2024
An official Sponsor of the 2024 OCR Theatre Awards
2023
ORANGE CURTAIN AWARD
KALINDA GRAY
BEST SHOWS
1. IN THE GREEN @ WAYWARD ARTIST
2. RENT @ CHANCE THEATER
3. APPROPRIATE @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
4. RIDE THE CYCLONE @ CHANCE THEATER
5. TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL @ SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS
BEST MUSICAL
IN THE GREEN @ WAYWARD ARTIST
BEST ENSEMBLE
RIDE THE CYCLONE @ CHANCE THEATER
BEST DIRECTOR
ANNA MILES – IN THE GREEN @ WAYWARD ARTIST
BEST SET
Lawrence E. Moten III – Appropriate @ South Coast Repertory
BEST COLLEGE SHOW
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE @ VANGUARD UNI
BEST ORIGINAL ORANGE COUNTY SHOW
MATINICUS THE STORY OF ABIGAIL BURGESS @ CHANCE THEATER
BEST LIGHTING
ALECIA BENNETT – IN THE GREEN @ WAYWARD ARTIST
BEST ACTOR
JAMISON JONES (BEAUREGARDE “BO” LAFAYETTE) APPROPRIATE @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
BEST ACTRESS
DANIELLE HEATON (MARIE-ANTOINETTE) THE REVOLUTIONISTS @ CURTIS THEATRE
BEST YOUNG ACTRESS
SIDNEY AARON APTAKER (CHARLOTTE CORDAY) THE REVOLUTIONISTS @ CURTIS THEATRE
BEST YOUNG ACTOR
LOGAN BOOTH (CHRISTOPHER) A CURIOUS CASE @ SADDLEBACK COLLEGE
BEST SOUND DESIGN
DAVE MICKEY – RENT @ CHANCE THEATER
BEST ONE-PERSON SHOW
MATINICUS THE STORY OF ABIGAIL BURGESS @ CHANCE THEATER
BEST COSTUMES
LUIS CORNEJO – LA CAGE AUX FOLLES @ THE GEM THEATRE
BEST MAKEUP
MARCI ALBERTI & PAUL HADOBAS (PROSTHETICS) BEAUTY & THE BEAST @ CYPRESS COLLEGE
BEST FEATURED ACTOR
CODY AARON HANIFY (KARL/STEVE) CLYBOURNE PARK
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS
MIA ANDERSON (BEV/KATHY) CLYBOURNE PARK @ COSTA MESA PLAYHOUSE
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
GAVIN COLE (ROGER) RENT @ CHANCE THEATER
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
AMANDA GODOY (JUTTA) IN THE GREEN @ WAYWARD ARTIST
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
MYLES DAVIS (NICKY/TREKKIE MONSTER/BAD IDEA BEAR) AVENUE Q @ WAYWARD ARTIST
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
AUDREY CRABANO (HILDEGRARD-MOUTH) IN THE GREEN @ WAYWARD ARTIST
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
EMILY-MAE KAMP – IN THE GREEN @ WAYWARD ARTIST
BEST WRITING
SIMON J.O. MARTIN – WEIRDO @ THE LARKING HOUSE
BEST ENSEMBLE
RIDE THE CYCLONE @ CHANCE THEATER
BEST PERFORMER
DANIELLE HEATON (MARIE-ANTOINETTE) THE REVOLUTIONISTS @ CURTIS THEATRE
2022
BEST SHOWS
1. McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS: IN THE HEIGHTS @ LA MIRADA THEATRE
2. THE WHALE @ COSTA MESA PLAYHOUSE
3. CRY IT OUT! @ CHANCE THEATER
4. NOISES OFF @ COSTA MESA PLAYHOUSE
5. TIGER STYLE @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
BEST MUSICAL
TOXIC AVENGER THE MUSICAL @ WAYWARD ARTIST
BEST ENSEMBLE
NOISES OFF @ COSTA MESA PLAYHOUSE
BEST DIRECTOR
MICHAEL SERNA – THE WHALE @ COSTA MESA PLAYHOUSE
BEST SET
MICHAEL SERNA – THE WHALE @ COSTA MESA PLAYHOUSE
BEST COLLEGE SHOW
PROOF @ SADDLEBACK COLLEGE
BEST ORIGINAL Orange County SHOW
BRACKISH @ WAYWARD ARTIST
BEST LIGHTING
DONNY JACKSON – McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS: IN THE HEIGHTS @ LA MIRADA THEATRE
BEST ACTOR
PETER HILTON (CHARLIE) THE WHALE @ COSTA MESA PLAYHOUSE
BEST ACTRESS
AMANDA ZARR (LINA) CRY IT OUT @ CHANCE THEATER
RUNNER UP: NATALIE GIANNOSA (MAYOR BABS BELGOODY) THE TOXIC AVENGER @ WAYWARD ARTIST
BEST YOUNG ACTRESS
SOPHIA WHITE (ELLIE) THE WHALE @ COSTA MESA PLAYHOUSE
BEST YOUNG ACTOR
WYATT LOGAN (NED ALLYN) SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE @ ELECTRIC COMPANY IN FULLERTON
BEST SOUND DESIGN
IAN SCOT – XANADU @ LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE
2021
THE WEBSITE TOOK AN AWARD HIATUS IN 2021.
2020
THE WEBSITE TOOK AN AWARD HIATUS IN 2020.
2019
BEST SHOWS
1. SKYLIGHT @ CHANCE THEATER
2. POOR YELLA REDNECKS @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
3. ZOOT SUIT @ SHAKESPEARE OC
4. 1776 @ LA MIRADA THEATRE
5. PHOTOGRAPH 51 @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
RUNNER UP: AMERICAN MARIACHI @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
BEST MUSICAL
1776 @ LA MIRADA THEATRE
BEST ORIGINAL ORANGE COUNTY SHOW
STRONG ARM @ WAYWARD ARTIST
BEST ENSEMBLE
1776 @ LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
BEST DIRECTOR
OANH NGUYEN – SKYLIGHT @ CHANCE THEATER
RUNNER UP: JEFF LOWE – ALCHEMY THEATRE COMPANY’S PUFF @ STAGEStheatre
BEST SET
DANIEL ESPINOZA – NEXT TO NORMAL @ WAYWARD ARTIST
BEST ACTOR
JOSEPH DUNHAM (HANK FELTON) STRONG ARM @ WAYWARD ARTIST
BEST ACTRESS
JESSICA ERIN MARTIN (KYRA) SKYLIGHT @ CHANCE THEATER
2018
THE WEBSITE TOOK AN AWARDS HIATUS IN 2018.
2017
BEST SHOWS
1. MOBY DICK & ONCE @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
2. MAN OF LA MANCHA @ LA MIRADA THEATRE
3. EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL @ MAVERICK THEATRE
4. ORANGE @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
5. MERCHANT OF VENICE @ STAGESTHEATRE
RUNNER UP: DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER @ HUNTINGTON BEACH ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
2016
BEST SHOWS
1. DOGFIGHT THE MUSICAL @ CHANCE THEATER
2. HAMLET @ SHAKESPEARE OC
3. MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS @ MODJESKA PLAYHOUSE
4. AMERICAN COAST THEATRE COMPANY: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD @ VANGUARD UNIVERSITY
5. EMPIRE THE MUSICAL @ LA MIRADA THEATRE
RUNNER UP: THE PRODUCERS @ HUNTINGTON BEACH ACADEMY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS
BEST ORIGINAL ORANGE COUNTY SHOW
MONUMENTS @ STAGESTHEATRE
BEST COLLEGE SHOW
CLYBOURNE PARK @ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
BEST DIRECTOR
MATTHEW MCCRAY AND TAYLOR STEPHENSON – DOGFIGHT @ CHANCE THEATER
BEST SET
DAVID GALLO – EMPIRE THE MUSICAL @ LA MIRADA THEATRE
BEST ACTRESS
ASHLEY ARLENE NELSON (ROSE FENNY) DOGFIGHT @ CHANCE THEATER
BEST ACTOR
ANDREW JAMES VILLARREAL (DOUG) GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES @ STAGESTHEATRE
BEST YOUNG ACTOR
ADRIAN VILLEGAS (MAX BIALYSTOCK) THE PRODUCERS @ HUNTINGTON BEACH ACADEMY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS
BEST YOUNG ACTRESS
ERICA JACKSON (LUCY) DOG SEES GOD @ STAGESTHEATRE
2015
BEST SHOWS
1. AVENUE Q @ MAVERICK THEATER
2. ABUNDANCE @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
3. AS YOU LIKE IT @ SHAKESPEARE OC
4. C.S. LEWIS’ THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS @ BARCLAY THEATRE
5. RCT YOUTH SERIES PRESENTS: ALICE IN WONDERLAND @ ROSE CENTER THEATRE
RUNNER UP: LOCH NESS A NEW MUSICAL @ CHANCE THEATER
BEST ORIGINAL ORANGE COUNTY SHOW
GRACE NOTE @ OC-CENTRIC NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
BEST COLLEGE SHOW
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S TWELFTH NIGHT, OR WHAT YOU WILL @ FULLERTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
RUNNER UP: CARRIE THE MUSICAL @ CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON
BEST COSTUME
ANDREA BIKHOLM – CYRANO DE BERGERAC @ MAVERICK THEATER
RUNNER UP: JULIAN CROUCH AND PHELIM MCDERMOTT’S – THE ADDAMS FAMILY: A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY @ 3D THEATRICALS
BEST SET
PAUL EGGINTON – KISS ME KATE @ VANGUARD UNIVERSITY
RUNNER UP: SARA RYUNG CLEMENT – THE DRAGON PLAY @ CHANCE THEATER
BEST DIRECTOR
PETER URIBE – AS YOU LIKE IT @ SHAKESPEARE OC
BEST ACTOR
NATHAN MAKARYK (CYRANO DE BERGERAC) CYRANO DE BERGERAC @ MAVERICK THEATER
BEST ACTRESS
JULIA CASSANDRA SMITH (HALEY WESTERBROOK) LOCH NESS THE MUSICAL @ CHANCE THEATER
BEST YOUNG ACTOR
TIMOTHY BRIGHT (MALVOLIO) TWELFTH NIGHT @ FULLERTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BEST YOUNG ACTRESS
SARAH McGUIRE (ANNIE SULLIVAN) THE MIRACLE WORKER @ THE ATTIC THEATER
Thank you to our Awards Supporters:
Anonymous – $250
Anonymous – $20
Craig Tyrl – $100
Tasha Ames – $20
Lizzy McCabe – $25
Update: As of October 5, 2023, a show reviewed after the September 9 deadline will qualify for the OCR Awards in the coming year.
Extra category information:
The young Actor & Actress Category is under 30 years old.
Thank you for the wonderful piece on Grace McLean by Zack Johnston!!