The 24th Annual LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards, celebrating theatrical excellence and achievement during the 2013 season, were presented on Sunday, November 3 at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse Thirty-five awards were bestowed upon 13 different Southern California theatre companies.
Thirty-five awards were bestowed upon 13 different Southern California theatre companies. Leading the pack with 12 was Center Theatre Group (seven for The Nether at the Kirk Douglas Theatre; three for Joe Turner’s Come and Gone at the Mark Taper Forum; one for The Scottsboro Boys at the Ahmanson Theatre; and one for The Royale at the Kirk Douglas Theatre). CTG was followed by 3-D Theatricals with five awards (four for Parade and one for Shrek the Musical). The Chance Theater and La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts took home three awards each (including Best Season for La Mirada); Circle X Theatre Company, the Fountain Theatre, and the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble tied with two each.
BEST SEASON
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Boeing Boeing
Jekyll & Hyde
Next to Normal
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Spring Awakening
BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY (INTIMATE THEATRE)
DYING CITY
Rogue Machine
BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY (LARGE THEATRE)
JOE TURNER‘S COME AND GONE
Center Theatre Group
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL (INTIMATE THEATRE)
TRIASSIC PARQ - THE MUSICAL
The Chance Theater
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL (LARGE THEATRE)
PARADE
3-D Theatricals
BEST PRESENTED PRODUCTION
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
Center Theatre Group
ACTING ENSEMBLE FOR A PLAY
The Cast of JOE TURNER‘S COME AND GONE
Center Theatre Group
ACTING ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL
The Cast of PARADE
3-D Theatricals
CHOREOGRAPHY
Ameenah Kaplan
THE ROYALE
Center Theatre Group
MUSIC DIRECTION
Taylor Stephenson
TRIASSIC PARQ - THE MUSICAL
The Chance Theater
BOOK FOR AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL
Jim Leonard
BAD APPLES
Circle X Theatre Company
LYRICS/MUSIC FOR AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL
Rob Cairns, Jim Leonard and Beth Thornley
BAD APPLES
Circle X Theatre Company
PLAYWRIGHTING FOR AN ORIGINAL PLAY
Jennifer Haley
THE NETHER
Center Theatre Group
DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Brian Kite
SPRING AWAKENING
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
2013
DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Shirley Jo Finney
IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER
Fountain Theatre
LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Jeff Skowron as Leo Frank
PARADE
3-D Theatricals
LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Beth Malone as Milly
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
Glynn Turman as Bynum Walker
JOE TURNER‘S COME AND GONE
Center Theatre Group
LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Gigi Bermingham as Maria Callas
MASTER CLASS
International City Theatre
FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Rufus Bonds, Jr. as Jim Conley
PARADE
3-D Theatricals
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Kellie Spill as T-Rex 2
TRIASSIC PARQ - THE MUSICAL
The Chance Theater
FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Dakin Matthews as Doyle
THE NETHER
Center Theatre Group
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Brighid Fleming as Iris
THE NETHER
Center Theatre Group
LIGHTING DESIGN (INTIMATE THEATRE)
Jeremy Pivnick
CASSIOPEIA
The Theatre @ Boston Court
LIGHTING DESIGN (LARGE THEATRE)
Christopher Kuhl
THE NETHER
Center Theatre Group
SCENIC DESIGN (INTIMATE THEATRE)
Tom Walsh
ANNAPURNA
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
SCENIC DESIGN (LARGE THEATRE)
Adrian Jones
THE NETHER
Center Theatre Group
SOUND DESIGN (INTIMATE THEATRE)
John Zalewski
THEATRE IN THE DARK
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
SOUND DESIGN (LARGE THEATRE)
John Zalewski
THE NETHER
Center Theatre Group
COSTUME DESIGN (INTIMATE THEATRE)
Michael Mullen
DREAMGIRLS
DOMA Theatre Company
COSTUME DESIGN (LARGE THEATRE)
Alex Jaeger
THE NETHER
COMPOSITION FOR A PLAY
Michael Redfield,
WALKING THE TIGHTROPE
24th Street Theatre
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY
Ken Merckx
CYMBELINE
A Noise Within
PUPPET DESIGN
Derek Lux and
Christian Anderson
SHREK THE MUSICAL
3-D Theatricals
VIDEO DESIGN
Jeffrey Elias Teeter
ON THE SPECTRUM
Fountain Theatre
For more information go to www.lastagealliance.com. Congratulations all!
The ceremony was hosted by Michael McKean, and this year’s celebrity presenters included Ed Begley Jr., Erich Bergen, Amy Brenneman, Charlie Carver, Keith David, Barrett Foa, Val Kilmer, Sharon Lawrence, Wendie Malick, Melissa Manchester, Ana Ortiz, Cathy Rigby, Jason Ritter, Susan Sullivan, and Steven Weber. They were joined by many local performers, city officials, union reps, artistic, managing, and executive directors, and other artistic personnel representing the wide and varied Los Angeles theatre community.
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Thirty-five awards were bestowed upon 13 different Southern California theatre companies. Leading the pack with 12 was Center Theatre Group (seven for The Nether at the Kirk Douglas Theatre; three for Joe Turner’s Come and Gone at the Mark Taper Forum; one for The Scottsboro Boys at the Ahmanson Theatre; and one for The Royale at the Kirk Douglas Theatre). CTG was followed by 3-D Theatricals with five awards (four for Parade and one for Shrek the Musical). The Chance Theater and La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts took home three awards each (including Best Season for La Mirada); Circle X Theatre Company, the Fountain Theatre, and the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble tied with two each.
BEST SEASON
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Boeing Boeing
Jekyll & Hyde
Next to Normal
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Spring Awakening
BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY (INTIMATE THEATRE)
DYING CITY
Rogue Machine
BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY (LARGE THEATRE)
JOE TURNER‘S COME AND GONE
Center Theatre Group
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL (INTIMATE THEATRE)
TRIASSIC PARQ - THE MUSICAL
The Chance Theater
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL (LARGE THEATRE)
PARADE
3-D Theatricals
BEST PRESENTED PRODUCTION
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
Center Theatre Group
ACTING ENSEMBLE FOR A PLAY
The Cast of JOE TURNER‘S COME AND GONE
Center Theatre Group
ACTING ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL
The Cast of PARADE
3-D Theatricals
CHOREOGRAPHY
Ameenah Kaplan
THE ROYALE
Center Theatre Group
MUSIC DIRECTION
Taylor Stephenson
TRIASSIC PARQ - THE MUSICAL
The Chance Theater
BOOK FOR AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL
Jim Leonard
BAD APPLES
Circle X Theatre Company
LYRICS/MUSIC FOR AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL
Rob Cairns, Jim Leonard and Beth Thornley
BAD APPLES
Circle X Theatre Company
PLAYWRIGHTING FOR AN ORIGINAL PLAY
Jennifer Haley
THE NETHER
Center Theatre Group
DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Brian Kite
SPRING AWAKENING
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
2013
DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Shirley Jo Finney
IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER
Fountain Theatre
LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Jeff Skowron as Leo Frank
PARADE
3-D Theatricals
LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Beth Malone as Milly
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
Glynn Turman as Bynum Walker
JOE TURNER‘S COME AND GONE
Center Theatre Group
LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Gigi Bermingham as Maria Callas
MASTER CLASS
International City Theatre
FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Rufus Bonds, Jr. as Jim Conley
PARADE
3-D Theatricals
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Kellie Spill as T-Rex 2
TRIASSIC PARQ - THE MUSICAL
The Chance Theater
FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Dakin Matthews as Doyle
THE NETHER
Center Theatre Group
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Brighid Fleming as Iris
THE NETHER
Center Theatre Group
LIGHTING DESIGN (INTIMATE THEATRE)
Jeremy Pivnick
CASSIOPEIA
The Theatre @ Boston Court
LIGHTING DESIGN (LARGE THEATRE)
Christopher Kuhl
THE NETHER
Center Theatre Group
SCENIC DESIGN (INTIMATE THEATRE)
Tom Walsh
ANNAPURNA
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
SCENIC DESIGN (LARGE THEATRE)
Adrian Jones
THE NETHER
Center Theatre Group
SOUND DESIGN (INTIMATE THEATRE)
John Zalewski
THEATRE IN THE DARK
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
SOUND DESIGN (LARGE THEATRE)
John Zalewski
THE NETHER
Center Theatre Group
COSTUME DESIGN (INTIMATE THEATRE)
Michael Mullen
DREAMGIRLS
DOMA Theatre Company
COSTUME DESIGN (LARGE THEATRE)
Alex Jaeger
THE NETHER
COMPOSITION FOR A PLAY
Michael Redfield,
WALKING THE TIGHTROPE
24th Street Theatre
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY
Ken Merckx
CYMBELINE
A Noise Within
PUPPET DESIGN
Derek Lux and
Christian Anderson
SHREK THE MUSICAL
3-D Theatricals
VIDEO DESIGN
Jeffrey Elias Teeter
ON THE SPECTRUM
Fountain Theatre
For more information go to www.lastagealliance.com. Congratulations all!
The ceremony was hosted by Michael McKean, and this year’s celebrity presenters included Ed Begley Jr., Erich Bergen, Amy Brenneman, Charlie Carver, Keith David, Barrett Foa, Val Kilmer, Sharon Lawrence, Wendie Malick, Melissa Manchester, Ana Ortiz, Cathy Rigby, Jason Ritter, Susan Sullivan, and Steven Weber. They were joined by many local performers, city officials, union reps, artistic, managing, and executive directors, and other artistic personnel representing the wide and varied Los Angeles theatre community.
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