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2016 CCC Awards

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Christy Altomare. All photos on this page by Mara Lavitt

"Anastasia" also took home honors for director Darko Tresnjak, leading actress Christy Altomare, choreographer Peggy Hickey, costumer Linda Cho, lighting designer Donald Holder and projection designer Aaron Rhyne.

Playwright Paula Vogel and Yale Rep's George Bundy

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"Indecent" by Paula Vogel, now playing at Vineyard Theatre after a run at the Old Globe Playhouse, also took home honors for director Rebecca Taichman and an award for outstanding ensemble.

Lisa Gutkin

A special award was presented to Lisa Gutkin and Aaron Halva, co-composers who created the Klezmer music for the production.

Bobby Steggert

The world premiere of the musical "My Paris" also received awards for outstanding lead actor Bobby Steggert, featured actress Mara Davi and Paul Tazewell, who tied with Cho for costume design.

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Mara Davi

In other acting categories, awards went to Rajesh Bose for lead actor in a play for "Disgraced" at Long Wharf Theatre; Erika Rolfsrud for "Good People" at Hartford's TheaterWorks for lead actress in a play; Charles Janasz for featured actor in a play for "Romeo and Juliet" at Hartford Stage; Birgit Huppuch for featured actress in a play for "The Moors" at Yale Repertory Theatre and Teren Carter for featured actor in a musical for"Memphis" at Ivoryton Playhouse. Mohit Gautman was the recipient of the Outstanding Debut award for his work in Long Wharf’s “Disgraced.”

Rajesh Bose

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Erika Rolfsrud

Teren Carter

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Mohit Gautman

Other awards went to set designer Alexander Dodge for "Rear Window" at Hartford Stage; and sound designer Darron L. West for "Body of an American" at Hartford Stage.

Anne Keefe

Anne Keefe, stage manager of New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre and Broadway for more than 25 years and part of the leadership team that saved and transformed Westport Country Playhouse, received the Connecticut Critics Circle's Tom Killen Award for lifetimes achievement in the theater. Longtime colleague Alison Harris presented the award and read congratulations from former Long Wharf Theatre artistic director Arvin Brown and actor John Lithgow.

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Cathy Malloy and Gov. Dannel F. Malloy

Among the award presenters at the event were Gov. Dannel F. Malloy and Cathy Malloy, CEO of the Greater Hartford Arts Council, O'Neill Theater Center founder George White, animal trainer Bill Berloni and Tony Award-nominee Tony Sheldon.

Bill Berloni and friends.

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