Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

The Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical was an annual award given to the best featured actor in a musical on Broadway or Off-Broadway, as determined by Outer Critics Circle. The award was established in 1997 as "Best Featured Actor in a Musical," before formally changing to "Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical" in 1999.

The award was retired in 2022 and replaced by Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical and Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical in gender-neutral performance categories.

André De Shields is the only performer to win this award twice, while Shuler Hensley, Danny Burstein and Christoper Fitzgerald each received the most nominations with three each; all three won one award from their three nominations.

Awards winners

Key

1990s

Year	Actor	Work	Role
1997
	Joel Grey	*Chicago*	Amos Hart
	Chuck Cooper	The Life	Performer
	Stanley Bojarski	When Pigs Fly	Performer
	Kevin Ramsey	The Life	Performer
1998
	Peter Friedman	*Ragtime*	Tateh
	Gregg Edelman	1776	Edward Rutledge
	John McMartin	High Society	Uncle Willie
	Ron Rifkin	Cabaret	Herr Schultz
1999
	Michel Bell	*The Civil War*	Clayton Toler
	Roger Bart	You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown	Snoopy
	Gilles Chiasson	The Civil War	Corp. William McEwen
	Scott Wise	Fosse	Performer

2000s

Year	Actor	Work	Role
2000
	Stephen Spinella	*James Joyce's The Dead*	Freddy Malins
	Michael Berresse	Kiss Me, Kate	Bill Calhoun/Lucentio
	Boyd Gaines	Contact	Performer
	Tony Vincent	Jesus Christ Superstar	Judas
2001 (tie)
	Gary Beach	*The Producers*	Roger De Bris

	André de Shields	*The Full Monty*	Horse
	David Elder	42nd Street	Billy Lawlor
John Ellison Conlee	The Full Monty	Dave
2002
	Shuler Hensley	*Oklahoma!*	Jud Fry
	Norbert Leo Butz	Thou Shalt Not	Camille Raquin
	Justin Bohon	Oklahoma!	Will Parker
	Marc Kudisch	Thoroughly Modern Millie	Mr. Trevor Graydon
2003
	Dick Latessa	*Hairspray*	Wilbur Turnblad
	Randall Duk Kim	Flower Drum Song	Wang Ta
	Matthew Morrison	Hairspray	Link Larkin
	Steven Pasquale	A Man of No Importance	Robbie Fay
	Corey Reynolds	Hairspray	Seaweed
2004 (tie)
	John Cariani	*Fiddler on the Roof*	Motel Kamzoil

	Michael Cerveris	*Assassins*	John Wilkes Booth
	Mitchell David Federan	The Boy from Oz	Young Peter
	Sriram Ganesan	Bombay Dreams	Sweetie
Joel Grey	Wicked	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2005
	Dan Fogler	*The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*	William Barfée
	Michael Berresse	The Light in the Piazza	Giuseppe Naccarelli
	Mark Harelik		Signor Naccarelli
	Matthew Morrison		Fabrizio Naccarelli
	Marc Kudisch	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Baron Bomburst
2006
	Jim Dale	*The Threepenny Opera*	Mr. Peachum
	Michael Ball	The Woman in White	Count Fosco
	Peter Benson	The Pajama Game	Prez
	Christian Hoff	Jersey Boys	Tommy DeVito
2007
	David Pittu	*LoveMusik*	Bertolt Brecht
	Jason Danieley	Curtains	Aaron Fox
	Daniel Jenkins	Mary Poppins	George Banks
	Bobby Steggert	110 in the Shade	Jimmy Curry
2008
	Danny Burstein	*South Pacific*	Seabee Luther Billis
	Christopher Fitzgerald	Young Frankenstein	Igor
	Shuler Hensley	Young Frankenstein	The Monster
	Tony Yazbeck	Gypsy	Tulsa
2009
	Gregory Jbara	*Billy Elliot*	Dad
	Aaron Simon Gross	13	Archie
	Christopher Sieber	Shrek the Musical	Lord Farquaad
	Daniel Breaker	Shrek the Musical	Donkey
	Wesley Taylor	Rock of Ages	Franz

2010s

Year	Actor	Work	Role
2010
	Levi Kreis	*Million Dollar Quartet*	Jerry Lee Lewis
	Bobby Steggert	Ragtime	Younger Brother
	Christopher Fitzgerald	Finian's Rainbow	Og
	Dick Latessa	Promises, Promises	Dr. Dreyfuss
	Kevin Chamberlin	The Addams Family	Uncle Fester
2011
	Adam Godley	*Anything Goes*	Lord Evelyn Oakleigh
	Chester Gregory	Sister Act	Lt. Eddie Souther
	Colin Donnell	Anything Goes	Billy Crocker
	John Larroquette	How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying	J. B. Biggley
	John McMartin	Anything Goes	Elisha J. Whitney
2012
	Michael McGrath	*Nice Work If You Can Get It*	Cookie McGee
	Andrew Keenan-Bolger	Newsies	Crutchie
	Chris Sullivan	Nice Work If You Can Get It	Duke Mahoney
	Patrick Page	Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark	Norman Osborn/Green Goblin
	Phillip Boykin	Porgy and Bess	Crown
2013
	Terrence Mann	*Pippin*	Charlemagne
	Dan Lauria	A Christmas Story: The Musical	Jean Shepherd
	Daniel Stewart Sherman	Kinky Boots	Don
	Raymond Luke	Motown	Young Berry Gordy/Young Michael Jackson/Young Stevie Wonder
	Will Chase	The Mystery of Edwin Drood	John Jasper/Mr. Clive Paget
2014
	Nick Cordero	*Bullets Over Broadway*	Cheech
	Danny Burstein	Cabaret	Herr Schultz
	Joshua Henry	Violet	Flick
	James Monroe Iglehart	Aladdin	Genie
	Jarrod Spector	Beautiful: The Carole King Musical	Barry Mann
2015
	Andy Karl	*On the Twentieth Century*	Bruce Granit
	John Cariani	Something Rotten!	Nigel Bottom
	Josh Grisetti	It Shoulda Been You	Marty Kaufman
	Paul Alexander Nolan	Doctor Zhivago	Pasha Antipov
	Max von Essen	An American in Paris	Henri Baurel
2016
	Christopher Fitzgerald	*Waitress*	Ogie Anhorn
	Nicholas Barasch	She Loves Me	Arpad Laszlo
	Roger Bart	Disaster!	Tony Delvecchio
	Michael Esper	Lazarus	Valentine
	Terrence Mann	Tuck Everlasting	The Man in the Yellow Suit
2017
	Gavin Creel	*Hello, Dolly!*	Cornelius Hackl
	John Bolton	Anastasia	Vladimir "Vlad" Popov
	Jeffry Denman	Kid Victory	Michael
	Shuler Hensley	Sweet Charity	Oscar Lindquist
	Andrew Rannells	Falsettos	Whizzer
2018
	Norbert Leo Butz	*My Fair Lady*	Alfred P. Doolittle
	Alexander Gemignani	Carousel	Enoch Snow
	Gavin Lee	SpongeBob SquarePants	Squidward
	Nick Wyman	Desperate Measures	Governor von Richterhenkenp- flichtgetruber
	Tony Yazbeck	Prince of Broadway	Performer
2019
	André De Shields	*Hadestown*	Hermes
	John Behlmann	Tootsie	Max Van Horn
	Reg Rogers	Tootsie	Ron Carlisle
	George Salazar	Be More Chill	Michael Mell
	Ephraim Sykes	Ain't Too Proud	David Ruffin

2020s

Year	Actor	Work	Role
2020 (Hon.)	Christian Borle	Little Shop of Horrors	The Dentist
	Danny Burstein	Moulin Rouge!	Harold Zidler
	Gus Halper	Sing Street	Brendan Lalor
	Jay Armstrong Johnson	Scotland, PA	Banko
	Francis Jue	Soft Power	DHH
	Daniel J. Watts	Tina: The Tina Turner Musical	Ike Turner
2021	No award given due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2022
	Matt Doyle	*Company*	Jamie
	Quentin Earl Darrington	MJ	Joseph Jackson / Rob
	Steven Pasquale	Assassins	John Wilkes Booth
	A.J. Shively	Paradise Square	Owen Duignan
	Will Swenson	Assassins	Charles J. Guiteau

Multiple wins

2 wins

André De Shields

Multiple nominations

3 nominations

Shuler Hensley
Danny Burstein
Christopher Fitzgerald

2 nominations

Joel Grey
John McMartin
Roger Bart
Michael Berresse
André De Shields
Norbert Leo Butz
Marc Kudisch
Dick Latessa
Matthew Morrison
Steven Pasquale
John Cariani
Bobby Steggert
Tony Yazbeck
Terrence Mann

110 in the Shade13 (musical)1776 (musical)42nd Street (musical)A Christmas Story: The MusicalA Man of No Importance (musical)A.J. ShivelyAdam GodleyAin't Too Proud (musical)Aladdin (2011 musical)Alexander GemignaniAn American in Paris (musical)Anastasia (musical)André De ShieldsAndrew Keenan-BolgerAndrew RannellsAndy KarlAnything GoesAssassins (musical)Barry MannBe More ChillBeautiful (musical)Berry GordyBertolt BrechtBilly Elliot (musical)Bobby SteggertBombay DreamsBoyd GainesBroadway theatreBullets Over Broadway (musical)Cabaret (musical)Carousel (musical)CharlemagneCharles J. GuiteauChester GregoryChicago (musical)Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical)Chris Sullivan (actor)Christian BorleChristian HoffChristopher Fitzgerald (actor)Christopher SieberChuck Cooper (actor)Colin DonnellCompany (musical)Contact (musical)Corey ReynoldsCOVID-19 pandemicCurtains (musical)Dan FoglerDan LauriaDaniel BreakerDaniel J. WattsDaniel JenkinsDanny BursteinDavid Henry HwangDavid PittuDavid RuffinDesperate Measures (musical)Dick LatessaDisaster! (musical)Doctor Zhivago (musical)Donkey (Shrek)Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a MusicalEdward RutledgeEphraim SykesFalsettosFiddler on the RoofFinian's RainbowFlower Drum SongFosse (musical)Francis JueGary BeachGavin CreelGavin LeeGenie (Aladdin)George SalazarGilles ChiassonGreen GoblinGregg EdelmanGregory JbaraGus HalperGypsy (musical)HadestownHairspray (musical)Hello, Dolly! (musical)HermesHigh Society (musical)How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)Ike TurnerIt Shoulda Been YouJames Monroe IglehartJarrod SpectorJason DanieleyJay Armstrong JohnsonJeffry DenmanJerry Lee LewisJersey BoysJesus Christ SuperstarJim DaleJoel GreyJohn BehlmannJohn BoltonJohn CarianiJohn LarroquetteJohn McMartinJohn Wilkes BoothJosh GrisettiJoshua HenryJudasKevin ChamberlinKevin RamseyKid VictoryKinky Boots (musical)Kiss Me, KateLazarus (musical)Levi KreisLittle Shop of Horrors (musical)Lord FarquaadLoveMusikLucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a MusicalMarc KudischMark HarelikMary Poppins (musical)Matt Doyle (actor)Matthew MorrisonMax von EssenMichael BallMichael BerresseMichael CerverisMichael EsperMichael JacksonMichael McGrath (actor)Million Dollar Quartet (musical)MJ (musical)Motown (musical)Moulin Rouge! (musical)Musical playMy Fair LadyNew York CityNewsies (musical)Nice Work If You Can Get It (musical)Nicholas BaraschNick CorderoNick WymanNorbert Leo ButzOff-BroadwayOklahoma!On the Twentieth CenturyOuter Critics CircleOuter Critics Circle AwardOuter Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway PlayOuter Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway PlayParadise Square (musical)Patrick PagePaul Alexander NolanPeter FriedmanPhillip BoykinPippin (musical)Porgy and BessPrince of BroadwayPromises, Promises (musical)Quentin Earl DarringtonRagtime (musical)Randall Duk KimReg RogersRock of Ages (musical)Roger BartRon RifkinScott WiseShe Loves MeShrek the MusicalShuler HensleySing Street (musical)Sister Act (musical)SnoopySoft Power (musical)Something Rotten!South Pacific (musical)Spider-Man: Turn Off the DarkSpongeBob SquarePants (musical)SquidwardStephen SpinellaSteven PasqualeStevie WonderSweet CharityTerrence MannThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeThe Addams Family (musical)The Boy from OzThe Civil War (musical)The Dead (musical)The Full Monty (musical)The Life (musical)The Light in the Piazza (musical)The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)The Pajama GameThe Producers (musical)The Threepenny OperaThe Woman in White (musical)The Wonderful Wizard of OzThoroughly Modern Millie (musical)Thou Shalt Not (musical)Tina (musical)Tommy DeVito (musician)Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a MusicalTony VincentTony YazbeckTootsie (musical)Tuck Everlasting (musical)Uncle FesterViolet (musical)Waitress (musical)Wesley TaylorWhen Pigs Fly (musical)Wicked (musical)Will ChaseWill Swenson (actor)You're a Good Man, Charlie BrownYoung Frankenstein (musical)

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Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Awards winners

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple wins

Multiple nominations

See also

Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Awards winners

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple wins

Multiple nominations

See also

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