Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced today (April 22, 2013) its nominees for the 2012-13 season in 24 categories. Broadway stars Robert Cuccioli (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark) and Laila Robins (Dance of Death) presided over the (11AM) announcement ceremony at Manhattan's Friars Club.
Based on a recommendation by the OCC Executive Committee, a Special Achievement Award will be given to Irish Repertory Theatre (Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director and Ciarán O'Reilly, Producing Director) in recognition of 25 years of producing outstanding theatre.
Celebrating its 63rd season of bestowing awards of excellence in the field of theater, the Outer Critics Circle is an association with members affiliated with more than ninety newspapers, magazines, websites, radio and television stations, and theatre publications in America and abroad. The winners of the following categories will be announced on Monday, May 13th and the annual awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 23rd (4PM) at the legendary Sardi's Restaurant.
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY Grace Lucky Guy The Nance The Testament of Mary Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL Chaplin: The Musical A Christmas Story Hands on a Hardbody Kinky Boots Matilda the Musical
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY Bad Jews Cock My Name is Asher Lev Really Really The Whale
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL February House Dogfight Giant Here Lies Love Murder Ballad
OUTSTANDING BOOK OF A MUSICAL (Broadway or Off-Broadway) Cinderella Chaplin: The Musical Dogfight Kinky Boots Matilda the Musical
OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE (Broadway or Off-Broadway) Chaplin: The Musical Dogfight Hands on a Hardbody Here Lies Love Kinky Boots
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY (Broadway or Off-Broadway) Golden Boy Orphans The Piano Lesson The Trip to Bountiful Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL (Broadway or Off-Broadway) Annie Cinderella The Mystery of Edwin Drood Passion Pippin
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY Pam MacKinnon Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Nicholas Martin Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Jack O'Brien The Nance Bartlett Sher Golden Boy Michael Wilson The Trip to Bountiful
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL Warren Carlyle Chaplin: The Musical Scott Ellis The Mystery of Edwin Drood Jerry Mitchell Kinky Boots Diane Paulus Pippin Alex Timbers Here Lies Love
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER Warren Carlyle Chaplin: The Musical Peter Darling Matilda the Musical Jerry Mitchell Kinky Boots Josh Rhodes Cinderella Chet Walker Pippin
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN (Play or Musical) John Lee Beatty The Nance Rob Howell Matilda the Musical David Korins Here Lies Love Scott Pask Pippin Michael Yeargan Golden Boy
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN (Play or Musical) Amy Clark & Martin Pakledinaz Chaplin: The Musical Gregg Barnes Kinky Boots Dominique Lemieux Pippin William Ivey Long Cinderella William Ivey Long The Mystery of Edwin Drood
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN (Play or Musical) Ken Billington Chaplin: The Musical Paul Gallo Dogfight Donald Holder Golden Boy Kenneth Posner Cinderella Kenneth Posner Pippin
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY Tom Hanks Lucky Guy Shuler Hensley The Whale Nathan Lane The Nance Tracy Letts Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? David Hyde Pierce Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY Tracee Chimo Bad Jews Amy Morton Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Vanessa Redgrave The Revisionist Joely Richardson Ivanov Cicely Tyson The Trip to Bountiful
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Bertie Carvel Matilda the Musical Santino Fontana Cinderella Rob McClure Chaplin: The Musical Billy Porter Kinky Boots Matthew James Thomas Pippin
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Lilla Crawford Annie Valisia LeKae Motown: The Musical Lindsay Mendez Dogfight Patina Miller Pippin Laura Osnes Cinderella
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Danny Burstein Golden Boy Richard Kind The Big Knife Jonny Orsini The Nance Tony Shalhoub Golden Boy Tom Sturridge Orphans
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Cady Huffman The Nance Judith Ivey The Heiress Judith Light The Assembled Parties Kristine Nielsen Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Vanessa Williams The Trip to Bountiful
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Will Chase The Mystery of Edwin Drood Dan Lauria A Christmas Story Raymond Luke Motown: The Musical Terrence Mann Pippin Daniel Stewart Sherman Kinky Boots
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Annaleigh Ashford Kinky Boots Victoria Clark Cinderella Charlotte d'Amboise Pippin Andrea Martin Pippin Keala Settle Hands on a Hardbody
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE Bette Midler I'll Eat You Last Martin Moran All the Rage Fiona Shaw The Testament of Mary Holland Taylor Ann Michael Urie Buyer & Cellar
JOHN GASSNER AWARD (Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright) Ayad Akhtar Disgraced Paul Downs Colaizzo Really Really Joshua Harmon Bad Jews Samuel D. Hunter The Whale Aaron Posner My Name is Asher Lev
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Irish Repertory Theatre - Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director and Ciarán O'Reilly, Producing Director, in recognition of 25 years of producing outstanding theatre
Nominations Talley for 3 or more:
11 - Pippin; 9 - Kinky Boots; 8 - Chaplin: The Musical, Cinderella; 6- Golden Boy, The Nance; 5- Dogfight, Matilda the Musical; 4- Here Lies Love, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Trip to Bountiful, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; 3- Bad Jews, Hands on a Hardbody, The Whale
NOTE: The Nominating Committee attended all of this season's Broadway productions prior to the OCC Award cut-off date. "The Other Place" was considered and nominated last season when it was produced Off Broadway.
