Winners of the CT Critics Circle Awards

The Connecticut Critics Circle has announced winners for the 2009-2010 season. Awards will be presented at a ceremony Monday, June 14 at Westport Country Playhouse. The public is invited. RSVP to ireneback@sbcglobal.net.

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
“Eclipsed” – Yale Rep

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
“POP!” – Yale Rep

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS / PLAY
Nilaja Sun in “No Child” – Long Wharf

OUTSTANDING ACTOR / PLAY
Bill Heck in “The Orphans’ Home Cycle” – Hartford Stage

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS / MUSICAL
Jenn Gambatese in “Annie Get Your Gun” – Goodspeed Musicals

OUTSTANDING ACTOR / MUSICAL
Brian Charles Rooney in “POP!” – Yale Rep

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR / PLAY
Michael Wilson for “The Orphans’ Home Cycle” – Hartford Stage

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR / MUSICAL
Mark Lamos for “She Loves Me” – Westport Country Playhouse

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Noah Racey for “Annie Get Your Gun” – Goodspeed Musicals

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Jeff Cowie and David Barber for “The Orphans’ Home Cycle” – Hartford Stage

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN (tie)
Kevin Adams for “POP!” – Yale Rep
and
Robert Wierzel for “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” – Hartford Stage

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Candice Donnelly for “She Loves Me” – Westport Country Playhouse

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGNChad Raines for “Battle of Black and Dogs” – Yale Rep

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Tamela Aldridge, Teagle F. Bougere, Miche Braden and Kimberly Hébert Gregory in
“Gee’s Bend” – Hartford Stage

OUTSTANDING ROADSHOW
“In the Heights” at the Bushnell

DEBUT AWARD
Jenilee Simons Marques in “The Miracle Worker" – Ivoryton Playhouse

TOM KILLEN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO CONNECTICUT THEATER
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Waterford

SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXTRAORDINARY THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE
Horton Foote’s “The Orphans’ Home Cycle – Hartford Stage