L.A. Stage Alliance announced today the presenters for the 2006 Ovation Awards ceremony on Monday, November 13 at the Orpheum Theatre on Broadway in Los Angeles, Calif.
Presenters for the evening include David Hyde Pierce, Culture Clash, Doug Savant, Amy Brenneman, Amy Hill, Sam Harris, Emily Kuroda, Patrick Bristow, Matt McGrath, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Karen Constine and David Galligan. Neil Patrick Harris will host the L.A. Stage Alliance event.Multiple award winning composer-lyricist Jerry Herman will receive the L.A. Stage Alliance Board of Governor Award for Career Achievement and the California Institute of the Arts Community Arts Partnership will receive the Community Outreach Award."This is such a wonderful and diversified mix of talent from all aspects of our thriving theatre community," said Terence McFarland, executive director of L.A. Stage Alliance. "It's going to be an unforgettable evening, mixing the wit and charm of Neil Patrick Harris, the musical theatre genius of Jerry Herman, and the cutting edge, experimental artists of Cal Arts, with lots of surprises in between. Everyone who attends is in for a fantastic celebration of the amazing talent that makes up the Los Angeles theatre scene."
Herman's Broadway credits include such classic musicals as Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles, and have earned him numerous awards and honors including Tonys, Grammys, Drama Desk Awards, the Johnny Mercer Award, the Richard Rodgers Award, the Oscar Hammerstein Award, the Frederick Lowe Award, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Theatre Hall of Fame."The CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) combines learning with compassion to reach at-risk teenagers where the need is greatest, in low-income communities of Los Angeles. Free, after-school, weekend and summer programs, held at community centers in neighborhoods where the teens live, from Watts to East Los Angeles and beyond, transforms lives every day. The teenagers benefit from in-depth experiences with the range of disciplines taught at CalArts, as well as from one-on-one mentorship, and many thousands have gone on to colleges nationwide," according to a press release.
L.A. Stage Alliance is a non-profit organization, which in 1993 absorbed The League of Producers and Theatres of Great Los Angeles. The Alliance "is dedicated to building awareness, appreciation, and support for the performing arts in Greater Los Angeles. With over 230 organizational members, LA Stage Alliance accomplishes its mission through community building, collaborative marketing, advocacy, audience development, professional development, and strengthening operations for its members. LA Stage Alliance serves organizational members in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura," state notes.Tickets to the 2006 Ovation Awards red carpet, black-tie gala event celebration can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or at the door beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, November 13.The Ovation awards recognize artistic excellence in theatre production, design and performance. Nominees for the 2005-2006 Ovation Season include:
WORLD PREMIERE PLAY
A Magic Christmas by Dakin Matthews (Andak Stage Company)
A Picture of Dorian Gray by Michael Michetti (The Theatre @ Boston Court)
Bunbury: A Serious Play for Trivial People by Tom Jacobson (Road Theatre Company)
The Quality of Light by Richard Martin Hirsch (Long Beach Playhouse)
The Shelter by Pasha D. Lychnikoff and Lee Hubbard (Black Square Productions)
Water & Power by Richard Montoya and Culture Clash (Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum)
Zero Hour by Jim Brochu (West Coast Jewish Theatre)
Lizard James Mellon, Scott DeTurk (Open at the Top Productions)
Play It Cool Book by Larry Dean Harris, Lyrics by Mark Winkler (Celebration Theatre)
The Break Up Notebook: The Lesbian Musical Book by Patricia Cotter, Music & Lyrics by Lori Scarlett (LA Gay & Lesbian Center's Village at Ed Gould Plaza & Rose Marcario)
