1996 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
The 46th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were presented on May 24, 1996, at New York's venerable Sardi's restaurant. The Outer Critics Circle includes theater writers who review New York theater productions for out-of-town publications.
Outstanding Broadway Play | Master Class |
Outstanding Broadway Musical | Victor/Victoria |
Outstanding Revival—Play | Inherit the Wind |
Outstanding Revival—Musical | The King and I |
Outstanding Off-Broadway Play (Tie) | Molly Sweeney |
Picasso at the Lapin Agile | |
Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical | Rent |
Outstanding Performance By an Actor | George C. Scott, Inherit the Wind |
Outstanding Performance By an Actress | Zoe Caldwell, Master Class |
Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Nathan Lane, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum |
Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria |
Outstanding Solo Performance | Patti LuPone, Patti LuPone on Broadway |
Outstanding Debut of an Actor | Lou Diamond Phillips, The King and I |
Outstanding Debut of an Actress | Karen Kay Cody, Master Class |
John Gassner Playwriting Award | Steve Martin, Picasso at the Lapin Agile |
Outstanding Director of a Play | Lloyd Richards, Seven Guitars |
Outstanding Director of a Musical | Jerry Zaks, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum |
Outstanding Choreography | Savion Glover, Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk |
Outstanding Design | Brian Thomson, scenic design; Roger Kirk, costume design; Nigel Levings, lighting design, The King and I |
Special Achievement Awards | Carol Channing, Hello, Dolly! |
Betty Corwin, founder and director, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive of the New York Public Library | |
The cast of Seven Guitars for outstanding ensemble performance |
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