Steven Leigh MorrisCenter Theatre Group, which runs the Mark Taper Forum, the Ahmanson Theatre downtown and the Kirk Dougas Theatre in Culver City, got lots of love at the 2012 Ovation Awards Monday night at downtown's Los Angeles Theatre. The company was awarded Best Season, while the Michael Arabian's staging of Waiting for Godot at the Taper received nods for Best Ensemble, Best Leading Actor (Alan Mandell) and Best Supporting Actor (Hugo Armstrong). The awards are administered by Los Angeles Stage Alliance and voted on by qualifying theater professionals.
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A complete list of the recipients follows:
BEST SEASON
Center Theatre Group
BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY (INTIMATE THEATRE)
PEACE IN OUR TIME
The Antaeus Company
BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY (LARGE THEATRE)
WAITING FOR GODOT
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL (INTIMATE THEATRE)
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL (LARGE THEATRE)
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2
Musical Theatre West
BEST PRESENTED PRODUCTION
WAR HORSE
Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre
ACTING ENSEMBLE FOR A PLAY
The Cast of WAITING FOR GODOT
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
ACTING ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL
The Cast of THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre
CHOREOGRAPHY
Janet Roston
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL Celebration Theatre
MUSIC DIRECTION
Gregory Nabours
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL Celebration Theatre
BOOK FOR AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL
Isaac Laskin
HEY, MORGAN! Black Dahlia Theatre
LYRICS/MUSIC FOR AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL
Parmer Fuller, and Michael Kramer
STATIONS: A LOS ANGELES HOLIDAY STORY Ensemble Theatre Company and Boom Kat Dance Theatre
PLAYWRIGHTING FOR AN ORIGINAL PLAY
Andrew Dolan
THE MANY MISTRESSES OF MARTIN LUTHER KING Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA
DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Michael Matthews
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL Celebration Theatre
DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Emily Mann
THE CONVERT Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Davis Gaines as Cervantes/Quixote
MAN OF LA MANCHA Musical Theatre West
LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Susanne Blakeslee as Woman 1
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 Musical Theatre West
LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
Alan Mandell as Estragon
WAITING FOR GODOT Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Pascale Armand as Jekesai/Ester
THE CONVERT Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Todrick Hall as Seaweed J. Stubbs
HAIRSPRAY Musical Theatre West
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
La Toya London as Shug Avery
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL Celebration Theatre
FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Hugo Armstrong as Lucky
WAITING FOR GODOT Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Zainab Jah as Prudence
THE CONVERT Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
LIGHTING DESIGN (INTIMATE THEATRE)
Luke Moyer
DEATHTRAP LA Gay & Lesbian Center
LIGHTING DESIGN (LARGE THEATRE)
Lap Chi Chu
THE CONVERT Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
SCENIC DESIGN (INTIMATE THEATRE)
Tom Buderwitz
PEACE IN OUR TIME The Antaeus Company
SCENIC DESIGN (LARGE THEATRE)
Daniel Ostling
THE CONVERT Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
SOUND DESIGN (INTIMATE THEATRE)
Veronika Vorel and John Zalewski
THE CHILDREN The Theatre @ Boston Court
SOUND DESIGN (LARGE THEATRE)
John Zalewski
A WRINKLE IN TIME MainStreet Theatre Company
COSTUME DESIGN (INTIMATE THEATRE)
Shon LeBlanc
I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE Rockahan, LLC
COSTUME DESIGN (LARGE THEATRE)
Paul Tazewell
THE CONVERT Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
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