Outstanding Revival of a Musical	Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play	Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical (tie)

The winners of the Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, were announced on 12 May 2007.

'August: Osage County' won the Outstanding New Broadway Play Award and won in a further two categories. The Award for Outstanding New Broadway Musical was tied between 'Young Frankenstein' & 'Xanadu,' but it was South Pacific which was the most decorated show of the evening winning in four categories, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical.

'Dividing the Estate' was named Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play, and 'Adding Machine' won the award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play.

Though Young Frankenstein tied with Xanadu for the Award for 'Outstanding New Broadway Musical,' there was also disappointment for the production, having been nominated in 11 categories, more then anyshow, it walked away with just the one prize.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses, which was the second most nominated show, being named in 9 categories, also received just the one award.

The awards will be presented at a ceremony on the 22 May 2007 at Sardi's Restaurant.

The 2008 Outer Critics Circle winners and nominations are listed below: ***Winners are indicated in bold font.

Outstanding New Broadway Play:

• August: Osage County
• Rock ‘N’ Roll
• The Seafarer
• The 39 Steps

Outstanding New Broadway Musical:

• A Catered Affair
• Cry-Baby The Musical
• Xanadu (tie)
• Young Frankenstein (tie)

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play:

• Dividing the Estate
• The Drunken City
• From Up Here
• The Receptionist

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical:

• Adding Machine
• The Glorious Ones
• Make Me a Song – The Music of William Finn
• Next to Normal

Outstanding New Score: (Broadway or Off-Broadway

• Adding Machine (tie)
• Next to Normal (tie)
• Passing Strange
• Young Frankenstein

Outstanding Revival of a Play:
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)

• Come Back, Little Sheba
• Cyrano de Bergerac
• The Homecoming
• Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Outstanding Revival of a Musical:
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)

• Gypsy
• South Pacific
• Sunday in the Park With George
• Take Me Along

Outstanding Director of a Play:

• Maria Aitken; The 39 Steps
• Rupert Goold; Macbeth
• Rufus Norris; Les Liaisons Dangereuses
• Anna D. Shapiro; August: Osage County

Outstanding Director of a Musical:

• David Cromer; Adding Machine
• Arthur Laurents; Gypsy
• Bartlett Sher; South Pacific
• Susan Stroman; Young Frankenstein

Outstanding Choreography:

• Rob Ashford; Cry-Baby The Musical
• Graciela Daniele; The Glorious Ones
• Christopher Gattelli; South Pacific
• Susan Stroman; Young Frankenstein

Outstanding Set Design:
(Play or Musical)

• David Farley & Timothy Bird; Sunday in the Park With George
• Scott Pask; Les Liaisons Dangereuses
• Robin Wagner; Young Frankenstein
• Michael Yeargan; South Pacific

Outstanding Costume Design:
(Play or Musical)

• David Farley; Sunday in the Park With George
• Katrina Lindsay; Les Liaisons Dangereuses
• William Ivey Long; Young Frankenstein
• Jessica Jahn, Michael Bottari & Ronald Case; Die Mommie Die!
• Catherine Zuber; South Pacific

Outstanding Lighting Design:
(Play or Musical)

• Kevin Adams; The 39 Steps
• Ken Billington; Sunday in the Park With George
• Donald Holder; Les Liaisons Dangereuses
• Peter Kaczorowski; Young Frankenstein

Outstanding Actor in a Play:

• Kevin Anderson; Come Back, Little Sheba
• Ben Daniels; Les Liaisons Dangereuses
• Kevin Kline; Cyrano de Bergerac
• Patrick Stewart: Macbeth

Outstanding Actress in a Play:

• Eve Best; The Homecoming
• Deanna Dunagan; August: Osage County
• Laura Linney; Les Liaisons Dangereuses
• S. Epatha Merkerson; Come Back, Little Sheba

Outstanding Actor in a Musical:

• Roger Bart; Young Frankenstein
• Daniel Evans; Sunday in the Park With George
• Boyd Gaines; Gypsy
• Paulo Szot; South Pacific

Outstanding Actress in a Musical:

• Patti LuPone; Gypsy
• Kelli O’Hara; South Pacific
• Faith Prince; A Catered Affair
• Alice Ripley; Next to Normal

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play:

• Raúl Esparza; The Homecoming
• James Earl Jones; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
• Jim Norton; The Seafarer
• David Pittu; Is He Dead?

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play:

• Jessica Collins; Les Liaisons Dangereuses
• Jayne Houdyshell; The New Century
• Laurie Metcalf; November
• Siân Phillips; Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical:

• Danny Burstein; South Pacific
• Christopher Fitzgerald; Young Frankenstein
• Shuler Hensley; Young Frankenstein
• Tony Yazbeck; Gypsy

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical:

• Laura Benanti; Gypsy
• Harriet Harris; Cry-Baby The Musical
• Sherie Rene Scott; The Little Mermaid
• Amy Warren; Adding Machine

Outstanding Solo Performance:

• Laurence Fishburne; Thurgood
• Stephen Lang; Beyond Glory
• Chazz Palminiteri; A Bronx Tale
• April Yvette Thompson; Liberty City

John Gassner Award:
(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)

• Bob Clyman; Secret Order
• Liz Flahive; From Up Here
• Michael Hollinger; Opus
• George Packer; Betrayed

Productions that received multiple awards:

South Pacific (8 nominations)	Outstanding Revival of a Musical Outstanding Director of a Musical Outstanding Actor in a Musical Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
August: Osage County (3 nominations)	Outstanding New Broadway Play Outstanding Director of a Play Outstanding Actress in a Play
Adding Machine (2 nominations)	Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical Outstanding New Score

2007-2008 Outer Critics Circle Executive / Nominating Committee consisted of Simon Saltzman (President), Marjorie Gunner (President Emerita), Mario Fratti (Vice-President) Patrick Hoffman (Corresponding Secretary), Louis A. Rachow (Treasurer) Glenn Loney (Historian & Member-at-Large), Rosalind Friedman (Recording Secretary) and Aubrey Reuben & Thomas Gentile (Members-at-Large).

Note: The new musical 'Glory Days' was the only Broadway production the Nominating Committee did not get to see prior to the Award cut-off date and therefore will consider the production for next season’s awards. 'In The Heights' was already considered last season and won Outstanding Off Broadway musical.