It’s been a while since I’ve done a theatre-related non-review post. The release of the Ovation Awards Nominees, as stirred a post within me, so here goes…. I won’t even comment on the political drama we’ve been seeing of late in Washington…
As I noted above, the LA Stage Alliance has released the list of Ovation Nominees. Alas, no nominations for REP East, but that’s only because trying to get the nominators out to Saugus seems impossible. Still, there’s evidence they will go to Thousand Oaks, so “think North”.
Turning back to the nominees, our favorite theatre to the West received quite a few nominations. I’m talking specifically about Cabrillo Music Theatre in Thousand Oaks, which received the following nominations:
- For “Singing in the Rain”: (1) Featured Actress in a Musical (Melissa Fahn); (2) Featured Actor in a Musical (Randy Rogel); (3) Lead Actor in a Musical (David Engel); (4) Sound Design – Large Theatre (Jonathan Burke); (5) Lighting Design – Large Theatre (Jean-Yves Tessier); (6) Musical – Large Theatre; (7) Music Direction (Alby Potts); (8) Choreography (Roger Castellano); (9) Direction of a Musical (Larry Raben);
- For “Jekyll & Hyde”: (10) Featured Actress in a Musical (Beth Obregon); (11) Featured Actor in a Musical (Aaron Phillips); (12) Lead Actress in a Musical (Lulu Lloyd); (13) Lead Actor in a Musical (Robert J. Townsend); (14) Costume Design – Large Theatre (Sharell Martin and Ambra Wakefield); (15) Lighting Design – Large Theatre (Steven Young); (16) Musical – Large Theatre; (17) Music Direction (Steven Applegate); (18) Choreography (David Engel); (19) Direction of a Musical (Nick DeGruccio)
Other theatres we frequent that received nominations were:
- Pasadena Playhouse: Sharon Lawrence (Featured Actress in a Play; “Orsen’s Shadow”); Brandon Victor Dixon (Lead Actor in a Musical, “Ray Charles Live – A New Musical”); Allen E. Read (Lead Actor in a Musical, “Mask”); Paul Tazewell (Costume Design – Large Theatre, “Ray Charles Live – A New Musical”)
- East West Players: Naomi Yoshida (Costume Design – Large Theatre, “Pippin”)
- No Ho Arts Center: Scott A. Lane (Costume Design – Intimate Theatre; “Pest Control – The Musical”); Luke Moyer (Lighting Design, “Pest Control – The Musical”)
- Actors Co-Op: A. Jeffrey Shoenberg (Costume Design – Intimate Theatre, “1776”);
- Center Theatre Group: Robert Brill (Set Design – Large Theatre, “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson”); All the touring productions nominees (“Drowsy Chaperone”, “The Color Purple”, “Avenue Q”, “My Fair Lady” (we didn’t see this one), “Sweeney Todd”)
Congratulations to all the nominees. Now, if we can just get them to come to REP East….
