Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for media covering New York theatre announced today its award winners for the 2015-16 season in 25 categories.
Broadway’s Marlo Thomas, Alex Sharp, Sheldon Harnick and Victoria Clark will serve as gala award presenters at the upcoming 66th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards ceremony on May 26 (3PM) at the legendary Sardis Restaurant.
Celebrating its 66th season of bestowing awards of excellence in the field of theatre, the Outer Critics Circle, is an association with members affiliated with more than ninety newspapers, magazines, web sites, radio and television stations, and theatre publications in America and abroad.
The cast of ‘Bright Star’ (Photo: Joan Marcus – Kennedy Center production, via The Broadway Blog.)
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY
The Humans
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
Bright Star
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
The Christians
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Dear Evan Hansen
OUTSTANDING BOOK OF A MUSICAL
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Dear Evan Hansen
OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE
Bright Star
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Zachary Levi and Laura Benanti in ‘She Loves Me.’ (Photo: Joan Marcus the The Broadway Blog.)
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
She Loves Me
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Ivo van Hove
A View From the Bridge
The cast of ‘Spring Awakening’ (photo: Joan Marcus via The Broadway Blog.)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Michael Arden
Spring Awakening
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
Sergio Trujillo
On Your Feet!
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
David Rockwell
She Loves Me
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Jeff Mahshie
She Loves Me
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Justin Townsend
American Psycho the Musical
OUTSTANDING PROJECTION DESIGN
Finn Ross
American Psycho the Musical
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Frank Langella
The Father
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Jessica Lange
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Danny Burstein as Tevye in ”Fiddler on the Roof’ (Photo: Joan Marcus via The Broadway Blog.)
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Danny Burstein
Fiddler on the Roof
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Cynthia Erivo
The Color Purple the Musical
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Michael Shannon
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY (TIE VOTE!)
Pascale Armand
Eclipsed
Judith Light
Thérèse Raquin
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Christopher Fitzgerald
Waitress
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Jane Krakowski
She Loves Me
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
James Lecesne
The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey
JOHN GASSNER AWARD
(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
Marco Ramirez
The Royale
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
James Houghton
Signature Theatre Company