2022 Outer Critics Circle Award Winners; Ceremony Will Be Held May 26

5/18/2022 9:41am


The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, has announced the winners of the 71st Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2021-2022 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. The Broadway play "The Lehman Trilogy" leads the pack with six wins, including Outstanding New Broadway Play, followed by "Kimberly Akimbo" which earned four awards including Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical. The Marjorie Gunner Award for Outstanding New Broadway Musical is one of three honors awarded to "Six," and taking home the prizes for Outstanding Revival of a Musical and Outstanding Revival of a Play are "Company" and "Take Me Out," respectively. The annual John Gassner Award — for a new American play, preferably by a new playwright — is awarded to Sanaz Toossi for "English." Returning to an in-person ceremony this spring after the 2020 virtual honors, the 2022 Outer Critics Circle Award winners will be honored on Thurs May 26 at the Bruno Walter Auditorium of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Special Achievement Awards will be presented to "How I Learned to Drive" stars Johanna Day, David Morse, and Mary-Louise Parker, as well as "Lackawanna Blues" star Ruben Santiago-Hudson, to mark their returns to roles they originated two decades ago. Additionally, the Outer Critics Circle presents commendations to two groups whose contributions to the 2021-22 season were immeasurable: the Standbys, Understudies, and Swings, as well as the Covid-19 Safety Officers. For a full list of nominees and winners, please visit: www.outercritics.org. Press contact: Whitney Holden Gore/Vivacity Media Group (212/812-1483)...