2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards
The 2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners were announced on May 16, 2023, recognizing excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions during the 2022–23 season. Nominations were announced on April 28, 2023, with New York, New York receiving the most nominations with 12. Some Like It Hot followed with ten nominations, while Leopoldstadt and Downstate led the plays with six nominations.
Some Like It Hot won the most awards of the year, taking home five awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical. Close behind, Leopoldstadt won three, including Best Broadway Play, while Merrily We Roll Along and New York, New York each won two.
Winners and nominees
The 2022-2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards nominations were announced on Friday, April 28, 2023, and was the first year of acting categories without gender specifications, and including off-Broadway performers.
The 2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners were announced on May 16, 2023, with Some Like It Hot leading the winners by taking home multiple awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical. Leopoldstadt won Outstanding New Broadway Play and several other awards. Other notable winners included The Harder They Come for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical and Downstate for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play. Revival honors went to Topdog/Underdog for play and Merrily We Roll Along for musical revival.
Category |
Winner and nominees |
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Outstanding New Broadway Play |
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Outstanding New Broadway Musical |
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Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play |
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Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical |
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Outstanding Revival of a Play |
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Outstanding Revival of a Musical |
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John Gassner Award |
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Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) |
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Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) |
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Outstanding Director of Play |
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Outstanding Director of a Musical |
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Outstanding Choreography |
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Outstanding Orchestrations |
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Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play |
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Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical |
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Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play |
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Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical |
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Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play |
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Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical |
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Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play |
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Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical |
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Outstanding Solo Performance |
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Outstanding Scenic Design |
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Outstanding Costume Design |
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Outstanding Lighting Design |
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Outstanding Projection Design |
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Outstanding Sound Design |
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Special Achievement Award |
B. H. Barry |
Multiple nominations and awards
Show |
Nominations |
Wins |
|---|---|---|
Some Like It Hot |
11 |
5 |
New York, New York |
12 |
2 |
Leopoldstadt |
6 |
3 |
Downstate |
5 |
2 |
Life of Pi |
3 |
2 |
Merrily We Roll Along |
6 |
2 |
Parade |
6 |
2 |
Shucked |
6 |
2 |
A Christmas Carol |
4 |
1 |
Good Night, Oscar |
3 |
1 |
Prima Facie |
1 |
1 |
The Harder They Come |
4 |
1 |
Topdog/Underdog |
4 |
1 |
& Juliet |
3 |
0 |
Wedding Band |
3 |
0 |
Titanique |
3 |
0 |
Epiphany |
3 |
0 |
The Bedwetter |
2 |
0 |
Between the Lines |
2 |
0 |
Peter Pan Goes Wrong |
2 |
0 |
A Man of No Importance |
2 |
0 |
Becomes a Woman |
1 |
0 |
Chester Bailey |
1 |
0 |
Only Gold |
1 |
0 |
Without You |
1 |
0 |
Into the Woods |
1 |
0 |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
1 |
0 |