Photo Flash: 2010 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards
The LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards Ceremony for the 2008/2009 theatre season took place Monday, January 11, 2010 at 7:30pm at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, home of the Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities.
Along with French Stewart, Megan Hilty, Vicki Lewis, James Roday and Gregory Itzin, other presenters included Beth Grant, Davis Gaines, Del Shores, Jim O'Neill and Karyl Lee Burns (Rubicon Theatre Artistic Directors), Matt Walker (Troubadour Theatre Company Artistic Director), Sam Anderson, Oanh Nguyen (Chance Theatre Artistic Director), Ameenah Kaplan, Stephen Sachs and Deborah Lawlor (Fountain Theatre Artistic Directors), Erika Miller, Kelly Todd, Deidrie Henry, Randall Arney (Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director), Joe Spano and Alan Mandell.
Awards were given in 28 categories, including the brand new Best Season category. Center Theatre Group's Sherwood Award was also presented. In addition, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Ovation Awards, there was a special recognition of the individuals who helped found the program in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s paired with an introduction of the first group of Fellows in the new Ovation Fellows program.
Photo credit: Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging
Oanh Nguyen and French Stewart
Vanessa Clair Smith and Jake Broder
Wren Brown and Malcom Darrell
Andrew Carlberg and Sharon Lawrence
Terence McFarland and Michael A. Gin
Hugo Armstrong
Matt Walker
Kevin King
Oanh Nguyen
Chad Borden (L) and Director Nick DeGreccucio
Tasha Ames
Beth Grant and Del Shores
Oanh Nguyen
French Stewart and Vanessa Claire Smith
Deboara Lawlor, Simon Levy, and Lisa Pelikan
Steve Glaudini and Sarah Cornell
Hugo Armstrong
Chalk Repertory Theatre
The Troubadour Theatre Company
Vanessa Clair Smith and Jake Broder
Wren Brown
Davis Gaines
