Monday, November 14, 2011
Congratulations to the 2010-2011 Ovation Award Winners!
The 2011 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards were handed out tonight at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, celebrating the best of the best from the 2010-2011 theatre season. Thirty-five awards were bestowed upon twenty different Southern California theater companies. Here is a list of the winners. Congratulations all!BEST SEASON
Troubadour Theater Company
The First Jo-el, Fleetwood Macbeth, A Wither’s Tale
MUSICAL THEATRE:
Best Musical – Intimate Theater
Jerry Springer: The Opera
The Chance Theater
Best Musical - Large Theater
Kiss Me, Kate
Reprise Theatre Company
Acting Ensemble of a Musical
The Cast of A Wither's Tale
Troubadour Theater Company
Choreography
Cate Caplin
Fascinating Rhythms, Rubicon Theatre Company
Music Direction
Paul Litteral
Hoboken To Hollywood, Reasoner Associates LLC
Book for an Original Musical
William Norris, Stuart Gordon, and Dennis Paoli
Re-Animator: The Musical
Red Hen Productions and The Schramm Group LLC
Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical
Gregory Nabours
The Trouble With Words
Coeurage Theatre Company
Director of a Musical
Matt Walker
A Wither's Tale
Troubadour Theatre Company
Lead Actor in a Musical
Raul Esparza as Jonas Nightingale
Leap of Faith
Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre
Lead Actress in a Musical
Lesli Margherita as Lilli Vanessi/Kate
Kiss Me, Kate
Reprise Theatre Company
Featured Actor in a Musical
Matt Walker as Leontes/Clown
A Wither's Tale
Troubadour Theater Company
Featured Actress in a Musical
Beth Kennedy as Paulina/Shepherd
A Wither's Tale
Troubadour Theater Company
PLAY AWARDS:
Best Play – Intimate Theater
Small Engine Repair, Rogue Machine
Best Play – Large Theater
A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre
Acting Ensemble for a Play
The Cast of Small Engine Repair, Rogue Machine
Playwriting for an Original Play
Stefan Marks
Hello, Crooked Arrow Productions
Director of a Play
Andrew Block
Small Engine Repair, Rogue Machine
Lead Actor in a Play
Stefan Marks as Clark
Hello, Crooked Arrow Productions
Lead Actress in a Play
Laurie Metcalf as Virginia
Voice Lessons, Sacred Fools Theatre Company
Featured Actor in a Play
Henry Dittman as James Moriarty
Watson, Sacred Fools Theatre Company
Featured Actress in a Play
Deidrie Henry as Ruth Younger
A Raisin in the Sun, Ebony Repertory Theatre
DESIGN AWARDS:
Lighting Design – Intimate Theater
Christopher Kuhl
How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
The Theatre @ Boston Court
Lighting Design - Large Theater
David Weiner
Venice, Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Scenic Design - Intimate Theater
Joel Daavid
Skeleton Stories, Theatre of NOTE
Scenic Design – Large Theater
Todd Rosenthal
Twist – An American Musical, Pasadena Playhouse
Sound Design – Intimate Theater
Alyssa Ishii
Awake, Bootleg Theater
Sound Design – Large Theater
Joshua Horvath
Venice, Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Costume Design – Intimate Theater
A. Jeffrey Schoenberg
The Malcontent, The Antaeus Company
Costume Design – Large Theater
Emilio Sosa
Twist – An American Musical, Pasadena Playhouse
SPECIAL AWARDS:
The Sherwood Award
Presented to Christopher Kuhl
OVATION HONORS CATEGORIES:
Composition for a Play
Brian Joseph, Lyle Lovett, Fred Sanders, Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins
Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles
Fight Choreography
Brian Danner
The Walworth Farce, Theatre Banshee
Puppet Design
Kristopher Bicknell, Gwyneth ConawayBennison, and Miles Taber
D Is For Dog, Rogue Artists Ensemble
Video Design
Jason Thompson
Venice, Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
LA Ovation Award Winners Announced
The LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards, celebrating theatrical excellence and achievement during the 2009-2010 season, were presented on Monday, January 17, 2011 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, home of Cabrillo Music Theatre.
Thirty-six awards were bestowed upon 21 different Southern California theatre companies. Leading the pack, tied with five awards each, were The Fountain Theatre (The Ballad of Emmett Till, Opus, and the coveted Best Season Award), and The Geffen Playhouse (Equivocation, Through the Night). Center Theatre Group (Parade at the Mark Taper Forum and The Wake at the Kirk Douglas Theatre) and the Rubicon Theatre Company (Daddy Long Legs) tied with three each.
Reprise Theatre Company (Carousel, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying), The Colony Theatre Company (Grace & Glorie), The Theatre @ Boston Court (The Good Book of Pedantry and Wonder, a win shared with Circle X Theatre Company, and Oedipus El Rey) and the Troubadour Theatre Company (Oedipus The King, Mama!), each took home two statuettes.
For a complete list of winners, visit www.lastagealliance.com.
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Monday, September 19, 2011
2011 LA Stage Ovation Awards Nominess
The most nominations for a single production went to Reprise Theatre Company’s Kiss Me Kate (14), Center Theatre Group’s Venice (11), Troubadour Theater Company’s A Wither’s Tale (10), Ebony Repertory Theatre’s A Raisin in the Sun (8) and Demand Productions’ Having It All (7).
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The 2011 Ovation Awards ceremony will take place on Monday, November 14 at the Orpheum Theatre, 842 South Broadway, Downtown. Click Here for more information.
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