Outer Critic Circle Nominations ANNOUNCED:

[Benzy92]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 9:44pm

56th Annual Awards
Outer Critics Circle Announce 2005-06 Season Nominees

“The Pajama Game” Heads the List with 8 Nominations
followed by
“Grey Gardens” with 7 Nominations
and
“The Drowsy Chaperone” and “Jersey Boys” with 6 Nominations

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced its nominees for the 2005-06 season in 23 categories. Celebrating its 56th season of bestowing awards of excellence in the field of theater, the Outer Critics Circle, is an association with members affiliated with more than ninety newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, and theatre publications in America and abroad. The winners of the following categories will be announced on Monday, May 15th and the annual awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 25th (4PM) at the legendary Sardi’s Restaurant.

2005-2006 Award Nominations

OUTSTANDING BROADWAY PLAY
Festen
The History Boys
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Primo

OUTSTANDING BROADWAY MUSICAL
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
Jersey Boys
The Woman in White

OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
Beauty of the Father
In the Continuum
Stuff Happens
Tryst

OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Bernarda Alba
Grey Gardens
See What I Wanna See
Thrill Me The Leopold & Loeb Story

OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
Grey Gardens
See What I Wanna See

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Awake and Sing!
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Constant Wife
The Trip to Bountiful

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
The Pajama Game
Sweeney Todd
Two Gentlemen of Verona

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Nicholas Hytner The History Boys
Wilson Milam The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Bartlett Sher Awake and Sing!
Jerry Zaks The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
John Doyle Sweeney Todd
Michael Greif Grey Gardens
Kathleen Marshall The Pajama Game
Des McAnuff Jersey Boys

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Graciela Daniele Bernarda Alba
Kathleen Marshall The Pajama Game
Casey Nicholaw The Drowsy Chaperone
Sergio Trujillo Jersey Boys

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
John Lee Beatty The Color Purple
William Dudley The Woman in White
David Gallo The Drowsy Chaperone
Allen Moyer Grey Gardens

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Gregg Barnes The Drowsy Chaperone
William Dudley The Woman in White
William Ivey Long Grey Gardens
Martin Pakledinaz The Pajama Game

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Howell Binkley Jersey Boys
Richard G. Jones Sweeney Todd
Jeff Nellis Tryst
Paul Pyant The Woman in White

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Gabriel Byrne A Touch of the Poet
Željko Ivanek The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Ian McDiarmid Faith Healer
David Wilmot The Lieutenant of Inishmore

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Cynthia Nixon Rabbit Hole
Lois Smith The Trip to Bountiful
Zoë Wanamaker Awake and Sing!
Julie White The Little Dog Laughed

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Michael Cerveris Sweeney Todd
Harry Connick, Jr. The Pajama Game
Hugh Panaro Lestat
John Lloyd Young Jersey Boys

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Christine Ebersole Grey Gardens
La Chanze The Color Purple
Patti LuPone Sweeney Todd
Kelli O’Hara The Pajama Game

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Richard Easton Entertaining Mr. Sloane
Peter Gerety The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Richard Griffiths The History Boys
Mark Ruffalo Awake and Sing!

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Frances de la Tour The History Boys
Hallie Foote The Trip to Bountiful
Jan Maxwell Entertaining Mr. Sloane
Lynn Redgrave The Constant Wife

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Michael Ball The Woman in White
Peter Benson The Pajama Game
Jim Dale The Threepenny Opera
Christian Hoff Jersey Boys

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Megan Lawrence The Pajama Game
Beth Leavel The Drowsy Chaperone
Mary Louise Wilson Grey Gardens
Elisabeth Withers-Mendes The Color Purple

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Steven Fales Confessions of a Mormon Boy
Marga Gomez Los Big Names
Jack Holmes RFK
Antony Sher Primo

JOHN GASSNER AWARD Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright
Rolin Jones The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow
Danai Gurira & Nikkole Salter In the Continuum
Adam Rapp Red Light Winter
Rinne Groff The Ruby Sunrise

2005-2006 Outer Critics Circle Executive / Nominating Committee
Simon Saltzman (Acting President)
Marjorie Gunner (President Emerita)
Mario Fratti (Vice-President) Patrick Hoffman (Corresponding Secretary)
Louis A. Rachow (Treasurer) Glenn Loney (Historian & Member-at-Large)
and Aubrey Reuben, Rosalind Friedman, Thomas Gentile (Members-at-Large)

NOTE: The only Broadway production the Nominating Committee did not get to see prior to the cutoff date, was “Tarzan” and therefore will consider the production for next season’s awards.

Nominations Talley for 3 or more:
The Pajama Game 8
Grey Gardens 7
The Drowsy Chaperone 6
Jersey Boys 6
The Color Purple 5
Sweeney Todd 5
The Woman in White 5
Awake and Sing 4
The History Boys 4
The Lieutenant of Inishmore 4
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial 3
The Trip to Bountiful 3


*** NO WEDDING SINGER FOR ANYTHING??? NO MANOEL, CHITA RIVERA, MARIA FRIEDMAN, OR FELICIA FIELDS?!?! WHAAAAT?

[Fabrizio2]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 9:46pm

Hey at least WIW got Micheal Ball, Set Design, Outstanding Musical, etc... I am just happy for that.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 9:47pm

WTF?

Where is Mano's nomination? WHERE?

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 9:49pm

Mano might not be a lock for a Tony nom after all.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 9:52pm

I understand why he didn't get a Drama League nomination, but this is kind of bizarre. I don't understand what people aren't seeing. I.... why?

[Kevo711]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 9:52pm

AHHH MANO!!! He deserves a nom. over all those guys! Thats insane!

[BluCat500]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 9:53pm

Cheers to Jim Dale!

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 9:53pm

That's...really surprising. I mean, genuinely. I'm shocked. I was sure he was a lock.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 9:54pm

It's just a very ensemble driven production. They are all outstanding, and its hard to single people out.

I still think the answer for the Tonys is to just present a special citation to the entire cast.
Updated On: 4/23/06 at 09:54 PM

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 9:54pm

Yay for Jim Dale!

And SWIWS!

And Bernarda Alba!

[WiiCKED x3]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 9:55pm

JLY is amazingggggggg :) gosh i love that guy

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 9:59pm

True, MB, they ARE all outstanding. But Manoel's role is particularly strong in this production, which has basically been restructured as Toby's re-telling of the story.

I'm genuinely shocked at his exclusion.

And does Michael Ball's inclusion mean he has a chance for a Tony nod after all?

[little_sally]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 10:00pm

Thrilled about the SWIWS nominations (because it was perhaps my favorite show of the season) but Michael Ball? What!? And no Mano? Not to mention, Festen was nominated over Rabbit Hole and no nomination for Red Light Winter? I am happy for Megan Lawrence and Zeljko Ivanek however, as I am a big fan of them both.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 10:05pm

I don't see why Michael Ball didn't have a chance...

But, seriously, looking at the list...Jim Dale gave the best performance of them.

1) Michael Ball was OK...but he was barely there as he got sick.
2) Peter Benson - he was funny as all get out...but an award?
3) Jim Dale....Ummm...yes. He got plenty of raves.
4) Christian Hoff...I enjoyed Jersey Boys...and he gave a fine perofrmance...but, again, an award?!

[OasisBroadway]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 10:05pm

No Mano on this list is a crime. I am very disappointed.

[Zachary Goldfarb]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 10:08pm

What about JOY? Did anybody see that?

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 10:09pm

"Michael Ball was OK...but he was barely there as he got sick."

THAT'S why

[little_sally]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 10:09pm

You're right BSoBW2, Jim Dale will most likely win this award. By default of course.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 10:10pm

Yes, by default.

But he also deserves it as he steals every scene.

[zoomzoom]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 10:11pm

Yay, Michael Ball!!

[little_sally]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 10:13pm

Oh yes, of course. Dale is very deserving of the award. He had me in awe during the reprise of "The Song of Inadequacy of Human Striving".

[musicman89]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 10:13pm

Off-topic: zoomzoom, where did you get that TARZAN picture? I thought there had bee no press released photos.

[jo]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 10:23pm

Congrats to Michael Ball! He was excellent in the role of Count Fosco -- a multi-layered performance of a deceptively charming villain who serves a central role in the story. And "he commanded the role so musically well" ( in the words of Andrew Lloyd Webber)!


Jo

[PJ]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 11:04pm

I'm not surprised Mano was snubbed. Outside of this board, I've never heard any praise for him. (Besides the reviews, obviously.)

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 4/23/06 at 11:05pm

What does that even MEAN, PJ?