58th Annual Awards
"Young Frankenstein" Heads the List with 10 Nominations
followed by
"Les Liaisons Dangereuses" with 9 Nominations
and
"South Pacific" with 8 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 today (April 21, 2008) its nominees for the 2007-08 season in 23 categories. Broadway stars and former Outer Critics Circle Award winners Sandy Duncan and Karen Ziemba presided over the (11AM) announcement ceremony at Manhattan's historic Algonquin Hotel.
Celebrating its 58th 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 12th and the annual awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 22th (4PM) at the legendary Sardi's Restaurant.
2007 - 2008 NOMINATIONS:
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY
August: Osage County
Rock 'N' Roll
The Seafarer
The 39 Steps
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
A Catered Affair
Cry-Baby The Musical
Xanadu
Young Frankenstein
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
Dividing the Estate
The Drunken City
From Up Here
The Receptionist
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Adding Machine
The Glorious Ones
Make Me a Song - The Music of William Finn
Next to Normal
OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE
Adding Machine
Next to Normal
Passing Strange
Young Frankenstein
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Come Back, Little Sheba
Cyrano de Bergerac
The Homecoming
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Gypsy
South Pacific
Sunday in the Park With George
Take Me Along
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Maria
Aitken The 39 Steps
Rupert
Goold Macbeth
Rufus
Norris Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Anna
D. Shapiro August: Osage County
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
David
Cromer Adding Machine
Arthur
Laurents Gypsy
Bartlett
Sher South Pacific
Susan
Stroman Young Frankenstein
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
Rob
Ashford Cry-Baby The Musical
Graciela
Daniele The Glorious Ones
Christopher
Gattelli South Pacific
Susan
Stroman Young Frankenstein
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
David
Farley / Timothy Bird Sunday in the Park With George
Scott
Pask Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Robin
Wagner Young Frankenstein
Michael
Yeargan South Pacific
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
David
Farley Sunday in the Park With George
Katrina
Lindsay Les Liaisons Dangereuses
William
Ivey Long Young Frankenstein
Jessica
Jahn, Michael Bottari & Ronald Case Die Mommie
Die!
Catherine
Zuber South Pacific
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Kevin
Adams The 39 Steps
Ken
Billington Sunday in the Park With George
Donald
Holder Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Peter
Kaczorowski Young Frankenstein
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Kevin
Anderson Come Back, Little Sheba
Ben
Daniels Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Kevin
Kline Cyrano de Bergerac
Patrick
Stewart Macbeth
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Eve
Best The Homecoming
Deanna
Dunagan August: Osage County
Laura
Linney Les Liaisons Dangereuses
S.
Epatha Merkerson Come Back, Little Sheba
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Roger
Bart Young Frankenstein
Daniel
Evans Sunday in the Park With George
Boyd
Gaines Gypsy
Paulo
Szot South Pacific
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Patti
LuPone Gypsy
Kelli
O'Hara South Pacific
Faith
Prince A Catered Affair
Alice
Ripley Next to Normal
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Raúl
Esparza The Homecoming
James
Earl Jones Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Jim
Norton The Seafarer
David
Pittu Is He Dead?
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Jessica
Collins Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Jayne
Houdyshell The New Century
Laurie
Metcalf November
Siân
Phillips Les Liaisons Dangereuses
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Danny
Burstein South Pacific
Christopher
Fitzgerald Young Frankenstein
Shuler
Hensley Young Frankenstein
Tony
Yazbeck Gypsy
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Laura
Benanti Gypsy
Harriet
Harris Cry-Baby The Musical
Sherie
Rene Scott The Little Mermaid
Amy
Warren Adding Machine
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Laurence
Fishburne Thurgood
Stephen
Lang Beyond Glory
Chazz
Palminteri A Bronx Tale
April
Yvette Thompson Liberty City
JOHN GASSNER AWARD
(Presented
for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
Bob
Clyman Secret Order
Liz
Flahive From Up Here
Michael
Hollinger Opus
George
Packer Betrayed
2007-2008 Outer Critics Circle Executive / Nominating Committee:
Simon Saltzman (President)
Marjorie Gunner (President Emerita)
Mario Fratti (Vice-President)
Patrick Hoffman (Corresponding Secretary)
Louis A. Rachow (Treasurer)
Glenn Loney (Historian & Member-at-Large)
Rosalind Friedman (Recording Secretary) and
Aubrey Reuben & Thomas Gentile (Members-at-Large)
NOTE: The new musical "Glory Days" was the only Broadway production the Nominating Committee did not get to see prior to the OCC Award cut-off date and therefore will consider the production for next season's awards. "In the Heights" was considered last year and won the OCC Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical.
Nominations Talley for 3 or more:
Young Frankenstein (10); Les Liaisons Dangereuses (9); South Pacific (8); Gypsy (6); Sunday in the Park With George (5);Adding Machine (4) ; August: Osage County (3); The 39 Steps (3) Cry-Baby The Musical (3); Next to Normal (3) Come Back, Little Sheba (3); The Homecoming (3)