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2013 Ovation Awards

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Michael McKean, Ceremony host
Glynn Turman, winner, Lead Actor in a Play
Tony Amendola, nominee, Featured Actor in a Play

The nominees for the 2013 Ovation Awards were announced on September 16, 2013, at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood, California.[1] The awards were presented for excellence in stage productions in the Los Angeles area from August 27, 2012 to August 25, 2013 based upon evaluations from 250 members of the Los Angeles theater community.[2]

The winners were announced on November 3, 2013 in a ceremony at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse in San Gabriel, California. The ceremony was hosted by actor Michael McKean.[3][4]

Awards

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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)
  • Dying City – Rogue Machine Theatre
    • Walking the Tightrope – 24th Street Theatre
    • Track 3 – Theatre Movement Bazaar at the Bootleg Theatre
    • The Belle of Belfast – Ensemble Studio Theatre
    • In the Red and Brown Water – Fountain Theatre
    • One Night in Miami... – Rogue Machine Theatre
    • Our Class – Son of Semele Ensemble
Best Presented Production Best Season
Lead Actor in a Musical Lead Actress in a Musical
  • Jeff Skowron as Leo Frank – Parade – 3-D Theatricals
Lead Actor in a Play Lead Actress in a Play
  • Gigi Bermingham as Maria Callas – Master Class – International City Theatre
    • Paige White as Esme – Walking the Tightrope – 24th Street Theatre
    • Diarra Kilpatrick as Oya – In the Red and Brown Water – Fountain Theatre
    • Jaimi Paige as Woman – Tender Napalm – Point First Productions
    • Julie Granata as Amanda – Private Lives – Rubicon Theatre Company
    • Rebecca Mozo as Vivie Warren – Mrs. Warren's Profession – The Antaeus Company
    • Blaire Chandler as Big Momma – Hot Cat – Theatre of NOTE
Featured Actor in a Musical Featured Actress in a Musical
  • Rufus Bonds, Jr. as Jim Conley – Parade – 3-D Theatricals
    • Norman Large as Hugh Dorsey – Parade – 3-D Theatricals
    • David Vaughn as Farquaad – Shrek the Musical – 3-D Theatricals
    • Matt Bauer as Emmett – Legally Blonde – Cabrillo Music Theatre
    • Mark Whitten as Nicky/Trekkie/Bad Idea Bear – Avenue Q – DOMA Theatre Company
    • Norman Large as Max Von Mayerling – Sunset Boulevard – Musical Theatre West
    • Matt Walker as Puck/Quince – A Midsummer Saturday Night‘s Fever Dream – Troubadour Theater Company
Featured Actor in a Play Featured Actress in a Play
Acting Ensemble of a Musical Acting Ensemble for a Play
Director of a Musical Director of a Play
  • Shirley Jo Finney – In the Red and Brown Water – Fountain Theatre
    • Debbie Devine – Walking the Tightrope – 24th Street Theatre
    • Tina Kronis – Track 3 – Theatre Movement Bazaar at the Bootleg Theatre
    • Art Manke – Fallen Angels – Pasadena Playhouse
    • Michael Peretzian – Dying City – Rogue Machine Theatre
    • Matthew McCray – Our Class – Son of Semele Ensemble
    • Tina Kronis – Hot Cat – Theatre of NOTE
Music Direction Choreography
Book for an Original Musical Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical
  • Rob Cairns, Jim Leonard and Beth Thornley – Bad Apples! – Circle X Theatre
    • David Manning and Lori Scarlett – Justin Love – Celebration Theatre
    • Michael Fisher – Doomsday Cabaret: A Rock Musical of Apocalyptic Proportions – Orgasmico Theatre Company
Playwrighting For An Original Play
Lighting Design (Intimate Theater) Lighting Design (Large Theater)
  • Jeremy Pivnick – Cassiopeia – The Theatre @ Boston Court
Scenic Design (Intimate Theater) Scenic Design (Large Theater)
  • Tom Walsh – Annapurna – Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
    • Michael Allen – Long Way Go Down – Art of Acting Studio
    • Desma Murphy – Cooperstown – Road Theatre Company
    • Tom Buderwitz – Dying City – Rogue Machine Theatre
    • Tom Buderwitz – You Can't Take It With You – The Antaeus Company
    • Stephen Gifford – Cassiopeia – The Theatre @ Boston Court
    • Danny Cistone – Cops and Friends of Cops – Vs. Theatre Company
Sound Design (Intimate Theater) Sound Design (Large Theater)
  • John Zalewski – Theatre in the Dark – Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
    • John Zalewski – Walking the Tightrope – 24th Street Theatre
    • Mark Nichols – Heart of Darkness – Actors’ Gang
    • John Zalewski – Death of a Salesgirl – Bootleg Theater
    • Cricket S. Myers – Bad Apples! – Circle X Theatre
    • John Zalewski – Mrs. Warren's Profession – The Antaeus Company
    • Jack Arky – Cassiopeia – The Theatre @ Boston Court
Costume Design (Intimate Theater) Costume Design (Large Theater)
  • Michael Mullen – Dreamgirls – DOMA Theatre Company
    • Ann Closs-Farley – Heart of Darkness – Actors’ Gang
    • Naila Aladdin-Sanders – One Night in Miami... – Rogue Machine Theatre
    • A. Jeffrey Schoenberg – Mrs. Warren's Profession – The Antaeus Company
    • A. Jeffrey Schoenberg – You Can't Take It With You – The Antaeus Company
    • Anthony Tran – Triassic Parq: The Musical – The Chance Theater
    • Ann Closs-Farley – American Misfit – The Theatre @ Boston Court

Ovation Honors

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Ovation Honors, which recognize outstanding achievement in areas that are not among the standard list of nomination categories, were presented when the nominations were announced.

  • Composition for a Play – Michael Redfield – Walking the Tightrope – 24th Street Theatre
  • Fight Choreography – Ken Merckx – Cymbeline – A Noise Within
  • Puppet Design – Derek Lux and Christian Anderson – Shrek the Musical – 3-D Theatricals
  • Video Design – Jeffrey Elias Teeter – On the Spectrum – Fountain Theatre

References

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  1. ^ "2013 Ovation Awards Nominees — South by Southeast". 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  2. ^ Wetherbe, Jamie (16 September 2013). "Center Theatre Group leads 2012-2013 Ovation Awards nominations". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ "Ovation Awards Fly to CTG's Nether-land". 3 November 2013.
  4. ^ Ng, David (4 November 2013). "Ovation Awards 2013: Center Theatre Group, La Mirada win big". Los Angeles Times.