City of Angels has been nominated for several awards. These include Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Outstanding Costume Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Florence Klotz, Best Broadway Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Best Director at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Michael Blakemore, Best Set, Costume, and Lighting Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Larry Gelbart, Outstanding Costume Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Florence Klotz, Outstanding Director - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Michael Blakemore, Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Paul Gallo, Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for David Zippel, Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards for Cy Coleman, Outstanding Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for City of Angels, Outstanding Orchestration at the Drama Desk Awards for Billy Byers, and Outstanding Set Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Robin Wagner.