September 1 to August 31

As an Ovation Awards voter, I saw a total of 176 productions. 104 were in
"intimate" theaters (99 seats or less) and 72 were in large theaters. Though this
may sound like a high number of plays, amazingly it represents less than half of
the Ovation eligible shows, so I'm sure that many outstanding achievements
are not part of this list. Also, I have not included the many non-Ovation shows I saw. And sincere apologies to the MANY excellent actors, directors, and designers whose fine work did not QUITE make this list.

OUTSTANDING WORLD PREMIERE PLAY

BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS by Jim Henry
BUNBURY by Tom Jacobson
QUARTERLIFE by Sam Foreman
THE QUALITY OF LIGHT by Richard Martin Hersch
WATER & POWER by Richard Montoya and Culture Clash
THE WINCHESTER HOUSE by Julia Cho



OUTSTANDING WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL

IT CAME FROM BEYOND by Cornell Christianson, Stephen M. Schwartz, and
Norman Thaleimer
ONE WAY TICKET TO HELL by Drew Taylor and Robert Cioffi
PLAY IT COOL by Larry Dean Harris and Mark Winkler
THE BREAK UP NOTEBOOK by Patricia Cotter and Lori Scarlett



OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE

NINE PARTS OF DESIRE, writer/performer HEATHER RAFFO
THE GODFADDA WORKOUT, writer/performer SETH ISLER



OUTSTANDING PLAY INTIMATE THEATER

A PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS
BUNBURY
QUARTERLIFE
SORDID LIVES
SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES
THE QUALITY OF LIGHT
THE TENTH MAN
THE WINCHESTER HOUSE



OUTSTANDING PLAY LARGE THEATER

ALL WEAR BOWLERS
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
iWITNESS
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST
ROMANCE
SHIRLEY VALENTINE
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
THE GOD OF HELL
THE STONES
UBU ROI
WATER & POWER
WITHOUT WALLS



OUTSTANDING MUSICAL INTIMATE THEATER

INTO THE WOODS (ACTORS CO-OP)
INTO THE WOODS (CHANCE THEATER)
IT CAME FROM BEYOND
PLAY IT COOL
THE BREAK UP NOTEBOOK
THE WILD PARTY



OUTSTANDING MUSICAL LARGE THEATER

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
THE LAST FIVE YEARS (PASADENA PLAYHOUSE)
TICKTICKBOOM!



OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY

ALEKSANDRA WOLSKA--ALL WEAR BOWLERS
BARRY EDELSTEIN--iWITNESS
BEN BRADLEY--JOE TURNERS COME AND GONE
CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY--WITHOUT WALLS
CHRISTOPHER MARSHALL--IN THEIR EYES
DEL SHORES--SORDID LIVES
DEL SHORES--SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES
GENE REYNOLDS--THE TENTH MAN
GILBERT CATES--CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
GREG LEE--SHIRLEY VALENTINE
JASON ALEXANDER--THE GOD OF HELL
JENNY SULLIVAN-- ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST
JESSICA KUBZANSKY--THE GLASS MENAGERIE
JESSICA KUBZANSKY--MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN
JESSICA KUBZANSKY-- UNFINISHED AMERICAN HIGHWAYSCAPE
JO BLACK-JACOB--THE QUALITY OF LIGHT
JON LAWRENCE RIVERA--BAREFOOT BOY WITH SHOES ON
JULIA RODRIGUEZ-ELLIOTT--UBU ROI
KEN SAWYER--BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS
LISA PETERSON-- WATER & POWER
MARK BRINGELSON--BUNBURY
MICHAEL MICHETTI--A PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
NEIL PEPE--ROMANCE
SEAN MACIAS--CHERRY ORCHARD
STUART ROGERS--RECENT TRAGIC EVENTS



OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

CASEY NICHOLAW--THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
COY MIDDLEBROOK--IT CAME FROM BEYOND
DANIEL HENNING--THE WILD PARTY
JON LAWRENCE RIVERA--INTO THE WOODS (ACTORS CO-OP)
NICK DEGRUCCIO--THE LAST FIVE YEARS (PASADENA PLAYHOUSE)
OANH NGUYEN--INTO THE WOODS (CHANCE THEATER)
OANH NGUYEN--THE LAST FIVE YEARS (CHANCE THEATER)
SCOTT SCHWARTZ--TICKTICKBOOM
SHARON ROSEN--PLAY IT COOL
SUE HAMILTON--THE BREAKUP NOTEBOOK



OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A SOLO PERFORMANCE

JOANNA SETTLE--NINE PARTS OF DESIRE
SUSAN JANE SULLIVAN--GODFADDA WORKOUT



OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

The casts of:
ALL WEAR BOWLERS
JESUS KID BROTHER
QUARTERLIFE
ROCK OF AGES
STRING OF PEARLS
THE TENTH MAN
UNFINISHED AMERICAN HIGHWAYSCAPE



OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY

ADOLPHUS WARD--JOE TURNERS COME AND GONE
CHRIS BUTLER--ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST
CHRISTIAN LEVATINO--TALK RADIO
CHRISTOPHER LIAM MOORE--AS YOU LIKE IT: A CALIFORNIA CONCOCTION
DAVID H. FERGUSON--ELIZABETH REX
DON MALONEY--SALSA SAVED THE GIRLS
GARETH SAXE--iWITNESS
GRANVILLE VAN DUSEN--HONOUR
JIM BROCHU--ZERO HOUR
JOHN EPPERSON--THE PASSION OF THE CRAWFORD
JOHN GOODMAN--CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
KYLE JOHNSTON--WASTE OF SHAME
LARRY BRYGGMAN--ROMANCE
LAWRENCE FISHBURNE--WITHOUT WALLS
LOUIS LOTORTO--THE GLASS MENAGERIE
MARK DEAKINS--ARMS AND THE MAN
MATT MCGRATH--THE BLACK RIDER
MICHAEL DEMPSEY--BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS
MIKEY BEVONI--SALSA SAVED THE GIRLS
MORGAN RUSLER--THE FOREIGNER
NATHAN CLARK BURGESS--RECENT TRAGIC EVENTS
RICHARD COMEAU--COYOTE ON A FENCE
TIM SULLENS--ORANGE FLOWER WATER
TIME WINTERS--I CAPTURE THE CASTLE
VAUGHN ARMSTRONG--JOANNA'S HUSBAND, DAVID'S WIFE



OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY

AMY SLOAN--ALL MY SONS
ANN NOBLE--ORANGE FLOWER WATER
ANN WALKER--SORDID LIVES
ANNETTE BENING--THE CHERRY ORCHARD
BRIDGET HANLEY--THE LION IN WINTER
CAMILLE SAVIOLA--MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN
D.J. HARNER--THE QUALITY OF LIGHT
DALE DICKEY--SORDID LIVES
DAWN BURGESS--RECENT TRAGIC EVENTS
GIGI BERMINGHAM--ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST
JENNIFER MUDGE--CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
JULIA WATT--ARMS AND THE MAN
KARYL LYNN BURNS--SHIRLEY VALENTINE
LAURIE METCALF--ALL MY SONS
LINDSEY SEIM--SALSA SAVED THE GIRLS
REBECCA MOZO--I CAPTURE THE CASTLE
SANDRA PURPURO--SALSA SAVED THE GIRLS
SARAH KNOWLTON--THE GOD OF WAR
SHANNON HOLT--COMPLEXITY
TAYLOR GILBERT--BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS



OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

ANDREW PANDALEON--PLAY IT COOL
ANDREW SAMONSKY--TICK TICK BOOM
BOB MARTIN--THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
BOB SIMPSON--INTO THE WOODS
DANIEL TATAR--THE LAST FIVE YEARS
DAVID ENGEL--NEVER GONNA DANCE
DAVID HYDE PIERCE--CURTAINS
ERIC ANDERSON--THE WILD PARTY
FRENCH STEWART--LITTLE EGYPT
JASON GRAAE--THE GRAND TOUR
LARRY CEDAR--BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR
MARK KUDISH--ZORBA



OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

BELLE CALLAWAY--ANYTHING GOES
DEBRA MONK--CURTAINS
HEIDI GODT--THE BREAKUP NOTEBOOK
JUDY KAYE--ZORBA
JULIE DIXON JACKSON--I DO I DO
KRISTEN HOWE--ONE WAY TICKET TO HELL
MISTY COTTON--THE LAST FIVE YEARS
SARA RUE--LITTLE EGYPT
SUTTON FOSTER--THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
TAMI TAPPAN DAMIANO--NEVER GONNA DANCE
VALARIE PETTIFORD--THE WILD PARTY



OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY

ALAN MANDELL--THE CHERRY ORCHARD
BO FOXWORTH--THE TEMPEST
DAKIN MATTHEWS-- WATER & POWER
DRAKE SIMPSON--RECENT TRAGIC EVENTS
JONATHAN DEL ARCO--AS YOU LIKE IT
LESLIE JORDAN--SORDID LIVES
MOISES ARIAS-- WATER & POWER
STEVE WEINGARTNER--THE TEMPEST
TIM SAMPSON--ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST



OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY

DALE DICKEY--SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES
KAREN WEBSTER--COYOTE ON A FENCE
KATE MULLIGAN--AS YOU LIKE IT
MANDY FREUND--THE GLASS MENAGERIE
MICHELLE DUFFY--THE TEMPEST
ROSEMARY ALEXANDER--SORDID LIVES
SARAH HUNLEY--SORDID LIVES
SHAUNA BLOOM--BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS



OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

DANIAL BROWN--NEVER GONNA DANCE
EDWARD HIBBERT--CURTAINS
JEREMY LELLIOTT--INTO THE WOODS
MICHAEL CRAIG SHAPIRO--PLAY IT COOL
PATRICK BRISTOW--THE BREAKUP NOTEBOOK
TODD FOURNIER--IT CAME FROM BEYOND



OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

ALI SPUCK--IT CAME FROM BEYOND
CAMILLE SAVIOLA--ZORBA
CHRISTINE LAKIN--THE BREAKUP NOTEBOOK
KAREN ZIEMBA--CURTAINS
SARAH MOREAU--INTO THE WOODS
VALERIE PERRI--JOHNNY GUITAR
YVETTE TUCKER--NEVER GONNA DANCE


OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY

DAN MOJICA--ANYTHING GOES
DANA SOLIMANDO--SWING
GAIL CONRAD--THE BREAKUP NOTEBOOK
HEATHER MARIE MARSDEN--IT CAME FROM BEYOND
JANE LANIER--THE WILD PARTY
KELLY TODD--INTO THE WOODS (CHANCE THEATER)
LEE MARTINO--NEVER GONNA DANCE
RJ DURRELL--ROCK OF AGES
ROB ASHFORD--CURTAINS



OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION

BILL STRONGIN--INTO THE WOODS (CHANCE THEATER)
BRENT CRAYON--INTO THE WOODS (ACTORS CO-OP)
BRENT CRAYON--TICK TICK BOOM
BRIAN BAKER--ONE WAY TICKET TO HELL
DARRYL ARCHIBALD--SWING
DAVID LOUD--CURTAINS
DAVID MANNING--THE BREAKUP NOTEBOOK
DAVID O--THE LAST FIVE YEARS (PASADENA PLAYHOUSE)
DAVID O--THE WILD PARTY
GERALD STERNBACH--CITY OF ANGELS
GERALD STERNBACH--ZORBA
LOUIS DURRA--PLAY IT COOL
PHIL RENO--THE DROWSY CHAPERONE



OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN INTIMATE THEATER

DENA MORAN WILLIAMS--ELIZABETH REX
DESMA MURPHEY--BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS
JOHN BINKLEY--BAREFOOT BOY WITH SHOES ON
JOHN ROBINSON--INTO THE WOODS (CHANCE THEATER)
KURT BOETCHER--PLAY IT COOL
MICHAEL MICHETTI--A PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
ROBINSON ROYCE--SALSA SAVED THE GIRLS
SUSAN GRATCH--THE WINCHESTER HOUSE
SUSAN SULLIVAN/SETH ISLER--THE GODFADDDA WORKOUT
TOM BUDERWITZ--EQUINOX
VINCENT ROCA--THE QUALITY OF LIGHT



OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN LARGE THEATER

DAVID GALLO--THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
JAMES NOONE--DEAD END
JAREK TRUSCZYNSKI--ALL WEAR BOWLERS
JEFF COWIE--LEWIS AND CLARK REACH THE EUPHRATES
JOHN IACOVELLI--THE GOD OF HELL
MELISSA FICOCIELLO--UBU ROI
MICHELLE NEY--THE GLASS MENAGERIE
NEIL PATEL--iWITNESS
RACHEL HAUCK--WATER AND POWER
RICHARD ODLE--LUCKY STIFF
ROBERT BLACKMAN--ALL MY SONS
ROBERT WILSON--THE BLACK RIDER
THOMAS LINCH/CHARLIE CORCORAN--WITHOUT WALLS
TOM BUDERWITZ--SHIRLEY VALENTINE
TOM BUDERWITZ--THE LAST FIVE YEARS (PASADENA PLAYHOUSE)



OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN INTIMATE THEATRE

BOSCO FLANAGAN--1984
BRIAN SIDNEY BEMBRIDGE--THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV JEREMY
PIVNICK--BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS
CAROL DOEHRING--PLAY IT COOL
CHRISTIAN EPPS--STRING OF PEARLS
DAN JENKINS--BACK OF THE THROAT
J. KENT INASY--EQUINOX
J. KENT INASY--IF YOU GET TO BETHLEHEM YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR
J. KENT INASY--LITTLE EGYPT
J. KENT INASY--THE TENTH MAN
J. KENT INASY--ZERO HOUR
JAMES JONES III--NEVER IN MY LIFETIME
JAMES JONES III--WITH THEIR EYES
JEREMY PIVNICK--MOTHER COURAGE
JEREMY PIVNICK--UNFINISHED AMERICAN HIGHWAYSCAPE
JON LANGRELL--THE LAST FIVE YEARS (CHANCE THEATER)
JOSE LOPEZ--THE WINCHESTER HOUSE
KATHI ODONOHUE--BAREFOOT BOY WITH SHOES ON
KATHI ODONOHUE--SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES
LUKE MOYER--ELIZABETH REX
LUKE MOYER--LIZARD
STEVEN YOUNG--A PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
TONYA MOAKE--INTO THE WOODS (CHANCE THEATER)



OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN LARGE THEATRE

ALEXANDER V. NICHOLS-- WATER & POWER
BILLINGTON & MONAHAN--THE DROWSY CHAPERONE ALL WEAR RANDY IGLEU
GLICKMAN--ALL WEAR BOWLERS
DONALD HOLDER--WITHOUT WALLS
GEOFF KORT--PYRANEES
HOWELL BINKLEY--LEWIS AND CLARK REACH THE EUPHRATES
JEREMY PIVNICK--ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST
JEREMY PIVNICK--THE GLASS MENAGERIE
KEN BOOTH--UBU ROI
PETER GOTTLIEB--THE TEMPEST
PETER WEST--NINE PARTS OF DESIRE
RAND RYAN--SWEENEY TODD
ROBERT WILSON--THE BLACK RIDER
RUSSEL CHAMPA--iWITNESS
SEAN FILLION--THE STONES
STEVEN YOUNG--THE LAST FIVE YEARS (PASADENA PLAYHOUSE)



OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN INTIMATE THEATRE

BASTILLE PRODUCTIONS--THE GODFADDA WORKOUT
CRICKET STROTHER MYERS--BACK OF THE THROAT
DAVID BARTLET--THE TENTH MAN
DAVID ROBBINS--1984
DREW DALZELL/JOE PATRICK WARD--SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES
DREW DALZELL/JOE PATRICK WARD--TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A TRAILER
TRASH
JOHN ZALEWSKI--THE WINCHESTER HOUSE
JOHN ZALEWSKI/RANDALL TICO--MOTHER COURAGE
JOHN ZALEWSKI--UNFINISHED AMERICAN HIGHWAYSCAPE
KEN SAWYER--BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS
MARC PERLMAN--IF YOU GET TO BETHLEHEM
MAX KINBERGE--EQUINOX
RICHARD FORD--IT CAME FROM BEYOND
ROBBIN E. BROAD--THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV
ROBERT H. ROBERTSON--ONE WAY TICKET TO HELL



OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN LARGE THEATRE

ACME SOUND PARTNERS--THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
DAVID BEAUDRY--ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST
DAVID BEAUDRY--OPEN SECRETS
DAVID O--UBU ROI
FREDERICK BOOT--THE LAST FIVE YEARS (PASADENA PLAYHOUSE)
JAMES SUGG--ALL WEAR BOWLERS
JOHN GROMADA--LEWIS AND CLARK REACH THE EUPHRATES
JON GOTTLIEB--iWITNESS
JON GOTTLIEB--THE GOD OF HELL
JULIE FERRIN--SWING
LAURA KARPMAN--THE TEMPEST
MARK BENNETT--WITHOUT WALLS
MILES ONO--SWEENEY TODD
PAUL JAMES PRENDERGAST--THE STONES
PAUL JAMES PRENDERGAST--WATER & POWER
RANDALL TICO--THE GLASS MENAGERIE
RICHARD WOODBURY--ALL MY SONS
STEVE ABBOTT--THE BLACK RIDER



OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN INTIMATE THEATRE

A. JEFFREY SCHOENBERG--ELIZABETH REX
AMANDA SEYMORE--A PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
CRAIG TAGGERT/JIM ECKERD--SORDID LIVES
CRAIG TAGGERT--SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES
PAULA HIGGENS--INTO THE WOODS (ACTORS CO-OP)
SAMANTHA WRIGHT--BUNBURY
SHON LEBLANC--BARNUM
SHON LEBLANC--LIZARD
SHON LEBLANC--ONE WAY TICKET TO HELL
SUSAN SULLIVAN/ADRIENNE HAMPTON--THE GODFADDA WORKOUT



OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN LARGE THEATRE

DEBRA MCGUIRE--BOSTON MARRIAGE
WILLIAM IVEY LONG--CURTAINS
GREGG BARNES--THEDROWSY CHAPERONE
RICHARD ODLE--GREASE
JUDITH DOLAN--LEWIS AND CLARK REACH THE EUPHRATES
FRIDA PARMEDGGIANI--THE BLACK RIDER
CATHERINE ZUBER--THE CHERRY ORCHARD
JEAN PIERRE DORLEAC--THE LAST FIVE YEARS (PASADENA PLAYHOUSE)
JENNIFER BRAWN GITTINGS--THE TEMPEST
LEON WIEBERS--UBU ROI