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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. The behemoth Center Theatre Group (they own the Mark Taper, Ahmanson and Kirk Douglas) went home with four awards with the Troubadour Theatre Company following behind with three. With two awards each was the NoHo Arts Center Ensemble, Musical Theatre West, Havok Theatre Company, Ebony Repertory Theatre and Chalk Repertory Theatre.
The full list of winners is below. Did you end up seeing any of the winners in 2009?
Best Season
Troubadour Theater Company
Alice in One-Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass
As U2 Like It
It’s a Stevie Wonderful Life
Production of a Musical - Intimate Theatre
Kiss of the Spider Woman - The Musical
Havok Theatre Company
Production of a Play - Intimate Theatre
Family Planning
Chalk Repertory Theatre
Production of a Musical - Large Theatre
Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara
Produced by Stuart Benjamin, Jake Broder, Taylor Hackford, Sarabeth Schedeen and Vanessa Claire Smith
Production of a Play - Large Theatre
Two Trains Running
Ebony Repertory Theatre
Book/Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical
Erin Kamler
Divorce! The Musical
Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment
Playwrighting for an Original Play
Kevin King”
The Idea Man
Elephant Theatre Company
Director of a Musical
Matt Walker*^
As U2 Like It
Troubadour Theater Company
Director of a Play
Larissa Kokernot
Family Planning
Chalk Repertory Theatre
Music Direction
Darryl Archibald
Smokey Joe’s Cafe
El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale
Choreographer
Lee Martino^
Kiss of the Spider Woman - The Musical
Havok Theatre Company
Acting Ensemble
Stick Fly
The Matrix Theatre Company
Lead Actor in a Musical
Jake Broder* as Louis Prima
Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara
Produced by Stuart Benjamin, Jake Broder, Taylor Hackford, Sarabeth Schedeen and Vanessa Claire Smith
Lead Actor in a Play
Glynn Turman* as Memphis
Two Trains Running
Ebony Repertory Theatre
Lead Actress in a Musical
Vanessa Claire Smith* as Keely Smith
Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara
Produced by Stuart Benjamin, Jake Broder, Taylor Hackford, Sarabeth Schedeen and Vanessa Claire Smith
Lead Actress in a Play
Julie White* as Diane
The Little Dog Laughed
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Featured Actor in a Musical
Michael Paternostro* as Carmen Ghia
The Producers
Musical Theatre West
Featured Actor in a Play
Hugo Armstrong* as Sabretooth and Tim
Land of the Tigers
Sacred Fools, Burglars of Hamm and Frantic Redhead Productions
Featured Actress in a Musical
Sarah Cornell* as Ulla
The Producers
Musical Theatre West
Featured Actress in a Play
Tasha Ames* as Izzy
Rabbit Hole
Malibu Stage Company
Costume Design - Intimate Theatre
Ann Closs-Farley’
Ken Roht’s Calendar Girl Competition
Bootleg Theater
Costume Design - Large Theatre
Sharon McGunigle’
Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass
Troubadour Theater Company
Lighting Design - Intimate Theatre
Luke Moyer’
Dracula
NoHo Arts Center Ensemble
Lighting Design - Large Theatre
Donald Holder’
The Little Dog Laughed
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Scenic Design - Intimate Theatre
Jeff McLaughlin
A Skull in Connemara
Theatre Tribe
Scenic Design - Large Theatre
Allen Moyer’
The Little Dog Laughed
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Sound Design - Intimate Theatre
Ken Sawyer^
Dracula
NoHo Arts Center Ensemble
Sound Design - Large Theatre
TWO RECIPIENTS
Erik Carstensen
Beethoven as I Knew Him
Geffen Playhouse
Chris Webb & David Molina’
Lydia
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
In the list above, (*) indicates a member of Actors Equity Association, (^) indicates a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, (’) indicates a member of United Scenic Artists, and (”) indicates a member of the Dramatist’s Guild.
