The January 2008 Ovation Awards, Celebrating the Musicals of 2007
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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 |
