The New York Drama Critics’ Circle has named Will Arbery’s “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” best play of the 2019-20 season. The award for best musical went to Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop. Special citations were voted to David Byrne and the Broadway production of American Utopia; Deirdre O’Connell for career excellence including her performance in Dana H.; and the New York theater community for perseverance in the face of loss during the COVID-19 pandemic

For more information on the Drama Critics’ Circle,check out my guide to New York Theater Awards 2020

Heroes of the Fourth Turning on stage at Playwrights Horizons

A Strange Loop: Larry Owens as Usher in Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop at Playwrights Horizons in 2019

Deirdre O’Connell in Dana H.