Outer Critics Circle Awards


The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for Broadway and Off-Broadway theatrical achievements. They are presented by the Outer Critics Circle, 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.

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, 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 were: The Cocktail Party ; The Consul ; 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 and Saltzman, the Board of Directors currently includes Richard Ridge, Joseph Cervelli, Patrick Hoffman, David Roberts, Harry Haun, Cynthia Allen, Janice Simpson, Doug Strassler, Dan Rubins, and Stanley L. Cohen.

Categories

Awards are currently given in the following categories:
Former categories include:
The retired performance categories were replaced in 2022 with gender-neutral categories, split into Broadway and Off-Broadway.The director category was split into musical and play categories beginning with the 1992-1993 season.

Winners and nominees

2006–2007 season

Mary Poppins received the most nominations, with eight, followed closely by The Coast of Utopia with seven. The winners were announced on May 13, with an awards dinner on May 24, 2004 at Sardi's Restaurant.
The Coast of Utopia took home the most awards, with six wins including Outstanding New Broadway Play. Spring Awakening won three awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical, tied with LoveMusik, which also won three. Indian Blood and In the Heights won Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New [Off-Broadway Play|Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play] and Musical, respectively. Journey's End and Company won Outstanding Revival of a Play and Musical, respectively, as well.
Honorees
Outstanding New Broadway Play* The Coast of UtopiaCoram BoyFrost/NixonRadio Golf
Outstanding New Broadway Musical* Spring AwakeningCurtainsLoveMusikMary Poppins
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* Indian BloodExits and EntrancesThe Pain and the ItchThe Scene
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical* In the HeightsEvil Dead: The MusicalFloyd and Clea: Under the Western SkyGutenberg! The Musical!
Outstanding Revival of a Play* Journey's EndInherit the WindTalk RadioThe Voysey Inheritance
Outstanding Revival of a Musical* CompanyThe Apple TreeA Chorus Line110 in the Shade
Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, Spring Awakening
Outstanding Director of Play* Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia
  • Michael Grandage, Frost/Nixon
  • David Grindley, Journey's End
  • Melly Still, Coram Boy
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening
  • John Doyle, Company
  • Richard Eyre, Matthew Bourne, Mary Poppins
  • Thomas Kail, In the Heights
  • Outstanding Choreography* Andy Blankenbuehler, In the Heights
  • Rob Ashford, Curtains
  • Matthew Bourne & Stephen Mear, Mary Poppins
  • Carol Leavy Joyce & Graciela Daniele, The Pirate Queen
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* Nilaja Sun, No Child...
  • Daniel Beatty, Emergence-See
  • Ed Harris, Wrecks
  • Jay Johnson, The Two and Only
  • John Gassner Award|John Gassner Award]* Nilaja Sun, No Child...
  • Daisy Foote, Bhutan
  • Bob Glaudini, Jack Goes Boating
  • Bruce Norris, The Pain and the Itch
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play* Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
  • Brían F. O'Byrne, The Coast of Utopia
  • Christopher Plummer, Inherit the Wind
  • Liev Schreiber, Talk Radio
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play* Eve Best, A Moon for the Misbegotten
  • Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia
  • Carla Gugino, Suddenly Last Summer
  • Allison Pill, Blackbird
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play* Boyd Gaines, Journey's End
  • Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia
  • David Greenspan, Some Men
  • Stephen Kunken, Frost/Nixon
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play* Martha Plimpton, The Coast of Utopia
  • Robin Bartlett, Prelude to a Kiss
  • Jill Clayburgh, The Clean House
  • Lily Rabe, Heartbreak House
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical* Raúl Esparza, Company
  • Michael Cerveris, LoveMusik
  • Gavin Lee, Mary Poppins
  • David Hyde Pierce, Curtains
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical* Donna Murphy, LoveMusik
  • Ashley Brown, Mary Poppins
  • Kristin Chenoweth, The Apple Tree
  • Audra McDonald, 110 in the Shade
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical* David Pittu, LoveMusik
  • Jason Danieley, Curtains
  • Daniel Jenkins, Mary Poppins
  • Bobby Steggert, 110 in the Shade
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical* Karen Ziemba, Curtains
  • Charlotte d'Amboise, A Chorus Line
  • Rebecca Luker, Mary Poppins
  • Orfeh, Legally Blonde
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* Bob Crowley & Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia
  • Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins
  • Ti Green & Melly Still, Coram Boy
  • Derek McLane, The Voysey Inheritance
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia
  • Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins
  • Judith Dolan, LoveMusik
  • Martin Pakledinaz, The Pirate Queen
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner and Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia
  • Neil Austin, Frost/Nixon
  • Paule Constable, Coram Boy
  • Howard Harrison, Mary Poppins
  • 2007–2008 season

    The nominees were announced on April 21, 2008 by Karen Ziemba and Sandy Duncan, while the winners were announced on May 12, with an awards dinner on May 19 at Sardi's Restaurant. South Pacific was the most nominated production with six nominations, followed by Young Frankenstein, Gypsy, Les Liaisons Dangereuses and August: Osage County, with three each.
    South Pacific also took home the most awards, winning four, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical, with The Homecoming taking home Outstanding Revival of a Play. August: Osage County won the next most awards, winning all three of its nominations, including Outstanding New Broadway Play, while Dividing the Estate won Outstanding Off-Broadway Play and Adding Machine won Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical. There were two ties, with Xanadu and Young Frankenstein tying for Outstanding New Broadway Musical, and Next to Normal and Adding Machine tying for Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway).
    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play* August: Osage CountyRock 'N' RollThe SeafarerThe 39 Steps
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical * Xanadu and Young Frankenstein A Catered AffairCry-Baby
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* Dividing the EstateThe Drunken CityFrom Up HereThe Receptionist
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical* Adding MachineThe Glorious OnesMake Me a Song – The Music of William FinnNext to Normal
    Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) * Adding Machine and Next to Normal Passing StrangeYoung Frankenstein
    Outstanding Revival of a PlayThe HomecomingCome Back, Little ShebaCyrano de BergeracLes Liaisons Dangereuses
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical* South PacificGypsySunday in the Park with GeorgeTake Me Along
    Outstanding Director of Play* Anna D. ShapiroAugust: Osage County
    Outstanding Director of a Musical* Bartlett SherSouth Pacific
  • David CromerAdding Machine
  • Arthur LaurentsGypsy
  • Susan StromanYoung Frankenstein
  • John Gassner Award* Liz FlahiveFrom Up Here
  • Bob Clyman – Secret Order
  • Michael HollingerOpus
  • George PackerBetrayed
  • Outstanding Choreography* Rob AshfordCry-Baby The Musical
  • Graciela DanieleThe Glorious Ones
  • Christopher GattelliSouth Pacific
  • Susan StromanYoung Frankenstein
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play* Kevin KlineCyrano de Bergerac
  • Kevin AndersonCome Back, Little Sheba
  • Ben DanielsLes Liaisons Dangereuses
  • Patrick StewartMacbeth
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play* Deanna DunaganAugust: Osage County
  • Eve BestThe Homecoming
  • Laura LinneyLes Liaisons Dangereuses
  • S. Epatha MerkersonCome Back, Little Sheba
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play* James Earl JonesCat on a Hot Tin Roof
  • Raúl EsparzaThe Homecoming
  • Jim NortonThe Seafarer
  • David PittuIs He Dead?
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play* Laurie MetcalfNovember
  • Jessica CollinsLes Liaisons Dangereuses
  • Jayne HoudyshellThe New Century
  • Siân PhillipsLes Liaisons Dangereuses
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical* Paulo SzotSouth Pacific
  • Roger BartYoung Frankenstein
  • Daniel EvansSunday in the Park with George
  • Boyd GainesGypsy
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical* Patti LuPoneGypsy
  • Kelli O'HaraSouth Pacific
  • Faith PrinceA Catered Affair
  • Alice RipleyNext to Normal
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical* Danny BursteinSouth Pacific
  • Christopher FitzgeraldYoung Frankenstein
  • Shuler HensleyYoung Frankenstein
  • Tony YazbeckGypsy
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical* Laura BenantiGypsy
  • Harriet HarrisCry-Baby The Musical
  • Sherie Rene ScottThe Little Mermaid
  • Amy WarrenAdding Machine
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* Laurence FishburneThurgood
  • Stephen LangBeyond Glory
  • Chazz PalminteriA Bronx Tale
  • April Yvette Thompson – Liberty City
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* David Farley and Timothy Bird – Sunday in the Park with George
  • Scott PaskLes Liaisons Dangereuses
  • Robin WagnerYoung Frankenstein
  • Michael YearganSouth Pacific
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Katrina Lindsay – Les Liaisons Dangereuses
  • David FarleySunday in the Park with George
  • William Ivey LongYoung Frankenstein
  • Jessica Jahn, Michael Bottari and Ronald Case – Die Mommie Die!
  • Catherine ZuberSouth Pacific
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Ken BillingtonSunday in the Park with George
  • Kevin AdamsThe 39 Steps
  • Donald HolderLes Liaisons Dangereuses
  • Peter KaczorowskiYoung Frankenstein
  • 2008–2009 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.
    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 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.
    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play* God of CarnageIrena's VowReasons to Be Pretty33 Variations
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical* Billy Elliot the MusicalRock of AgesShrek the MusicalA Tale of Two Cities
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* RuinedBecky ShawFarragut NorthShipwrecked! The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical* The Toxic AvengerHappinessRooms: A Rock RomanceWhat's That Smell? The Music of Jacob Sterling
    Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Elton John and Lee Hall, Billy Elliot the Musical
    Outstanding Revival of a Play* The Norman ConquestsBlithe SpiritThe Cripple of InishmaanJoe Turner's Come and GoneWaiting for Godot
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical* HairEnter LaughingPal JoeyWest Side Story
    Outstanding Director of Play* Matthew WarchusThe Norman Conquests
  • Garry HynesThe Cripple of Inishmaan
  • Anthony PageWaiting for Godot
  • Bartlett SherJoe Turner's Come and Gone
  • Moisés Kaufman33 Variations
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* Stephen DaldryBilly Elliot the Musical
  • Arthur LaurentsWest Side Story
  • Jason MooreShrek the Musical
  • Diane PaulusHair
  • Susan StromanHappiness
  • John Gassner Award* Gina Gionfriddo – Becky Shaw
  • Annie BakerBody Awareness
  • Beau WillimonFarragut North
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical* Brian d'Arcy James - Shrek the Musical
  • James Barbour - A Tale of Two Cities
  • Josh Grisetti - Enter Laughing
  • Matt Cavenaugh - West Side Story
  • David Pittu - What's That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical * Josefina Scaglione - West Side Story and Sutton Foster - Shrek the Musical
  • Nancy Opel - The Toxic Avenger
  • Leslie Kritzer - Rooms - A Rock Romance
  • Megan Hilty - 9 to 5
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical* Gregory Jbara - Billy Elliot: The Musical
  • Wesley Taylor - Rock of Ages
  • Aaron Simon Gross - 13
  • Christopher Sieber - Shrek the Musical
  • Daniel Breaker - Shrek the Musical
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical* Haydn Gwynne - Billy Elliot: The Musical
  • Carole Shelley - Billy Elliot: The Musical
  • Karen Olivo - West Side Story
  • Kathy Fitzgerald - 9 to 5
  • Martha Plimpton - Pal Joey
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play* Geoffrey Rush - Exit the King
  • Nathan Lane - Waiting for Godot
  • Bill Irwin - Waiting for Godot
  • Raúl Esparza - Speed-the-Plow
  • Thomas Sadoski - reasons to be pretty
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play* Marcia Gay Harden - God of Carnage
  • Saidah Arrika Ekulona - Ruined
  • Carla Gugino - Desire Under the Elms
  • Harriet Walter - Mary Stuart
  • Janet McTeer - Mary Stuart
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play* David Pearse - The Cripple of Inishmaan
  • Zach Grenier - 33 Variations
  • John Benjamin Hickey - Mary Stuart
  • Patrick Page - A Man for All Seasons
  • Russell G. Jones - Ruined
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play* Angela Lansbury - Blithe Spirit
  • Kristine Nielsen - Why Torture Is Wrong, And The People Who Love Them
  • Condola Rashad - Ruined
  • Andrea Martin - Exit the King
  • Susan Louise O'Connor - Blithe Spirit
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* Lorenzo Pisoni – Humor Abuse
  • Mike BirbigliaSleepwalk With Me
  • Mike BurstynLansky
  • Mike DaiseyIf You See Something, Say Something
  • Matt Sax – Clay
  • Outstanding Choreography* Peter DarlingBilly Elliot the Musical
  • Karole ArmitageHair
  • Andy Blankenbuehler9 to 5
  • Josh PrinceShrek the Musical
  • Susan StromanHappiness
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* Tim HatleyShrek the Musical
  • Santo LoquastoWaiting for Godot
  • Derek McLane33 Variations
  • Ian MacNeilBilly Elliot the Musical
  • Walt Spangler – Desire Under the Elms
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Tim HatleyShrek the Musical
  • Nicky GillibrandBilly Elliot the Musical
  • John NapierEquus
  • Martin PakledinazBlithe Spirit
  • Catherine ZuberJoe Turner's Come and Gone
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Rick FisherBilly Elliot the Musical
  • Kevin AdamsHair
  • David HerseyEquus
  • Peter KaczorowskiRuined
  • David Lander33 Variations
  • 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.
    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, Director, and Costume Design. Montego Glover and Catherine Zeta-Jones tied for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play* RedNext FallSuperior DonutsTime Stands Still
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical* MemphisAmerican IdiotCome Fly AwayFela!Sondheim on Sondheim
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* The Orphans' Home CycleClybourne ParkThe PrideThe Temperamentals
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical * Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and The Scottsboro Boys Tin Pan Alley RagYank!
    Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, Memphis
    Outstanding Revival of a Play* FencesLend Me a TenorThe Royal FamilyA View from the Bridge
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical* La Cage aux FollesFinian's RainbowA Little Night MusicPromises, Promises
    Outstanding Director of Play* Michael WilsonThe Orphans' Home Cycle
  • Doug HughesThe Royal Family
  • Kenny LeonFences
  • Stanley TucciLend Me a Tenor
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* Terry JohnsonLa Cage aux Folles
  • Christopher AshleyMemphis
  • Susan StromanThe Scottsboro Boys
  • Alex TimbersBloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
  • John Gassner Award* Geoffrey Nauffts – Next Fall
  • John LoganRed
  • Jon MaransThe Temperamentals
  • Bruce NorrisClybourne Park
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* Carrie FisherWishful Drinking
  • Jim BrochuZero Hour
  • Judith IveyThe Lady With All the Answers
  • Anna Deavere SmithLet Me Down Easy
  • Outstanding Choreography* Bill T. JonesFela! and Sergio TrujilloMemphis
  • Rob AshfordPromises, Promises
  • Susan StromanThe Scottsboro Boys
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play* Denzel WashingtonFences
  • Bill HeckThe Orphans' Home Cycle
  • Jude LawHamlet
  • Liev SchreiberA View from the Bridge
  • Christopher WalkenA Behanding in Spokane
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play* Viola DavisFences
  • Nina AriandaVenus in Fur
  • Laura BenantiIn the Next Room or The Vibrator Play|In the Next Room, or the vibrator play
  • Laura LinneyTime Stands Still
  • Jan MaxwellThe Royal Family
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play* Jon Michael HillSuperior Donuts
  • James DeMarse – The Orphans' Home Cycle
  • David PittuEquivocation
  • Noah RobbinsBrighton Beach Memoirs
  • Reg RogersThe Royal Family
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play* Jan MaxwellLend Me a Tenor
  • Hallie FooteThe Orphans' Home Cycle
  • Rosemary HarrisThe Royal Family
  • Marin IrelandA Lie of the Mind
  • Alicia SilverstoneTime Stands Still
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical* Douglas HodgeLa Cage aux Folles
  • Brandon Victor DixonThe Scottsboro Boys
  • Sean HayesPromises, Promises
  • Chad KimballMemphis
  • Nathan LaneThe Addams Family
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical * Montego GloverMemphis and Catherine Zeta-JonesA Little Night Music
  • Kate BaldwinFinian's Rainbow
  • Barbara CookSondheim on Sondheim
  • Bebe NeuwirthThe Addams Family
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical* Levi KreisMillion Dollar Quartet
  • Kevin ChamberlinThe Addams Family
  • Christopher FitzgeraldFinian's Rainbow
  • Dick LatessaPromises, Promises
  • Bobby SteggertRagtime
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical* Katie FinneranPromises, Promises
  • Carolee CarmelloThe Addams Family
  • Angela LansburyA Little Night Music
  • Cass Morgan – Memphis
  • Terri WhiteFinian's Rainbow
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* Phelim McDermott & Julian Crouch – The Addams Family
  • John Lee BeattyThe Royal Family
  • Beowulf BorittSondheim on Sondheim
  • Donyale WerleBloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Matthew Wright - La Cage aux Folles
  • Jane Greenwood - Present Laughter
  • Martin Pakledinaz - Lend Me a Tenor
  • Catherine Zuber - The Royal Family
  • Outstanding Lighting Design*Kevin Adams - American Idiot
  • Kevin Adams - The Scottsboro Boys
  • Ken Billington - Sondheim on Sondheim
  • Justin Townsend - Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
  • 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.
    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play* War HorseBengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooGood PeopleThe Motherfucker with the Hat
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical* The Book of MormonWomen on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownPriscilla Queen of the Desert The MusicalSister Act The Musical
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* Other Desert CitiesThe Other PlaceKin Blood From a Stone
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical* The KidFreckleface Strawberry The MusicalTomorrow MorningIn Transit
    Outstanding Revival of a Play* The Normal HeartBorn YesterdayThe Importance of Being EarnestThe Merchant of Venice
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical* Anything GoesHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingA Tree Grows in BrooklynHello Again
    Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt StoneThe Book of Mormon
    Outstanding Director of Play* Marianne Elliott and Tom MorrisWar Horse
  • Emma RiceBrief Encounter
  • Anna D. ShapiroThe Motherf**ker with the Hat
  • Daniel SullivanGood People
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* Casey Nicholaw and Trey ParkerThe Book of Mormon
  • Jerry ZaksSister Act The Musical
  • Kathleen MarshallAnything Goes
  • Rob AshfordHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* John Leguizamo – Ghetto Klown
  • Michael ShannonMistakes Were Made
  • Mike BirbigliaMike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
  • Daniel Beaty – Through the Night, a Soul Aria
  • John Gassner Award* Matthew LópezThe Whipping Man
  • David West ReadThe Dream of the Burning Boy
  • Amy HerzogAfter the Revolution
  • Kimberly Rosenstock – Tigers Be Still
  • Outstanding Choreography* Kathleen MarshallAnything Goes
  • Ross Coleman – Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical
  • Casey NicholawThe Book of Mormon
  • Rob AshfordHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play* Mark RylanceJerusalem as Johnny "Rooster" Byron
  • Joe MantelloThe Normal Heart as Ned Weeks
  • Bobby CannavaleThe Motherf**ker with the Hat as Jackie
  • Al PacinoThe Merchant of Venice as Shylock
  • Reed BirneyThe Dream of the Burning Boy as Larry
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play * Frances McDormandGood People as Margie Walsh and Nina AriandaBorn Yesterday as Billie Dawn
  • Judith LightLombardi as Marie Lombardi
  • Laurie MetcalfThe Other Place as Juliana Smithton
  • Edie FalcoThe House of Blue Leaves as Bananas Shaughnessy
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play* Brian BedfordThe Importance of Being Earnest as Lady Bracknell
  • Stacy KeachOther Desert Cities as Lyman Wyeth
  • Evan JonigkeitHigh as Cody Randall
  • Seth NumrichWar Horse as Albert Narracott
  • Yul VázquezThe Motherfucker with the Hat as Cousin Julio
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play* Elizabeth RodriguezThe Motherf**ker with the Hat as Veronica
  • Linda LavinOther Desert Cities as Silda Grauman
  • Renée Elise GoldsberryGood People as Kate
  • Alison PillThe House of Blue Leaves as Corrinna Stroller
  • Estelle ParsonsGood People as Dottie
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical* Josh GadThe Book of Mormon as Elder Cunningham
  • Daniel RadcliffeHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as J. Pierrepont Finch
  • Aaron TveitCatch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale, Jr.
  • Norbert Leo ButzCatch Me If You Can as Carl Hanratty
  • Tony SheldonPriscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical as Bernadette
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical* Sutton FosterAnything Goes as Reno Sweeney
  • Donna MurphyThe People in the Picture as Raisel/Bubbie
  • Patina MillerSister Act The Musical as Deloris Van Cartier
  • Beth LeavelBaby It's You! as Florence Greenberg
  • Victoria ClarkSister Act The Musical as Mother Superior
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical* Adam GodleyAnything Goes as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh
  • John McMartinAnything Goes as Elisha J. Whitney
  • Colin DonnellAnything Goes as Billy Crocker
  • John LarroquetteHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as J.B. Biggley
  • Chester GregorySister Act The Musical as Eddie Souther
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical* Laura BenantiWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown as Candela
  • Patti LuPoneWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown as Lucía
  • Laura OsnesAnything Goes as Hope Harcourt
  • Marla Mindelle – Sister Act The Musical as Sister Mary Robert
  • Nikki M. JamesThe Book of Mormon as Nabulungi
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* Neil Murray – Brief Encounter
  • Derek McLaneBengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
  • Todd RosenthalThe Motherf**ker with the Hat
  • Desmond HeeleyThe Importance of Being Earnest
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Tim Chappel and Lizzy GardinerPriscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical
  • Desmond HeeleyThe Importance of Being Earnest
  • Lez BrotherstonSister Act The Musical
  • Lizz Wolf – Baby It's You!
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Paule ConstableWar Horse
  • Natasha KatzSister Act The Musical
  • Malcolm Rippeth – Brief Encounter
  • David LanderBengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
  • 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 Newsies and Once each receiving seven nominations and the revival of Follies receiving five. The Public Theater received an honorary award "on its 50th anniversary presenting free theatre at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park."
    Winners include One Man, Two Guvnors as | Outstanding New Broadway Play, Once as Outstanding New Broadway Musical, Sons of the Prophet by Stephen Karam as Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play, and Michael John LaChiusa's Queen of the Mist as Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical. The Submission by Jeff Talbot received the John Gassner Award.
    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play* One Man, Two GuvnorsSeminarThe LyonsStick Fly
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical* Once Disney's NewsiesBonnie and Clyde Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* Sons of the ProphetBlood and GiftsThe School for LiesTribes
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical* Queen of the MistDeath Takes a HolidayPlay It CoolLucky Guy
    Outstanding Revival of a Play* Death of a SalesmanThe Lady from DubuquePrivate LivesThe Best Man
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical* FolliesCarriePorgy and BessEvita
    Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Alan Menken and Jack FeldmanDisney's Newsies
    Outstanding Director of Play* Nicholas HytnerOne Man, Two Guvnors
  • Mike NicholsDeath of a Salesman
  • Mark BrokawThe Lyons
  • David CromerTribes
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* John TiffanyOnce
  • Jeff CalhounDisney's Newsies
  • Michael GrandageEvita
  • Kathleen MarshallNice Work If You Can Get It
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* Denis O'Hare – An Iliad
  • Stephen SpinellaAn Iliad
  • David GreenspanThe Patsy & Jonas
  • Judy GoldThe Judy Show
  • John Gassner Award* Jeff Talbott – The Submission
  • Gabe McKinley – CQ/CX
  • Erika Sheffer – Russian Transport
  • Robert Askins – Hand to God
  • Outstanding Choreography* Christopher GattelliDisney's Newsies
  • Rob AshfordEvita
  • Steven HoggettOnce
  • Kathleen MarshallNice Work If You Can Get It
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play* James CordenOne Man, Two Guvnors as Francis Henshall
  • Philip Seymour HoffmanDeath of a Salesman as Willy Loman
  • Russell HarvardTribes as Billy
  • Hamish LinklaterThe School for Lies as Frank
  • Santino FontanaSons of the Prophet as Joseph
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play* Tracie BennettEnd of the Rainbow as Judy Garland
  • Linda LavinThe Lyons as Rita Lyons
  • Laila RobinsThe Lady from Dubuque as Jo
  • Nicole Ari ParkerA Streetcar Named Desire as Blanche DuBois
  • Tyne DalyMaster Class as Maria Callas
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play* James Earl JonesThe Best Man as Arthur Hockstedar
  • Andrew GarfieldDeath of a Salesman as Biff Loman
  • Jefferson MaysBlood and Gifts as Simon Craig
  • Tom Edden – One Man, Two Guvnors as Alfie
  • Will BrillTribes as Daniel
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play* Spencer KaydenDon't Dress for Dinner as Suzette
  • Daphne Rubin-VegaA Streetcar Named Desire as Stella Kowalski
  • Angela LansburyThe Best Man as Sue-Ellen Gamadge
  • Joanna GleasonSons of the Prophet as Gloria
  • Judith LightOther Desert Cities as Silda Grauman
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical* Danny BursteinFollies as Buddy Plummer
  • Jeremy JordanDisney's Newsies as Jack Kelly
  • Raúl EsparzaLeap of Faith as Jonas Nightingale
  • Steve KazeeOnce as Guy
  • Norm LewisThe Gershwins' Porgy and Bess as Porgy
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical* Audra McDonaldThe Gershwins' Porgy and Bess as Bess
  • Kelli O'HaraNice Work If You Can Get It as Billie Bendix
  • Jan MaxwellFollies as Phyllis Rogers Stone
  • Marin MazzieCarrie as Margaret White
  • Cristin MiliotiOnce as Girl
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical* Michael McGrathNice Work If You Can Get It as Cookie McGee
  • Phillip BoykinThe Gershwins' Porgy and Bess as Crown
  • Patrick PageSpider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as Norman Osborn aka Green Goblin
  • Chris SullivanNice Work If You Can Get It as Duke Mahoney
  • Andrew Keenan-BolgerDisney's Newsies as Crutchie
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical* Judy KayeNice Work If You Can Get It as Estonia Dulworth
  • Rebecca LukerDeath Takes a Holiday as Duchess Lamberti
  • Melissa van der SchyffBonnie and Clyde as Blanche Barrow
  • Jayne HoudyshellFollies as Hattie Walker
  • Da'Vine Joy RandolphGhost The Musical as Oda May Brown
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* George TsypinSpider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
  • Bob CrowleyOnce
  • Christopher OramEvita
  • Derek McLaneNice Work If You Can Get It
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Eiko IshiokaSpider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
  • Gregg BarnesFollies
  • Martin PakledinazNice Work If You Can Get It
  • William Ivey LongDon't Dress for Dinner
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Hugh VanstoneGhost The Musical
  • Neil AustinEvita
  • Brian MacDevittDeath of a Salesman
  • Donald HolderSpider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
  • 2012–2013 season

    The nominees included 11 nominations for the revival of the musical Pippin, nine nominations for Kinky Boots, eight nominations for Chaplin: The Musical and Cinderella and six nominations for Golden Boy and The Nance.
    Winners include Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 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 Irish Repertory Theatre.
    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play* Vanya and Sonia and Masha and SpikeGraceLucky GuyThe NanceThe Testament of Mary
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical* Kinky BootsChaplin The MusicalHands On a HardbodyMatilda the MusicalA Christmas Story: The Musical
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* My Name Is Asher Lev
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical* Here Lies LoveFebruary HouseDogfightGiantMurder Ballad
    Outstanding Revival of a Play* Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?The Trip to BountifulThe Piano LessonOrphansGolden Boy
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical* PippinRodgers & Hammerstein's CinderellaAnnieThe Mystery of Edwin DroodPassion
    Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Cyndi LauperKinky Boots
  • Christopher Paul CurtisChaplin
  • Benj Pasek and Justin PaulDogfight
  • Amanda Green and Trey AnastasioHands on a Hardbody
  • David Byrne and Fatboy SlimHere Lies Love
  • Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Dennis KellyMatilda the Musical
  • Harvey FiersteinKinky Boots
  • Peter DuchanDogfight
  • Christopher Paul Curtis and Thomas MeehanChaplin
  • Douglas Carter BeaneRodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
  • Outstanding Director of Play* Jack O'BrienThe Nance
  • Nicholas Martin – Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
  • Pam MacKinnonWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
  • Michael WilsonThe Trip to Bountiful
  • Bartlett SherGolden Boy
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* Diane PaulusPippin
  • Warren CarlyleChaplin The Musical
  • Scott EllisThe Mystery of Edwin Drood
  • Jerry MitchellKinky Boots
  • Alex TimbersHere Lies Love
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* Holland TaylorAnn as Ann Richards
  • Martin MoranAll the Rage
  • Fiona ShawThe Testament of Mary as Mary
  • Michael UrieBuyer & Cellar as Alex More
  • Bette MidlerI'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers as Sue Mengers
  • John Gassner Award* Aaron PosnerMy Name Is Asher Lev
  • Ayad AkhtarDisgraced
  • Paul Downs ColaizzoReally Really
  • Joshua HarmonBad Jews
  • Samuel D. HunterThe Whale
  • Outstanding Choreography* Chet WalkerPippin
  • Warren CarlyleChaplin The Musical
  • Peter DarlingMatilda the Musical
  • Jerry MitchellKinky Boots
  • Josh Rhodes – Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play* Nathan LaneThe Nance as Chauncey Miles
  • Tom HanksLucky Guy as Mike McAlary
  • Shuler HensleyThe Whale as Charlie
  • Tracy LettsWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as George
  • David Hyde PierceVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike as Vanya
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play* Cicely TysonThe Trip to Bountiful as Carrie Watts
  • Vanessa RedgraveThe Revisionist as Maria
  • Tracee ChimoBad Jews as Daphna
  • Amy MortonWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as Martha
  • Joely RichardsonIvanov as Anna Petrovna
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play* Tom SturridgeOrphans as Phillip
  • Danny BursteinGolden Boy as Tokio
  • Richard KindThe Big Knife as Marcus Hoff
  • Jonny OrsiniThe Nance as Ned
  • Tony ShalhoubGolden Boy as Mr. Bonaparte
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play* Kristine NielsenVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike as Sonia
  • Judith LightThe Assembled Parties as Faye
  • Cady HuffmanThe Nance as Sylvie
  • Judith IveyThe Heiress as Aunt Lavinia Penniman
  • Vanessa WilliamsThe Trip to Bountiful as Jessie Mae Watts
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical* Billy PorterKinky Boots as Lola
  • Matthew James ThomasPippin as Pippin
  • Bertie CarvelMatilda the Musical as Miss Trunchbull
  • Santino FontanaRodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella as Topher
  • Rob McClureChaplin The Musical as Charlie Chaplin
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical* Patina MillerPippin as The Leading Player
  • Lilla CrawfordAnnie as Annie
  • Lindsay MendezDogfight as Rose Fenny
  • Laura OsnesRodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella as Ella
  • Valisia LeKaeMotown: The Musical as Diana Ross
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical* Terrence MannPippin as Charles
  • Will ChaseThe Mystery of Edwin Drood as Mr. Clive Paget / John Jasper
  • Raymond Luke Jr. – Motown: The Musical as Young Berry Gordy / Michael Jackson / Little Stevie Wonder
  • Dan LauriaA Christmas Story: The Musical as Jean Shepherd
  • Daniel Stewart Sherman – Kinky Boots as Don
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical* Andrea MartinPippin as Berthe
  • Annaleigh AshfordKinky Boots as Lauren
  • Keala SettleHands on a Hardbody as Norma Valverde
  • Victoria ClarkRodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella as Marie
  • Charlotte d'AmboisePippin as Fastrada
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* Rob HowellMatilda the Musical
  • Scott PaskPippin
  • John Lee BeattyThe Nance
  • Michael H. Yeargan – Golden Boy
  • David KorinsHere Lies Love
  • Outstanding Costume Design* William Ivey LongRodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella and The Mystery of Edwin Drood
  • Dominique Lemieux – Pippin
  • Amy Clark and Martin PakledinazChaplin The Musical
  • Gregg BarnesKinky Boots
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Kenneth PosnerPippin
  • Donald HolderGolden Boy
  • Paul GalloDogfight
  • Ken BillingtonChaplin The Musical
  • Kenneth Posner - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella'
  • 2013–2014 season

    The nominees included 11 nominations for A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, 8 nominations for the new musical Aladdin, and 7 nominations for the new musical Fun Home; the dramas Twelfth Night received 5 nominations, Act One 4 nominations, and All the Way 4 nominations. Winners of multiple awards were A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder with 4; Bullets Over Broadway and The Glass Menagerie with 3 each; and All the Way and Hedwig and the Angry Inch with 2 each. Three plays tied for the John Glassner Award: Eric Dufault, Year of the Rooster; Madeleine George, The Watson Intelligence; and Steven Levenson, The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin.
    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play* All the WayAct OneCasa ValentinaOutside MullingarThe Realistic Joneses
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical* A Gentleman's Guide to Love and MurderAfter MidnightAladdinBeautiful: The Carole King MusicalRocky
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* The Explorer's ClubAppropriateChoir BoyThe Heir ApparentStage Kiss
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical* Fun HomeFar From HeavenMurder for TwoStoryvilleWhat's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined
    Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Robert L. FreedmanA Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
    Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Jason Robert BrownThe Bridges of Madison County
  • Alan Menken and Chad BeguelinAladdin
  • Jeanine Tesori and Lisa KronFun Home
  • Steven Lutvak and Robert L. FreedmanA Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
  • Tom Kitt and Brian YorkeyIf/Then
  • Outstanding Revival of a Play* The Glass MenagerieThe Cripple of InishmaanMachinalTwelfth NightThe Winslow Boy
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical* Hedwig and the Angry InchCabaretLady Day at Emerson's Bar and GrillLes MisérablesViolet
    Outstanding Director of Play* Tim Carroll – Twelfth Night
  • Michael GrandageThe Cripple of Inishmaan
  • Lindsay PosnerThe Winslow Boy
  • Bill RauchAll the Way
  • Lyndsey Turner – Machinal
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* Warren CarlyleAfter Midnight
  • Laurence Connor and James Powell – Les Misérables
  • Sam GoldFun Home
  • Alex TimbersRocky
  • Darko TresnjakA Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
  • John Gassner Award* Scott Z. Burns – The Library
  • Eric Dufault – Year of the Rooster
  • Madeleine GeorgeThe Watson Intelligence
  • Steven LevensonThe Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin
  • Lauren YeeThe Hatmaker's Wife
  • Outstanding Choreography* Warren CarlyleAfter Midnight
  • Peggy Hickey – A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
  • Steven Hoggett and Kelly DevineRocky
  • Casey NicholawAladdin
  • Susan StromanBullets Over Broadway
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play* Bryan CranstonAll The Way
  • Ian McKellenNo Man's Land
  • Brian F. O'ByrneOutside Mullingar
  • Mark RylanceTwelfth Night
  • Tony ShalhoubAct One
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play* Cherry JonesThe Glass Menagerie
  • Tyne DalyMothers and Sons
  • Rebecca HallMachinal
  • Jessica HechtStage Kiss
  • Estelle ParsonsThe Velocity of Autumn
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play* Brian J. SmithThe Glass Menagerie
  • Paul ChahidiTwelfth Night
  • Michael Cyril CreightonStage Kiss
  • John McMartinAll The Way
  • Alessandro NivolaThe Winslow Boy
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play * Andrea MartinAct One and Mare WinninghamCasa Valentina
  • Barbara BarrieI Remember Mama
  • Sophie OkonedoA Raisin in the Sun
  • Anika Noni RoseA Raisin in the Sun
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical * Michael CerverisFun Home and Jefferson MaysA Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
  • Neil Patrick HarrisHedwig and the Angry Inch
  • Andy KarlRocky
  • Bryce PinkhamA Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical* Audra McDonaldLady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
  • Sutton FosterViolet
  • Jessie MuellerBeautiful: The Carole King Musical
  • Kelli O'HaraThe Bridges of Madison County
  • Michelle WilliamsCabaret
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical* Nick CorderoBullets Over Broadway
  • Danny BursteinCabaret
  • Joshua HenryViolet
  • James Monroe IglehartAladdin
  • Jarrod SpectorBeautiful: The Carole King Musical
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical* Marin MazzieBullets Over Broadway
  • Judy KuhnFun Home
  • Anika LarsenBeautiful: The Carole King Musical
  • Sydney LucasFun Home
  • Lisa O'HareA Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* John Douglas ThompsonSatchmo at the Waldorf
  • Jim BrochuCharacter Man
  • Debra Jo RuppBecoming Dr. Ruth
  • Ruben Santiago-HudsonHow I Learned What I Learned
  • Alexandra SilberArlington
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* Christopher Barreca – Rocky
  • Beowulf BorittAct One
  • Bob CrowleyAladdin
  • Es DevlinMachinal
  • Alexander Dodge – A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Gregg BarnesAladdin
  • Linda Cho – A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
  • William Ivey LongBullets Over Broadway
  • Jenny TiramaniTwelfth Night
  • Isabel ToledoAfter Midnight
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Kevin AdamsHedwig and the Angry Inch
  • Howell BinkleyAfter Midnight
  • Paule ConstableLes Misérables
  • Natasha KatzAladdin
  • Philip S. Rosenberg – A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
  • 2014–2015 season

    The nominees included Something Rotten! – 12, On the Twentieth Century – 9, An American in Paris – 8, Wolf Hall – 7, It Shoulda Been You – 6, The Audience – 6, The [Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time] – 6, Hamilton – 5, The Elephant Man – 5, The King and I – 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.
    Multiple winners: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, An American in Paris, Hamilton, The King and I, The Audience, On the 20th Century and You Can't Take It With You.
    The John Gassner Award winner was The Invisible Hand by Ayad Akhtar.
    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play* The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeThe AudienceWolf Hall
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical* An American in ParisIt Shoulda Been YouThe Last ShipSomething Rotten!The Visit
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* Between Riverside and CrazyThe City of ConversationThe NetherRasheeda SpeakingThe Village Bike
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical* HamiltonA Christmas MemoryDisenchantedThe Fortress of SolitudeLonesome Traveler
    Outstanding Revival of a Play* You Can't Take It With YouFashions for MenSkylightThe Heidi ChroniclesThe Elephant Man
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical* The King and ISide ShowInto the WoodsOn the TownOn the Twentieth Century
    John Gassner Award* Ayad Akhtar – The Invisible Hand
    Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Lin-Manuel MirandaHamilton
  • Brian HargroveIt Shoulda Been You
  • Karey Kirkpatrick & John O'FarrellSomething Rotten!
  • Terrence McNallyThe Visit
  • John Logan & Brian YorkeyThe Last Ship
  • Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Lin-Manuel MirandaHamilton
  • John Kander & Fred EbbThe Visit
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick & Karey KirkpatrickSomething Rotten!
  • Barbara Anselmi & Brian HargroveIt Shoulda Been You
  • StingThe Last Ship
  • Outstanding Director of Play* Marianne Elliott The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
  • Jeremy HerrinWolf Hall
  • Scott EllisYou Can't Take It With You
  • Stephen DaldryThe Audience
  • Scott EllisThe Elephant Man
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* Christopher Wheeldon An American in Paris
  • Thomas KailHamilton
  • Casey NicholawSomething Rotten!
  • David Hyde PierceIt Shoulda Been You
  • Scott EllisOn the Twentieth Century
  • Outstanding Choreography* Christopher Wheeldon An American in Paris
  • Joshua BergasseOn the Town
  • Andy BlankenbuehlerHamilton
  • Warren CarlyleOn the Twentieth Century
  • Casey NicholawSomething Rotten!
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play* Alex Sharp The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as Christopher Boone
  • Reed BirneyI'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard as David
  • Bradley CooperThe Elephant Man as John Merrick
  • Stephen McKinley HendersonBetween Riverside and Crazy as Pops
  • Ben MilesWolf Hall as Thomas Cromwell
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play* Helen Mirren The Audience as Queen Elizabeth II
  • Jan MaxwellThe City of Conversation as Hester Ferris
  • Elisabeth MossThe Heidi Chronicles as Heidi Holland
  • Tonya PinkinsRasheeda Speaking as Jaclyn
  • Greta GerwigThe Village Bike as Becky
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play* Richard McCabe The Audience as Harold Wilson
  • Paul JessonWolf Hall as Cardinal Archbishop Thomas Wolsey / William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury/ Sir John Seymour / Sir William Kingston
  • Alessandro NivolaThe Elephant Man as Frederick Treves
  • Nathaniel ParkerWolf Hall as King Henry VIII
  • Bryce PinkhamThe Heidi Chronicles as Peter Patrone
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play* Annaleigh Ashford You Can't Take It With You as Essie Carmichael
  • Lydia LeonardWolf Hall as Anne Boleyn
  • Patricia ClarksonThe Elephant Man as Mrs. Kendal
  • Francesca FaridanyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as Siobhan
  • Julie HalstonYou Can't Take It With You as Gay Wellington
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical* Robert Fairchild An American in Paris as Jerry Mulligan
  • Peter GallagherOn the Twentieth Century as Oscar Jaffee
  • Christian BorleSomething Rotten! as William Shakespeare
  • Tony YazbeckOn the Town as Gabey
  • Brian d'Arcy JamesSomething Rotten! as Nick Bottom
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical* Kristin Chenoweth On the Twentieth Century as Lily Garland / Mildred Plotka
  • Chita RiveraThe Visit as Claire Zachanassian
  • Leanne CopeAn American in Paris as Lise Dassin
  • Tyne DalyIt Shoulda Been You as Judy Steinberg
  • Kelli O'HaraThe King and I as Anna Leonowens
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical* Andy Karl On the Twentieth Century as Bruce Granit
  • Paul Alexander NolanDoctor Zhivago as Pasha Antipov
  • John CarianiSomething Rotten! as Nigel Bottom
  • Josh GrisettiIt Shoulda Been You as Marty Kaufman
  • Max von EssenAn American in Paris as Henri Baurel
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical* Ruthie Ann Miles The King and I as Lady Thiang
  • Mary Louise WilsonOn the Twentieth Century as Letitia Peabody Primrose
  • Megan FairchildOn the Town as Ivy Smith
  • Victoria ClarkGigi as Mamita Alvarez
  • Heidi BlickenstaffSomething Rotten! as Bea
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* Jim Dale Just Jim Dale
  • Joe Assadourian – The Bullpen
  • Benjamin ScheuerThe Lion
  • Cush JumboJosephine and I
  • Tom DuganWiesenthal
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* Bunny Christie The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
  • David RockwellOn the Twentieth Century
  • Bob CrowleyAn American in Paris
  • Michael H. Yeargan – The King and I
  • Scott PaskSomething Rotten!
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Catherine Zuber The King and I
  • Gregg BarnesSomething Rotten!
  • Bob CrowleyThe Audience
  • William Ivey LongOn the Twentieth Century
  • Christopher OramWolf Hall
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Paule Constable The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'
  • Japhy Weideman – The Visit
  • Jeff Croiter – Something Rotten!
  • Rick FisherThe Audience
  • Natasha KatzAn American in Paris
  • 2015–2016 season

    The nominees included American Psycho and She Loves Me – 8; Bright Star and On Your Feet! – 7; Dear Evan Hansen – 6; Eclipsed, Lazarus, Long Day's Journey Into Night and Spring Awakening – 5; and The Humans, A View From the Bridge and Waitress – 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.
    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play* The Humans by Stephen KaramEclipsed by Danai GuriraThe Father by Florian ZellerKing Charles III by Mike BartlettThérèse Raquin by Helen Edmundson, based on the novel by Émile Zola
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical* Bright Star
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* The Christians by Lucas HnathFamiliar by Danai GuriraGloria by Branden Jacobs-JenkinsHold On to Me Darling by Kenneth LonerganThe Legend of Georgia McBride by Matthew Lopez
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical* Dear Evan HansenCagneyDaddy Long LegsLazarusSouthern Comfort
    Outstanding Revival of a Play* Long Day's Journey Into NightBlackbirdThe CrucibleFool for LoveA View from the Bridge
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical* She Loves MeThe Color PurpleDames at SeaFiddler on the RoofSpring Awakening
    John Gassner Award* The Royale by Marco RamirezUgly Lies the Bone by Lindsey FerrentinoI and You by Lauren GundersonIronbound by Martyna MajokBoy by Anna Ziegler
    Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Steven LevensonDear Evan Hansen
  • Steve Martin and Edie BrickellBright Star
  • John CairdDaddy Long Legs
  • Enda WalshLazarus
  • Alexander Dinelaris Jr.On Your Feet!
  • Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Steve Martin and Edie BrickellBright Star
  • Duncan Sheik and Steven SaterAmerican Psycho the Musical
  • Paul GordonDaddy Long Legs
  • Benj Pasek and Justin PaulDear Evan Hansen
  • Sara BareillesWaitress
  • Outstanding Director of Play* Ivo van HoveA View from the Bridge
  • Evan Cabnet — Gloria
  • Mike Donahue — The Legend of Georgia McBride
  • Rupert GooldKing Charles III
  • Joe MantelloThe Humans
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* Michael ArdenSpring Awakening
  • Walter BobbieBright Star
  • Scott EllisShe Loves Me
  • Rupert GooldAmerican Psycho the Musical
  • Michael GreifDear Evan Hansen
  • Outstanding Choreography* Sergio TrujilloOn Your Feet!
  • Joshua BergasseCagney
  • Spencer Liff — Spring Awakening
  • Josh Rhodes — Bright Star
  • Randy SkinnerDames at Sea
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play* Frank LangellaThe Father
  • Reed BirneyThe Humans
  • Gabriel ByrneLong Day's Journey Into Night
  • Mark StrongA View from the Bridge
  • Ben WhishawThe Crucible
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play* Jessica LangeLong Day's Journey Into Night
  • Jayne HoudyshellThe Humans
  • Lupita Nyong'oEclipsed
  • Nicola WalkerA View from the Bridge
  • Michelle WilliamsBlackbird
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play* Michael ShannonLong Day's Journey Into Night
  • Sanjit De SilvaDry Powder
  • Matt McGrathThe Legend of Georgia McBride
  • Jim NortonThe Crucible
  • Robert Sella — Sylvia
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play * Pascale ArmandEclipsed and Judith LightThérèse Raquin
  • Zainab JahEclipsed
  • Saycon SengblohEclipsed
  • Myra Lucretia TaylorFamiliar
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* James Lecesne — The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey
  • Mike Birbiglia — Thank God for Jokes
  • Kathleen ChalfantRose
  • Anne HathawayGrounded
  • Daphne Rubin-VegaEmpanada Loca
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical* Danny BursteinFiddler on the Roof
  • Alex BrightmanSchool of Rock the Musical
  • Robert Creighton — Cagney
  • Ben PlattDear Evan Hansen
  • Benjamin WalkerAmerican Psycho the Musical
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical* Cynthia ErivoThe Color Purple
  • Laura BenantiShe Loves Me
  • Carmen CusackBright Star
  • Jessie MuellerWaitress
  • Ana VillafañeOn Your Feet!
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical* Christopher FitzgeraldWaitress
  • Nicholas BaraschShe Loves Me
  • Roger BartDisaster!
  • Michael EsperLazarus
  • Terrence MannTuck Everlasting
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical* Jane KrakowskiShe Loves Me
  • Danielle BrooksThe Color Purple the Musical
  • Andrea BurnsOn Your Feet!
  • Sophia Anne CarusoLazarus
  • Heléne YorkeAmerican Psycho the Musical
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* David RockwellShe Loves Me
  • Beowulf BorittThérèse Raquin
  • David KorinsMisery
  • Mimi LienJohn
  • Walt Spangler — Tuck Everlasting
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Jeff Mahshie — She Loves Me
  • ESosaOn Your Feet!
  • Jane GreenwoodBright Star
  • Katrina Lindsay — American Psycho the Musical
  • Tom Scutt — King Charles III
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Justin Townsend — American Psycho the Musical
  • Donald HolderShe Loves Me
  • Natasha KatzLong Day's Journey Into Night
  • Kenneth PosnerOn Your Feet!
  • Ben Stanton — Spring Awakening
  • Outstanding Projection Design* Finn RossAmerican Psycho the Musical
  • Lucy MacKinnon — Spring Awakening
  • Peter NigriniGrounded
  • Peter NigriniDear Evan Hansen
  • Tal Yarden — Lazarus
  • Special Achievement AwardsJames Houghton, Signature Theatre Company

    2016–2017 season

    The nominees included Anastasia – 13; Hello, Dolly! – 10; The Band's Visit and Come from Away – 7; Groundhog Day – 5; A Bronx Tale – 4; Falsettos, Holiday Inn, and Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 – 3; and Miss Saigon, Sunset Boulevard – 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.
    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play* OsloA Doll's House, Part 2IndecentSweat
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical* Come From AwayAnastasiaA Bronx Tale — The MusicalGroundhog DayHoliday Inn
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* If I ForgetIncognitoA LifeLindaLove, Love, Love
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical* The Band's VisitHadestownHimself & NoraKid VictorySpamilton
    Outstanding Revival of a Play* JitneyThe Front PageThe Little FoxesOthelloThe Price
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical* Hello, Dolly!Finian's RainbowMiss SaigonSunset BoulevardSweeney Todd
    John Gassner Award* Bess WohlSmall Mouth Sounds
    Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Irene Sankoff, David HeinCome From Away
  • Terrence McNallyAnastasia
  • Itamar MosesThe Band's Visit
  • Chazz PalminteriA Bronx Tale
  • Danny RubinGroundhog Day
  • Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* David YazbekThe Band's Visit
  • Stephen Flaherty & Lynn AhrensAnastasia
  • Alan Menken & Glenn SlaterA Bronx Tale
  • Tim MinchinGroundhog Day
  • Irene Sankoff & David HeinCome From Away
  • Outstanding Director of Play* Rebecca TaichmanIndecent
  • Lila NeugebauerThe Wolves
  • Jack O’BrienThe Front Page
  • Daniel SullivanThe Little Foxes
  • Kate WhoriskeySweat
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* Christopher AshleyCome From Away
  • David CromerThe Band's Visit
  • Darko TresnjakAnastasia
  • Matthew WarchusGroundhog Day
  • Jerry ZaksHello, Dolly!
  • Outstanding Choreography* Warren CarlyleHello, Dolly!
  • Andy BlankenbuehlerBandstand
  • Savion GloverShuffle Along
  • Kelly DevineCome From Away
  • Denis JonesHoliday Inn
  • Outstanding Orchestrations* Larry HochmanHello, Dolly!
  • Doug BestermanAnastasia
  • Larry BlankHoliday Inn
  • Bill Elliott & Greg Anthony Rassen – Bandstand
  • Jamshied SharifiThe Band's Visit
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play* Kevin KlinePresent Laughter
  • Daniel CraigOthello
  • Michael EmersonWakey, Wakey
  • David OyelowoOthello
  • David Hyde PierceA Life
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play* Laura LinneyThe Little Foxes
  • Janie DeeLinda
  • Sally FieldThe Glass Menagerie
  • Allison JanneySix Degrees of Separation
  • Laurie MetcalfA Doll's House, Part 2
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play* Danny DeVitoThe Price
  • Michael AronovOslo
  • Nathan LaneThe Front Page
  • Richard ThomasThe Little Foxes
  • Richard Topol – Indecent
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play* Cynthia NixonThe Little Foxes
  • Johanna DaySweat
  • Jayne HoudyshellA Doll's House, Part 2
  • Katrina LenkIndecent
  • Nana MensahMan From Nebraska
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* Simon McBurney – The Encounter
  • Ed DixonGeorgie: My Adventures with George Rose
  • Marin IrelandOn the Exhale
  • Sarah JonesSell/Buy/Date
  • Judith LightAll the Ways to Say I Love You
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical* Andy KarlGroundhog Day
  • Christian BorleFalsettos
  • Nick CorderoA Bronx Tale
  • David Hyde PierceHello, Dolly!
  • Tony ShalhoubThe Band's Visit
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical* Bette MidlerHello, Dolly!
  • Christy AltomareAnastasia
  • Christine EbersoleWar Paint
  • Katrina LenkThe Band's Visit
  • Patti LuPoneWar Paint
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical* Gavin CreelHello, Dolly!
  • John BoltonAnastasia
  • Jeffry DenmanKid Victory
  • Shuler HensleySweet Charity
  • Andrew RannellsFalsettos
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical* Jenn ColellaCome From Away
  • Kate BaldwinHello, Dolly!
  • Stephanie J. BlockFalsettos
  • Caroline O’Connor – Anastasia
  • Mary Beth PeilAnastasia
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* Mimi LienNatasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
  • Alexander Dodge – Anastasia
  • Nigel Hook – The Play That Goes Wrong
  • Scott PaskThe Little Foxes
  • Douglas W. Schmidt – The Front Page
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Catherine ZuberWar Paint
  • Linda Cho – Anastasia
  • Susan HilfertyPresent Laughter
  • Santo LoquastoHello, Dolly!
  • Ann RothShuffle Along
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Bradley KingNatasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
  • Christopher AkerlindIndecent
  • Donald HolderAnastasia
  • Natasha KatzHello, Dolly!
  • Kenneth PosnerWar Paint
  • Outstanding Projection Design* Aaron RhyneAnastasia
  • Duncan McLean – Privacy
  • Jared MezzocchiVietgone
  • Benjamin Pearcy – Oslo
  • Tal Yarden – Indecent
  • Outstanding Sound Design* Gareth OwenCome From Away
  • Gareth Fry & Pete MalkinThe Encounter
  • Nicholas Pope – Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
  • Matt Stine – Sweeney Todd
  • Nevin SteinbergBandstand
  • 2017–2018 season

    The nominees included SpongeBob SquarePants – 11; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – 10; My Fair Lady – 9; Mean Girls – 8; Angels in America, Carousel, and Once on This Island – 6; Three Tall Women – 5; Frozen and Prince of Broadway – 4; Farinelli and the King 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.
    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play* Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Part One and Part TwoFarinelli and the KingJunkThe Children
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical* SpongeBob SquarePantsEscape to MargaritavilleFrozen the MusicalMean GirlsPrince of Broadway
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* AdmissionsMlima's TaleThe Low RoadCost of LivingHangmen
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical* Desperate MeasuresCruel Intentions: The MusicalJerry Springer: The OperaMiss You Like Hell
    Outstanding Revival of a Play* Angels in AmericaThree Tall WomenTravestiesLobby HeroJesus Hopped the 'A' Train
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical* My Fair LadyCarouselPacific OverturesOnce on This Island
    John Gassner Award* Jocelyn Bioh, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
    Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Tina Fey, Mean Girls
  • Quiara Alegría Hudes, Miss You Like Hell
  • Kyle Jarrow, SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Peter Kellogg, Desperate Measures
  • Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Various Artists, SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Frozen the Musical
  • David Friedman, Peter Kellogg, Desperate Measures
  • Imogen Heap, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
  • Erin McKeown, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Miss You Like Hell
  • Outstanding Director of Play* John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
  • Joe Mantello, Three Tall Women
  • Patrick Marber, Travesties
  • Marianne Elliott, Angels in America
  • Jo Bonney, Cost of Living
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical * Tina Landau, SpongeBob SquarePants and Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady
  • Bill Castellino, Desperate Measures
  • Michael Arden, Once on This Island
  • Casey Nicholaw, Mean Girls
  • Outstanding Choreography* Justin Peck, Carousel
  • Steven Hoggett, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
  • Camille A. Brown, Once on This Island
  • Christopher Gattelli, My Fair Lady
  • Christopher Gattelli, SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Outstanding Orchestrations* Jonathan Tunick, Carousel
  • Jason Robert Brown, Prince of Broadway
  • AnnMarie Milazzo, Once on This Island
  • Michael Starobin, Once on This Island
  • Claire van Kampen, Farinelli and the King
  • Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play* Andrew Garfield, Angels in America as Prior Walter / Man in the Park
  • Sean Carvajal, Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train as Angel Cruz
  • Tom Hollander, Travesties as Henry Carr
  • Gregg Mozgala, Cost of Living as John
  • Michael Urie, The Government Inspector as Ivan Alexandreyevich Hlestakov
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play* Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women as A
  • Lauren Ridloff, Children of a Lesser God as Sarah Norman
  • MaameYaa Boafo, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play as Paulina Sarpong
  • Katy Sullivan, Cost of Living as Ani
  • Jessica Hecht, Admissions as Sherri Rosen-Mason
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play* Nathan Lane, Angels in America as Roy Cohn / Prior 2 / The Angel Antarctica
  • Johnny Flynn, Hangmen as Mooney
  • David Morse, The Iceman Cometh as Larry Slade
  • Paul Sparks, At Home at the Zoo as Jerry in The Zoo Story
  • Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as Scorpius Malfoy
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play* Laurie Metcalf, Three Tall Women as B
  • Jamie Brewer, Amy and the Orphans as Amy
  • Denise Gough, Angels in America as Harper Pitt / Martin Heller / The Angel Africanii
  • Harriet Harris, The Low Road as Mrs. Trumpet / Belinda / Mrs. Low
  • Mary Testa, The Government Inspector as Anna Andreyevna
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* Billy Crudup, Harry Clarke as Harry Clarke
  • Eve Ensler, In the Body of the World
  • John Lithgow, John Lithgow: Stories by Heart
  • Sharon Washington, Feeding the Dragon
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical* Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants as SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Conor Ryan, Desperate Measures as Johnny Blood
  • Harry Hadden-Paton, My Fair Lady as Professor Henry Higgins
  • Joshua Henry, Carousel as Billy Bigelow
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical* Lauren Ambrose, My Fair Lady as Eliza Doolittle
  • Patti Murin, Frozen the Musical as Anna
  • Erika Henningsen, Mean Girls as Cady Heron
  • Hailey Kilgore, Once on This Island as Ti Moune
  • Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls as Regina George
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical* Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady as Alfred P. Doolittle
  • Gavin Lee, SpongeBob SquarePants as Squidward Q. Tentacles
  • Nick Wyman, Desperate Measures as Governor von Richterhenkenpflichtgetruber
  • Tony Yazbeck, Prince of Broadway
  • Alexander Gemignani, Carousel as Enoch Snow
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical* Lindsay Mendez, Carousel as Carrie Pipperidge
  • Lauren Molina, Desperate Measures as Bella Rose
  • Ashley Park, Mean Girls as Gretchen Wieners
  • Kerry Butler, Mean Girls as Mrs. Heron / Ms. Norbury / Mrs. George
  • Emily Skinner, Prince of Broadway
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
  • Myung Hee Cho, My Fair Lady
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  • [David Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Miriam Buether, Three Tall Women
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Catherine Zuber, My Fair Lady
  • Clint Ramos, Once on This Island
  • Paloma Young, Time and the Conways
  • Katrina Lindsay, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
  • David Zinn, SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
  • Lap Chi Chu, Mlima's Tale
  • Paul Russell, Farinelli and the King
  • Paule Constable, Angels in America
  • Kevin Adams, SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Outstanding Projection Design* Finn Ross, Ash J Woodward Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
  • Finn Ross, Frozen the Musical
  • Finn Ross, In the Body of the World
  • Tim Reid, 1984
  • Finn Ross, Adam Young, Mean Girls
  • Outstanding Sound Design* Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
  • Fitz Patton, Napoli, Brooklyn
  • Darron L West, Mlima's Tale
  • Marc Salzberg, My Fair Lady
  • Kate Marvin, Porto
  • 2018–2019 season

    The Outer Critics Circle Award winners for the 2018–19 season include Hadestown, The Ferryman, Girl From the North Country, and White Noise.
    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play* The FerrymanWhat the Constitution Means to MeInkNetworkTo Kill a Mockingbird
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical* HadestownThe PromBe More ChillHead Over HeelsTootsie
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* White NoiseFairviewThe House That Will Not StandLewiston/ClarkstonThe Light
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical* Girl from the North CountryThe Beast in the JungleBlack LightThe Hello Girls |The Hello GirlsMidnight at the Never Get
    Outstanding Revival of a Play* All My SonsBy the Way, Meet Vera StarkThe Waverly GalleryJuno and the PaycockOur Lady of 121st Street
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical* Fiddler on the Roof Oklahoma!Smokey Joe's CafeCarmen JonesKiss Me, Kate
    John Gassner Award* Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell, The Lifespan of a FactDonja R. Love, Sugar in Our WoundsMing Peiffer, Usual GirlsCharly E. Simpson, Behind the SheetJeremy O. Harris, Slave Play
    Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Robert Horn, Tootsie
    Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Anaïs Mitchell, Hadestown
  • Peter Mills, The Hello Girls
  • David Yazbek, Tootsie
  • Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin, The Prom
  • Joe Iconis, Be More Chill
  • Outstanding Director of Play* Sam Mendes, The Ferryman
  • Bartlett Sher, To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Jack O'Brien, All My Sons
  • Rupert Goold, Ink
  • Logan Vaughn, The Light
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown
  • Scott Ellis, Tootsie
  • Daniel Fish, Oklahoma!
  • Joel Grey, Fiddler on the Roof
  • Cara Reichel, The Hello Girls
  • Outstanding Choreography* Warren Carlyle, Kiss Me, Kate
  • Denis Jones, Tootsie
  • David Neumann, Hadestown
  • Sergio Trujillo, Ain't Too Proud
  • Christopher Gattelli, The Cher Show
  • Outstanding Orchestrations* Daniel Kluger, Oklahoma!
  • Michael Chorney, Todd Sickafoose, Hadestown
  • Harold Wheeler, Ain't Too Proud
  • Joseph Joubert, Carmen Jones
  • Simon Hale, Girl from the North Country
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play* Bryan Cranston, Network as Howard Beale
  • Daveed Diggs, White Noise as Leo
  • Bill Irwin, On Beckett
  • Jeremy Pope, Choir Boy as Pharus Jonathan Young
  • McKinley Belcher III, The Light as Rashad
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play* Elaine May, The Waverly Gallery as Gladys Green
  • Glenn Close, Mother of the Maid as Isabelle Arc
  • Edie Falco, The True as Dorothea "Polly" Noonan
  • Glenda Jackson, King Lear as Lear
  • Mandi Masden, The Light as Genesis
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play* Benjamin Walker, All My Sons as Chris Keller
  • John Procaccino, Downstairs as Gerry
  • Bertie Carvel, Ink as Rupert Murdoch
  • Hugh Dancy, Apologia as Peter/Simon
  • John Clay III, Choir Boy as Anthony Justin "AJ" James
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play* Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird as Scout Finch
  • Stephanie Berry, Sugar in Our Wounds as Aunt Mama
  • Harriett D. Foy, The House That Will Not Stand as Makeda
  • Fionnula Flanagan, The Ferryman as Aunt Maggie Far Away
  • Joan Allen, The Waverly Gallery as Ellen Fine
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* Mike Birbiglia, Mike Birbiglia's The New One
  • Jake Gyllenhaal, Sea Wall / A Life as Abe in A Life
  • Maddie Corman, Accidentally Brave
  • Renée Taylor, My Life On a Diet
  • Carey Mulligan, Girls & Boys
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical* Santino Fontana, Tootsie as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
  • Damon Daunno, Oklahoma! as Curly McLain
  • Steven Skybell, Fiddler on the Roof as Tevye
  • Reeve Carney, Hadestown as Orpheus
  • Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom as Barry Glickman
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical* Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show as Star
  • Kelli O'Hara, Kiss Me, Kate as Lilli Vanessi / Katharina Minola
  • Beth Leavel, The Prom as Dee Dee Allen
  • Anika Noni Rose, Carmen Jones as Carmen Jones
  • Mare Winningham, Girl from the North Country as Elizabeth Laine
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical* André De Shields, Hadestown as Hermes
  • George Salazar, Be More Chill as Michael / Michael Mell
  • Ephraim Sykes, Ain't Too Proud as David Ruffin
  • John Behlmann, Tootsie as Max Van Horn
  • Reg Rogers, Tootsie as Ron Carlisle
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical* Amber Gray, Hadestown as Persephone
  • Leslie Kritzer, Beetlejuice as Delia/Miss Argentina
  • Bonnie Milligan, Head Over Heels as Pamela
  • Sarah Stiles, Tootsie as Sandy Lester
  • Ali Stroker, Oklahoma! as Ado Annie Carnes
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* David Korins, Beetlejuice
  • Bunny Christie, Ink
  • Beowulf Boritt, Bernhardt/Hamlet
  • Rachel Hauck, Hadestown
  • Rob Howell, The Ferryman
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Bob Mackie, The Cher Show
  • Rob Howell, The Ferryman
  • William Ivey Long, Tootsie
  • William Ivey Long, Beetlejuice
  • Arianne Phillips, Head Over Heels
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Bradley King, Hadestown
  • Stacey Derosier, Lewiston/Clarkston
  • Neil Austin, Ink
  • Jason Lyons, Sugar in Our Wounds
  • Peter Mumford, King Kong
  • Outstanding Projection Design* Peter England, King Kong
  • Tal Yarden, Network
  • Jeff Sugg, All My Sons
  • Peter Nigrini, Beetlejuice
  • Alex Basco Koch, Be More Chill
  • Outstanding Sound Design* Peter Hylenski, King Kong
  • Eric Sleichim, Network
  • Nevin Steinberg, Hadestown
  • Jessica Paz, Hadestown
  • Drew Levy, Oklahoma!
  • John Gromada, All My Sons
  • 2019–2020 season

    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play
    Outstanding New Broadway MusicalJagged Little PillMoulin Rouge!Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway PlayCambodian Rock BandGreater ClementsHalfway Bitches Go Straight to HeavenMake BelieveSeared
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway MusicalDarling GrenadineOctetThe [Secret Life of Bees (musical)|The Secret Life of Bees]Soft PowerA Strange Loop
    Outstanding Revival of a PlayBetrayalFires in the MirrorFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is EnufFrankie and Johnny in the Clair de LuneA Soldier's Play
    Outstanding Revival of a MusicalLittle Shop of HorrorsThe Unsinkable Molly BrownWest Side Story
    John Gassner Award
  • Catya McMullen, Georgia Mertching Is Dead
  • Will Arbery, Heroes of the Fourth Turning
  • Alexis Scheer, Our Dear Dead Drug Lord
  • Eboni Booth, Paris
  • Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
  • Diablo Cody, Jagged Little Pill
  • David Henry Hwang, Soft Power
  • Michael R. Jackson, A Strange Loop
  • Lynn Nottage, The Secret Life of Bees
  • Mark Saltzman, Romeo and Bernadette
  • Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
  • Susan Birkenhead and Duncan Sheik, The Secret Life of Bees
  • Ross Golan, The Wrong Man
  • Michael R. Jackson, A Strange Loop
  • Dave Malloy, Octet
  • Jeanine Tesori and David Henry Hwang, Soft Power
  • Outstanding Director of Play
  • David Cromer, The Sound Inside
  • Stephen Daldry, The Inheritance
  • Kenny Leon, "A Soldier's Play"
  • Jamie Lloyd, Betrayal
  • John Ortiz, Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical
  • Stephen Brackett, A Strange Loop
  • Michael Mayer, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Diane Paulus, Jagged Little Pill
  • Alex Timbers, Moulin Rouge!
  • Ivo van Hove, West Side Story
  • Outstanding Solo Performance
  • David Cale, We're Only Alive For a Short Amount of Time
  • Laura Linney, My Name Is Lucy Barton
  • Aedin Moloney, Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom
  • Deirdre O'Connell, Dana H.
  • Michael Benjamin Washington, Fires in the Mirror
  • Outstanding Choreography
  • Sidi Larbi Cherakoui, Jagged Little Pill
  • Raja Feather Kelly, A Strange Loop
  • Sonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge!
  • Anthony Van Laast, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
  • Travis Wall, The Wrong Man
  • Outstanding Orchestrations
  • Tom Kitt, Jagged Little Pill
  • Alex Lacamoire, The Wrong Man
  • Justin Levine, with Matt Stine, Katie Kresek, and Charlie Rosen, Moulin Rouge!
  • Christopher Nightingale, A Christmas Carol
  • Duncan Sheik and John Clancy, The Secret Life of Bees
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play
  • Ian Barford, Linda Vista
  • Edmund Donovan, Greater Clements
  • Raúl Esparza, Seared
  • Tom Hiddleston, Betrayal
  • Will Hochman, The Sound Inside
  • Jonathan Pryce, The Height of the Storm
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play
  • Eileen Atkins,The Height of the Storm
  • Judith Ivey, Greater Clements
  • Joaquina Kalukango, Slave Play
  • April Matthis, Toni Stone
  • Mary-Louise Parker, The Sound Inside
  • Portia, Stew
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
  • David Alan Grier, A Soldier's Play
  • John Benjamin Hickey, The Inheritance
  • Paul Hilton, The Inheritance
  • Samuel H. Levine, The Inheritance
  • Andrew Morrison, Blues for an Alabama Sky
  • Chris Perfetti, Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
  • Liza Colón-Zayas, Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven
  • Montego Glover, All the Natalie Portmans
  • Marsha Mason, Little Gem
  • Krysta Rodriguez, Seared
  • Lois Smith, The Inheritance
  • Jennifer Van Dyck, The Confession of Lily Dare
  • Outstanding Solo Performance
  • David Cale, We’re Only Alive For a Short Amount of Time
  • Laura Linney, My Name Is Lucy Barton
  • Aedin Moloney, Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom
  • Deirdre O’Connell, Dana H.
  • Michael Benjamin Washington, Fires in the Mirror
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical
  • Jonathan Groff, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Joshua Henry, The Wrong Man
  • Adam Kantor, Darling Grenadine
  • Larry Owens, A Strange Loop
  • Isaac Powell, West Side Story
  • Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge!
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical
  • Beth Malone, The Unsinkable Molly Brown
  • Janelle McDermoth, We’re Gonna Die
  • Karen Olivo, Moulin Rouge!
  • Shereen Pimentel, West Side Story
  • Elizabeth Stanley, Jagged Little Pill
  • Adrienne Warren, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
  • Christian Borle, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge!
  • Gus Halper, Sing Street
  • Jay Armstrong Johnson, Scotland, PA
  • Francis Jue, Soft Power
  • Daniel J. Watts, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
  • Eisa Davis, The Secret Life of Bees
  • Kathryn Gallagher, Jagged Little Pill
  • LaChanze, The Secret Life of Bees
  • Judy McLane, Romeo & Bernadette
  • Lauren Patten, Jagged Little Pill
  • Saycon Sengbloh, The Secret Life of Bees
  • Outstanding Scenic Design
  • Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol
  • Tim Mackabee, Seared
  • Derek McLane, Moulin Rouge!
  • Clint Ramos, Grand Horizons
  • Anthony Ward, The Height of the Storm
  • Outstanding Costume Design
  • Vanessa Leuck, Emojiland
  • Jeff Mahshie, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
  • Mark Thompson, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
  • Rachel Townsend & Jessica Jahn, The Confession of Lily Dare
  • Catherine Zuber, Moulin Rouge!
  • Outstanding Lighting Design
  • Isabella Byrd, Heroes of the Fourth Turning
  • Heather Gilbert, The Sound Inside
  • Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge!
  • Hugh Vanstone, A Christmas Carol
  • Hugh Vanstone, The Height of the Storm
  • Outstanding Projection Design
  • Luke Halls, West Side Story
  • Brad Peterson, Broadway Bounty Hunter
  • Lisa Renkel and Possible Productions, Emojiland
  • Aaron Rhyne, The Sound Inside
  • Hannah Wasileski, Fires in the Mirror
  • Outstanding Sound Design
  • Simon Baker, A Christmas Carol
  • Mikhail Fiksel, Dana H.
  • Peter Hylenski, Moulin Rouge!
  • Lee Kinney and Sanae Yamada, Is This A Room
  • Daniel Kluger, The Sound Inside
  • 2021–2022 season

    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play*The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical*Six
  • MJ
  • Mr. Saturday Night
  • Mrs. Doubtfire
  • Paradise Square
  • Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play*Prayer for the French RepublicMorning Sun by Simon StephensOn Sugarland by Aleshea HarrisSanctuary City by Martyna MajokThe Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical*Kimberly AkimboBlack No MoreHarmonyIntimate ApparelLittle Girl Blue
    Outstanding Revival of a Play'*Take Me Outfor colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical*CompanyAssassinsCaroline, Or ChangeThe Music ManThe Streets of New York
    John Gassner Award*Sanaz Toossi, English
  • Erika Dickerson-Despenza, Cullud Watah
  • Sylvia Khoury, Selling Kabul
  • Davis Harris, Tambo and Bones
  • Keenan Scott II, Thoughts of a Colored Man
  • Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Kimberly Akimbo, David Lindsay-Abaire, Atlantic Theater CompanyMr. Saturday Night, Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo MandelMrs. Doubtfire, Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’FarrellIntimate Apparel, Lynn Nottage, Lincoln Center TheaterHarmony, Bruce Sussman, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
    Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Six, Toby Marlow and Lucy MossParadise Square, Jason Howland, Nathan Tysen, and Masi AsareMrs. Doubtfire, Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey KirkpatrickHarmony, Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, National Yiddish Theatre FolksbieneKimberly Akimbo, Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire, Atlantic Theater Company
    Outstanding Director of Play* Sam Mendes, The Lehman Trilogy
  • Camille A. Brown, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
  • Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Skeleton Crew
  • Scott Ellis, Take Me Out
  • Anna D. Shapiro, The Minutes
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* Jessica Stone, Kimberly Akimbo
  • Moisés Kaufman, Paradise Square
  • Christopher Wheeldon, MJ
  • Warren Carlyle, Harmony
  • Jerry Zaks, Mrs. Doubtfire
  • Outstanding Choreography* Christopher Wheeldon, Anthony Talauega and Richmond Talauega, MJ
  • Camille A. Brown, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
  • Warren Carlyle, Harmony
  • Warren Carlyle, The Music Man
  • Bill T. Jones, Alex Sanchez, Garrett Coleman and Jason Oremus, Paradise Square
  • Outstanding Orchestrations* Jason Howland, Paradise Square
  • Greg Jarrett, Assassins
  • David Holcenberg, MJ
  • Jason Michael Webb, MJ
  • John Clancy, Kimberly Akimbo
  • Doug Walter, Harmony
  • Outstanding Actor in a Play* Simon Russell Beale, The Lehman Trilogy as Haim "Henry" Lehman
  • Adam Godley, The Lehman Trilogy as Mayer Lehman
  • Adrian Lester, The Lehman Trilogy as Emmanuel Lehman
  • Sam Rockwell, American Buffalo as Teach
  • Patrick J. Adams, Take Me Out as Kippy Sunderstrom
  • Outstanding Actress in a Play* LaChanze, Trouble in Mind as Wiletta Mayer
  • Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic as Marcelle Salomon Benhamou
  • Stephanie Berry, On Sugarland as Evelyn
  • Edie Falco, Morning Sun as Charley
  • Debra Messing, Birthday Candles as Ernestine Ashworth
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play* Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me Out as Mason Marzac
  • Brandon J. Dirden, Skeleton Crew as Reggie
  • Michael Oberholtzer, Take Me Out as Shane Mungitt
  • Austin Pendleton, The Minutes as Mr. Oldfield
  • Chuck Cooper, Trouble in Mind as Sheldon Forrester
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play* Uzo Aduba, Clyde's as Clyde
  • Chanté Adams, Skeleton Crew as Shanita
  • Nancy Robinette, Prayer for the French Republic as Irma Salomon
  • Phylicia Rashad, Skeleton Crew as Faye
  • Francis Benhamou, Prayer for the French Republic as Elodie Benhamnou
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* Kristina Wong, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord
  • Arturo Luís Soria, Ni Mi Madre
  • Jenn Murray, A Girl is a Half-formed Thing as Girl
  • Alex Edelman, Just for Us
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical* Jaquel Spivey, A Strange Loop as Usher
  • Rob McClure, Mrs. Doubtfire as Daniel Hillard
  • Chip Zien, Harmony as "Rabbi" Josef Roman Cycowski
  • Myles Frost, MJ as Michael Jackson
  • Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo as Seth
  • Outstanding Actress in a Musical* Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo as Kimberly
  • Kearstin Piper Brown, Intimate Apparel: A New Opera as Esther
  • Sharon D. Clarke, Caroline, or Change as Caroline Thibodeaux
  • Carmen Cusack, Flying Over Sunset as Clare Boothe Luce
  • Joaquina Kalukango, Paradise Square as Nelly O'Brien
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical* Matt Doyle, Company as Jamie
  • Quentin Earl Darrington, MJ as Joseph Jackson / Rob
  • Steven Pasquale, Assassins as John Wilkes Booth
  • A. J. Shively, Paradise Square as Owen Duignan
  • Will Swenson, Assassins as Charles Guiteau
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical* Patti LuPone, Company as Joanne
  • Shoshana Bean, Mr. Saturday Night as Susan Young
  • Jenn Colella, Suffs as Carrie Chapman Catt
  • Judy Kuhn, Assassins as Sara Jane Moore
  • Bonnie Milligan, Kimberly Akimbo as Debra
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* Adam Rigg, The Skin of Our Teeth'
  • Es Devlin, The Lehman Trilogy
  • Beowulf Boritt, Flying Over Sunset
  • Scott Pask, American Buffalo
  • David Zinn, The Minutes
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Gabriella Slade, Six'
  • Jane Greenwood, Plaza Suite
  • Santo Loquasto, The Music Man
  • Emilio Sosa, Trouble in Mind
  • Catherine Zuber, Mrs. Doubtfire
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Jon Clark, The Lehman Trilogy'
  • Natasha Katz, MJ
  • Bradley King, Flying Over Sunset
  • Brian MacDevitt, The Minutes
  • Jen Schriever, Lackawanna Blues
  • Outstanding Projection Design* Luke Halls, The Lehman Trilogy
  • Stefania Bulbarella, Space Dogs
  • Alex Basco Koch, Space Dogs
  • Benjamin Pearcy, Flying Over Sunset
  • Shawn Duan, Letters of Suresh
  • Jeff Sugg, Mr. Saturday Night
  • Outstanding Sound Design* 'Nick Powell, Dominic Bilkey, The Lehman Trilogy
  • Ben Ringham, Max Ringham, Blindness
  • André J. Pluess, The Minutes
  • Matt Stine, Sam Kusnetz, Assassins
  • Dan Moses Schreier, Harmony
  • 2022–2023 season">2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards">2022–2023 season

    CategoryHonorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Play*Tom Stoppard, Leopoldstadt
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical*Some Like It Hot
  • & Juliet
  • A Beautiful Noise
  • New York, New York
  • Shucked
  • Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play*DownstateBecomes a Woman
  • "Letters from Max, a Ritual"A Case for the Existence of GodChester Bailey
  • Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical*'The Harder They ComeThe BedwetterBetween the LinesOnly GoldWithout You
    Outstanding Revival of a Play*Topdog/UnderdogOhio State Murders
  • Death of a SalesmanEndgameWedding Band
  • Outstanding Revival of a Musical*Parade
  • Into the Woods
  • Merrily We Roll Along
  • Sweeney Todd
  • A Man of No Importance
  • John Gassner Award*James Ijames, Fat Ham
  • Hansol Jung, Wolf Play
  • Brian Watkins, Epiphany
  • Ryan J. Haddad, Dark Disabled Stories
  • Noah Diaz, You Will Get Sick
  • Outstanding Book of a Musical*Robert Horn, Shucked
  • David West Read, & Juliet
  • Suzan-Lori Parks, The Harder They Come
  • Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle, and Constantine Rousouli, Titanique
  • Outstanding New Score*Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, Some Like It Hot
  • Kate Anderson and Elyssa Samsel, Between the Lines
  • John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, New York, New York
  • Adam Schlesinger, Sarah Silverman, and The Bedwetter
  • Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Shucked
  • Outstanding Director of Play*Patrick Marber, Leopoldstadt
  • Max Webster, Life of Pi
  • Pam MacKinnon, Downstate
  • Kenny Leon, Topdog/Underdog
  • Adam Meggido, Peter Pan Goes Wrong
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* Michael Arden, Parade"
  • Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along
  • Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot
  • Jack O'Brien, Shucked
  • Susan Stroman, New York, New York
  • Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play* Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar as Oscar Levant
  • Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders as Suzanne Alexander
  • Hiran Abeysekera, Life of Pi as Pi
  • Jessica Chastain, A Doll's House as Nora Helmer
  • Corey Hawkins, Topdog/Underdog as Lincoln
  • Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical*J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot as Jerry/Daphne
  • Colton Ryan, New York, New York as Jimmy Doyle
  • Anna Uzelele, New York, New York as Francine Evans
  • Micaela Diamond, Parade as Lucille Frank
  • Caroline Innerbichler, Shucked as Maizy
  • Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play*Bill Irwin, Endgame as Clov
  • Emma Pfitzer Price, Becomes a Woman as Francie Nolan
  • Ephraim Birney, Chester Bailey as Chester Bailey
  • Brittany Bradford, Wedding Band as Julia Augustine
  • Marylouise Burke, Epiphany as Morkan
  • Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical*Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along as Franklin Shepard
  • Natey Jones, The Harder They Come as Ivan
  • Nicholas Barasch, The Butcher Boy as Francie Brady
  • Callum Francis, Kinky Boots as Lola / Simon
  • Marla Mindelle, Titanique as Celine Dion
  • Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play*Brandon Uranowitz, Leopoldstadt as Ludwig / Nathan
  • Danielle Brooks, The Piano Lesson as Berniece
  • Sharon D Clarke, Death of a Salesman as Linda Loman
  • Michael Potts, The Piano Lesson as Wining Boy
  • David Zayas, Cost of Living as Eddie
  • Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical*Alex Newell, Shucked as Lulu
  • NaTasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Hot as Sweet Sue
  • Betsy Wolfe, & Juliet as Anne
  • Kevin Del Aguila, Some Like It Hot as Osgood
  • Julia Lester, Into the Woods as Little Red Riding Hood
  • Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play* K. Todd Freeman, Downstate as Dee
  • Francis Guinan, Downstate as Fred
  • Veanne Cox, Wedding Band as Herman's Mother
  • Susanna Guzmán, Downstate as Ivy
  • Glenn Davis, Downstate as Gio
  • Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical* Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along as Mary Flynn
  • Vicki Lewis, Between the Lines as Ms. Winx / Jessamyn / Others
  • Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along as Charley Kringas
  • A.J. Shively, A Man of No Importance as Robbie Fay
  • Mare Winningham, A Man of No Importance as Lily Byrne
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* Jodie Comer, Prima Facie as Tessa
  • Mike Birbiglia, Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool
  • Jefferson Mays, A Christmas Carol as The Mourner
  • Sam Morrison, Sugar Daddy
  • Anthony Rapp, Without You
  • Outstanding Choreography* Susan Stroman, New York, New York
  • Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot
  • Jennifer Weber, & Juliet
  • Andy Blankenbuehler, Only Gold
  • Edgar Godineaux, The Harder They Come
  • Outstanding Orchestrations* Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen, Some Like It Hot
  • Jason Howland, Shucked
  • Sam Davis, Daryl Waters, New York, New York
  • Bill Sherman, Dominic Fallacaro, & Juliet
  • Jonathan Tunick, Merrily We Roll Along
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* Beowulf Boritt, New York, New York
  • Simon Scullion, Peter Pan Goes Wrong
  • John Lee Beatty, Epiphany
  • Jason Ardizzone-West, Wedding Band
  • Mimi Lien, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Gregg Barnes, Some Like It Hot
  • Paloma Young, & Juliet
  • Dede M. Ayite, Topdog/Underdog
  • Donna Zakowska, New York, New York
  • Brigitte Reiffenstue, Leopoldstadt
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Tim Lutkin, Life of Pi
  • Neil Austin, Leopoldstadt
  • Ken Billington, New York, New York
  • Ben Stanton, A Christmas Carol
  • Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • Outstanding Sound Design* Joshua D. Reid, A Christmas Carol
  • Kai Harada, New York, New York
  • Daniel Kluger, Epiphany
  • John Gromada, Jasper
  • André J. Pluess, Good Night, Oscar
  • Outstanding Projection Design* Andrzej Goulding, Life of Pi
  • Christopher Ash, New York, New York
  • Beowulf Boritt, New York, New York
  • Lucy Mackinnon, A Christmas Carol
  • Isaac Madge, Leopoldstadt
  • Sven Ortel, Parade
  • Special Achievement AwardB. H. Barry'

    2023–2024 season

    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical* SuffsDays of Wine and RosesThe Great GatsbyThe OutsidersWater for Elephants
    Outstanding New Broadway Play* Stereophonic, David AdjmiJaja's African Hair Braiding, Jocelyn BiohMother Play: A Play in Five Evictions, Paula VogelPatriots, Peter MorganThe Shark Is Broken, Joseph Nixon and Ian Shaw
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical* Dead OutlawBuena Vista Social ClubIllinoiseTeethThe Connector
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* Primary Trust, Eboni BoothDig, Theresa RebeckKing of the Jews, Leslie EpsteinKing James, Rajiv JosephSwing State, Rebecca Gilman
    Outstanding Revival of a Play* AppropriateAn Enemy of the PeopleDoubt: A ParableMary JanePhiladelphia, Here I Come!Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical* I Can Get It for You WholesaleCabaretHere Lies LoveMonty Python's SpamalotThe Who's Tommy
    John Gassner Award* Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
    • Max Wolf Friedlich, Job
    • Mary Kathryn Nagle, Manahatta
    • Kate Douglas, The Apiary
    • John J. Caswell Jr., Wet Brain
    Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Shaina Taub, Suffs
  • Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury, Illinoise
  • Anna K. Jacobs and Michael R. Jackson, Teeth
  • Itamar Moses, Dead Outlaw
  • Jonathan Marc Sherman, The Connector
  • Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Suffs, Shaina TaubThe Connector, Jason Robert Brown Stereophonic, Will ButlerDays of Wine and Roses, Adam GuettelDead Outlaw, David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna
    Outstanding Director of Play* Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic
  • Knud Adams, Primary Trust
  • Robert Falls, Swing State
  • Kenny Leon, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
  • Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants
  • David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
  • Michael Greif, Days of Wine and Roses
  • Daisy Prince, The Connector
  • Leigh Silverman, Suffs
  • Outstanding Choreography* Justin Peck, Illinoise
  • Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, Water for Elephants
  • Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders
  • Lorin Latarro, The Who's Tommy
  • Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
  • Outstanding Orchestrations* Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
  • Timo Andres, Illinoise
  • Adam Guettel and Jamie Lawrence, Days of Wine and Roses
  • Michael Starobin, Suffs
  • Erik Della Penna, Dean Sharenow, and David Yazbek, Dead Outlaw
  • Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play* Jessica Lange, Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions
  • Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane
  • Sarah Paulson, Appropriate
  • Jeremy Strong, An Enemy of the People
  • Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots
  • Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical* Kelli O'Hara, Days of Wine and Roses
  • Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Who's Tommy
  • Brian d'Arcy James, Days of Wine and Roses
  • Casey Likes, Back to the Future
  • Maryann Plunkett, The Notebook
  • Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play * Cole Escola, Oh, Mary! and William Jackson Harper, Primary Trust
  • Mary Beth Fisher, Swing State
  • Marie Mullen, The Saviour
  • Paul Sparks, Waiting for Godot
  • Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical* Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
  • Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw
  • Alyse Alan Louis, Teeth
  • Ben Levi Ross, The Connector
  • Ricky Ubeda, Illinoise
  • Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play* Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
  • Billy Eugene Jones, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
  • Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions
  • Alex Moffat, The Cottage
  • Jim Parsons, Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions
  • Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic
  • Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical* Kecia Lewis, Hell's Kitchen
  • Roger Bart, Back to the Future
  • Justin Guarini, Once Upon a One More Time
  • Leslie Kritzer, Spamalot
  • Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret
  • Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play* Jay O. Sanders, Primary Trust
  • Gus Birney, Our Class
  • April Matthis, Primary Trust
  • Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
  • Bubba Weiler, Swing State
  • Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical * Judy Kuhn, I Can Get It for You Wholesale and Thom Sesma, Dead Outlaw
  • Ben Cook, Illinoise
  • Hannah Cruz, The Connector
  • Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw
  • Jessica Molaskey, The Connector
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* Patrick Page, All the Devils Are Here
  • Eddie Izzard, Hamlet
  • Mona Pirnot, I Love You So Much I Could Die
  • Robert Montano, Small
  • John Rubenstein, Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground
  • OOutstanding Scenic Design * Paul Tate dePoo III, The Great Gatsby and David Zinn, Stereophonic
  • Paul Tate dePoo III, The Cottage
  • Dots, Appropriate
  • David Korins, Here Lies Love
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby
  • Dede Ayite, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
  • Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic
  • Enver Chakartash, Teeth
  • Sydney Maresca, The Cottage
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Brian MacDevitt, The Outsiders
  • Bradley King, Water for Elephants
  • Justin Townsend, Here Lies Love
  • Tim Lutkin and Hugh Vanstone, Back to the Future
  • Amanda Zieve, The Who's Tommy
  • Outstanding Projection Design* Peter Nigrini, The Who's Tommy
  • David Bengali, Water for Elephants
  • Paul Tate dePoo III, The Great Gatsby
  • Finn Ross, Back to the Future
  • Ash J. Woodward, Patriots
  • Outstanding Sound Design* Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic
  • Tom Gibbons, Grey House
  • Gareth Owen, Back to the Future
  • Gareth Owen, The Who's Tommy
  • M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, Here Lies Love
  • 2024–2025 season

    Honorees
    Outstanding New Broadway Musical* Maybe Happy EndingBOOP! The MusicalDeath Becomes HerOperation MincemeatReal Women Have Curves
    Outstanding New Broadway Play* John Proctor Is the VillainCult of LoveThe Hills of CaliforniaPurposeStranger Things: The First Shadow
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical* Drag: The Musical
    Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play* LiberationThe AntiquitiesGrangevilleHere There Are BlueberriesTable 17
    Outstanding Revival of a Musical* Cats: "The Jellicle Ball"Floyd CollinsGypsyOnce Upon a MattressSunset Boulevard
    Outstanding Revival of a Play* VanyaBeckett Briefs: From the Cradle to the GraceGlengarry Glen RossMary JaneRomeo + JulietYellow Face
    John Gassner Award* George Clooney and Grant Heslov, Good Night, and Good Luck
  • Ammy Berryman, Walden
  • Marin Ireland, Pre-Existing Condition
  • Lisa Romeo, Still
  • Emil Weinstein, Becoming Eve
  • Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
  • David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts, Operation Mincemeat
  • David Lazour and Patrick Lazour, We Live in Cairo
  • Bob Martin, Boop! The Musical
  • Marco Pennette, Death Becomes Her
  • Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)* Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
  • David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts, Operation Mincemeat
  • David Foster and Susan Birkenhead, Boop! The Musical
  • Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez, Real Women Have Curves
  • Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, Death Becomes Her
  • Outstanding Director of Play* Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain
  • Trip Cullman, Cult of Love
  • Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
  • Sam Mendes, The Hills of California
  • Phylicia Rashad, Purpose
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical* Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending
  • Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
  • Robert Hastle, Operation Mincemeat
  • Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: "The Jellicle Ball"
  • Jerry Mitchell, Boop! The Musical
  • Outstanding Choreography* Jerry Mitchell, BOOP! The Musical
  • Jenny Arnold, Operation Mincemeat
  • Warren Carlyle, Pirates! The Penzance Musical
  • Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
  • Shannon Lewis, Just in Time
  • Outstanding Orchestrations* Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time
  • Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
  • Doug Besterman, Death Becomes Her
  • Joseph Joubert and Daryl Waters, Pirates! The Penzance Musical
  • Daniel Lazour and Michael Starobin, We Live in Cairo
  • Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play* Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
  • Kit Connor, Romeo + Juliet
  • Mia Farrow, The Roommate
  • Jon Michael Hill, Purpose
  • Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
  • Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical* Jasmine Amy Rogers, BOOP! The Musical
  • Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
  • Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
  • Audra McDonald, Gypsy
  • Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard
  • Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
  • Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play* Adam Driver, Hold On to Me Darling
  • Caroline Aaron, Conversations with Mother
  • F. Murray Abraham, Beckett Briefs: From the Cradle to the Grave
  • Jayne Atkinson, Still
  • Anthony Edwards, The Counter
  • Paul Sparks, Grangeville
  • Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical* Nick Adams, Drag: The Musical
  • Marla Mindelle, The Big Gay Jamboree
  • Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, Safety Not Guaranteed
  • Alaska Thunderfuck, DRAG: The Musical
  • Taylor Trensch, Safety Not Guaranteed
  • Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play* Francis Jue, Yellow Face
  • Kieran Culkin, Glengarry Glen Ross
  • LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
  • Mare Winningham, Cult of Love
  • Kara Young, Purpose
  • Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical* Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat
  • Danny Burstein, Gypsy
  • Michele Pawk, Just in Time
  • Christopher Sieber, Death Becomes Her
  • Michael Urie, Once Upon a Mattress
  • Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play* Michael Rishawn, Table 17
  • Betsy Aidem, Liberation
  • Sean Bell, The Beacon
  • Richard Schiff, Becoming Eve
  • Frank Wood, Hold On to Me Darling
  • Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical* André De Shields, Cats: "The Jellicle Ball"
  • Ali Louis Bourzgui, We Live in Cairo
  • Paris Nix, The Big Gay Jamboree
  • Eddie Korbich, Drag: The Musical
  • J. Elaine Marcos, Drag: The Musical
  • Henry Stram, Three Houses
  • Outstanding Solo Performance* Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • David Greenspan, I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan
  • Khawla Ibraheem, A Knock on the Roof
  • Sam Kissajukian, 300 Paintings
  • Andrew Scott, Vanya
  • Outstanding Scenic Design* Miriam Buether, Jamie Harrison, and Chris Fisher, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
  • Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
  • Rob Howell, The Hills of California
  • Dane Laffrey, Maybe Happy Ending
  • Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her
  • Outstanding Costume Design* Gregg Barnes, BOOP! The Musical
  • Wilberth Gonzalez and Paloma Young, Real Women Have Curves
  • Rob Howell, The Hills of California
  • Qween Jean, Cats: "The Jellicle Ball"
  • Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her
  • Outstanding Lighting Design* Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
  • Kevin Adams, Swept Away
  • Natasha Chivers, The Hills of California
  • Ben Stanton, Maybe Happy Ending
  • Justin Townsend, Death Becomes Her
  • Outstanding Projection Design* David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
  • Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom, Sunset Boulevard
  • Hana S. Kim, Redwood
  • Finn Ross, BOOP! The Musical
  • Outstanding Sound Design* Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
  • Adam Fisher, Sunset Boulevard
  • Peter Hylenski, Death Becomes Her
  • Peter Hylenski, Maybe Happy Ending
  • John Shivers, Swept Away