Yale Repertory Theatre’s staging of the Edward Albee classic, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and Goodspeed Opera House’s spirited production of “42nd Street” lead the shows nominated for the 31st annual Connecticut Critics Circle Awards.
The awards event, which celebrates the best in professional theater in the state, will be held Monday, June 26 at 7 p.m. at TheaterWorks Hartford in downtown Hartford.
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” earned six nominations, including outstanding play production, director, and best actor. “42nd Street” received eleven nods, including outstanding musical production, leading actress, director, choreographer, and best featured actress and actor.
Other outstanding play nominees are Playhouse on Park’s “Indecent;” Yale Repertory Theatre’s “Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles;” Hartford Stage’s “Trouble in Mind;” and Hartford Stage’s “The Winter’s Tale.”
Also earning outstanding musical nods are TheaterWork Hartford’s “Fun Home;” Goodspeed Opera House’s “Gypsy;” Hartford Stage’s “Kiss My Aztec!;” and A Contemporary Theatre of Connecticut’s (ACT) “The Secret Garden.”
Receiving the annual Tom Killen Award for lifetime achievement in Connecticut theater is William Berloni, who is best known for his training of rescue and breeder animals for stage, film, and television. Mr. Berloni trained Sandy for the original production of Annie at the Goodspeed Opera House and on Broadway.
Other nominees are:
Actor in a play: Don Donahue for Yale Repertory Theatre’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?;” Jamil A.C. Mangan for Playhouse on Park’s “Fences;” James Naughton for Ivoryton Playhouse’s “On Golden Pond;” David Shih for Westport Country Playhouse’s “Kim’s Convenience.”
Actress in a play: René Augesen for Yale Repertory Theatre’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?;” Mia Dillon for Westport Country Playhouse’s “4000 Miles;” Camila Moreno for Yale Repertory Theatre’s “Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles;“ Emma Ramos for Hartford Stage’s “Espejos: Clean;” Heather Alicia Simms for Hartford Stage’s “Trouble in Mind.”
Actor in a musical: Matt Faucher for ACT’s “Guys and Dolls;” Brian Golub for ACT’s “The Secret Garden;” Aaron Lazar for TheaterWorks Hartford’s “Fun Home;” David M. Lutken for Ivoryton Playhouse’s “Ring of Fire;” Joel Perez for Hartford Stage’s “Kiss My Aztec!”
Actress in a musical: Krystina Alabado for Hartford Stage’s “Kiss My Aztec!;” Charlotte Ewing in ACT’s “The Secret Garden;” Elizabeth Ward Land in Music Theatre of Connecticut’s “Sunset Boulevard;” Carina-Kay Louchiey for Goodspeed Opera House’s “42nd Street;” Juliette Redden for Goodspeed Opera House’s “Anne of Green Gables.”
Director
of a play: Melia Bensussen for Hartford
Stage’s “The Winter’s Tale;” James Bundy for Yale Repertory Theatre’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?;”
Kelly O’Donnell for Playhouse
on Park’s “Indecent;” Laurie Woolery for Yale Repertory Theatre’s “Mojada: A
Medea in Los Angeles.”
Director of a musical: Daniel C. Levine for ACT’s “The Secret Garden;” Rob Ruggiero for TheaterWork Hartford’s “Fun Home;” Randy Skinner for Goodspeed Opera House’s “42nd Street;” Jenn Thompson for Goodspeed Opera House’s “Anne of Green Gables” and “Gypsy.”
Choreography: Sara Brians for ACT’s “Guys and
Dolls;” Marjorie Failoni for Goodspeed Opera House’s “Christmas
in Connecticut;” Mayte Natalio for
Hartford Stage’s “Kiss My Aztec!;” Randy Skinner for Goodspeed Opera House’s “42nd
Street;” Darlene Zoller for Playhouse on Park’s “Pippin.”
Featured
actor in a play: John Bambery in Hartford Stage’s “Trouble in Mind;” Ephraim Birney in TheaterWorks Hartford’s “The
Rembrandt;” Sabatino Cruz in
Ivoryton Playhouse’s “On Golden Pond;” Sam Given in Ivoryton Playhouse’s “The Legend of Georgia McBride;”
John Maddaloni in Hartford
Stage’s “The Winter’s Tale.”
Featured actress in a play: Silvia Dionicio in TheaterWork Hartford’s
“Queen of Basel;” Alma Martinez in Yale Repertory Theatre’s “Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles;” Pearl Rhein in Hartford Stage’s “The
Winter’s Tale;”
Monica Sanchez in Yale Repertory
Theatre’s “Mojada: A
Medea in Los Angeles;” Adrienne S. Wells in Yale Repertory Theatre’s “the Ripple, the wave that carried me home.”
Featured
actor in a musical: Matt Faucher for ACT’s “The Secret
Garden;” Pierre Marais in Goodspeed
Opera House’s “Anne of Green Gables;” DJ Plunkett for ACT’s “The Secret
Garden;” Matt Saldivar in Hartford Stage’s “Kiss My Aztec!;” Blake
Stadnik in Goodspeed Opera House’s
“42nd Street.”
Featured actress in a musical: Kate Baldwin for Goodspeed Opera House’s “42nd Street;” Skylar Lynn Matthews for TheaterWork Hartford’s “Fun Home;” Julia Nightingale for TheaterWork Hartford’s “Fun Home;” Kate Wesler in Playhouse on Park’s “Pippin;” Laura Woyasz in ACT’s “The Secret Garden.”
Ensemble: Casts of Westport Country Playhouse’s “Ain’t Misbehavin’;” Thrown Stone’s “Hysterical!;” Playhouse on Park’s “Indecent;” Ivoryton Playhouse’s “Smokey Joe’s Café.”
Set design: Michael Carnahan for Goodspeed Opera House’s “42nd Street;” You-Shin Chen for Westport Country Playhouse’s “Kim’s Convenience;” Riw Rakkulchon for Hartford Stage’s “The Mousetrap;” Clint Ramos for Hartford Stage’s “Kiss My Aztec!;” Miguel Urbino for Yale Repertory Theatre’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Costume design: Fabian Fidel Aguilar for Hartford Stage’s “The Mousetrap;” Leslie Bernstein for ACT’s “The Secret Garden;” Kara Harmon for Goodspeed Opera House’s “42nd Street;” Clint Ramos for Hartford Stage’s “Kiss My Aztec!;” Eduardo Sicangco for Goodspeed Opera House’s “Gypsy.”
Lighting design: Joe Beumer for Playhouse on Park ‘s “Indecent;” Charlie Morrison for ACT’s “The Secret Garden;” Cory Pattak for Goodspeed Opera House’s “42nd Street;” Jiahao Qiu for Yale Repertory Theatre’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?;” Krista Smith for Hartford Stage’s “The Mousetrap.”
Sound design: Daniela Hart & Uptownworks for Hartford Stage’s “Espejos: Clean;” Jay Hilton for Goodspeed Opera House’s “42nd Street;” Jessica Paz & Beth Lake for Hartford Stages “Kiss My Aztec!;” Evdoxia Ragkou for Yale Repertory Theatre’s “the Ripple, the wave that carried me home;” Jeffrey Salerno for Playhouse on Park’s “Indecent.”
Projections: Shawn Duan for Goodspeed Opera House’s “42nd Street;” Lisa Renkel for Hartford Stages “Espejos: Clean;” Henry Rodriguez for Yale Repertory Theatre’s “the Ripple, the wave that carried me home;” Camilla Tassi for TheaterWork Hartford’s “Fun Home.”
MUSICALS
42nd Street – 11
The Secret Garden – 10
Kiss My Aztec! – 8
Fun Home – 6
Gypsy – 3
Anne of Green Gables – 3
Guys and Dolls (ACT) – 2
Ain’t Misbehavin’ - 1
Ring of Fire – 1
Smokey Joe’s Cafe - 1
Sunset Boulevard – 1
PLAYS
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – 6
Indecent - 5
Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles – 5
The Winter’s Tale – 4
Espejos: Clean – 3
The Mousetrap – 3
The Ripple, the wave that carried me home – 3
Trouble in Mind – 3
Kim’s Convenience – 2
On Golden Pond – 2
Pippin – 2
4000 Miles – 1
Christmas in CT - 1
Fences – 1
Georgia McBride – 1
Hysterical - 1
Queen of Basel – 1
The Rembrandt – 1
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