LA STAGE Alliance recently announced this year’s 30th Ovation Awards nominees. La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts received 14 nominations for various performances at the theatre. 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 13th.
During the 2018-19 season, there were 278 total productions registered for the Ovation Awards from 124 different producing bodies, resulting in 199 total nominations for 64 distinct productions presented by 43 organizations. These productions were voted on by 272 Ovation Awards voters — vetted individuals from the Greater Los Angeles area who are working theatre professionals. Other nominees included Geffen Playhouse, Center Theatre Group, Pasadena Playhouse, and Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
Here is the list of nominations for excellence in theatrical performance, production, and design for La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.
Best Production of a Musical (Large Theater)
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Best Presented Production
A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN
Acting Ensemble of a Musical
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Choreography
SPENCER LIFF – SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Music Direction
KEITH HARRISON – SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Direction of a Musical
SPENCER LIFF – SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Lead Actor in a Musical
MICHAEL STARR – SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
JAMIE TORCELLINI – SINGIN’ IN THE RAI
Lead Actress in a Musical
KIMBERLY IMMANUEL – SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
SARA KING – SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Featured Actor in a Musical
JOSH GRISETTI – BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
ADAM LENDERMON – SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
PHILLIP TARATULA – BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Costume Design (Large Theater)
SHON LEBLANC – SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
In 1989, the Ovation Awards were created to celebrate the theatrical community of Greater LA. They were conceived as honorary awards and remained so until 1993, when they became competitive. Since then, over 300 theatrical productions have competed each year in 35 different categories to be recognized as Ovation Awards recipients. These productions are evaluated by a pool of vetted Ovation voters, all of whom are working theatre professionals of Greater LA.
Receiving an Ovation Award is a significant point of recognition for LA theatre artists. The LA Times has referred to the Ovation Awards as the “highest-profile contest for local theatre.” The ceremony is typically attended by around 1,200 prominent members of the Greater LA theatre community, including presenters, nominees, celebrities, luminaries, and major supporters and partners of LA STAGE and the arts.
The formal ceremony is a yearly celebration of achievement and excellence, and is a way for our expansive community to converge for an evening of recognition, engagement, and entertainment.
Source: LA STAGE Alliance