Jones, Fishburne, Redgrave Among LA Drama Critics Winners

Cherry Jones (Doubt), Laurence Fishburne (Fences), and Lynn Redgrave (Nightingale) were among the best-known names honored at the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards. The award were presented on March 19 at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood.  Performance troupe Culture Clash hosted the show, and received the Ted Schmitt Award for their world premiere play, Water and Power.  The recipients, awarded for excellence in Los Angeles-era theater over the past year, are as follows.

PRODUCTION
A Marvelous Party, Laguna Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse
Grace, Furious Theatre Company, Pasadena Playhouse Carrie Hamilton Theatre
The Brothers Karamazov, Tim Wright, Circle X Theatre Co., [Inside] the Ford

REVIVAL
A Touch of the Poet, A Noise Within, A Noise Within

DIRECTION
John Langs, The Brothers Karamazov, Circle X Theatre Co. at [Inside] the Ford
Art Manke, Bach at Leipzig, South Coast Repertory
Michael Michetti, A Picture of Dorian Gray, The Theatre @ Boston Court
Dámaso Rodriguez, Grace, Furious Theatre Company at Pasadena Playhouse Carrie Hamilton Theatre

WRITING AND ADAPTATION
Anthony Clarvoe (adaptation), The Brothers Karamazov, Circle X Theatre Co. at [Inside] the Ford
Craig Wright, Grace, Furious Theatre Company at Pasadena Playhouse Carrie Hamilton Theatre

MUSICAL DIRECTION
Steven Smith, A Man of No Importance, Musical Theatre Guild at the Alex Theatre

MUSICAL SCORE
Lori Scarlett, The Break Up Notebook: The Lesbian Musical, Hudson Backstage Theatre

Photo of Lynn Redgrave by Ben Strothmann