Outer Critics Circle Awards 2017
2016-2017 Award Winners and Nominations
Now don’t be upset, Dear Evan Hansen, Heisenberg, and Glenn Close’s performance all were evaluated, nominated and/or received nomination from previous seasons so they were not considered for this year. So when doing your Tony Award Nomination guessing game, figure out what nominations will disappear beyond the obvious off-broadway names to be replaced by Dear Evan Hansen, the front runner in a few of these categories.
Now that we got that out of the way, here are the nominations for the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Winners will be announced Monday, May 8th, while the awards will be given out at Sardi’s Restaurant on May 25th.
🏆 here are the winners
Here’s a few notables. Click on the titles of the productions to link to my reviews. A few are still on their way. A Doll’s House, Part 2, Bandstand, and hopefully I’ll get to see the most nominated show, Anastasia (I did manage to see it, so check out my review).
Thrilled for their numerous nominations: The Band’s Visit, Kid Victory, Come From Away, A Doll’s House Part 2, Indecent, and Oslo.
Notably missing from the list: Latin History for Morons, Ride the Cyclone, Dead Poet’s Society, Cate Blanchett, and Notes from the Field.
Not Surprised that they didn’t make the cut: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Amelie, Significant Other, and Cats!
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY
🏆Oslo
![[5]_The cast of COME FROM AWAY](https://frontmezzjunkies.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/5_the-cast-of-come-from-away.jpeg?w=748)
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
🏆If I Forget
Incognito
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Hadestown
Spamilton
OUTSTANDING BOOK OF A MUSICAL
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Terrence McNally Anastasia
Itamar Moses The Band’s Visit
Chazz Palminteri A Bronx Tale
Danny Rubin Groundhog Day
🏆Irene Sankoff & David Hein Come From Away
![[4630]_Christy Altomare](https://frontmezzjunkies.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/4630_christy-altomare.jpeg?w=748)
OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens Anastasia
Alan Menken & Glenn Slater A Bronx Tale
Tim Minchin Groundhog Day
Irene Sankoff & David Hein Come From Away
🏆David Yazbek The Band’s Visit
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Finian’s Rainbow
Miss Saigon
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Lila Neugebauer The Wolves
Jack O’Brien The Front Page
Daniel Sullivan The Little Foxes
🏆Rebecca Taichman Indecent
Kate Whoriskey Sweat
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
🏆Christopher Ashley Come From Away
David Cromer The Band’s Visit
Darko Tresnjak Anastasia
Matthew Warchus Groundhog Day
Jerry Zaks Hello, Dolly!
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
Andy Blankenbuehler Bandstand
🏆Warren Carlyle Hello, Dolly!
Savion Glover Shuffle Along
Kelly Devine Come From Away
Denis Jones Holiday Inn
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Alexander Dodge Anastasia
Nigel Hook The Play That Goes Wrong
🏆Mimi Lien Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Scott Pask The Little Foxes
Douglas W. Schmidt The Front Page
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Linda Cho Anastasia
Susan Hilferty Present Laughter
Santo Loquasto Hello, Dolly!
Ann Roth Shuffle Along
🏆Catherine Zuber War Paint
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Christopher Akerlind Indecent
Donald Holder Anastasia
Natasha Katz Hello, Dolly!
🏆Bradley King Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Kenneth Posner War Paint
OUTSTANDING PROJECTION DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Duncan McLean Privacy
Jared Mezzocchi Vietgone
Benjamin Pearcy for 59 Productions Oslo
🏆Aaron Rhyne Anastasia
Tal Yarden Indecent
![[2]_The cast of COME FROM AWAY](https://frontmezzjunkies.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/2_the-cast-of-come-from-away.jpeg?w=748)
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Gareth Fry & Pete Malkin The Encounter
🏆Gareth Owen Come From Away
Nicholas Pope Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Matt Stine Sweeney Todd
Nevin Steinberg Bandstand
OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRATIONS
Doug Besterman Anastasia
Larry Blank Holiday Inn
Bill Elliott & Greg Anthony Rassen Bandstand
🏆Larry Hochman Hello, Dolly!
Jamshied Sharifi The Band’s Visit
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Daniel Craig Othello
Michael Emerson Wakey, Wakey
🏆Kevin Kline Present Laughter
David Oyelowo Othello
David Hyde Pierce A Life
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Janie Dee Linda
Sally Field The Glass Menagerie
Allison Janney Six Degrees of Separation
🏆Laura Linney The Little Foxes
Laurie Metcalf A Doll’s House, Part 2
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Christian Borle Falsettos
Nick Cordero A Bronx Tale
🏆Andy Karl Groundhog Day
David Hyde Pierce Hello, Dolly!
Tony Shalhoub The Band’s Visit
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Christy Altomare Anastasia
Christine Ebersole War Paint
Katrina Lenk The Band’s Visit
Patti LuPone War Paint
🏆Bette Midler Hello, Dolly!
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Michael Aronov Oslo
🏆Danny DeVito The Price
Nathan Lane The Front Page
Richard Thomas The Little Foxes
Richard Topol Indecent
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Johanna Day Sweat
Jayne Houdyshell A Doll’s House, Part 2
Katrina Lenk Indecent
Nana Mensah Man From Nebraska
🏆Cynthia Nixon The Little Foxes
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
John Bolton Anastasia
Jeffry Denman Kid Victory
🏆Gavin Creel Hello, Dolly!
Shuler Hensley Sweet Charity
Andrew Rannells Falsettos
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Kate Baldwin Hello, Dolly!
Stephanie J. Block Falsettos
🏆Jenn Colella Come From Away
Caroline O’Connor Anastasia
Mary Beth Peil Anastasia
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Ed Dixon Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose
Marin Ireland On the Exhale
Sarah Jones Sell / Buy / Date
Judith Light All the Ways to Say I Love You
🏆Simon McBurney The Encounter
JOHN GASSNER AWARD
(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
Jaclyn Backhaus Men on Boats
Sarah DeLappe The Wolves
Paola Lázaro Tell Hector I Miss Him
Qui Nguyen Vietgone
🏆Bess Wohl Small Mouth Sounds
2016-17 Outer Critics Circle Executive / Nominating Committee
Simon Saltzman (President)
Mario Fratti (Vice-President) Stanley L. Cohen (Treasurer)
Patrick Hoffman (Corresponding Secretary) Joseph Cervelli (Recording Secretary)
Glenn Loney (Historian & Member-at-Large)
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