Outer Critics Circle 2010 - 2011 nominations announced
Celebrating its 61st 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 its nominees for the 2010-11 season in 23 categories on 26 Apr 2011.
Outer Critics Circle Award-winners Tyne Daly and Brian d'Arcy James, presided over the announcement ceremony at Manhattan's historic Algonquin Hotel.
'Sister Act' leads with nine nominations, followed by 'Anything Goes' with eight nominations, 'The Book of Mormon' and 'The Motherfker With the Hat,' each received 6 nominations.
The winners of the Outer Critics Circle Awards will be announced on the 16 May 2011, with the awards presented at a ceremony on the 26 May 2011 at Sardi's Restaurant.
2010 - 2011 nominations by category are
Outstanding New Broadway Play:
- Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
- Good People
- The Motherfker With the Hat
- War Horse
Outstanding New Broadway Musical:
- The Book of Mormon
- Priscilla Queen of the Desert
- Sister Act
- Memphis
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play:
- Blood From a Stone
- Kin
- Other Desert Cities
- The Other Place
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical:
- Freckleface Strawberry
- In Transit
- The Kid
- Tomorrow Morning
Outstanding New Score: (Broadway or Off-Broadway
- The Book of Mormon
- Catch Me If You Can
- Sister Act
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Outstanding Revival of a Play:
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
- Born Yesterday
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- The Merchant of Venice
- The Normal Heart
Outstanding Revival of a Musical:
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
- Anything Goes
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Hello Again
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Outstanding Director of a Play:
- Marianne Elliott & Tom Morris; War Horse
- Emma Rice; Brief Encounter
- Anna D. Shapiro; The Motherfcker With the Hat
- Daniel Sullivan; Good People
Outstanding Director of a Musical:
- Rob Ashford; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Kathleen Marshall; Anything Goes
- Casey Nicholaw & Trey Parker; The Book of Mormon
- Jerry Zaks; Sister Act
Outstanding Choreography:
- Rob Ashford; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Ross Coleman; Priscilla Queen of the Desert
- Kathleen Marshall; Anything Goes
- Casey Nicholaw; The Book of Mormon
Outstanding Set Design:
(Play or Musical)
- Desmond Heeley; The Importance of Being Earnest
- Derek McLane; Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
- Neil Murray; Brief Encounter
- Todd Rosenthal; The Motherfker With the Hat
Outstanding Costume Design:
(Play or Musical)
- Lez Brotherston; Sister Act
- Tim Chappel & Lizzie Gardiner; Priscilla Queen of the Desert
- Desmond Heeley; The Importance of Being Earnest
- Lizz Wolf; Baby It's You!
Outstanding Lighting Design:
(Play or Musical)
- Paule Constable; War Horse
- Natasha Katz; Sister Act
- David Lander; Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
- Malcolm Rippeth; Brief Encounter
Outstanding Actor in a Play:
- Reed Birney; The Dream of the Burning Boy
- Bobby Cannavale; The Motherfker With the Hat
- Joe Mantello; The Normal Heart
- Al Pacino: The Merchant of Venice
- Mark Rylance: Jerusalem
Outstanding Actress in a Play:
- Nina Arianda; Born Yesterday
- Edie Falco; The House of Blue Leaves
- Judith Light; Lombardi
- Frances McDormand; Good People
- Laurie Metcalf; The Other Place
Outstanding Actor in a Musical:
- Norbert Leo Butz; Catch Me If You Can
- Josh Gad; The Book of Mormon
- Daniel Radcliffe; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Tony Sheldon; Priscilla Queen of the Desert
- Aaron Tveit; Catch Me If You Can
Outstanding Actress in a Musical:
- Victoria Clark; Sister Act
- Sutton Foster; Anything Goes
- Beth Leavel; Baby It's You!
- Patina Miller; Sister Act
- Donna Murphy; The People in the Picture
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play:
- Brian Bedford; The Importance of Being Earnest
- Evan Jonigkeit; High
- Stacy Keach; Other Desert Cities
- Seth Numrich; War Horse
- Yul Vázquez; The Motherfker With the Hat
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play:
- Renée Elise Goldsberry; Good People
- Linda Lavin; Other Desert Cities
- Estelle Parsons; Good People
- Alison Pill; The House of Blue Leaves
- Elizabeth Rodriguez; The Motherfker With the Hat
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical:
- Colin Donnell; Anything Goes
- Adam Godley; Anything Goes
- Chester Gregory; Sister Act
- John Larroquette; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- John McMartin; Anything Goes
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical:
- Laura Benanti; Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
- Nikki M. James; The Book of Mormon
- Patti LuPone; Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
- Marla Mindelle; Sister Act
- Laura Osnes; Anything Goes
Outstanding Solo Performance:
- Daniel Beaty; Through the Night
- Mike Birbiglia; My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
- John Leguizamo; Ghetto Klown
- Michael Shannon; Mistakes Were Made
John Gassner Award:
(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
- Amy Herzog; After the Revolution
- Matthew Lopez; The Whipping Man
- David West Read; The Dream of the Burning Boy
- Kim Rosenstock; Tigers Be Still
Productions that received multiple nominations:
| Sister Act (9 nominations) | Outstanding New Broadway Musical Outstanding New Score Outstanding Director of a Musical Outstanding Costume Design Outstanding Lighting Design Outstanding Actress in a Musical (x2) Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical |
| Anything Goes (8 nominations) | Outstanding Revival of a Musical Outstanding Director of a Musical Outstanding Set Choreographer Outstanding Actress in a Musical Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (x3) Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical |
| The Book of Mormon (6 nominations) | Outstanding New Broadway Musical Outstanding New Score Outstanding Director of a Musical Outstanding Choreography Outstanding Actor in a Musical Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical |
| The Motherfker With the Hat (6 nominations) | Outstanding New Broadway Play Outstanding Director of a Play Outstanding Set Design Outstanding Actor in a Play Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play |
| Good People (5 nominations) | Outstanding New Broadway Play Outstanding Director of a Play Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (x2) |
| How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (5 nominations) | Outstanding Revival of a Musical Outstanding Director of a Musical Outstanding Choreographer of a Musical Outstanding Actor in a Musical Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical |
| The Importance of Being Earnest (4 nominations) | Outstanding Revival of a Play Outstanding Set Design Outstanding Costume Design Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play |
| Priscilla Queen of the Desert (4 nominations) | Outstanding New Broadway Musical Outstanding Choreographer Outstanding Costume Design Outstanding Actor in a Musical |
| War Horse (4 nominations) | Outstanding New Broadway Pay Outstanding Director of a Play Outstanding Lighting Design Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play |
| Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (4 nominations) | Outstanding New Broadway Musical Outstanding New Score Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (x2) |
| Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (3 nominations) | Outstanding New Broadway Play Outstanding Set Design Outstanding Lighting Design |
| Brief Encounter (3 nominations) | Outstanding Director of a Play Outstanding Set Design Outstanding Lighting Design |
| Catch Me If You Can (3 nominations) | Outstanding New Score Outstanding Actor in a Musical (x2) |
| Other Desert Cities (3 nominations) | Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play |
| The Other Place (2 nominations) | Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play Outstanding Actress in a Play |
| Born Yesterday (2 nominations) | Outstanding Revival of a Play Outstanding Actress in a Play |
| The Merchant of Venice (2 nominations) | Outstanding Revival of a Play Outstanding Actor in a Play |
| The Normal Heart (2 nominations) | Outstanding Revival of a Play Outstanding Actor in a Play |
| Baby It's You (2 nominations) | Outstanding Costume Design Outstanding Actress in a Musical |
| The Dream of the Burning Boy (2 nominations) | Outstanding Actor in a Play John Gassner Award |
| The House of Blue Leaves (2 nominations) | Outstanding Actress in a Play Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play |
| A View From the Bridge (2 nominations) | Outstanding Revival of a Play Outstanding Actor in a Play |
2010-2011 Outer Critics Circle Executive / Nominating Committee: Simon Saltzman (President), 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, Thomás Gentile & Harry Haun (Members-at-Large).
9 nominations8 nominationsSister Act (9 nominations)Outstanding New Broadway Musical Outstanding New Score Outstanding Director of a Musical Outstanding Costume Design Outstanding Lighting Design Outstanding Actress in a Musical (x2) Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Anything Goes (8 nominations)Outstanding Revival of a Musical Outstanding Director of a Musical Outstanding Set Choreographer Outstanding Actress in a Musical Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (x3) Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical The Book of Mormon (6 nominations)Outstanding New Broadway Musical Outstanding New Score Outstanding Director of a Musical Outstanding Choreography Outstanding Actor in a Musical Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical The Motherf**ker With the Hat (6 nominations)Outstanding New Broadway Play Outstanding Director of a Play Outstanding Set Design Outstanding Actor in a Play Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Good People (5 nominations)Outstanding New Broadway Play Outstanding Director of a Play Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (x2) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (5 nominations)Outstanding Revival of a Musical Outstanding Director of a Musical Outstanding Choreographer of a Musical Outstanding Actor in a Musical Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical The Importance of Being Earnest (4 nominations)Outstanding Revival of a Play Outstanding Set Design Outstanding Costume Design Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Priscilla Queen of the Desert (4 nominations)Outstanding New Broadway Musical Outstanding Choreographer Outstanding Costume Design Outstanding Actor in a Musical War Horse (4 nominations)Outstanding New Broadway Pay Outstanding Director of a Play Outstanding Lighting Design Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (4 nominations)Outstanding New Broadway Musical Outstanding New Score Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (x2) Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (3 nominations)Outstanding New Broadway Play Outstanding Set Design Outstanding Lighting Design Brief Encounter (3 nominations)Outstanding Director of a Play Outstanding Set Design Outstanding Lighting Design Catch Me If You Can (3 nominations)Outstanding New Score Outstanding Actor in a Musical (x2) Other Desert Cities (3 nominations)Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play The Other Place (2 nominations)Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play Outstanding Actress in a Play Born Yesterday (2 nominations)Outstanding Revival of a Play Outstanding Actress in a Play The Merchant of Venice (2 nominations)Outstanding Revival of a Play Outstanding Actor in a Play The Normal Heart (2 nominations)Outstanding Revival of a Play Outstanding Actor in a Play Baby It's You (2 nominations)Outstanding Costume Design Outstanding Actress in a Musical The Dream of the Burning Boy (2 nominations)Outstanding Actor in a Play John Gassner Award The House of Blue Leaves (2 nominations)Outstanding Actress in a Play Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play A View From the Bridge (2 nominations)Outstanding Revival of a Play Outstanding Actor in a PlayOriginally published on