsal – A Noise Within* Robert Perdziola – The School of Night – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum |
| Lighting Design | Lighting Design |
| Luke Moyer – Dracula – NoHo Arts Center Ensemble* Luke Moyer – A Skull in Connemara – Theatre Tribe* Brian Sidney Bembridge – Battle Hymn – Circle X Theatre Company* Steven Young – Kiss of the Spider Woman – The Musical – Havok Theatre Company* Chris Wojcieszyn – Spider Bites – Theatre of NOTE* Christian Epps – Stick Fly – The Matrix Theatre Company* Jeremy Pivnick – Who Lives? – Renal Support Network | Donald Holder – The Little Dog Laughed – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer – 9 to 5: The Musical – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre* David Lander – Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* Paul Gallo – Farragut North – Geffen Playhouse* Anne Militello – Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara – Geffen Playhouse* Ken Booth – Oliver Twist – A Noise Within* Dan Weingarten – Two Trains Running – Ebony Repertory Theatre |
| Scenic Design | Scenic Design |
| Jeff McLaughlin – A Skull in Connemara – Theatre Tribe* Desma Murphy – Dracula – NoHo Arts Center Ensemble* Leonard Ogden – Eternal Equinox – Grove Theater Center* Christopher Scott Murillo – HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical – The Chance Theater* David Harwell – Rantoul And Die – Elephant Theatre Company* John Iacovelli – Stick Fly – The Matrix Theatre Company* Will Pellegrini – Who Lives? – Renal Support Network | Allen Moyer – The Little Dog Laughed – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* Scott Pask – 9 to 5: The Musical – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre* Derek McLane – Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* Michael Ganio – By the Waters of Babylon – Geffen Playhouse* Anna Louizos – Minsky's – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre* John Lee Beatty – Time Stands Still – Geffen Playhouse* Edward E. Haynes, Jr. – Two Trains Running – Ebony Repertory Theatre |
| Sound Design | Sound Design – 2 winners |
| Ken Sawyer – Dracula –NoHo Arts Center Ensemble* Michael Levine and Cricket S. Myers – Battle Hymn – Circle X Theatre Company* Bruno Louchouarn – Courting Vampires – The Theatre @ Boston Court* Cody Henderson and Matt Almos – Land of the Tigers – Sacred Fools, Burglars of Hamm and Frantic Redhead Productions* David B. Marling and Christopher Moscatiello – The Bird and Mr. Banks – Road Theatre Company* Joseph "Sloe" Slawinski – Treefall – Rogue Machine Theatre* Jeffrey Porter – Who Lives? – Renal Support Network | Erik Carstensen – Beethoven as I Knew Him – Geffen PlayhouseChris Webb and David Molina – Lydia – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum* John H. Shivers – 9 to 5: The Musical – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre* Kathryn Bostic and Cricket S. Myers – Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre* Lindsay Jones – Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara – Geffen Playhouse* Cricket S. Myers – Mary's Wedding – The Colony Theatre Company* Lewis Flinn and Cricket S. Myers – The Little Dog Laughed – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre |