2015 Ovation Awards

The nominees for the 2015 Ovation Awards aka the 26th Annual LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards were announced on September 24, 2015 by the Los Angeles Stage Alliance.[1] The list of nominations was published on their online magazine, @ This Stage.[2]

Ahmanson Theatre, Site of the Awards Ceremony
Laurie Metcalf, winner, Lead Actress in a Play
Michael Arden, winner, Director of a Play
Tony Shalhoub, nominee, Featured Actor in a Play
Andy Mientus, nominee, Featured Actor in a Musical
Krysta Rodriguez, nominee, Featured Actress in a Musical
Ellen Geer, nominee, Lead Actress in a Play
John Quale, nominee, Lead Actor in a Musical
Leon Russom, nominee, Lead Actor in a Play

The awards were presented for excellence in stage productions in the Los Angeles area from September, 2014 to August, 2015 based upon evaluations from 240 members of the Los Angeles theater community. The Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theater awards in Los Angeles.[3]

The winners were announced on November 9, 2015 in a ceremony at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by actors Vanessa Claire Stewart and French Stewart.[4][5]

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Production of a Musical (Intimate Theater) Best Production of a Musical (Large Theater)
Best Production of a Play (Intimate Theater) Best Production of a Play (Large Theater)
Lead Actor in a Musical Lead Actress in a Musical
Lead Actor in a Play Lead Actress in a Play
Featured Actor in a Musical Featured Actress in a Musical
Featured Actor in a Play Featured Actress in a Play
  • Rebecca Mozo as W Cock Rogue Machine Theatre
    • Melora Marshall as Mattie Fae Aiken August: Osage County Theatricum Botanicum
    • Sophina Brown as Kate Good People – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
    • Peggy Ann Blow as Lula Wedding Band: A Love/Hate Story In Black And White – The Antaeus Company
    • Anne Gee Byrd as Herman’s Mother Wedding Band: A Love/Hate Story In Black And White – The Antaeus Company
    • Saundra McClain as Lula Wedding Band: A Love/Hate Story In Black And White – The Antaeus Company
    • Lynn Milgrim as Herman’s Mother Wedding Band: A Love/Hate Story In Black And White – The Antaeus Company
Acting Ensemble of a Musical Acting Ensemble for a Play
  • The cast of The Temptation of St. Antony – Four Larks
    • The cast of A Permanent Image Rogue Machine Theatre
    • The cast of Chavez Ravine: An L.A. Revival Center Theatre Group
    • The cast of Failure: A Love Story – Coeurage Theatre Company
    • The cast of Theatre Movement Bazaar’s Big Shot – Bootleg Theater & Theatre Movement Bazaar
    • The cast of Trevor Circle X Theatre
    • The cast of What Of The Night? – The Vagrancy
Director of a Musical Director of a Play
Music Direction Choreography
  • Spencer Liff Spring Awakening Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
    • Kenna Morris Garcia Memphis – Cabrillo Music Theatre
    • John Charron Oklahoma! – Cabrillo Music Theatre
    • Dana Solimando Ragtime – 3-D Theatricals
    • Sophie Bortolussi The Day Shall Declare It – Los Angeles Performance Practice
    • Sebastian Peters-Lazaro & Mat Sweeney The Temptation of St. Antony – Four Larks
    • Tina Kronis Theatre Movement Bazaar’s Big Shot – Bootleg Theater & Theatre Movement Bazaar
Book for an Original Musical Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical
  • Carolyn Almos, Matt Almos, Jon Beauregard & Albert Dayan The Behavior of Broadus Sacred Fools Theater Company
    • Matt Donnelly & Jamelle Dolphin Recorded in Hollywood – Theatre Planners
    • Madeline Sunshine Serrano, the Musical – Serrano New York, LLC
  • Brendan Milburn, Matt Almos & Burglars of Hamm The Behavior of Broadus Sacred Fools Theater Company
    • Andy Cooper Recorded in Hollywood – Theatre Planners
    • Richard Hochberg & Michael Paternostro Scary Musical the Musical – Noho Arts Center Ensemble
Playwrighting For An Original Play Best Season
Lighting Design (Intimate Theater) Lighting Design (Large Theater)
  • Jared Sayeg Picnic – The Antaeus Company
    • Tom Ontiveros Completeness – Vs. Theatre Company & Firefly Theater & Films
    • Travis Hagenbuch Spring Awakening Deaf West Theatre
    • Jaymi Smith The Missing Pages of Lewis Carroll – The Theatre @ Boston Court
    • Jean-Yves Tessier Young Frankenstein – DOMA Theatre Co.
    • Brandon Baruch The Temptation of St. Antony – Four Larks
    • Matthew Richter What of the Night? – The Vagrancy
Scenic Design (Intimate Theater) Scenic Design (Large Theater)
  • Darcy Scanlin Completeness – Vs. Theatre Company & Firefly Theater & Films
    • Andrew Hammer Broomstick – Fountain Theatre
    • Robert Selander The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? Los Angeles LGBT Center
    • Danny Cistone Gus’s Fashions & Shoes – Vs. Theatre Company
    • Robert Selander Picnic – The Antaeus Company
    • Joel Daavid The Glass Menagerie – Greenway Arts Alliance
    • Sebastian Peters-Lazaro & Regan Baumgarten The Temptation of St. Antony –Four Larks
Sound Design (Intimate Theater) Sound Design (Large Theater)
  • John Zalewski Danny and the Deep Blue Sea – The Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC)
    • Joseph Slawinski Flare Path – Theatre 40
    • John Zalewski My Barking Dog – The Theatre @ Boston Court
    • Jeff Gardner Picnic – The Antaeus Company
    • Philip Allen Spring Awakening Deaf West Theatre
    • John Zalewski The Day Shall Declare It – Los Angeles Performance Practice
    • Martin Carrillo What of the Night – The Vagrancy
Costume Design (Intimate Theater) Costume Design (Large Theater)
  • Vicki Conrad The Mystery of Edwin Drood – Actors Co-Op
    • Kimberly Freed Entropy – Theatre Of Note
    • Michael Mullen Fugue – The Echo Theater Company
    • Terri Lewis Picnic – The Antaeus Company
    • Ann Closs-Farley The Behavior of Broadus Sacred Fools Theater Company
    • Garry Lennon The Missing Pages of Lewis Carroll – The Theatre @ Boston Court
    • Brandy Jacobs Young Frankenstein – DOMA Theatre Co.
  • Christopher Acebo Chavez Ravine: an L.A. Revival Center Theatre Group
    • Marcy Froehlich Last Train to Nibroc – Rubicon Theatre Company
    • Mela Hoyt-Heydon Memphis – Cabrillo Music Theatre
    • Naila Sanders The Gospel at Colonus – Ebony Repertory Theatre
    • Sharon McGunigle The Snow Queen – Falcon Theatre
    • Angela Calin The Threepenny Opera A Noise Within
    • Wade Laboissionniere Waterfall A New Musical Pasadena Playhouse
Video/Projection Design Presented Production

Ovation Honors

Ovation Honors recognize outstanding achievement in areas that are not among the standard list of nomination categories.

  • Composition for a Play – Mat Sweeney & Ellen Warkentine The Temptation of St. Antony – Four Larks
  • Fight Choreography – Mike Mahaffey She Kills Monsters – Loft Ensemble
  • Puppet Design – Ted Blegen She Kills Monsters – Loft Ensemble

References

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