‘Falsettoland,’ ‘The Chinese Lady,’ and ‘Lost in Yonkers’ Top Connecticut Critics Circle Nominations
The awards event, which
celebrates the best in professional theater in the state, will be held Monday,
June 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Long Wharf Theatre (222 Sargent Drive) in New Haven.
Kenneth Gartman, a New York City based singer, music director,
and producer, will preside over the show which is free and open to the public.
“Falsettoland” earned
six nominations, including outstanding actor in a musical, best director, and
best musical. “The Chinese Lady” and “Lost in Yonkers” each received eight nods, including
best actress, best director and best play.
Other outstanding play
nominees are Westport Country Playhouse’s “Doubt,” Theaterworks Hartford’s
“Walden,” and Playhouse on Park’s production of “The Agitators.”
Also earning outstanding
musical nods are Playhouse on Park’s “Five Guys Named Moe,” Westport Country
Playhouse’s “Next to Normal,” and A Contemporary Theatre of Connecticut’s production
of “Smokey Joe’s Café.”
In addition to the nominees, there will be two
special awards presented at the ceremony. This year’s Tom Killen Memorial
Award, presented for
a lifetime of dedication to the theater and to theater in Connecticut, will be presented to Executive Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Music
Theatre of Connecticut (MTC), Kevin Connors. The award is named after Tom Killen, a
talented young critic who died at the age of 33 in August 1989 and who helped
found the Connecticut Critics Circle. Mr. Connors was also
instrumental in leading MTC to become one of only three theaters in the country
to have permission from Actors Equity and the CDC to open for live audiences
after COVID-19 restrictions began to be lifted.
Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero and Theaterworks Hartford will receive a special award for the company’s tireless efforts and innovative means to bring streamed plays to Connecticut theater-goers during the COVID-19 pandemic. At a time when audiences were not permitted in the theater, TheaterWorks Hartford consistently produced high-quality streaming productions.
The 30th Annual Awards Ceremony is free
and open to the public. To RSVP, visit
the Connecticut Critics Circle website at http://www.ctcritics.org.
The nominees are:
Outstanding Solo Performance
Cloteal L. Horne - Fires
in the Mirror – Long Wharf
Matt Densky - Fully
Committed – Music Theatre of CT
Alaudin Ullah –
Dishwasher Dreams – Hartford Stage
Outstanding Debut
Ari Sklar – Falsettoland
– Music Theatre of CT
Avanthika Srinivasan -
Queen – Long Wharf
Outstanding Ensemble
Five Guys Named Moe –
Playhouse on Park
Smokey Joe’s Cafe - ACT of
CT
The Porch on Windy Hill –
Ivoryton Playhouse
It’s a Wonderful Life –
Hartford Stage
A Grand Night for Singing
– Goodspeed Opera House
Outstanding Projections
RJ Romeo - The
Mountaintop – Music Theatre of CT
Camilla Tassi - Fires in
the Mirror – Long Wharf
Mark Holthusen - Dream
House – Long Wharf
Outstanding Sound
Hao Bai - Walden – Theaterworks
Hartford
Fabian Obispo - The
Chinese Lady – Long Wharf
Jay Hilton - A Grand
Night for Singing – Goodspeed Opera House
Noel Nichols and Uptown
Works - Today is My Birthday – Yale Rep
Outstanding Costume Design
Kara Harmon - Angry,
Raucous & Shamelessly Gorgeous – Hartford Stage
Linda Cho - The Chinese
Lady – Long Wharf
An-Lin Dauber - Lost in
Yonkers – Hartford Stage
Harry Nadal – Zoey’s
Perfect Wedding – Theaterworks Hartford
Haydee Zelideth - Dream
House – Long Wharf
Outstanding Lighting
Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew –
Walden - Theaterworks Hartford
Jiyoun Chang - The
Chinese Lady – Long Wharf
Porsche McGovern - Fires
in the Mirror – Long Wharf
Christopher Chamber -
Nickel Mines – ACT of CT
Cory Pattak - Next to Normal
– Westport Country Playhouse
Outstanding Set Design
You-Shin Chen – Walden -
Theaterworks Hartford
Collette Pollard - Angry,
Raucous & Shamelessly Gorgeous – Hartford Stage
Junghyun Georgia Lee -
The Chinese Lady – Long Wharf
Stephanie Osin Cohen - Dream
House – Long Wharf
Daniel Nischan - Native
Gardens – Ivoryton Playhouse
Outstanding Choreography
Stephanie Pope Lofgren –
Smokey Joe’s Cafe - ACT of CT
Brittney Griffin – Five
Guys Named Moe – Playhouse on Park
Andrew Palermo - Nickel
Mines – ACT of CT
Amy Hall Garner - Choir
Boy – Yale Rep
Lainie Sakakura - Cabaret
– Goodspeed Opera House
Outstanding Actor –
Musical
Dan Sklar – Falsettoland
– Music Theatre of CT
David Lutken – The Porch
on Windy Hill – Ivoryton Playhouse
Spiff Wiegand - Buddy
Holly - Music Theatre of CT
Avionce Hoyles – Jesus Christ
Superstar – ACT of CT
Austin Turner – Rent –
ACT of CT
Outstanding Actress –
Musical
Lisa Helmi Johanson -The
Porch on Windy Hill – Ivoryton Playhouse
Susan Haefner – Tenderly
– Music Theatre of CT
Dar. Lee. See. Ah. – Next
to Normal - Westport Country Playhouse
Ayla Stackhouse - Star of
Freedom – Ivoryton Playhouse
Aline Mayagoitia - Cabaret
– Goodspeed Opera House
Outstanding Actor – Play
Eric Bryant – Doubt –
Westport
Tom Holcomb - This Bitter
Earth – Theaterworks Hartford
Damian Thompson - This
Bitter Earth - Theaterworks Hartford
Chaz Rose – The
Mountaintop – Music Theatre of CT
Gabriel Lawrence – The Agitators
– Playhouse on Park
Outstanding Actress –
Play
Shannon Tyo - The Chinese
Lady – Long Wharf
Betsy Aidem – Doubt – Westport
Country Playhouse
Andrea Syglowski – Lost
in Yonkers – Hartford Stage
Stephanie Janssen – Queen
– Long Wharf
Darilyn Castillo - Dream
House - Long Wharf
Outstanding Featured
Actor – Musical
Jeff Gurner – Falsettoland
– Music Theatre of CT
Daniel J. Maldonado –
Next to Normal - Westport Country Playhouse
Richard E. Waits - Star
of Freedom – Ivoryton Playhouse
Bruce Landry - Cabaret –
Goodspeed Opera House
Gordia Hayes – Rent – ACT
of CT
Outstanding Featured
Actress – Musical
Jessie Janet Richards –
Falsettoland – Music Theatre of CT
Jennifer Smith – Cabaret
– Goodspeed Opera House
Paloma D’Auria – Rent –
ACT of CT
Outstanding Featured
Actress – Play
Sharina Martin – Doubt – Westport
Country Playhouse
Antoinette LaVecchia - Ah,
Wilderness – Hartford Stage
Marsha Mason – Lost in
Yonkers – Hartford Stage
Liba Vaynberg – Lost in
Yonkers – Hartford Stage
Marianna McClellan - Dream
House – Long Wharf
Outstanding Featured Actor – Play
Jon Norman Schneider –
Chinese Lady – Long Wharf
Francis Jue – Today is My
Birthday – Yale Rep
Jeff Skowron – Lost in
Yonkers – Hartford Stage
Michael Nathanson – Lost
in Yonkers – Hartford Stage
Allen Gilmore - Choir Boy
– Yale Rep
Outstanding Director –
Musical
Brittney Griffin – Five
Guys – Playhouse on Park
Kevin Connors –
Falsettoland – Music Theatre of CT
Marcos Santana - Next to
Normal - Westport Country Playhouse
Sherry Lutken – The Porch
on Windy Hill - Ivoryton Playhouse
Outstanding Director –
Play
Ralph B. Pena - The
Chinese Lady – Long Wharf
Marsha Mason and Rachel
Alderman – Lost in Yonkers – Hartford Stage
Laura Woolery - Dream
House – Long Wharf
Mei Ann Teo – Walden -
Theaterworks Hartford
Mark Lamos - Straight
White Men - Westport Country Playhouse
Outstanding Production –
Musical
Smokey Joe’s Cafe - ACT of
CT
Five Guys Named Moe –
Playhouse on Park
Falsettoland – Music
Theatre of CT
Next to Normal – Westport
Country Playhouse
Outstanding Production - Play
The Chinese Lady – Long
Wharf
Doubt - Westport Country
Playhouse
Walden – Theaterworks Hartford
Lost in Yonkers –
Hartford Stage
The Agitators – Playhouse
on Park
And the winner is....
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