Announcing: 2009 Ovation Award Winners

LA STAGE ALLIANCE OVATION AWARDS PRESENTED
MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010
AT REDONDO BEACH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

KUDOS FOR 2008-09 SEASON
SHARED BY 17 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THEATRE COMPANIES

The LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards, celebrating theatrical excellence and achievement during the 2008-2009 season, were presented on Monday, January 11, 2010 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center.

Twenty-nine awards were bestowed upon seventeen different Southern California theatre companies.  Center Theatre Group (Lydia at the Mark Taper Forum and The Little Dog Laughed at the Kirk Douglas Theatre) led with four, followed by the Troubadour Theatre Company (Alice in One Hit Wonderland and As U2 Like It) and the Louis & Keely producing team (Louis & Keely, Live at the Sahara) with three each.  NoHo Arts Center Ensemble (Dracula), Musical Theatre West (The Producers), Havok Theatre Company (Kiss of the Spider Woman), Ebony Repertory Theatre (Two Trains Running) and Chalk Repertory Theatre (Family Planning) tied with two awards each.

Several other companies and productions with multiple nominations, including The Chance Theatre, Rubicon Theatre Company, Road Theatre Company, Renal Support Network , Pasadena Playhouse, Open Fist Theatre Company, Fountain Theatre, East West Players and A Noise Within, went home without statuettes.

The Troubadour Theatre Company was honored with the newest Ovation Award for Best Season.

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