2021-2022 Awards

2021-2022 AWARDS

The New York Drama Critics’ Circle met at Theatre Communications Group on Thursday, May 12, 2022 to determine the winners of its 86th annual awards. The results were as follows:

Best Play: A Case for the Existence of God (Samuel D. Hunter)
Best Musical: Kimberly Akimbo (Jeanine Tesori, David Lindsay-Abaire)
Special Citations: Austin Pendleton; Sanaz Toossi

On the first ballot for Best Play, Samuel D. Hunter’s A Case for the Existence of God won 7 votes, shy of a majority of the 20 voting members. A second vote was then taken to determine whether an award would be given at all. Having agreed that one should, the Circle moved to a weighted third ballot. A Case for the Existence of God won with 30 points, beating out English (18 points), The Minutes (17 points), Prayer for the French Republic (15 points) and On Sugarland (13 points).

The Circle opted not to give an award for Best Foreign Play.

On the question of Best Musical, the Circle chose Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire’s Kimberly Akimbo on the first ballot, with a majority of 11 votes.

The Circle also voted to award two Special Citations: to Austin Pendleton for 60 years of work in the theater; and the Circle’s second Emerging Talent Special Citation to Sanaz Toossi, whose English and Wish You Were Here were both produced this season.

The awards will be presented in a private ceremony at Feinstein’s/54 Below on Friday, May 20, 2022.

Best Play, first ballot:

David Barbour: A Case for the Existence of God
David Cote (proxy): Tambo & Bones
Vinson Cunningham: On Sugarland
Joe Dziemianowicz: A Case for the Existence of God
Greg Evans: The Minutes
Adam Feldman: English
David Finkle: Prayer for the French Republic
Jeremy Gerard: Thoughts of a Colored Man
Charles Isherwood: A Case for the Existence of God
Chris Jones (proxy): A Case for the Existence of God
Soraya Nadia McDonald: On Sugarland
Johnny Oleksinski: A Case for the Existence of God
Frank Scheck: A Case for the Existence of God
Alexandra Schwartz: On Sugarland
Helen Shaw: A Case for the Existence of God
David Sheward: The Minutes
Marilyn Stasio (proxy): POTUS
Zachary Stewart: Sanctuary City
Elisabeth Vincentelli (proxy): The Minutes
Matt Windman: Prayer for the French Republic

Best Play, third ballot:

David Barbour:
A Case for the Existence of God
English
cullud wattah

David Cote (proxy):
Tambo & Bones
A Case for the Existence of God
Clyde's

Vinson Cunningham:
On Sugarland
A Case for the Existence of God
English

Joe Dziemianowicz:
A Case for the Existence of God
English
Prayer for the French Republic

Greg Evans:
The Minutes
Prayer for the French Republic
Thoughts of a Colored Man

Adam Feldman:
English
A Case for the Existence of God
The Minutes

David Finkle:
Prayer for the French Republic
Thoughts of a Colored Man
Wish You Were Here

Jeremy Gerard:
Prayer for the French Republic
Thoughts of a Colored Man
The Minutes

Charls Isherwood:
A Case for the Existence of God
English
The Minutes

Chris Jones (proxy):
A Case for the Existence of God
Birthday Candles
The Minutes

Soraya Nadia McDonald:
On Sugarland
English
Sanctuary City

Johnny Oleksinski:
A Case for the Existence of God
Prayer for the French Republic
The Minutes

Frank Scheck (proxy):
A Case for Existence of God
The Minutes
Prayer for the French Republic

Alexandra Schwartz:
On Sugarland
English
while you were partying

Helen Shaw:
A Case for the Existence of God
On Sugarland
Sanctuary City

David Sheward:
The Minutes
On Sugarland
English

Marilyn Stasio (proxy):
POTUS
Chicken & Biscuits
The Minutes

Zachary Stewart:
Sanctuary City
English
A Case for the Existence of God

Elisabeth Vincentelli (proxy):
The Minutes
while you were partying
English

Matt Windman:
Prayer for the French Republic
A Case for the Existence of God
Sanctuary City

Best Musical, first ballot:

David Barbour: Six
David Cote (proxy): Kimberly Akimbo
Vinson Cunningham: The Hang
Joe Dziemianowicz: Kimberly Akimbo
Greg Evans: Six
Adam Feldman: Kimberly Akimbo
David Finkle: Harmony
Jeremy Gerard: Kimberly Akimbo
Charles Isherwood: Intimate Apparel
Chris Jones (proxy): Paradise Square
Soraya Nadia McDonald: The Hang
Johnny Oleksinski: Six
Frank Scheck: Kimberly Akimbo
Alexandra Schwartz: Kimberly Akimbo
Helen Shaw: Kimberly Akimbo
David Sheward: Kimberly Akimbo
Marilyn Stasio (proxy): Suffs
Zachary Stewart: Kimberly Akimbo
Elisabeth Vincentelli (proxy): Kimberly Akimbo
Matt Windman: Kimberly Akimbo