The winners of the Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced on May 12 with the musical “Maybe Happy Ending” leading the list of winners. The show earned four awards throughout the night.
Natalie Venetia Belcon from “Buena Vista Social Club”, Victoria Clark from “Kimberly Akimbo”, Andrew Durand and Thom Sesna from “Dead Outlaw”, and Steve Guttenberg from “It Takes Two” presented the awards in a ceremony at the New York Public Library.
The winners of the 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards are…
Outstanding New Broadway Play: “John Proctor is the Villain”
Outstanding New Broadway Musical: “Maybe Happy Ending”
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical: “DRAG: The Musical”
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play: “Liberation”
John Gassner Award for New American Play: George Clooney and Grant Heslov for “Good Night, and Good Luck”
Outstanding Revival of a Musical: “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Outstanding Revival of a Play:”Vanya”
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play: Laura Donnelly in “The Hills of California”
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play: Francis Jue in “Yellow Face”
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical: Jasmine Amy Rogers in “BOOP! The Musical”
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical: Jak Malone in “Operation Mincemeat”
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical: Nick Adams in “DRAG: The Musical”
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical: Andre De Shields in “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play: Adam Driver in “Hold On to Me Darling”
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play: Michael Rishwan in “Table 17”
Outstanding Solo Performance: Sarah Snook in “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Outstanding Book of a Musical: Will Aronson and Hue Park for “Maybe Happy Ending”
Outstanding Score: Will Aronson and Hue Park for “Maybe Happy Ending”
Outstanding Orchestrations: Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber for “Just in Time”
Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Michael Arden for “Maybe Happy Ending”
Outstanding Direction of a Play: Danya Taymor for “Johb Proctor is the Villain”
Outstanding Choreography: Jerry Mitchell for “BOOP! The Musical”
Outstanding Scenic Design: Miriam Buether, Jamie Harrison, and Chris Fisher for “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Outstanding Costume Design: Gregg Barnes for “BOOP! The Musical”
Outstanding Lighting Design: Jon Clark for “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Outstanding Sound Design: Paul Arditti for “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Outstanding Video and Projections: David Bergman for “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Patrick Hoffman – curator of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at New York Public Library for the Performing Arts – recently retired and was presented with a Special Award for his 30 years of service.