VALLEY THEATERS WIN 2 OVATIONS; 'LION' ROARS.Byline: Evan Henerson Theater Writer To practically nobody's surprise, Disney's ``The Lion King'' dragged a lion's share of statues into its den Monday night - seven total - at the Ovations, the awards ceremony honoring 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 productions from the year 2000. The closest runner-up, ``Underneath the Lintel'' at the Actors' Gang, won three. To many people's surprise, the event, produced by the Theatre League Alliance of Los Angeles, did actually reach a conclusion some three hours after the ceremony began at the newly opened Kodak Theatre. Theater companies in the Valley collected a total of two Ovation awards - Desma Murphy for her set design for ``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'' at the Road Theatre Company and the cast of ``Night and Her Stars'' at Burbank's Alliance Repertory Company. The Victory Theatre's Tom Ormeny also received the James A. Doolittle Award for Outstanding Leadership. The winners: World Premiere Play or Musical: Jane Anderson, ``Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. Normal,'' Geffen Playhouse. New Translation/Adaptation: Tie - Clara Bellar, Herb Mendelsohn, Gulu Montiero and cast, ``A Flea in Her Ear A Flea in Her Ear is a 1907 play by Georges Feydeau written at the height of the Belle Époque. A bedroom farce, its plot is a series of misunderstandings, clandestine assignations, misplaced jealousies, and frantic chases. ,'' Stages Theatre; and Rick Sparks and Gary Carter, ``They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' Greenway Arts Alliance Musical (Large Theatre): ``The Lion King,'' Disney Theatricals at Pantages Theatre. Play (Large Theatre): ``A Huey P. Newton Huey Percy Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989), was co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, a black internationalist/racial equality organization that began in October 1966. Story,'' LATC/Cultural Affairs Department at Los Angeles Theatre Center. Musical (Intimate Theatre): ``bare,'' Hudson Mainstage Theatre. Play (Intimate Theatre): ``Underneath the Lintel (An Impressive Presentation of Lovely Evidences),'' Actors' Gang. Lead Actor in a Musical: Avi Hoffman, ``Avi Hoffman's Too Jewish?'' Sheryl Levine Guterman at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Freud Playhouse. Lead Actor in a Play: Brian T. Finney, ``Underneath the Lintel.'' Lead Actress in a Musical: Gogi Grant, ``Glad to be Unhappy: The Lyrical Life of Lorenz Hart,'' Theatre West. Lead Actress in a Play: Laurie Metcalf, ``Looking for Normal.'' Featured Actor in a Musical: Danny Rutigliano, ``The Lion King.'' Featured Actor in a Play: Leslie Jordan, ``Southern Baptist Sissies,'' Zephyr Zephyr or Zephyrus: see Eos. Theatre. Featured Actress in a Musical: Meg Howrey,``Contact,'' CTG CTG Cartridge CTG Center for Technology in Government (SUNY, Albany, New York) CTG Center for Technology in Government CTG Computer Task Group (IT consulting company; Buffalo, NY, USA) : Ahmanson Theatre. Featured Actress in a Play: Elizabeth Franz, ``Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play by Arthur Miller and is considered a classic of American theater. Viewed by many as a caustic attack on the American Dream of achieving wealth and success without regard for principle, Death of a Salesman ,'' CTG: Ahmanson Theatre. Ensemble Performance: The cast of ``Night and Her Stars,'' the Alliance Repertory Company. Director of a Musical: Julie Taymor, ``The Lion King.'' Director of a Play: Brent Hinkley, ``Underneath the Lintel.'' Choreographer: Garth Fagan, ``The Lion King.'' Lighting Design (Larger Theatre): Donald Holder, ``The Lion King.'' Lighting Design (Intimate Theatre): Fredrick Wenzlaff, ``Infinity,'' The Court Theatre. Set Design (Larger Theatre): Richard Hudson, ``The Lion King.'' Set Design (Intimate Theatre): Desma Murphy, ``A Mislaid Heaven,'' the Road Theatre Company. Costume Design (Larger Theatre): Julie Taymor, ``The Lion King.'' Costume Design (Intimate Theatre): Kara Kara (kär`ə), river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, NE European and NW Siberian Russia. It flows N from the N Urals into the Kara Sea, forming part of the traditional border between European and Asian Russia. It is navigable in its lower course. Feely, Paule Lemassow and Norma Ramos, ``Pathe-X,'' Zoo District at the Lillian Theatre. Sound Design (Larger Theatre): Marc Anthony Thompson, ``A Huey P. Newton Story.'' Sound Design (Intimate Theatre): Jef Bek and Eric Snodgrass, ``Pathe-X.'' National Play Award: ``Turning for Home'' by Lexie LaBove, presented by the Fountain Theatre. James A. Doolittle Award for Outstanding Leadership: Tom Ormeny, Victory Theatre. Career Achievement: Cathy Rigby, McCoy Rigby Entertainment. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Cathy Rigby received the award for Career Achievement. |
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