QUALITY OF LIFE, AVENUE Q Among 2008 Ovation Award Winners

On September 22nd, the 2008 Ovation Award Nominees were announced. Now in its 19th year, the LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards will celebrate the 168 theatre companies, 390 registered productions, and over 2,000 individual artists who participated in the September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008 season.

The 2008 Ovation Awards took place on November 17th, 2008 in The Fine Arts Complex in Los Angeles, CA. For more information please visit www.2008ovationawards.com

THE WINNERS ARE…

FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Gwen Stewart as Sylvia
ALL SHOOK UP
Musical Theatre West

FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Randy Rogel as CosMo Brown
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Cabrillo Music Theatre

FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
J. Nicole Brooks as Nina
AS MUCH AS YOU CAN
Hendel Productions West; Produced by Steve and Ruth Hendel and David Tarlow

FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Barry Lynch as Candy
OF MICE AND MEN
Theatre Banshee

LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Jennifer Paz as Kim
MISS SAIGON
Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities

LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Robert J. Townsend as Jekyll/Hyde
JEKYLL & HYDE
Cabrillo Music Theatre

LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Laurie Metcalf as Jeannette
THE QUALITY OF LIFE
Geffen Playhouse

LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
Joe Spano
R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER: THE HISTORY (AND MYSTERY) OF THE UNIVERSE
Rubicon Theatre Company

ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
THE ANDREWS BROTHERS
Musical Theatre West

COSTUME DESIGN – LARGE THEATRE
Paul Tazewell
Ray Charles LIVE – A NEW MUSICAL
Pasadena Playhouse

COSTUME DESIGN – INTIMATE THEATRE
Scott A. Lane
PEST CONTROL – THE MUSICAL
Open at the Top Productions and Canum Entertainment

SOUND DESIGN – LARGE THEATRE
John Feinstein
MISS SAIGON
Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities

SOUND DESIGN – INTIMATE THEATRE
Ken Rich
THE COMMON AIR
Elephant Stageworks

LIGHTING DESIGN – LARGE THEATRE
Darrell Clark
MISS SAIGON
Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities

LIGHTING DESIGN – INTIMATE THEATRE
Jeremy Pivnick
1001
The Theatre @ Boston Court

SET DESIGN – LARGE THEATRE
Thomas S. Giamario
BUS STOP
Rubicon Theatre Company

SET DESIGN – INTIMATE THEATRE
Desma Murphy
AND NEITHER HAVE I WINGS TO FLY
Road Theatre Company

MUSICAL – LARGE THEATRE
MISS SAIGON
Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities

FRANKLIN R. LEVY AWARD FOR MUSICAL
IN AN INTIMATE THEATRE
LOUIS & KEELY: LIVE AT THE SAHARA
Sacred Fools Theatre Company

PLAY – LARGE THEATRE
R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER: THE HISTORY (AND MYSTERY) OF THE UNIVERSE
Rubicon Theatre Company

PLAY – INTIMATE THEATRE
THE QUALITY OF LIFE
Geffen Playhouse

TOURING PRODUCTION
AVENUE Q
Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre

MUSIC DIRECTION
Alby Potts
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Cabrillo Music Theatre

CHOREOGRAPHY
Bradley Rapier
CITY KID – THE MUSICAL
City Kid Productions, LLC

DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Larry Raben
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Cabrillo Music Theatre

DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Matt Shakman
SECRETS OF THE TRADE
Black Dahlia Theatre

BOOKS/LYRICS/MUSIC FOR AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL
John Bucchino and Daisy Prince
IT’S ONLY LIFE
Rubicon Theatre Company; Produced by Michael Jackowitz

PLAYWRITING OF AN ORIGINAL PLAY
Jane Anderson
THE QUALITY OF LIFE
Geffen Playhouse

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