What Do the Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations Mean for the 2023 Tony Awards?

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, today announced the nominees for the 2022-23 season.

What does today's news mean for the rest of awards season? Does love from the Outer Critics Circle usually mean that a Tony nomination will follow?

Below, BroadwayWorld investigates how many Outer Critics Circle nominees of the past were subsequently nominated for Tony Awards. Additionally, we calculated the percentage of eligible nominees (excluding off-Broadway nominees) who earned Tony nominations in the past 15 years. Check out the chances that this year's Outer Critics Circle nominees have at a Tony nod below!

Year	Eligible OCC Nominees That Earned Tony Nominations	Percentage
2022	59 of 79	75%
2021	N/A	N/A
2020	48 of 58	83%
2019	62 of 81	77%
2018	67 of 79	85%
2017	56 of 84	67%
2016	51 of 84	61%
2015	59 of 87	68%
2014	66 of 89	74%
2013	63 of 88	72%
2012	50 of 72	69%
2011	52 of 82	63%
2010	47 of 75	62%
2009	48 of 87	55%

View a full list of 2023 nominees.

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