2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Some Like It Hot, Leopoldstadt, The Harder They Come, Downstate.

“Some Like It Hot” won outstanding new Broadway musical and four other awards, including outstanding lead performer, at the 72nd Outer Critics Circle Awards. Leopoldstadt won outstanding new Broadway play, as well as director and featured performer, and “The Harder They Come” and “Downstate” won outstanding new Off-Broadway musical and play respectively. The Outer Critics Circle picked “Parade” and “Topdog/Underdog” for outstanding revivals.

2023 Outer Critics Circle Nominations

Check out my New York Theater Awards 2023 Calendar and Guide

Complete list below:

The Marjorie Gunner Award for Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Some Like It Hot

Outstanding New Broadway Play
Leopoldstadt

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
The Harder They Come

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
Downstate

John Gassner Award for New American Play (Preferably by a New Playwright)
Fat Ham by James Ijames

Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Topdog/Underdog

Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Parade

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical
J. Harrison Ghee – Some Like It Hot

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical
Alex Newell, Shucked

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play
Sean Hayes, Good Night Oscar

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play
Brandan Uranowitz, Leopoldstadt

Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play
Bill Irwin, Endgame

Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play
K Todd Friedman, Downstate

Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical
Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along

Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical
Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along

Outstanding Solo Performance
Jodie Comer, Prima Facie

Outstanding New Score
Marc Sharman and Scott Wittman, Some Like It Hot

Outstanding Book of a Musical
Robert Horn, Shucked

Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Beowulf Boritt, New York, New York

Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Gregg Barnes, Some Like It Hot

Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)
Tim Lutkin, Life of Pi

Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical)
Joshua D. Reid, A Christmas Carol

Outstanding Video or Projection Design (Play or Musical)
Andrzej Goulding – Life of Pi

Outstanding Orchestrations
Bryan Carter and Charlie Rosen – Some Like It Hot

Outstanding Director of a Musical
Michael Arden, Parade

Outstanding Choreography
Susan Stroman, New York, New York

Outstanding Director of a Play
Patrick Marber, Leopoldstadt

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.

Author: New York Theater

Jonathan Mandell is a 3rd generation NYC journalist, who sees shows, reads plays, writes reviews and sometimes talks with people.

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