Drama Critics Circle Awards

well, folks don't generally see the OCC as a precursor of anything other than a good laugh every so often.

And regarding what "some groups" do, each has their own rules and for the most part those rules include that shows don't get two bites at the apple.

bwaylyric said: "Are all members of the NY Drama Critics part of the Drama Desk voters?"

No. It looks like only 5 Drama Critics Circle members are part of the 100+ person Drama Desk voting body. I think there's more overlap between the Drama Critics Circle and the Tonys.

JDonaghy4 said: "But this has little impact on Tony predictions, no?"

Correct. If it happened a week and a half earlier, it would carry more weight going into nominations, but the critics are furiously writing their reviews until the last show of the season opens.

These precursor awards hardly mean anything for the Box Office and Tonys. Back in the day, the NY Drama Critics Circle Award was THE award to win –– it was viewed as a bigger honor than the Tony.

Updated On: 5/7/19 at 12:11 AM

DramaTeach said: "If Tootsie wins best musical, I’ll be very disheartened. Are aspects of it very funny? Yes. Is it a flashy, old-school musical? Yes. Is it the best musical of the year? Absolutely not. It’s fine. It’s by no means a “best” anything."

This.

Tootsie was fun. It was not memorable. It had some great performances and was funny in the moment. The thing that made Dustin Hoffman's performance so great is that we easily forgot it was Dustin playing Dorothy. As much energy as he put into it, I did not once forget Santino was playing Dorothy. I think he'll win still, but I'd really like to see Brooks win for The Prom.

I can't stop talking about HadesTown. In fact, I think it's the best, most complete production since Hamilton. It may even be slightly better for me because of the production values. Considering I was not engaged with the story for the first 45 minutes of HadesTown, it says a lot how much it struck me. I can't wait for the new recording to come out because the concert recording pales in comparison.

I think HadesTown will take score, musical, supporting actor and several design awards.