From the Los Angeles Times:<P><B>'Lion King' Collects a Pride of Ovation Nominations<BR>The Disney musical received 12 nods, while "Contact," "bare," "Do I Hear a Waltz?" and the Ahmanson Theatre's "3hree" lead the runners-up.</B><P>By DON SHIRLEY, Times Theater Writer<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>"The Lion King" reigned in the Ovation Award nominations announced Monday.<BR> The Disney musical at the Pantages Theatre received 12 nods—three more than the runner-up, "Contact," which played the Ahmanson Theatre. Tied for third place, with five each, were the little musical "bare," Pasadena Playhouse's revival of "Do I Hear a Waltz?" and the Ahmanson Theatre musical trilogy "3hree."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Theater-X!ArticleDetail-44972,00.html" TARGET=_blank><B>MORE...</B></A>