Jersey Boys and The History Boys Take Home Top Outer Critics Prizes for 2006

Jersey Boys and The History Boys were awarded the top 2006 prizes by the Outer Critics Circle Awards. The story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Jersey Boys took home Outstanding Broadway Musical, Outstanding Lead Actor for John Lloyd Young and Outstanding Lighting. In addition to Outstanding Broadway Play, The History Boys took home four awards, including prizes and stars Richard Griffiths and Frances de la Tour. The biggest winner was actually The Drowsy Chaperone, which won in four categories.

The Outer Critics Circle is an organization of writers and commentators for all media covering New York theater, representing more than 90 outlets including Broadway.com. The annual awards ceremony will be held on May 25 at Sardi's Restaurant.

A complete list of winners follows:

OUTSTANDING BROADWAY PLAY
The History Boys

OUTSTANDING BROADWAY MUSICAL
Jersey Boys

OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
Stuff Happens

OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Grey Gardens

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Awake and Sing!

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Sweeney Todd

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Gabriel Bryne, A Touch of the Poet

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Lois Smith, The Trip to Bountiful

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Richard Griffiths, The History Boys

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Frances de la Tour, The History Boys

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Jim Dale, The Threepenny Opera

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Antony Sher, Primo

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
John Doyle, Sweeney Todd

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game

OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE
The Drowsy Chaperone Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
David Gallo, The Drowsy Chaperone

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Gregg Barnes, The Drowsy Chaperone

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Howell Binkley, Jersey Boys

JOHN GASSNER AWARD FOR A NEW AMERICAN PLAY
Danai Gurira and Nikkole Salter, In the Continuum