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OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES 2001 AWARD WINNERS

"THE PRODUCERS" HEADS THE LIST WITH 8 AWARDS

INCLUDING OUTSTANDING BROADWAY MUSICAL

"THE INVENTION OF LOVE" FOLLOWS WITH 4 AWARDS

"PROOF" RECEIVES 3 AWARDS INCLUDING OUTSTANDING BROADWAY PLAY

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers on the New York Theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced the 2001 winners of their annual theatrical awards at the group's 51st annual awards ceremony on Thursday, May 24 at Sardi's:

OUTSTANDING BROADWAY PLAY-"PROOF"

OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY PLAY-"JITNEY"

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY-

Tie: "GORE VIDAL'S THE BEST MAN" and "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST"

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY-RICHARD EASTON ("The Invention of Love")

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY-MARY-LOUISE PARKER ("Proof")

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY-ROBERT SEAN LEONARD ("The Invention of Love")

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY-VIOLA DAVIS ("King Hedley II")

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY-JACK O'BRIEN ("The Invention of Love")

OUTSTANDING BROADWAY MUSICAL-"THE PRODUCERS"

OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL-"BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL"

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL-"42nd STREET"

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL-NATHAN LANE ("The Producers")

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL-

Tie: CHRISTINE EBERSOLE ("42nd Street") and MARLA SCHAFFEL ("Jane Eyre")

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL-

Tie: GARY BEACH ("The Producers") and ANDRÉ De SHIELDS ("The Full Monty")

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL-CADY HUFFMAN ("The Producers")

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL-SUSAN STROMAN ("The Producers")

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY-SUSAN STROMAN ("The Producers")

OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN-ROBIN WAGNER ("The Producers")

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN-WILLIAM IVEY LONG ("The Producers")

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN-BRIAN MacDEVITT ("The Invention of Love")

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE-PAMELA GIEN ("The Syringa Tree")

JOHN GASSNER PLAYWRITING AWARD-DAVID AUBURN ("Proof")

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:-To: SEÁN CAMPION & CONLETH HILL of "STONES IN HIS POCKETS;" the ensemble of "THE DINNER PARTY" (HENRY WINKLER, JOHN RITTER, LEN CARIOU, PENNY FULLER, VEANNE COX, & JAN MAXWELL); and to REBA McENTIRE for revitalizing "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN."

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