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LA Weekly Theater Award
2026-11-15 07:00:47 · Cedar Herald Index
LA Weekly Theater Award was an annual critics' award system established in 1979, organized by the LA Weekly for outstanding achievements in small theatre productions in Southern California. Nominees were typically announced in January for Equity 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.
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 site
American theater awards
Awards established in 1979
Awards disestablished in 2012
