War Horse, Follies, Red and More Score L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award Nominations

War Horse, Follies and Red are among the nominees of the 2012 L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Awards. The awards, which honor the best in Los Angeles theater, will take place November 12 at the Los Angeles Theatre. Notable actors who received nominations include Stephen Spinella, Marylouise Burke, Jane Kaczmarek, Jonathan Cake, Kevin Mambo, Todrick Hall, La Toya London and more. A full list of nominees follows:

Best Season
Center Theatre Group:
 (American Idiot, 
American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose,
 Bring It On: The Musical,
 Clybourne Park, 
Fela!,
 Follies,
Los Otros,
 Mary Poppins,
 Poor Behavior,
 Red,
 The Convert
 Vigil,
 Waiting for Godot,
 War Horse)
Geffen Playhouse:
 (Good People, 
Next Fall, 
Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie,
 Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins,
 The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, 
The Exorcist,
 The Jacksonian)
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts: (Miss Saigon,
 Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan,
 Life Could Be A Dream, 
Noises Off,
 The 39 Steps)
Musical Theatre West: (Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Volume 2, Hairspray,
 Man of La Mancha,
 Spamalot,
 Winter Wonderettes)
The Colony Theatre Company: (Dames at Sea,
 Blame it on Beckett,
 Old Wicked Songs,
 Shooting Star,
 The Savannah Disputation,
 Travels With My Aunt)

Best Production of a Play 
(Intimate Theater)
Nine Circles,
 Bootleg Theater
What’s Wrong With Angry?,
 Celebration Theatre
The Elephant Man,
 Mechanicals Theatre Group
Peace in Our Time,
 The Antaeus Company
All My Sons,
 The Matrix Theatre Company
Couples Counseling Killed Katie, 
Ugly Dog Productions & The Elephant Theatre Company
Santasia: A Holiday Comedy,
 Whitefire Theatre

Best Production of a Play 
(Large Theater)
The Convert,
 Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Waiting for Godot,
 Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
Good People,
 Geffen Playhouse
A Wrinkle in Time,
 MainStreet Theatre Company
The Mystery of Irma Vep, 
Rubicon Theatre Company

Best Production of a Musical 
(Intimate Theater)
Hey, Morgan!,
 Black Dahlia Theatre
The Color Purple,
 Celebration Theatre
Spring Awakening, Over the Moon Productions

Best Production of a Musical
 (Large Theater)
Avenue Q, 
3-D Theatricals
Miss Saigon,
 La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Volume 2,
 Musical Theatre West
Hairspray, 
Musical Theatre West
Two Gentleman of Chicago, Troubadour Theater Company

Best Presented Production
Follies,
 Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre
War Horse,
 Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre
Red,
 Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum

Acting Ensemble of a Play
Nine Circles,
 Bootleg Theater
The Convert,
 Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Waiting for Godot,
 Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
The Gronholm Method, 
Falcon Theatre
Good People, Geffen Playhouse
The Jacksonian, Geffen Playhouse
The Savannah Disputation
, The Colony Theatre Company

Acting Ensemble of a Musical
Hey, Morgan!,
 Black Dahlia Theatre
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash,
 Cabrillo Music Theatre
The Color Purple,
 Celebration Theatre
Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Volume 2,
 Musical Theatre West
Spring Awakening
, Over the Moon Productions

Choreography

Janet Roston, The Color Purple
, Celebration Theatre
Lili Fuller, Matthew Krumpe, Adam North, Joe Sofranko 
and Juliana Tyson,
 Stations: A Los Angeles Holiday Story, 
Ensemble Theatre Company
Dana Solimando,
 Miss Saigon,
 La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
Lee Martino,
 Hello! My Baby,
 Rubicon Theatre Company
Lisa Hopkins,
 Dames at Sea,
 The Colony Theatre Company
Tina Kronis
, The Treatment, The Theatre at Boston Court
Molly Alvarez, 
A Christmas Westside Story,
 Troubadour Theater Company

Music Direction
David Richman
, Hey, Morgan!
, Black Dahlia Theatre
Jeff Lisenby, 
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash
, Cabrillo Music Theatre
Gregory Nabours, The Color Purple
, Celebration Theatre
Matthew Smedal
, Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Volume 2,
 Musical Theatre West
Rachael Lawrence,
 Spring Awakening,
 Over the Moon Productions
Eric Heinly,
 A Christmas Westside Story,
 Troubadour Theater Company
Eric Heinly,
 Two Gentleman of Chicago,
 Troubadour Theater Company

Book for an Original Musical
Isaac Laskin, Hey, Morgan!,
 Black Dahlia Theatre
Parmer Fuller,
 Stations: A Los Angeles Holiday Story, Ensemble Theatre Company
Cheri Steinkellner,
 Hello! My Baby,
 Rubicon Theatre Company

Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical
Matthew Fogel, Isaac Laskin and David Richman,
 Hey, Morgan!, 
Black Dahlia Theatre
Matsato Baba,
 The Brahmin and the Tiger,
 Company of Angels
James Coco, Parmer Fuller and Michael Kramer, Stations: A Los Angeles Holiday Story,
 Ensemble Theatre Company

Playwrighting of an Original Play
Lisa Loomer, 
Café Vida,
 Cornerstone Theater Company
Andrew Dolan, The Many Mistresses of Martin Luther King,
 Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA
Stephen Sachs, 
Cyrano,
 Fountain Theatre
Keith Stevenson,
 Out There on Fried Meat Ridge Rd,
 Pacific Resident Theatre
Christina Hart, 
Birds of a Feather,
 The Complex
Evelina Fernandez, 
Hope: Part II of a Mexican Trilogy,
 The Los Angeles Theatre Center
Johnny O‘Callaghan,
 Who’s Your Daddy?,
 The Victory Theatre Center

Director of a Musical
Matt Shakman,
 Hey, Morgan!
, Black Dahlia Theatre
Michael Matthews, The Color Purple,
 Celebration Theatre
William Selby, Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Volume 2, 
Musical Theatre West
Rick Sparks,
 I Love Lucy: Live on Stage, 
Rockahn, LLC
Patrick Pearson, 
Rooms: A Rock Romance, 
The Chance Theater

Director of a Play
Michael Matthews,
 What’s Wrong with Angry?,
 Celebration Theatre
Emily Mann, The Convert
, Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Michael Arabian,
 Waiting for Godot, Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
Gates McFadden,
 House of Gold,
 Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA
Matt Shakman,
 Good People,
 Geffen Playhouse
Neil Patrick Stewart,
 The Elephant Man, 
Mechanicals Theatre Group
Jenny Sullivan,
 The Mystery of Irma Vep,
 Rubicon Theatre Company

Lead Actor in a Musical
Adam Shapiro, Hey, Morgan!
, Black Dahlia Theatre
Michael Shepperd, The Color Purple,
 Celebration Theatre
Joseph Foronda,
 Miss Saigon,
 La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
David Engel, Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Volume 2,
 Musical Theatre West
Larry Raben, 
Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Volume 2,
 Musical Theatre West
Davis Gaines, Man of La Mancha, Musical Theatre West
Gary Patent, The Immigrant,
West Coast Jewish Theatre

Lead Actress in a Musical
Meagan English,
 Hey, Morgan!,
Black Dahlia Theatre
Bets Malone, Once Upon a Mattress
, Cabrillo Music Theatre
Cesili Williams,
 The Color Purple, 
Celebration Theatre
Susanne Blakeslee, Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Volume 2, Musical Theatre West
Valerie Fagan, Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits Volume 2,
 Musical Theatre West
Lesli Margherita, Man of La Mancha, Musical Theatre West
Tami Tappan Damiano, Spamalot,
Musical Theatre West

Lead Actor in a Play
Patrick Adams,
 Nine Circles, Bootleg Theater
Alan Mandell, Waiting for Godot,
 Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
Barry McGovern, Waiting for Godot,
 Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
Troy Kotsur, Cyrano, Fountain Theatre
Jon Jon Briones, The Romance of Magno Rubio, 
John Anson Ford Theatre
Jamie Torcellini, The Mystery of Irma Vep,
 Rubicon Theatre Company
Steve Hofvendahl, Peace in Our Time, The Antaeus Company

Lead Actress in a Play
Pascale Armand, Convert,
 Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Jacqueline Wright, House of Gold, Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA
Jane Kaczmarek, Good People, Geffen Playhouse
Anne Gee Byrd, The Savannah Disputation,
 The Colony Theatre Company
Ellen Lauren, Trojen Women (After Euripides),
 The J. Paul Getty Trust
Anne Gee Byrd, All My Sons,
 The Matix Theatre Company
Jessica Tuck, Couples Counseling Killed Katie,
 Ugly Dog Productions & The Elephant Theatre Company

Featured Actor in a Musical
Nathan Danforth, Avenue Q, 
3-D Theatricals
David Jones, The Wizard of Oz,
 3-D Theatricals
Terrance Spencer, The Color Purple,
 Celebration Theatre
Todrick Hall, Hairspray,
 Musical Theatre West
Matt Walker, A Christmas Westside Story,
 Troubadour Theater Company
Rob Nagle, Two Gentlemen of Chicago,
 Troubadour Theater Company
Matt Walker, 
Two Gentlemen of Chicago,
 Troubadour Theater Company

Featured Actress in a Musical
Tracy Lore, Once Upon a Mattress,
 Cabrillo Music Theatre
Kelly Jenrette, The Color Purple,
 Celebration Theatre
La Toya London, The Color Purple,
 Celebration Theatre
Constance Lopez, The Color Purple,
 Celebration Theatre
Tracy Lore, Hairspray,
 Musical Theatre West
Beth Kennedy, Two Gentlemen of Chicago, 
Troubadour Theater Company
Christine Lakin, Two Gentlemen of Chicago, Troubadour Theater Company

Featured Actor in a Play
Kevin Mambo, The Convert,
 Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Hugo Armstrong, Waiting for Godot, 
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
Jonathan Cake, The Gronholm Method,
 Falcon Theatre
Stephen Spinella, The Gronholm Method,
 Falcon Theatre
Jemal McNeil, Cages LDG, Productions LLC
Chris Butler, Gem of the Ocean, 
Rubicon Theatre Company
Josh Clark,
 The Savannah Disputation,
 The Colony Theatre Company

Featured Actress in a Play
Kelly Schumann, What’s Wrong with Angry?, 
Celebration Theatre
Cheryl Lynn Bruce, The Convert,
 Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Zainab Jah, The Convert,
 Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Sara Botsford, Good People,
 Geffen Playhouse
Marylouise Burke, Good People, Geffen Playhouse
Bonnie Bailey Reed, The Savannah Disputation,
 The Colony Theatre Company
Rebecca Mozo, The Savannah Disputation,
 The Colony Theatre Company

Lighting Design (Intimate Theater)
Timothy Swiss, The Color Purple,
 Celebration Theatre
Jeremy Pivnick, The King of the Desert, CoActive Content LLC
Luke Moyer, Deathtrap, 
LA Gay & Lesbian Center
Hilda Kane,
 The Elephant Man,
 Mechanicals Theatre Group
Brandon Baruch, Spring Awakening, Over the Moon Productions
Jeremy Pivnick, Peace in Our Time,
 The Antaeus Company
Jaymi Smith, The Children,
 The Theatre at Boston Court

Lighting Design (Large Theater)
Jean-Yves Tessier, Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, 
Cabrillo Music Theatre
David Weiner, 
American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose,
 Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Lap Chu, The Convert,
 Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Geoff Korf, The Night Watcher,
 Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Brian Gale, 
Waiting for Godot,
 Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
Elizabeth Harper,
 Good People,
 Geffen Playhouse
Steven Young, Miss Saigon,
 La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts

Scenic Design
 (Intimate Theater)
Tom Buderwitz, 
Slow Dance in Midtown,
 Bella Vita Entertainment
Tom Buderwitz,
 The Many Mistresses of Martin Luther King,
 Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA
Joel Daavid,
 Deathtrap,
LA Gay & Lesbian Center
Haley Ho,
 The Elephant Man,
 Mechanicals Theatre Group
Desma Murphy,
 The Water’s Edge,
 Road Theatre Company
Tom Buderwitz,
 Peace in Our Time,
 The Antaeus Company
Joe Holbrook, Rooms: A Rock Romance,
 The Chance Theater

Scenic Design
 (Large Theater)
Daniel Ostling, 
The Convert, Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
John Beatty,
 Poor Behavior, 
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
John Iacovelli, Waiting for Godot,
 Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
Craig Siebels,
 Good People,
 Geffen Playhouse
Tom Buderwitz,
 Honus & Me, MainStreet Theatre Company
John Iacovelli, The Heiress,
 Pasadena Playhouse
Stephen Gifford,
 Old Wicked Songs,
 The Colony Theatre Company

Sound Design (Intimate Theater)
Ken Sawyer,
 Deathtrap,
 LA Gay & Lesbian Center
Joseph Slawinski, Eternal Thou,
 McCray Productions
David Marling,
 The Water’s Edge, 
Road Theatre Company
John Zalewski,
 Peace in Our Time,
 The Antaeus Company
Veronika Vorel and John Zalewski, The Children,
T he Theatre at Boston Court
Martin Carillo,
 Have You Seen Alice?,
 Theatre of NOTE
Bill Froggatt,
 Wicked Lit 2011, 
Unbound Productions

Sound Design 
(Large Theater)
Darron West,
 American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose,
 Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Darron West, The Convert, Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Joe Sofranko,
 Stations: A Los Angeles Holiday Story,
 Ensemble Theatre Company
Erik Carstensen,
 The Pianist of Willesden Lane,
 Geffen Playhouse
John Zalewski,
 A Wrinkle in Time, MainStreet Theatre Company
David Beaudry,
 The Mystery of Irma Vep,
 Rubicon Theatre Company
Drew Dalzell,
 Old Wicked Songs,
 The Colony Theatre Company

Costume Design 
(Intimate Theater)
Vicki Conrad,
 The Learned Ladies,
 Actors Co-op Theatre Company
Naila Sanders,
 The Color Purple, Celebration Theatre
Shon LeBlanc,
 I Love Lucy: Live on Stage,
 Rockahan, LLC
Jessica Olson, Stoneface: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton, 
Sacred Fools Theatre Company
Ashley Hayes, Dolls! Not Your Usual Love Story,
 Santa Monica Playhouse
Jessica Olson,
 Peace in Our Time,
 The Antaeus Copany
Marcy Froehlich, 
All My Sons,
 The Matrix Theatre Company

Costume Design
 (Large Theater)

Angela Calin, The Bungler, A Noise Within
Esosa, American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose,
 Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Paul Tazewell,
 The Convert,
 Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre
Alvin Colt,
 Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Volume 2, Musical Theatre West
Leah Piehl, The Heiress, Pasadena Playhouse
Alex Jaeger, The Mystery of Irma Vep,
 Rubicon Theatre Company
Paul Gunning, Seascape, Theatre West

Ovation Honors:

Composition for a Play
Ryan Johnson, Stoneface: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton, 
Sacred Fools Theatre Company

Fight Choreography
Andrew Amani, Hearts Like Fists, Theatre of NOTE

Puppet Design
Susan Gratch, The Children, The Theatre at Boston Court

Video Design
Shawn Sagady, American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose, Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre