2016 Outer Critics Circle Awards
The 2016 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners were announced on May 7, 2016, recognizing excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions during the 2015–16 season. Nominations were announced on May 9, 2016, with American Psycho and She Loves Me receiving the most nominations with 8 each. Bright Star and On Your Feet! followed with 7 nominations, and the Off-Broadway production of Dear Evan Hansen received 6 nominations. For plays, Eclipsed and Long Day’s Journey Into Night led the field with five nominations each.
Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of She Loves Me won the most awards of the night, with four including Outstanding Revival of a Musical. It was followed by Long Day's Journey Into Night, another Roundabout production, with three wins, including Outstanding Revival of a Play. Bright Star, Dear Evan Hansen and American Psycho won two awards each.
Awards and nominations
Award nominations were announced on April 19, 2016, with the winners announced on May 9, 2016, with the winners ceremony on May 26, 2016 at Sardi's.
Apart from She Loves Me and Long Day's Journey Into Night in the revival categories, Bright Star won Outstanding New Broadway Musical and The Humans by Stephen Karam won Outstanding New Broadway Play. The Christians by Lucas Hnath won Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play and Dear Evan Hansen won Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical. The John Gassner Award winner was Marco Ramirez for The Royale.
Category |
Winner and nominees |
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Outstanding New Broadway Play |
* The Humans by Stephen Karam
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Outstanding New Broadway Musical |
* Bright Star
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Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play |
* The Christians by Lucas Hnath
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Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical |
* Dear Evan Hansen
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Outstanding Revival of a Play |
* Long Day's Journey Into Night
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Outstanding Revival of a Musical |
* She Loves Me
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John Gassner Award |
* The Royale by Marco Ramirez
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Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) |
* Steven Levenson — Dear Evan Hansen
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Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) |
* Steve Martin and Edie Brickell — Bright Star
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Outstanding Director of Play |
* Ivo van Hove — A View from the Bridge
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Outstanding Director of a Musical |
* Michael Arden — Spring Awakening
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Outstanding Choreography |
* Sergio Trujillo — On Your Feet!
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Outstanding Actor in a Play |
* Frank Langella — The Father
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Outstanding Actress in a Play |
* Jessica Lange — Long Day's Journey Into Night
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Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play |
* Michael Shannon — Long Day's Journey Into Night
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Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (tie) |
* Pascale Armand — Eclipsed'' andJudith Light — Thérèse Raquin'' (tie)
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Outstanding Actor in a Musical |
* Danny Burstein — Fiddler on the Roof
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Outstanding Actress in a Musical |
* Cynthia Erivo — The Color Purple
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Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical |
* Christopher Fitzgerald — Waitress
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Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical |
* Jane Krakowski — She Loves Me
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Outstanding Solo Performance |
* James Lecesne — The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey
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Outstanding Scenic Design |
* David Rockwell — She Loves Me
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Outstanding Costume Design |
* Jeff Mahshie — She Loves Me
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Outstanding Lighting Design |
* Justin Townsend — American Psycho the Musical
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Outstanding Projection Design |
* Finn Ross — American Psycho the Musical
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Special Achievement Awards |
James Houghton, Signature Theatre Company |