Henry Hewes | |
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| Born | April 9, 1917 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 2006 (aged 89) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (B.A.) |
Henry Hewes (April 9, 1917 – July 18, 2006) was an American theater writer who worked as the drama critic for the Saturday Review weekly literary magazine from 1955 to 1979. He was the first major critic to regularly review regional and international theater. His interest in regional theater led him to found the American Theater Critics Association, the Tony Award for regional theater, and the American Theater Wing's design award, now called the Hewes Award. In 2002, he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.