2024 Outer Critics Circle Nominations & Awards- Page 2

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 4/23/24 at 7:02pm

Sauja said: "CoffeeBreak said: "

It's good the the acting categories are at 5-6 nominees after de-gendering them. Every other category in awards are de-gendered with similar nominations.

Actors should receive no more, or less,than any other contributor to a show, male or female, or in number of possible nominations. If it's about equality, it's going in the right direction to give equality to the awards, in general.

The Tonys should do the same.

"


I would disagree for one main reason—almosteveryshow has one lighting designer, one sound designer, etc., but most have multiple cast members. There are maybe thirty people eligible for scenic design on Broadway this year but over a hundred people who could be nominated for performance. From a numbersstandpoint, I think actors need more potential nominations."

I would also add that if the Tonys were to degender acting categories just like the Outer Critics Circle Awards, there’d be a number of worthy performances that would’ve gotten nominated under normal circumstances snubbed.

 

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 4/23/24 at 7:04pm

MemorableUserName said: "Bebe being the only nominee for Cabaret is perfect."

Cabaret is also nominated for Outstanding Revival of a Musical. So make that two nominations.

[bryan32]

Posted: 4/23/24 at 7:11pm

what about how to dance in ohio 

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/23/24 at 8:06pm

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "MemorableUserName said: "Bebe being the only nominee for Cabaret is perfect."

Cabaret is also nominated for Outstanding Revival of a Musical. So make that two nominations."

I just meant for the performers.

[kidmanboy]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 9:13am

My biggest takeaway is the lack of Hell's Kitchen in major categories.  The reviews had me thinking it may be the frontrunner for Best Musical, but now I'm back to thinking it's a two-way race between Suffs and Illinoise - or at best a three-way race.  It's such an odd year!

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 9:22am

kidmanboy said: "My biggest takeaway is the lack of Hell's Kitchen in major categories. The reviews had me thinking it may be the frontrunner for Best Musical, but now I'm back to thinking it's a two-way race between Suffs and Illinoise - or at best a three-way race. It's such an odd year!"

I wouldn’t count The Outsiders out. People love the fresh, young energy it’s bringing to Broadway.

[Kad]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 9:25am

I feel like it has to be said every year, but none of these awards are good precursors for how the Tonys will shake out. You can discern some trends but all of these awards are so idiosyncratic in what they cover and are such a small sample size they’re really not reliable as prediction tools beyond already obvious contenders. 

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 10:00am

While conceding it's meaningless for the Tonys, Justin Guarini being recognized here is nice to see. He was terrific in a show that otherwise was not.

[Sammy232]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 10:05am

MemorableUserName said: "While conceding it's meaningless for the Tonys, Justin Guarini being recognized here is nice to see. He was terrific in a show that otherwise was not."

So happy to see HLL remembered for both OCC and Drama League - hopefully Tony nominators will too!

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 10:59am

MemorableUserName said: "While conceding it's meaningless for the Tonys, Justin Guarini being recognized here is nice to see. He was terrific in a show that otherwise was not."

I thought Justin Guarini and Jennifer Simard were both incredible in Once Upon... Unfortunately they submitted Guarini under lead actor at the Tonys which all but killed any sliver of a chance he had.  

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 12:29pm

MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "MemorableUserName said: "While conceding it's meaningless for the Tonys, Justin Guarini being recognized here is nice to see. He was terrific in a show that otherwise was not."

I thought Justin Guarini and Jennifer Simard were both incredible in Once Upon... Unfortunately they submitted Guariniunder lead actor at the Tonys which all but killed any sliver of a chance he had."

Ugh, what a dumb call. That's really too bad.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 3:37pm

MemorableUserName said: "MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "MemorableUserName said: "While conceding it's meaningless for the Tonys, Justin Guarini being recognized here is nice to see. He was terrific in a show that otherwise was not."

I thought Justin Guarini and Jennifer Simard were both incredible in Once Upon... Unfortunately they submitted Guariniunder lead actor at the Tonys which all but killed any sliver of a chance he had."

Ugh, what a dumb call. That's really too bad."

It does not really matter, as neither one was going to get a Tony nomination in supporting categories.  There is too much competition.  The fact that they got Outer Critics Circle nominations is pretty irrelevant, considering the nominations in many categories.

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 5:21pm

Jarethan said: "MemorableUserName said: "MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "MemorableUserName said: "While conceding it's meaningless for the Tonys, Justin Guarini being recognized here is nice to see. He was terrific in a show that otherwise was not."

I thought Justin Guarini and Jennifer Simard were both incredible in Once Upon... Unfortunately they submitted Guariniunder lead actor at the Tonys which all but killed any sliver of a chance he had."

Ugh, what a dumb call. That's really too bad."

It does not really matter, as neither one was going to get a Tony nomination in supporting categories. There is too much competition. The fact that they got Outer Critics Circle nominations is pretty irrelevant, considering the nominations in many categories."

I think we both know that. The first thing I wrote was "While conceding it's meaningless for the Tonys..." and MayAudraBlessYou2 said he might have had, at best, a sliver of a chance in supporting. But competition aside, a remote chance in a category someone does belong in will almost always be better than their chances in a category where their placement is much more of a stretch. (Also, Simard did not get an Outer Critics Circle nomination. MayAudra was just expressing appreciation for her performance, not her awards chances.)

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 5:34pm

Funny enough, after a pretty mid Spring musicals on Broadway, the one I want to go back to is Once Upon a One More Time. At least I had fun there! 

[Jarethan]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 10:31pm

MemorableUserName said: "Jarethan said: "MemorableUserName said: "MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "MemorableUserName said: "While conceding it's meaningless for the Tonys, Justin Guarini being recognized here is nice to see. He was terrific in a show that otherwise was not."

I thought Justin Guarini and Jennifer Simard were both incredible in Once Upon... Unfortunately they submitted Guariniunder lead actor at the Tonys which all but killed any sliver of a chance he had."

Ugh, what a dumb call. That's really too bad."

It does not really matter, as neither one was going to get a Tony nomination in supporting categories. There is too much competition. The fact that they got Outer Critics Circle nominations is pretty irrelevant, considering the nominations in many categories."

I think we both knowthat. The first thing I wrote was "While conceding it's meaningless for the Tonys..." and MayAudraBlessYou2 said he might have had, at best, a sliver of a chance in supporting. But competition aside, a remote chance in a category someone does belong in will almost always be better than their chances in a category where their placement ismuch more of a stretch.(Also, Simard did not get an Outer Critics Circle nomination. MayAudra was just expressing appreciation for her performance, not her awards chances.)"

Gotcha!

[yyys]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 11:38pm

Bad Cinderella > Once Upon a One More Time. 

Anyone else miss Bad Cinderella?

BroadwayNYC2 said: "Funny enough, after a pretty mid Spring musicals on Broadway, the one I want to go back to is Once Upon a One More Time. At least I had fun there!"

 

Updated On: 4/24/24 at 11:38 PM

[Robbie2]

Posted: 4/24/24 at 11:47pm

BroadwayNYC2 said: "Funny enough, after a pretty mid Spring musicals on Broadway, the one I want to go back to is Once Upon a One More Time. At least I had fun there!"

 

Go see Heart of Rock & Roll if you want another fun night at the theatre!

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 5/13/24 at 10:15am

2024 OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNERS

Outstanding New Broadway Play

Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions
Patriots
**Stereophonic**
The Shark Is Broken

Outstanding New Broadway Musical

Days of Wine and Roses
**Suffs**
The Great Gatsby
The Outsiders
Water for Elephants

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical

Buena Vista Social Club
**Dead Outlaw**
Illinoise
Teeth
The Connector

 

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play

Dig
King of the Jews
King James
**Primary Trust**
Swing State

John Gassner Award for New American Play (preferably by a new playwright)

Job
Manahatta
**Oh, Mary! **
The Apiary
Wet Brain

Outstanding Revival of a Musical

Cabaret
Here Lies Love
**I Can Get It for You Wholesale**
Monty Python's Spamalot
The Who's Tommy

Outstanding Revival of a Play

An Enemy of the People
**Appropriate**
Doubt: A Parable
Mary Jane
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play

**Jessica Lange – Mother Play**
Rachel McAdams – Mary Jane
Sarah Paulson – Appropriate
Jeremy Strong – An Enemy of the People
Michael Stuhlbarg – Patriots

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play

Billy Eugene Jones – Purlie Victorious
Celia Keenan-Bolger – Mother Play
Alex Moffat – The Cottage
Jim Parsons – Mother Play
Sarah Pidgeon - Stereophonic
**Kara Young – Purlie Victorious**

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical

Ali Louis Bourzgui – The Who's Tommy
Brian d'Arcy James – Days of Wine and Roses
Casey Likes – Back to the Future
**Kelli O'Hara – Days of Wine and Roses**
Maryann Plunkett – The Notebook

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical

Roger Bart – Back to the Future
Justin Guarini – Once Upon a One More Time
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer – Spamalot
**Kecia Lewis – Hell's Kitchen**
Bebe Neuwirth – Cabaret

Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical

Jeb Brown – Dead Outlaw
**Andrew Durand – Dead Outlaw**
Alyse Alan Louis - Teeth
Ben Levi Ross – The Connector
Ricky Ubeda - Illinoise

Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical (tie)

Ben Cook – Illinoise
Hannah Cruz – The Connector
Julia Knitel – Dead Outlaw
**Judy Kuhn – I Can Get It For You Wholesale**
Jessica Molaskey – The Connector
**Thom Sesma – Dead Outlaw**

Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play (tie)

**Cole Escola – Oh, Mary! **
Mary Beth Fisher – Swing State
**William Jackson Harper – Primary Trust**
Marie Mullen – The Saviour
Paul Sparks – Waiting for Godot

Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play

Gus Birney – Our Class
April Matthis – Primary Trust
Conrad Ricamora – Oh, Mary!
**Jay O. Sanders – Primary Trust**
Bubba Weiler – Swing State

Outstanding Solo Performance

Eddie Izzard – Hamlet
**Patrick Page – All the Devils are Here**
Mona Pirnot – I Love You So Much I Could Die
Robert Montano – Small
John Rubenstein – Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground

Outstanding Book of a Musical

Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury - Illinoise
Anna K. Jacobs and Michael R. Jackson – Teeth
Itamar Moses – Dead Outlaw
Jonathan Marc Sherman – The Connector
**Shaina Taub - Suffs**

 

Outstanding Score

Jason Robert Brown – The Connector
Will Butler – Stereophonic
Adam Guettel – Days of Wine and Roses
David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna – Dead Outlaw
**Shaina Taub - Suffs**

Outstanding Orchestrations

Timo Andres - Illinoise
Adam Guettel and Jamie Lawrence – Days of Wine and Roses
**Marco Paguia – Buena Vista Social Club**
Michael Starobin – Suffs
Erik Della Penna, Dean Sharenow, and David Yazbek – Dead Outlaw

Outstanding Direction of a Musical

David Cromer – Dead Outlaw
Michael Greif – Days of Wine and Roses
Daisy Prince – The Connector
Leigh Silverman - Suffs
**Jessica Stone – Water for Elephants**

Outstanding Direction of a Play

Knud Adams – Primary Trust
**Daniel Aukin – Stereophonic**
Robert Falls – Swing State
Kenny Leon – Purlie Victorious
Lila Neugebauer – Appropriate

Outstanding Choreography (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll – Water for Elephants
Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman – The Outsiders
Lorin Latarro – The Who's Tommy
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck – Buena Vista Social Club
**Justin Peck — Illinoise**

 

Outstanding Scenic Design (tie)

David Korins – Here Lies Love
**David Zinn – Stereophonic**
Dots – Appropriate
Paul Tate DePoo III – The Cottage
**Paul Tate DePoo III – The Great Gatsby**

Outstanding Costume Design

Dede Ayite – Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Enver Chakartash – Stereophonic
Enver Chakartash – Teeth
**Linda Cho – The Great Gatsby**
Sydney Maresca – The Cottage

Outstanding Lighting Design

Bradley King – Water for Elephants
**Brian MacDevitt – The Outsiders**
Justin Townsend – Here Lies Love
Tim Lutkin and Hugh Vanstone – Back to the Future
Amanda Zieve – The Who's Tommy

 

Outstanding Sound Design

Tom Gibbons – Grey House
Gareth Owen – Back to the Future
Gareth Owen – The Who's Tommy
**Ryan Rumery – Stereophonic**
M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer – Here Lies Love

Outstanding Video/Projections

David Bengali – Water for Elephants
Paul Tate DePoo III — The Great Gatsby
**Peter Nigrini – The Who's Tommy**
Finn Ross – Back to the Future
Ash J. Woodward - Patriots

 

Shows with Multiple Award Wins

4: Stereophonic
3: Dead Outlaw, Primary Trust, Suffs
2: The Great Gatsby, I Can Get It For You Wholesale, Oh, Mary!

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 5/13/24 at 10:19am

I am so thrilled for Kelli.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 5/13/24 at 10:34am

Interesting that Stereophonic's Pidgeon and Butler lost to potentially their hottest Tony competitors this year.

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

Posted: 5/13/24 at 10:53am

Kara Young is incredibly strong for Featured Actress. It will definitely be between her and Sarah Pidgeon, but I'm talking to a lot of people leaning towards Young, and they still vividly recall her performance.

Also of note...I think Jeremy Strong fans will be disappointed on Tony night. Leslie Odom Jr. could also pull out a win and has been an extremely popular choice in these early awards. In an all gender category, the women are reigning though. I'm told Lange, Paulson, and McAdams are ALL getting more votes than any nominated man. Odom is the most popular male choice, but Strong is much further down ballot.

[Jeff Tupolski]

Posted: 5/13/24 at 11:08am

What you’re saying doesn’t really add up since all the non Broadway acting awards had male winners, though with a woman and non-binary actor tying for two. Same with Odom being higher than Strong on the all gendered ballot since he wasn’t even nominated here, nor was Strong at the Drama Desk. So the only category they’re sharing is the all male Tony’s lineup.

Edit: And the Drama League Award, but that’s really not equivalent to the smaller Tony lineups and voting amounts to rewarding the veteran Broadway star more often than the Tonys. It’s really not the kind of award you should rely on for Tony predix.

Updated On: 5/13/24 at 11:08 AM

[MayAudraBlessYou2]

Posted: 5/13/24 at 11:54am

I know Odom isn't nominated here. I'm considering all the smaller theater awards. I've been talking to folks with Drama Desk, OCC, Dorian, and Drama League. They all have de-gendered categories for acting, and while their ultimate slate of nominees differs (DL is obviously not a direct comparison and doesnt quite fit here given their acting prize) it has been quite interesting hearing similar trends that emerge. One of those trends is that when lead actor and actress in a play are combined, this year the women are garnering far more support. No matter the lineup, the man with the most votes is usually down in 4th place. This is just a unique quirk of that particular category this year. 

None of these awards are true precursors for The Tonys in the way that things like the guild awards are precursors for the Oscars. But it still piques my interest when a trend like this emerges across multiple voting bodies.

Based on this, I just think perhaps Lead Actress in a Play is more competitive and closer than previously thought for the Tony Award, since many folks predict Paulson easily walks away with the thing. And many discounted Odom since Purlie is long closed, but I suggest he has a real shot as there is passion for that show.

[FLarnhill]

Posted: 5/13/24 at 1:02pm

Leslie Odom Jr's real problem is that he's a recent winner. 8 years is not that long, especially for a show that's still as popular as Hamilton. 
 

Jeremy Strong's reviews have been universally acclaimed and he has the benefit of just leaving one of the most critically acclaimed shows ever made. It worked out for Bryan Cranston after Breaking Bad.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 5/13/24 at 1:31pm

MayAudraBlessYou2 said: "Kara Young is incredibly strong for Featured Actress. It will definitely be between her and Sarah Pidgeon, but I'm talking to a lot of people leaning towards Young, and they still vividly recall her performance.

Also of note...I think Jeremy Strong fans will be disappointed on Tony night. Leslie Odom Jr. could also pull out a win and has been an extremely popular choice in these early awards. In an all gender category, the women are reigning though. I'm told Lange, Paulson, and McAdams are ALLgetting more votes than any nominated man. Odom is the most popular male choice, but Strong is much further down ballot."

 

Odom is very much disliked in the Broadway community (including by many who are Tony voters).  I can't see them wanting to reward him for his behavior.  This one is Strong's to lose.

Updated On: 5/13/24 at 01:31 PM