Mit zehn Nominierungen ging Mel Brooks’ Musical “Young Frankenstein” ins Rennen um die diesjährigen Outer Critics Circle Awards, aber der große Gewinner ist - ein Revival: “South Pacific”, mit insgesamt vier Preisen. “Gypsy”, ebenfalls ein Revival, folgt im Musicalbereich auf Platz zwei mit insgesamt zwei Auszeichnungen. Den Preis in der Kategorie “Outstanding New Broadway Musical” muss sich “Young Frankenstein” mit “Xanadu” teilen. Die Liste der Preisträger:
South Pacific
Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Outstanding Director of a Musical (Bartlett Sher)
Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Paulo Szot)
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Danny Burstein)
Gypsy
Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Patti LuPone)
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Laura Benanti)
Adding Machine
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
Outstanding New Score (ex aequo mit Next to normal)
Next to Normal
Outstanding New Score (ex aequo mit Adding Machine)
Xanadu
Outstanding New Broadway Musical (ex aequo mit Young Frankenstein)
Young Frankenstein
Outstanding New Broadway Musical (ex aequo mit Xanadu)
Cry-Baby The Musical
Outstanding Choreographer (Rob Ashford)
Sunday in the Park with George
Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (Ken Billington)
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Sprechtheater
August: Osage County
Outstanding New Broadway Play
Outstanding Actress in a Play (Deanna Dunagan)
Outstanding Director of a Play (Anna D. Shapiro)
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) (David Farley, Timothy Bird)
Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) (Katrina Lindsay)
The Homecoming
Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Cyrano de Bergerac
Outstanding Actor in a Play (Kevin Kline)
Dividing the Estate
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
Cat On a Hot Tin Roof
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (James Earl Jones)
November
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Laurie Metcalf)
Thurgood
Outstanding Solo Performance (Laurence Fishburne)
John Gassner Award: Liz Flahive für “From Up Here”