“The Ferryman” won outstanding Broadway play and “Hadestown” outstanding Broadway musical in the 69th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards. ‘White Noise” won best Off-Broadway play and “Girl from the North Country” outstanding Off-Broadway musical.
New York Theater Awards 2019 Calendar and Guide
(2019 Outer Critics Award Nominations)
Complete list:
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
OUTSTANDING BOOK OF A MUSICAL
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Anaïs Mitchell Hadestown
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Fiddler on the Roof (in Yiddish)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Sam Mendes The Ferryman
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Rachel Chavkin Hadestown
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Bradley King Hadestown
OUTSTANDING PROJECTION DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Peter Hylenski King Kong
OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRATIONS
Daniel Kluger Oklahoma!
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Bryan Cranston Network
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Elaine May The Waverly Gallery
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Santino Fontana Tootsie
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Stephanie J. Block The Cher Show
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Benjamin Walker All My Sons
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Celia Keenan-Bolger To Kill a Mockingbird
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
André De Shields Hadestown
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Amber Gray Hadestown
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Mike Birbiglia The New One
JOHN GASSNER AWARD
Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell The Lifespan of a Fact
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
The Puppetry Team That Created and Operates King Kong
recognizing the artistry and technical achievement that brings a 2,000-pound gorilla to life:
* Puppet designer and builder Sonny Tilders and the Creature Technology Company
* Scenic designer Peter England, who collaborated on the aesthetics of the puppet
* Aerial and movement director Gavin Robins
* The members of the King’s Company, who move Kong on stage: Mike Baerga, Rhaamell Burke-Missouri, Jōvan Dansberry, Casey Garvin, Gabriel Hyman, Marty Lawson, Roberto Olvera, Khadija Tariyan, Lauren Yalango-Grant, and David Yijae
* Kong’s Voodoo Operators, who control his facial expressions: Jon Hoche, Danny Miller, and Jacob Williams.
The York Theatre Company
James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director
Evans Haile, Executive Director
in recognition of 50 years of producing new musicals, as well as classics from the past
PRODUCTIONS WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS
HADESTOWN: 6
ALL MY SONS: 2
THE CHER SHOW: 2
THE FERRYMAN: 2
KING KONG: 2 (plus a special award)
TOOTSIE: 2
Celebrating its 69th season, the Outer Critics Circle is an association focused on New York theater, with members from more than 90 newspapers, magazines, websites, radio and television stations, and theater publications in the United States and abroad.
