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Laura Benanti and Zachary Levi in "She Loves Me," from Roundabout Theatre Company, on Broadway. (Photo by Joan Marcus)

‘She Loves Me’ Leads 2016 Outer Critics Circle Awards

Other winners include ‘Bright Star,’ ‘American Psycho,’ ‘A View From the Bridge,’ and ‘Dear Evan Hansen.’

NEW YORK CITY: The Outer Critics Circle has selected the winners of the 2016 Outer Critics Circle Awards, which honor New York productions both on and Off-Broadway. Leading the pack is Roundabout Theatre Company‘s Broadway revival of She Loves Me, with four awards.

The winners will be honored on May 26 at the 66th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards at Sardi’s Restaurant.

The Outer Critics Circle is made up of writers and commentators who cover New York theatre but who live and work outside the city. Its members represent more than 90 newspapers, magazines, websites, radio and television stations, and theatre publications in America and abroad.

The winners’ list is below.

OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY
The Humans

OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
Bright Star

OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
The Christians

OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Dear Evan Hansen

OUTSTANDING BOOK OF A MUSICAL (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Dear Evan Hansen

OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Bright Star

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
A View From the Bridge

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
She Loves Me

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Ivo van Hove, A View From the Bridge

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Michael Arden, Spring Awakening

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
Sergio Trujillo, On Your Feet!

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN (Play or Musical)
David Rockwell, She Loves Me

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN (Play or Musical)
Jeff Mahshie, She Loves Me

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN (Play or Musical)
Justin Townsend, American Psycho the Musical

OUTSTANDING PROJECTION DESIGN (Play or Musical)
Finn Ross, American Psycho the Musical

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Frank Langella, The Father

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple the Musical

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Michael Shannon, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY (tie)
Pascale Armand, Eclipsed
Judith Light, Thérèse Raquin

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Christopher Fitzgerald, Waitress

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
James Lecesne, The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey

JOHN GASSNER AWARD
(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)

Marco Ramirez, The Royale

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
James Houghton, Signature Theatre Company

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