Outer Critics Circle Award Winners

[theatreguy]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 1:30am

http://playbill.com/news/article/165909-Outer-Critics-Circle-Winners-Announced-Once-and-One-Man-Two-Guvnors-Are-Top-Winners

OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY
*One Man, Two Guvnors

OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
*Once

OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
*Sons of the Prophet

OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
*Queen of the Mist

OUTSTANDING BOOK OF A MUSICAL (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
*Once

OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
*Newsies

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
*Death of a Salesman

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
*Follies

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
*Nicholas Hytner One Man, Two Guvnors

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
*John Tiffany Once

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
*Christopher Gattelli Newsies

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN(Play or Musical)
*George Tsypin Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN(Play or Musical)
*Eiko Ishioka Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN (Play or Musical)
*Hugh Vanstone Ghost: The Musical

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
*James Corden One Man, Two Guvnors

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
*Tracie Bennett End of the Rainbow

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
*Danny Burstein Follies

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
*Audra McDonald Porgy and Bess

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
*James Earl Jones The Best Man

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
*Spencer Kayden Don’t Dress for Dinner

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
*Michael McGrath Nice Work If You Can Get It

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
*Judy Kaye Nice Work If You Can Get It

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
*Denis O’Hare An Iliad

JOHN GASSNER AWARD
(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
*Jeff Talbott The Submission

Updated On: 5/14/12 at 01:30 AM

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 1:34am

So although their nominations were somewhat wacky, the winners list seems pretty respectable.

[gfaustswa]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 1:43am

Hmmm...not agreeing with several of the winners. I'm just having a hard time with the Tony noms and the shows that are winning things. There are a couple I'm game with. Follies really did have great staging, costumes and lighting...Jan was great. But I've never understood it beyond that. I suppose that could lead to a great show, but it honestly was boring. I have to admit, have not seen Once yet, but the movie sucked, so I'm failing to see the hype on Broadway. Will be seeing it on my next trip out. Everything this year seems thrown in a bag, the bag was tossed around, and we have a winner.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 2:01am

I think it's a bit unfair to judge Once on your opinion of the movie. Was Xanadu a good movie? Was Newsies? I would say that Hairspray the musical's tone is way different from the movie. A stage adaptation is not the movie thrown onstage. Once the musical is the real deal. Do the kids still use the phrase, "Don't knock it 'til you try it"?

[gfaustswa]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 2:12am

Like I said...I have not seen it yet. Most of the movies that opt to give Bway a try are more or less, direct transfers, which suck. And honestly, vice versa. I'm willing to give Once a shot when I get there in six weeks (yes post Tonys). I've seen a majority of the ones nominated and I'm not feeling it. I'm still going with the throw in a bag senario.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 2:20am

Well, what would you have win?

[gfaustswa]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 2:36am

A few of my answers would be this...will need to check the list of winners as I do this....only going to give my opinion on a few

Play Other Desert Cities

Musical...no answer...wish I could have seen Once....but can't vote there

New Score....Bonnie and Clyde

Revival of a Musical......again...I thought Follies was really well done, but boring. However, going with Evita

Costume....no question...Follies.

Set design....yes....Spiderman

Lighting...once again...boring, but wonderfully done, Follies

Actress in musical....Laura, however Jan was great. But really prefer Laura.

[undercoveractor]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 3:05am

Thrilled that ONE MAN won Best Play, Best Actor, and Best Director. I predict that the Tony Best Play snub will result in ONE MAN taking home a lot of awards in other categories. In much the same way that AIDA cleaned up after it failed to garner a Best Musical nomination years ago. Voters may want to do what they can to rectify the error and that will give the edge to this fantastic show in other categories. I for one, think that Hytner more than deserves to be honored for his genius direction.

[Jay94]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 3:39am

Wow, these are the same people that gave Victor/Victoria and Young Frankenstein best musical.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 5:30am

While I agree with most of the choices, these awards mean very little to anyone -- no more than the Broadway.com awards or the ones here. Most people outside the b'way community have ever heard of them. Producers will only use them if they have nothing else to brag about. (See Ken D and his posting about 'winning' for Best Revivial Muisical from B'way.com)

Big whoop.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 7:36am

I think the biggest surprise here was Spencer Kayden over Judith Light (though I am actually happy that Spencer won).

[dreaming]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 7:54am

I hope little Once continues to win! So happy for Danny Burstein and One Man, Two Guvnors.

I was really disappointed Judith Light didn't win. (Let's hope the Drama Desks and Tonys fix that.)

[jv92]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 8:24am

Thrilled for Danny Burstein! Maybe he WILL win after all!

[madbrian]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 9:23am

Other than Light, my only major gripe would be Tyne Daly not winning for Master Class.

[dreaming]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 10:33am

jv-I think he has a very good chance. I hope he continues to ride the wave of pre-Tony awards. He surely deserves it.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 11:20am

I agree the original noms were kinda off but most of the winners seem right on.
Danny B's roll begins and Congrats to the genius that is Eiko Ishioka.
Though ONCE took the big one, I think the TONYS will reward both ONCE and NEWSIES with several awards. As the Outies did.

[jv92]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 11:25am

PS: I saw THE LYONS (finally!) this weekend. Why is Linda Lavin not the frontrunner? I've seen all of the nominated ladies (save for Cynthia Nixon), and thought they were all quite good in their own way, particularly Stockard Channing, but Lavin was just remarkable!

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 11:33am

Let's not forget, last year, Laura Benanti won the Outer Critics and Drama Desk awards, but no Tony. The Tonys rarely honor performances from closed shows.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/14/12 at 11:39am

Darn.

I was looking forward to the fun that would have ensued on the boards had they awarded Best Musical to Spider Man and Best Revival of a Musical to Carrie.

Their winners this year actually aren't that out there, the way they normally are.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 5/15/12 at 12:08am

jv92: I know!!!! She was so good, right? I've seen all the other female lead performances, and I think her was by far the best. Perhaps because it's my first time seeing her live, but I thought she was just perfect: heartbreaking and hilarious.