2015 Outer Critics Circle Awards

2015 Outer Critics Circle Awards
2015 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Date	May 21, 2015
Venue	Sardi's
Hosted by	Michael Cerveris, Nick Cordero, Raúl Esparza, Katie Finneran, Montego Glover, William Ivey Long and Jefferson Mays
Most wins	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (5)
Most nominations	Something Rotten! (12)
Website	outercritics.org.

The 2015 Outer Critics Circle Awards announced its winners on May 11, 2015, recognizing excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions during the 2014–15 season. Nominations were announced on April 20, 2015, with Something Rotten! receiving the most nominations with 12. On the Twentieth Century followed with nine nominations, and the An American in Paris received eight nominations. Among plays, Wolf Hall led the field with seven nominations.^[1]

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time led the productions with the most awards, winning five including Outstanding New Broadway Play. An American in Paris won four awards, followed by Hamilton and The King and I with three wins each.^[2]

Awards and nominations

Award nominations were announced by Brian D'Arcy James and Jennifer Simard on April 20, 2015, with the winners announced on May 11, 2015, with the winners ceremony on May 21, 2016 at Sardi's, featuring Michael Cerveris, Nick Cordero, Raúl Esparza, Katie Finneran, Montego Glover, William Ivey Long and Jefferson Mays as presenters.^[3]

Following The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time winning Outstanding New Broadway Play and An American in Paris won Outstanding New Broadway Musical. For Off-Broadway, Between Riverside and Crazy won Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play and Hamilton won Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical. For the revival categories, You Can't Take It With You won Outstanding Revival of a Play and The King and I won Outstanding Revival of a Musical. Ayad Akhtar took home the John Gassner Playwrights Award for The Invisible Hand. Despite leading the nominations, Something Rotten! did not take home any awards.^[4]


	Honorees^[5]
Outstanding New Broadway Play	* The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Audience 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 New Off-Broadway Musical	* Hamilton A Christmas Memory Disenchanted The Fortress of Solitude Lonesome Traveler
Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway)	* You Can't Take It With You Fashions for Men Skylight The Heidi Chronicles The Elephant Man
Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)	* The King and I Side Show Into the Woods On the Town On the Twentieth Century
John Gassner Playwriting Award	* Ayad Akhtar – The Invisible Hand Benjamin Scheuer – The Lion Markus Potter – Stalking the Bogeyman Halley Feiffer – I'm Gonna Pray for You So Hard Elizabeth Irwin – My Mañana Comes
Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)	* Lin-Manuel Miranda – Hamilton Brian Hargrove – It Shoulda Been You Karey Kirkpatrick & John O'Farrell – Something Rotten! Terrence McNally – The Visit John Logan & Brian Yorkey – The Last Ship
Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)	* Lin-Manuel Miranda – Hamilton John Kander & Fred Ebb – The Visit Wayne Kirkpatrick & Karey Kirkpatrick – Something Rotten! Barbara Anselmi & Brian Hargrove – It Shoulda Been You Sting – The Last Ship
The Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director of a Play	* Marianne Elliott – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Jeremy Herrin – Wolf Hall Scott Ellis – You Can't Take It With You Stephen Daldry – The Audience Scott Ellis – The Elephant Man
Outstanding Director of a Musical	* Christopher Wheeldon – An American in Paris Thomas Kail – Hamilton Casey Nicholaw – Something Rotten! David Hyde Pierce – It Shoulda Been You Scott Ellis – On the Twentieth Century
Outstanding Choreography	* Christopher Wheeldon – An American in Paris Joshua Bergasse – On the Town Andy Blankenbuehler – Hamilton Warren Carlyle – On the Twentieth Century Casey Nicholaw – Something Rotten!
Outstanding Actor in a Play	* Alex Sharp – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as Christopher Boone Reed Birney – I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard as David Bradley Cooper – The Elephant Man as John Merrick Stephen McKinley Henderson – Between Riverside and Crazy as Pops Ben Miles – Wolf Hall as Thomas Cromwell
Outstanding Actress in a Play	* Helen Mirren – The Audience as Queen Elizabeth II Jan Maxwell – The City of Conversation as Hester Ferris Elisabeth Moss – The Heidi Chronicles as Heidi Holland Tonya Pinkins – Rasheeda Speaking as Jaclyn Greta Gerwig – The Village Bike as Becky
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	* Richard McCabe – The Audience as Harold Wilson Paul Jesson – Wolf Hall as Cardinal Archbishop Thomas Wolsey / William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury/ Sir John Seymour / Sir William Kingston Alessandro Nivola – The Elephant Man as Frederick Treves Nathaniel Parker – Wolf Hall as King Henry VIII Bryce Pinkham – The Heidi Chronicles as Peter Patrone
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	* Annaleigh Ashford – You Can't Take It With You as Essie Carmichael Lydia Leonard – Wolf Hall as Anne Boleyn Patricia Clarkson – The Elephant Man as Mrs. Kendal Francesca Faridany – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as Siobhan Julie Halston – You Can't Take It With You as Gay Wellington
Outstanding Actor in a Musical	* Robert Fairchild – An American in Paris as Jerry Mulligan Peter Gallagher – On the Twentieth Century as Oscar Jaffee Christian Borle – Something Rotten! as William Shakespeare (The Bard) Tony Yazbeck – On the Town as Gabey Brian d'Arcy James – Something Rotten! as Nick Bottom
Outstanding Actress in a Musical	* Kristin Chenoweth – On the Twentieth Century as Lily Garland / Mildred Plotka Chita Rivera – The Visit as Claire Zachanassian Leanne Cope – An American in Paris as Lise Dassin Tyne Daly – It Shoulda Been You as Judy Steinberg Kelli O'Hara – The King and I as Anna Leonowens
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	* Andy Karl – On the Twentieth Century as Bruce Granit Paul Alexander Nolan – Doctor Zhivago as Pasha Antipov John Cariani – Something Rotten! as Nigel Bottom Josh Grisetti – It Shoulda Been You as Marty Kaufman Max von Essen – An American in Paris as Henri Baurel
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	* Ruthie Ann Miles – The King and I as Lady Thiang Mary Louise Wilson – On the Twentieth Century as Letitia Peabody Primrose Megan Fairchild – On the Town as Ivy Smith Victoria Clark – Gigi as Mamita Alvarez Heidi Blickenstaff – Something Rotten! as Bea
Outstanding Solo Performance	* Jim Dale – Just Jim Dale Joe Assadourian – The Bullpen Benjamin Scheuer – The Lion Cush Jumbo – Josephine and I Tom Dugan – Wiesenthal
Outstanding Set Design	* Bunny Christie – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time David Rockwell – On the Twentieth Century Bob Crowley – An American in Paris Michael H. Yeargan – The King and I Scott Pask – Something Rotten!
Outstanding Costume Design	* Catherine Zuber – The King and I Gregg Barnes – Something Rotten! Bob Crowley – The Audience William Ivey Long – On the Twentieth Century Christopher Oram – Wolf Hall
Outstanding Lighting Design	* Paule Constable – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Japhy Weideman – The Visit Jeff Croiter – Something Rotten! Rick Fisher – The Audience Natasha Katz – An American in Paris

References

^ Andrew Gans and Robert Viagas (April 20, 2015). "Outer Critics Circle Nominees Announced; Something Rotten! Leads the Pack". Playbill.
^ Olivia Clement (May 11, 2015). "Curious Incident Top Winner at Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill.
^ Olivia Clement (May 11, 2015). "Curious Incident Top Winner at Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill.
^ Olivia Clement (May 11, 2015). "Curious Incident Top Winner at Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill.
^ "Outer Critics Circle Awards 2014-2015". About the Artists. Retrieved August 1, 2025.

[1] Andrew Gans and Robert Viagas (April 20, 2015). "Outer Critics Circle Nominees Announced; Something Rotten! Leads the Pack". Playbill.

[2] Olivia Clement (May 11, 2015). "Curious Incident Top Winner at Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill.

[3] Olivia Clement (May 11, 2015). "Curious Incident Top Winner at Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill.

[4] Olivia Clement (May 11, 2015). "Curious Incident Top Winner at Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill.

[5] "Outer Critics Circle Awards 2014-2015". About the Artists. Retrieved August 1, 2025.

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