The Connecticut Critics Circle is an organization of reviewers, feature writers, columnists, and broadcasters throughout
Connecticut
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Rhode Island
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, and New York. It was founded in 1990
Mission statement
"To honor the actors, directors, designers and others who help make professional Connecticut theater so outstanding. ... The organization's members also meet to discuss issues regarding theater criticism. Additionally, it invites prominent guest speakers to address the membership in meetings that are open to the public."
Awards
Their annual awards are considered prestigious
The Tom Killen Memorial Award "is bestowed upon those who have made extraordinary contributions to Connecticut's Equity professional theater."
Gordon Edelstein
Gordon Edelstein is an American theatre director. He was Artistic Director of the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut from 2002 until January 2018, when he was fired following allegations of sexual misconduct.
Biography
He received a Bach ...
won that award, among others, including Outstanding Director of a Play for Uncle Vanya in 2007.
Jeff Kready
Jeff Kready (born in Parsons, Kansas, United States) is an American stage performer and has been featured in Broadway musicals.
Raised in Topeka, Kansas, Kready made his Broadway debut in the 2006 revival of ''Les Misérables'' in the role of ...
received a Connecticut Critics Circle Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical,.
Jeremy Jordan was nominated in 2008 for his role as Alex in ''
The Little Dog Laughed
''The Little Dog Laughed'' is a 2006 comedy play by Douglas Carter Beane.
The four characters are an actor, Mitchell, his acerbic agent Diane, a hustler named Alex, and Alex's girlfriend Ellen. When Mitchell and Alex become involved in a physica ...
'' at
Hartford Theatreworks
Joyce Ebert
Joyce Ebert (June 26, 1933 – August 28, 1997) was an American actress. She was particularly known for her work as a dramatic actress at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut where she portrayed both leading and supporting roles in mo ...
earned a special achievement award in 1996 for "30 years of outstanding contribution to a theater in Connecticut."
David Esbjornson
David Esbjornson is a director and producer who has worked throughout the United States in regional theatres and on Broadway, and has established strong and productive relationships with some of the profession's top playwrights, actors, and compan ...
Frank Ferrante
Frank Vincent Ferrante (born April 26, 1963) is an American stage actor, comedian and director known for his inspired improvisation and audience interactive comedy. His lengthy, acclaimed stage runs as the legendary American comedian Groucho Mar ...
for his portrayal of Captain Spalding in Animal Crackers at
Goodspeed Opera House
Goodspeed Musicals is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and advancement of musical theater and the creation of new works, located in East Haddam, Connecticut. A distinctive feature of the view from the Connecticut River, th ...
Bios at Groucho.com
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References
1990 establishments in Connecticut
Art criticism
Critics associations
Organizations established in 1990
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