Back Stage Garland Awards
Back Stage Garland Awards
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| Back Stage Garland Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in Southern California theatre. |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Country |  United States |
| Presented by | Backstage |
| First awarded | 1998 |
| Last awarded | 2009 |
| Website | http://www.backstage.com/bso/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003717668[permanent dead link] |
The Back Stage Garland Awards — also referred to simply as the Garland Awards, and known as the Back Stage West Garland Awards from 1998 to 2008 — were bestowed by the entertainment-industry newspaper Backstage, honoring excellence in Southern California theatre.[1][2] The awards recognize many different types of contributors to theatre, including actors, directors, producers, prop makers, set designers, costume designers, and choreographers.[1][3]
Contents
1 Selection process
2 History
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Selection process[edit]
Award winners are selected through a process voted on by theatre critics in the industry.[1] Each Garland winner has appeared on at least three critics' "Best of" lists for the previous year.[1] Critics are each allowed to name "up to five nominees for each category except performance, up to 10 nominees for performance in a musical production and up to 10 in straight productions."[1] Each winner is presented with a "Garland statuette" in the year following their recognized production.[1]
History[edit]
The first awards were presented on January 12, 1998, with eighty individuals recognized, and the next year's ceremony recognized one hundred and fifty people.[4][5] The first ceremony was held at the Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and awards in the following two years were presented in a ceremony at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood, Los Angeles, California.[4][5][6] Two hundred and seventy stage artists and theatre supporters attended the first annual awards.[7] Awards categories in the first year included production, performance, ensemble cast, sound design, costume, lighting design, set design, musical score, and choreography.[4]Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, California was recognized with a special award for "continued excellence."[4] Presenters at the first annual awards included Daniel Henning, artistic director for the Blank Theatre Company, and actor Noah Wyle, who had just joined Blank Theatre Company as artistic producer.[4]David Schwimmer spoke on behalf of the Chicago, Illinois-based company he co-founded, Lookingglass Theatre Company, and accepted awards for their production of Arabian Nights.[4]Ian McKellen was also honored at the ceremony for his
one-man show, A Knight Out in Los Angeles.[4] The first annual Garland Awards were dedicated to actor Charles Hallahan, a member of the Matrix Theatre Company who died in 1997.[4]
Though the first year's awards focused mainly on the production of Ragtime, the second annual awards, held on January 25, 1999, focused on many different contributors in the industry.[3][5] Actress Carol Burnett was the first honoree and presenter at the second annual awards.[5] Prizes in the second year were awarded for production, performance, writing, musical score, choreography, direction, and design.[3] The comedy-drama Elephant Sighs won the Garland Award for best new play of 1998.[8] The third annual awards ceremony in 2000 ran for two and a half hours, and one hundred and ten individuals were recognized.[6] Well-known songs were played at the awards ceremony in a sing-along fashion, including "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and pieces from West Side Story and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.[6]
Heroes star David Anders was among an ensemble cast of The Diary of Anne Frank honored with a Garland Award for its 2001 production.[9][10] The ninth annual awards ceremony was held at the Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles on March 26, 2007.[11] Over 175 guests attended the event, which honored 2006 productions and theatre contributors including Salome Jens, who won a performance award for Leipzig, and actor-singer Camille Saviola for her role in Zorba.[11] Music director Gerald Sternbach, honored for his direction of Zorba, stated his appreciation of the Garland Awards: "What's wonderful about the Garlands is it's unpretentious. At other things there is a lot of tension, but really, this isn't a ceremony, it's a party. It's a supportive environment where everyone gets to hang."[11]
See also[edit]
- Drama Desk Awards
- Drama-Logue Awards
- LA Weekly Theater Awards
- Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award
- Obie Award
- Ovation Awards
- Tony Awards
References[edit]
^ abcdef Margolies, Dany (March 7, 200). "L.A.'s Garland Awards 2007 Announced". Backstage. Nielsen Business Media. pp. (Stage News). Check date values in:|date=(help).mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Staff (January 28, 2002). "'Flower Drum,' 'Horses' top Garland theater nods". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Business Media.
^ abc Manus, Willard (January 25, 1999). "Back Stage West Schedules 2nd Annual Garland Awards For Jan. 25". Playbill News. Playbill, Inc. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
^ abcdefgh Painter, Jamie (January 15, 1998). "Garlands Toast — Best in the West". Back Stage West. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
^ abcd Proudfit, Scott (January 28, 1999). "Garlands Sweeter Second Time Around". Back Stage West. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
^ abc Proudfit, Scott (February 3, 2000). "Three's a Charm for Back Stage West Garlands". Back Stage West. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
^ Manus, Willard (January 21, 1998). "Garland Awards Inaugurated in L.A." Playbill News. Playbill, Inc. Archived from the original on 2004-12-27. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
^ Journal staff (April 30, 2006). "Children's Theatre to Present Rainbow Fish". Winston-Salem Journal. pp. Page F5.
^ Stafford, Nikki; Robyn Burnett (2004). Uncovering Alias: An Unofficial Guide. ECW Press. pp. Page 150. ISBN 1-55022-653-3.
^ Dienstag, Jesse (February 8, 2001). "The Diary of Anne Frank". BackStage. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
^ abc Spindle, Les; Lauren Horwitch (March 27, 2007). "L.A.'s Best Mingle at Garland Awards". Backstage. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
External links[edit]
2007 Garland Award Winners[permanent dead link]
2008 Garland Award Winners[permanent dead link]
- Back Stage Online
- About Back Stage: History, Masthead, and Info
Categories:
- American theater awards
- Back Stage West Garland Award recipients
- Awards established in 1998
- 1998 establishments in the United States
- Awards disestablished in 2009
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