With much gratitude, Angela Ingersoll joins a great tradition of artists named Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year in Theatre.

The publication's initial review of Ingersoll's work in the drama End of the Rainbow praised "the dynamic star power of the incandescent Ingersoll." Reviewer Tom Titus recently called Ingersoll's star turn "a truly singular performance" in his article "On Theater: Fetes, Ingersoll, Wright share year-end honors."

The distinction from the LA Times is a time honored tradition. Titus says, "For the past 44 years, this column has closed out each calendar year with a tribute to two people, a man and a woman, who excelled notably in local theater during the preceding 12 months, beginning with David Emmes and Doris Allen in 1974."

Shining his spotlight on Ingersoll, Titus proclaims, "Angela Ingersoll not only played Judy Garland in Laguna’s End of the Rainbow, she epitomized the mannerisms as well as the trembling voice of the late musical icon. 'It might be said that Angela Ingersoll was born to play Judy Garland,' this column declared. 'Certainly the physical and vocal categories are there, and if that weren’t enough, her publicity reveals that she once played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. And, of course, she closes her time in the show with Judy’s theme song, 'Over the Rainbow,' sitting plaintively on the stage after her character’s death has been revealed.'

Ingersoll extends special gratitude to the many artists of La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, McCoy Rigby Entertainment, and Laguna Playhouse.