Broadway’s Brightest Stars Shine at 69th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards.
May 24, 2019: Yesterday, the Outer Critics Circle presented their awards for the 2018-2019 season at a luncheon at Sardi’s. Hadestown was the big winner with six awards, including Outstanding Musical. Presenters included Jenn Colella, Tina Fey, Montego Glover, Lindsay Mendez, Hamish Linklater and Helene Yorke.
Photography: Barry Gordin

Here is the complete list of winners:
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY
The Ferryman
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
Hadestown
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
White Noise
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Girl from the North Country
OUTSTANDING BOOK OF A MUSICAL(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Robert Horn, Tootsie

Robert Horn, Tootsie
OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE – THE MARJORIE GUNNER AWARD(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Anaïs Mitchell, Hadestown
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
All My Sons
OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish

Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Sam Mendes, The Ferryman
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL – THE LUCILLE LORTEL AWARD
Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
Warren Carlyle, Kiss Me Kate

Warren Carlyle, Kiss Me Kate
OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN(Play or Musical)
David Korins, Beetlejuice

David Korins, Beetlejuice
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN(Play or Musical)
Bob Mackie, The Cher Show

Bob Mackie, The Cher Show
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN(Play or Musical)
Bradley King, Hadestown
OUTSTANDING PROJECTION DESIGN(Play or Musical)
Peter England, King Kong
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

Santino Fontana, Tootsie
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show

Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Benjamin Walker, All My Sons

Benjamin Walker, All My Sons, Kaya Scodelario
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird

Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
André De Shields, Hadestown

André De Shields, Hadestown
OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Amber Gray, Hadestown

Amber Gray, Hadestown
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Mike Birbiglia, The New One

Mike Birbiglia, The New One with his wife Jen Stein
JOHN GASSNER PLAYWRITING AWARD
(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell, The Lifespan of a Fact
SPECIAL ACEIEVMENT AWARDS
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
The Puppetry Team That Created and Operates King Kong, recognizing the artistry and technical achievement that brings a 2,000-pound gorilla to life:


















