For the 2018 Ovation Award Nominations, East West Players’ Allegiance and Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin and David Henry Hwang’s Soft Power lead the way.
For the unacquainted, the Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles, created to recognize excellence in theatrical performance, production, and design in the Greater Los Angeles area.
This year, the ceremony will be held at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Monday, January 28th. Tickets will go on sale Monday, November 26th, and full information can be found on OvationAwards.com.
Here are some numbers for you. This voting season, there were 255 total productions registered for the Ovation Awards from 110 different producing bodies, resulting in 203 total nominations for 71 distinct productions presented by 46 organizations. These productions were voted on by 277 Ovation Awards voters — vetted individuals from the Greater Los Angeles area who are working theatre professionals
Best Production of a Play (Intimate Theater)
CAUGHT
Firefly Theater & Films
KAIDAN PROJECT: WALLS GROW THIN
Rogue Artists Ensemble
Best Production of a Musical (Large Theater)
SOFT POWER
Center Theatre Group
Acting Ensemble of a Musical
SOFT POWER
Center Theatre Group
Choreography
SAM PINKLETON
SOFT POWER
Center Theatre Group
Music Direction
DAVID O
SOFT POWER
Center Theatre Group
Book for an Original Musical
DAVID HENRY HWANG
SOFT POWER
Center Theatre Group
Lyrics/Composition for an Original Musical
DAVID HENRY HWANG
JEANINE TESORI
SOFT POWER
Center Theatre Group
Direction of a Musical
LEIGH SILVERMAN
SOFT POWER
Center Theatre Group
Direction of a Play
ED ISKANDAR
CAUGHT
Firefly Theater & Films
Lead Actor in a Musical
CONRAD RICAMORA
SOFT POWER
Center Theatre Group
Lead Actress in a Musical
ALYSE LOUIS
SOFT POWER
Center Theatre Group
ELENA WANG
ALLEGIANCE
East West Players
Featured Actor in a Musical
EYMARD CABLING
ALLEGIANCE
East West Players
Featured Actress in a Musical
JODI KIMURA
SOUTH PACIFIC
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
Scenic Design (Intimate Theater)
KEITH MITCHELL & DILLON NELSON
KAIDAN PROJECT: WALLS GROW THIN
Rogue Artists Ensemble
VICTORIA TAM
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
After Hours Theatre Company
Sound Design (Intimate Theater)
GILLIAN MOON & STEPHEN SWIFT
KAIDAN PROJECT: WALLS GROW THIN
Rogue Artists Ensemble
JOHN NOBORI
WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN
Boston Court Pasadena
AUSTIN QUAN
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
After Hours Theatre Company
Sound Design (Large Theater)
KAI HARADA
SOFT POWER
Center Theatre Group
CRICKET MYERS
ALLEGIANCE
East West Players
Costume Design (Intimate Theater)
LORI MEEKER
KAIDAN PROJECT: WALLS GROW THIN
Rogue Artists Ensemble
Costume Design (Large Theater)
ANITA YAVICH
SOFT POWER
Center Theatre Group
Video/Projection Design (Large Theater)
ADAM FLEMMING
ALLEGIANCE
East West Players
YEE EUN NAM
BORDERTOWN NOW
Pasadena Playhouse
Ovation Honors Recipients
Music Composition for a Play:
ADRIEN PREVOST
KAIDAN PROJECT: WALLS GROW THIN
Rogue Artists Ensemble
Puppet Design:
GREG BALLORA
SEAN CAWELTI
CHRISTINE PAPALEXIS
JACK PULLMAN
MORGAN REBANE
BRIAN WHITE
KAIDAN PROJECT: WALLS GROW THIN
Rogue Artists Ensemble
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