Spamalot, Vanya, et al. Win Connecticut Critics Circle Awards

The Long Wharf Theatre’s production of Uncle Vanya; Goodspeed Musicals’ revival of Singin’ in the Rain, and the national tour of Spamalot are among the winners of this year’s Connecticut Critics Circle Awards, which will be bestowed on June 4 at the Goodspeed Opera House. A complete list of winners follows:

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OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY:
Uncle Vanya, Long Wharf Theatre

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL:
Singin’ in the Rain, Goodspeed Musicals

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS / PLAY:
Donna Wandrey in Murderers, TheaterWorks

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY (tie):
Marco Barricelli in Uncle Vanya, Long Wharf Theatre
James Lecesne in I Am My Own Wife, Hartford Stage

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Hollis Resnick in Man of La Mancha, Long Wharf Theatre

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Jon Peterson in George M. Cohan Tonight, Seven Angels Theatre

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY:
Gordon Edelstein for Uncle Vanya, Long Wharf Theatre

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL:
Rob Ruggiero for Make Me a Song, TheaterWorks

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY:
Warren Carlyle for Pirates!, Goodspeed Musicals

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN:
Scott Bradley for Eurydice, Yale Repertory Theatre

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN:
Angela Wendt for Singin’ in the Rain, Goodspeed Musicals

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN:
Russell H. Champa for Eurydice, Yale Repertory Theatre

OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN:
David Remedios for No Exit, Hartford Stage

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE:
Jackie Burns, Amy D. Forbes, Billy Johnstone, Erin Sousa Stanley, Eric Strong for A Grand Night for Singing, Ivoryton Playhouse

OUTSTANDING ROADSHOW:
Spamalot, The Bushnell

DEBUT AWARD:
Vaness Kai for Far East, Stamford Theatre Works

TOM KILLEN AWARD:
James Bundy, artistic director of the Yale Repertory Theatre and dean of the Yale Drama School