Outer Critics Circle 2007 - 2008 nominations announced

Celebrating its 58th season of bestowing awards of excellence in the field of theater, the 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 (21 April 2009) its nominees for the 2007-08 season in 23 categories.

Broadway stars and former Outer Critics Circle Award winners Sandy Duncan and Karen Ziemba presided over the (11AM) announcement ceremony at Manhattan�s historic Algonquin Hotel.

'Young Frankenstein' leads the way with 10 nominations, 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' follows with 9 nominations and 'South Pacific' with 8 nominations.

The winners of the Outer Critics Circle Awards will be announced on the 12 May, with the awards presented at a ceremony on the 22 May 2008 at Sardi's Restaurant.

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

2007 - 2008 nominations by category are

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
• Young Frankenstein

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
• Next to Normal
• 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:

• Ra�l 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
• Si�n 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 nominations:

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).

Young Frankenstein (10 nominations)Les Liaisons Dangereuses (9 nominations)South Pacific (8 nominations)Gypsy (6 nominations)Sunday in the Park With George (5 nominations)Adding Machine (4 nominations)August: Osage County (3 nominations)The 39 Steps (3 nominations)Cry-Baby The Musical (3 nominations)Next to Normal (3 nominations)Come Back, Little Sheba (3 nominations)The Homecoming (3 nominations)A Catered Affair (2 nominations)From Up Here (2 nominations)The Glorious Ones (2 nominations)Cyrano de Bergerac (2 nominations)Macbeth (2 nominations)The Seafarer (2 nominations)