Los Angeles theater awards are becoming increasingly competitive as small companies jostle for recognition with their larger rivals. In the past, companies such as Center Theatre Group have dominated the city's top stage honors. But on Sunday one of southern California smallest theaters was among the top award winners at the Ovation Awards, L.A.’s equivalent of the Tony Awards. Skylight Theatre Company tied with the Geffen Playhouse and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts with four awards each. Meanwhile, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, the Echo Theater Company, and the Theatre @ Boston Court each received three Ovation Awards. The Fountain Theater, another intimate venue, won the Best Season Award. “This year marks 25 years of celebrating excellence in Los Angeles theatre,” stated Terence McFarland, CEO of La Stage Alliance, which produces the non-profit group that produces the awards. “At the ceremony we acknowledged not only those in competitive categories,...
- 11/3/2014
- backstage.com
Nominees for the 2014 La Stage Alliance Ovation Awards were announced on the evening of Monday, September 22 at Native Voices at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles. The nominations were revealed by past Ovation Award recipients Gigi Bermingham, Brighid Fleming, Parmer Fuller, Jennifer Haley, Brian Kite, Glynn Turman, and John Zalewski, along with La Stage Alliance Chief Executive Officer Terence McFarland.
- 9/23/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Nominees for the 2014 La Stage Alliance Ovation Awards were announced on the evening of Monday, September 22 at Native Voices at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles. The nominations were revealed by past Ovation Award recipients Gigi Bermingham, Brighid Fleming, Parmer Fuller, Jennifer Haley, Brian Kite, Glynn Turman, and John Zalewski, along with La Stage Alliance Chief Executive Officer Terence McFarland.
- 9/23/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
This year's Ovation Award nominees could get a career boost, even if they don't take home a statue in November. "We know that for many of the artists and the design teams, they'll be getting calls tomorrow to book them for the next season," Terence McFarland, CEO of L.A. Stage Alliance, the group behind the the awards, told Backstage. "In addition to celebrating excellence, it's a way that leads to more employment." Productions from 40 Los Angeles-area theater companies were recognized with a nomination this year. Again the Center Theatre Group led the pack with 29—the same number it garnered last year—but La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts was a close second with 24. In addition to getting the nod for best season, La Mirada’s nominations were for the musicals "Next to Normal," "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," "Spring Awakening," and "Jekyll & Hyde." The theater, whose producing artistic...
- 9/17/2013
- backstage.com
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