Poppins and Utopia Lead Outer Critics Circle Nominations
By: BWW News Desk Apr. 23, 2007
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 23, 2007) its nominees for the 2006-07 season in 23 categories. Broadway stars and former Outer Critics Circle Award winners Victoria Clark and John Lloyd Young presided over the (11AM) announcement ceremony at Manhattan's historic Algonquin Hotel.
Based on a recommendation by the OCC Executive Committee, Special Achievement Awards will be given to Angela Lansbury and Marian Seldes in recognition of their outstanding and distinguished careers in the theater.Celebrating its 57th 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 14th and the annual awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 24th (4PM) at the legendary Sardi's Restaurant.2006-2007 Award NominationsOutstanding New Broadway PlayThe Coast of Utopia
Coram Boy
Frost/Nixon
Radio Golf
Outstanding New Broadway MusicalCurtains
LoveMusik
Mary Poppins
Spring Awakening
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
Exits and Entrances
Indian Blood
The Pain and the Itch
The Scene Outstanding New Off-Broadway MusicalIn the Heights
Evil Dead The Musical
Floyd and Clea
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off Broadway)
Curtains
In the Heights
Mary Poppins
Spring Awakening Outstanding Revival of a Play
Inherit the Wind
Journey's End
Talk Radio
The Voysey Inheritance
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
The Apple Tree
A Chorus Line
Company
110 in the Shade
Outstanding Director of a Play (Lucille Lortel Award)
Michael Grandage Frost/Nixon
David Grindley Journey's End
Melly Still Coram Boy
Jack O'Brien The Coast of UtopiaOutstanding Director of a MusicalJohn Doyle Company
Richard Eyre & Matthew Bourne Mary Poppins
Thomas Kail In the Heights
Michael Mayer Spring Awakening
Outstanding Choreography
Rob Ashford Curtains
Andy Blankenbuehler In the Heights
Matthew Bourne & Stephen Mear Mary Poppins
Carol Leavy Joyce & Graciela Daniele The Pirate Queen Outstanding Set Design
Bob Crowley & Scott Pask The Coast of Utopia
Bob Crowley Mary Poppins
Ti Green & Melly Still Coram Boy
Derek McLane The Voysey Inheritance
Outstanding Costume Design
Bob Crowley Mary Poppins
Judith Dolan LoveMusik
Martin Pakledinaz The Pirate Queen
Catherine Zuber The Coast of UtopiaOutstanding Lighting Design
Neil Austin Frost/Nixon
Paule Constable Coram Boy
Howard Harrison Mary Poppins
Brian MacDevitt/ Kenneth Posner/ Natasha Katz The Coast of Utopia
Outstanding Actor in a Play
Frank Langella Frost/Nixon
Brian F. O'Byrne The Coast of Utopia
Christopher Plummer Inherit the Wind
Liev Schreiber Talk Radio
Outstanding Actress in a Play
Eve Best A Moon for the Misbegotten
Jennifer Ehle The Coast of Utopia
Carla Gugino Suddenly Last Summer
Allison Pill BlackbirdOutstanding Actor in a Musical
Michael Cerveris LoveMusik
Raul Esparza Company
Gavin Lee Mary Poppins
David Hyde Pierce Curtains
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Ashley Brown Mary Poppins
Kristen Chenoweth The Apple Tree
Audra McDonald 110 in the Shade
Donna Murphy LoveMusikOutstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Billy Crudup The Coast of Utopia
Boyd Gaines Journey's End
David Greenspan Some Men
Stephen Kunken Frost/NixonOutstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Robin Bartlett Prelude to a Kiss
Jill Clayburgh The Clean House
Martha Plimpton The Coast of Utopia
Lily Rabe Heartbreak House
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Jason Danieley Curtains
Daniel Jenkins Mary Poppins
David Pittu LoveMusik
Bobby Steggert 110 in the ShadeOutstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Charlotte d'Amboise A Chorus Line
Rebecca Luker Mary Poppins
Orfeh Legally Blonde
Karen Ziemba Curtains
Outstanding Solo Performance
Daniel Beatty Emergence-See
Ed Harris Wrecks
Jay Johnson The Two and Only
Nilaja Sun No Child…
John Gassner Award (Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
Daisy Foote Bhutan
Bob Glaudini Jack Goes Boating
Bruce Norris The Pain and the Itch
Nilaja Sun No Child2006-2007 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 play "Deuce" 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.Nominations Talley for 3 or more:
Mary Poppins (11) - Coast of Utopia (9) - Curtains (6) – Frost/Nixon and LoveMusik (5) – Coram Boy and In the Heights (4) – Spring Awakening, 110 in the Shade, Journey's End and Company (3)
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