NewsDavis, Emond, Struthers and La Bohème Among 2004 L.A. Ovation Award NomineesViola Davis, Linda Emond and Sally Struthers are among the actors nominated for the 2004 annual Los Angeles Ovation Awards. Directors Daniel Sullivan and Baz Luhrmann were also acknowledged for their West Coast stagings of recent New York hits Intimate Apparel and La Bohème.
By
Ernio Hernandez
September 16, 2004
Linda Emond
International City Theatre's Dinah Was, Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel, Rubicon Theatre Company's Driving Miss Daisy and Baz Luhrmann's staging of La Bohème are among the productions with multiple nominations.
The ceremony this year will again be held at the Orpheum Theatre on Broadway in the downtown Los Angeles historic theatre district, Nov. 14. 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."
Producer Paula Holt will receive a special James A. Doolittle Award for Leadership in the Theatre. The Career Achievement Award will go to Betty Garrett, Broadway actress of "Call Me Mister" and Hollywood musicals "On the Town," "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and "My Sister Eileen." The Cornerstone Theatre Company will be honored with the Community Outreach Award.
The complete list of nominees are as follows:
WORLD PREMIERE PLAY
A Safe Distance by Maurice Chauvet - Apartment A
Exits and Entrances by Athol Fugard - Fountain Theatre
Jonna's Body, please hold by Jonna Tamases & Nicholas de Wolff - Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Red Light, Green Light by Erik Patterson - Theatre of NOTE
Stage Directions by L. Trey Wilson - Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA Project WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL
Focus Today by Carolyn Almos, Matt Almos, Jon Beauregard, Albert Dayan, Selina Woolery Smith - Burglars of Hamm
It's A Stevie Wonderful Life by Matt Walker & the Troubadour Theatre Company - Falcon Theatre
Lady Macbeth Sings the Blues by Amanda McBroom and Joel Silberman - Rubicon Theatre Company
Peach Blossom Fan by Edward Mast, adapted from Kung Shang-Ren, music and lyrics by Stephin Merritt - Center for New Theater
The Shaggs: The Philosophy of the World by Joy Gregory and Gunnar Madsen - Powerhouse Theatre LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY
Jack Axelrod, Visiting Mr. Green - International City Theatre
George Ball, All My Sons - Rubicon Theatre Company
David Heymann, Visiting Mr. Green - International City Theatre
Morlan Higgins, Exits and Entrances - Fountain Theatre
Lance E. Nichols, Driving Miss Daisy - Rubicon Theatre Company
Adam Stein, Nocturne - Black Dahlia Theatre
Clarence Williams III, I Just Stopped By to See the Man - Geffen Playhouse LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Viola Davis, Intimate Apparel - Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
Linda Emond, Homebody/Kabul - CTG: Mark Taper Forum
Marilyn Fox, Orpheus Descending - Pacific Resident Theatre
Karen Kondazian, Master Class - Fountain Theatre
Michael Learned, Driving Miss Daisy - Rubicon Theatre Company
Robin Pearson Rose, All My Sons - Rubicon Theatre Company
Jonna Tamases, Jonna's Body, please hold - Odyssey Theatre Ensemble LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
David Engel, La Cage Aux Folles - Musical Theatre West
Steve Glaudini, 1776 - Performance Riverside
Norman Large, La Cage Aux Folles - Musical Theatre West
Wade McCollum, Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Celebration Theatre
Jamie Torcellini, Hot Mikado - Musical Theatre West LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Carol Dennis, Hot Mikado - Musical Theatre West
Yvette Freeman, Dinah Was - International City Theatre
Christa Jackson, Always... Patsy Cline - Musical Theatre West
Amanda McBroom, Lady Macbeth Sings the Blues - Rubicon Theatre Company
Sally Struthers, Always... Patsy Cline - Musical Theatre West FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Larry Cedar, Around the World in 80 Days - The Colony Theatre Company
Scott Cummins, Lobby Hero - Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Joseph Fuqua, All My Sons - Rubicon Theatre Company
Eric Lange, Driving Miss Daisy - Rubicon Theatre Company
Len Lesser, The Price - A Noise Within
Jeff Marlow, Around the World in 80 Days - The Colony Theatre Company
Corey Stoll, Intimate Apparel - CTG: Mark Taper Forum FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Faline England, All My Sons - Rubicon Theatre Company
Mariette Hartley, Enchanted April - Pasadena Playhouse
Carolyn Hennesy, The Fan Maroo - Theatre of NOTE
Marilyn McIntyre, The Credeaux Canvas - The Victory Theatre Center
Deborah Strang, The Price - A Noise Within FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Nils Anderson, 1776 - Performance Riverside
Stan Chandler, 1776 - Performance Riverside
Mark Eckstein, Swing! - Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities
Norman Large, Phantom - Performance Riverside
Darryl Alan Reed, Dinah Was - International City Theatre
Jeffrey Rockwell, Gunmetal Blues - The Colony Theatre Company
Peter Van Norden, Dinah Was - International City Theatre FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Desiree Duarte, Swing! - Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities
Amy Pietz, Company - Reprise! Broadway's Best
Debbie Prutsman, Phantom - Performance Riverside
Jill Van Velzer, 1776 - Performance Riverside
Sybyl Walker, Dinah Was - International City Theatre SOLO PERFORMANCE
