The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on

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and

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. They are presented by the Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of New York theater writers for out-of-town newspapers, digital and national publications, and other media beyond Broadway. The awards were first presented during the 1949–50 theater season, celebrating their 70th anniversary in 2020. David Gordon, Senior Features Reporter at TheaterMania.com, currently serves as president.

History

The Outer Critics Circle was founded as the Outer Circle during the Broadway season of 1949–50 by an assortment of theater critics led by

John Gassner John Waldhorn Gassner (January 30, 1903 – April 2, 1967) was a Hungarian-born American theatre historian, critic, educator, and anthologist. Early life and education At birth in the town of Máramarossziget, Hungary (today in Romania), he was ...

, a reviewer, essayist, dramaturg, and professor of theater. These critics were writing for academic publications, special interest journals, monthlies, quarterlies, and weekly publications outside the New York metro area, and were looking for a forum where they could discuss the theater in general, particularly the current New York season. The creation of the OCC was also a reaction to the New York Drama Critics Circle, which did not allow critics of lesser-known publications to join their ranks alongside writers of major New York and national publications. The first awards (for 1949–50) were: '' The Cocktail Party'' (Play); ''

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'' (Musical); Sheila Guyse, Performances in Supporting Roles for '' Lost in the Stars'', and Daniel Reed, Performances in Supporting Roles for '' Come Back, Little Sheba''. In the early 1960s, the awards and forums of the OCC were supervised by Broadway veteran Charles K. Freeman and Joseph Kay, Manhattan reporter/critic for the ''Kansas City Star''. This team was succeeded by Marjorie Gunner, who guided the group for 25 years before retiring in 2004. Simon Saltzman, a New Jersey-based theater critic, served as President until 2018, when he was succeeded by David Gordon of TheaterMania. In addition to Gordon (President) and Saltzman (now Vice President), the Board of Directors currently includes Joseph Cervelli (Recording Secretary), Patrick Hoffman (Corresponding Secretary), David Roberts (Treasurer), Harry Haun (Historian), Cynthia Allen (Web Editor), Richard Ridge (Member), Janice Simpson (Member), and Stanley L. Cohen (Advisor). The reigning OCC Award winners for the 2018–19 season include '' Hadestown'' (Musical), '' The Ferryman'' (Play), '' Girl From the North Country'' (Off-Broadway Musical), and ''

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'' (Off-Broadway Play).

Winners and nominees

2017–2018 season

The nominees included ''

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'' – 11; ''

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'' is a play written by Jack Thorne from an original story by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Thorne. Previews of the play began at the Palace Theatre, London, on 7 June 2016 as a two-part play, and it p ...

'' – 10; ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play '' Pygmalion'', with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons ...

'' – 9; ''

Mean Girls ''Mean Girls'' is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried (in her film debut), Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler a ...

'' – 8; ''

Angels in America ''Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes'' is a two-part play by American playwright Tony Kushner. The work won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play, and the Drama Desk Award f ...

'', ''

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'', and '' Once on This Island'' – 6; ''

Three Tall Women ''Three Tall Women'' is a two-act play by Edward Albee, written in 1990, which won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Albee's third Pulitzer. Characters * A: A is a 92-year-old woman. She is thin, autocratic, proud, and wealthy, with "encroach ...

'' – 5; '' Frozen'' and '' Prince of Broadway'' – 4; ''

Farinelli and the King ''Farinelli and the King'' is a 2015 play with music by Claire van Kampen. The play involves King Philip V of Spain who is troubled with insomnia. It premiered in London in 2015 and on Broadway in 2017. Productions The play made its world premi ...

'' and '' Travesties'' – 3. The award winners were announced on May 7, 2018. Multiple winners are: ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'' with six awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Play, and ''My Fair Lady'' with five awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical. ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' won the Outstanding New Broadway Musical, with two additional awards. Jocelyn Bioh, for ''School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play'' won the John Gassner Award.

2016–2017 season

The nominees included ''Anastasia'' – 13; ''Hello, Dolly!'' – 10; ''

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'' and ''

Come from Away ''Come from Away'' is a Canadian musical, with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. It is based on the events in the Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the September 11 attacks, when 38 planes, carrying ...

'' – 7; ''Groundhog Day'' – 5; ''A Bronx Tale'' – 4; '' Falsettos'', ''Holiday Inn'', and '' Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812'' – 3; and ''

Miss Saigon ''Miss Saigon'' is a stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera ''Madame Butterfly'', and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed rom ...

'', ''

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'' – 1. Multiple winners: ''Come from Away'' and ''Hello, Dolly!'' – 4; ''The Band's Visit'' and ''Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812'' – 2. The Outstanding New Broadway Musical was ''Come from Away'', and the Outstanding New Broadway Play was ''Oslo''; Outstanding Revival of a Play was ''Jitney'' and Outstanding Revival of a Musical was ''Hello, Dolly!''. The John Gassner Award winner was Bess Wohl for ''Small Mouth Sounds''.

2015–2016 season

The nominees included ''

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'' and ''

She Loves Me ''She Loves Me'' is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. The musical is the third adaptation of the 1937 play '' Parfumerie'' by Hungarian playwright Miklós László, following the 1940 ...

'' – 8; '' Bright Star'' and ''

On Your Feet! ''On Your Feet!'' is a jukebox musical that played on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre. Based on the lives and music of 26-time Grammy Award-winning husband-and-wife team Gloria and Emilio Estefan, the musical has a book written by Alexander Dine ...

'' – 7; ''

Dear Evan Hansen ''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a t ...

'' – 6; ''Eclipsed'', ''Lazarus'', '' Long Day's Journey Into Night'' and '' Spring Awakening'' – 5; and '' The Humans'', ''

A View From the Bridge ''A View from the Bridge'' is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was first staged on September 29, 1955, as a one-act verse drama with ''A Memory of Two Mondays'' at the Coronet Theatre on Broadway. The run was unsuccessful, and M ...

'' and ''

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'' – 4. Multiple winners: ''She Loves Me'' – 4; Long Day’s Journey Into Night – 3. The Outstanding New Broadway Musical was ''Bright Star'', and the Outstanding New Broadway Play was ''The Humans''; Outstanding Revival of a Play was ''Long Day’s Journey Into Night'' and Outstanding Revival of a Musical was ''She Loves Me''. The John Gassner Award winner was Marco Ramirez for ''The Royale''.

2014–2015 season

The nominees included ''

Something Rotten! ''Something Rotten!'' is a musical comedy with a book by John O'Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick and music and lyrics by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick. Set in 1595, the story follows the Bottom brothers, Nick and Nigel, who struggle to find succes ...

'' – 12, '' On the Twentieth Century'' – 9, '' An American in Paris'' – 8, ''

Wolf Hall ''Wolf Hall'' is a 2009 historical novel by English author Hilary Mantel, published by Fourth Estate, named after the Seymour family's seat of Wolfhall, or Wulfhall, in Wiltshire. Set in the period from 1500 to 1535, ''Wolf Hall'' is a symp ...

'' – 7, ''It Shoulda Been You'' – 6, '' The Audience'' – 6, ''

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'' – 6, ''

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'' – 5, '' The Elephant Man'' – 5, ''

The King and I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the chil ...

'' – 5, '' The Visit'' – 5, '' On The Town'' – 4, '' You Can't Take It with You'' – 4, '' The Heidi Chronicles'' – 3 and '' The Last Ship'' – 3.Gans, Andrew and Viagas, Robert
"Outer Critics Circle Nominees Announced; 'Something Rotten!' Leads the Pack"
playbill.com, April 20, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2018.'' Multiple winners: ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' (5, including Outstanding New Broadway Play), ''An American in Paris'' (3, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical), ''Hamilton'' (3, including Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical), ''The King and I'' (3), ''The Audience'' (2), ''On the 20th Century'' (2) and ''You Can't Take It With You'' (2).Clement, Olivia
" 'Curious Incident' Top Winner at Outer Critics Circle Awards"
playbill.com, May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2018. The John Gassner Award winner was ''The Invisible Hand'' by Ayad Akhtar.

2013–2014 season

The nominees included 11 nominations for ''

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder ''A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder'' is a musical comedy, with the book and lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and the music and lyrics by Steven Lutvak. It is based on the 1907 novel '' Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal'' by Roy Horni ...

'', 8 nominations for the new musical ''Aladdin'', and 7 nominations for the new musical '' Fun Home''; the dramas ''

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'' received 5 nominations, '' Act One'' 4 nominations, and '' All the Way'' 4 nominations.Gans, Andrew
"64th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations Announced; A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Leads the Pack"
playbill.com, April 22, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2018. Winners of multiple awards were ''A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'' (including New Musical) with 4; ''Bullets Over Broadway'' and ''The Glass Menagerie'' with 3 each; and ''All the Way'' (including New Play) and ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' with 2 each. Three plays tied for the John Glassner Award: Eric Dufault, ''Year of the Rooster'';

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, ''The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence''; and

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, ''The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin''.Gans, Andrew
"64th Annual Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced; 'Gentleman's Guide' Wins Four Awards"
playbill.com, May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

2012–2013 season

The nominees included 11 nominations for the revival of the musical '' Pippin'', nine nominations for '' Kinky Boots'', eight nominations (each) for '' Chaplin: The Musical'' and ''

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'' and six nominations (each) for '' Golden Boy'' and ''

The Nance ''The Nance'' is a play written by Douglas Carter Beane. It involves the lives of burlesque performers during the 1930s. A "nance" was a camp stock character in vaudeville and burlesque. The play is a production of Lincoln Center Theater that prem ...

''.Gans, Andrew
" 'Pippin' Is Big Winner of 2012–13 Outer Critics Circle Awards"
playbill.com, May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2018. Winners include ''

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike ''Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike'' is a comedy play written by Christopher Durang. The story revolves around the relationships of three middle-aged single siblings, two of whom live together, and takes place during a visit by the third, ...

'' as Outstanding New Broadway Play, ''Kinky Boots'' as Outstanding New Broadway Musical, ''My Name is Asher Lev'' as Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play and ''Here Lies Love'' as Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical. '' Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf'' was named Outstanding Revival of a Play and ''Pippin'' as Outstanding Revival of a Musical. ''My Name is Asher Lev'' by Aaron Posner received the John Gassner Award. The Special Achievement Award was presented to the

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2011–2012 season

The nominees included nine nominations for the new musical '' Nice Work If You Can Get It'', the most of any production, with the musicals ''

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'' and ''

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'' each receiving seven nominations and the revival of ''

Follies ''Follies'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The plot takes place in a crumbling Broadway theater, now scheduled for demolition, previously home to a musical revue (based on the ''Ziegfeld Fol ...

'' receiving five. The

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received an honorary award "on its 50th anniversary presenting free theatre at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park."Gans, Andrew
"62nd Annual Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations Announced; 'Nice Work' Receives Nine Nods"
playbill.com, April 23, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2018. Winners include '' One Man, Two Guvnors'' as Outstanding New Broadway Play, ''Once'' as Outstanding New Broadway Musical, ''

Sons of the Prophet ''Sons of the Prophet'' is a play by Stephen Karam. It is a comedy-drama about a Lebanese-American family and was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Productions ''Sons of the Prophet'' premiered in a production by Huntington Thea ...

'' by

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as Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play, and

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's ''Queen of the Mist'' as Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical. ''The Submission'' by Jeff Talbot received the John Gassner Award.

2010–2011 season

The nominees, announced on April 26, 2011, included nine nominations for the musical ''

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'', the most of any show. ''

Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap ant ...

'' received eight nominations. The Special Achievement Awards were also announced:

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, 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''.Gans, Andrew
"Outer Critics Circle Nominees Include 'Sister Act', 'Anything Goes', 'Book of Mormon' "
playbill.com, April 26, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2018. ;Winners Source: BroadwayWorld.com *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 – ''

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'' (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 –

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and Trey Parker for ''Book of Mormon'' *Outstanding Director of a Play – Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris for ''War Horse'' *Outstanding Choreographer – Kathleen Marshall for ''Anything Goes'' *Outstanding Costume Design – Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner for ''Priscilla'' *Outstanding Lighting Design – Paule Constable for ''War Horse'' *Outstanding Set Design – Neil Murray for ''Brief Encounter'' *Outstanding Actress in a Musical –

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*Outstanding Actor in a Musical – Josh Gad *Outstanding Actor in a Play –

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*Outstanding Actress in a Play – Nina Arianda and

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(TIE) *Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play –

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*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

and Hunter Foster, with winners announced on May 17. Seven nominations each were received by the musical '' Memphis'' and the revival of ''

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'', 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 ''The Addams Family'' is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. They originally appeared in a series of 150 unrelated single-panel cartoons, about half of which were originally published in ''The New Yorker'' over ...

'', ''

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' is a rock musical with music and lyrics written by Michael Friedman and a book written by its director Alex Timbers. The show is a comedic historical rock musical about the founding of the Democratic Party. It r ...

'', '' The Orphans' Home Cycle'', and '' Promises, Promises''. ''

Finian's Rainbow ''Finian's Rainbow'' is a musical with a book by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane, produced by Lee Sabinson. The original 1947 Broadway production ran for 725 performances, while a film version was r ...

'', '' La Cage aux Folles'', ''

Lend Me A Tenor ''Lend Me a Tenor'' is a comedy by Ken Ludwig. The play was produced on both the West End (1986) and Broadway (1989). It received nine Tony Award nominations and won for Best Actor (Philip Bosco) and Best Director (Jerry Zaks). A Broadway re ...

'', and '' Sondheim on Sondheim'' each received four nominations. The Outstanding New Broadway Musical award was won by ''Memphis'', which won a total of four awards. Other winners included: Outstanding New Broadway Play for '' Red'' and Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play for '' 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 (

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), Director (Terry Johnson), and Costume Design (Matthew Wright). Montego Glover (''Memphis'') and

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(''A Little Night Music'') tied for Outstanding Actress In A Musical.

2008–2009 season

Billy Elliot the Musical ''Billy Elliot: The Musical'' is a coming-of-age stage musical based on the 2000 film of the same name. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around Billy, a ...

'' and ''

Shrek the Musical ''Shrek The Musical'' is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film ''Shrek'', along with elements of its sequels: '' Shrek 2'', ''Shrek Forever After'' ...

'' 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. ''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

and Josefina Scaglione. Brian d'Arcy James won for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. Outstanding New Broadway Play was won by ''

God of Carnage ''God of Carnage'' (originally in French ''Le Dieu du carnage'') is a play by Yasmina Reza that was first published in 2008. It is about two sets of parents; the son of one couple has hurt the son of the other couple at a public park. The pare ...

''. The John Gassner Award (presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright) was won by

Gina Gionfriddo Gina Gionfriddo is an American playwright and television writer. Her play ''Becky Shaw'' was a 2009 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and her play ''Rapture, Blister, Burn'' was a 2013 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. She has wr ...

for ''

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'', 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''.

All winners and nominees

The complete list of winners and nominees is at the Outer Critics Official Site.Awards and nominations listing
outercritics.org, accessed March 21, 2011

References

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All winners and nominees

See also

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