2015 Outer Critics Circle Awards

The 2015 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners were announced on May 11, 2015, recognizing excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions during the 2014–15 season. Nominations were announced on April 20, 2015, with Something Rotten! receiving the most nominations with 12. On the Twentieth Century followed with nine nominations, and the An American in Paris received eight nominations. Among plays, Wolf Hall led the field with seven nominations.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time led the productions with the most awards, winning five including Outstanding New Broadway Play. An American in Paris won four awards, followed by Hamilton and The King and I with three wins each.

Awards and nominations

Award nominations were announced by Brian D'Arcy James and Jennifer Simard on April 20, 2015, with the winners announced on May 11, 2015, with the winners ceremony on May 21, 2016 at Sardi's, featuring Michael Cerveris, Nick Cordero, Raúl Esparza, Katie Finneran, Montego Glover, William Ivey Long and Jefferson Mays as presenters.

Following The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time winning Outstanding New Broadway Play and An American in Paris won Outstanding New Broadway Musical. For Off-Broadway, Between Riverside and Crazy won Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play and Hamilton won Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical. For the revival categories, You Can't Take It With You won Outstanding Revival of a Play and The King and I won Outstanding Revival of a Musical. Ayad Akhtar took home the John Gassner Playwrights Award for The Invisible Hand. Despite leading the nominations, Something Rotten! did not take home any awards.

Category

Winner and nominees

Outstanding New Broadway Play

* The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  • The Audience
  • Wolf Hall

'Outstanding New Broadway Musical

* An American in Paris

  • It Shoulda Been You
  • The Last Ship
  • Something Rotten!
  • The Visit

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play

* Between Riverside and Crazy

  • The City of Conversation
  • The Nether
  • Rasheeda Speaking
  • The Village Bike

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical

* Hamilton

  • A Christmas Memory
  • Disenchanted
  • The Fortress of Solitude
  • Lonesome Traveler

Outstanding Revival of a Play

* You Can't Take It With You

  • Fashions for Men
  • Skylight
  • The Heidi Chronicles
  • The Elephant Man

Outstanding Revival of a Musical

* The King and I

  • Side Show
  • Into the Woods
  • On the Town
  • On the Twentieth Century

John Gassner Award

* Ayad Akhtar – The Invisible Hand

  • Benjamin Scheuer – The Lion
  • Markus Potter – Stalking the Bogeyman
  • Halley Feiffer – I'm Gonna Pray for You So Hard
  • Elizabeth Irwin – My Mañana Comes

Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

* Lin-Manuel Miranda – Hamilton

  • Brian Hargrove – It Shoulda Been You
  • Karey Kirkpatrick & John O'Farrell – Something Rotten!
  • Terrence McNally – The Visit
  • John Logan & Brian Yorkey – The Last Ship

Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

* Lin-Manuel Miranda – Hamilton

  • John Kander & Fred Ebb – The Visit
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick & Karey Kirkpatrick – Something Rotten!
  • Barbara Anselmi & Brian Hargrove – It Shoulda Been You
  • Sting – The Last Ship

Outstanding Director of Play

* Marianne Elliott – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  • Jeremy Herrin – Wolf Hall
  • Scott Ellis – You Can't Take It With You
  • Stephen Daldry – The Audience
  • Scott Ellis – The Elephant Man

Outstanding Director of a Musical

* Christopher Wheeldon – An American in Paris

  • Thomas Kail – Hamilton
  • Casey Nicholaw – Something Rotten!
  • David Hyde Pierce – It Shoulda Been You
  • Scott Ellis – On the Twentieth Century

Outstanding Choreography

* Christopher Wheeldon – An American in Paris

  • Joshua Bergasse – On the Town
  • Andy Blankenbuehler – Hamilton
  • Warren Carlyle – On the Twentieth Century
  • Casey Nicholaw – Something Rotten!

Outstanding Actor in a Play

* Alex Sharp – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as Christopher Boone

  • Reed Birney – I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard as David
  • Bradley Cooper – The Elephant Man as John Merrick
  • Stephen McKinley Henderson – Between Riverside and Crazy as Pops
  • Ben Miles – Wolf Hall as Thomas Cromwell

Outstanding Actress in a Play

* Helen Mirren – The Audience as Queen Elizabeth II

  • Jan Maxwell – The City of Conversation as Hester Ferris
  • Elisabeth Moss – The Heidi Chronicles as Heidi Holland
  • Tonya Pinkins – Rasheeda Speaking as Jaclyn
  • Greta Gerwig – The Village Bike as Becky

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

* Richard McCabe – The Audience as Harold Wilson

  • Paul Jesson – Wolf Hall as Cardinal Archbishop Thomas Wolsey / William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury/ Sir John Seymour / Sir William Kingston
  • Alessandro Nivola – The Elephant Man as Frederick Treves
  • Nathaniel Parker – Wolf Hall as King Henry VIII
  • Bryce Pinkham – The Heidi Chronicles as Peter Patrone

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

* Annaleigh Ashford – You Can't Take It With You as Essie Carmichael

  • Lydia Leonard – Wolf Hall as Anne Boleyn
  • Patricia Clarkson – The Elephant Man as Mrs. Kendal
  • Francesca Faridany – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as Siobhan
  • Julie Halston – You Can't Take It With You as Gay Wellington

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

* Robert Fairchild – An American in Paris as Jerry Mulligan

  • Peter Gallagher – On the Twentieth Century as Oscar Jaffee
  • Christian Borle – Something Rotten! as William Shakespeare (The Bard)
  • Tony Yazbeck – On the Town as Gabey
  • Brian d'Arcy James – Something Rotten! as Nick Bottom

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

* Kristin Chenoweth – On the Twentieth Century as Lily Garland / Mildred Plotka

  • Chita Rivera – The Visit as Claire Zachanassian
  • Leanne Cope – An American in Paris as Lise Dassin
  • Tyne Daly – It Shoulda Been You as Judy Steinberg
  • Kelli O'Hara – The King and I as Anna Leonowens

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

* Andy Karl – On the Twentieth Century as Bruce Granit

  • Paul Alexander Nolan – Doctor Zhivago as Pasha Antipov
  • John Cariani – Something Rotten! as Nigel Bottom
  • Josh Grisetti – It Shoulda Been You as Marty Kaufman
  • Max von Essen – An American in Paris as Henri Baurel

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

* Ruthie Ann Miles – The King and I as Lady Thiang

  • Mary Louise Wilson – On the Twentieth Century as Letitia Peabody Primrose
  • Megan Fairchild – On the Town as Ivy Smith
  • Victoria Clark – Gigi as Mamita Alvarez
  • Heidi Blickenstaff – Something Rotten! as Bea

Outstanding Solo Performance

* Jim Dale – Just Jim Dale

  • Joe Assadourian – The Bullpen
  • Benjamin Scheuer – The Lion
  • Cush Jumbo – Josephine and I
  • Tom Dugan – Wiesenthal

Outstanding Scenic Design

* Bunny Christie – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  • David Rockwell – On the Twentieth Century
  • Bob Crowley – An American in Paris
  • Michael H. Yeargan – The King and I
  • Scott Pask – Something Rotten!

Outstanding Costume Design

* Catherine Zuber – The King and I

  • Gregg Barnes – Something Rotten!
  • Bob Crowley – The Audience
  • William Ivey Long – On the Twentieth Century
  • Christopher Oram – Wolf Hall

Outstanding Lighting Design

* Paule Constable – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  • Japhy Weideman – The Visit
  • Jeff Croiter – Something Rotten!
  • Rick Fisher – The Audience
  • Natasha Katz – An American in Paris

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