The nominees for the 2010 Ovation Awards were announced on October 18, 2010, at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles, California. The awards were presented for excellence in stage productions in the Los Angeles area from September, 2009 to August, 2010 based upon evaluations from 250 members of the Los Angeles theater community.
The winners were announced on January 17, 2011, in a ceremony at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks, California.
Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Best Production of a Musical (Intimate Theater) Best Production of a Musical (Large Theater) The Women of Brewster Place – Celebration Theatre Project Wonderland – Bootleg Theater The Story of My Life – Havok Theatre Company The Who's Tommy – The Chance Theater Sweeney Todd – The Production Company Oedipus the King, Mama! – Troubadour Theater Company Carousel – Reprise Theatre Company Daddy Long Legs – Rubicon Theatre Company The Marvelous Wonderettes – Musical Theatre West Parade – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum Best Production of a Play (Intimate Theater) – 2 winners Best Production of a Play (Large Theater) The Ballad of Emmett Till – Fountain Theatre Four Places – Rogue Machine Theatre Cousin Bette – Antaeus Theatre Company Oedipus el Rey – The Theatre @ Boston Court Opus – Fountain Theatre Shaheed -- The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto – Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre Something Happened – Pacific Stages Equivocation – Geffen Playhouse Awake and Sing! – A Noise Within Doubt – Rubicon Theatre Company Grace & Glorie – The Colony Theatre Company Through the Night – Geffen Playhouse Lead Actor in a Musical – 3 winners Lead Actress in a Musical Josh Grisetti as J. Pierrepont Finch – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Reprise Theatre Company Brendan Hunt as Eldridge – Savin’ Up for Saturday Night – Sacred Fools Theater Company Robert J. Townsend as Thomas Weaver – The Story of My Life – Havok Theatre Company T. R. Knight as Leo Frank – Parade – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum Chad Borden as Alvin Kelby – The Story of My Life – Havok Theatre Company Norman Large as Sweeney Todd – Sweeney Todd – Musical Theatre West Kurt Andrew Hanson as Sweeney Todd – Sweeney Todd – The Production Company Megan McGinnis as Jerusha – Daddy Long Legs – Rubicon Theatre Company Alexandra Silber as Julie Jordan – Carousel – Reprise Theatre Company Teri Bibb as Ellen Terry – Children of the Night – Katselas Theatre Company Lara Pulver as Lucille Frank – Parade – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum Debbie Prutsman as Mrs. Lovett – Sweeney Todd – Musical Theatre West Lead Actor in a Play – 3 winners Lead Actress in a Play – 2 winners Bruce French as Andrew Crocker-Harris – The Browning Version – Pacific Resident Theatre Alan Mandell as Spooner – No Man's Land – Odyssey Theatre Ensemble Daniel Beaty – Through the Night – Geffen Playhouse Dakin Matthews as King Lear – King Lear – The Antaeus Company Justin Huen as Oedipus – Oedipus el Rey – The Theatre @ Boston Court Will Bradley as Brown – The Twentieth-Century Way – The Theatre @ Boston Court Robert Mammana as Warren – The Twentieth-Century Way – The Theatre @ Boston Court Beth Grant as Grace – Grace & Glorie – The Colony Theatre Company Anna Khaja – Shaheed -- The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto – Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre Robin Pearson Rose as Sister Aloysius – Doubt – Rubicon Theatre Company Anne Gee Byrd as Peggy – Four Places – Rogue Machine Theatre Roxanne Hart as Ellen – Four Places – Rogue Machine Theatre Agatha Nowicki as Susie – Parasite Drag – Elephant Theatre Company Eve Sigall as A – Three Tall Women – West Coast Ensemble Featured Actor in a Musical Featured Actress in a Musical David St. Louis as Newt Lee/Jim Conley/Riley – Parade – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum Andy Taylor as Enoch Snow – Carousel – Reprise Theatre Company Sam Zeller as Jud Fry – Oklahoma! – Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities Michael Berresse as Governor Slaton/Britt Craig/Mr. Peavy – Parade – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum Dan Callaway as Anthony Hope – Sweeney Todd – Musical Theatre West Rob Herring as Tobias – Sweeney Todd – The Production Company R. Christofer Sands as Pirelli/Fogg – Sweeney Todd – The Production Company Sally Struthers as Fairy Godmother – Cinderella – Cabrillo Music Theatre Jane Noseworthy as Carrie Pipperidge – Carousel – Reprise Theatre Company Vicki Lewis as Smitty – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Reprise Theatre Company Deidrie Henry as Minnie McKnight – Parade – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum Sarah Bermudez as Johanna – Sweeney Todd – Musical Theatre West Michelle Duffy as Beggar Woman – Sweeney Todd – Musical Theatre West Jenny Ashman as Johanna – Sweeney Todd – The Production Company Featured Actor in a Play Featured Actress in a Play Harry Groener as Richard – Equivocation – Geffen Playhouse John Prosky as Hector Hulot – Cousin Bette – The Antaeus Company Patrick J. Adams as Sharpe – Equivocation – Geffen Playhouse Brian Henderson as Armin – Equivocation – Geffen Playhouse Connor Trinneer as Nate – Equivocation – Geffen Playhouse Morlan Higgins as Sam – Forgiveness – Black Dahlia Theatre Matthew Scott Montgomery as Kendall Parker – Yellow – Jd3atrical Deirdre O’Connell as Judy – The Wake – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Jan Sheldrick as Etta Poore – Anita Bryant Died for Your Sins – West Coast Ensemble Amanda Detmer as Missy – Extinction – Red Dog Squadron Lee Garlington as Penny – Forgiveness – Black Dahlia Theatre Lisa Rothschiller as Barb – Four Places – Rogue Machine Theatre Danielle Skraastad as Laurie – The Wake – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Susan Leslie as Timothea Parker – Yellow – Jd3atrical Acting Ensemble Best Season The cast of The Ballad of Emmett Till – Fountain Theatre The cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – La Mirada Theatre for The Performing Arts The cast of The Marvelous Wonderettes – Musical Theatre West The cast of Oedipus el Rey – The Theatre @ Boston Court The cast of Opus – Fountain Theatre The cast of Something Happened – Pacific Stages The cast of The Women of Brewster Place – Celebration Theatre Fountain Theatre Cabrillo Music Theatre Reprise Theatre Company The Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC) The Production Company The Theatre @ Boston Court Troubadour Theater Company Director of a Musical Director of a Play Matt Walker – Oedipus the King, Mama! – Troubadour Theater Company Nick Degruccio – The Andrews Brothers – Cabrillo Music Theatre Michael Michetti – Carousel – Reprise Theatre Company John Caird – Daddy Long Legs – Rubicon Theatre Company Robert Ashford – Parade – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum Oanh Nguyen – The Who's Tommy – The Chance Theater Michael Matthews – The Women of Brewster Place – Celebration Theatre Shirley Jo Finney – The Ballad of Emmett Till – Fountain Theatre David Esbjornson – Equivocation – Geffen Playhouse Robin Larsen – Four Places – Rogue Machine Theatre Jon Lawrence Rivera – Oedipus el Rey – The Theatre @ Boston Court L Trey Wilson – Something Happened – Pacific Stages Charles Randolph-Wright – Through the Night – Geffen Playhouse Michael Michetti – The Twentieth-Century Way – The Theatre @ Boston Court Music Direction Choreography John Glaudini – Sweeney Todd – Musical Theatre West Lloyd Cooper – The Andrews Brothers – Cabrillo Music Theatre Michael Borth – The Marvelous Wonderettes – Musical Theatre West Tom Murray – Parade – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum David O – Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands – Overtone Industries Michael Paternostro – The Story of My Life – Havok Theatre Company Richard Berent – Sweeney Todd – The Production Company Lee Martino – Carousel – Reprise Theatre Company Roger Castellano – The Andrews Brothers – Cabrillo Music Theatre Ameenah Kaplan – The Ballad of Emmett Till – Fountain Theatre Janet Miller – The Marvelous Wonderettes – Musical Theatre West Lili Fuller, Joe Sofranko, Matthew Krumpe & Juliana Tyson – Neverwonderland 2010 – Ensemble Theatre Company Robert Ashfordo – Parade – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum Ameenah Kaplan – The Women of Brewster Place – Celebration Theatre Book for an Original Musical Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical John Caird – Daddy Long Legs – Rubicon Theatre Company Scott Martin – Children of the Night – Katselas Theatre Company Rick Batalla – CHiPs The Musical – Troubadour Theater Company Dakin Matthews – Liberty Inn: The Musical – Andak Stage Company Robert Prior – Project Wonderland – Bootleg Theater Paul Gordon – Daddy Long Legs – Rubicon Theatre Company Henry Phillips – CHiPs The Musical – Troubadour Theater Company B.T. Ryback & Dakin Matthews – Liberty Inn: The Musical – Andak Stage Company Indira Stefanianna – Project Wonderland – Bootleg Theater Richard Levinson, Larry Herbstritt & Tom Campbell – Savin’ Up for Saturday Night – Sacred Fools Theater Company Playwrighting For An Original Play L. Trey Wilson – Something Happened – Pacific Stages Donald Freed – 1951-2006 – The Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC) Jeffrey Hatcher – Cousin Bette – The Antaeus Company David Schulner – Forgiveness – Black Dahlia Theatre Luis Alfaro – Oedipus el Rey – The Theatre @ Boston Court Tom Jacobson – The Twentieth-Century Way – The Theatre @ Boston Court Del Shores – Yellow – Jd3atrical Lighting Design (Intimate Theater) Lighting Design (Large Theater) Jeremy Pivnick – Oedipus el Rey – The Theatre @ Boston Court Leigh Allen – Cousin Bette – The Antaeus Company Steven Young – God Save Gertrude – The Theatre @ Boston Court Brian Sidney Bembridge – The Good Book of Pedantry and Wonder – The Theatre @ Boston Court Elizabeth Harper – The Twentieth-Century Way – The Theatre @ Boston Court KC Wilkerson – Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter – The Chance Theater KC Wilkerson – The Who's Tommy – The Chance Theater Scott Zielinski – Equivocation – Geffen Playhouse Christopher Ash – 1951-2006 – The Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC) Steven Young – Carousel – Reprise Theatre Company Mason Barker – Neverwonderland 2010 – Ensemble Theatre Company Neil Austin – Parade – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum Jeff Croiter – The Pee-Wee Herman Show – AEG Live Alexander Nichols – Through the Night – Geffen Playhouse Scenic Design (Intimate Theater) Scenic Design (Large Theater) Brian Sidney Bembridge – The Good Book of Pedantry and Wonder – The Theatre @ Boston Court Desma Murphy – As White as O – Road Theatre Company Jeff G. Rack – Black Coffee – Theatre 40 Tom Buderwitz – Cousin Bette – The Antaeus Company Susan Gratch – God Save Gertrude – The Theatre @ Boston Court Katie Polebaum – Gogol Project – Bootleg Theater John Binkley – Oedipus el Rey – The Theatre @ Boston Court Jeff McLaughlin – Grace & Glorie – The Colony Theatre Company John Iacovelli – Cave Quest – East West Players Stephen Gifford – Celadine – The Colony Theatre Company David Farley – Daddy Long Legs – Rubicon Theatre Company David Korins – The Pee-Wee Herman Show – AEG Live Snezana Petrovic – Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands – Overtone Industries David Korins – The Wake – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Sound Design (Intimate Theater) Sound Design (Large Theater) Peter Bayne – Opus – Fountain Theatre John Zalewski – Absinthe, Opium & Magic: 1920s Shanghai – Grand Guignolers David B. Marling – The Ballad of Emmett Till – Fountain Theatre Jason Duplissea – Blood and Thunder – Moving Arts Cricket S. Myers – Cousin Bette – The Antaeus Company Mark Wilson – Neighborhood 3 : Requisition of Doom – Sacred Fools Theater Company Rob Oriol – Oedipus el Rey – The Theatre @ Boston Court Lindsay Jones – Through the Night – Geffen Playhouse Jonathan Burke – Daddy Long Legs – Rubicon Theatre Company Jon Gottlieb – Equivocation – Geffen Playhouse