THE LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE RECEIVES LOS ANGELES DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR A MARVELOUS PARTY
Keynote Award for Distinguished Achievement in Production is The Laguna Playhouse’s
First LADCC Award
MARCH 20, 2007 - LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA – The Laguna Playhouse is pleased to announce that its 2006 staging of the West Coast premiere of A Marvelous Party: The Noël Coward Celebration, received an award for Distinguished Achievement in Production at the 38th Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards ceremony held on Monday, March 19, 2007 at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood.
A musical revue showcasing the witty songs and sparkling repartee of the great Noël Coward, A Marvelous Party was also nominated in the categories of Musical Direction and Ensemble Performance. Although The Laguna Playhouse has been nominated for LADCC awards in the past, this is the first time The Playhouse has received a LADCC award.
Accepting the Distinguished Achievement in Production award on behalf of The Laguna Playhouse were Executive Director Richard Stein and A Marvelous Party creator and director David Ira Goldstein.
“We’re elated that the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle chose to recognize our production of A Marvelous Party,” said Stein. “The show was very popular with audiences, and obviously with the critics, too. It’s encouraging to know that the Los Angeles theater community appreciates the work we’re doing down here in Orange County.”
ABOUT LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE
Founded in 1920, the Laguna Playhouse is one of the oldest continuously-operating theatres on the West Coast. The Laguna Playhouse has evolved from an amateur theater into a professional venue that is now a member of League of Resident Theatres (LORT), a prestigious body of the nation's largest non-profit professional theatres. In addition to employing Equity actors, The Playhouse is also a constituent of the Theatre Communications Group, the national organization of American professional theatre. Annual budget now stands at more than $6 million.
More than 100,000 theatergoers annually attend performances at the Laguna Playhouse. Its continued growth, expansion, artistic excellence, audience popularity and critical acclaim have helped make it one of Southern California's most important nonprofit theatre companies.
The Laguna Playhouse is widely noted for its Youth Theater, Education and Outreach programs. In 1989, its Youth Theater was recognized as "Outstanding Children’s Theatre" by the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. The theater’s Equity school tour, THEATEREACH, has offered four productions on tour and visits more than 150 schools, performing for more than 28,000 children annually.
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