2019 Outer Critics Circle Awards
The 2029 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners were announced on May 13, 2019, recognizing excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions during the 2018–19 season. Nominations were announced on April 23, 2019, with Hadestown receiving the most nominations with 12. Tootsie followed with 10 nominations, and the revival of Oklahoma! received six nominations. The most-nominated plays include All My Sons, The Ferryman, and Ink, all with five nominations.
Hadestown won the most awards of the night, winning six awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical, Best New Score and Outstanding Director of a Musical for Rachel Chavkin. Tied with two wins were All My Sons, The Cher Show, The Ferryman, King Kong and Tootsie.
Winners and nominees
The Outer Critics Circle Award winners were announced on May 13, 2019, with a ceremony at Sardi's set for May 23, hosted by Jenn Colella, Tina Fey, Montego Glover, Hamish Linklater, Lindsay Mendez and Lily Rabe.
The winners for the 2018–19 season include Hadestown (Musical), The Ferryman (Play), Girl From the North Country (Off-Broadway Musical), and White Noise (Off-Broadway Play).
Category |
Winner and nominees |
|---|---|
Outstanding New Broadway Play |
* The Ferryman
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Outstanding New Broadway Musical |
* Hadestown
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Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play |
* White Noise
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Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical |
* Girl from the North Country
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Outstanding Revival of a Play |
* All My Sons
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Outstanding Revival of a Musical |
* Fiddler on the Roof (in Yiddish)
|
John Gassner Award |
* Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell, The Lifespan of a Fact
|
Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) |
* Robert Horn, Tootsie
|
Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) |
* Anaïs Mitchell, Hadestown
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Outstanding Director of Play |
* Sam Mendes, The Ferryman
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Outstanding Director of a Musical |
* Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown
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Outstanding Choreography |
* Warren Carlyle, Kiss Me, Kate
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Outstanding Orchestrations |
* Daniel Kluger, Oklahoma!
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Outstanding Actor in a Play |
* Bryan Cranston, Network as Howard Beale
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Outstanding Actress in a Play |
* Elaine May, The Waverly Gallery as Gladys Green
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Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play |
* Benjamin Walker, All My Sons as Chris Keller
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Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play |
* Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird as Scout Finch
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Outstanding Actor in a Musical |
* Santino Fontana, Tootsie as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
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Outstanding Actress in a Musical |
* Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show as Star
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Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical |
* André De Shields, Hadestown as Hermes
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Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical |
* Amber Gray, Hadestown as Persephone
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Outstanding Solo Performance |
* Mike Birbiglia, Mike Birbiglia's The New One
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Outstanding Scenic Design |
* David Korins, Beetlejuice
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Outstanding Costume Design |
* Bob Mackie, The Cher Show
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Outstanding Lighting Design |
* Bradley King, Hadestown
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Outstanding Projection Design |
* Peter England, King Kong
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Outstanding Sound Design |
* Peter Hylenski, King Kong
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