Troubadour Theater Company is a theater company in Los Angeles. [1]
They play at the Falcon Theatre, and Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Long Beach, [2] and give readings at the Getty Museum. [3]
In 2009, they played Oedipus the King, Mama!, and Chekhov’s The Seagull. [4]
Awards | Production | Nominations | Wins | Notes |
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2009 Ovation Awards | Alice in One Hit Wonderland 2: Through the Looking Glass | 6 | 1 | Won for Costume Design (Sharon McGunigle) |
2009 Ovation Awards | As U2 Like It | 5 | 1 | Won for Director of a Musical (Matt Walker) |
2009 Ovation Awards | 1 | 1 | Won award for Best Season | |
2010 Ovation Awards | Oedipus the King, Mama! | 2 | 2 | Won Best Production of a Musical and Director of a Musical (Matt Walker) |
2010 Ovation Awards | CHiPs The Musical | 2 | 0 | |
2010 Ovation Awards | Frosty The Snow Manilow | 1 | 0 | |
2010 Ovation Awards | 1 | 0 | Nominated for Best Season | |
2011 Ovation Awards | A Wither’s Tale | 10 | 4 | Won for Director, Featured Actor, Featured Actress, and Acting Ensemble |
2011 Ovation Awards | The First Jo-El | 5 | 0 | |
2011 Ovation Awards | 1 | 1 | Won award for Best Season | |
2012 Ovation Awards | Two Gentlemen Of Chicago | 6 | 0 | |
2012 Ovation Awards | A Christmas Westside Story | 3 | 0 | |
2013 Ovation Awards | A Midsummer Saturday Night‘s Fever Dream | 2 | 0 | |
2013 Ovation Awards | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindoors | 1 | 0 |
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