THE LOST BOYS, MEXODUS, SCHMIGADOON!, and More Nominated For Outer Critics Circle Awards; Full List

Outer Critics Circle announces nominees for 2026

Nominees have been announced for the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards. Recognizing plays that opened on and Off-Broadway in the 2025-2026 season, awards are distributed to individuals and theatrical productions across 27 categories.Nominees were announced on the morning of April 21 in a ceremony at the Museum of Broadway, hosted by “The Pitt” stars Isa Briones and Sepideh Moafi. Briones also currently appears in Broadway’s “Just in Time” as Conn…

2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards: ‘The Lost Boys’ sinks its teeth into 11 nominations, the most of any production

The Rocky Horror Show is snubbed for Musical Revival, while Becky Shaw, Death of a Salesman, and Joe Turner's Come and Gone are showing their strength as Play Revival contenders.

The Lost Boys, Mexodus and Schmigadoon! Lead 2026 Outer Critics Circle Nominations

Nominations for the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards, the official organization of writers on New York theater for out-of-town, national and digital news publications, have been announced. The Lost Boys led the Broadway musical category with 11 nominations, followed by Schmigadoon! with eight, Ragtime with six, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) with four, and Chess and Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show with two each. Mexodus led…

Outer Critics Circle Award 2026 Nominations

“The Lost Boys” leads the nominations for the 76th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, announced this morning by Isa Briones and Sepideh Moafiat the Museum of Broadcasting. The winners will be announced on May 11, 2026 followed by a private awards ceremony on May 21. Want to know what other New York theater awards are coming up? Don’t know the difference between the awards of the Outer Critics Circle and the New York Drama Critics Circle? Read m…

THE LOST BOYS, MEXODUS, SCHMIGADOON!, and More Nominated For Outer Critics Circle Awards; Full List

Isa Briones (Just in Time, The Pitt) and Sepideh Moafi (New Born, The Pitt) hosted the live announcement of the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations, on Tuesday, April 21 from the Museum of Broadway. Leading the pack with the most nominations of the season is the Broadway musical The Lost Boys, with eleven nods, followed by the Off-Broadway musical Mexodus with ten nominations. Other shows with several nominations include Schmigadoon! wi…