LOS ANGELES: LA STAGE Alliance held its annual Ovation Awards on Monday, Nov. 9 at the Ahmanson Theatre. The biggest production winner of the night was Spring Awakening from Deaf West Theatre, which received six awards. Center Theatre Group was the most recognized theatre company, winning seven awards for various productions (Chavez Ravine, The Price, and Luna Gale). A total of 35 awards were given to 18 theatre companies.
In addition to the competitive award, CTG also presented the 2015 Sherwood Award for innovative and adventurous artists to multimedia innovator Miwa Matreyek, who will receive $10,000.
“What a night!” exclaimed LA STAGE Alliance Board Chair Brian Kite in a statement. “It is always a thrill to gather the Los Angeles theatre community together to honor excellence. The work on our stages this year was invigorating, riveting, thought-provoking, and daring. Congratulations to all the artists that keep LA theatre among the best in the world. Bravo!”
The complete list of winners is below:
Best Season
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Best Production of a Play (Intimate Theatre)
Trevor, Circle X Theatre Company
Best Production of a Play (Large Theatre)
Chavez Ravine: An L.A. Revival, Center Theatre Group
Best Production of a Musical (Intimate Theatre)
Spring Awakening, Deaf West Theatre
Best Production of a Musical (Large Theatre)
Spring Awakening, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Deaf West Theatre, and Cody Lassen
Best Presented Production
Luna Gale, Center Theatre Group
Acting Ensemble of a Play
The Temptation Of St. Antony, Four Larks
Acting Ensemble of a Musical
Spring Awakening
Choreography
Spencer Liff, Spring Awakening
Music Direction
Abdul Hamid Royal, The Gospel at Colonus, Ebony Repertory Theatre
Book of an Original Musical
Carolyn Almos, Matt Almos, Jon Beauregard and Albert Dayan, The Behavior of Broadus, Sacred Fools Theater Company, Burglars of Hamm, and Center Theatre Group
Lyrics/Composition of an Original Musical
Brendan Milburn, Matt Almos and Burglars of Hamm, The Behavior of Broadus
Playwriting for an Original Play
Nick Jones, Trevor, Circle X Theatre Company
Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, Spring Awakening
Direction of a Play
Michael Matthews, Failure: A Love Story, Coeurage Theatre Company
Lead Actor in a Musical
Todd Adamson, Memphis, Cabrillo Music Theatre
Lead Actress in a Musical
Christanna Rowader, Ragtime, 3-D Theatricals
Lead Actor in a Play
Jimmi Simpson, Trevor
Lead Actress in a Play
Laurie Metcalf, Trevor
Featured Actor in a Musical
Samuel Butler, The Gospel at Colonus
Featured Actress in a Musical
Nicoe Potts, The Gospel at Colonus
Featured Actor in a Play
Alan Mandell, The Price, Center Theatre Group
Featured Actress in a Play
Rebecca Mozo, Cock, Rogue Machine
Lighting Design (Intimate Theatre)
Jared Sayeg, Picnic, the Antaeus Company
Lighting Design (Large Theatre)
Ben Stanton, Spring Awakening
Scenic Design (Intimate Theatre)
Darcy Scanlin, Completeness, VS. Theatre Company and Firefly: Theater & Films
Scenic Design (Large Theatre)
Tom Buderwitz, The Whipping Man, Pasadena Playhouse
Sound Design (Intimate Theatre)
John Zalewski, The Day Shall Declare It, Los Angeles Performance Practice
Sound Design (Large Theatre)
Drew Dalzell and Noelle Hoffman, Wicked Lit 2014, Unbound Productions
Costume Design (Intimate Theatre)
Vicki Conrad, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Actors Co-op
Costume Design (Large Theatre)
Christopher Acebo, Chavez Ravine: An L.A. Revival
Video/Projection Design
Jason Thompson, Chavez Ravine: An L.A. Revival
Composition for a Play
Mat Sweeney and Ellen Warkentine, The Temptation of St. Antony
Fight Choreography
Mike Mahaffey, She Kills Monsters, Loft Ensemble
Puppet Design
Ted Blegen, She Kills Monsters
