The
66th Annual
Outer
Critics Circle Awards
On
April 19, Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers
and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers,
national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced
its nominees for the 2015-16 season. Broadway stars Brian d’Arcy
James and
Jennifer Simard presided over the announcement ceremony at
Manhattan’s legendary Algonquin Hotel.
This season Outer Critics Circle will post a new award, "Outstanding
Projection Design" increasing award nominations to 25 categories.
In addition, the musical "Hamilton" was nominated for
and won in several award categories for its Off-Broadway production
last season. The previous Off-Broadway productions of "Disaster"
and "Blackbird" were considered for nominations by the
Outer Critics Circle and therefore were not reconsidered for this
year. Only new cast members’ performances in these productions
were taken into account for recognition in the 2015-16 season.
Due to OCC’s nomination deadline, the producers of the new Broadway
musical "Shuffle Along," asked to be considered with next
season’s entries.
Celebrating its 66th season of bestowing awards of excellence in
the field of theater, the Outer Critics Circle is an association
with members affiliated with more than ninety newspapers, magazines,
websites, radio and television stations, and theatre publications
in America and abroad. The winners will be announced on Monday,
May 9th. The annual Gala Awards Dinner and presentation of awards
to the winners will be held on Thursday, May 26th (3PM) at Sardi's
Restaurant.
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Outer Critics Circle
2015-2016 Award Nominations
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY
Eclipsed
The Father
The Humans
King Charles III
Thérèse Raquin
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
American Psycho the Musical
Bright Star
On Your Feet!
Tuck Everlasting the Musical
Waitress
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
The Christians
Familiar
Gloria
Hold On to Me Darling
The Legend of Georgia McBride
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Cagney
Daddy Long Legs
Dear Evan Hansen
Lazarus
Southern Comfort
OUTSTANDING BOOK OF A MUSICAL
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Bright Star
Daddy Long Legs
Dear Evan Hansen
Lazarus
On Your Feet!
OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
American Psycho the Musical
Bright Star
Daddy Long Legs
Dear Evan Hansen
Waitress
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Blackbird
The Crucible
Fool for Love
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
A View From the Bridge
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
The Color Purple the Musical
Dames at Sea
Fiddler on the Roof
She Loves Me
Spring Awakening
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Evan Cabnet Gloria
Mike Donahue The Legend of Georgia McBride
Rupert Goold King Charles III
Joe Mantello The Humans
Ivo van Hove A View >From the Bridge
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Michael Arden Spring Awakening
Walter Bobbie Bright Star
Scott Ellis She Loves Me
Rupert Goold American Psycho the Musical
Michael Greif Dear Evan Hansen
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
Joshua Bergasse Cagney
Spencer Liff Spring Awakening
Josh Rhodes Bright Star
Randy Skinner Dames at Sea
Sergio Trujillo On Your Feet!
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Beowulf Boritt Thérèse Raquin
David Korins Misery
Mimi Lien John
David Rockwell She Loves Me
Walt Spangler Tuck Everlasting the Musical
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
ESosa On Your Feet!
Jane Greenwood Bright Star
Katrina Lindsay American Psycho the Musical
Jeff Mahshie She Loves Me
Tom Scutt King Charles III
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Donald Holder She
Loves Me
Natasha Katz Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Kenneth Posner On Your Feet!
Ben Stanton Spring Awakening
Justin Townsend American Psycho the Musical
OUTSTANDING PROJECTION DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Lucy MacKinnon Spring
Awakening
Peter Nigrini Grounded
Peter Nigrini Dear Evan Hansen
Finn Ross American Psycho the Musical
Tal Yarden Lazarus
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Reed Birney The Humans
Gabriel Byrne Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Frank Langella The Father
Mark Strong A View From the Bridge
Ben Whishaw The Crucible
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Jayne Houdyshell The Humans
Jessica Lange Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Lupita Nyong’o Eclipsed
Nicola Walker A View From the Bridge
Michelle Williams Blackbird
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Alex Brightman School of Rock the Musical
Danny Burstein Fiddler on the Roof
Robert Creighton Cagney
Ben Platt Dear Evan Hansen
Benjamin Walker American Psycho the Musical
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Laura Benanti She Loves Me
Carmen Cusack Bright Star
Cynthia Erivo The Color Purple the Musical
Jessie Mueller Waitress
Ana Villafañe On Your Feet!
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Sanjit De Silva Dry Powder
Matt McGrath The Legend of Georgia McBride
Jim Norton The Crucible
Robert Sella Sylvia
Michael Shannon Long Day’s Journey Into
Night
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Pascale Armand Eclipsed
Zainab Jah Eclipsed
Judith Light Thérèse Raquin
Saycon Sengbloh Eclipsed
Myra Lucretia Taylor Familiar
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Nicholas Barasch She Loves Me
Roger Bart Disaster!
Michael Esper Lazarus
Christopher Fitzgerald Waitress
Terrence Mann Tuck Everlasting the Musical
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Danielle Brooks The Color Purple the Musical
Andrea Burns On Your Feet!
Sophia Anne Caruso Lazarus
Jane Krakowski She Loves Me
Heléne Yorke American Psycho the
Musical
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Mike Birbiglia Thank God For Jokes
Kathleen Chalfant Rose
Anne Hathaway Grounded
James Lecesne The Absolute Brightness of
Leonard Pelkey
Daphne Rubin-Vega Empanada Loca
JOHN GASSNER AWARD
(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
Lindsey Ferrentino Ugly Lies the Bone
Lauren Gunderson I and You
Martyna Majok Ironbound
Marco Ramirez The Royale
Anna Ziegler Boy
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
James Houghton Signature Theatre Company
2015-16 Outer Critics Circle Executive / Nominating Committee
Simon Saltzman (President)
Mario Fratti (Vice-President) Stanley L. Cohen (Treasurer)
Patrick Hoffman (Corresponding Secretary) Joseph Cervelli
(Recording Secretary)
Glenn Loney (Historian & Member-at-Large)
And Aubrey Reuben, David Gordon & Harry
Haun (Members-at-Large)
Nominations Talley for 3 or more:
American Psycho the Musical - 8, She Loves Me – 8; Bright Star- 7,
On Your Feet – 7; Dear Evan Hansen- 6; Eclipsed - 5, Lazarus – 5,
Long Day’s Journey Into Night – 5, Spring Awakening - 5; A View From
the Bridge - 4, The Humans - 4,Waitress – 4; Cagney – 3, Daddy Long
Legs – 3, King Charles III – 3, The Color Purple the Musical – 3,
The Crucible – 3, The Legend of Georgia McBride - 3, Thérèse
Raquin - 3,
Tuck Everlasting the Musical – 3.
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