Los Angeles' version of The Tony's (or Obies) is coming up in January and last night the nominees were announced. Coming out on top was Pasadena's The Theatre at Boston Court with 17 Ovation nominations, followed by 16 nominations for... more ›

Last night was the 20th Annual Ovation Awards presented by the LA Stage Alliance. Over a thousand people attended the ceremony to see 29 awards get handed out. more ›

Did you seen any of these plays in 2009? Tonight is the 20th annual Ovation Awards, which are basically the Obie's for Los Angeles. Put together by the L.A. Stage Alliance, one nominee from each of the various categories like Best Season, Musical, Playwriting, Director, Actor, etc., will be awarded. Los Angeles has an overwhelmingly amount of theatre to choose from. So much, in fact, we're a bit sad we missed out on the timely topic of Divorce! The Musical, which received six nominations. more ›

The best of LA’s theatre scene is celebrated with the 2007 LA Stage Alliance’s Ovation Awards on Monday night at the Orpheum Theater downtown. The ceremony honor Annette Bening and will be hosted by Neil—wait for it—Patrick Harris (fans of How I Met Your Mother might appreciate that one). Tickets ($40, $80 and $150) to the show are available to the general public. If those ticket prices are too steep, then check out our... more ›

This morning, the LA Stage Alliance announced the nominees for the 2007 Ovations Awards, which are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles and considered by the LA Times to be the "...highest-profile contest for local theatre..." 30 categories in all, one of our favorite "LAist Recommends" from this year, "The Long Christmas Ride Home" at the Tribe Theatre in the NoHo Arts District, has been nominated for several awards including best ensemble, direction... more ›

WATER & POWER Richard Montoya and Culture Clash; Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum (Nominated for World Premiere Play) The 2006 Ovation Award Nominations were announced this week. Yes, they do give awards for excellence in theater here in Tinseltown. The ceremony will be held on Monday, November 13th at 7:30 at the Orpheum Theater downtown. Read up on the Ovations and past winners.... more ›

The nominees for the 2004-2005 Ovation Awards have been announced. You can read the full list here. The Ovations are an annual peer-judged awards ceremony for Los Angeles theatre, and are voted on by represesntatives from the member theatre companies of LA Stage Alliance. more ›