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2004-2005 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominees Announced

New York City
The Outer Critics Circle, an organization of writers and commentators for all media covering New York theater, has announced its nominees for the 2004-05 season in 22 categories. In addition to the competitive honors, a Special Achievement Award will be given to Marjorie Gunner for having served 25 years as president of the Outer Critics Circle.

The members of the organization’s executive/nominating committee for this season are Aubrey Reuben (acting president), Marjorie Gunner (president emerita), Mario Fratti (vice-president) Glenn Loney (secretary), Patrick Hoffman (corresponding secretary), Louis A. Rachow (treasurer), and Simon Saltzman (member-at-large). The winners of awards in the following categories will be announced on Monday, May 9, and the awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 26 at Sardi’s restaurant, beginning at 4pm.

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OUTSTANDING BROADWAY PLAY:

Brooklyn Boy

Democracy

Doubt

Gem of the Ocean

The Pillowman

OUTSTANDING BROADWAY MUSICAL:
All Shook Up
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
Monty Python’s Spamalot

OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY PLAY:

Fat Pig

Going to St. Ives
Moonlight and Magnolias

Romance
String of Pearls

OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL:
Altar Boyz
Dessa Rose
Lone Star Love

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY:

Counsellor-at-Law

Glengarry Glen Ross

A Streetcar Named Desire

Twelve Angry Men

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL:
La Cage aux Folles
Pacific Overtures
Shockheaded Peter
Sweet Charity

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY:

John Crowley, The Pillowman

Doug Hughes, Doubt

Joe Mantello, Glengarry Glen Ross

Anthony Page, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Dan Wackerman, Counsellor-at-Law

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL:
Walter Bobbie, Sweet Charity
Mike Nichols, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Adrian Noble, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Jack O’Brien, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Bartlett Sher, The Light in the Piazza

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY:

Wayne Cilento, Sweet Charity

Gillian Lynne, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Jerry Mitchell, La Cage aux Folles
Jerry Mitchell, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Casey Nicholaw, Monty Python’s Spamalot

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN:
Robert Brill, A Streetcar Named Desire
Tim Hatley, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Scott Pask, The Pillowman
Anthony Ward, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Michael Yeargan, The Light in the Piazza

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN:

Tim Hatley, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Junko Koshino, Pacific Overtures

William Ivey Long, La Cage aux Folles

Anthony Ward, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Catherine Zuber, The Light in the Piazza

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN:
Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza
Mark Henderson, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Donald Holder, Gem of the Ocean

Brian MacDevitt, The Pillowman

Hugh Vanstone, Monty Python’s Spamalot

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Alan Alda, Glengarry Glen Ross

Billy Crudup, The Pillowman

James Earl Jones, On Golden Pond

Brían F. O’Byrne, Doubt

John Rubinstein, Counsellor-at-Law

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
L. Scott Caldwell, Going to St. Ives
Cherry Jones, Doubt
Laura Linney, Sight Unseen
Natasha Richardson, A Streetcar Named Desire
Kathleen Turner, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Tim Curry, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Raúl Esparza, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Cheyenne Jackson, All Shook Up
Denis O’Hare, Sweet Charity

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza
Erin Dilly, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Sutton Foster, Little Women the Musical
Jenn Gambatese, All Shook Up

Sherie Rene Scott, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Chris Bauer, A Streetcar Named Desire

Philip Bosco, Twelve Angry Men
Larry Bryggman, Romance
Jeff Goldblum, The Pillowman

David Harbour, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

Ashlie Atkinson, Fat Pig
Heather Goldenhersh, Doubt
Carla Gugino, After the Fall
Adriane Lenox, Doubt
Amy Ryan, A Streetcar Named Desire

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Michael Berresse, The Light in the Piazza

Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Mark Harelik, The Light in the Piazza
Marc Kudisch, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Matthew Morrison, The Light in the Piazza

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Sarah Uriarte Berry, The Light in the Piazza
Joanna Gleason, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Jan Maxwell, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Kelli O’Hara, The Light in the Piazza
Sara Ramirez, Monty Python’s Spamalot

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE:

Gareth Armstrong, Shylock
Mario Cantone,Laugh Whore

Billy Crystal, 700 Sundays

Heather Raffo, Nine Parts of Desire
Mercedes Ruehl, Woman Before a Glass

JOHN GASSNER AWARD:

(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
David Folwell, Boise
Gina Gionfriddo, After Ashley
Ron Hutchinson, Moonlight and Magnolias

SPECIAL AWARD:
Presented to Marjorie Gunner for 25 years of service as president of the Outer Critics Circle