Ovation Awards 2018: Wins for ‘East West Players’ ‘Next to Normal’

The 2018 Ovation Awards gave top honors to Actors Co-op’s production of “33 Variations,” and East West Players’ “Next to Normal,” the former taking the award for best production of a play in an intimate theater, and the latter winning awards for best production and direction of a musical.

The ceremony, held Monday night by the nonprofit L.A. Stage Alliance, took place…