2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards

2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards
DateMay 23, 2024
VenueNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Most winsStereophonic (4)
Most nominationsDead Outlaw (9)
Websiteoutercritics.org.
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The 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners were announced on May 13, 2024, recognizing excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions during the 2023–24 season. Nominations were announced on April 23, 2024, with Dead Outlaw receiving the most nominations with nine. The Connector and Stereophonic followed with seven nominations[1].

Stereophonic was the biggest winner of the night, taking home four awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Play, Outstanding Scenic Design, Outstanding Sound Design, and Outstanding Director of a Play for Daniel Aukin. Close behind, Suffs won Best Broadway Musical, Dead Outlaw earned Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical, and Primary Trust received Outstanding Off-Broadway Play—each with three wins.[2]

Winners and nominees

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The 2023-2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards nominations were announced on Friday, April 23, 2024, by Merrily We Roll Along cast members Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez. [3]

The 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners were announced on May 13, 2024, with Stereophonic leading the winners by taking home four awards, including Outstanding New Broadway Play. Entering with 9 nominations, Dead Outlaw took home three awards, along with Suffs and Primary Trust. Revival awards went to Appropriate for play and I Can Get It For You Wholesale for musical revival.[4]

Due to its Broadway timeline, the Park Avenue Armory run of Illinoise was considered in off-Broadway categories, where applicable, while the Broadway production of Suffs was determined to at least 50% different than its original off-Broadway iteration. Therefore, it was deemed eligible in all production categories and select acting categories.[5]

Category Winner and nominees[6]
Outstanding New Broadway Musical * Suffs
Outstanding New Broadway Play * Stereophonic, David Adjmi
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical * Dead Outlaw
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play * Primary Trust, Eboni Booth
Outstanding Revival of a Musical * I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Outstanding Revival of a Play * Appropriate
John Gassner Award * Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) * Shaina Taub, Suffs
Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) * Suffs, Shaina Taub
Outstanding Director of Play * Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic
Outstanding Director of a Musical * Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants
Outstanding Choreography * Justin Peck, Illinoise
Outstanding Orchestrations * Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play * Jessica Lange, Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical * Kelli O'Hara, Days of Wine and Roses
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play (tie) * Cole Escola, Oh, Mary! and William Jackson Harper, Primary Trust (tie)
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical * Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play * Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical * Kecia Lewis, Hell's Kitchen
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play * Jay O. Sanders, Primary Trust
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical (tie) * Judy Kuhn, I Can Get It for You Wholesale and Thom Sesma, Dead Outlaw (tie)
Outstanding Solo Performance * Patrick Page, All the Devils Are Here
  • Eddie Izzard, Hamlet
  • Mona Pirnot, I Love You So Much I Could Die
  • Robert Montano, Small
  • John Rubenstein, Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground
Outstanding Scenic Design (tie) * Paul Tate dePoo III, The Great Gatsby and David Zinn, Stereophonic (tie)
Outstanding Costume Design * Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby
Outstanding Lighting Design * Brian MacDevitt, The Outsiders
Outstanding Projection Design * Peter Nigrini, The Who's Tommy
Outstanding Sound Design * Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic

Multiple nominations and awards

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Show Nominations Wins
Dead Outlaw 9 3
Stereophonic 7 4
The Connector 0
Days of Wine and Roses 6 1
Illinoise
The Who's Tommy
Primary Trust 5 3
Suffs
Water for Elephants 1
Back to the Future 0
The Great Gatsby 4 2
Appropriate 1
Mother Play
Purlie Victorious
Here Lies Love 0
Swing State
Teeth
Oh, Mary! 3 2
Buena Vista Social Club 1
The Outsiders
Patriots 0
The Cottage
I Can Get It For You Wholesale 2 2
Cabaret 0
An Enemy of the People
Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Mary Jane
Spamalot

References

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  1. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (April 23, 2024). "'Dead Outlaw' Leads 2024 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations; Read the Full List". Playbill. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "Stereophonic Leads 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards Wins, Best Play". Playbill. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  3. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (April 23, 2024). "'Dead Outlaw' Leads 2024 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations; Read the Full List". Playbill. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "Stereophonic Leads 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards Wins, Best Play". Playbill. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  5. ^ "Dead Outlaw, The Connector, Stereophonic Lead 2024 OCC Award Nominations". Outer Critics Circle. April 26, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "Stereophonic Leads 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards, Wins Best Play; See the Full List of Winners". Retrieved July 22, 2025.