Detail of a photo by Joan Marcus: Michael James Scott (Center) and cast of ‘Something Rotten.’
By PAM HARBAUGH
Well, really…the buzz has been out there for a while now. It’s all about what critics believe to be the “must see” shows this season on Broadway.
But it becomes official when the nominations pour in. The first out of the gate is the Outer Critics Circle. Here are that organization’s nominations for the best on Broadway. The Outer Critics Circle comprises select New York theater writers and commentators who work for media not based in New York City.
‘An American in Paris’ Photo by Matthew Murphy
Nominations are led by “Something Rotten!” which has 12 nominations. That’s followed by “On the Twentieth Century” which has 9 nominations, “An American in Paris” which has 8 nominations and then “Wolf Hall” which has seven nominations.
Other multiple nominees are: “It Shoulda Been You” (6), “The Audience” (6), “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” (6), “Hamilton” 5, “The Elephant Man” (5), “The King and I” (5), “The Visit” (5), “On The Town” (4), “You Can’t Take It With You” (4), “The Heidi Chronicles” (3) and “The Last Ship” (3).
‘The Audience,’ with Dakin Matthews and Helen Mirren. Photo by Joan Marcus.
For a complete list of nominees, go here. In the meantime, here’s part of the list for you to wander through:
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY
The Audience
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Wolf Hall
OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
An American in Paris
It Shoulda Been You
The Last Ship
Something Rotten!
The Visit
OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
Between Riverside and Crazy
The City of Conversation
The Nether
Rasheeda Speaking
The Village Bike
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Reed Birney I’m Gonna Pray For You So Hard
Bradley Cooper The Elephant Man
Stephen McKinley Henderson Between Riverside and Crazy
Ben Miles Wolf Hall
Alex Sharp The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Greta Gerwig The Village Bike
Jan Maxwell The City of Conversation
Helen Mirren The Audience
Elisabeth Moss The Heidi Chronicles
Tonya Pinkins Rasheeda Speaking
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Christian Borle Something Rotten!
Brian d’Arcy James Something Rotten!
Robert Fairchild An American in Paris
Peter Gallagher On the Twentieth Century
Tony Yazbeck On the Town
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Kristin Chenoweth On the Twentieth Century
Leanne Cope An American in Paris
Tyne Daly It Shoulda Been You
Kelli O’Hara The King and I
Chita Rivera The Visit
