2002 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Winners and nominees from the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
2002 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| John Gassner Playwriting Award | Naomi Iizuka | 36 Views |
| John Gassner Playwriting Award | Richard Greenberg | The Dazzle |
| John Gassner Playwriting Award | Rebecca Gilman | The Glory of Living |
| John Gassner Playwriting Award | Suzan-Lori Parks | Topdog / Underdog |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | John Cullum, Hunter Foster | Urinetown |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | John Lithgow | Sweet Smell of Success |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Brian d'Arcy James | Sweet Smell of Success |
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | Ian McKellen | Dance of Death |
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | Alan Bates | Fortune's Fool |
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | Liam Neeson | The Crucible |
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | Bill Pullman | The Goat |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Kerry O'Malley | Into the Woods |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Louise Pitre | Mamma Mia! |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Josefina Gabrielle | Oklahoma! |
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Sutton Foster | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Kate Burton | Hedda Gabler |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Helen Mirren | Dance of Death |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Laura Linney | The Crucible |
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Mercedes Ruehl | The Goat |
| Outstanding Broadway Musical | 36 Views | |
| Outstanding Broadway Musical | Franz Kafka's The Castle | |
| Outstanding Broadway Musical | Mamma Mia! | |
| Outstanding Broadway Musical | Sweet Smell of Success | |
| Outstanding Broadway Musical | The Dazzle | |
| Outstanding Broadway Musical | The Matchmaker | |
| Outstanding Broadway Musical | Thoroughly Modern Millie | |
| Outstanding Broadway Musical | Urinetown | |
| Outstanding Broadway Play | Fortune's Fool | |
| Outstanding Broadway Play | Metamorphoses | |
| Outstanding Broadway Play | The Goat | |
| Outstanding Broadway Play | Topdog / Underdog | |
| Outstanding Choreography | John Carrafa | Urinetown |
| Outstanding Choreography | Susan Stroman | Oklahoma! |
| Outstanding Choreography | Christopher Wheeldon | Sweet Smell of Success |
| Outstanding Choreography | Rob Ashford | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Anthony Ward | Oklahoma ! |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Santo Loquasto | The Elephant Man |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Isaac Mizrahi | The Women |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Martin Pakledinaz | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | James Lapine | Into the Woods |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Trevor Nunn | Oklahoma! |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Michael Mayer | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | John Rando | Urinetown |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | Scott Schwartz | Franz Kafka's The Castle |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | Mary Zimmerman | Metamorphoses |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | Daniel Sullivan | Morning's at Seven |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | Jeremy Sams | Noises Off |
| Outstanding Director of a Play | George C. Wolfe | Topdog / Underdog |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Justin Bohon | Oklahoma |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Shuler Hensley | Oklahoma! |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Marc Kudisch | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Norbert Leo Butz | Thou Shalt Not |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Frank Langella | Fortune's Fool |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | David Warne | Major Barbara |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Stephen Tobolowsky | Morning's at Seven |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Joseph McKenna | The Golem |
| Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical | Laura Benanti | Into the Woods |
| Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical | Andrea Martin | Oklahoma |
| Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical | Angela Christian | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical | Spencer Kayden | Urinetown |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Katie Finneran | Noises Off |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Dana Ivey | Major Barbara |
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Elizabeth Franz, Julie Hagerty | Morning's at Seven |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | David Weiner | 36 Views |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | David Hersey | Oklahoma! |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | James F. Ingalls | The Elephant Man |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Donald Holder | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical | Summer of '42 | |
| Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical | The Last 5 Years | |
| Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical | The Spitfire Grill | |
| Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical | tick, tick...Boom! | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Into the Woods | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Oklahoma! | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | Morning's at Seven | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | Noises Off | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | The Crucible | |
| Outstanding Revival of a Play | The Elephant Man | |
| Outstanding Set Design | Douglas Stein | 36 Views |
| Outstanding Set Design | John Lee Beatty | Morning's at Seven |
| Outstanding Set Design | Anthony Ward | Oklahoma! |
| Outstanding Set Design | Allen Moyer | The Dazzle |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Charles Nelson Reilly | Save It for the Stage: The Life of Reilly |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Kevin Bacon | An Almost Holy Picture |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Elaine Stritch | Elaine Stritch at Liberty |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Elaine Stritch | Elaine Stritch at Liberty |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | John Leguizamo | Sexaholix |
| Outstanding Solo Performance | Jeffrey Wright | Underdog |
| Special Awards | Mos Deff, | Topdog |
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