
* Blake.da Musical! by Rick Batalla and Henry Phillips - Grove Theater Center. Atalanta by Karen Hardcastle and David O - Powerhouse Theatre. Sojourner (The Story of Sojourner Truth) by Les Wieder - Treadwell Entertainment WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL. * The Paris Letter by Jon Robin Baitz - Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre. Me, My Guitar & Don Henley by Krista Vernoff - Ace of Wands, Inc. The Gary Plays: Tirade for Three & Gary's Walk by Murray Mednick - Padua Playwrights Productions. The Gary Plays: Girl on a Bed by Murray Mednick - Padua Playwrights Productions.
The Eyes of Babylon by Jeff Key - The Tamarind Theatre. The complete list of nominees (* with winners in bold) are as follows: (some categories had multiple winners) WORLD PREMIERE PLAY The Shakespeare Festival / LA will be honored with the Community Outreach Award. The Career Achievment Award will go to director David Galligan. Doolittle Award for Leadership in the Theatre.
Playwright Luis Alfaro will receive a special James A. The peer-judged Ovation Awards, established in 1989, honor "artistic excellence of L.A.’s theatres and theatre artists, and their continuing contribution to the vibrant cultural scene." The honors were presented in the downtown Los Angeles historic theatre district, Nov.
West Coast productions of Miss Saigon, The Paris Letter, Killer Joe, Big River, Yellowman, The Merchant of Venice and Songs for a New World received honors at this year's annual event.Īnn Magnuson hosted with presenters including Doug Savant, Sally Kellerman, Jerry Herman, Rain Pryor, Michael Ritchie, Ben Cameron, Rose Portillo, Carole Cook, Camille Saviola, James Reynolds, Julian Sands, Tom Troupe, Steven Leigh Morris, Sandra Tsing Loh and more.