Guests gather in the Axline Court area of the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, in La Jolla

KNSD's Kimberly King interviews La Jolla Playhouse artistic director Des McAnuff

San Diego Reader critic Jeff Smith with special award winner Delicia Turner Sonnenberg

The Old Globe's Craig Noel with La Jolla Playhouse's Des McAnuff and Tony-winner Christian Hoff

Angie Sumner, Sam Spelts, Frank Johnson, Brandon, Sarah and Larry Sumner

Members of the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle with video producer Martin Morawski (far right), who created a special Des McAnuff tribute film for the 2006 ceremony. The critics are (back row from left) Jennifer Chung (sandiego.com), Don Braunagel (San Diego Magazine), Anne Marie Welsh (San Diego Union-Tribune), Jeff Smith (San Diego Reader), Pam Kragen (North County Times) and George Weinberg-Harter (Sandiego.com); (front row from left:) Charlene Baldridge (La Jolla Village News and freelance arts writer); Carol Davis (San Diego Jewish Times) and Ruth Lepper (Ramona Home and Julian Journals and freelance drama critic).