From LAist Nikki Levy brings her monthly evening of storytelling/readings Don’t Tell My Mother! to Cafe Fais Do-Do tonight at 8 pm. It’s a monthly gathering of comics, actors and award-winning screenwriters are hand-selected to share stories they’d never want their mothers to know. This month’s performers include: Diane Neal (Law & Order: SVU), Jen Kober (The Mindy Project), Adam Shapiro (Scandal), Tom Lenk (Argo, Buffy), Nancy Lee Grahn (General Hospital), Davy Rothbart (Found Magazine) and Levy herself. Musical interludes provided by Abby Posner and guests. Doors at 7, Show at 8. Tickets: $15. This show is 21+.

Check out Adam along with Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, and Isla Fisher in this clip from NOW YOU SEE ME!

The opening sequence of Now You See Me, the upcoming thriller about a quartet of illusionists who magically give away stolen cash to audiences, is now available to watch right here before the movie’s May 31 release.

The clip introduces the film’s star magicians known as the “The Four Horsemen” — played by Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Isla Fisher.

The preview leaves us with a cliffhanger of what appears to be a botched deadly magic trick from Fisher’s character. Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo, Melanie Laurent and Michael Caine also have roles in Now You See Me.

Shapiro and Hawkes on set, The Sleepy Man 2013.

Adam was cast in the screwball comedy from Night & Day Pictures, Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant alongside Mark Feuerstein, Danny Pudi, Jayma Mays, and Henry Winkler.
from Filmofilia.com:
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant – a completely new project which will have an awesome cast on board. So make sure you remember this title!

We’ve just learned that Mark Feuerstein, Stanley Tucci, Marcia Gay Harden, Molly Shannon, Taye Diggs and Henry Winkler are all on board for this low-budget comedy which comes from director Sam Friedlander. Not bad at all, don’t you think?

Mike Sikowitz (probably best known as writer of 8 episodes of TV series “Friends”) wrote the script for this comedy so let’s guess that nothing could go wrong with the story. And the story will center on Feuerstein’s character, a womanizing, self-anointed ‘renegade’ male flight attendant Larry Gaye who must save the day when the airline he works for tries to eliminate flight attendants as a cost-cutting measure.

One thing is for sure, Feuerstein definitely looks excited about the whole thing, since he’s already revealed:

“I can’t believe we get to make this ridiculous, fun and incredibly funny movie. This character’s not just a male flight attendant – he’s a renegade male flight attendant. Larry Gaye makes his own rules and then he breaks them!”

Anyway, at the end of this report let us also mention that Michael Roiff will produce the project via his Night & Day Pictures banner along with Ted Kroeber of Kish Prods., and the movie should start shooting this January.

As usual – we’ll keep an eye on this comedy, so make sure you stay tuned!

I AM NOT A HIPSTER (Trailer Two) from Destin Daniel Cretton on Vimeo.

Scandal Exclusive: Katie Lowes’ Husband Cast in ‘Surreal’ Role, as Quinn’s [Spoiler]

Art will kinda sorta (but hopefully not too much!) imitate life when Scandal cast member Katie Lowes‘ actor-husband shows up on ABC’s buzzy sophomore drama as a very important man from Quinn’s past.

Adam Shapiro, whose TV credits include Grey’s Anatomy‘s gunman-in-the-hospital two-parter and a recurring role on NBC’s new White House comedy 1600 Penn, will guest-star in at least one episode of Scandal as Lindsay Dwyer’s doomed boyfriend Jesse.

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As Scandalistas know, Jesse was among the several Cytron employees killed years ago by the bomb that Lindsay was accused of mailing. As such, expect to see Shapiro in flashbacks that shed light on the couple’s happier times and the fateful frame job that robbed Lindsay of love but gave “Quinn Perkins” a second chance at life.

“Working with Adam was totally surreal and wonderful!” Lowes tells TVLine of the wink-wink casting. “We’ve done tons of theatre together over the years, but never anything like this. Plus, he might be the biggest Scandal fan ever himself, so he was jumping around like a five-year-old when he booked the part.”

Hopefully (though improbably), the marrieds’ loved ones will somehow never lay eyes on this TVLine story. “We are keeping it a secret from our families who all watch the show religiously,” she says, “so when Adam first pops up on-screen as Quinn’s boyfriend, our mothers are going to freak out!”

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Scandal resumes Season 2 next Thursday, Jan. 10, with Episode 10; Shapiro debuts in Episode 12.

Final 90-minute Performance Show Will Air on Monday, December 17 (8-9:30 p.m. ET) Followed by Sneak Preview of New Comedy Series “1600 Penn” (9:30-10 p.m. ET)

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – November 9, 2012 – NBC’s “The Voice” will decisively declare a winner when the intense vocal competition series concludes its third season with a live two-hour finale on Tuesday, December 18 (9-11 p.m. ET). The finale also will be preceded with a live, 90-minute final performance episode of “The Voice” on Monday, December 17 (8-9:30 p.m.ET) — which will be followed by a sneak preview of NBC’s new comedy series “1600 Penn” (9:30-10 p.m. ET).

“1600 Penn” stars Bill Pullman (“Independence Day”), Jenna Elfman (“Dharma and Greg”) and Josh Gad (Broadway’s “The Book of Mormon”) – and concerns a typical American family who just happen to live in the White House.

The series will premiere in its regular day and time on Thursday, January 10 (9:30-10 p.m. ET).

“The Voice” features the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the blockbuster vocal competition show’s third season. Celebrity musician coaches Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton return along with Carson Daly as host and Christina Milian as Social Media Correspondent.

In the final live performance phase of the competition, the top artists from each team will compete each week against each other during a live broadcast. The television audience will vote to save their favorite artists and the two artists with the lowest number of votes will be sent home each week, no matter what team they are on. In the end, one will be named “The Voice” and will receive the grand prize of a recording contract.

“The Voice” is a presentation of One Three Inc. (a Hearst/Mark Burnett company), Talpa Media USA Inc. and Warner Horizon Television. The series is created by John de Mol, who executive-produces along with Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Stijn Bakkers and Lee Metzger.

In “1600 Penn,” the Gilchrists are just the average American family dealing with all the everyday issues – like a grown kid who’s forced to move back home, children who are smarter than their teachers and a stepmom (Elfman) desperately trying to win over the kids. They’re loving, fun and a little crazy. In other words, just like everybody else. With one exception: they live in a very special house. The White House!

Whether it’s entertaining foreign dignitaries, sneaking away for a night out, dealing with middle school crushes or putting out fires – figuratively and sometimes literally – there’s never a dull moment in the Gilchrist White House. For example, the First Son (Josh Gad, star of Broadway sensation “The Book of Mormon”) is one of the administration’s biggest liabilities, but also the glue that holds this family together. The President (Bill Pullman, “Independence Day,” “While You Were Sleeping”) knows too well that the only thing harder than being Head of State is being head of the family.

Also starring are Martha MacIsaac (“Superbad”), Andre Holland (“Friends with Benefits”), Amara Miller (“The Descendants”) and Benjamin Stockham (“Sons of Tucson”). “Modern Family” meets “The West Wing” in this election-year comedy from Emmy-winning executive producer/director Jason Winer (“Modern Family”).

The executive producers are Winer, Gad and Jon Lovett (former White House speechwriter). Winer also directed the pilot. “1600 Penn” is produced by 20th Century Fox.

For previews and embeddable clips, please visit NBC.com’s official show site: www.nbc.com/TheVoice

Please like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheVoice and follow us on Twitter at @NBCTheVoice and #TheVoice.

For embeddable clips and full episodes from “1600 Penn,” please visit NBC.com’s official show site: www.nbc.com/1600-penn/

Like its first breast cancer-themed installment, Five will feature five short films featuring A-list talent both in front and behind the camera. The sequel will address mental illness.

Jennifer Aniston, Marta Kauffman, Kristin Hahn, Kevin Chioyand Francesca Silvestri will return to executive produce Five 2, which will again be produced by Sony Pictures Television, Echo Films and Freestyle Picture Co.

The first installment starred Patricia Clarkson, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Josh Holloway and Jennifer Morrison, among others, with directors including Patty Jenkins, Aniston, Alicia Keys and Demi Moore.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/not-fade-away-director-reveals-film-poster-20121003#ixzz28MUOJgfL

Adam was nominated in the Best Lead Actor and Best Ensemble categories.

More from LA Stage Alliance:

Center Theatre Group, The Color Purple and Tom Buderwitz won the most 2012 Ovation nominations for a group, a single show and an individual, respectively.

Nominees for the 2012 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards were announced Tuesday evening at the Renberg Theatre inside the Gay and Lesbian Center in Los Angeles. The 2012 Ovation Awards ceremony will take place on Monday, November 12, at the historic Los Angeles Theatre, 615 South Broadway, in downtown Los Angeles. The curtain will rise at 7:30 pm.  For more information, visit www.LASTAGEOvations.com.

The full list of 2012 Nominees is included at the end of this post.

Among groups, Center Theatre Group’s cluster of 29 nominations was far in front of the pack. It was followed by the nods for Celebration Theatre and Musical Theatre West (16 each), Geffen Playhouse (11), and Colony Theatre Company and Troubadour Theater Company (9 each).

Celebration’s revival of The Color Purple musical won 13 nominations, more than any other show. The runners-up were The Convert (11), Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits, Volume 2 (9), and Good People, Hey, Morgan! and CTG’s revival of Waiting for Godot — each of which received 8.

The top-scoring individual artist was designer Buderwitz with four nominations, followed by actor Anne Gee Byrd and composer/librettist/ensemble actor Isaac Laskin.

Ovation Honors, which recognize outstanding achievement in areas that are not among the standard list of nomination categories, have been awarded to Sacred Fools Theatre (Composition for a Play, Stoneface: The Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton), Theatre of Note (Fight Choreography, Hearts Like Fists), Theatre @ Boston Court (Puppet Design, The Children), and Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre (Video Design, American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose).

Founded in 1989, the LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theater awards in Los Angeles. For the 2011-2012 voting season, there are a grand total of 191 nominations for 77 productions, presented by 50 companies. There were 400 total productions registered from 173 companies. Of those productions registered, 79 were Ovation Recommended, identified during their runs as scoring in the top quarter of all productions in the Overall Production categories.

Voters are Los Angeles theater professionals who are chosen each season by the Ovation Awards Review Committee (through an application process). The list of nominees is determined by a tabulation of scores conducted by the entertainment accounting firm Green Hasson Janks. This year’s Ovation Award eligibility period ran from September 1, 2011 through August 28, 2012.

LA STAGE Alliance is dedicated to building awareness, appreciation and support for the performing arts in Greater Los Angeles through community building, collaborative marketing/audience development, professional development to strengthen the sector, and advocacy. Providing access to the performing arts for patrons and access to information and resources for organizations has been the mission of the Alliance for over 35 years. The Alliance connects artists and arts administrators from over 500 groups annually in a six county region with opportunities to engage, inspire, educate and entertain over four million households that engage with the arts in our community. The Alliance engenders a stronger and more connected creative Los Angeles.

LA STAGE Alliance programs are sponsored, in part, by Actors’ Equity, the Angell Foundation, Arts Council for Long Beach, the Biller Family Foundation, California Arts Council, California Community Foundation, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division, City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Goldstar, James Irvine Foundation, Andrew Mellon Foundation, Los Angeles County Supervisors through the LA County Arts Commission, MusiCares/Grammy Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, SDC, The Shubert Foundation, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

The 2012 Ovation Award Nominees

Click here to download a pdf of the Nominee List.

BEST SEASON

Center Theatre Group:
American Idiot
American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose
Bring It On: The Musical
Clybourne Park
Fela!
Follies
Los Otros
Mary Poppins
Poor Behavior
Red
The Convert
Vigil
Waiting for Godot
War Horse

Geffen Playhouse:
Good People
Next Fall
Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie
Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
The Exorcist
The Jacksonian

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts:
Miss Saigon
Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan
Life Could Be A Dream
Noises Off
The 39 Steps

Musical Theatre West:
Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits, Volume 2
Hairspray
Man of La Mancha
Spamalot
Winter Wonderettes

The Colony Theatre Company:
Dames at Sea
Blame it on Beckett
Old Wicked Songs
Shooting Star
The Savannah Disputation
Travels With My Aunt

BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
(INTIMATE THEATER)

NINE CIRCLES
Bootleg Theater

WHAT‘S WRONG WITH ANGRY?
Celebration Theatre

THE ELEPHANT MAN
Mechanicals Theatre Group

PEACE IN OUR TIME
The Antaeus Company

ALL MY SONS
The Matrix Theatre Company

COUPLES COUNSELING KILLED KATIE
Ugly Dog Productions & The Elephant Theatre Company

SANTASIA: A HOLIDAY COMEDY
Whitefire Theatre

BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
(LARGE THEATER)

THE CONVERT
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

WAITING FOR GODOT
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum

GOOD PEOPLE
Geffen Playhouse

A WRINKLE IN TIME
MainStreet Theatre Company

THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP
Rubicon Theatre Company BEST

PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
(INTIMATE THEATER)

HEY, MORGAN!
Black Dahlia Theatre

THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre

SPRING AWAKENING
Over the Moon Productions

BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
(LARGE THEATER)

AVENUE Q
3-D Theatricals

MISS SAIGON
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2
Musical Theatre West

HAIRSPRAY
Musical Theatre West

TWO GENTLEMEN OF CHICAGO
Troubadour Theater Company

BEST PRESENTED PRODUCTION

FOLLIES
Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre

WAR HORSE
Center Theatre Group: Ahmanson Theatre

RED
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum

ACTING ENSEMBLE FOR A PLAY

The cast of NINE CIRCLES
Bootleg Theater

The cast of THE CONVERT
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

The cast of WAITING FOR GODOT
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum

The cast of THE GRÖNHOLM METHOD
Baby Tiger Productions, Daniel Wallace and Trish Whitehurst in association with Falcon Theatre

The cast of GOOD PEOPLE
Geffen Playhouse

The cast of THE JACKSONIAN
Geffen Playhouse

The cast of THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION
The Colony Theatre Company

ACTING ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL

The cast of HEY, MORGAN!
Black Dahlia Theatre

The cast of RING OF FIRE, THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH
Cabrillo Music Theatre

The cast of THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre

The cast of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2
Musical Theatre West

The cast of SPRING AWAKENING
Over the Moon Productions

CHOREOGRAPHY
Janet Roston
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre

Lili Fuller, Matthew Krumpe, Adam North, Joe Sofranko
and Juliana Tyson
STATIONS: A LOS ANGELES HOLIDAY STORY
Ensemble Theatre Company

Dana Solimando
MISS SAIGON
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts

Lee Martino
HELLO! MY BABY
Rubicon Theatre Company

Lisa Hopkins
DAMES AT SEA
The Colony Theatre Company

Tina Kronis
THE TREATMENT
The Theatre @ Boston Court

Molly Alvarez
A CHRISTMAS WESTSIDE STORY
Troubadour Theater Company

MUSIC DIRECTION

David Richman
HEY, MORGAN!
Black Dahlia Theatre

Jeff Lisenby
RING OF FIRE, THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH
Cabrillo Music Theatre

Gregory Nabours
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre

Matthew Smedal
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2
Musical Theatre West

Rachael Lawrence
SPRING AWAKENING
Over the Moon Productions

Eric Heinly
A CHRISTMAS WESTSIDE STORY
Troubadour Theater Company

Eric Heinly
TWO GENTLEMEN OF CHICAGO
Troubadour Theater Company

BOOK FOR AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL

Isaac Laskin
HEY, MORGAN!
Black Dahlia Theatre

Parmer Fuller
STATIONS: A LOS ANGELES HOLIDAY STORY
Ensemble Theatre Company

Cheri Steinkellner
HELLO! MY BABY
Rubicon Theatre Company

LYRICS/MUSIC FOR AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL

Matthew Fogel, Isaac Laskin, and David Richman
HEY, MORGAN!
Black Dahlia Theatre

Masato Baba
THE BRAHMIN AND THE TIGER
Company of Angels / hereandnow theatre company

James Coco, Parmer Fuller, and Michael Kramer
STATIONS: A LOS ANGELES HOLIDAY STORY
Ensemble Theatre Company

PLAYWRITING OF AN ORIGINAL PLAY

Lisa Loomer
CAFÉ VIDA
Cornerstone Theater Company

Andrew Dolan
THE MANY MISTRESSES OF MARTIN LUTHER KING
Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA

Stephen Sachs
CYRANO
Fountain Theatre and Deaf West Theatre Company

Keith Stevenson
OUT THERE ON FRIED MEAT RIDGE RD.
Pacific Resident Theatre

Christina Hart
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
The Complex

Evelina Fernandez
HOPE: PART II OF A MEXICAN TRILOGY
The Los Angeles Theatre Center

Johnny O‘Callaghan
WHO‘S YOUR DADDY?
The Victory Theatre Center

DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL

Matt Shakman
HEY, MORGAN!
Black Dahlia Theatre

Michael Matthews
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre

William Selby
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2
Musical Theatre West

Rick Sparks
I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE
Rockahn, LLC

Patrick Pearson
ROOMS: A ROCK ROMANCE
The Chance Theater

DIRECTOR OF A PLAY

Michael Matthews
WHAT‘S WRONG WITH ANGRY?
Celebration Theatre

Emily Mann
THE CONVERT
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

Michael Arabian
WAITING FOR GODOT
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum

Gates McFadden
HOUSE OF GOLD
Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA

Matt Shakman
GOOD PEOPLE
Geffen Playhouse

Neil Patrick Stewart
THE ELEPHANT MAN
Mechanicals Theatre Group

Jenny Sullivan
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP
Rubicon Theatre Company

LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Adam Shapiro as Joe, Swing
HEY, MORGAN!
Black Dahlia Theatre

Michael A. Shepperd as Mister
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre

Joseph Foronda as the Engineer
MISS SAIGON
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts

David Engel as Man 2
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2
Musical Theatre West

Larry Raben as Man 1
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2
Musical Theatre West

Davis Gaines as Cervantes/Quixote
MAN OF LA MANCHA
Musical Theatre West

Gary Patent as Haskell
THE IMMIGRANT
West Coast Jewish Theatre

LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Meagan English as Mrs. Farkas, Jen, Jackie, Black Pants Girl
HEY, MORGAN!
Black Dahlia Theatre

Bets Malone as Princess Winnifred
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Cabrillo Music Theatre

Cesili Williams as Celie
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre

Susanne Blakeslee as Woman 1
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2
Musical Theatre West

Valerie Fagan as Woman 2
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2
Musical Theatre West

Lesli Margherita as Aldonza
MAN OF LA MANCHA
Musical Theatre West

Tami Tappan Damiano as the Lady of the Lake
SPAMALOT
Musical Theatre West

LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY

Patrick Adams as Reeves
NINE CIRCLES
Bootleg Theater

Alan Mandell as Estragon
WAITING FOR GODOT
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum

Barry McGovern as Vladimir
WAITING FOR GODOT
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum

Troy Kotsur as Cyrano
CYRANO
Fountain Theatre and Deaf West Theatre Company

Jon Jon Briones as Mango
THE ROMANCE OF MAGNO RUBIO
John Anson Ford Theatre

Jamie Torcellini as Nicodemus, Lady Enid, Alcazar, an Intruder
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP
Rubicon Theatre Company

Steve Hofvendahl
PEACE IN OUR TIME
The Antaeus Company

LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY

Pascale Armand as Jekesai/Ester
THE CONVERT
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

Jacqueline Wright as Jon Benét
HOUSE OF GOLD
Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA

Jane Kaczmarek as Margie
GOOD PEOPLE
Geffen Playhouse

Anne Gee Byrd as Mary
THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION
The Colony Theatre Company

Ellen Lauren as Hecuba
TROJEN WOMEN (AFTER EURIPIDES)
The J. Paul Getty Trust

Anne Gee Byrd as Kate Keller
ALL MY SONS
The Matix Theatre Company

Jessica Tuck as Actress
COUPLES COUNSELING KILLED KATIE
Ugly Dog Productions & The Elephant Theatre Company

FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Nathan Danforth as Nicky/Trekkie/Bad Idea/etc
AVENUE Q
3-D Theatricals

David Allen Jones as Prof. Marvel/Guard at the Gate/Wizard of Oz
THE WIZARD OF OZ
3-D Theatricals

Terrance Spencer as Harpo
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre

Todrick Hall as Seaweed J. Stubbs
HAIRSPRAY
Musical Theatre West

Matt Walker as Ralphie
A CHRISTMAS WESTIDE STORY
Troubadour Theater Company

Rob Nagle as Valentine
TWO GENTLEMEN OF CHICAGO
Troubadour Theater Company

Matt Walker as Proteus
TWO GENTLEMEN OF CHICAGO
Troubadour Theater Company FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Tracy Lore as Queen Aggravain
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Cabrillo Music Theatre

Kelly Jenrette as Nettie
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre

La Toya London as Shug Avery
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre

Constance Lopez as Sofia
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre

Tracy Lore as Velma Von Tussle
HAIRSPRAY
Musical Theatre West

Beth Kennedy as Launce/Outlaw #3
TWO GENTLEMEN OF CHICAGO
Troubadour Theater Company

Christine Lakin as Julia
TWO GENTLEMEN OF CHICAGO
Troubadour Theater Company

FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY

Kevin Mambo as Chancellor
THE CONVERT
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

Hugo Armstrong as Lucky
WAITING FOR GODOT
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum

Jonathan Cake as Frank
THE GRÖNHOLM METHOD
Baby Tiger Productions, Daniel Wallace and Trish Whitehurst in association with Falcon Theatre

Stephen Spinella as Rick
THE GRÖNHOLM METHOD
Baby Tiger Productions, Daniel Wallace and Trish Whitehurst in association with Falcon Theatre

Jemal McNeil as Henderson
CAGES
LDG Productions LLC

Chris Butler as Caesar Wilks
GEM OF THE OCEAN
Rubicon Theatre Company

Josh Clark as Father Murphy
THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION
The Colony Theatre Company

FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY

Kelly Schumann as Linda
WHAT‘S WRONG WITH ANGRY?
Celebration Theatre

Cheryl Lynn Bruce as Mai Tamba
THE CONVERT
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

Zainab Jah as Prudence
THE CONVERT
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

Sara Botsford as Jean
GOOD PEOPLE
Geffen Playhouse

Marylouise Burke as Dottie
GOOD PEOPLE
Geffen Playhouse

Bonnie Bailey Reed as Margaret
THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION
The Colony Theatre Company

Rebecca Mozo as Melissa
THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION
The Colony Theatre Company

LIGHTING DESIGN
(INTIMATE THEATER)

Timothy Swiss
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre

Jeremy Pivnick
THE KING OF THE DESERT
CoActive Content LLC

Luke Moyer
DEATHTRAP
LA Gay & Lesbian Center

Hilda Kane
THE ELEPHANT MAN
Mechanicals Theatre Group

Brandon Baruch
SPRING AWAKENING
Over the Moon Productions

Jeremy Pivnick
PEACE IN OUR TIME
The Antaeus Company

Jaymi Smith
THE CHILDREN
The Theatre @ Boston Court

LIGHTING DESIGN
(LARGE THEATER)

Jean-Yves Tessier
RING OF FIRE, THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH
Cabrillo Music Theatre

David Weiner
AMERICAN NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF JUAN JOSE
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

Lap Chi Chu
THE CONVERT
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

Geoff Korf
THE NIGHT WATCHER
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

Brian Gale
WAITING FOR GODOT
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum

Elizabeth Harper
GOOD PEOPLE
Geffen Playhouse

Steven Young
MISS SAIGON
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts

SCENIC DESIGN
(INTIMATE THEATER)

Tom Buderwitz
SLOW DANCE IN MIDTOWN
Bella Vita Entertainment

Tom Buderwitz
THE MANY MISTRESSES OF MARTIN LUTHER KING
Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA

Joel Daavid
DEATHTRAP
LA Gay & Lesbian Center

Haley Ho
THE ELEPHANT MAN
Mechanicals Theatre Group

Desma Murphy
THE WATER‘S EDGE
Road Theatre Company

Tom Buderwitz
PEACE IN OUR TIME
The Antaeus Company

Joe Holbrook
ROOMS: A ROCK ROMANCE
The Chance Theaater

SCENIC DESIGN
(LARGE THEATER)

Daniel Ostling
THE CONVERT
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

John Lee Beatty
POOR BEHAVIOR
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum

John Iacovelli
WAITING FOR GODOT
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum

Craig Siebels
GOOD PEOPLE
Geffen Playhouse

Tom Buderwitz
HONUS & ME
MainStreet Theatre Company

John Iacovelli
THE HEIRESS
Pasadena Playhouse

Stephen Gifford
OLD WICKED SONGS
The Colony Theatre Company

SOUND DESIGN
(INTIMATE THEATER)

Ken Sawyer
DEATHTRAP
LA Gay & Lesbian Center

Joseph Slawinski
ETERNAL THOU
McCray Productions

David Marling
THE WATER‘S EDGE
Road Theatre Company

John Zalewski
PEACE IN OUR TIME
The Antaeus Company

Veronika Vorel and John Zalewski
THE CHILDREN
The Theatre @ Boston Court

Martin Carrillo
HAVE YOU SEEN ALICE?
Theatre of NOTE

Bill Froggatt
WICKED LIT 2011
Unbound Productions

SOUND DESIGN
(LARGE THEATER)

Darron West
AMERICAN NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF JUAN JOSE
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

Darron L. West
THE CONVERT
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

Joe Sofranko
STATIONS: A LOS ANGELES HOLIDAY STORY
Ensemble Theatre Company

Erik Carstensen
THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE
Geffen Playhouse

John Zalewski
A WRINKLE IN TIME
MainStreet Theatre Company

David Beaudry
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP
Rubicon Theatre Company

Drew Dalzell
OLD WICKED SONGS
The Colony Theatre Company

COSTUME DESIGN
(INTIMATE THEATER)

Vicki Conrad
THE LEARNED LADIES
Actors Co-op Theatre Company

Naila Sanders
THE COLOR PURPLE: A MUSICAL
Celebration Theatre

Shon LeBlanc
I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE
Rockahan, LLC

Jessica Olson
STONEFACE: THE RISE AND FALL AND RISE OF BUSTER KEATON
Sacred Fools Theatre Company

Ashley Hayes
DOLLS! – NOT YOUR USUAL LOVE STORY
Santa Monica Playhouse

Jessica Olson
PEACE IN OUR TIME
The Antaeus Copany

Marcy Froehlich
ALL MY SONS
The Matrix Theatre Company

COSTUME DESIGN
(LARGE THEATER)
Angela Calin
THE BUNGLER
A Noise Within

ESosa
AMERICAN NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF JUAN JOSE
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

Paul Tazewell
THE CONVERT
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre

Alvin Colt
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2
Musical Theatre West

Leah Piehl
THE HEIRESS
Pasadena Playhouse

Alex Jaeger
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP
Rubicon Theatre Company

Paul Gunning
SEASCAPE
Theatre West

Ovation Honors:

COMPOSITION FOR A PLAY

Ryan Johnson
STONEFACE: THE RISE AND FALL AND RISE OF BUSTER KEATON
Sacred Fools Theatre Company

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY

Andrew Amani
HEARTS LIKE FISTS
Theatre of NOTE

PUPPET DESIGN

Susan Gratch
THE CHILDREN
The Theatre @ Boston Court

VIDEO DESIGN

Shawn Sagady
AMERICAN NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF JUAN JOSE
Center Theatre Group: Kirk Douglas Theatre