2011-2012 Awards

2011-2012 AWARDS

The New York Drama Critics’ Circle met on May 7, 2012, at the offices of Time Out New York magazine, to determine the winners of its 77th annual awards. The results were as follows:

Best Play: Sons of the Prophet (Stephen Karam)
Best Foreign Play: Tribes (Nina Raine)
Best Musical: Once (Enda Walsh, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová)
Special Citations: Signature Theatre Company; Mike Nichols for his contribution to the theater

The first ballot for Best Play was highly diverse; no single play received more than five of the 25 total votes. On the third ballot (weighted), Tribes (30 points) took a slight lead over Sons of the Prophet (28 points) and 4000 Miles (23 points), but none reached the requisite threshold of 38 points. The Circle moved to a fourth ballot that reduced the field to the third ballot’s top four vote-getters. Sons of the Prophet won this ballot with 40 points (versus 35 for Tribes and 31 for 4000 Miles).
The Circle then moved to the award for Best Foreign Play, which Tribes narrowly won on the first ballot with 13 of 25 votes cast.
In the vote for Best Musical, Once lost by a hair on the first ballot (with 12 votes out of 25) before winning by a decisive margin on the third ballot.
After a lively discussion of many eligible candidates, the Circle voted to award two Special Citations: to the Signature Theatre Company on the occasion of its major expansion; and to director Mike Nichols for career achievement.
The awards will be presented at a private ceremony at Angus McIndoe Restaurant on May 14, 2011.

Best Play, first ballot:

Hilton Als: Elective Affinities
Melissa Rose Bernardo: Hurt Village
Scott Brown: Victory
David Cote: 4000 Miles
Joe Dziemianowicz: Sweet and Sad
Michael Feingold: Milk Like Sugar
Robert Feldberg: One Man, Two Guvnors
Adam Feldman: Tribes
David Finkle: Tribes
Elysa Gardner: Sons of the Prophet
Jeremy Gerard: Blood and Gifts
Erik Haagensen: The Big Meal
Mark Kennedy: The Lyons
Jesse Oxfeld:Sons of the Prophet
David Rooney: 4000 Miles
Frank Scheck: Tribes
David Sheward:Sons of the Prophet
John Simon: One Man, Two Guvnors
Alexis Soloski: 4000 Miles
Marilyn Stasio: Russian Transport
Steven Suskin: One Man, Two Guvnors
Terry Teachout: 4000 Miles
Elisabeth Vincentelli: Tribes
Linda Winer:Sons of the Prophet
Richard Zoglin: 4000 Miles

Best Play, third ballot:

Hilton Als:
Elective Affinities
Tribes
Milk Like Sugar

Melissa Rose Bernardo:
Hurt Village
Tribes
Sons of the Prophet

Scott Brown:
Victory
Tribes
Sons of the Prophet

David Cote:
4000 Miles
Seminar
Blood and Gifts

Joe Dziemianowicz:
Sweet and Sad
Sons of the Prophet
Tribes

Michael Feingold:
Milk Like Sugar
4000 Miles
RX

Robert Feldberg:
One Man, Two Guvnors
Tribes
Maple and Vine

Adam Feldman:
Tribes
4000 Miles
Hurt Village

David Finkle:
Tribes
One Man, Two Guvnors
Sons of the Prophet

Elysa Gardner:
Sons of the Prophet
The Lyons
4000 Miles

Jeremy Gerard:
Blood and Gifts
Sweet and Sad
4000 Miles

Erik Haagensen:
The Big Meal
Tribes
4000 Miles

Mark Kennedy:
The Lyons
Seminar
The Mountaintop

Jesse Oxfeld:
Sons of the Prophet
Hurt Village
4000 Miles

David Rooney:
4000 Miles
Sons of the Prophet
The Lyons

Frank Scheck:
Tribes
Sweet and Sad
Blood and Gifts

David Sheward:
Sons of the Prophet
Blood and Gifts
The Columnist

John Simon:
One Man, Two Guvnors
Sons of the Prophet
The Talls

Alexis Soloski:
4000 Miles
Sons of the Prophet
One Man, Two Guvnors

Marilyn Stasio:
Russian Transport
Tribes
Blood and Gifts

Steven Suskin:
Sons of the Prophet
One Man, Two Guvnors
Tribes

Terry Teachout:
4000 Miles
Tribes
Stick Fly

Elisabeth Vincentelli:
Tribes
Sons of the Prophet
The Lyons

Linda Winer:
Sons of the Prophet
Tribes
Sweet and Sad

Richard Zoglin:
4000 Miles
One Man, Two Guvnors
Chinglish

Best Play, fourth ballot:

Hilton Als:
Tribes
Sons of the Prophet
4000 Miles

Melissa Rose Bernardo:
Tribes
Sons of the Prophet
One Man, Two Guvnors

Scott Brown:
Sons of the Prophet
Tribes
4000 Miles

David Cote:
absent

Joe Dziemianowicz:
Sons of the Prophet
Tribes
4000 Miles

Michael Feingold:
4000 Miles
Sons of the Prophet
Tribes

Robert Feldberg:
One Man, Two Guvnors
Tribes
4000 Miles

Adam Feldman:
Tribes
4000 Miles
Sons of the Prophet

David Finkle:
Tribes
One Man, Two Guvnors
Sons of the Prophet

Elysa Gardner:
Sons of the Prophet
4000 Miles
One Man, Two Guvnors

Jeremy Gerard:
absent

Erik Haagensen:
Tribes
4000 Miles
Sons of the Prophet

Mark Kennedy:
4000 Miles
Tribes
Sons of the Prophet

Jesse Oxfeld:
Sons of the Prophet
4000 Miles
One Man, Two Guvnors

David Rooney:
4000 Miles
Sons of the Prophet
One Man, Two Guvnors

Frank Scheck:
Tribes
One Man, Two Guvnors
Sons of the Prophet

David Sheward:
Sons of the Prophet
4000 Miles
Tribes

John Simon:
One Man, Two Guvnors
Sons of the Prophet
4000 Miles

Alexis Soloski:
4000 Miles
Sons of the Prophet
One Man, Two Guvnors

Marilyn Stasio:
absent

Steven Suskin:
Sons of the Prophet
One Man, Two Guvnors
Tribes

Terry Teachout:
absent

Elisabeth Vincentelli:
Tribes
Sons of the Prophet
One Man, Two Guvnors

Linda Winer:
Sons of the Prophet
Tribes
4000 Miles

Richard Zoglin
4000 Miles
One Man, Two Guvnors
Tribes

Best Foreign Play, first ballot:

Hilton Als: Tribes
Melissa Rose Bernardo: Tribes
Scott Brown: Victory
David Cote: One Man, Two Guvnors
Joe Dziemianowicz: Tribes
Michael Feingold: Temporal Powers
Robert Feldberg: One Man, Two Guvnors
Adam Feldman: Tribes
David Finkle: Tribes
Elysa Gardner: One Man, Two Guvnors
Jeremy Gerard: One Man, Two Guvnors
Erik Haagensen: Tribes
Mark Kennedy: Tribes
Jesse Oxfeld:One Man, Two Guvnors
David Rooney:One Man, Two Guvnors
Frank Scheck: Tribes
David Sheward: Tribes
John Simon: One Man, Two Guvnors
Alexis Soloski: One Man, Two Guvnors
Marilyn Stasio: Tribes
Steven Suskin: One Man, Two Guvnors
Terry Teachout: Tribes
Elisabeth Vincentelli: Tribes
Linda Winer: Tribes
Richard Zoglin: One Man, Two Guvnors

Best Musical:

Hilton Als: abstain
Melissa Rose Bernardo: Once
Scott Brown: abstain
David Cote: Newsies
Joe Dziemianowicz: Once
Michael Feingold: Queen of the Mist
Robert Feldberg: abstain
Adam Feldman: Once
David Finkle: Nice Work If You Can Get It
Elysa Gardner: abstain
Jeremy Gerard: Death Takes a Holiday
Erik Haagensen: abstain
Mark Kennedy: Once
Jesse Oxfeld: abstain
David Rooney: Once
Frank Scheck: abstain
David Sheward: Once
John Simon: Queen of the Mist
Alexis Soloski: Once
Marilyn Stasio: Once
Steven Suskin: Once
Terry Teachout: Once
Elisabeth Vincentelli: Once
Linda Winer: Once
Richard Zoglin: Death Takes a Holiday

Best Musical, third ballot:

Hilton Als:
[abstain]

Melissa Rose Bernardo:
Once
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It

Scott Brown:
Once
Newsies
Queen of the Mist

David Cote:
Newsies
The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World
Once

Joe Dziemianowicz:
Once
Newsies
The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World

Michael Feingold:
Queen of the Mist
Once
Now. Here. This.

Robert Feldberg:
Once
The Musical
Now. Here. This.

Adam Feldman:
Once
Newsies
The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World

David Finkle:
[abstain]

Elysa Gardner:
Queen of the Mist
Death Takes a Holiday
Newsies

Jeremy Gerard:
The Blue Flower
Once
Death Takes a Holiday

Erik Haagensen:
Newsies
The Blue Flower
Queen of the Mist

Mark Kennedy:
Once
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Newsies

Jesse Oxfeld:
[abstain]

David Rooney:
Once
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It

Frank Scheck:
Newsies
Queen of the Mist
Silence!: The Musical

David Sheward:
Once
Lysistrata Jones
The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World

John Simon:
Queen of the Mist
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It

Alexis Soloski:
Once
Now. Here. This.
Newsies

Marilyn Stasio:
Once
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Leap of Faith

Steven Suskin:
Once
Newsies
Queen of the Mist

Terry Teachout:
Once
Queen of the Mist
Death Takes a Holiday

Elisabeth Vincentelli:
Once
The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World
Queen of the Mist

Linda Winer:
Once
No Place to Go
Newsies

Richard Zoglin:
Death Takes a Holiday
Silence!: The Musical
Ghost