Outer Critics Circle Award

Outer Critics Circle Award

The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on and Off-Broadway and were begun during the 1949-1950 theater season. The awards are decided upon by theater critics who review for out-of-town newspapers, national publications, and other media outlets outside of New York City. Simon Saltzman, a long-time member of the OCC executive committee and theatre reviewer, serves as president.

The first awards (for 1949-50) were: The Cocktail Party (Play); The Consul (Musical); Sheila Guyse, Performances in Supporting Roles for Lost in the Stars, and Daniel Reed, Performances in Supporting Roles for Come Back, Little Sheba.

The nominees are announced each April. The presentation of awards is made in late May at Sardi's Restaurant in Manhattan, New York City and precedes the Tony Awards by about two weeks.

The nominees for 2010-11 were announced on April 26, 2011 by Tyne Daly and Brian d'Arcy James. Winners were announced on May 16, with the ceremony on May 26.[1]

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Award categories

Awards are currently given in the following categories:

Outstanding Broadway Play
Outstanding Broadway Musical
Outstanding Off-Broadway Play
Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical
Outstanding New Score
Outstanding Revival of a Play
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Play
Outstanding Actress in a Play
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Outstanding Solo Performance
Outstanding Direction of a Play
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Lighting Design
John Gassner Award, Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright

Winners and nominees

2010-2011 season

The nominees, announced on April 26, 2011, included nine nominations for the musical Sister Act, the most of any show. Anything Goes received eight nominations. The Special Achievement Awards were also announced: Ellen Barkin, Outstanding Broadway Debut in The Normal Heart; and Adrian Kohler with Basil Jones for Handspring Puppet Company Puppet Design, Fabrication and Direction for War Horse.[1]

Award winners

Source:BroadwayWorld[2]

  • Outstanding New Broadway Musical - The Book of Mormon (which also won Outstanding New Score)
  • Outstanding New Broadway Play - War Horse
  • Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play - Other Desert Cities (by Jon Robin Baitz)
  • Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical - The Kid (book by Michael Zam, music by Andy Monroe, lyrics by Jack Lechner)
  • Outstanding Revival Of A Musical - Anything Goes
  • Outstanding Revival Of A Play - The Normal Heart
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical - Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker (Book of Mormon)
  • Outstanding Director of a Play - Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris (War Horse)
  • Outstanding Choreographer - Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes)
  • Outstanding Costume Design - Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner (Priscilla)
  • Outstanding Lighting Design - Paule Constable (War Horse)
  • Outstanding Set Design - Neil Murray (Brief Encounter)
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Sutton Foster
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Josh Gad
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play - Mark Rylance
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play - Nina Arianda and Frances McDormand (tie)
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Brian Bedford
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Elizabeth Rodriguez
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Laura Benanti
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Adam Godley

2009-2010 season

Nominees for the 2009-2010 season were announced on April 26, 2010 by siblings Sutton Foster and Hunter Foster, with winners announced on May 17. Seven nominations each were received by the musical Memphis and the revival of The Royal Family, the most of any production. The Scottsboro Boys was nominated for six awards, including Best Off-Broadway musical. Shows receiving five nominations were The Addams Family, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Orphans' Home Cycle, and Promises, Promises. Finian's Rainbow, La Cage aux Folles, Lend Me A Tenor, and Sondheim on Sondheim each received four nominations.[3]

The Outstanding New Broadway Musical award was won by Memphis, which won a total of four awards. Other winners included: Outstanding New Broadway Play - Red and Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play - The Orphans' Home Cycle, which won two awards. The Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical was a tie, won by Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and The Scottsboro Boys. La Cage aux Folles won four awards: Outstanding Revival Of A Musical, Outstanding Actor In A Musical (Douglas Hodge), Director (Terry Johnson), and Costume Design (Matthew Wright). Montego Glover (Memphis) and Catherine Zeta-Jones (A Little Night Music) tied for Outstanding Actress In A Musical.[4]

2008-09 season

Billy Elliot the Musical and Shrek the Musical each received ten nominations, the most of any show. The winners were announced on May 11, 2009, with an awards dinner on May 21 at Sardi's Restaurant.[5]

Billy Elliot the Musical won seven awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical, followed by Shrek the Musical with four. The award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical was a tie between Sutton Foster and Josefina Scaglione. Brian d'Arcy James won for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. Outstanding New Broadway Play was won by God of Carnage.

The John Gassner Award (presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright) was won by Gina Gionfriddo for Becky Shaw, and the Special Achievement Award was given to the three actors who share the role of Billy Elliot, David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish in Billy Elliot the Musical.[6]

All winners and nominees

The complete list of winners and nominees is at the Outer Critics Official Site.[7]

See also

References

External links


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