Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
#1Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 12:25am
Multiple Tony nominee Raúl Esparza and two-time Tony winner Katie Finneran announce the nominees for the 2014-15 Outer Critics Circle Awards, which celebrate shows, both on Broadway and off, today April 20 at 11 AM at The Friars Club in New York.
The winners will be announced May 11, and the annual Gala Awards Dinner will be held 4 PM May 21 at Sardi's Restaurant.
The Outer Critics Circle is the organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway. The Outer Critics Circle nominees are the first major Broadway/Off-Broadway award nominees of the New York theatre season.
Outer Critics Circle members are affiliated with more than 90 newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, Internet websites, and theatre publications in America and abroad.
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Updated On: 4/20/15 at 12:25 AM
#2Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 10:23am
Will the nominees be live updated or tweeted or something somewhere? Or a live stream even?
#2Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 10:41am
Can't wait to see what nonsense they come up with this year.
#3Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:24am
They'll be particularly meaningless given that Fun Home was eligible last year, not this year.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#4Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:26am
And HAMILTON is eligible this year.
Updated On: 4/20/15 at 11:26 AM
#5Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:27am
They will probably be dominated by Hamilton, which won't have any bearing on the Tonys this year. Still, I'm sure the nominators will be able to throw a few whacky surprises our way. They always do!
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
#6Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:33am
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY
The Audience
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Wolf Hall
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
An American in Paris
It Shoulda Been You
The Last Ship
The Visit
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
Between Riverside and Crazy
The City of Conversation
The Nether
Rasheeda Speaking
The Village Bike
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
A Christmas Memory
Disenchanted
The Fortress of Solitude
Hamilton
Lonesome Traveler
OUTSTANDING BOOK OF A MUSICAL
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Hamilton
It Shoulda Been You
The Last Ship
Something Rotten!
The Visit
OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Hamilton
It Shoulda Been You
The Last Ship
Something Rotten!
The Visit
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
The Elephant Man
Fashions for Men
The Heidi Chronicles
Skylight
You Can’t Take It With You
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Into the Woods
The King and I
On the Town
On the Twentieth Century
Side Show
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Stephen Daldry The Audience
Marianne Elliott The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Scott Ellis The Elephant Man
Scott Ellis You Can’t Take It With You
Jeremy Herrin Wolf Hall
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Scott Ellis On the Twentieth Century
Thomas Kail Hamilton
Casey Nicholaw Something Rotten!
David Hyde Pierce It Shoulda Been You
Christopher Wheeldon An American in Paris
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
Joshua Bergasse On the Town
Andy Blankenbuehler Hamilton
Warren Carlyle On the Twentieth Century
Casey Nicholaw Something Rotten!
Christopher Wheeldon An American in Paris
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Bunny Christie The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Bob Crowley An American in Paris
Scott Pask Something Rotten!
David Rockwell On the Twentieth Century
Michael Yeargan The King and I
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Gregg Barnes Something Rotten!
Bob Crowley The Audience
William Ivey Long On the Twentieth Century
Christopher Orem Wolf Hall
Catherine Zuber The King and I
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Paule Constable The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Jeff Croiter Something Rotten!
Rick Fisher The Audience
Natasha Katz An American in Paris
Japhy Weideman The Visit
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Reed Birney I’m Gonna Pray For You So Hard
Bradley Cooper The Elephant Man
Stephen McKinley Henderson Between Riverside and Crazy
Ben Miles Wolf Hall
Alex Sharp The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Greta Gerwig The Village Bike
Jan Maxwell The City of Conversation
Helen Mirren The Audience
Elisabeth Moss The Heidi Chronicles
Tonya Pinkins Rasheeda Speaking
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Christian Borle Something Rotten!
Brian d’Arcy James Something Rotten!
Robert Fairchild An American in Paris
Peter Gallagher On the Twentieth Century
Tony Yazbeck On the Town
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Kristin Chenoweth On the Twentieth Century
Leanne Cope An American in Paris
Tyne Daly It Shoulda Been You
Kelli O’Hara The King and I
Chita Rivera The Visit
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Paul Jesson Wolf Hall
Richard McCabe The Audience
Alessandro Nivola The Elephant Man
Nathaniel Parker Wolf Hall
Bryce Pinkham The Heidi Chronicles
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Annaleigh Ashford You Can’t Take It With You
Patricia Clarkson The Elephant Man
Francesca Faridany The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Julie Halston You Can’t Take It With You
Lydia Leonard Wolf Hall
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
John Cariani Something Rotten!
Josh Grisetti It Shoulda Been You
Andy Karl On the Twentieth Century
Paul Alexander Nolan Doctor Zhivago
Max von Essen An American in Paris
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Heidi Blickenstaff Something Rotten!
Victoria Clark Gigi
Megan Fairchild On the Town
Ruthie Ann Miles The King and I
Mary Louise Wilson On the Twentieth Century
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Joe Assadourian The Bullpen
Jim Dale Just Jim Dale
Tom Dugan Wiesenthal
Cush Jumbo Josephine and I
Benjamin Scheuer The Lion
JOHN GASSNER AWARD
(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
Ayad Akhtar The Invisible Hand
Halley Feiffer I’m Gonna Pray For You So Hard
Elizabeth Irwin My Mañana Comes
Markus Potter Stalking the Bogeyman
Benjamin Scheuer The Lion
"I shall stay until the wind changes."
#7Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:34am
#8Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:35am
ZERO acting nominations for Hamilton is my biggest surprise.
They sure loved It Shoulda Been You!
All that said, if the Best Featured Actor in a Musical nominations were the same at the Tony's, I'd be happy. That's a really good selection.
#9Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:37am
These nominations never cease to amaze me.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
rjm516
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
#10Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:39am
These are so weird.
#11Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:41am
These awards always scream...BROADWAY! BROADWAY! MIDDLEBROW! MIDDLEBROW!
I'm sorry that they completely overlooked the best new play I saw this season, FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 2 & 3). I'm sorrier that the excellent Phillipa Soo was overlooked in the Actress in a Musical (or Featured Actress in a Musical) category.
It baffles me that THE LAST SHIP got a nomination for Best Book. I can understand Score-- some nice tunes. Didn't someone call these awards the Outer Space Critics Awards one year? This year isn't so strange, but there are always bound to be weird omissions. And lots of love for lots of crap.
Let's see what wins. Then we can really be dumbfounded.
#12Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:41am
I assume Fun Home and Hand to God were ineligible for any of these, so they're even LESS useful of an indicator than they usually are.
Hamilton's lack of representation in the performance categories is galling, even by these low standards.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Updated On: 4/20/15 at 11:41 AM
#13Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:42am
No acting nods for Hamilton is truly strange. And with all the love for Something Rotten!, no nod for Brad Oscar, who gets the flashiest number in the show.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
ebontoyan
Broadway Star Joined: 9/22/14
#14Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:43am
I'm glad to see The Last Ship get some noms!!!
philly03
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/07
#15Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:44am
They usually seem to love those bombastic shows in the past (A Tale of Two Cities, Bonnie & Clyde, etc.), so I was surprised to see so little of Dr. Zhivago LOL.
#16Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:44am
FUN HOME was indeed ineligible this year, as was HAND TO GOD.
Whoever gave the loudest, flashiest performance of their category-- and if they happen to be a big name, even better-- will win the musical acting categories. And SOMETHING ROTTEN! will win everything else because, well...BROADWAY! MIDDLEBROW!
Just an early prediction. I'm far more curious to see what happens with the Pulitzer this afternoon.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#17Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:46am
No nominations for Nighy or Mulligan.
#18Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:49am
Nominations I'm excited about:
Productions:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
An American in Paris
Hamilton
The Elephant Man
Skylight
You Can't Take It With You
The King & I
On the Town
Side Show
Directing:
Marianne Elliott-The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Scott Ellis-The Elephant Man/You Can't Take It With You
Casey Nicholaw-Something Rotten!
Christopher Wheeldon-An American in Paris
Choreography:
Joshua Bergasse-On the Town
Casey Nicholaw-Something Rotten!
Christopher Wheeldon-An American in Paris
Performances:
Bradley Cooper-The Elephant Man
Helen Mirren-The Audience
Tony Yazbeck-On the Town
Kelli O'Hara-The King & I
Bryce Pinkham-The Heidi Chronicles
Annaleigh Ashford-You Can't Take It With You
Paul Alexander Nolan-Doctor Zhivago
Megan Fairchild-On the Town
#19Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:52am
Was FINDING NEVERLAND really completely snubbed? I thought for sure this would be the only awards where that show would rack up several nominations. Unless the Tony nominators sell out/give in...
#20Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 11:54am
I didn't even notice! It does look like Finding Neverland was thoroughly snubbed. Ouch!
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#21Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees Today
Posted: 4/20/15 at 12:02pm
And it doesn't get more middlebrow than Finding Neverland!!!
Every year when the Outer Space Critics announce their nominations and people are baffled by their selections, I always like to point out that one of their nominators is none other than Corrine. That should tell you all you need to know.
#22Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran
Posted: 4/20/15 at 12:03pm
As we enter nominations season, I find myself getting increasingly cranky about 'Something Rotten!'. The show was extremely mediocre. The music sounded like it had been written by a computer program. Every song was pitched at the same intensity, and the actors just were spewing out lines as quickly as possible to keep the energy from just running out. The humor was redundant and childish. And then there was Act 2, which made almost no sense, and didn't even try. This is a show that desperately needs more development and redefining of it's purpose. Extremely disappointing. The fact that there is a nomination for Heidi Blickenstaff makes me wonder if the critics even saw this show. YES she's a terrific singer and actress, but this show gives her NOTHING to do. It's practically an insult, like someone on the development team (which I assume was vast) said - hey wait everyone, there's no women in the show! Can someone add a "wife" or "love interest"? Yeah, thanks.
#23Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran
Posted: 4/20/15 at 12:09pm
SOMETHING ROTTEN! is just very tired. At least, I'm tired of shows of its ilk. I hope audiences will give HAMILTON, FUN HOME and THE VISIT a chance. (I'm pretty sure they'll give HAMILTON a chance, at least.) That way, they can learn what a real musical is. Not some self-referntial, loud cartoon with jazz hands and references to other shows every millisecond. Casey Nicholaw has proven himself a competent, often wonderful director at Encores! with FOLLIES, ANYONE CAN WHISTLE and MOST HAPPY FELLA. I wish he'd start directing shows on Broadway of that caliber instead of sticking with his typical bag of tricks. The tricks are getting lame.
Corrine's a nominator? Maybe she can present Best Score to John Kander if he wins...
ebontoyan
Broadway Star Joined: 9/22/14
#24Raúl Esparza and Katie Finneran
Posted: 4/20/15 at 12:09pm
^ Sorry but that is just your opinion of Something Rotten. lol And unfortunately you are NOT an Outer Critic lol lol
