ROAD THEATER COMPANY SCORES BIG AT ADAS.Byline: Evan Henerson Theater Writer NoHo's Road Theater Company followed the path to victory Monday night, collecting six awards in the 8th annual award ceremony saluting live theater in the Valley. A pair of Road productions - ``A Mislaid mis·lay tr.v. mis·laid , mis·lay·ing, mis·lays 1. To put in a place that is afterward forgotten: I have mislaid my hat. 2. Heaven'' and ``David and Goliath David and Goliath are figures of a well-known tale in the Bible (1 Samuel 17, in most English language versions), wherein David, an Israelite shepherd-boy and future King of Israel. in America'' - picked up six of the 40 Artistic Director Achievement Awards distributed at Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn in Studio City. The ADAs, now in their eighth year, are sponsored by the Valley Theatre league. Other big winners were the Woodland Hills Theatre, whose production of ``The All Night Strut'' - took five awards, and Theatre West, winner of three awards for its Lorenz Hart Noun 1. Lorenz Hart - United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943) Lorenz Milton Hart, Hart tribute ``Glad to Be Unhappy.'' Theatre West also won an additional five ADAs for its children's Storybook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. Theatre production of ``Jack and the Beanstalk.'' Actor Dennis Gersten Dennis Gersten American actor and director who helped create Stagewrights, Inc. in New York City, a playwrights' theatre company. There, he wrote Mine and the one-acts Rhetoric and Puppy Chow and directed and performed in original works. won two ADAs. Former ``Love Boat'' star Ted Lange Theodore William Lange (born January 5, 1948 in Oakland, California) is an African American actor best known for his role as the bartender, Isaac Washington, in the TV series The Love Boat. Lange also played Junior on the series That's My Mama. hosted the lengthy and decidedly informal presentation. Presenters and winners repeatedly saluted the plight of artists choosing to pursue theater in a TV and film industry town. Former ``Dallas '' star Charlene Tilton Charlene L. Tilton (born December 1, 1958) is an American actress. She was born in San Diego, California. Notably, Tilton is 4'11" (1.50 m) tall. Blonde, attractive and with a sexy, sultry manner, Charlene has had a varied career in show business. deadpanned that she took her award-winning supporting actress role in ``Dish Babies'' for the money: ``I got $7 a show.'' The El Portal Center El Portal Center is a regional 385,000 square foot indoor mall located in the north Rio Grande bank in downtown Laredo, Texas[1]. It was previously known as the River Drive Mall until 2003 when Morgan Stern Realty bought it and renovated it. for the Arts, in its first season of eligibility since rejoining the Valley Theatre League, landed four awards, three for the Ray Cooney farce ``Out of Order.'' Actors Alley, the El Portal's resident company at its Circle Theatre, was shut out despite leading the nomination field with 14. Eighth annual Artistic Director Achievement Award winners: Actor, children's show: Steve Reynolds, ``Jack and the Beanstalk,'' Storybook Theatre at Theatre West. Actress, children's show: Barbara Mallory, ``Jack and the Beanstalk.'' Set design: Desma Murphy, ``A Mislaid Heaven,'' The Road Theatre Co. Lighting design: Timbo, ``Second Wind,'' Gene Bua Theatre Book, Music and Lyrics. Children's Show, Lloyd J. Schwartz Lloyd J. Schwartz (born 1947) is an American television producer and writer. Schwartz is the son of TV mogul Sherwood Schwartz—creator of Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch—and has worked alongside him since the late 1960s. and Ben Lanzarone, ``Jack and the Beanstalk.'' Costume design: Jeri Batzdorff, ``Festival of Living Art,'' Zombie A computer that has been covertly taken over in order to perform some nefarious task. It is estimated that millions of PCs around the world have been compromised and, under the control of a third party, routinely transmit messages unbeknownst to the user. Joe's Underground Theatre. Sound design: Thomas Craig Elliott and Michael Ordona, ``Our Country's Good Our Country's Good is a play written in 1988 by British playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, based on the novel The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally. The play tells the story of convicts and Royal Marines sent to Australia in the late 1780s as part of the first penal ,'' Quantum Theatre Co. at NoHo Actors Studio. Stage manager: Meredith J. Greenburg, ``Road to a Revolution,'' Deaf West Theatre Founded in 1991, Deaf West Theatre Company has become a cultural institution serving as a model for deaf theatre worldwide. It is noted for being the first professional resident Sign Language Theatre in the western half of the United States. . Production, children's show: ``Jack and the Beanstalk.'' Director, children's shows: Estelle Busch, ``The Emergence of Mel,'' Synthaxis Theatre Co. Supporting actor, musical: Tie. Dennis Gersten and Elliot Schwartz, ``Jubilee,'' West End Artists Theatre Co. Ensemble cast, original play: ``The Box,'' Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre. Musical director: Tie. Daniel Alexander, ``Second Wind'' and Patricia Hannifan, ``The All Night Strut,'' Woodland Hills Theatre. Supporting actress, musical: Elizabeth Wells, ``Jubilee.'' Author, original play: P.G. Sturges, ``The Split,'' Theatre Unlimited. Production, evening of one-act plays: ``What If,'' Lonny Chapman's Group Repertory Theatre. Supporting actor, play: Dennis Gersten, ``David and Goliath in America,'' Road Theatre Co. Book, music and lyrics, original musical: Toni and Gene Bua, ``Second Wind.'' Ensemble cast, revival play: ``A Mislaid Heaven.'' Ensemble cast, musical: ``The All Night Strut.'' Production, one-person play: ``Save It for the Stage,'' Charles Nelson Reilly, El Portal Center for the Arts. Author, Southern California premiere: Carson Grace Becker, ``A Mislaid Heaven.'' Choreographer: Noel Britton and Matisha Baldwin, ``The All Night Strut.'' Supporting actress, play: Charlene Tilton, ``Dish Babies,'' Two Roads Theatre. Lead actor in a play, comedy: Ray Cooney, ``Out of Order,'' El Portal Center for the Arts. Lead actor in a play, drama: Sal Rendino, ``David and Goliath in America.'' Lead actress, play, comedy: Ann Rogers, ``Out of Order.'' Lead actress, play, drama: Phyllis Frelich, ``Road to a Revolution.'' Lead actor, musical: Bill Hayes, ``Glad to Be Unhappy,'' Theatre West. Lead actress, musical: Gogi Grant, ``Glad to Be Unhappy.'' Director, revival play: Steve Rudnick, ``Night and Her Stars,'' Alliance Repertory Co. Director, original play: Paul Linke, `` ... But First, Sammy Shore,'' Two Roads Theatre. Production, revival musical: ``The All Night Strut.'' Production, revival play, Drama: ``Night and Her Stars.'' Production, revival play, Comedy: ``Out of Order.'' Production, original play: ``David and Goliath in America.'' Production, original musical: ``Glad to Be Unhappy.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Phyllis Frelich, star of Deaf West Theatre's ``Road to a Revolution,'' won the ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. award for best lead actress in a drama Monday night. Phil McCarten/Staff Photographer |
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