Piazza and Chitty Top 2005 Outer Critics Noms
The Light in the Piazza topped the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award nominations, picking up a total of 11 nods, including Outstanding Broadway Musical. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was right behind Piazza with a total of 10 nominations, which also included Outstanding Broadway Musical
The Outer Critics Circle is an organization of writers covering Broadway for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media. The winners of the following categories will be announced on May 9, and the annual awards ceremony will be held on May 26 at the Sardi's.
Here are this year's nominees:
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 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
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
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
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 for 25 Years of Service as President of the Outer Critics Circle
Marjorie Gunner
