2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards
The 2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners were announced on May 7, 2017, recognizing excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions during the 2017–18 season. Nominations were announced on April 25, 2017, with Anastasia receiving the most nominations with 13, while Hello, Dolly! followed with 10 nominations and Come From Away with seven. For Off-Broadway, The Band's Visit was the most-nominated production with seven nominations.
Come From Away and Hello, Dolly! tied for the most wins, with five each, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical for the former and Outstanding Revival of a Musical for the latter. Following them with two wins apiece were Broadway musical Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 and Broadway play The Little Foxes.
Awards and nominations
While Come From Away and Hello, Dolly! led the pack as Outstanding New Broadway Musical and Outstanding Revival of a Musical, respectively, Oslo took home Outstanding New Broadway Play. If I Forget and The Band's Visit won Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play and Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical, respectively.
Category |
Winner and nominees |
|---|---|
Outstanding New Broadway Play |
* Oslo
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Outstanding New Broadway Musical |
* Come From Away
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Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play |
* If I Forget
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Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical |
* The Band's Visit
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Outstanding Revival of a Play |
* Jitney
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Outstanding Revival of a Musical |
* Hello, Dolly!
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John Gassner Award |
* Bess Wohl – Small Mouth Sounds
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Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) |
* Irene Sankoff, David Hein – Come From Away
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Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) |
* David Yazbek – The Band's Visit
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Outstanding Director of Play |
* Rebecca Taichman – Indecent
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Outstanding Director of a Musical |
* Christopher Ashley – Come From Away
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Outstanding Choreography |
* Warren Carlyle – Hello, Dolly!
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Outstanding Orchestrations |
* Larry Hochman – Hello, Dolly!
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Outstanding Actor in a Play |
* Kevin Kline – Present Laughter
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Outstanding Actress in a Play |
* Laura Linney – The Little Foxes
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Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play |
* Danny DeVito – The Price
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Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play |
* Cynthia Nixon – The Little Foxes
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Outstanding Actor in a Musical |
* Andy Karl – Groundhog Day
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Outstanding Actress in a Musical |
* Bette Midler – Hello, Dolly!
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Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical |
* Gavin Creel – Hello, Dolly!
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Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical |
* Jenn Colella – Come From Away
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Outstanding Solo Performance |
* Simon McBurney – The Encounter
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Outstanding Scenic Design |
* Mimi Lien – Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
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Outstanding Costume Design |
* Catherine Zuber – War Paint
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Outstanding Lighting Design |
* Bradley King – Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
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Outstanding Projection Design |
* Aaron Rhyne – Anastasia
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Outstanding Sound Design |
* Gareth Owen – Come From Away
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