'CAROLINE' TOPS L.A. DRAMA NOMS.Byline: Evan Henerson Theater Writer Imported stagings of ``Caroline, or Change,'' ``A Little Night Music'' and ``Hairspray'' were among the leaders in nominations for the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards. ``Caroline'' which played Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre The Ahmanson Theatre is one of the four main venues that comprise the Los Angeles Music Center. Through the generosity of philanthropist Robert H. Ahmanson, construction began on March 9, 1962. , and ``Night Music,'' a remount re·mount tr.v. re·mount·ed, re·mount·ing, re·mounts 1. To mount again. 2. To supply with a fresh horse. n. A fresh horse. Noun 1. of the New York City Opera The New York City Opera (NYCO) is based in Philip Johnson's New York State Theater at Lincoln Center. The company was founded in 1944 with the aim of an opera company that would be financially accessible to a wide audience, innovative in its choice of repertory, and a home staging at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States). The Music Center's other halls include the Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. , netted seven and six nominations, respectively, including best production. The world premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 of Athol Fugard's ``Exits and Entrances,'' at the Fountain Theatre, took five nominations. Dakin Matthews, co-founder of the Antaeus Theatre Company who now runs the NoHo-based Andak Stage Company, will receive both the Margaret Harford Award (for sustained excellence in theater) and the Ted Schmitt Award recognizing the world premiere of his play ``The Prince of L.A.'' ``This particular year, we were reminded what an important part of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. theater community (Matthews) is,'' says Terry Morgan, LADCC president. ``With 'The Prince of L.A.,' his various acting performances, the forming of Andak and all the different things he does for L.A. theater, we were all in agreement that appreciation was long overdue.'' Other honorees include set designer Tom Buderwitz, lighting designer Steven Young, actress Kirsten Vangsness, the Black Dahlia Theatre and Center Theatre Group founding artistic director Gordon Davidson. Valley-based playhouses earning multiple LADCC nominations include Glendale's A Noise Within (two nominations for ``A Flea in Her Ear A Flea in Her Ear is a 1907 play by Georges Feydeau written at the height of the Belle Époque. A bedroom farce, its plot is a series of misunderstandings, clandestine assignations, misplaced jealousies, and frantic chases. ,'') NoHo's Theatre Tribe (``Book of Days,'' two nominations), Antaeus (``Chekhov X 4,'' three nominations) and NoHo Arts Center (``Dorian,'' two nominations). The awards, which the 17-member organization of local newspaper, magazine and Internet critics will bestow at a March 21 ceremony at the Coronet Theatre, recognizes excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theater. LADCC officials estimate that its members have seen as many as 1,900 performances in 2004. Tickets for the March 26 ceremony are $35. Call (818) 754-4785. For a complete list of nominees, visit www.ladramacriticscircle.com. Evan Henerson, (818) 713-3651 evan.henerson(at)dailynews.com |
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