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La Jolla Playhouse advances theatre as an art form and as a vital social, moral and political platform by providing unfettered creative opportunities for the leading artists of today and tomorrow. With our youthful spirit and eclectic, artist-driven approach we will continue to cultivate a local and national following with an insatiable appetite for audacious and diverse work.

In the future, San Diego's La Jolla Playhouse will be considered singularly indispensable to the worldwide theatre landscape as we become a permanent safe harbor for the unsafe and surprising. The day will come when it will be essential to enter the La Jolla Playhouse village in order to get a glimpse of what is about to happen in American theatre.



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LA Times

La Jolla Playhouse: A nurturing ground for Tony winners

San Diego Union Tribune

La Jolla's 'Memphis' takes best musical Tony

Wall Street Journal

Midsummer Nights' Mutants

Variety

La Jolla Program Gains Grant

KPBS Radio

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Union-Tribune

Catch a wave next to ‘Surf’ star Harrison

San Diego Magazine

50 People to Watch in 2010

La Jolla Light

New Voices Ring Out in 2010

Union-Tribune

Patrons Honored at Playhouse

SDNN.com

September’s Artist of the Month: Christopher Ashley

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La Jolla Playhouse’s lineup has local gems

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Weekend Preview: No Child...

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No Child...

Union-Tribune

The Discover Channeler: Aurélia Thierrée

San Diego Magazine

Best Bet: Aurélia’s Oratorio

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Bonnie & Clyde, Cyrano, Creditors, Babatundé, Page Are Noel Craig Winners in San Diego

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La Jolla Playhouse, Old Globe are tops at Noel Awards

KPBS

The Old Globe and La Jolla Playhouse Take Top Honors at S.D. Theatre Critics Circle Awards

Union-Tribune

Top 10 Theater Productions of 2009

Daily Transcript

Innovation Night -- Playhouse Connects with Local Tech Sectors, Expands Audience Base

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Broadway’s Incubator -- La Jolla Playhouse, Old Globe Theatre Are Civic Treasures

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Road to Broadway Well Worn

LA Times

Bonnie & Clyde -- A New Musical with Its Own Angle on the Bloodstained Couple Comes to La Jolla Playhouse

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The Big Score: Bonnie & Clyde

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

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Playwright Doug Wright Adapts Strindberg’s Creditors For La Jolla Playhouse

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North County Times

Playhouse to present 'Laramie' sequel that gives voice to Shepard's killer

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Playbill

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LJ Playhouse names new managing director

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Memphis

In summer 2008, La Jolla Playhouse audiences were the first to see the production of Memphis directed by Artistic Director Christopher Ashley. We are now very pleased to announce that the production which originated at La Jolla Playhouse has been recognized with several awards and nominations, including:


Winners are notated in * blue

Tony Awards® Nominations
  • * Best Musical
  • * Best Book of a Musical (Joe DiPietro)
  • * Best Original Score (David Bryan [music], Joe DiPietro and David Bryan [lyrics])
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Chad Kimball)
  • Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Montego Glover)
  • Best Costume Design of a Musical (Paul Tazewell)
  • Best Direction of a Musical (Christopher Ashley)
  • * Best Orchestrations (Daryl Waters & David Bryan)

Drama Desk Award Nominations
  • * Outstanding Musical
  • * Outstanding Music (David Bryan)
  • Outstanding Book of a Musical (Joe DiPietro)
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Chad Kimball)
  • * Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Montego Glover)
  • * Outstanding Orchestrations (David Bryan and Daryl Waters)
  • Outstanding Choreography (Sergio Trujillo)

Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations
  • * Outstanding New Broadway Musical
  • * Outstanding New Score
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical (Christopher Ashley)
  • * Outstanding Choreography (Sergio Trujillo)
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Chad Kimball)
  • * Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Montego Glover)
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Cass Morgan)

Drama League Award Nominations
  • Distinguished Production of a Musical
  • Distinguished Performance (Montego Glover)

Click for a full list of Tony winners and nominees


On top of all this, Charlie Williams, Memphis ensemble member both in La Jolla and on Broadway, has won the Broadway Beauty Pageant, beating out men from a dozen other musicals in talent, swimsuit and interview competitions.

For additional updates on this year's awards and nominations please visit our blog for our unscripted take!


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Press Release: La Jolla Playhouse Production of Memphis Wins Four Tony Awards
Playhouse's Broadway Transfer Earns Tonys for Best Musical, Score, Book and Orchestrations

San Diego Union Tribune
La Jolla's 'Memphis' takes best musical Tony

LA Times
'Red,' 'Memphis' take home top Tonys
La Jolla Playhouse: A nurturing ground for Tony winners

KPBS
‘Memphis’ Wins Best Musical At 61st Tony Awards

SDNN
‘Memphis’ Tony for Best Musical rocks La Jolla Playhouse

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'Memphis' Wins Best Musical

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'Memphis' Wins Big At Tony Awards

San Diego Union Tribune
La Jolla Playhouse's "Memphis" scoops up 8 Tony noms

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Memphis Earns 8 Tony Nominations

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Sean Hayes, Chad Kimball, Angela Lansbury, Jan Maxwell, Denzel Washington, et al. Among 2009-2010 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominees

LA Times
'Memphis' and 'The Royal Family' top Outer Critics Circle Awards nominations

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Outer Critics Circle Awards Noms Announced; Memphis, Royal Family Top List

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Outer Critics Circle announce 2009-2010 Theatre Nominations

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Outer Critics weigh in

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Drama League Nominees Include Addams Family, American Idiot, Enron, Next Fall, Night Music

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'Addams,' 'Idiot' among Drama League nominees