The January 2023 Ovation Awards, Celebrating the Musicals of 2022
The 19th Annual OVATION! Awards
Sunday January 22, 2023 - 7PM
The 19th Annual OVATION! Awards, was held on Sunday January 22nd, 2023.
The awards show featured exciting numbers from local 2022 productions including: Anne of Green Gables, Bright Star, Cabaret, Confessions of a Grocery Clerk (new musical), Not A Day Goes by Celebrating Stephen Sondheim, Nunsense, Once, Ring of Fire, Something Rotten, Stages: A Musical Revue of Sondheim/Schwartz, String of Pearls (new musical), The Girl Next Door (new musical), The Rocky Horror Show, The Three Little Pigs, Urinetown, and We Will Rock You. Special guest performers included the Lindbjerg Academy show choir, and the 3rd year students of Capilano University's musical theatre program. Photography by Erin Palm.
THE NOMINEES & WINNERS:
The following are all the nominees for the 19th Annual OVATION! Awards, celebrating the musicals of 2022. Those listed in BOLD are the winners in each category.
Outstanding Newcomer
Outstanding Newcomer
Outstanding Lead Performance
Outstanding Supporting Performance
Outstanding Supporting Performance
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Music Direction
Outstanding Direction
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Production – Professional
Outstanding Production – Community
Outstanding New Work
The recipient of the Cheryl Hutcherson Award is Danica Kobayashi, currently studying at Studio 58 in Vancouver.
OVATION! Awards Hashtag #OVawards
APPLAUSE! Musicals Society @applausems
Sunday January 22, 2023 - 7PM
The 19th Annual OVATION! Awards, was held on Sunday January 22nd, 2023.
The awards show featured exciting numbers from local 2022 productions including: Anne of Green Gables, Bright Star, Cabaret, Confessions of a Grocery Clerk (new musical), Not A Day Goes by Celebrating Stephen Sondheim, Nunsense, Once, Ring of Fire, Something Rotten, Stages: A Musical Revue of Sondheim/Schwartz, String of Pearls (new musical), The Girl Next Door (new musical), The Rocky Horror Show, The Three Little Pigs, Urinetown, and We Will Rock You. Special guest performers included the Lindbjerg Academy show choir, and the 3rd year students of Capilano University's musical theatre program. Photography by Erin Palm.
THE NOMINEES & WINNERS:
The following are all the nominees for the 19th Annual OVATION! Awards, celebrating the musicals of 2022. Those listed in BOLD are the winners in each category.
Outstanding Newcomer
- Sarah Cantuba (Liesl Von Trapp), The Sound of Music – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Lani-Marie Carbonel (Alice Murphy), Bright Star – School of the Arts Media + Culture/TWU
- Marija Danyluk (Ensemble), We Will Rock You – Theatre Under the Stars & (Josie Pye), Anne of Green Gables – Gateway Theatre
- Grace Hight (Emma), Confessions of a Grocery Clerk – Vagabond Players + Capricorn Theatre Productions & (Ensemble), Anything Goes – Fraser Valley Musical Theatre
- Jessica Spenst (Penelope Pennywise), Urinetown – CapU Theatre & (Scaramouche), We Will Rock You – Theatre Under the Stars
Outstanding Newcomer
- Colton Bamber (Officer Lockstock), Urinetown – CapU Theatre & (Valet), Something Rotten – Theatre Under the Stars
- Michael Robert Bernard (Guy), Once – Renegade Arts Co. & (Vocalist) Ring of Fire – First Impressions Theatre
- Ian Kowalski (singer), Stages the music of Sondheim & Schwartz – Ioco Players
- Danny Malena (Galileo), We Will Rock You – Theatre Under the Stars
- Angus Yam (Brad), Rocky Horror Show – Studio 58 & (Gilbert) Anne of Green Gables – Gateway Theatre
- Tanner Zerr (Brit), We Will Rock You – Theatre Under the Stars & (Bao), The Three Little Pigs – Carousel Theatre
- Lani-Marie Carbonel (Alice Murphy), Bright Star – School of the Arts Media + Culture/TWU
- Alex Gullason (Sally Bowles), Cabaret – Raincity Theatre
- Kyra Leroux (Anne), Anne of Green Gables – Gateway Theatre
- Chelsea Rose (Maria), The Sound of Music – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Jessica Spenst (Scaramouche), We Will Rock You – Theatre Under the Stars
Outstanding Lead Performance
- Damien Atkins (Captain), The Sound of Music – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Graham Coffeng (Emcee), Cabaret – Raincity Theatre
- Danny Malena (Galileo), We Will Rock You – Theatre Under the Stars
- Stewart Adam McKensy (Lola/Simon), Kinky Boots – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Kamyar Pazandeh (Nick Bottom), Something Rotten – Theatre Under the Stars
- Sayer Roberts (Charlie Price), Kinky Boots – Arts Club Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Performance
- Meghan Anderssen (Sister Mary Amnesia), Nunsense – Metro Theatre in association with Boone Dog Productions
- Jenni Burke (Miss Enid), ‘Da Kink in My Hair – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Steffanie Davis (Killer Queen), We Will Rock You – Theatre Under the Stars
- Caitriona Murphy (Fraulein Schneider), Cabaret – Raincity Theatre
- Kelli Ogmundson (Lauren), Kinky Boots – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Jyla Robinson (Nostradamus), Something Rotten – Theatre Under the Stars
Outstanding Supporting Performance
- Daniel Curalli (Shakespeare), Something Rotten – Theatre Under the Stars
- Duke Nolan (Billy), Once – Renegade Arts Co.
- Kamyar Pazandeh (Big Bad Wolf), The Three Little Pigs – Carousel Theatre
- Anthony Santiago (Matthew), Anne of Green Gables – Gateway Theatre
- Vicente Sandoval (Nigel), Something Rotten – Theatre Under the Stars
- Sanders Whiting (Herr Schultz), Cabaret – Raincity Theatre
Outstanding Set Design
- Brian Ball, Urinetown – CapU Theatre
- Pam Johnson, Kinky Boots – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Shizuka Kai, Something Rotten -Theatre Under the Stars
- Kevin McAllister, ‘Da Kink in My Hair – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Ariel Slack, The three Little Pigs – Carousel Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design
- Itai Erdal, The Three Little Pigs – Carousel Theatre
- Itai Erdal, ‘Da Kink in My Hair – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Michael Smith, Ring of Fire – First Impressions Theatre
- Robert Sondergaard, We Will Rock You – Theatre Under the Stars
- John Webber, Kinky Boots - Arts Club Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design
- Brian Ball, We Will Rock You – Theatre Under the Stars
- Barbara Clayden, Kinky Boots – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Christopher David Gauthier, The Three Little Pigs – Carousel Theatre
- Stephanie Kong, Something Rotten – Theatre Under the Stars
- Donnie Tejani, Anne of Green Gables – Gateway Theatre
- Donnie Tejani, Cabaret – Raincity Theatre
Outstanding Music Direction
- Arielle Balance, The Three Little Pigs – Carousel Theatre
- Sean Bayntun, Anne of Green Gables – Gateway Theatre
- Ken Cormier, Kinky Boots – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Caitlin Hayes, Urinetown – CapU Theatre
- Brent Hughes, Something Rotten – Theatre Under the Stars
- Christopher King, We Will Rock You – Theatre Under the Stars
Outstanding Direction
- Chris Adams, Cabaret – Raincity Theatre
- Ray Hogg, ‘Da Kink in My Hair – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Rachel Peake, Something Rotten – Theatre Under the Stars
- Barbara Tomasic, Kinky Boots – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Cathy Wilmot, Urinetown – CapU Theatre
Outstanding Choreography
- Ray Hogg, ‘Da Kink In My Hair – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Troy McLaughlin, Urinetown – CapU Theatre
- Nicol Spinola, Cabaret – Raincity Theatre
- Nicol Spinola, Something Rotten – Theatre Under the Stars
- Julie Tomaino, Kinky Boots - Arts Club Theatre Company
Outstanding Production – Professional
- Anne of Green Gables - Gateway Theatre
- Cabaret – Raincity Theatre
- ‘Da Kink in My Hair – Arts Club Theatre Company
- Kinky Boots, Arts Club Theatre Company
- The Three Little Pigs, Carousel Theatre
Outstanding Production – Community
- Bright Star, School of the Arts Media + Culture/TWU
- Once, Renegade Arts Co.
- The Rocky Horror Show, Studio 58/Langara College
- Something Rotten, Theatre Under the Stars
- We Will Rock You, Theatre Under the Stars
Outstanding New Work
- Confessions of a Grocery Clerk, Book, Music & Lyrics by Lauren Trotzuk - Vagabond Players + Capricorn Theatre Productions
- String of Pearls – Book, Music & Lyrics by Karen Kelm
- The Girl Next Door, Book by Sara Mayfield, Music & Lyrics by Ava Maria Safai + Sara Mayfield - Painted Fern Productions
The recipient of the Cheryl Hutcherson Award is Danica Kobayashi, currently studying at Studio 58 in Vancouver.
OVATION! Awards Hashtag #OVawards
APPLAUSE! Musicals Society @applausems
