Outer Critics Circle Announces 2006 Nominations
By: BWW News Desk Apr. 23, 2006
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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 its nominees for the 2005-06 season in 23 categories. Celebrating its 56th 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, radio and television stations, and theatre publications in America and abroad. The winners of the following categories will be announced on Monday, May 15th and the annual awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 25th (4PM) at the legendary Sardi's Restaurant.
2005-2006 Award Nominations
OUTSTANDING BROADWAY PLAY OUTSTANDING BROADWAY MUSICAL
Festen The Color Purple
The History Boys The Drowsy Chaperone
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Primo The Woman in White
OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY PLAY OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Beauty of the Father Bernarda Alba
In the Continuum Grey Gardens
Stuff Happens See What I Wanna See
Tryst Thrill Me The Leopold & Loeb Story
OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Awake and Sing! Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in
The Constant Wife Sweeney Todd
The Trip to Bountiful Two Gentlemen of
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Nicholas Hytner The History Boys John Doyle Sweeney Todd
Wilson Milam The Lieutenant of Inishmore Michael Greif Grey Gardens
Bartlett Sher Awake and Sing! Kathleen Marshall The Pajama Game
Jerry Zaks The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Des McAnuff
Graciela Daniele Bernarda Alba John Lee Beatty The Color Purple
Kathleen Marshall The Pajama Game William Dudley The Woman in White
Casey Nicholaw The Drowsy Chaperone David Gallo The Drowsy Chaperone
Sergio Trujillo Jersey Boys Allen Moyer
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Gregg Barnes The Drowsy Chaperone Howell Binkley
William Dudley The Woman in White Richard G. Jones Sweeney Todd
William Ivey Long
Martin Pakledinaz The Pajama Game Paul Pyant The Woman in White
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Gabriel Byrne A Touch of the Poet Cynthia Nixon Rabbit Hole
Željko Ivanek The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Lois Smith The Trip to
David Wilmot The Lieutenant of Inishmore Julie White The Little Dog Laughed
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Michael Cerveris Sweeney Todd Christine Ebersole
Hugh Panaro Lestat Patti LuPone Sweeney Todd
John Lloyd Young
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS
IN A PLAY IN A PLAY
Richard Easton Entertaining Mr. Sloane Frances de la Tour The History Boys
Peter Gerety The Lieutenant of Inishmore Hallie Foote The Trip to
Mark Ruffalo Awake and Sing! Lynn Redgrave The Constant Wife
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS
IN A MUSICAL IN A MUSICAL
Michael Ball The Woman in White Megan Lawrence The Pajama Game
Peter Benson The Pajama Game Beth Leavel The Drowsy Chaperone
Jim Dale The Threepenny Opera Mary Louise Wilson
Steven Fales Confessions of a Mormon Boy Presented for an American play,
Marga Gomez Los Big Names preferably by a new playwright)
Jack Holmes RFK Rolin Jones The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow
Antony Sher Primo Danai Gurira & Nikkole Salter In the Continuum
Adam Rapp Red Light Winter
Rinne Groff The Ruby
2005-2006 Outer Critics Circle Executive / Nominating Committee
Marjorie Gunner (President Emerita)
Mario Fratti (Vice-President) Patrick Hoffman (Corresponding Secretary)
Louis A. Rachow (Treasurer) Glenn Loney (Historian & Member-at-Large)
and Aubrey Reuben, Rosalind Friedman, Thomas Gentile (Members-at-Large)
NOTE: The only Broadway production the Nominating Committee did not get to see prior to the cutoff date, was "Tarzan" and therefore will consider the production for next season's awards.
Nominations Talley for 3 or more:
The Pajama Game (8)
Grey
The Drowsy Chaperone (6)
Jersey Boys (6)
The Color Purple (5)
Sweeney Todd (5)
The Woman in White (5)
Awake and Sing (4)
The History Boys (4)
The Lieutenant of Inishmore (4)
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (3)
The Trip to
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