THE CLEVELAND
CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS—2012
It is the purpose of THE CLEVELAND CRITICS
CIRCLE AWARDS to recognize outstanding Cleveland area productions, performers,
directors and others who were involved in those offerings during the 2012
year. Awards are considered for those theatres which the members
review and the categories agreed upon by the members of the
organization. (For a listing of these theatres go to: clevelandtheaterawards.com)
Best Musical Production: SPRING
AWAKENING, Beck Center for the Arts/with
Baldwin Wallace University Music Theater Program
Finalists:
BLOODY, BLOODY
ANDREW JACKSON, Beck Center for the Arts
AVENUE Q, Cain
Park
Best Non-musical Production: THE
NORMAL HEART, Ensemble Theatre
Finalists:
THE WHIPPING
MAN, Cleveland Play House
IN THE NEXT
ROOM, Cleveland Play House
PROOF, Lakeland
Civic Theatre
Best Actor in a Musical: Jesse
Markowitz, AVENUE Q, Cain Park
Finalists:
Dan Folino,
BLOODY, BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, Center for the
Arts
Zach Adkins,
SPRING AWAKENING, Beck Center for the
Arts/with
Baldwin Wallace University Music Theater Program
Best Actor in a Non-musical: Brian
Zoldessy, THE NORMAL HEART, Ensemble
Theatre
Finalists:
Russell Jones,
THE WHIPPING MAN, Cleveland Play House
Tom Woodward,
BRIGHT NEW BOISE, Dobama Theater
Dana Hart,
STANDING ON CEREMONY, Cleveland Public Theatre
Patrick
Ciamacco, OF MICE AND MEN, Blank Canvas Theatre
Best Actress in a Musical: Mary
Bridget Davies, ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN,
Cleveland Play House
Finalists:
Kyra Kennedy,
SPRING AWAKENING, Beck Center for the Arts
Kayce Cummings,
SOUND OF MUSIC, Porthouse Theatre
Kelvette
Beacham, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, Mercury Summer
Stock
Kelvette
Beacham, ALL SHOOK UP, Mercury Summer Stock
Best Actress in a Non-musical: Laura
Perrotta, THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED, Beck
Center for the Arts
Finalists:
Liz Conway,
PROOF, Lakeland Civic Theatre
Dorothy Silver,
4000 MILES, Dobama Theater
Dorothy Silver,
THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN, Beck Center for the Arts
Best Director of a Musical: Victoria
Bussert, SPRING AWAKENING, Beck
Center for the Arts/with Baldwin Wallace University Music Theater
Program
Finalists:
Russ Borski,
AVENUE Q, Cain Park
Scott Spence,
BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, Beck Center for the Arts
Victoria
Bussert, LIZZIE BORDEN, PlayhouseSquare/Baldwin Wallace University
Music
Theater Program
Theater Program
Best Director of a Non-musical: Sarah
May, THE NORMAL HEART, Ensemble Theatre
Finalists:
Giovanna
Sardelli, THE WHIPPING MAN, Cleveland Play House
Martin
Friedman, PROOF, Lakeland Civic Theatre
Joel Hammer, MIDDLETOWN,
Dobama Theatre
Raymond Bobgan,
AKARUI, Cleveland Public Theatre
Patrick
Ciamacco, NEXT FALL, Blank Canvas Theatre
Best Choreographer: Gregory
Daniels, SPRING AWAKENING, Beck Center
Finalists:
Martin
Céspedes, ANNIE, Beck Center
Martin
Céspedes, BLOODY, BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, Beck Center for the
Arts
Martin
Céspedes, LEGALLY BLONDE, Beck Center for the Arts
Martin
Céspedes, XANADU, Beck Center for the Arts
Best National Touring Production: ANYTHING
GOES, PlayhouseSquare
Finalists:
MEMPHIS,
PlayhouseSquare
Best Regional Touring Production:* ONE
NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, Cleveland
Play
House
Finalists:
RED, Cleveland
Play House
THE IMAGINARY
INVALID, Great Lakes Theatre
THE MOUSETRAP,
Great Lakes Theatre
*(a
production that performed in any other city in addition to Cleveland
but was sponsored
by a local Cleveland producing theatre)
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS:
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Reuben and Dorothy Silver for
outstanding contributions to the Cleveland theatre scene for producing, acting,
directing and theatre education
Outstanding Body of Work, 2012:
Martin Céspedes, choreographer
Groundbreaking New Theater:
Blank Canvas Theatre and its founder, artistic
director, and actor
Patrick Ciamacco
Outstanding Commitment to
Multi-dimensional Theater Production and Education:
Cleveland Public Theatre and Executive
Artistic Director
Raymond Bobgan
Members of the CCC are: Bob
Abelman (News Herald, Chagrin Valley Times), Roy Berko
(CoolCleveland.com, ArtsAmerica.com, BroadwayWorld.com, royberko.info), Kerry
Clawson (Akron-Beacon Journal), Fran Heller (Cleveland Jewish News),
Christine Howey (Cleveland Scene, raveandpan.blogspot.com), Kory (New102.com
and CBS Radio Cleveland), Marjorie Preston
(marjoriepreston.com/brava), Andrea Simakis (The Plain Dealer), Art
Thomas (West Life).
For additional information about the CLEVELAND
CRITICS CIRCLE, including reviewing summaries, links to members’ full reviews,
and details about the CCC Speaker’s Bureau, go to: clevelandtheaterreviews.com
