Ya tenemos ganadores oficiales de la 72ª edición de los premios anuales del Outer Critics Circle. Some Like It Hot se llevó la mayoría de las categorías con cinco victorias, entre ellas la de Mejor Nuevo Musical. El espectáculo, actualmente en cartel en el Shubert Theatre de Broadway, era el segundo musical más nominado a los premios, por detrás de New York, New York. Esa producción, que se representa en el St. James, se llevó dos categorías, entre ellas Diseño escénico (Beowulf Boritt) y Coreografía (Susan Stroman).
Leopoldstadt es la obra de teatro que más categorías ha ganado esta temporada, con tres galardones, entre ellos el de Mejor Obra Nueva de Broadway. La reposición de Merrily We Roll Along del New York Theatre Workshop, que se representará en Broadway, fue otra de las ganadoras destacadas, con Jonathan Groff y Lindsay Mendez, respectivamente, como intérprete principal y protagonista de un musical fuera de Broadway.
Los premios de este año son los primeros en los que los Outer Critics utilizan categorías de interpretación recién reconstruidas. Las nuevas categorías neutrales en cuanto al género se han dividido en Broadway y Off-Broadway, mientras que en años anteriores se consideraban tanto Broadway como Off-Broadway dentro de las mismas categorías, tradicionalmente divididas por género.
La ceremonia de entrega de premios a los ganadores de este año se celebrará el 25 de mayo en el Auditorio Bruno Walter de la Biblioteca Pública de Artes Escénicas del Lincoln Center de Nueva York.
Como se anunció anteriormente, se concedió un Premio Especial a la Trayectoria al director de lucha B.H. Barry, en honor a una carrera de seis décadas, incluida la presente temporada de Camelot en el Teatro del Lincoln Center.
Outstanding New Broadway Musical
& Juliet
A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical
New York, New York
Shucked
WINNER – Some Like It Hot
Outstanding New Broadway Play
Good Night, Oscar
WINNER – Leopoldstadt
Life of Pi
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Summer, 1976
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
The Bedwetter
Between the Lines
WINNER – The Harder They Come
Only Gold
Without You
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
Becomes a Woman
A Case for the Existence of God
Chester Bailey
WINNER – Downstate
Letters from Max, a ritual
John Gassner Award for New American Play (Preferably by a New Playwright)
Dark Disabled Stories by Ryan J. Haddad
Epiphany by Brian Watkins
WINNER – Fat Ham by James Ijames
Wolf Play by Hansol Jung
You Will Get Sick by Noah Diaz
Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Death of a Salesman
Endgame
Ohio State Murders
WINNER – Topdog/Underdog
Wedding Band
Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
A Man of No Importance
Into the Woods
Merrily We Roll Along
WINNER – Parade
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical
Micaela Diamond, Parade
WINNER – J. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It Hot
Caroline Innerbichler, Shucked
Colton Ryan, New York, New York
Anna Uzele, New York, New York
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical
Kevin Del Aguila, Some Like It Hot
Julia Lester, Into the Woods
WINNER – Alex Newell, Shucked
NaTasha Yvette Williams, Some Like It Hot
Betsy Wolfe, & Juliet
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play
Hiran Abeysekera, Life of Pi
Jessica Chastain, A Doll’s House
Corey Hawkins, Topdog/Underdog
WINNER – Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play
Danielle Brooks, The Piano Lesson
Sharon D Clarke, Death of a Salesman
Michael Potts, The Piano Lesson
WINNER – Brandon Uranowitz, Leopoldstadt
David Zayas, Cost of Living
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play
Ephraim Birney, Chester Bailey
Brittany Bradford, Wedding Band
Marylouise Burke, Epiphany
WINNER – Bill Irwin, Endgame
Emma Pfitzer Price, Becomes a Woman
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play
Veanne Cox, Wedding Band
Glenn Davis, Downstate
WINNER – K. Todd Freeman, Downstate
Francis Guinan, Downstate
Susanna Guzman, Downstate
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical
Nicholas Barasch, The Butcher Boy
Callum Francis, Kinky Boots
WINNER – Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along
Natey Jones, The Harder They Come
Marla Mindelle, Titanique
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical
Vicki Lewis, Between the Lines
WINNER – Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along
Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along
A.J. Shively, A Man of No Importance
Mare Winningham, A Man of No Importance
Outstanding Solo Performance
Mike Birbiglia, The Old Man & the Pool
WINNER – Jodie Comer, Prima Facie
Jefferson Mays, A Christmas Carol
Sam Morrison, Sugar Daddy
Anthony Rapp, Without You
Outstanding New Score
Kate Anderson and Elyssa Samsel, Between the Lines
Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, Shucked
John Kander and Lin-Manuel Miranda, New York, New York
Adam Schlesinger and Sarah Silverman, The Bedwetter
WINNER – Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, Some Like It Hot
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, Titanique
WINNER – Robert Horn, Shucked
Matthew López and Amber Ruffin, Some Like it Hot
Suzan-Lori Parks, The Harder They Come
David West Read, & Juliet
Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Jason Ardizzone-West, Wedding Band
John Lee Beatty, Epiphany
WINNER – Beowulf Boritt, New York, New York
Mimi Lien, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Simon Scullion, Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Dede Ayite, Topdog/Underdog
WINNER – Gregg Barnes, Some Like it Hot
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Leopoldstadt
Paloma Young, & Juliet
Donna Zakowska, New York, New York
Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)
Neil Austin, Leopoldstadt
Ken Billington, New York, New York
Ben Stanton, A Christmas Carol
Natasha Katz, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
WINNER – Tim Lutkin, Life of Pi
Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical)
John Gromada, Jasper
Kai Harada, New York, New York
Daniel Kluger, Epiphany
André Pluess, Good Night, Oscar
WINNER – Joshua D. Reid, A Christmas Carol
Outstanding Video or Projection Design (Play or Musical)
Christopher Ash and Beowulf Boritt, New York, New York
WINNER – Andrzej Goulding, Life of Pi
Lucy Mackinnon, A Christmas Carol
Isaac Madge, Leopoldstadt
Sven Ortel, Parade
Outstanding Orchestrations
WINNER – Bryan Carter and Charlie Rosen, Some Like It Hot
Sam Davis and Daryl Waters, New York, New York
Jason Howland, Shucked
Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro, & Juliet
Jonathan Tunick, Merrily We Roll Along
Outstanding Director of a Musical
WINNER – Michael Arden, Parade
Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along
Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot
Jack O’Brien, Shucked
Susan Stroman, New York, New York
Outstanding Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, Only Gold
Edgar Godineaux, The Harder They Come
Casey Nicholaw, Some Like It Hot
WINNER – Susan Stroman, New York, New York
Jennifer Weber, & Juliet
Outstanding Director of a Play
Kenny Leon, Topdog/Underdog
Pam MacKinnon, Downstate
WINNER – Patrick Marber, Leopoldstadt
Adam Meggido, Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Max Webster, Life of Pi
Special Achievement Award
To B.H. Barry, one of the world’s foremost fight directors, in recognition of a distinguished six-decade career capped off with Camelot at Lincoln Center Theater.
Productions with multiple wins:
5 – Some Like It Hot
3 – Leopoldstadt
2 – Downstate
2 – Life of Pi
2 – Merrily We Roll Along
2 – New York, New York
2 – Parade
2 – Shucked
1 – A Christmas Carol
1 – Endgame
1 – Fat Ham
1 – Good Night, Oscar
1 – Prima Facie
1 – The Harder They Come
1 – Topdog/Underdog
