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| Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Play | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Play |
| Location | New York City |
| Presented by | Outer Critics Circle |
| Currently held by | The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez (2020) |
The Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Play is an annual award given to the best new (non-musical) play on Broadway, as determined by the Outer Critics Circle voters. The award goes to the authors and the producers of the play.
Award winners[edit]
Legend:
1950s[edit]
| Season | Production | Author | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-1950 | |||
| The Cocktail Party | T. S. Eliot | [1] | |
| 1950-1951 | |||
| Billy Budd | Louis O. Coxe & Robert H. Chapman | [2] | |
| 1951-1952 | |||
| Point of No Return | Paul Osborn, adapted from the novel of the same name by John P. Marquand | [3] | |
| 1952-1953 | |||
| Picnic | William Inge | [4] | |
| 1953-1954 | |||
| The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Herman Wouk | [5] | |
| 1954-1955 | |||
| Inherit the Wind | Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee | [6] | |
| 1955-1956 | |||
| The Diary of Anne Frank | Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett | [7] | |
| 1956-1957 | |||
| Long Day's Journey into Night | Eugene O'Neill | [8] | |
| 1957-1958 | |||
| Look Homeward, Angel | Ketti Frings | [9] | |
| 1958-1959 | |||
| The Visit | Friedrich Dürrenmatt | [10] |
1960s[edit]
1970s[edit]
1980s[edit]
1990s[edit]
2000s[edit]
2010s[edit]
2020s[edit]
| Year | Production | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 74th Tony Awards | ||
| The Inheritance | Matthew Lopez | |
| Grand Horizons | Bess Wohl | |
| Sea Wall/A Life | Simon Stephens and Nick Payne | |
| Slave Play | Jeremy O. Harris | |
| The Sound Inside | Adam Rapp |
Award records[edit]
Multiple awards and nominations[edit]
Superlatives[edit]
British writer Tom Stoppard has won this award four times, more than any other playwright. Only seven other writers (Arthur Miller, Terrence McNally, Tony Kushner, Edward Albee, Neil Simon, Yasmina Reza and Peter Shaffer) have won the award more than once, each winning twice.
With ten nominations, Neil Simon has been nominated for the award more than any other playwright. August Wilson, with nine nominations, comes in second, followed by Tom Stoppard (seven nominations), Edward Albee (six nominations), and Arthur Miller (five nominations).
In 1994, Tony Kushner became the first playwright to win consecutive Tony Awards for his two-part Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Terrence McNally repeated this feat the following two years with his plays Love! Valour! Compassion! and Master Class.
See also[edit]
- Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play
- List of Tony Award and Olivier Award winning plays
References[edit]
- ^ "Outer Circle Names 'Bests'". The New York Times. 25 April 1950. p. 27.
- ^ OUTER CIRCLE NAMES 'BILLY BUDD' BEST PLAY. May 27, 1951.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Louis Calta (24 April 1952). "ROSS, POVAH SIGN FOR PLAY AT ANTA: They Will Have Leading Roles in 'Sunday Breakfast,' Slated for Premiere on May 21". The New York Times. p. 39.
- ^ "DESIGNS BY EX-MODEL; Modish Dash Seen in Maternity Fashions by Helene Scott; Outer Circle Selects Picnic". The New York Times. April 22, 1953. p. 35.
- ^ "Sullivan to Replace Fonda; Outer Circle awards to Caine Mutiny Court-Martial and Kismet". The New York Times. April 24, 1954. p. 15.
- ^ "Writers Cite 'Inherit the Wind'". The New York Times. April 27, 1955. p. 27.
- ^ "CRITICS AWARD SCROLLS; Outer Circle Cites 'My Fair Lady' and 'Anne Frank'". The New York Times. May 27, 1956. p. 88.
- ^ "OUTER CIRCLE AWARDS; Theatre Writers Name Play by O'Neill Season's Best". The New York Times. May 3, 1957. p. 20.
- ^ "Outer Circle Gives Citations; Outer Circle awards to Look Homeward Angel, Music Man, J Papp, others". The New York Times. April 8, 1958. p. 34.
- ^ "Outer Circle Gives Awards". The New York Times. May 1, 1959. p. 36.
- ^ OUTER CIRCLE AWARDS: Out-of-Town Newsmen List Annual Stage Winners. 13 May 1960. p. 26.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "OUTER CIRCLE GIVES AWARDS TOMORROW". The New York Times. 7 June 1962. p. 31.
- ^ "ALBEE IS HONORED BY OUTER CIRCLE". The New York Times. 1 May 1963. p. 34.
- "Tony Award: Play". Internet Broadway Database. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-21.