Outer Critics Circle To Announce Nominees for Awards 4/20, Winners Named 5/11

The Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for all media covering New York theatre, announced its 2009 schedule for its upcoming annual awards ceremony.

2009 OCC Nominations Announced

On Monday, April 20th, 2009, the Outer Critics Circle nominations will be announced at the Algonquin Hotel at 59 West 44th Street at an 11:00 a.m. reception.

2009 OCC Awards Announced Publicly

On Monday, May 11th, 2009, the Outer Critics Circle 2009 Awards will be announced publicly.

2009 OCC Awards Celebration Dinner

On Thursday, May 21st, 2009, the Outer Critics Circle Awards Dinner will be held at Sardi's in the Eugenia Room at 234 West 44th Street at 4:00 p.m.

Founded in the Broadway season of 1949-50, as the Outer Circle, this group of dedicated drama-critics banded together under the leadership of John Gassner, widely known and respected as a theatre-reviewer, essayist, dramaturg, and professor of theatre. The impetus for creation of what later became the Outer Critics Circle was the recognition by Gassner(1903- 1967) and other critic-colleagues-writing for academic and special-interest journals-that they had no forum where they could meet to discuss the theatre in general and current New York seasons in particular.

For more information and a complete list of 2008 winners visit, www.outercritics.org.