2011 Ovation Awards

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The nominees for the 2011 Ovation Awards were announced on September 19, 2011, at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank, California.{{cite news|title=Kiss Me Kate Tops 2011 Ovation Award Nominations.|url=http://www.lastagetimes.com/2011/09/kiss-me-kate-tops-2011-ovation-award-nominations/|date=19 September 2011|access-date=9 February 2013|archive-date=20 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820063815/http://lastagetimes.com/2011/09/kiss-me-kate-tops-2011-ovation-award-nominations/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Ovation Awards nominations announced for 2010-11 season.|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/09/ovation-awards-nominations.html|date=19 September 2011 | work=Los Angeles Times}} The awards were presented for excellence in stage productions in the Los Angeles area from September 2010 to August 2011 based upon evaluations from 250 members of the Los Angeles theater community.

The winners were announced on November 14, 2011 in a ceremony at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. The ceremony was hosted by actress Carolyn Hennesy.{{cite news|title=A Troubie Triumph at the Ovation Awards.|url=http://www.lastagetimes.com/2011/11/a-troubie-triumph-at-the-ovation-awards/|date=14 November 2011|access-date=9 February 2013|archive-date=10 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110024735/http://www.lastagetimes.com/2011/11/a-troubie-triumph-at-the-ovation-awards/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Boehm|first=Mike|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|title=Troubadour Theater Co. and Rogue Machine top Ovation Awards.|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/11/ovation-awards-la-stage-alliance-.html|date=14 November 2011}}

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

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style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Production of a Musical (Intimate Theater)

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Production of a Musical (Large Theater)

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style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Production of a Play (Intimate Theater)

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Production of a Play (Large Theater)

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Lead Actor in a Musical

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Lead Actress in a Musical

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Lead Actor in a Play

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Featured Actor in a Musical

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Featured Actress in a Musical

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Featured Actor in a Play

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Acting Ensemble of a Musical

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Acting Ensemble for a Play

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Director of a Musical

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Director of a Play

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Music Direction

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Choreography

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Book for an Original Musical

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical

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  • William Norris, Stuart Gordon & Dennis Paoli – Re-Animator: The Musical – Red Hen Productions & Schramm Group LLC
  • David Goldsmith & Wendy Perelman – Having It All – DEMAND Productions
  • Brian Pugach – The Next Fairy Tale – Celebration Theatre

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Playwrighting For An Original Play

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Best Season

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  • Stefan Marks – Hello – Crooked Arrow Productions
  • Tom Burmester – The War Cycle: Gospel According to First Squad – Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble
  • Donald Jolly – Bonded – Playwrights' Arena
  • Marja-Lewis Ryan – Dysnomia – Jessie Warner & Marja-Lewis Ryan
  • John Pollono – Small Engine Repair – Rogue Machine Theatre
  • Elliot Shoenman – Aftermath – Linda Toliver/Gary Guidinger
  • David Wiener – Extraordinary Chambers – Geffen Playhouse

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Lighting Design (Intimate Theater)

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Lighting Design (Large Theater)

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  • Christopher Kuhl – How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found – The Theatre @ Boston Court
  • Ken Booth – A House Not Meant to Stand – Fountain Theatre
  • Ken Booth – The Train Driver – Fountain Theatre
  • Bosco Flanagan – Awake – Bootleg Theatre
  • Matt Richter – Skeleton Stories – Theatre Of NOTE
  • Matt Richter – Shoe Story – Theatre Of NOTE
  • Mark Svastics – Hello – Crooked Arrow Productions

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  • David Weiner – Venice – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
  • Howell Binkley – Twist – An American Musical – Pasadena Playhouse
  • Elizabeth Harper – A Raisin in the Sun – Ebony Repertory Theatre
  • Paulie Jenkins – Moonlight & Magnolias – The Colony Theatre Company
  • Jeremy Pivnick – A Wither's Tale – Troubadour Theater Company
  • Jared Sayeg – Kiss Me, Kate – Reprise Theatre Company
  • Dan Weingarten – Krunk Fu Battle Battle – East West Players
style="background:#EEDD82" | Scenic Design (Intimate Theater)

! style="background:#EEDD82" | Scenic Design (Large Theater)

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  • Joel Daavid – Skeleton Stories – Theatre Of NOTE
  • Kurt Boetcher – Heavier Than… – The Theatre @ Boston Court
  • Tom Buderwitz – The Autumn Garden – The Antaeus Company
  • Joel Daavid – The Violet Hour – Hollywood Food Chain Productions
  • Jeff McLaughlin – Bakersfield Mist – Fountain Theatre
  • Jeff McLaughlin – The Train Driver – Fountain Theatre
  • Jeff McLaughlin – A House Not Meant to Stand – Fountain Theatre

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Sound Design (Intimate Theater)

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  • Alyssa Ishii – Awake – Bootleg Theater
  • Peter Bayne – A House Not Meant to Stand – Fountain Theatre
  • Bryan Maier – Shoe Story – Theatre Of NOTE
  • David Marling – The Train Driver – Fountain Theatre
  • Mark McClain Wilson – Skeleton Stories – Theatre Of NOTE
  • John Zalewski – How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found – The Theatre @ Boston Court
  • John Zalewski – Margo Veil – Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

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style="background:#EEDD82" | Costume Design (Intimate Theater)

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  • A. Jeffrey Schoenberg – The Malcontent – The Antaeus Company
  • Naila Alladin-Sanders – Neighbors – The Matrix Theatre Company
  • Ann Closs-Farley – Ken Roht's 99 Cent Only Same-O, An Electric Ballad – Bootleg Theater
  • Ann Closs-Farley – The Adventures of Pinocchio – Deaf West Theatre
  • Tina Haatainen-Jones – The Autumn Garden – The Antaeus Company
  • Shon Leblanc – The Violet Hour – Hollywood Food Chain Productions
  • Tifanie McQueen – Endgame – Sacred Fools Theater Company

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Ovation Honors

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 – Brian Joseph, Lyle Lovett, Fred Sanders, Sara Watkins & Sean Watkins – Much Ado About Nothing – The Shakespeare Center Of Los Angeles
  • Fight Choreography – Brian Danner – The Walworth Farce – Theatre Of NOTE
  • Puppet Design – Kristopher Bicknell, Gwyneth Conaway Bennison & Miles Taber – D Is For Dog – Rogue Artists Ensemble
  • Video Design – Jason Thompson – Venice – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

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