CabaretThe revival of the London scene has reached its 31st triumphქ The annual Critics Circle Theater Awards, which receive three of the best awards of the year.
Rebecca Frecknal’s acclaimed new 1966 musical won the Best Director award and Oscar nominee Jesse Buckley received Best Actress for the role of Sally Bowles. Tom Scout was also recognized for his extraordinary scenography.
Below is the complete list of winners.
The biggest disaster of the event has come Cabaret He lost to the biggest prize of the night, the best musical, which replaced Rupert Gold. spring awakening. The latter also gifted Start Thompson a joint Jack Tinker Award win as Most Promising Newcomer, alongside acclaimed Samuel Cray. Dust Book – The Bell Sauvage.
Cush Jumbo won the Trevin Award for Best Shakespeare for his role of the same name. VillageBen Daniels was nominated for Best Actor for his role as Ned Wicks in Dominic Cook’s Revival. a normal heart. James Graham Drama The best enemies! Documenting the televised war of words between political commentator William Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal, He received the Michael Billington Award for Best New Comedy.
The personal ceremony marked the return of the Critics Circle Theater Awards after a pandemic forced the organization to skip a year-long ceremony for the first time in history. To commemorate this delay, a circle of critics created a single category of praise for those who tried to make the theater work during this period.
Established in 1989, the Critics Circle Theater Awards are run by the Drama Critics Circle, which has existed in the UK since 1913 to protect and promote cultural criticism.
Full list of winners:
Best New Comedy (Michael Billington Award)
the best enemies
Best Musical (Peter Happle Award)
spring awakening
Best Male Actor
ben daniel (a normal heart)
Best Actress
Jesse Buckley (Cabaret)
Best Shakespeare Play (Twin Award)
jumbo kush (Village)
best director
Rebecca Freckel (Cabaret)
the best draftsman
Tom explorer (Cabaret)
The most promising playwright.
Zadi Smith (Wilsden’s wife)
Igor Memich (Old Bridge)
Most Promising Newcomer (Jack Tinker Award)
Stuart Thompson (spring awakening)
Samuel Creis (Dust Book: La Belle Sauvage)
Praise for creating a special theater during the lockdown
National Theater
Theater of via Germin
The original theater company
old wick
Nick Burns
Source: Deadline