The winners for the Outer Critics Circle are here! And Broadway Black faves Cynthia Erivo and Pascale Armand walked away with the coveted prize.
The OCC usually is a good indicator of how the Tony Awards will go (*cough* Cynthia), however, a significant number of shows such as Hamilton and Shuffle Along –weren’t eligible for the OCCs this year because they were either recognized the previous year or didn’t open in time, respectively.
Still, there are a number of awards that could predict how the Tonys will play out in June (For example, leading Actress in a Play went to Lange, and not the expected Nyong’o, also the showdown of She Loves Me vs The Color Purple in Best Revival)
Check out the winners below:
2015-16 OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS WINNERS
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 (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Bright Star
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
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
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 (Play or Musical)
Jeff Mahshie She Loves Me
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN (Play or Musical)
Justin Townsend American Psycho the Musical
OUTSTANDING PROJECTION DESIGN (Play or Musical)
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
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
Marco Ramirez The Royale
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
James Houghton Signature Theatre Company
Outer Critic Circle winners will receive their awards at a May 26, 2016 ceremony at Sardi’s. Congrats to all the winners!
