2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards

The 2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners were announced on May 22, 2008, recognizing excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions during the 2007–08 season. Nominations were announced on April 21, 2008, with Young Frankenstein leading the nominations with ten, followed closely by Les Liaisons Dangereuses with nine and South Pacific with eight.

South Pacific won the most awards of the ceremony, winning four including Outstanding Revival of a Musical, followed by August: Osage County with three wins.

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on April 21, 2008 by actors and married couple Karen Ziemba and Sandy Duncan. These included ten nominations for both Young Frankenstein, the most of any productions. Winners were announced on May 22, 2008 in an awards ceremony at Sardi's, with South Pacific winning the most awards, with four wins.

Category

Winners and nominees

Outstanding New Broadway Play

* August: Osage County by Tracy Letts

  • Rock 'n' Roll by Tom Stoppard
  • Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
  • The Seafarer by Conor McPherson

Outstanding New Broadway Musical (tie)

*Xanadu'' andYoung Frankenstein''

  • A Catered Affair
  • Cry-Baby

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play

* Dividing the Estate by Horton Foote

  • From Up Here by Liz Flahive
  • The Drunken City by Adam Bock
  • The Receptionist by Adam Bock

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical

* Adding Machine

  • Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn
  • Next to Normal
  • The Glorious Ones

Outstanding Revival of a Play

* The Homecoming by Harold Pinter

  • Come Back, Little Sheba by William Inge
  • Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
  • Les Liaisons Dangereuses adapted by Christopher Hampton

Outstanding Revival of a Musical

* South Pacific

  • Gypsy
  • Sunday in the Park with George
  • Take Me Along

Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (tie)

* Joshua Schmidt, Adding Machine'' andTom Kitt, Brian Yorkey,Next to Normal''

  • Stew and Heidi Rodewald, Passing Strange
  • Mel Brooks, Young Frankenstein

Outstanding Director of Play

* Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County

  • Rufus Norris, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
  • Rupert Goold, Macbeth
  • Maria Aitken, Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps

Outstanding Director of a Musical

* Bartlett Sher, South Pacific

  • Arthur Laurents, Gypsy
  • David Cromer, Adding Machine
  • Susan Stroman, Young Frankenstein

Outstanding Solo Performance

* Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood

  • April Yvette Thompson, Liberty City
  • Chazz Palminteri, A Bronx Tale
  • Stephen Lang, Beyond Glory

John Gassner Award

* Liz Flahive, From Up Here

  • Bob Clyman, Secret Order
  • George Packer, Betrayed
  • Michael Hollinger, Opus

Outstanding Choreography

* Rob Ashford, Cry-Baby

  • Christopher Gattelli, South Pacific
  • Graciela Daniele, The Glorious Ones
  • Susan Stroman, Young Frankenstein

Outstanding Actor in a Play

* Kevin Kline, Cyrano de Bergerac

  • Ben Daniels, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
  • Kevin Anderson, Come Back, Little Sheba
  • Patrick Stewart, Macbeth

Outstanding Actress in a Play

* Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County

  • Eve Best, The Homecoming
  • Laura Linney, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
  • S. Epatha Merkerson, Come Back, Little Sheba

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

* James Earl Jones, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  • David Pittu, Is He Dead?
  • Jim Norton, The Seafarer
  • Raúl Esparza, The Homecoming

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (tie)

* Jessica Collins, Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' andLaurie Metcalf,November''

  • Jayne Houdyshell, The New Century
  • Sian Phillips, Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

* Paulo Szot, South Pacific

  • Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
  • Daniel Evans, Sunday in the Park with George
  • Roger Bart, Young Frankenstein

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

* Patti LuPone, Gypsy

  • Alice Ripley, Next to Normal
  • Faith Prince, A Catered Affair
  • Kelli O'Hara, South Pacific

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

  • Amy Warren, Adding Machine
  • Harriet Harris, Cry-Baby
  • Sherie Rene Scott, The Little Mermaid

Outstanding Scenic Design

* David Farley and Tim Bird, Sunday in the Park with George

  • Michael Yeargan, South Pacific
  • Robin Wagner, Young Frankenstein
  • Scott Pask, Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Outstanding Costume Design

* Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses

  • William Ivey Long, Young Frankenstein
  • Catherine Zuber, South Pacific
  • David Farley, Sunday in the Park with George
  • Jessica Jaghn, Michael Bottari, Ronald Case, Die Momma Die!

Outstanding Lighting Design

* Ken Billington, Sunday in the Park with George

  • Donald Holder, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
  • Kevin Adams, Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps
  • Peter Kaczorowski, Young Frankenstein

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