`DROWSY CHAPERONE' TOP OVATIONS WINNER.Byline: Evan Henerson Theater Writer `The Drowsy drows·y adj. drows·i·er, drows·i·est 1. Dull with sleepiness; sluggish. 2. Produced or characterized by sleepiness. 3. Inducing sleepiness; soporific. Chaperone chaperone /chap·er·one/ (shap´er-on) someone or something that accompanies and oversees another. molecular chaperone ,'' an old-fashioned musical about a man who dreams a musical to life in his living room, was the top winner Monday at the annual Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Stage Alliance Ovation Awards Established in 1989, the Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Awards are a major Southern California award for excellence in theatre with is held each November. The Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles. Called the "... . The musical, which moved to Broadway after its run at the Ahmanson Theatre last fall, took five Ovations, including best musical in a large theater. Open at the Top's ``Elizabeth Rex'' at the NoHo Arts Center earned three. Three other productions, including a high-profile revival of Arthur Miller's ``All My Sons'' at the Geffen Playhouse, took two apiece. More than 400 shows were registered for award consideration, and more than 30 awards were handed out Monday at the Orpheum Theatre. Host Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an Emmy-nominated American actor. He is known for his television roles as the teenage doctor Doogie Howser, M.D. and the womanizing Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother. made numerous jokes at the expense of the program's three-hour-plus running length, took a few shots at ``American Idol'' and earned particular applausewhen he turned the comic heat on himself. Noting that his performance was not among ``All My Sons' '' eight nominations, Harris -- who revealed earlier this month that he was gay -- quipped he had his conclusive proof ``that the Los Angeles theater community is prejudiced against gay men.'' Acting winners included Harriet Harris (for Reprise's ``On the Town''), Laurie Metcalf (``All My Sons''), Dakin Matthews (``Water and Power'' at the Mark Taper Forum The Mark Taper Forum is a small thrust stage with 745 seats at the Los Angeles Music Center built by Welton Beckett and Associates. It has presented innovative plays since 1967. The world premiere of Angels In America was produced here. ), Charlie Robinson (``Fences'' at the Odyssey Theatre), and Bob Martin and Sutton Foster (both from ``The Drowsy Chaperone''). Valley-based comedian/ventriloquist Jay Johnson -- whose performance ``Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!'' is currently on Broadway -- earned the Ray Stricklyn Memorial Award for solo performance. Composer Jerry Herman earned a career achievement award, and the California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. Community Arts Partnership The Community Arts Partnership (usually known as CAP) was established in 1990,and is the first program of its kind in the U.S. The program links the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) to community art centers and public schools throughout Los Angeles County as part of an (CAP) took the Community Outreach Award. The winners: World Premiere Play: ``Zero Hour,'' West Coast Jewish Theatre. World Premiere Musical: ``The Break Up Notebook: The Lesbian Musical,'' LA Gay & Lesbian Center's Village at Ed Gould Plaza & Rose Marcario. Ray Stricklyn Memorial Award for Solo Performance: Jay Johnson, ``Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!'' The Colony Theatre Company. Ensemble Performance: ``The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife,'' Zephyr Zephyr or Zephyrus: see Eos. Theatre. Direction of a Play: Ben Bradley, ``Joe Turner's Come and Gone Joe Turner's Come and Gone is a play by August Wilson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright. The original working title of the play was Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket, the title of a painting by Romare Bearden. ,'' Fountain Theatre. Direction of a Musical: Casey Nicholaw, ``The Drowsy Chaperone,'' Ahmanson Theatre. Choreography: Dana Solimando, ``Swing!'' La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts The Theatre for the Performing Arts is a 7,000 seat theater located in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. History The Performing Arts Center or the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts . Musical Direction: Gerald Sternbach, ``Zorba,'' Reprise re·prise n. 1. Music a. A repetition of a phrase or verse. b. A return to an original theme. 2. A recurrence or resumption of an action. tr.v. ! Play, Intimate Theatre: ``Joe Turner's Come and Gone.'' Play, Large Theatre: ``All My Sons,'' Geffen Playhouse. Franklin R. Levy Memorial Award for Musical, Intimate Theatre: ``Gorey Stories,'' Sacred Fools Theatre Company. Musical, Large Theatre: ``The Drowsy Chaperone.'' Set Design, Intimate Theatre: Dana Moran Williams, ``Elizabeth Rex,'' Open at the Top Productions, NoHo Arts Center. Set Design, Large Theatre: (two winners), James Noone, ``Dead End,'' Ahmanson Theatre and David Gallo, ``The Drowsy Chaperone.'' Lighting Design, Intimate Theatre: Luke Moyer, ``Elizabeth Rex.'' Lighting Design, Large Theatre: Robert Wilson, ``Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets,'' Ahmanson Theatre. Sound Design, Intimate Theatre: Christopher Burns, ``The Lion in Winter,'' Theatre West. Sound Design, Large Theatre: David O, ``Ubu Roi,'' A Noise Within. Costume Design, Intimate Theatre: A. Jeffrey Schoenberg, ``Elizabeth Rex.'' Costume Design, Large Theatre: Leon Wiebers, ``Ubu Roi.'' Lead Actor in a Play: Charlie Robinson, ``Fences,'' Odyssey Theatre. Lead Actress in a Play: Laurie Metcalf, ``All My Sons.'' Lead Actor in a Musical: Bob Martin, ``The Drowsy Chaperone.'' Lead Actress in a Musical: Sutton Foster, ``The Drowsy Chaperone.'' Featured Actor in a Play: Dakin Matthews, ``Water & Power,'' Mark Taper Forum. Featured Actress in a Play: Dale Dickey, ``Southern Baptist Sissies,'' Zephyr Theatre. Featured Actor in a Musical: Stephen Breithaupt, ``It Came from Beyond,'' Write Act Theatre. Featured Actress in a Musical: Harriet Harris, ``On the Town,'' Reprise! Career Achievement: Jerry Herman Community Outreach Award: California Institute of the Arts Community Arts Partnership. Evan Henerson, (818) 713-3651 evan.henerson@dailynews.com |
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