Monday, November 12, 2012
Congratulations to the 2011-2012 Ovation Award Winners!
The 2012 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards were handed out tonight at the historic Los Angeles Theatre in downtown LA, celebrating the best of the best from the 2011-2012 theatre season. Thirty-five awards were given out to 13 different Southern California theatre companies. Congratulations to all the winners!
BEST SEASON
Center Theatre
Group
BEST PRODUCTION
OF A PLAY (INTIMATE THEATRE)
Peace In Our Time
The Antaeus Company
BEST PRODUCTION
OF A PLAY (LARGE THEATRE)
Waiting for Godot
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
BEST PRODUCTION
OF A MUSICAL (INTIMATE THEATRE)
The Color Purple: A
Musical
Celebration Theatre
BEST PRODUCTION
OF A MUSICAL(LARGE THEATRE)
Forbidden Broadway:
Greatest Hits, Volume 2
Musical Theatre West
BEST PRESENTED
PRODUCTION
War Horse
Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre
ACTING ENSEMBLE
FOR A PLAY
The Cast of Waiting
for Godot
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
ACTING ENSEMBLE
OF A MUSICAL
The Cast of The
Color Purple: A Musical
Celebration Theatre
CHOREOGRAPHY
Janet Roston, The Color Purple: A
Musical
Celebration Theatre
MUSIC DIRECTION
Gregory Nabours, The Color Purple: A
Musical
Celebration Theatre
BOOK FOR AN
ORIGINAL MUSICAL
Isaac Laskin, Hey, Morgan!
Black Dahlia Theatre
LYRICS/MUSIC
FOR AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL
James Coco, Parmer Fuller and Michael Kramer
Stations: A Los Angeles Holiday Story
Ensemble Theatre Company and Boom Kat Dance Theatre
Ensemble Theatre Company and Boom Kat Dance Theatre
PLAYWRIGHTING
FOR AN ORIGINAL PLAY
Andrew Dolan, The Many Mistresses
of Martin Luther King
Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA
DIRECTOR OF A
MUSICAL
Michael Matthews, The Color Purple: A
Musical
Celebration Theatre
DIRECTOR OF A
PLAY
Emily Mann, The Convert
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
LEAD ACTOR IN A
MUSICAL
Davis Gaines
as Cervantes/Quixote, Man of La Mancha
Musical Theatre West
LEAD ACTRESS IN
A MUSICAL
Susanne Blakeslee
as Woman 1, Forbidden Broadway:
Greatest Hits, Volume 2
Musical Theatre West
LEAD ACTOR IN A
PLAY
Alan Mandell
as Estragon, Waiting For Godot
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
LEAD ACTRESS IN
A PLAY
Pascale Armand
as Jekesai/Ester, The Convert
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
FEATURED ACTOR
IN A MUSICAL
Todrick Hall
as Seaweed J. Stubbs, Hairspray
Musical Theatre West
FEATURED
ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
La Toya London
as Shug Avery, The Color Purple: A
Musical
Celebration Theatre
FEATURED ACTOR
IN A PLAY
Hugo Armstrong
as Lucky, Waiting For Godot
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
FEATURED
ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Zainab Jah as Prudence, The Convert
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
LIGHTING DESIGN
(INTIMATE THEATRE)
Luke Moyer, Deathtrap
LA Gay & Lesbian Center
LIGHTING DESIGN
(LARGE THEATRE)
Lap Chu, The Convert
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
SCENIC DESIGN (INTIMATE
THEATRE)
Tom Buderwitz, Peace In Our Time
The Antaeus Company
SCENIC DESIGN (LARGE
THEATRE)
Daniel Ostling, The Convert
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
SOUND DESIGN (INTIMATE
THEATRE)
Veronika Vorel
and John Zalewski, The Children
The Theatre @ Boston Court
SOUND DESIGN (LARGE
THEATRE)
John Zalewski, A Wrinkle in Time
MainStreet Theatre Company
COSTUME DESIGN (INTIMATE
THEATRE)
Shon LeBlanc, I Love Lucy Live on Stage
Rockahan, LLC
COSTUME DESIGN (LARGE
THEATRE)
Paul Tazewell
The Convert
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
COMPOSITION FOR
A PLAY
Ryan Johnson, Stoneface: The Rise
and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton
Sacred Fools Theatre Company
FIGHT
CHOREOGRAPHY
Andrew Amani, Hearts Like Fists
Theatre of NOTE
PUPPET DESIGN
Susan Gratch, The Children
The Theatre @ Boston Court
VIDEO DESIGN
Shawn Sagady, American Night: The
Ballad of Juan Jose
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
2012 Zelda Fichandler Award (for transforming regional theatre through unique and creative work)
Bill Rauch, Founder, Cornerstone Theatre Company; Current Artistic Director at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
2012 Sherwood Award (for innovative and adventurous artists)
John Sinner
Biller BEST (Building Excellence in Small Theatre) Awards
Bill Rauch, Founder, Cornerstone Theatre Company; Current Artistic Director at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
John Sinner
About Productions, The Antaeus Company, CASA 0101, Circle X Theatre Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA, Independent Shakespeare Company, A Noise Within, and The Theatre @ Boston Court.
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