The Lost Boys Leads 2026 OCC Nominations!

OCC VP Richard Ridge, Isa Briones (Just in Time, “The Pitt”), Sepideh Moafi (New Born, “The Pitt”), and OCC President David Gordon announcing 2026 OCC nominations

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OCC 2021-2022 Award Winners

ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE 71ST ANNUAL OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS COMMEMORATING THE 2021-22 BROADWAY & OFF-BROADWAY SEASON Six wins The Marjorie Gunner Award for Outstanding…

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2021-2022 OCC Nominations

ANNOUNCING THE NOMINEES FOR THE 71ST ANNUAL OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS COMMEMORATING THE 2021-2022 BROADWAY & OFF-BROADWAY SEASON Broadway’s The Lehman Trilogy leads the pack with…

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OCC Statement of Solidarity

This is the Outer Critics Circle’s statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.  “The Outer Critics Circle stands in solidarity with our Black and brown colleagues in the theater…

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2019-2020 John Gassner Awards

The 70th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards is celebrating four artists this season to receive the annual John Gassner Award commemorating works by new American playwrights, each…

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