Looking for the best professional musical theatre in the region?
You don’t have to look far.
New Westminster’s own Patrick Street Productions emerged on top at the 12th annual Ovation! Awards, presented for the best musical theatre in Greater Vancouver.
Patrick Street teamed up with Touchstone Theatre to commission, develop and produce The Best Laid Plans: A Musical last year – and the musical earned the nod for Outstanding Professional Production, beating out the Arts Club Theatre Company and Bard on the Beach in the process. The Best Laid Plans ran at Vancouver's York Theatre in the fall.
Its star, Nick Fontaine, took honours for Outstanding Lead Performance – Male, in a tie with Riley Qualtieri of Awkward Stage Productions’ Dogfight.
And, once again, Royal City Musical Theatre was back in the mix. Though its production of My Fair Lady didn’t win for Outstanding Community Production (it was one of five nominees in the category), it did earn recognition.
John Payne, who appeared as Alfred Doolittle, took honours for Outstanding Supporting Performance – Male, in a tie with Kamyar Pazandeh of Studio 58’s Oklahoma.
Ensemble member Justin Lapena also earned the nod for Outstanding Chorus Member/Gypsy – Male for his work on My Fair Lady, The Wizard of Oz and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
For the full list of winners and nominees, see www.applausemusicals.com.
