2010 Ovation Awards

The nominees for the 2010 Ovation Awards were announced on October 18, 2010, at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles, California.[1][2] The awards were presented for excellence in stage productions in the Los Angeles area from September, 2009 to August, 2010 based upon evaluations from 250 members of the Los Angeles theater community.

Josh Grisetti, winner, Lead Actor in a Musical
Beth Grant, winner, Lead Actress in a Play
Sally Struthers, winner, Featured Actress in a Musical
Harry Groener, winner, Featured Actor in a Play
John Caird, winner, Book for an Original Musical, and nominee, Director of a Musical
T. R. Knight, nominee, Lead Actor in a Musical
Patrick J. Adams, nominee, Featured Actor in a Play
Connor Trinneer, nominee, Featured Actor in a Play

The winners were announced on January 17, 2011 in a ceremony at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks, California.[3]

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Production of a Musical (Intimate Theater) Best Production of a Musical (Large Theater)
Best Production of a Play (Intimate Theater) 2 winners Best Production of a Play (Large Theater)
  • The Ballad of Emmett Till Fountain Theatre
  • Four Places Rogue Machine Theatre
    • Cousin Bette – The Antaeus Company
    • Oedipus el Rey – The Theatre @ Boston Court
    • Opus Fountain Theatre
    • Shaheed -- The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto – Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre
    • Something Happened – Pacific Stages
Lead Actor in a Musical 3 winners Lead Actress in a Musical
Lead Actor in a Play 3 winners Lead Actress in a Play 2 winners
Featured Actor in a Musical Featured Actress in a Musical
Featured Actor in a Play Featured Actress in a Play
Acting Ensemble Best Season
Director of a Musical Director of a Play
Music Direction Choreography
Book for an Original Musical Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical
Playwrighting For An Original Play
  • L. Trey Wilson Something Happened – Pacific Stages
    • Donald Freed 1951-2006 – The Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC)
    • Jeffrey Hatcher Cousin Bette – The Antaeus Company
    • David Schulner Forgiveness – Black Dahlia Theatre
    • Luis Alfaro Oedipus el Rey – The Theatre @ Boston Court
    • Tom Jacobson The Twentieth-Century Way – The Theatre @ Boston Court
    • Del Shores Yellow – Jd3atrical
Lighting Design (Intimate Theater) Lighting Design (Large Theater)
  • Jeremy Pivnick Oedipus el Rey – The Theatre @ Boston Court
    • Leigh Allen Cousin Bette – The Antaeus Company
    • Steven Young God Save Gertrude – The Theatre @ Boston Court
    • Brian Sidney Bembridge The Good Book of Pedantry and Wonder – The Theatre @ Boston Court
    • Elizabeth Harper The Twentieth-Century Way – The Theatre @ Boston Court
    • KC Wilkerson Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter – The Chance Theater
    • KC Wilkerson The Who's Tommy – The Chance Theater
Scenic Design (Intimate Theater) Scenic Design (Large Theater)
  • Brian Sidney Bembridge The Good Book of Pedantry and Wonder – The Theatre @ Boston Court
    • Desma Murphy As White as O – Road Theatre Company
    • Jeff G. Rack Black Coffee – Theatre 40
    • Tom Buderwitz Cousin Bette – The Antaeus Company
    • Susan Gratch God Save Gertrude – The Theatre @ Boston Court
    • Katie Polebaum Gogol Project – Bootleg Theater
    • John Binkley Oedipus el Rey – The Theatre @ Boston Court
  • Jeff McLaughlin Grace & Glorie – The Colony Theatre Company
Sound Design (Intimate Theater) Sound Design (Large Theater)
  • Peter Bayne Opus Fountain Theatre
    • John Zalewski Absinthe, Opium & Magic: 1920s Shanghai – Grand Guignolers
    • David B. Marling The Ballad of Emmett Till Fountain Theatre
    • Jason Duplissea Blood and Thunder – Moving Arts
    • Cricket S. Myers Cousin Bette – The Antaeus Company
    • Mark Wilson Neighborhood 3 : Requisition of Doom Sacred Fools Theater Company
    • Rob Oriol Oedipus el Rey – The Theatre @ Boston Court
Costume Design (Intimate Theater) Costume Design (Large Theater) 2 winners
  • Teresa Shea Project Wonderland – Bootleg Theater
    • Vicki Conrad Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Actors Co-Op/Crossley Theatre
    • Joyce Ferrer Black Coffee – Theatre 40
    • A. Jeffrey Schoenberg Children of the Night – Katselas Theatre Company
    • A. Jeffrey Schoenberg Cousin Bette – The Antaeus Company
    • Kerry Hennessy Gogol Project – Bootleg Theater
    • Erika C. Miller The Who's Tommy – The Chance Theater
  • Christopher Oram Parade Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
  • Snezana Petrovic Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands – Overtone Industries
    • Julie Keen Awake and Sing! – A Noise Within
    • A. Jeffrey Schoenberg Celadine – The Colony Theatre Company
    • Sharon Mcgunigle Frosty The Snow Manilow Troubadour Theater Company
    • Shigeru Yaji Peace – The J. Paul Getty Trust
    • Ann Closs-Farley The Pee-Wee Herman Show AEG Live

Ovation Honors

Ovation Honors, which recognize outstanding achievement in areas that are not among the standard list of nomination categories, were presented when the nominations were announced.

  • Music Composition for a Play Ego Plum Gogol Project – Bootleg Theater
  • Fight Choreography – Edgar Landa Oedipus el Rey – The Theatre @ Boston Court
  • Puppet Design – Lynn Jeffries Project Wonderland – Bootleg Theater
  • Video Design – K.C. Wilkerson The Who's Tommy – The Chance Theater

References

  1. Andronico, Michael (19 October 2010). "Nominees Announced for 2010 Ovation Awards".
  2. Ng, David (18 October 2010). "Ovation Awards nominations announced for 2009-10 season". Los Angeles Times.
  3. "2009/2010 Ovation Award Winners". 17 January 2011.
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