1987 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Winners and nominees from the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
1987 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actor | James Earl Jones | Fences |
| Best Actress | Linda Lavin | Broadway Bound |
| Best Broadway Musical | Les Miserables | |
| Best Broadway Play | Fences | |
| Best Debut Performance | Frances Ruffelle, Colm Wilkinson | Les Miserables |
| Best Director | Trevor Nunn, John Caird | Les Miserables |
| Best Off Broadway Book | Lanie Robertson | Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill |
| Best Off Broadway Lyrics | Barry Harman | Olympus on My Mind |
| Best Off Broadway Music | Allen Toussaint | Staggerlee |
| Best Off Broadway Musical | Stardust | |
| Best Off Broadway Play | The Common Pursuit | |
| Best Revival | All My Sons | |
| Best Set Design | John Napier | Les Miserables |
| John Gassner Playwriting Award | August Wilson | Fences |
| Special Awards | Jackie Mason's The World According to Me | |
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