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City of Angels gets la-la-lost; DFW drama critics dole out '06 honors

Comments (0) By Elaine Liner Thursday, Sep 14 2006

Outstanding Peformances by Actresses: Patty Breckenridge as the pharaoh's spoiled daughter in the musical Aida (Uptown); Marisa L. Gonzalez as the time-stopping pregnant girl in Cloud Tectonics (KDT); Arianna Movassagh in musical comedy supporting roles in Urinetown: The Musical (WaterTower) and Musical of Musicals: The Musical(Theatre Three); Tina Parker as Inez in No Exit(CAC); Sally Nystuen Vahle as the title role in the gender-switched A Macbeth (Dallas Theater Center); Diane Worman, playing leads in Bug (KDT) and Laundry and Bourbon (CTD)

Outstanding Ensemble Performances:The Full Monty (T3), Honour(Theatre Quorum) and The Women (CTD)

Theo Wischhusen and Stephanie Hall, shrink-wrapped on the Flower Mound stage

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City of Angels continues through September 24 at Flower Mound Performing Arts Theatre, 972-724-2147.

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Best Touring Production: Wicked (Dallas Summer Musicals)

Best New Plays: Terry Dobson's autobiographical cabaret show, My Own Private Diva (T3); Waiting for a Train: The Life and Songs of Jimmie Rodgers by Bruce DuBose (Undermain Theatre)

Outstanding Creative Contributions:Cloud Tectonics (KDT) for lighting by Linda Blaseand sound design by John Flores; Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical(KDT) for cheerleading choreography by Kourtney Ketterhagen; Icarus (Amphibian) for scenic design by Cameron Anderson; Pageant (Uptown) for makeup, wigs and costumes by Coy Covington, with Suzi Shenkle and Bill Bullard; Raw Vision (KDT) for scenic design by Bryan Wofford; Urinetown: The Musical(WaterTower) for scenic design by Clare Floyd DeVries; The Women (CTD) for costumes by Christina Dickson and scenic design by Randel Wright

Special Award:To the WordSpace Texas Unbound Festival and honoring its late founding director, Robert Trammell, for providing a venue for staged readings of new plays by local playwrights.