It wouldn’t be the Ovation Awards without a strong Royal City presence – and this year is no exception.
Two New Westminster-based theatre companies have earned multiple nominations for the 2016 Ovation Awards, which are presented each year to the best musical theatre in the Greater Vancouver region.
Royal City Musical Theatre returns to the forefront with a nomination for Outstanding Community Production – Large Theatre for last year’s production of My Fair Lady.
Gerald King took a nomination for Outstanding Lighting Design for the production, while its two lead performers – Tracy Neff as Eliza Doolittle and Warren Kimmel as Henry Higgins – earned Outstanding Lead Performance nominations in their respective categories.
John Payne also took a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Performance – Male for his work as Alfred P. Doolittle, and cast member Justin Lapena took a nomination for Outstanding Chorus Member/Gypsy for his work on My Fair Lady, The Wizard of Oz and You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown.
Also earning multiple nominations was Patrick Street Productions, which earned another nod for Outstanding Professional Production for The Best Laid Plans (co-presented by Touchstone Theatre).
The Best Laid Plans also earned a nomination for Outstanding New Work, and director Peter Jorgensen (a New Westminster resident) earned an Outstanding Direction nomination.
Its star, Nick Fontaine, earned an Outstanding Lead Performance – Male nomination, while fellow cast member Gordon Roberts took a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Performance – Male.
Other New Westminster residents also earned nominations in their categories: Chris Sinosich for Outstanding Costume Design for her work on Theatre Under the Stars’ Hairspray; Sayer Roberts for Outstanding Supporting Performance – Male for his work as Marius in the Arts Club Theatre Company’s Les Misérables; and Brennan Cuff for Outstanding Lead Performance - Male for his work as Gomez in the Align Entertainment production of The Addams Family.
(Did we miss anybody? If you know a New Westminster resident who was not mentioned here, email Julie, [email protected].)
