The winners of the 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced via press release this morning (Monday, May 13) at 9:30. This year’s 73rd annual awards were presented in 27 categories, which have removed gender specifications from the acting honors and include separate awards for Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Founded during the 1949-50 Broadway season by respected theater journalist John Gassner, the Outer Critics Circle, the official organization of writers on NYC theater for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, is an association of members affiliated with more than ninety newspapers, magazines, broadcast stations, and online news organizations in America and abroad.
Leading with the most OCC awards of the season were Stereophonic with four, followed by Dead Outlaw, Primary Trust, and Suffs, each with three.
And the 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners are:
John Gassner Award for New American Play: Oh, Mary! by Cole Escola
Outstanding New Broadway Musical: Suffs
Outstanding New Broadway Play: Stereophonic by David Adjmi
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical: Dead Outlaw
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play: Primary Trust by Eboni Booth
Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway): Appropriate
Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway): I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical: Kelli O’Hara, Days of Wine and Roses
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical: Kecia Lewis, Hell’s Kitchen
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play: Jessica Lange, Mother Play
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play: Kara Young, Purlie Victorious
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical: Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical: TIE – Judy Kuhn, I Can Get It for You Wholesale; Thom Sesma, Dead Outlaw
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play: TIE – Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!; William Jackson Harper, Primary Trust
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play: Jay O. Sanders, Primary Trust
Outstanding Solo Performance: Patrick Page, All the Devils Are Here
Outstanding New Score: Shaina Taub, Suffs
Outstanding Book of a Musical: Shaina Taub, Suffs
Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants
Outstanding Direction of a Play: Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic
Outstanding Choreography: Justin Peck, Illinoise
Outstanding Orchestrations: Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical): TIE – Paul Tate dePoo III, The Great Gatsby; David Zinn, Stereophonic
Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical): Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby
Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical): Brian MacDevitt, The Outsiders
Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical): Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic
Outstanding Video or Projection Design (Play or Musical): Peter Nigrini, The Who’s Tommy.
Congratulations to all the winners for the recognition of their outstanding contributions to NYC theater. The recipients will be celebrated at an awards ceremony to be held on Thursday, May 23, at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, 111 Amsterdam Avenue, NYC.
