Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
The Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New Off-Broadway Musical is an annual award given to the best new musical playing Off-Broadway, as determined by Outer Critics Circle. The awards have existed since 1949-1950 season, but this category was added in 1983.
Little Shop of Horrors won the inaugural award in 1983. The follow composers and writers have won the award two times:James Lapine, William Finn, Jonathan Larson, Joe DiPietro, Jeanine Tesori, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Itamar Moses, with Tesori as the only woman to win twice. She is also tied with Michael John LaChiusa for the most nominations, with four each.
Award winners
;KeyMultiple wins
;2 wins- James Lapine
- William Finn
- Jonathan Larson
- Joe DiPietro
- Jeanine Tesori
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Itamar Moses
Multiple nominations
;4 nominations;3 nominations
- William Finn
- Joe DiPietro
- Stephen Flaherty
- Lynn Ahrens
- Scott Frankel
- Michael Korie
- John Kander
- Itamar Moses