The nominees for the 2013 Ovation Awards were announced on September 16, 2013, at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood, California. The awards were presented for excellence in stage productions in the Los Angeles area from August 27, 2012 to August 25, 2013 based upon evaluations from 250 members of the Los Angeles theater community.
The winners were announced on November 3, 2013 in a ceremony at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse in San Gabriel, California. The ceremony was hosted by actor Michael McKean.
Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Best Production of a Musical (Intimate Theater) Best Production of a Musical (Large Theater) Triassic Parq: The Musical – The Chance Theater Bad Apples! – Circle X Theatre Avenue Q – DOMA Theatre Company Parade – 3-D Theatricals Legally Blonde – Cabrillo Music Theatre Next to Normal – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Seven Brides for Seven Brothers – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Spring Awakening – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Best Production of a Play (Intimate Theater) Best Production of a Play (Large Theater) Dying City – Rogue Machine Theatre Walking the Tightrope – 24th Street Theatre Track 3 – Theatre Movement Bazaar at the Bootleg Theatre The Belle of Belfast – Ensemble Studio Theatre In the Red and Brown Water – Fountain Theatre One Night in Miami... – Rogue Machine Theatre Our Class – Son of Semele Ensemble Joe Turner's Come and Gone – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum The Nether – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre The Royale – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre American Buffalo – Geffen Playhouse Fallen Angels – Pasadena Playhouse Best Presented Production Best Season The Scottsboro Boys – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre Tis Pity She's a Whore – Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA Anything Goes – Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Antaeus Theatre Company Center Theatre Group Fountain Theatre Rogue Machine Theatre Lead Actor in a Musical Lead Actress in a Musical Jeff Skowron as Leo Frank – Parade – 3-D Theatricals Chris Kauffmann as Princeton/Rod – Avenue Q – DOMA Theatre Company Robert Townsend as Dan – Next to Normal – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Coby Getzug as Moritz – Spring Awakening – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Austin MacPhee as Melchior – Spring Awakening – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts David Burnham as Joe Gillis – Sunset Boulevard – Musical Theatre West Keaton Williams as The Velociraptor of Innocence – Triassic Parq: The Musical – The Chance Theater Beth Malone as Milly – Seven Brides for Seven Brothers – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Caitlin Humphreys as Lucille Frank – Parade – 3-D Theatricals Emma Degerstedt as Elle Woods – Legally Blonde – Cabrillo Music Theatre Alet Taylor as Buck Ralston – Justin Love – Celebration Theatre Kate Chadwick as Lindsay Skinner – Bad Apples! – Circle X Theatre Danielle Jodovits as Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut – Avenue Q – DOMA Theatre Company Bets Malone as Diana – Next to Normal – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Lead Actor in a Play Lead Actress in a Play Glynn Turman as Bynum Walker – Joe Turner's Come and Gone – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum Mark Bramhall as Granddad Stan – Walking the Tightrope – 24th Street Theatre John Thompson as Herald Loomis – Joe Turner's Come and Gone – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum R. Christopher Sands as Twanky – The Snow Queen – Fremont Center Theatre Burt Grinstead as Peter & Craig – Dying City – Rogue Machine Theatre JD Cullum as John Doe – Sexsting – Skylight Theatre Company Bo Foxworth as John Proctor – The Crucible – The Antaeus Company Gigi Bermingham as Maria Callas – Master Class – International City Theatre Paige White as Esme – Walking the Tightrope – 24th Street Theatre Diarra Kilpatrick as Oya – In the Red and Brown Water – Fountain Theatre Jaimi Paige as Woman – Tender Napalm – Point First Productions Julie Granata as Amanda – Private Lives – Rubicon Theatre Company Rebecca Mozo as Vivie Warren – Mrs. Warren's Profession – The Antaeus Company Blaire Chandler as Big Momma – Hot Cat – Theatre of NOTE Featured Actor in a Musical Featured Actress in a Musical Rufus Bonds, Jr. as Jim Conley – Parade – 3-D Theatricals Norman Large as Hugh Dorsey – Parade – 3-D Theatricals David Vaughn as Farquaad – Shrek the Musical – 3-D Theatricals Matt Bauer as Emmett – Legally Blonde – Cabrillo Music Theatre Mark Whitten as Nicky/Trekkie/Bad Idea Bear – Avenue Q – DOMA Theatre Company Norman Large as Max Von Mayerling – Sunset Boulevard – Musical Theatre West Matt Walker as Puck/Quince – A Midsummer Saturday Night‘s Fever Dream – Troubadour Theater Company Kellie Spill as T-Rex 2 – Triassic Parq: The Musical – The Chance Theater Jaycie Dotin as Brooke – Legally Blonde – Cabrillo Music Theatre Lowe Taylor as Paulette – Legally Blonde – Cabrillo Music Theatre Tessa Grady as Natalie – Next to Normal – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Micaela Martinez as T-Rex 1 – Triassic Parq: The Musical – The Chance Theater Camryn Zelinger as Morgan Freeman/Velociraptor of Science – Triassic Parq: The Musical – The Chance Theater Beth Kennedy as Helena/Faerie – A Midsummer Saturday Night‘s Fever Dream – Troubadour Theater Company Featured Actor in a Play Featured Actress in a Play Dakin Matthews as Doyle – The Nether – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Mark Skeens as Andre – Track 3 – Theatre Movement Bazaar at the Bootleg Theatre Adam Hunter as Woodnut – The Nether – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Robert Gossett as Wynton – The Royale – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Billy Meleady as Father Behan – The Belle of Belfast – Ensemble Studio Theatre Jefferson Mays as Bernard Woolley – Yes, Prime Minister – Geffen Playhouse Tony Amendola as Sir George Crofts – Mrs. Warren's Profession – The Antaeus Company Brighid Fleming as Iris – The Nether – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre January LaVoy as Mattie Campbell – Joe Turner's Come and Gone – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum Kimberlee Soo as Lucy Law – The Fourth Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide – Coeurage Theatre Company Annika Marks as Candace – Doesn‘t Anyone Know What a Pancreas Is? – Ensemble Studio Theatre Peggy Blow as Mama Mojo – In the Red and Brown Water – Fountain Theatre Iona Morris as Aunt Elegba – In the Red and Brown Water – Fountain Theatre Betsy Zajko as Pauline – A Bright New Boise – Rogue Machine Theatre Catia Ojeda as Maria – Brendan – Theatre Banshee Acting Ensemble of a Musical Acting Ensemble for a Play The cast of Parade – 3-D Theatricals The cast of Legally Blonde – Cabrillo Music Theatretre The cast of Avenue Q – DOMA Theatre Company The cast of Next to Normal – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts The cast of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts The cast of Spring Awakening – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts The cast of Triassic Parq: The Musical – The Chance Theater The cast of Joe Turner's Come and Gone – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum The cast of Walking the Tightrope – 24th Street Theatre The cast of Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them – Artists at Play The cast of The Belle of Belfast – Ensemble Studio Theatre The cast of In the Red and Brown Water – Fountain Theatre The cast of One Night in Miami... – Rogue Machine Theatre The cast of We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia... – The Matrix Theatre Company Director of a Musical Director of a Play Brian Kite – Spring Awakening – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts T.J. Dawson – Parade – 3-D Theatricals Nick DeGruccio – Next to Normal – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Glenn Casale – Seven Brides for Seven Brothers – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Marshall Pailet – Triassic Parq: The Musical – The Chance Theater Shirley Jo Finney – In the Red and Brown Water – Fountain Theatre Debbie Devine – Walking the Tightrope – 24th Street Theatre Tina Kronis – Track 3 – Theatre Movement Bazaar at the Bootleg Theatre Art Manke – Fallen Angels – Pasadena Playhouse Michael Peretzian – Dying City – Rogue Machine Theatre Matthew McCray – Our Class – Son of Semele Ensemble Tina Kronis – Hot Cat – Theatre of NOTE Music Direction Choreography Taylor Stephenson – Triassic Parq: The Musical – The Chance Theater David Lamoureux – Parade – 3-D Theatricals Chris Raymond – Avenue Q – DOMA Theatre Company Darryl Archibald – Next to Normal – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Dennis Castellano – Seven Brides for Seven Brothers – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts John Glaudini – Spring Awakening – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Dennis Castellano – Oklahoma! – Musical Theatre West Ameenah Kaplan – The Royale – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Dana Solimando – Parade – 3-D Theatricals Tina Kronis – Track 3 – Theatre Movement Bazaar at the Bootleg Theatre Anil Natyaveda – Encounter – East West Players Lee Martino – Oklahoma! – Musical Theatre West Kelly Todd – Triassic Parq: The Musical – The Chance Theater Tina Kronis – Hot Cat – Theatre of NOTE Book for an Original Musical Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical Jim Leonard – Bad Apples! – Circle X Theatre Bret Calder – Justin Love – Celebration Theatre Velina Hasu Houston – Tea With Music – East West Players Rob Cairns, Jim Leonard and Beth Thornley – Bad Apples! – Circle X Theatre David Manning and Lori Scarlett – Justin Love – Celebration Theatre Michael Fisher – Doomsday Cabaret: A Rock Musical of Apocalyptic Proportions – Orgasmico Theatre Company Playwrighting For An Original Play Jennifer Haley – The Nether – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Marco Ramirez – The Royale – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Nate Edelman – The Belle of Belfast – Ensemble Studio Theatre Robert Mersola – Dirty Filthy Love Story – Rogue Machine Theatre Kemp Powers – One Night in Miami... – Rogue Machine Theatre Kathryn Walat – Creation – The Theatre @ Boston Court Richard Alger – Hot Cat – Theatre of NOTE Lighting Design (Intimate Theater) Lighting Design (Large Theater) Jeremy Pivnick – Cassiopeia – The Theatre @ Boston Court Dan Weingarten – Heart of Darkness – Actors’ Gang Jeremy Pivnick – Bad Apples! – Circle X Theatre Leigh Allen – Dying City – Rogue Machine Theatre Jeremy Pivnick – Mrs. Warren's Profession – The Antaeus Company Zack Lipinski and Tim Swiss – Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers – Blank Theatre Company Matt Schleicher – Triassic Parq: The Musical – The Chance Theater Christopher Kuhl – The Nether – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Jean-Yves Tessier – Parade – 3-D Theatricals Allen Hughes – Joe Turner's Come and Gone – Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum Lap Chi Chu – The Royale – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Steven Young – Next to Normal – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Tom Ruzika – Seven Brides for Seven Brothers – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Steven Young – Spring Awakening – La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Scenic Design (Intimate Theater) Scenic Design (Large Theater) Tom Walsh – Annapurna – Odyssey Theatre Ensemble Michael Allen – Long Way Go Down – Art of Acting Studio Desma Murphy – Cooperstown – Road Theatre Company Tom Buderwitz – Dying City – Rogue Machine Theatre Tom Buderwitz – You Can't Take It With You – The Antaeus Company Stephen Gifford – Cassiopeia – The Theatre @ Boston Court Danny Cistone – Cops and Friends of Cops – Vs. Theatre Company Adrian Jones – The Nether – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre Tom Buderwitz – Parade – 3-D Theatricals Andrew Boyce – The Royale – Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre