The Elly nomination party was a big hit and the Elly judges did a great job announcing all 455 names.
Here are some interesting Elly nominee statistics: Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance (SARTA) 2013 Elly Award Nominations Statistics
82 participating theatres submitted 272 productions
47- Comedy
40 -Drama
38 -Education (16 Education Musicals plus 22 Education Plays)
51 -Musicals
25 -Original Works (14 Original Scripts plus 11 Adapted Scripts)
71 -Young People's Theater (39 Young People's Musicals plus 32 Young People's Plays)
Nominations
455 Nominations for 92 Elly Awards 58 Theatres received nominations (71% of participating theaters were nominated)
123 Productions received nominations (45% of productions submitted were nominated)
Theaters receiving the most nominations
Sutter Street Theatre (44) (39 Youth Programs, 5 Adult)
Woodland Opera House (29) (20 Youth Programs, 9 Adult)
Sheldon High School (24) (All Youth Programs)
St. Francis High School (21) (All Youth Programs)
El Dorado High School (20) (All Youth Programs)
Runaway Stage Productions (19) (18 Youth Programs, 1 Adult)
The Acting Company (17) (10 Youth Programs, 7 Adult)
Productions receiving the most nominations:
Youth Programs
Into The Woods, St. Francis High School (18)
Peter Pan, Woodland Opera House (15)
Seussical, The Musical, Flying Monkey Productions (14)
The MISER, Paris Texas, Sheldon High School (14)
13, The Musical, Stand Out Talent (12)
Cats, El Dorado High School (12)
Productions receiving the most nominations:
Adult Programs
Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street, Stockton Civic Theatre (11) Journey To The West, Community Asian Theatre Of The Sierra (11)
Hairspray, Davis Musical Theatre Company (10)
A Lie Of The Mind, San Joaquin Delta College (10)
The Drowsy Chaperone, Woodland Opera House (9)