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MAYBE HAPPY ENDING and PURPOSE Take Top Prizes At New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards
by A.A. Cristi - May 6, 2025

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose Best Play of the 2024-25 season. The award for Best Musical went to Maybe Happy Ending, book by Will Aronson and Hue Park, music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park.

New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards Will Be Announced Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2025

The winners of the 2025 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards will be announced next week. The awards include a cash prize of $2,500 for Best Play, made possible by a grant from the Lucille Lortel Foundation.

New York Drama Critics' Circle Unearths Long-Lost Award Plaque
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 25, 2025

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has unearthed the plaque that originally accompanied its annual award for Best American Play, and will return to awarding the plaque this year.

STEREOPHONIC and DEAD OUTLAW Take Top Prizes At New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards
by A.A. Cristi - May 13, 2024

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has named David Adjmi’s Stereophonic best play of the 2023-24 season. The award for best musical went to Dead Outlaw, music and lyrics by David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, book by Itamar Moses. The selections were made at the organization’s 88th annual voting meeting.

Industry Pro Newsletter: New Study Looks to the Preparedness of Arts Orgs to Face Future Challenges
by Alex Freeman - Apr 8, 2024

In a sign of an industry on the rebound, Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles is getting ready to announce a return of programming at the Mark Taper Forum, where production was paused last year while the organization went through a budget crunch. Additionally, following the casting of a Black actress in the role of Juliet, an upcoming West End production of Romeo and Juliet from the Jamie Lloyd Company started dealing with racist backlash online - we’ll show you how the company responded.

Who Decides the New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards?
by Cara Joy David - Apr 8, 2024

Two groups of critics (or, more precisely, one group of critics and one group of mostly critics) give theater awards each season. In this continuing series on theater’s awards, I look at the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards. 

Harvey Fierstein, Audra McDonald, and Laurie Metcalf Will Present New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2023

The New York Drama Critics' Circle has announced that Carolee Carmello, Harvey Fierstein, Audra McDonald, Laurie Metcalf, and Brandon Uranowitz will be the presenters of its 2023 awards.

LEOPOLDSTADT and DOWNSTATE Win 2023 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards
by Nicole Rosky - May 8, 2023

The New York Drama Critics' Circle today named Bruce Norris’s Downstate best play of the 2022-23 season.

New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards Will Announce Winners Monday, May 8
by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2023

The winners of the 2023 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards will be announced Monday, May 8 at 7pm. The selections will be made immediately beforehand at the organization's 87th annual voting meeting.

A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD & KIMBERLY AKIMBO & Win New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2022

The New York Drama Critics' Circle today named Samuel D. Hunter’s A Case for the Existence of God best play of the 2021-22 season. The award for best musical went to David Lindsay-Abaire’s and Jeanine Tesori’s Kimberly Akimbo. The selections were made at the organization’s 86th annual voting meeting.

New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards Will Be Announced Tomorrow
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2022

The winners of the 2022 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards will be announced Thursday, May 12 at 6pm. The selections will be made immediately beforehand at the organization's 86th annual voting meeting.

Lewis J. Stadlen and Guest Critics Join 16th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 3, 2020

This Saturday morning, June 6, two-time Tony-nominated actor LEWIS J. STADLEN ('The Producers,' the original 'Sunshine Boys'), will be a special guest on the 16th Annual TotalTheater Broadway Show. The videocast will air live, 9am-noon(Eastern) on Facebook (facebook.com/davesgoneby).

New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards Will Be Presented on STARS IN THE HOUSE on April 29
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2020

Jeremy O. Harris, Brian Stokes Mitchell, John Mulaney, Heidi Schreck and Michael Shannon will present the Drama Critics' Circle's 85th annual awards live on Wednesday, April 29 at 8pm as a special episode of the streaming series Stars in the House.

HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING and A STRANGE LOOP Earn Awards from New York Drama Critics' Circle
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 16, 2020

The New York Drama Critics' Circle today named Will Arbery's Heroes of the Fourth Turning best play of the 2019-20 season. The award for best musical went to Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop. The selections were made at the organization's 85th annual voting meeting on April 15.

2020 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards Will Be Announced on April 29
by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2020

The winners of the 2020 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards will be announced on April 29, 2020 at 10am.

TOOTSIE, THE FERRYMAN and More Win New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards
by Alan Henry - May 6, 2019

The New York Drama Critics' Circle today named The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth best play of the 2018-19 season. The award for best musical went to Tootsie. What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck was named best American play. The selections were made at the organization's 84th annual voting meeting.

New York Drama Critics' Circle Will Announce 2019 Awards Winners on May 6
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 5, 2019

The winners of the 2019 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards will be announced Monday, May 6, 2019 at approximately 5:30pm. The selections will be made at the organization's 84th annual voting meeting.

Industry Editor Exclusive: The Fate of Broadway's Critics
by Cara Joy David - Aug 21, 2018

In the last few decades, theater has become much bigger business than it used to be. However, in that same period of time, the coverage of it in mainstream media outlets has dwindled. Many of us may not remember a time that off-Broadway openings were covered on Entertainment Tonight, but it happened. In recent years, even in America's theater epicenter, theater is losing ground in major publications. Neither The New York Post or The New York Daily News has a critic on staff any longer. It is hard to even tally the amount of veteran theater writers from around the country that have lost their jobs in the last decade.

Photo Coverage: New York Drama Critics Circle Holds its Awards Ceremony at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Walter McBride - May 11, 2018

The New York Drama Critics' Circle awards were presented at a private cocktail reception last night. Thursday, May 10. The award for best play carries a cash prize of $2,500. The prize is made possible by a grant from the Lucille Lortel Foundation. BroadwayWorld attended the big night and you can check out photos below!

NY Drama Critics' Circle Names No Best Musical; MARY JANE Best Play of 2017-18; Additional Awards Announced
by Robert Diamond - May 3, 2018

The New York Drama Critics' Circle today named Mary Jane by Amy Herzog best play of the 2017-18 season.  Hangmen by Martin McDonagh was named best foreign play. No award was given for best musical. The selections were made at the organization's 83rd annual voting meeting.