Although the winners of the 2022 Outer Critics Circle Awards were named on May 17, a reception and presentation of the awards was held at the Bruno Walter Auditorium of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center a few weeks later. Here is a pictorial account by Joseph Marzullo.
The Marjorie Gunner Award for Outstanding New Broadway Musical
SIX: The Musical
Outstanding New Broadway Play
The Lehman Trilogy
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
Kimberly Akimbo
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
Prayer for the French Republic
John Gassner Award (presented to a new American play, preferably by a new playwright)
English by Sanaz Toossi
Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Company
Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Take Me Out
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Jaquel Spivey, A Strange Loop
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Matt Doyle, Company
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Patti LuPone, Company
Outstanding Actor in a Play
Simon Russell Beale, The Lehman Trilogy
Outstanding Actress in a Play
LaChanze, Trouble in Mind
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me Out
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Uzo Aduba, Clyde’s
Outstanding Solo Performance
Kristina Wong, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord
Outstanding Director of a Play
Sam Mendes, The Lehman Trilogy
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Jessica Stone, Kimberly Akimbo
Outstanding Choreography
Christopher Wheeldon and Rich + Tone Talauega, MJ the Musical
Outstanding Book of a Musical
David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo
Outstanding Score
Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, SIX: The Musical
Outstanding Orchestrations
Jason Howland, Paradise Square
Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Adam Rigg, The Skin of Our Teeth
Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Gabriella Slade, SIX: The Musical
Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)
Jon Clark, The Lehman Trilogy
Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical)
Nick Powell and Dominic Bilkey, The Lehman Trilogy
Outstanding Video/Projection Design (Play or Musical)
Luke Halls, The Lehman Trilogy
