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On Monday, January 11,  L.A. Stage Alliance will honor dozens of theatres in Los Angeles County at the 20th annual Ovation Awards, covering the 2008/2009 season. Established in 1989, the awards are doled out by theatre professionals in the area, people who know first-hand about the gallons of blood, sweat and tears that get pumped into the live theatre scene every day.

This year’s nominees list includes a few theatres local to the City of Santa Monica, including The Geffen Playhouse, Pacific Resident Theatre, The Odyssey Theatre and The Kirk Douglas Theatre. The complete list of nominees is lengthy, so here’s a partial list, highlighting nominees in Santa Monica, Culver City, Venice, Malibu and the Westside. Best of luck to our local talent.

Best Season

Geffen Playhouse

Beethoven as I Knew Him

Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara

By the Waters of Babylon

Farragut North

The Seafarer

Time Stands Still

 

Production of a PlayLarge Theatre

Farragut North

Geffen Playhouse

 

The Little Dog Laughed

Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

 

Playwrighting for an Original Play

Rajiv Joseph

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

 

Vince Melocchi

Lions

Pacific Resident Theatre

 

Donald Margulies

Time Stands Still

Geffen Playhouse

 

Director of a Play

Scott Ellis

The Little Dog Laughed

Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

 

Lead Actor in a Musical

Hershey Felder as Ludwig van Beethoven, etc.

Beethoven As I Knew Him

Geffen Playhouse

 

Jake Broder as Louis Prima

Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara

Geffen Playhouse

 

Lead Actor in a Play

Chris Pine as Stephen Bellamy

Farragut North

Geffen Playhouse

 

Lead Actress in a Play

Julie White as Diane

The Little Dog Laughed

Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

 

Featured Actress in a Play

Tasha Ames as Izzy

Rabbit Hole

Malibu Stage Company

 

Costume Design – Intimate Theatre

Jeffrey Schoenberg

Bach at Leipzig

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

 

Lighting Design – Large Theatre

David Lander

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

 

Paul Gallo

Farragut North

Geffen Playhouse

 

Donald Holder

The Little Dog Laughed

Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

 

Scenic Design – Large Theatre

Derek McLane

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

 

Michael Ganio

By the Waters of Babylon

Geffen Playhouse

 

Allen Moyer

The Little Dog Laughed

Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

 

John Lee Beatty

Time Stands Still

Geffen Playhouse

 

Sound Design – Large Theatre

Erik Carstensen

Beethoven as I Knew Him

Geffen Playhouse

 

Kathryn Bostic & Cricket S. Myers

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

 

Lewis Flinn & Cricket S. Myers

The Little Dog Laughed

Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

 

For a complete list of nominees, visit http://www.lastageblog.com/ovation-nominees/. The awards ceremony takes place Monday, January 11, at  Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd.

Redondo Beach, at 7:30 p.m.

 

Contact Amy Lyons

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