Center Theatre Group (Lydia at the Mark Taper Forum and The Little Dog Laughed at the Kirk Douglas Theatre) led with four wins, followed by the Troubadour Theatre Company (Alice in One Hit Wonderland and As U2 Like It) and the Louis & Keely producing team (Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara) with three each.
For her West Coast appearance in the play that won her a Best Actress Tony Award, Julie White won a Best Actress Ovation Award for The Little Dog Laughed.
The Troubadour Theatre Company was honored with the newest Ovation Award for Best Season.
The recipients of the 2010 Ovation Awards are:
Best Season
Troubadour Theater Company:
Alice in One-Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass,
As U2 Like It,
It's a Stevie Wonderful Life Production of a Musical - Intimate Theatre
Kiss of the Spider Woman - The Musical,
Havok Theatre Company
Production of a Play - Intimate Theatre
Family Planning,
Chalk Repertory Theatre
Production of a Musical - Large Theatre
Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara, produced by Stuart Benjamin, Jake Broder, Taylor Hackford, Sarabeth Schedeen and Vanessa Claire Smith
Production of a Play - Large Theatre
Two Trains Running,
Ebony Repertory Theatre
Book/Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical
Erin Kamler,
Divorce! The Musical,
Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment
Playwrighting for an Original Play
Kevin King,
The Idea Man,
Elephant Theatre Company
Director of a Musical
Matt Walker, As U2 Like It,
Troubadour Theater Company
Director of a Play
Larissa Kokernot, Family Planning,
Chalk Repertory Theatre
Music Direction
Darryl Archibald,
Smokey Joe's Café,
El Portal Theatre in association with Corky Hale
Choreographer
Lee Martino, Kiss of the Spider Woman - The Musical,
Havok Theatre Company
Acting Ensemble
Stick Fly,
The Matrix Theatre Company
Lead Actor in a Musical
Jake Broder as Louis Prima, Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara, produced by Stuart Benjamin, Jake Broder, Taylor Hackford, Sarabeth Schedeen and Vanessa Claire Smith
Lead Actor in a Play
Glynn Turman as Memphis, Two Trains Running,
Ebony Repertory Theatre
Lead Actress in a Musical
Vanessa Claire Smith as Keely Smith, Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara,
produced by Stuart Benjamin, Jake Broder, Taylor Hackford, Sarabeth Schedeen and Vanessa Claire Smith
Lead Actress in a Play
Julie White as Diane, The Little Dog Laughed,
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Featured Actor in a Musical
Michael Paternostro as Carmen Ghia, The Producers,
Musical Theatre West
Featured Actor in a Play
Hugo Armstrong as Sabretooth and Tim, Land of the Tigers,
Sacred Fools, Burglars of Hamm and Frantic Redhead Productions
Featured Actress in a Musical
Sarah Cornell as Ulla, The Producers,
Musical Theatre West
Featured Actress in a Play
Tasha Ames as Izzy, Rabbit Hole,
Malibu Stage Company
Costume Design - Intimate Theatre
Ann Closs-Farley,
Ken Roht's Calendar Girl Competition,
Bootleg Theater
Costume Design - Large Theatre
Sharon McGunigle, Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass,
Troubadour Theatre Company
Lighting Design - Intimate Theatre
Luke Moyer, Dracula,
NoHo Arts Center Ensemble
Lighting Design - Large Theatre
Donald Holder, The Little Dog Laughed,
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Scenic Design - Intimate Theatre
Jeff McLaughlin, A Skull in Connemara,
Theatre Tribe
Scenic Design - Large Theatre
Allen Moyer, The Little Dog Laughed,
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Sound Design - Intimate Theatre
Ken Sawyer, Dracula,
NoHo Arts Center Ensemble
Sound Design - Large Theatre
**TWO RECIPIENTS**
Erik Carstensen, Beethoven As I Knew Him,
Geffen Playhouse
Chris Webb & David Molina, Lydia, Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
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