2011 Outer Critics Circle Awards

The 2011 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners were announced on May 16, 2011, recognizing excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions during the 2010–11 season. Nominations were announced on April 26, 2011, with Sister Act leading the nominations with nine. Following close behind were Anything Goes with eight nominations and both The Book of Mormon and The Motherfucker With the Hat with six nominations each.

The Book of Mormon won the most awards, winning four. Close behind were Anything Goes and War Horse with three wins each. Despite leading the nominations, Sister Act did not win an award.

Winners and nominees

The nominees, announced on April 26, 2011, included nine nominations for the musical Sister Act, the most of any show. Anything Goes received eight nominations. The Special Achievement Awards were also announced: Ellen Barkin, Outstanding Broadway Debut in The Normal Heart; and Adrian Kohler with Basil Jones for Handspring Puppet Company Puppet Design, Fabrication and Direction for War Horse. Matthew López won the John Gassner Award for his play, The Whipping Man.

Category

Winners and nominees

Outstanding New Broadway Play

* War Horse

  • Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
  • Good People
  • The Motherfucker with the Hat

Outstanding New Broadway Musical

* The Book of Mormon

  • Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
  • Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical
  • Sister Act The Musical

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play

* Other Desert Cities

  • The Other Place
  • Kin
  • Blood From a Stone

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical

* The Kid

  • Freckleface Strawberry The Musical
  • Tomorrow Morning
  • In Transit

Outstanding Revival of a Play

* The Normal Heart

  • Born Yesterday
  • The Importance of Being Earnest
  • The Merchant of Venice

Outstanding Revival of a Musical

* Anything Goes

  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
  • Hello Again

Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

* Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone – The Book of Mormon

  • David Yazbek – Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
  • Alan Menken, Glenn Slater – Sister Act
  • Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman – Catch Me If You Can

Outstanding Director of Play

* Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris – War Horse

  • Emma Rice – Brief Encounter
  • Anna D. Shapiro – The Motherf**ker with the Hat
  • Daniel Sullivan – Good People

Outstanding Director of a Musical

* Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker – The Book of Mormon

  • Jerry Zaks – Sister Act The Musical
  • Kathleen Marshall – Anything Goes
  • Rob Ashford – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Outstanding Solo Performance

* John Leguizamo – Ghetto Klown

  • Michael Shannon – Mistakes Were Made
  • Mike Birbiglia – Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
  • Daniel Beaty – Through the Night, a Soul Aria

John Gassner Award

* Matthew López – The Whipping Man

  • David West Read – The Dream of the Burning Boy
  • Amy Herzog – After the Revolution
  • Kimberly Rosenstock – Tigers Be Still

Outstanding Choreography

* Kathleen Marshall – Anything Goes

  • Ross Coleman – Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical
  • Casey Nicholaw – The Book of Mormon
  • Rob Ashford – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Outstanding Actor in a Play

* Mark Rylance – Jerusalem as Johnny "Rooster" Byron

  • Joe Mantello – The Normal Heart as Ned Weeks
  • Bobby Cannavale – The Motherf**ker with the Hat as Jackie
  • Al Pacino – The Merchant of Venice as Shylock
  • Reed Birney – The Dream of the Burning Boy as Larry

Outstanding Actress in a Play (tie)

* Frances McDormand – Good People as Margie Walsh and Nina Arianda – Born Yesterday as Billie Dawn (tie)

  • Judith Light – Lombardi as Marie Lombardi
  • Laurie Metcalf – The Other Place as Juliana Smithton
  • Edie Falco – The House of Blue Leaves as Bananas Shaughnessy

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

* Brian Bedford – The Importance of Being Earnest as Lady Bracknell

  • Stacy Keach – Other Desert Cities as Lyman Wyeth
  • Evan Jonigkeit – High as Cody Randall
  • Seth Numrich – War Horse as Albert Narracott
  • Yul Vázquez – The Motherfucker with the Hat as Cousin Julio

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

* Elizabeth Rodriguez – The Motherf**ker with the Hat as Veronica

  • Linda Lavin – Other Desert Cities as Silda Grauman
  • Renée Elise Goldsberry – Good People as Kate
  • Alison Pill – The House of Blue Leaves as Corrinna Stroller
  • Estelle Parsons – Good People as Dottie

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

* Josh Gad – The Book of Mormon as Elder Cunningham

  • Daniel Radcliffe – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as J. Pierrepont Finch
  • Aaron Tveit – Catch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale, Jr.
  • Norbert Leo Butz – Catch Me If You Can as Carl Hanratty
  • Tony Sheldon – Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical as Bernadette

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

* Sutton Foster – Anything Goes as Reno Sweeney

  • Donna Murphy – The People in the Picture as Raisel/Bubbie
  • Patina Miller – Sister Act The Musical as Deloris Van Cartier
  • Beth Leavel – Baby It's You! as Florence Greenberg
  • Victoria Clark – Sister Act The Musical as Mother Superior

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

* Adam Godley – Anything Goes as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh

  • John McMartin – Anything Goes as Elisha J. Whitney
  • Colin Donnell – Anything Goes as Billy Crocker
  • John Larroquette – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as J.B. Biggley
  • Chester Gregory – Sister Act The Musical as Eddie Souther

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

* Laura Benanti – Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown as Candela

  • Patti LuPone – Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown as Lucía
  • Laura Osnes – Anything Goes as Hope Harcourt
  • Marla Mindelle – Sister Act The Musical as Sister Mary Robert
  • Nikki M. James – The Book of Mormon as Nabulungi

Outstanding Scenic Design

* Neil Murray – Brief Encounter

  • Derek McLane – Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
  • Todd Rosenthal – The Motherf**ker with the Hat
  • Desmond Heeley – The Importance of Being Earnest

Outstanding Costume Design

* Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner – Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical

  • Desmond Heeley – The Importance of Being Earnest
  • Lez Brotherston – Sister Act The Musical
  • Lizz Wolf – Baby It's You!

Outstanding Lighting Design

* Paule Constable – War Horse

  • Natasha Katz – Sister Act The Musical
  • Malcolm Rippeth – Brief Encounter
  • David Lander – Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

References

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