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The January 2008 Ovation Awards, Celebrating the Musicals of 2007

The following is a list of the awards, the top nominations for each award, and the winner of the award in bold:

Outstanding Production – Professional
Beggars Would Ride - Wild Excursions Theatre 
Company - Arts Club Theatre Company
Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Pickled Productions
My Fair Lady – Gateway Theatre
Seussical The Musical - Carousel Theatre

Outstanding Production – Amateur
42nd Street - Royal City Musical Theatre
Annie - Footlight Theatre
Disney's High School Musical - Uncle Randy Productions
Guys and Dolls - Studio 58
Oklahoma! - Theatre Under The Stars
The Wiz - Capilano College Musical Theatre Program

Outstanding Revue, Concert or Panto
Excalibur - Fraser Valley Gilbert & Sullivan Society
Garry Plotter and the Pantomimer’s Stone – Presentation House Theatre
Into the Woods - Christ Church Cathedral
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - APPLAUSE! Musicals In Concert
Sunday in the Park with George - APPLAUSE! Musicals In Concert 
Very Good Eddie - APPLAUSE! Musicals In Concert

Outstanding New Work
Beggars Would Ride – Written by Conrad Alexandrowicz, composed by Patrick Pennefather. Produced by Wild Excursions Productions.
Rejection 101 – Music & Lyrics by Grant Mitchell Hunter. Book by Grant Mitchell Hunter & Tony Alcantar. Produced by Waldron Productions.
Orpheus Gone to Hell – Based on the original operetta by Offenbach, Cremieux & Haley. New book and lyrics by Peter Jorgensen. Produced by North Shore Light Opera Society.

Outstanding Music Direction
Steven Greenfield – Seussical The Musical (Carousel Theatre)
Lloyd Nicholson – Guys & Dolls (Studio 58)
Bruce Kellett – Company (Arts Club Theatre Company)
Scott Knight - Into the Woods (Sondheim at the Cathedral)
Wendy Bross Stuart – Oklahoma (Theatre under the Stars)

Outstanding Choreography
Valerie Easton – 42nd Street (Royal City Musical Theatre)
Alex Pesusich & Kevin Tookey – Grease (Theatre Under The Stars)
Jason Franco – Debbie Does Dallas (Pickled Productions)
Shelley Stewart Hunt – Guys and Dolls (Studio 58)
Shelley Stewart Hunt & Vincent Tong – High School Musical (Uncle Randy Productions)
Melissa Young – Seussical The Musical (Carousel Theatre)

Outstanding Direction
Gillian Barber – The Wiz (Capilano College)
David Hudgins – Guys and Dolls (Studio 58)
Carole Higgins – Seussical The Musical (Carousel Theatre)
Lalainia Lindberg – Annie (Footlight Theatre)
Shel Percy – Oklahoma (Theatre Under The Stars)

Outstanding Performance – Lead Female
Jayme Armstrong – Sunday In the Park With George (APPLAUSE! Musicals In Concert)
Lauren Bowler – Gypsy (Arts Club Theatre Company)
Jamie Robinson - Debbie Does Dallas (Pickled Productions)
Alison McDonald - Seussical The Musical (Carousel Theatre)
Elicia McKenzie – High School Musical (Uncle Randy Productions)

Outstanding Performance – Lead Male
Gaelen Beatty – Grease (Theatre Under The Stars)
Matt Baker – Oklahoma (Theatre Under The Stars)
Damon Calderwood – Blood Brothers (First Impressions Theatre)
Seth Drabinsky – Hedwig (Pickled Productiosn)
Matt Palmer- Company (Arts Club Theatre Company)
Allan Zinyk - Seussical The Musical (Carousel Theatre)

Outstanding Performance – Supporting Female
Caitlin Clugston – The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Heather Kennedy – Annie (Footlight Theatre)
Claire Lindsay – Debbie Does Dallas (Pickled Productions)
Tracy Neff – Company (Arts Club Theatre Company)
Melissa Oei – Oklahoma (Theatre Under The Stars)
Cathy Wilmot – Hedwig (Pickled Productions

Outstanding Performance – Supporting Male
Kevin Michael Cripps – Oklahoma (Theatre Under The Stars)
Brandyn Eddie - High School Musical (Uncle Randy Productions)
Charles Gallant - Guys & Dolls (Studio 58)
John Payne – My Fair Lady (Gateway Theatre)
Daniel Pitout – Annie (Footlight Theatre)

Outstanding Gypsy – Female
Jennifer Neumann - Seussical The Musical (Carousel Theatre)
Christine Quintana - High School Musical (Uncle Randy Productions)
Naomi Krajden - Oklahoma (Theatre Under The Stars)
Kayla Dunbar – Grease (Theatre Under The Stars)
Sharon Ong – Annie (Footlight Theatre)
Ariana Crivici – 42nd Street (Royal City Musical Theatre)

Outstanding Gypsy – Male
Neil Aspinal - Oklahoma (Theatre Under The Stars)
Darren Burkett – Gypsy (Arts Club Theatre Company)
Mike Kovak - Oklahoma (Theatre Under The Stars)
Scott McGrath – Mystery of Edwin Drood (APPLAUSE! Musicals In Concert)
Colin Sheen - My Fair Lady (Gateway Theatre)

Outstanding Design
Francesca Albertazzi – Oklahoma, Set Design (Theatre Under The Stars)
Barabara Clayden – Beggars Would Ride, Costume Design (Wild Excursions Performance)
Alison Green - Seussical The Musical, Set Design (Carousel Theatre)
Karyn McCallum – My Fair Lady, Set Design (Gateway Theatre)
Bryan Pollock – The Wiz, Set Design (Capilano College)

Outstanding Newcomer - Female
Elicia McKenzie - High School Musical, The Wiz
Jennifer Neumann – Gypsy, Seussical The Musical, The Wiz
Melissa Oei - Seussical The Musical, Guys & Dolls, Oklahoma
Christina Quintana - High School Musical, Orpheus Gone To Hell, Do Re Mi
Michaela Scott – The Wiz

Outstanding Newcomer - Male
Matt Baker – Rejection 101, The Wiz, Sunday In the Park With George, My Fair Lady
Gaelan Beatty – Grease, Guys and Dolls
Andrew Cohen – Grease, Very Good Eddie
Brandyn Eddy – High School Musical, The Wiz, Garry Plotter
Colin Sheen – Gypsy, My Fair Lady

Significant Contribution Award:
Roger Smith, Cecilila Smith

Significant Contribution in 2007 Award:
Theatre Under the Stars Board of Directors and Volunteers

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