Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, My Fair Lady Win Big at 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards | Playbill

Awards Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, My Fair Lady Win Big at 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards The winners will be celebrated at a May 24 ceremony at Sardi's Restaurant.
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Winners of the 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced May 7, with the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child coming out on top with six wins including Outstanding New Broadway Play.

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The two-part play also earned awards for director John Tiffany, set designer Christine Jones, lighting designer Neil Austin, projection designers Finn Ross and Ash Woodward, and sound designer Gareth Fry.

The Lincoln Center Theater revival of My Fair Lady received five awards, including wins for Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Director of a Musical for Bartlett Sher (shared with SpongeBob SquarePants' Tina Landau), and stars Lauren Ambrose and Norbert Leo Butz.

SpongeBob SquarePants, which led the pack with 11 nominations, was named Outstanding New Broadway Musical, with title player Ethan Slater and the multi-artist composing team also earning wins.

The organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications, and other media will honor winners at a gala dinner May 24 at Sardi's Restaurant, with Jenn Colella, Jim Dale, Christine Ebersole, and Martha Plimpton presenting awards.

The Broadway production of The Band's Visit was not in the running this year as the Off-Broadway world premiere was considered eligible last season (and ultimately won two awards).

See below for the full list of winners:

Outstanding New Broadway Play
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Outstanding New Broadway Musical
SpongeBob SquarePants

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
Admissions

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
Desperate Measures

Outstanding Book Of A Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Tina Fey, Mean Girls

Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, the Flaming Lips, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T's, They Might Be Giants, T.I., David Bowie, Tom Kenny and Andy Paley, and Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants

Outstanding Revival Of A Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Angels in America

Outstanding Revival Of A Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
My Fair Lady

Outstanding Director Of A Play
John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Outstanding Director Of A Musical
Tina Landau, SpongeBob SquarePants
Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady

Outstanding Choreographer
Justin Peck, Carousel

Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical)
Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Catherine Zuber, My Fair Lady

Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)
Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Outstanding Projection Design (Play or Musical)
Finn Ross and Ash Woodward, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical)
Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Outstanding Orchestrations
Jonathan Tunick, Carousel

Outstanding Actor In A Play
Andrew Garfield, Angels In America

Outstanding Actress In A Play
Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women

Outstanding Actor In A Musical
Ethan Slater, Spongebob Squarepants

Outstanding Actress In A Musical
Lauren Ambrose, My Fair Lady

Outstanding Featured Actor In A Play
Nathan Lane, Angels In America

Outstanding Featured Actress In A Play
Laurie Metcalf, Three Tall Women

Outstanding Featured Actor In A Musical
Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady

Outstanding Featured Actress In A Musical
Lindsay Mendez, Carousel

Outstanding Solo Performance
Billy Crudup, Harry Clarke

John Gassner Award (Presented For An American Play, Preferably By A New Playwright)
Jocelyn Bioh, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

 
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