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Awards Outer Critics Circle Sets Dates for 2026 Awards

Voted on by members of the press, the honors recognize the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway.

Winners of the 75th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2025-2026 Broadway and Off-Broadway season, will be announced May 11, with an awards ceremony set for May 21.

Nominations will be announced April 21; the eligibility cut-off date for nominators to attend a show is April 19.

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The Outer Critics Circle is an organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town, national, and digital publications. The organization removed gender specifications from its acting honors in 2023.

Led by President David Gordon, the OCC Board of Directors also includes Vice President Richard Ridge, Recording Secretary Joseph Cervelli, Corresponding Secretary Patrick Hoffman, Treasurer David Roberts, Cynthia Allen, Harry Haun, Dan Rubins, Janice Simpson and Doug Strassler. Simon Saltzman is president emeritus and a non-nominating board member, and Stanley L. Cohen serves as financial consultant and a non-nominating board member.

 
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