2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards 2018 awards ceremony
The 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners were announced on May 7, 2018, recognizing excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions during the 2017–18 season. Nominations were announced on April 24, 2018, with SpongeBob SquarePants receiving the most nominations with 11, while Harry Potter and the Cursed Child followed with 10 nominations. For Off-Broadway, Desperate Measures was the most-nominated musical with seven nominations, while Cost of Living was the most-nominated play, with four nominations. [1]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child took home the most awards, with six including Outstanding New Broadway Play, with My Fair Lady taking home five, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical.[2]
Awards and nominations
The awards winners were announced on May 7, 2018, with an awards ceremony at Sardi's on May 24, 2018, with presenters Jenn Colella, Jim Dale, Christine Ebersole and Martha Plimpton.[3]
While Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and My Fair Lady took home the most awards, with six and five, respectively, SpongeBob SquarePants, the most nominated production, won four, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical. For Off-Broadway productions, Admissions won Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play and Desperate Measures took home Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical, as both productions' sole win.[4]
It was also notable for a tie in the category of Outstanding Director of a Musical, with wins for both Tina Landau for SpongeBob SquarePants and Bartlett Sher for My Fair Lady.
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Winner and nominees[5]
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| Outstanding New Broadway Play
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* Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Part One and Part Two
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| Outstanding New Broadway Musical
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* SpongeBob SquarePants
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| Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
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* Admissions
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| Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
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* Desperate Measures
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| Outstanding Revival of a Play
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* Angels in America
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| Outstanding Revival of a Musical
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* My Fair Lady
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| John Gassner Award
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* Jocelyn Bioh, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
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| Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
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* Tina Fey, Mean Girls
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| Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
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* Various Artists[6], SpongeBob SquarePants
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| Outstanding Director of Play
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* John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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| Outstanding Director of a Musical (tie)
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* Tina Landau, SpongeBob SquarePants and Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady (tie)
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| Outstanding Choreography
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* Justin Peck, Carousel
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| Outstanding Orchestrations
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* Jonathan Tunick, Carousel
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| Outstanding Actor in a Play
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* Andrew Garfield, Angels in America as Prior Walter / Man in the Park
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| Outstanding Actress in a Play
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* Glenda Jackson, Three Tall Women as A
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| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
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* Nathan Lane, Angels in America as Roy Cohn / Prior 2 / The Angel Antarctica
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| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
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* Laurie Metcalf, Three Tall Women as B
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| Outstanding Actor in a Musical
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* Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants as SpongeBob SquarePants
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| Outstanding Actress in a Musical
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* Lauren Ambrose, My Fair Lady as Eliza Doolittle
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| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
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* Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady as Alfred P. Doolittle
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| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
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* Lindsay Mendez, Carousel as Carrie Pipperidge
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| Outstanding Solo Performance
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* Billy Crudup, Harry Clarke as Harry Clarke
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| Outstanding Scenic Design
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* Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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| Outstanding Costume Design
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* Catherine Zuber, My Fair Lady
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| Outstanding Lighting Design
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* Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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| Outstanding Projection Design
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* Finn Ross, Ash J Woodward Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (video designer)
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| Outstanding Sound Design
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* Gareth Fry, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- Fitz Patton, Napoli, Brooklyn
- Darron L West, Mlima's Tale
- Marc Salzberg, My Fair Lady
- Kate Marvin, Porto
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References
- ^ Tom Millward (April 24, 2018). "Nominations for the 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards announced". New York Theater Guide.
- ^ Ryan McPhee (May 7, 2018). "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, My Fair Lady Win Big at 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill.
- ^ Ryan McPhee (May 7, 2018). "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, My Fair Lady Win Big at 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill.
- ^ Tom Millward (May 8, 2018). "Outer Critics Circle Awards 2018... And the Winners are..." New York Theatre Guide.
- ^ "Outer Critics Circle Awards 2017–2018". Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! at the Disco, Plain White T's, They Might Be Giants, T.I., songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny and Andy Paley, with additional lyrics by Jonathan Coulton, and additional music by Tom Kitt.
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