'Some Like It Hot' leads 2023 Outer Critics Circle Award winners
The Outer Critics Circle has announced the winners of the 72nd annual Outer Critics Awards, honoring the 2022-23 Broadway and Off-Broadway season.
On May 16, the Outer Critics Circle announced the winners of its 72nd annual awards in recognition of the 2022-23 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. The Outer Critics Circle, comprised of critics and writers for out-of-town newspapers and publications, will present the awards at a ceremony on May 25. For the first time in the organization’s history, this year’s awards removed gender specifications and included Off-Broadway performers.
Top winners include Some Like It Hot with five nominations and Leopoldstadt with two nods. In addition to the competitive awards, the Outer Critics Circle recognized fight director B.H. Barry with a Special Achievement Award. Barry’s fight choreography is currently on display in Camelot at Lincoln Center Theater.
Read the full list of 2023 Outer Critics Circle award winners and nominees. The winners are denoted with an asterisk.
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The Marjorie Gunner Award for Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Outstanding New Broadway Play
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
- The Bedwetter
- Between the Lines
- The Harder They Come *
- Only Gold
- Without You
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
- Becomes a Woman
- A Case for the Existence of God
- Chester Bailey
- Downstate *
- Letters from Max, a ritual
John Gassner Award for New American Play
- Dark Disabled Stories by Ryan J. Haddad
- Epiphany by Brian Watkins
- Fat Ham by James Ijames *
- Wolf Play by Hansol Jung
- You Will Get Sick by Noah Diaz
Outstanding Revival of a Play
- Death of a Salesman
- Endgame
- Ohio State Murders
- Topdog/Underdog *
- Wedding Band
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
- A Man of No Importance
- Into the Woods
- Merrily We Roll Along
- Parade *
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical
- Micaela Diamond: Parade
- J. Harrison Ghee: Some Like It Hot *
- Caroline Innerbichler: Shucked
- Colton Ryan: New York, New York
- Anna Uzele: New York, New York
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical
- Kevin Del Aguila: Some Like It Hot
- Julia Lester: Into the Woods
- Alex Newell: Shucked *
- NaTasha Yvette Williams: Some Like It Hot
- Betsy Wolfe: & Juliet
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play
- Hiran Abeysekera: Life of Pi
- Jessica Chastain: A Doll's House
- Corey Hawkins: Topdog/Underdog
- Sean Hayes: Good Night, Oscar *
- Audra McDonald: Ohio State Murders
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play
- Danielle Brooks: The Piano Lesson
- Sharon D. Clarke: Death of a Salesman
- Michael Potts: The Piano Lesson
- Brandon Uranowitz: Leopoldstadt *
- David Zayas: Cost of Living
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play
- Ephraim Birney: Chester Bailey
- Brittany Bradford: Wedding Band
- Marylouise Burke: Epiphany
- Bill Irwin: Endgame *
- Emma Pfitzer Price: Becomes a Woman
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play
- Veanne Cox: Wedding Band
- Glenn Davis: Downstate
- K. Todd Freeman: Downstate *
- Francis Guinan: Downstate
- Susanna Guzman: Downstate
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical
- Nicholas Barasch: The Butcher Boy
- Callum Francis: Kinky Boots
- Jonathan Groff: Merrily We Roll Along *
- Natey Jones: The Harder They Come
- Marla Mindelle: Titanique
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical
- Vicki Lewis: Between the Lines
- Lindsay Mendez: Merrily We Roll Along *
- Daniel Radcliffe: Merrily We Roll Along
- A.J. Shively: A Man of No Importance
- Mare Winningham: A Man of No Importance
Outstanding Solo Performance
- Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & the Pool
- Jodie Comer: Prima Facie *
- Jefferson Mays: A Christmas Carol
- Sam Morrison: Sugar Daddy
- Anthony Rapp: Without You
Outstanding New Score
- Kate Anderson and Elyssa Samsel: Between the Lines
- Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally: Shucked
- John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Lin-Manuel Miranda: New York, New York
- Adam Schlesinger and Sarah Silverman: The Bedwetter
- Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman: Some Like It Hot *
Outstanding Book of a Musical
- Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli: Titanique
- Robert Horn: Shucked *
- Matthew López and Amber Ruffin: Some Like It Hot
- Suzan-Lori Parks: The Harder They Come
- David West Read: & Juliet
Outstanding Scenic Design
- Jason Ardizzone-West: Wedding Band
- John Lee Beatty: Epiphany
- Beowulf Boritt: New York, New York *
- Mimi Lien: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Simon Scullion: Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Outstanding Costume Design
- Dede Ayite: Topdog/Underdog
- Gregg Barnes: Some Like It Hot *
- Brigitte Reiffenstuel: Leopoldstadt
- Paloma Young: & Juliet
- Donna Zakowska: New York, New York
Outstanding Lighting Design
- Neil Austin: Leopoldstadt
- Ken Billington: New York, New York
- Ben Stanton: A Christmas Carol
- Natasha Katz: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Tim Lutkin: Life of Pi *
Outstanding Sound Design
- John Gromada: Jasper
- Kai Harada: New York, New York
- Daniel Kluger: Epiphany
- André Pluess: Good Night, Oscar
- Joshua D. Reid: A Christmas Carol *
Outstanding Video or Projection Design
- Christopher Ash and Beowulf Boritt: New York, New York
- Andrzej Goulding: Life of Pi *
- Lucy Mackinnon: A Christmas Carol
- Isaac Madge: Leopoldstadt
- Sven Ortel: Parade
Outstanding Orchestrations
- Bryan Carter and Charlie Rosen: Some Like It Hot *
- Sam Davis and Daryl Waters: New York, New York
- Jason Howland: Shucked
- Dominic Fallacaro and Bill Sherman: & Juliet
- Jonathan Tunick: Merrily We Roll Along
Outstanding Director of a Musical
- Michael Arden: Parade *
- Maria Friedman: Merrily We Roll Along
- Casey Nicholaw: Some Like It Hot
- Jack O'Brien: Shucked
- Susan Stroman: New York, New York
Outstanding Choreography
- Andy Blankenbuehler: Only Gold
- Edgar Godineaux: The Harder They Come
- Casey Nicholaw: Some Like It Hot
- Susan Stroman: New York, New York *
- Jennifer Weber: & Juliet
Outstanding Director of a Play
- Kenny Leon: Topdog/Underdog
- Pam MacKinnon: Downstate
- Patrick Marber: Leopoldstadt *
- Adam Meggido: Peter Pan Goes Wrong
- Max Webster: Life of Pi
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