LA Weekly Theater Award was an annual critics' award system established in 1979, organized by the ''
LA Weekly
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'' for outstanding achievements in small theatre productions in
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. Nominees were typically announced in January for
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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. 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.
"LA Weekly Theater Awards (1980 - 2014): R.I.P."
''Stage Raw'', December 6, 2014.
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
External links
30th LA Weekly Theater Award Nominees
on LA Weekly
''LA Weekly'' is a free weekly alternative newspaper in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1978 by Jay Levin, who served as president and editor until 1991. Voice Media Group sold the paper in late 2017 to Semanal Media LLC, whose paren ...
site
American theater awards
Awards established in 1979
Awards disestablished in 2012
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