2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards

2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards
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Date	May 22, 2008
Venue	Sardi's
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Most awards	South Pacific (4)
Most nominations	Young Frankenstein (10)
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The 2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners were announced on May 22, 2008, recognizing excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions during the 2007–08 season. Nominations were announced on April 21, 2008, with Young Frankenstein leading the nominations with ten, followed closely by Les Liaisons Dangereuses with nine and South Pacific with eight.^[1]

South Pacific won the most awards of the ceremony, winning four including Outstanding Revival of a Musical, followed by August: Osage County with three wins.^[2]

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on April 21, 2008 by actors and married couple Karen Ziemba and Sandy Duncan. These included ten nominations for both Young Frankenstein, the most of any productions. Winners were announced on May 22, 2008 in an awards ceremony at Sardi's, with South Pacific winning the most awards, with four wins.^[3]^[4]


Category	Winners and nominees^[5]^[6]^[7]
Outstanding New Broadway Play	* August: Osage County by Tracy Letts Rock 'n' Roll by Tom Stoppard Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon The Seafarer by Conor McPherson
Outstanding New Broadway Musical (tie)	*Xanadu and Young Frankenstein A Catered Affair Cry-Baby
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play	* Dividing the Estate by Horton Foote From Up Here by Liz Flahive The Drunken City by Adam Bock The Receptionist by Adam Bock
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical	* Adding Machine Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn Next to Normal The Glorious Ones
Outstanding Revival of a Play	* The Homecoming by Harold Pinter Come Back, Little Sheba by William Inge Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand Les Liaisons Dangereuses adapted by Christopher Hampton
Outstanding Revival of a Musical	* South Pacific Gypsy Sunday in the Park with George Take Me Along
Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (tie)	* Joshua Schmidt, Adding Machine and Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey, Next to Normal Stew and Heidi Rodewald, Passing Strange Mel Brooks, Young Frankenstein
Outstanding Director of Play	* Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County Rufus Norris, Les Liaisons Dangereuses Rupert Goold, Macbeth Maria Aitken, Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps
Outstanding Director of a Musical	* Bartlett Sher, South Pacific Arthur Laurents, Gypsy David Cromer, Adding Machine Susan Stroman, Young Frankenstein
Outstanding Solo Performance	* Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood April Yvette Thompson, Liberty City Chazz Palminteri, A Bronx Tale Stephen Lang, Beyond Glory
John Gassner Award	* Liz Flahive, From Up Here Bob Clyman, Secret Order George Packer, Betrayed Michael Hollinger, Opus
Outstanding Choreography	* Rob Ashford, Cry-Baby Christopher Gattelli, South Pacific Graciela Daniele, The Glorious Ones Susan Stroman, Young Frankenstein
Outstanding Actor in a Play	* Kevin Kline, Cyrano de Bergerac Ben Daniels, Les Liaisons Dangereuses Kevin Anderson, Come Back, Little Sheba Patrick Stewart, Macbeth
Outstanding Actress in a Play	* Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County Eve Best, The Homecoming Laura Linney, Les Liaisons Dangereuses S. Epatha Merkerson, Come Back, Little Sheba
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	* James Earl Jones, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof David Pittu, Is He Dead? Jim Norton, The Seafarer Raúl Esparza, The Homecoming
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (tie)	* Jessica Collins, Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Laurie Metcalf, November Jayne Houdyshell, The New Century Sian Phillips, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Outstanding Actor in a Musical	* Paulo Szot, South Pacific Boyd Gaines, Gypsy Daniel Evans, Sunday in the Park with George Roger Bart, Young Frankenstein
Outstanding Actress in a Musical	* Patti LuPone, Gypsy Alice Ripley, Next to Normal Faith Prince, A Catered Affair Kelli O'Hara, South Pacific
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	* Danny Burstein, South Pacific Christopher Fitzgerald, Young Frankenstein Shuler Hensley, Young Frankenstein Tony Yazbeck, Gypsy
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	* Laura Benanti, Gypsy Amy Warren, Adding Machine Harriet Harris, Cry-Baby Sherie Rene Scott, The Little Mermaid
Outstanding Scenic Design	* David Farley and Tim Bird, Sunday in the Park with George Michael Yeargan, South Pacific Robin Wagner, Young Frankenstein Scott Pask, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Outstanding Costume Design	* Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses William Ivey Long, Young Frankenstein Catherine Zuber, South Pacific David Farley, Sunday in the Park with George Jessica Jaghn, Michael Bottari, Ronald Case, Die Momma Die!
Outstanding Lighting Design	* Ken Billington, Sunday in the Park with George Donald Holder, Les Liaisons Dangereuses Kevin Adams, Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps Peter Kaczorowski, Young Frankenstein

References

↑ "Young Frankenstein Tops Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations". Playbill. April 22, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
↑ "South Pacific Is Big Winner in Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill. May 12, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
↑ "2011–2012 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
↑ "Outer Critics Circle 2008–09 Award Winners". New York Theatre Guide. May 11, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
↑ "Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2007-2008". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
↑ "Outer Critics Circle 2008–09 Award Winners". New York Theatre Guide. May 11, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
↑ "2008–2009 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.

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[1] "Young Frankenstein Tops Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations". Playbill. April 22, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2026.

[2] "South Pacific Is Big Winner in Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill. May 12, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2026.

[3] "2011–2012 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.

[4] "Outer Critics Circle 2008–09 Award Winners". New York Theatre Guide. May 11, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2025.

[5] "Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2007-2008". AboutTheArtists. Retrieved June 22, 2026.

[6] "Outer Critics Circle 2008–09 Award Winners". New York Theatre Guide. May 11, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2025.

[7] "2008–2009 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.

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2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards
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Date	May 22, 2008
Venue	Sardi's
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Most awards	South Pacific (4)
Most nominations	Young Frankenstein (10)
Website	Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 665: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards

Winners and nominees

References

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