2012 Outer Critics' Circle nominations

[Steve Newport]

AWARD SEASON begins

The 62nd annual Outer Critics Circle Award nominations were announced
April 23 at the Friars' Club in Manhattan.

Outer Critics Circle Awards honor the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway.

The new Gershwin musical Nice Work If You Can Get It received nine
nominations, the most of any production of the season.

The new musicals Newsies and Once each received seven nominations.

Nominations follow:
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY
The Lyons
One Man, Two Guvnors
Seminar
Stick Fly


OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
Bonnie & Clyde
Newsies
Once
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark


OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
Blood and Gifts
The School for Lies
Sons of the Prophet
Tribes


OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Death Takes a Holiday
Lucky Guy
Play It Cool
Queen of the Mist


OUTSTANDING BOOK OF A MUSICAL (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Once
Queen of the Mist

OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Bonnie & Clyde
Death Takes a Holiday
Newsies
Queen of the Mist

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
The Best Man
Death of a Salesman
The Lady From Dubuque
Private Lives

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Carrie
Evita
Follies
Porgy and Bess

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Mark Brokaw The Lyons
David Cromer Tribes
Nicholas Hytner One Man, Two Guvnors
Mike Nichols Death of a Salesman

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Jeff Calhoun Newsies
Michael Grandage Evita
Kathleen Marshall Nice Work If You Can Get It
John Tiffany Once

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
Rob Ashford Evita
Christopher Gattelli Newsies
Steven Hoggett Once
Kathleen Marshall Nice Work If You Can Get It

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Bob Crowley Once
Derek McLane Nice Work If You Can Get It
Christopher Oram Evita
George Tsypin Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Gregg Barnes Follies
Eiko Ishioka Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
William Ivey Long Don’t Dress for Dinner
Martin Pakledinaz Nice Work If You Can Get It

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Neil Austin Evita
Donald Holder Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Brian MacDevitt Death of a Salesman
Hugh Vanstone Ghost: The Musical

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
James Corden One Man, Two Guvnors
Santino Fontana Sons of the Prophet
Russell Harvard Tribes
Philip Seymour Hoffman Death of a Salesman
Hamish Linklater The School for Lies

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Tracie Bennett End of the Rainbow
Tyne Daly Master Class
Linda Lavin The Lyons
Nicole Ari Parker A Streetcar Named Desire
Laila Robins The Lady From Dubuque

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Danny Burstein Follies
Ra=FAl Esparza Leap of Faith
Jeremy Jordan Newsies
Steve Kazee Once
Norm Lewis Porgy and Bess

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Jan Maxwell Follies
Marin Mazzie Carrie
Audra McDonald Porgy and Bess
Cristin Milioti Once
Kelli O'Hara Nice Work If You Can Get It

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Will Brill Tribes
Tom Edden One Man, Two Guvnors
Andrew Garfield Death of a Salesman
James Earl Jones The Best Man
Jefferson Mays Blood and Gifts

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Joanna Gleason Sons of the Prophet
Spencer Kayden Don't Dress for Dinner
Angela Lansbury The Best Man
Judith Light Other Desert Cities
Daphne Rubin-Vega A Streetcar Named Desire

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Phillip Boykin Porgy and Bess
Andrew Keenan-Bolger Newsies
Michael McGrath Nice Work If You Can Get It
Patrick Page Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Chris Sullivan Nice Work If You Can Get It

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Jayne Houdyshell Follies
Judy Kaye Nice Work If You Can Get It
Rebecca Luker Death Takes a Holiday
DaVine Joy Randolph Ghost: The Musical
Melissa Van Der Schyff Bonnie & Clyde

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Judy Gold My Life as a Sitcom
David Greenspan The Patsy
Denis O'Hare An Iliad
Stephen Spinella An Iliad

JOHN GASSNER AWARD
(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
Robert Askins Hand to God
Gabe McKinley CQ/CX
Erika Sheffer Russian Transport
Jeff Talbott The Submission

Nominations talley for 3 or more: 9 - Nice Work If You Can Get It;

7 - Newsies, Once;

5- Follies, Death of a Salesman, Evita, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark;

4 - One Man, Two Guvnors, Porgy and Bess, Tribes;

3 - The Best Man, Bonnie & Clyde, Death Takes a Holiday, The Lyons,
Queen of the Mist, Sons of the Prophet

Venus in Fur, Clybourne Park, Peter and the Starcatcher and Other
Desert Cities were considered in previous seasons, but new cast members
were taken into consideration for this season.

Winners in the 23 categories will be announced May 14, and the annual
awards ceremony will be held May 24 at 4 PM at Sardi's Restaurant.

Outer Critics will present an honorary award to The Public Theater on
its 50th anniversary presenting free theatre at the Delacorte Theater in
Central Park. Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, alumni of Shakespeare in the
Park and Public Theater productions, will present the special award to
Public artistic director Oskar Eustis and executive director Patrick
Willingham.
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Outer Critics Circle is the organization of writers covering New York
theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other
media beyond Broadway.

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[Robert Bouton]

As is often the case, in terms of new musicals, better work was done
off-Broadway than on.

OFF BROADWAY ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 2ND ANNUAL OFF BROADWAY
ALLIANCE AWARDS

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers,
theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing firms, has
announced the nominees for the 2nd Annual Off Broadway Alliance
Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened
Off Broadway during the 2011-2012 season.

Awards will be presented in six competitive categories: Best New
Musical, Best New Play, Best Musical Revival, Best Play Revival, Best
Special Event and Best Family Show. Winners in all categories will be
selected by secret ballot by members of the awards committee of the
Off Broadway Alliance.

In addition to the competitive awards, six Off Broadway Alliance
Legend of Off Broadway Awards are being presented for sustained
achievement in the world of Off Broadway. The 2012 Legend of Off
Broadway recipients are Edward Albee, Gerard Alessandrini, Kathleen
Chalfant, Catherine Russell and Mary Louise Wilson.

Two 2012 Off Broadway Alliance Hall of Fame Awards are being presented
posthumously to Howard Kissel and Theodore Mann.

Winners will be announced on May 22. A complete list of nominees
follows.

Nominees and Honorary Award Recipients
2012 Off Broadway Alliance Awards

Best New Musical
o The Blue Flower
o Once
o Queen of the Mist
o SILENCE! The Musical
o Sistas: The Musical

Best New Play
o 4000 Miles
o Milk Like Sugar
o Sons of the Prophet
o Tribeso Unnatural Acts

Best Musical Revival
o Carrie
o Ionescopade
o Rent

Best Play Revival
o Beyond the Horizon
o The Cherry Orchard
o Cymbeline
o The Lady From Dubuque
o A Moon for the Misbegotten

Best Special Event
o The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith
o An Iliad
o The Patsyo Traces
o Voca People

Best Family Show

o Alice in Wonderland
o The Amazing Max and the Box of Interesting Things
o The Berenstain Bears LIVE!
o The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
o The Ohmies
o Stinkykids, The Musical

Legend of Off Broadway Honorees
Edward Albee
Gerard Alessandrini
Kathleen Chalfant
Catherine Russell
Mary Louise Wilson

Off Broadway Alliance Hall of Fame Honorees
Howard Kissel
Theodore Mann

[Steve Newport]

Howard Kissel and I had become Facebook pals before he passed. He wrote
some lovely commentary on many of the things I shared.

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[Steve Newport]

DISTINGUISHED PRODUCTION OF A PLAY=A0
Clybourne Park=A0

The Columnist=A0

The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism=A0and Socialism with a
Key to the Scriptures=A0

The Lyons=A0

One Man, Two Guvnors=A0

Other Desert Cities=A0

Peter and The Starcatcher=A0

Tribes=A0

Seminar=A0

Septimus and Clarissa=A0

Venus in Fur=A0

DISTINGUISHED REVIVAL OF A PLAY=A0
And God Created Great Whales=A0

Death of a Salesman=A0

Gore Vidal's=A0The Best Man=A0

How I Learned To Drive=A0

Look Back in Anger=A0

The Maids=A0

Wit=A0

DISTINGUISHED PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL=A0
Ghost=A0

Leap of Faith=A0

Mission Drift=A0

Newsies=A0

Nice Work If You Can Get It=A0

Once=A0

Queen of The Mist=A0

DISTINGUISHED REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL=A0
Carrie=A0

Follies=A0

Evita=A0

The Gershwins'=A0Porgy and Bess=A0

Jesus Christ Superstar=A0


DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARD=A0(the recipient can only receive the
award once during his or her career)=A0

Jane Alexander,=A0The Lady From Dubuque=A0

Nina Arianda, Venus In Fur=A0

Annaleigh Ashford, Rent=A0

Angela Bassett, The Mountaintop=A0

Simon Russell Beale,=A0Bluebird=A0

Tracie Bennett, End of the Rainbow=A0

Christian Borle,=A0Peter and the Starcatcher=A0

Matthew Broderick,=A0Nice Work If You Can Get It=A0

Kim Cattrall,=A0Private Lives=A0

Heather Christian,=A0Mission Drift=A0

James Corden,=A0One Man, Two Guvnors=A0

Michael Cristofer,=A0The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to
Capitalism=A0and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures=A0

Tyne Daly,=A0Master Class=A0

Jesse Eisenberg,=A0Asuncion=A0

Linda Emond,=A0The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism=A0and
Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures=A0

Ra=FAl Esparza,=A0Leap of Faith=A0

Santino Fontana,=A0Sons of the Prophet=A0

Andrew Garfield,=A0Death of a Salesman=A0

Russell Harvard,=A0Tribes=A0

Philip Seymour Hoffman,=A0Death of a Salesman=A0

Samuel L. Jackson,=A0The Mountaintop=A0

Jeremy Jordan,=A0Newsies, Bonnie and Clyde=A0

Steve Kazee,=A0Once=A0

Celia Keenan-Bolger,=A0Peter and the Starcatcher=A0

Christine Lahti,=A0Dreams of Flying, Dreams of Falling=A0

Angela Lansbury, Gore Vidal*s=A0The Best Man=A0

John Larroquette, Gore Vidal*s=A0The Best Man=A0

Linda Lavin,=A0The Lyons=A0

Norm Lewis, The Gershwins*=A0Porgy and Bess=A0

Judith Light,=A0Other Desert Cities=A0

Ricky Martin, Evita=A0

Jan Maxwell, Follies=A0

Jefferson Mays,=A0Blood and Gifts=A0

Marin Mazzie,=A0Carrie=A0

Audra McDonald, The Gershwins*=A0Porgy and Bess=A0

Ellen McLaughlin, Septimus and Clarissa=A0

Cristin Milioti, Once=A0

Jessie Mueller,=A0On A Clear Day You Can See Forever=A0

Carey Mulligan,=A0Through A Glass Darkly=A0

Cynthia Nixon,=A0Wit=A0

Leslie Odom, Jr.,=A0Leap of Faith=A0

Kelli O*Hara,=A0Nice Work If You Can Get It=A0

Denis O*Hare, An Iliad=A0

Lily Rabe,=A0Seminar=A0

Da*Vine Joy Randolph, Ghost=A0

Molly Ranson,=A0Carrie=A0

Condola Rashad,=A0Stick Fly=A0

Matthew Rhys,=A0Look Back In Anger=A0

Alan Rickman,=A0Seminar=A0

Elena Roger,=A0Evita=A0

Jeremy Shamos,=A0Clybourne Park=A0

Kevin Spacey, Richard III=A0

Stephen Spinella,=A0An Iliad=A0

Mary Testa,=A0Queen of the Mist=A0

Blair Underwood,=A0A Streetcar Named Desire=A0

Mary Louise Wilson,=A04,000 Miles=A0

The Drama League wishes to recognize the superb contributions to the
season of its previous Distinguished Performance Award winners
including:=A0

Norbert Leo Butz,=A0How I Learned To Drive=A0

Zoe Caldwell,=A0Elective Affinities=A0

Kathleen Chalfant,=A0Painting Churches=A0

Stockard Channing,=A0Other Desert Cities=A0

Rosemary Harris,=A0The Road To Mecca=A0

Hugh Jackman,=A0Hugh Jackman: Back On Broadway=A0

Sir Derek Jacobi,=A0King Lear=A0

James Earl Jones, Gore Vidal's=A0The Best Man=A0

Frank Langella,=A0Man and Boy=A0

John Lithgow,=A0The Columnist=A0

Patti LuPone,=A0An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin=A0

Bebe Neuwirth,=A0A Midsummer Night's Dream=A0

Bernadette Peters,=A0Follies=A0

Sam Waterston,=A0King Lear=A0

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSICAL THEATRE=A0
Alan Menken=A0

UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO THE THEATRE=A0
Rosie O'Donnell=A0

FOUNDERS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTING=A0
Diane Paulus=A0

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ounced-20120424#ixzz1tHf3P4VK

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