Darryl Maximilian Robinson Wins 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Award Nomination For THE FRONT PAGE

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ON THE WEST COAST, theatregoers have seen veteran and award-winning Chicago-born and stage-trained actor Darryl Maximilian Robinson appear in numerous roles onstage during his 14 years as a City of Angels thespian. He has garnered critical praise for his performances as Major-General Stanley in "The Pirates of Penzance," District Attorney Flint in "Night of January 16th," Booker T. Washington in "Ragtime," Butler John Lawless in "The Happiest Millionaire" and Henry Albertson in "The Fantasticks." But usually he has performed his work in small and intimate venues. However, this past summer, he shared his talents in a somewhat larger forum.

Darryl Maximilian Robinson, who received both a 1997 Chicago Joseph Jefferson Citation Award for Outstanding Actor In A Principal Role In A Play and a 1997 Chicago Black Theatre Alliance / Ira Aldridge Award nomination for Best Leading Actor In A Play for his critically-praised performance as Sam Semela in The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago revival of Athol Fugard's "Master Harold And The Boys" presented at the much-missed Heartland Cafe Studio Theatre of Rogers Park, recently appeared in the comedic supporting role of Chicago Tribune Newspaper Reporter Roy V. Bensinger in The Culver City Public Theatre of Culver City, California 2024 revival of Ben Hecht's and Charles MacArthur's 1928 hit Broadway stage comedy "The Front Page," which, in this new script adaptation by skilled CCPT Director Trace Oakley and staged outdoors in Culver City's Carlson Memorial Park, has been blended with Hollywood screwball comedy scriptwriter Charles Lederer's 1940 screenplay of "His Girl Friday."

Onscreen, the role of Roy V. Bensinger was played to great effect by the noted 1930s and 1940s veteran film comedy actor, the late, great Edward Everett Horton, who was a standout in the 1931 Oscar-nominated Best Picture version of "The Front Page." The role has proven a fine part for comedic players in multiple stage and screen renditions of the work since that time.

For his work in this new 2024 CCPT production, Darryl Maximilian Robinson has now received a new and much appreciated acting award honor: a 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Award nomination for Best Supporting Performer In A Play for THE FRONT PAGE.

LOS ANGELES THEATRE AWARDS NOMINATIONS ALERT!:

CULVER CITY PUBLIC THEATRE'S "THE FRONT PAGE" WINS EIGHT 2024 BROADWAYWORLD LOS ANGELES AWARD NOMINATIONS!

City of Angels Theatre Lovers and Supporters,

It is with great pleasure that your humble servant in The Theatre, Darryl Maximilian Robinson ( a 50-year veteran stage performer who recently made his Culver City Public Theatre debut in the comedic supporting role of Chicago Tribune Newspaper Reporter Roy V. Bensinger in "The Front Page" ), shares the news that on November 12, 2024, The Culver City Public Theatre received multiple 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Awards nominations for its outdoor summer season stagings of its revival of Ben Hecht's and Charles MacArthur's 1928 classic comedy "The Front Page" ( which also utilized large portions of Charles Lederer's 1940 screenplay of "His Girl Friday" ) and the Theatre For Young Audiences mounting of the musical "Gideon And The Blundersnorp" which were both presented at The Carlson Memorial Park in Culver City, California.

THE FRONT PAGE has received 8 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Award Nominations For:

Best Play - The Front Page - The Culver City Public Theatre.

Best Direction Of A Play - Trace Oakley - The Front Page - The Culver City Public Theatre.

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Best Performer In A Play - Rizzy Fuentes - The Front Page - The Culver City Public Theatre.

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Best Performer In A Play - Tanya Laine - The Front Page - The Culver City Public Theatre.

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Best Supporting Performer In A Play - Darryl Maximilian Robinson - The Front Page - The Culver City Public Theatre.

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Best Ensemble - The Front Page - The Culver City Public Theatre.

In addition to Rizzy Fuentes a Walter Burns, Tanya Laine as Hildy Johnson and Darryl Maximilian Robinson as Roy V. Bensinger, the nominated Best Ensemble includes: Philip J. Rossi as Bruce Baldwin, Danielle Fraser as Endicott, Tamara Koltes as Molly Molloy, Steven Milner as Sheriff Hartman, Eric Billitzer doubling as Dr. Max J. Eglehofffer and The Mayor, Alicia Sterling Beach as McCue, Ted Burke as Diamond Louie, Phoenix Ever as Wilson, Rory McLaverty as Schwartz, Lynda Palmer as Mrs. Baldwin, Roderick Walker as Murphy and Tae Ho Yoon doubling as Gus and Earl Williams. Production Stage Manager Gwyn English Nielsen appeared as The Blonde. Adapter and Director Trace Oakley appeared in the role of Mr. Pinkus.

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical - Sophia April Grose - The Front Page - The Culver City Public Theatre.

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Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical - Trace Oakley - The Front Page - The Culver City Public Theatre.

GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP has received 1 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Award Nomination For:

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Best Theatre For Young Audiences Production - Gideon And The Blundersnorp - The Culver City Public Theatre.

In addition to these 9 BWW Los Angeles Awards nominations honors, The Culver City Public Theatre has also received a 10th recognition:

Favorite Local Theatre - The Culver City Public Theatre.

Voting for readers and visitors to The Broadwayworld Los Angeles Awards Nominations site is currently underway and will continue through December 31, 2024 with winners announced in early January of 2025.

This humbled and grateful theatre artist encourages all supporters and audiences of The 2024 Culver City Public Theatre Season at Carlson Memorial Park to pay this Online Voting Location a visit and let their love of local and regional theatre productions and artists be known.

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For those who would like a taste of this past summer's production of "The Front Page," there is a link provided to a brief videotaped scene with 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Best Supporting Performer In A Play Award Nominee Darryl Maximilian Robinson as Roy V. Bensinger, 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Best Performer In A Play Nominee Rizzy Fuentes as Walter Burns and 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Best Performer In A Play Award Nominee Tanya Laine as Hildy Johnson under the lively and skilled guidance of 2024 Broadwayworld Los Angeles Best Direction Of A Play Award Nominee Trace Oakley.