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The 37th Annual Robby Awards–the Pineapple Express Edition, was held on Sunday, February 5 at Theatre West in Los Angeles. Theatre makers and theatre devotees braved the deluge to attend. The audience may have been damp, but they were enthusiastic. Sharon McNight and Bruce Vilanch delivered acerbic comedy and kept the show moving smoothly as co-hosts of the evening.

Stellar entertainment was provided by

Will Collyer, Ashley Fox Linton and musical director Gregory Nabours who opened the show with “The Robby Award Theme Song,” written by the late master of special material, Billy Barnes in 1996.

Douglas Ladnier delivered an impassioned “The Impossible Dream” from Man of La Mancha

Tal Fox broke up the audience with her manic “I’m Breaking Down” from Falsettos

Kelley Dorney delivered a touching rendition of Amanda McBroom’s “Ship in a Bottle” from Heartbeats

Eydie Alyson had the audience laughing along with her take on “No Boom Boom” from Zorba

Sharon McNight killed it with “You’ve No Business in Show Business”

Taubert Nadalini performed a show-stopping medley of songs from the six nominated musicals

Robby Living Legend recipient Eileen Barnett turned in a heartbreaking version of “Does Anybody Here Love Me” from Billy Barnes’ Movie Star and

Jo Anne Worley closed out the show and left the audience with a knowing smile on their faces with her Alzheimer’s tinged “Memory”.

TERI RALSTON AWARD FOR BEST MUSICAL
A Little Night Music, Pasadena Playhouse
VIRGINIA CAPERS AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
David Lee, A Little Night Music, Pasadena Playhouse
MICHAEL G. HAWKINS AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Roger Befeler, Follies, Musical Theatre Guild
MICHELLE NICASTRO AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (TIE)
Merle Dandridge, A Little Night Music, Pasadena Playhouse
Teri Bibb, Follies, Musical Theatre Guild
GARY BEACH AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Ryan Silverman, A Little Night Music, Pasadena Playhouse
LISA ROBINSON AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Sarah Uriarte Berry, A Little Night Music, Pasadena Playhouse
DOM SALINARO AWARD FOR BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Lee Martino, Follies, Musical Theatre Guild
ELAN MCMAHON AWARD FOR BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION
Brad Ellis, Follies, Musical Theatre Guild

NAN MARTIN AWARD FOR BEST DRAMA PRODUCTION
Exit Wounds, International City Theatre
MARTIN BENSON AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF A DRAMA
Del Shores, The Red Suitcase, P3 Theatre Company
RAY STRICKLYN AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Emerson Collins, The Red Suitcase, P3 Theatre Company
SALLY KEMP AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (TIE)
Sandy Bainum, Accommodation, 3Gems Productions
Amy Brenneman, The Sound Inside, Pasadena Playhouse
ALBERT LORD AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Frederick Stuart, The Book of Will, A Noise Within
BELINDA BALASKI AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY (TIE)
Elinor Gunn, The Tempest, Antaeus Theatre Company
Meghan Lloyd, The Revolutionists, Theatre 40
MICHAEL DEVEREAUX AWARD FOR BEST PLAYWRITING
Wendy Graf, Exit Wounds, International City Theatre

CAROLE COOK AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY
The Book of Will, A Noise Within
RON LINK AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF A COMEDY
Nike Doukas, The Tempest, Antaeus Theatre Company
TOM TROUPE AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Geoffrey Lower, Deathtrap, International City Theatre
LU LEONARD AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Diana Angelina, Doris and Ivy in the Home, Theatre 40

JOHN IACOVELLI AWARD FOR BEST SCENIC DESIGN
John Iacovelli, Did You See What Walter Paisley Did Today?
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
PAULIE JENKINS AWARD FOR BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Ken Billington, Sunday in the Park with George, Pasadena Playhouse
GARLAND RIDDLE AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Linda Muggeridge, Starmites, Open Fist Theatre Company
STEVE “CANYON” KENNEDY AWARD FOR BEST SOUND DESIGN
M. Grant Schuster, This is Not a True Story, Artists at Play & Latino Theatre Company
BEST PROJECTION DESIGN
Scott Peterman, Starmites, Open Fist Theatre Company
LIES AND LEGENDS AWARD FOR BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
The Laramie Project, The Group Rep
SPECIAL AWARD FOR PUPPET DESIGN
Aran De La Pena, Did You See What Walter Paisley Did Today?
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
SPECIAL AWARD FOR FOLEY DESIGN
Jeff Gardner & Nike Doukas, The Tempest, Antaeus Theatre Company
ROBBY LIVING LEGEND AWARD
Eileen Barnett