Here Is The Full List Of Winners From The 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards

Music and film award season may be over, but for the theater world, things are just beginning. On May 11, several Broadway and Off-Broadway theatrical productions (plays as well as musicals) added another notch to their belts following the announcement of Outer Critics Circle winners.

Across the 27 categories, two productions showed their dominance as the top winners from the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards. Broadway newbie “Schmigadoon!” by Cinco Paul and beloved classic “Ragtime” by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty both earned five wins each.

For “Schmigadoon!” that includes Outstanding New Broadway Musical, Outstanding Choreography (Christopher Gattelli), and Outstanding Costume Design (Linda Cho). Dynamic duo Doug Besterman and Mike Morris took home Outstanding Orchestrations (Broadway or Off-Broadway). Lastly, Cinco Paul took home Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway).

Wins for “Ragtime” include Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical (Joshua Henry), Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical (Ben Levi Ross), Outstanding Video/Projection Design (59 Studio), and Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Lear deBessonet).

“Death of a Salesman” and “Mexodus” followed behind with four wins each. “Death of a Salesman” took home the wins for Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play (Laurie Metcalf), Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play (Nathan Lane), and Outstanding Direction of a Play (Joe Mantello).

While “Mexodus” snagged Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical, Outstanding Sound Design (Mikhail Fiksel), Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical (Nygel D. Robinson). The production’s sonic mastermind Brian Quijada, alongside star Nygel D. Robinson, took home Outstanding Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway).

With two wins each, “The Lost Boys” and “Well, I’ll Let You Go” round out the most awarded list. “The Lost Boys” won Outstanding Scenic Design (Dane Laffrey) and Outstanding Lighting Design (Jen Schriever and Michael Arden). Meanwhile, “Well, I’ll Let You Go” snatched Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play (Quincy Tyler Bernstine) and the John Gassner Award.

Another standout victory during this year’s ceremony came by way of the John Gassner Award. The coveted honor, which is bestowed to new American plays and commonly to a new playwright, resulted in a tie. Both “Cold War Choir Practice” by Ro Reddick and “Well, I’ll Let You Go” by Bubba Weiler took home the award. The other John Gassner Award nominees included “Call Me Izzy” by Jamie Wax, “Caroline” by Preston Max Allen, and “Data” by Matthew Libby.

On May 21, the winners will be celebrated in a separate ceremony at Manhattan Movement & Arts Center (MMAC) located at 248 W 60th Street in New York City, New York.

Continue below to view the full list of winners from the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards. Find more information here.

Outstanding New Broadway Musical

“The Lost Boys”
“Schmigadoon!” — WINNER
“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical

“Beau the Musical”
“Goddess”
“Mexodus” — WINNER
“Oratorio for Living Things”
“Saturday Church”

Outstanding New Broadway Play

“The Balusters” — WINNER
“Giant”
“Little Bear Ridge Road”
“Oedipus”
“Punch”

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play

“Angry Alan”
“Meet the Cartozians” — WINNER
“The Monsters”
“Prince Faggot”
“The Reservoir”

John Gassner Award

For a new American play, preferably by a new playwright.

“Call Me Izzy” by Jamie Wax
“Caroline” by Preston Max Allen
“Cold War Choir Practice” by Ro Reddick — WINNER
“Data” by Matthew Libby
“Well, I’ll Let You Go” by Bubba Weiler — WINNER

Outstanding Revival of a Musical

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
“The Baker’s Wife”
“Chess”
“Masquerade”
“Ragtime” — WINNER

Outstanding Revival of a Play

“Becky Shaw”
“The Brothers Size”
“Death of a Salesman” — WINNER
“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”
“Marjorie Prime”

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play

Rose Byrne, “Fallen Angels”
Will Harrison, “Punch”
Nathan Lane, “Death of a Salesman” — WINNER
John Lithgow, “Giant”
Lesley Manville, “Oedipus”
Kelli O’Hara, “Fallen Angels”

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play

Christopher Abbott, “Death of a Salesman”
Danny Burstein, “Marjorie Prime”
Jessica Hecht, “Dog Day Afternoon”
Laurie Metcalf, “Death of a Salesman” — WINNER
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical

Sara Chase, “Schmigadoon!”
Nicholas Christopher, “Chess”
Luke Evans, “The Rocky Horror Show”
Joshua Henry, “Ragtime” — WINNER
Sam Tutty, “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Brandon Uranowitz, “Ragtime”
Jessica Vosk, “Beaches”

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical

Ali Louis Bourzgui, “The Lost Boys”
Max Clayton, “Schmigadoon!”
Andrew Durand, “The Rocky Horror Show”
Benjamin Pajak, “The Lost Boys”
Ben Levi Ross, “Ragtime” — WINNER

Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical

Micaela Diamond, “The Seat of Our Pants”
Amber Iman, “Goddess”
Brian Quijada, “Mexodus”
Nygel D. Robinson, “Mexodus” — WINNER
Matt Rodin, “Beau the Musical”

Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical

Justin Cooley, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
J. Harrison Ghee, “Saturday Church”
Judy Kuhn, “The Baker’s Wife” — WINNER
Kevin McHale, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Jasmine Amy Rogers, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play

Quincy Tyler Bernstine, “Well, I’ll Let You Go” — WINNER
Alana Raquel Bowers, “Cold War Choir Practice”
André Holland, “The Brothers Size”
Alani iLongwe, “The Brothers Size”
Aigner Mizzelle, “The Monsters”

Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play

Caroline Aaron, “The Reservoir” — WINNER
Brian d’Arcy James, “Eurydice”
River Lipe-Smith, “Caroline”
Andrea Martin, “Meet the Cartozians”
Malcolm Mays, “The Brothers Size”

Outstanding Solo Performance

Sean Hayes, “The Unknown”
Jack Holden, “Kenrex”
Mary Kate O Flanagan, “Making a Show of Myself”
Daniel Radcliffe, “Every Brilliant Thing” — WINNER
Jean Smart, “Call Me Izzy”

Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

Jim Barne and Kit Buchan, “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
David Hornsby and Chris Hoch, “The Lost Boys”
Douglas Lyons, “Beau the Musical”
Cinco Paul, “Schmigadoon!” — WINNER
Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, “Mexodus”

Outstanding Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

Jim Barne and Kit Buchan, “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”
Heather Christian, “Oratorio for Living Things”
Ethan D. Pakchar and Douglas Lyons, “Beau the Musical”
Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, “Mexodus” — WINNER
The Rescues, “The Lost Boys”

Outstanding Direction of a Play

Debbie Allen, “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”
Ngozi Anyanwu, “The Monsters”
Trip Cullman, “Becky Shaw”
Robert Icke, “Oedipus”
Joe Mantello, “Death of a Salesman” — WINNER
Tarell Alvin McCraney and Bijan Sheibani, “The Brothers Size”

Outstanding Direction of a Musical

Michael Arden, “The Lost Boys”
Lear deBessonet, “Ragtime” — WINNER
Lee Sunday Evans, “Oratorio for Living Things”
David Mendizábal, “Mexodus”
Diane Paulus, “Masquerade”

Outstanding Choreography

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, “Masquerade”
Christopher Gattelli, “Schmigadoon!” — WINNER
Darrell Grand Moultrie, “Goddess”
Darrell Grand Moultrie, “Saturday Church”
Rickey Tripp, “The Monsters”

Outstanding Orchestrations (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, “Schmigadoon!” — WINNER
Heather Christian et al., “Oratorio for Living Things”
Mikhail Fiksel, Brian Quijada, and Nygel D. Robinson, “Mexodus”
Ethan Popp and The Rescues, “The Lost Boys”
Michael Thurber, “Goddess”

Outstanding Scenic Design

James Fluhr, “Masquerade”
Dane Laffrey, “The Lost Boys” — WINNER
Scott Pask, “Schmigadoon!”
Adam Rigg and Anton Volovsek, “Bowl EP”
Jason Sherwood, “The Baker’s Wife”

Outstanding Costume Design

Dede Ayite, “Goddess”
Linda Cho, “Schmigadoon!” — WINNER
Jeff Mahshie, “Fallen Angels”
Ryan Park, “The Lost Boys”
Emilio Sosa, “Masquerade”

Outstanding Lighting Design

Mextly Couzin, “Mexodus”
Adam Honoré, “Cats: The Jellicle Ball”
Jack Knowles, “Death of a Salesman”
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, “The Lost Boys” — WINNER
Studio Luna, “Marcel on the Train”

Outstanding Sound Design

Caroline Eng, “The Unknown”
Mikhail Fiksel, “Mexodus” — WINNER
Adam Fisher, “The Lost Boys”
Brett Jarvis, “Masquerade”
Nick Kourtides, “Oratorio for Living Things”