Photo Coverage: NETC Honors Schwartz, Gleason and Others

The New England Theatre Conference (NETC) honored Stephen Schwartz (WICKED), Joanna Gleason and Gregory Jbara (DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS) and Rick McKay (BROADWAY: THE GOLDEN AGE) and others at their annual convention on Saturday, November 18, 2006. The ceremony took place at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale hosted by BroadwayWorld.com's own TJ Fitzgerald.

The awards are presented annually to recognize excellence in theatre by indivduals and organzations. The following is a list of the award receipients for this years convention:

MAJOR AWARD WINNER:    Stephen Schwartz

SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS:   Joanna Gleason, Gregory Jbara and Rick McKay

REGIONAL AWARD WINNERS:  Jamie McGonnigal, Yale Repertory Company, Lisa Barnett of Heinneman Publishing, The Friends of the Concord City Auditorium (NH)

EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR:   Ben Sammler of Yale School of Drama

The New England Theatre Conference, Inc. is a non-profit Corporation, composed of individuals and organizations in the six-State region of New England, who are active or interested in the performing arts. It recognizes the unique identity of each organization subscribing to it, and acknowledges its reliance on the individuals, artists, scholars, teachers, students, and practitioners who comprise its membership.  It invites the participation of other individuals and organizations in this Corporation who would share in its common causes, which are:

• to develop, expand and assist theatre activity in New England on the educational, community and professional levels;
• to study and preserve the theatre in its many aspects;
• to develop the highest possible standards;
• to foster, support and promote the educational aspects of theatre;
• and to encourage interchange and mutual aid, with close cooperation between our region and other state, regional and National Theatre organizations, and with organizations in the other fine and applied arts.

Gregory Jbara, BroadwayWorld's TJ Fitzgerald and Joanna Gleason

Rick McKay and Joanna Gleason

Jamie McGonnigal and BroadwayWorld's TJ Fitzgerald

Dennis Paquin, Rick McKay and BroadwayWorld's TJ Fitzgerald

BroadwayWorld's TJ Fitzgerald and Stephen Schwartz