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Best
Play |
Downstate (Bruce Norris) |
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| Best Foreign Play | Leopoldstadt (Tom Stoppard) |
| Best Musical | No award |
Special Citations |
La MaMa E.T.C.; the Broadway revival of Parade; Adrienne Kennedy for lifetime achievement |
Membership |
David Barbour (Lighting&Sound America); David Cote (New York Observer, proxy); Vinson Cunningham (New Yorker); Joe Dziemianowicz (various); Greg Evans (Deadline); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); David Finkle (Clyde Fitch Report); Charles Isherwood (Broadway News, proxy); Chris Jones (New York Daily News); Soraya Nadia McDonald (Undefeated); Jackson McHenry (New York/Vulture); Johnny Oleksinski (New York Post); Frank Scheck (various); Helen Shaw (New Yorker); David Sheward (various); Zachary Stewart (TheaterMania); Elisabeth Vincentelli (various, proxy); Matt Windman (amNewYork, proxy) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
A Case for the Existence of God (Samuel D. Hunter) |
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| Best Foreign Play | No award |
| Best Musical | Kimberly Akimbo (Jeanine Tesori, David Lindsay-Abaire) |
Special Citations |
Austin Pendleton for lifetime achievement; Sanaz Toossi for emerging talent |
Membership |
David Barbour (Lighting&Sound America); David Cote (New York Observer, proxy); Vinson Cunningham (New Yorker); Joe Dziemianowicz (various); Greg Evans (Deadline); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); David Finkle (Clyde Fitch Report); Jeremy Gerard (Theater News Online); Charles Isherwood (Broadway News, proxy); Chris Jones (New York Daily News); Soraya Nadia McDonald (Undefeated); Johnny Oleksinski (New York Post); Frank Scheck (various); Alexandra Schwartz (New Yorker); Helen Shaw (New York); David Sheward (various); Marilyn Stasio (Variety, proxy); Zachary Stewart (TheaterMania); Elisabeth Vincentelli (various); Matt Windman (amNewYork) Details | Back to top |
No awards (COVID shutdown) |
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Best
Play |
Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Will Arbery) |
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Best Foreign Play |
No award |
Best Musical
|
A Strange Loop (Michael R. Jackson) |
Special Citations |
David Byrne and American Utopia; Deirdre O’Connell for career excellence including Dana H.; the New York theater community for perseverance during the COVID-19 pandemic |
Membership |
David Cote (Time Out New York); Vinson Cunningham (New Yorker); Joe Dziemianowicz (various); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); David Finkle (Clyde Fitch Report); Jeremy Gerard (Theater News Online); Charles Isherwood (Broadway.news, absent); Chris Jones (New York Daily News); Christopher Kelly (N.J.Com/Star Ledger); Soraya Nadia McDonald (Undefeated); David Rooney (Hollywood Observer, absent); Frank Scheck (New York Post); Alexandra Schwartz (New Yorker); Helen Shaw (Time Out New York); David Sheward (ArtsInNy); Marilyn Stasio (Variety, absent); Zachary Stewart (TheaterMania); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal, absent); Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post); Matt Windman (amNewYork) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
The Ferryman (Jez Butterworth) |
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Best American Play |
What the Constitution Means to Me (Heidi Schreck) |
Best Musical
|
Tootsie (David Yazbek and Robert Horn) |
Special Citations |
Irish Repertory Theatre; Page 73; Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish |
Membership |
David Cote (Time Out New York); Joe Dziemianowicz (various); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); David Finkle (Clyde Fitch Report); Jeremy Gerard (Theater News Online); Sara Holdren (New York/Vulture); Charles Isherwood (Broadway.news); Christopher Kelly (N.J.Com/Star Ledger); David Rooney (Hollywood Observer, proxy); Frank Scheck (New York Post); Barbara Schuler (Newsday); Helen Shaw (Time Out New York); David Sheward (ArtsInNy); Marilyn Stasio (Variety); Zachary Stewart (TheaterMania); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal); Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post); Matt Windman (amNewYork) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
Mary Jane (Amy Herzog) |
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Best Foreign Play |
Hangmen (Martin McDonagh) |
Best Musical
|
No award |
Special Citations |
Park Avenue Armory; Transport Group; staging, design and illusions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child |
Membership |
Hilton Als (New Yorker); David Cote (Time Out New York); Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); David Finkle (Clyde Fitch Report); Sara Holdren (New York/Vulture); Charles Isherwood (Broadway.news);Christopher Kelly (N.J.Com/Star Ledger); David Rooney (Hollywood Observer, proxy); Frank Scheck (New York Post); Barbara Schuler (Newsday); Helen Shaw (Time Out New York); David Sheward (ArtsInNy); Marilyn Stasio (Variety); Zachary Stewart (TheaterMania); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal, proxy); Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post); Matt Windman (amNewYork) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
Oslo (J.T. Rogers). Runners-up: A Doll’s House, Part 2 (Lucas Hnath), Sweat (Lynn Nottage) |
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Best Foreign Play |
No award |
Best Musical
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The Band's Visit (Itamar Moses and David Yazbek) |
Special Citations |
Taylor Mac for A 24-Decade History of Popular Music; Ruben Santiago-Hudson and the ensemble cast of Jitney; Paula Vogel for career achievement as a playwright and mentor |
Membership |
Hilton Als (New Yorker); Melissa Rose Bernardo (Entertainment Weekly); David Cote (Time Out New York); Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); Elysa Gardner (USA Today); Jeremy Gerard (Deadline); Jesse Green (New York); Christopher Kelly (N.J.com/Star Ledger); David Rooney (Hollywood Observer, proxy); Frank Scheck (New York Post); David Sheward (ArtsInNy); John Simon (Westchester Guardian); Marilyn Stasio (Variety); Zachary Stewart (TheaterMania); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal, proxy); Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post); Matt Windman (amNewYork); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
The Humans (Stephen Karam) |
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Best Foreign Play |
No award |
Best Musical
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Shuffle Along (George C. Wolfe, Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle) |
Special Citations |
Oskar Eustis for outstanding leadership of the Public Theater; Lois Smith for career achievement; Ivo van Hove and Jan Versweyveld for collaborative achievement in direction and designv |
Membership |
Hilton Als (New Yorker); Melissa Rose Bernardo (Entertainment Weekly); David Cote (Time Out New York); Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); Elysa Gardner (USA Today); Jeremy Gerard (Deadline); Jesse Green (New York); David Rooney (Hollywood Observer, proxy); Frank Scheck (New York Post, proxy); David Sheward (ArtsInNy); John Simon (Westchester Guardian); Marilyn Stasio (Variety); Zachary Stewart (TheaterMania); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal, proxy); Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post); Matt Windman (amNewYork); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
Between Riverside and Crazy (Stephen Adly Guirgis). Runner-up: Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) (Suzan-Lori Parks) |
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Best Foreign Play |
No award |
Best Musical
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Hamilton (Lin-Manuel Miranda) |
Special Citations |
Ars Nova for sustained quality and commitment to the development of new work; Bob Crowley for distinguished achievement in scenic and costume design |
Membership |
Hilton Als (New Yorker); Melissa Rose Bernardo (Entertainment Weekly); David Cote (Time Out New York); Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); Elysa Gardner (USA Today); Jeremy Gerard (Deadline); Jesse Green (New York); Mark Kennedy (Associated Press); David Rooney (Hollywood Observer, proxy); Frank Scheck (New York Post); Tom Sellar (Village Voice); David Sheward (ArtsInNy); John Simon (Yonkers Tribune); Marilyn Stasio (Variety); Zachary Stewart (TheaterMania); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal, proxy); Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post); Matt Windman (amNewYork); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
The Night Alive (Connor McPherson) |
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Best American Play |
All the Way (Robert Schenkkan). Runner-up: Domesticated (Bruce Norris) |
Best Musical
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Fun Home (Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron) |
Special Citations |
The Shakespeare’s Globe productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III; Richard Nelson and the company of the Apple Family Plays |
Membership |
Hilton Als (New Yorker, proxy); Melissa Rose Bernardo (Entertainment Weekly); David Cote (Time Out New York); Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); Elysa Gardner (USA Today); Jesse Green (New York); Mark Kennedy (Associated Press); Jesse Oxfeld (New York Observer); David Rooney (Hollywood Observer, proxy); Frank Scheck (New York Post); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (Yonkers Tribune); Marilyn Stasio (Variety); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal); Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post); Matt Windman (amNewYork); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Christopher Durang). Runner-up: The Flick (Annie Baker) |
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Best Foreign Play |
No award |
Best Musical
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Matilda (Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly). Runner-up: Here Lies Love (David Byrne and Fatboy Slim) |
Special Citations |
Soho Rep; New York City Center's Encores! series; John Lee Beatty for career excellence in scenic design |
Membership |
Hilton Als (New Yorker); Melissa Rose Bernardo (Entertainment Weekly); Scott Brown (New York, absent); David Cote (Time Out New York); Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); Elysa Gardner (USA Today); Jeremy Gerard (Bloomberg News); Erik Haagensen (Back Stage); Mark Kennedy (Associated Press); Brian Scott Lipton (TheaterMania); Jesse Oxfeld (New York Observer); David Rooney (Hollywood Observer); Frank Scheck (New York Post); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (Yonkers Tribune); Alexis Soloski (Village Voice); Marilyn Stasio (Variety); Steven Suskin (Variety); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal); Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post); Matt Windman (amNewYork); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
Sons of the Prophet (Stephen Karam). Runner-up: 4000 Miles (Amy Herzog) |
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Best Foreign Play |
Tribes (Nina Raine) |
Best Musical
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Once (Enda Walsh, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová) |
Special Citations |
Signature Theatre Company; Mike Nichols for his contribution to the theater |
Membership |
Hilton Als (New Yorker); Melissa Rose Bernardo (Entertainment Weekly); Scott Brown (New York); David Cote (Time Out New York); Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); David Finkle (TheaterMania); Elysa Gardner (USA Today); Jeremy Gerard (Bloomberg News); Erik Haagensen (Back Stage); Mark Kennedy (Associated Press); Jesse Oxfeld (New York Observer); David Rooney (Hollywood Observer); Frank Scheck (New York Post); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (Yonkers Tribune); Alexis Soloski (Village Voice); Marilyn Stasio (Variety); Steven Suskin (Variety); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal); Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
Good People (David Lindsay-Abaire). Runner-up: Other Desert Cities (Jon Robin Baitz) |
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Best Foreign Play |
Jerusalem (Jez Butterworth). Runner up: War Horse (Nick Stafford) |
Best Musical
|
The Book of Mormon (Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez) |
Special Citations |
The Broadway revival of The Normal Heart; Mark Rylance for La Bête and Jerusalem; the direction, design and puppetry of War Horse |
Membership |
Hilton Als (New Yorker, proxy); Melissa Rose Bernardo (Entertainment Weekly); Scott Brown (New York, proxy); David Cote (Time Out New York); Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); David Finkle (TheaterMania); Elysa Gardner (USA Today); Erik Haagensen (Back Stage, proxy); Mark Kennedy (Associated Press); Jesse Oxfeld (New York Observer); David Rooney (Hollywood Observer, proxy); Frank Scheck (New York Post); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (Bloomberg News); Alexis Soloski (Village Voice); Marilyn Stasio (Variety); Steven Suskin (Variety); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal, proxy); Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time, proxy) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
The Orphans’ Home Cycle (Horton Foote) |
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Best Foreign Play |
No award |
Best Musical
|
No award |
Special Citations |
Lincoln Center Festival; Viola Davis; Annie Baker (for emerging talent) |
Membership |
Hilton Als (New Yorker, absent); Melissa Rose Bernardo (Entertainment Weekly); David Cote (Time Out New York); Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); Elysa Gardner (USA Today, proxy); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); David Rooney (Variety); Frank Scheck (New York Post); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (Bloomberg News); Alexis Soloski (Village Voice); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal); Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time, proxy) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
Ruined (Lynn Nottage) |
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Best Foreign Play |
Black Watch (Gregory Burke) |
Best Musical
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Billy Elliot (Elton John and Lee Hall) |
Special Citations |
Angela Lansbury, for her contribution to the American theater; Gerard Alessandrini, for Forbidden Broadway; Matthew Warchus and the cast of The Norman Conquests |
Membership |
Hilton Als (New Yorker); Melissa Rose Bernardo (Entertainment Weekly); David Cote (Time Out New York); Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); Elysa Gardner (USA Today); John Heilpern (New York Observer); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); David Rooney (Variety); Frank Scheck (New York Post); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (Bloomberg News); Alexis Soloski (Village Voice); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal); Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
August: Osage County (Tracy Letts) |
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Best Foreign Play |
No award |
Best Musical |
Passing Strange (Stew and Heidi Rodewald). Runner-up: Adding Machine (Jason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); David Cote (Time Out New York); Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); Elysa Gardner (USA Today); John Heilpern (New York Observer); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Jeremy McCarter (New York); David Rooney (Variety); Frank Scheck (New York Post); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (Bloomberg News); Michael Sommers (Newhouse); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
The Coast of Utopia (Tom Stoppard) |
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Best American Play |
Radio Golf (August Wilson) |
Best Musical |
Spring Awakening (Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater) |
Special Citation |
The Broadway revival of Journey’s End |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); David Cote (Time Out New York); Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); Elysa Gardner (USA Today); John Heilpern (New York Observer); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Jeremy McCarter (New York); David Rooney (Variety); Frank Scheck (New York Post); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (Bloomberg News); Michael Sommers (Newhouse); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) Details | Back to top |
Best
Play |
The History Boys (Alan Bennett) |
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Best American Play |
No award |
Best Musical |
The Drowsy Chaperone (Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison, Bob Martin and Don McKellar) |
Special Citations |
Christine Ebersole for Grey Gardens; John Doyle, Sarah Travis and the cast of the revival of Sweeney Todd |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); David Cote (Time Out New York); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); Elysa Gardner (USA Today, proxy); John Heilpern (New York Observer, proxy); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Jeremy McCarter (New York); David Rooney (Variety); Frank Scheck (New York Post); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (Bloomberg News); Michael Sommers (Newhouse); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal, proxy); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time, absent) Back to top |
Best
Play |
Doubt, a Parable (John Patrick Shanley) |
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Best
Foreign Play |
The Pillowman (Martin McDonagh) |
Best
Musical |
No award |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); David Cote (Time Out New York); Gordon Cox (Newsday); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Adam Feldman (Time Out New York); Elysa Gardner (USA Today); John Heilpern (New York Observer); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Ken Mandelbaum (Broadway.com); Jeremy McCarter (New York); David Rooney (Variety); Frank Scheck (Hollywood Reporter, proxy); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (Bloomberg News); Michael Sommers (Newhouse); Terry Teachout (Wall Street Journal); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) Back to top |
Best
Play |
Intimate Apparel (Lynn Nottage) |
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Best
Foreign Play |
No award |
Best
Musical |
No award |
Special Citation |
Barbara Cook for her contribution to the musical theater |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); David Cote (Time Out New York); Gordon Cox (Newsday); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Elysa Gardner (USA Today, proxy); John Heilpern (New York Observer); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Charles Isherwood (Variety); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Donald Lyons (New York Post); Ken Mandelbaum (Broadway.com); Jeremy McCarter (New York Sun); Frank Scheck (Hollywood Reporter); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (New York); Michael Sommers (Newhouse); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) Back to top |
Best
Play |
Take Me Out (Richard Greenberg) |
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Best
Foreign Play |
Talking Heads (Alan Bennett) |
Best
Musical |
Hairspray (Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New
York Post);
David Cote (Time Out New York); Michael Feingold (Village
Voice);
Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Elysa Gardner (USA
Today, absent);
John Heilpern (New York Observer); Howard Kissel (New
York Daily News); Michael Kuchwara (Associated
Press); Charles Isherwood (Variety);
Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Donald Lyons (New
York Post); Ken Mandelbaum
(Broadway.com); Jeremy McCarter (New
York Sun); Frank Scheck (Hollywood
Reporter); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (New
York); Michael
Sommers (Newhouse); Linda Winer (Newsday); Jason Zinoman (Time
Out New York); Richard Zoglin (Time) Back to top |
Best
Play |
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (Edward Albee) |
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Best Foreign Play |
No award |
Best Musical |
No award |
Special
Citation |
Elaine Stritch and John Lahr for Elaine Stritch at Liberty |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York
Post); Ben Brantley (New York Times, absent); Michael
Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen
Record); Elysa Gardner (USA Today, absent); John
Heilpern (New York Observer); Howard Kissel (New
York Daily News); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press);
Charles Isherwood (Variety); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett);
Donald Lyons (New York Post); Ken Mandelbaum (Broadway.com);
Frank Scheck (Hollywood Reporter); David Sheward (Back
Stage); John Simon (New York); Michael Sommers
(Newhouse); Bruce Weber (New York Times); Linda
Winer (Newsday); Jason Zinoman (Time Out New York);
Richard Zoglin (Time) Back to top |
Best
Play |
The Invention of Love (Tom Stoppard) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
Proof (David Auburn). Runner-up: The Play About the Baby (Edward Albee) |
Best Musical |
The Producers (Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); Ben Brantley (New York Times, proxy); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Amy Gamerman (Wall Street Journal); Elysa Gardner (USA Today, proxy); John Heilpern (New York Observer); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Charles Isherwood (Variety); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Donald Lyons (New York Post); Ken Mandelbaum (Broadway.com); Frank Scheck (Hollywood Reporter); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (New York); Michael Sommers (Newhouse); Bruce Weber (New York Times); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) Back to top |
Best
Play |
Jitney (August Wilson) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
Copenhagen (Michael Frayn) |
Best Musical |
James Joyce's The Dead (Shaun Davey and Richard Nelson). Runner-up: Contact (John Weidman) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); Ben Brantley (New York Times, proxy); Mary Campbell (Associated Press); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); John Heilpern (New York Observer); David Kaufman (New York Daily News); Jack Kroll (Newsweek, proxy); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Charles Isherwood (Variety); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Donald Lyons (New York Post); Ken Mandelbaum (Broadway.com); Fintan O'Toole (New York Daily News, absent); Frank Scheck (Christian Science Monitor); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (New York); Michael Sommers (Newhouse); Sam Whitehead (Time Out New York); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) |
Best
Play |
Wit (Margaret Edson) |
|---|---|
Best Foreign Play |
Closer (Patrick Marber) |
Best Musical |
Parade (Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry) |
Special Citation |
David Hare for Amy's View, The Blue Room and Via Dolorosa |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); Ben Brantley (New York Times, proxy); Mary Campbell (Associated Press); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Alexis Greene (InTheater); John Heilpern (New York Observer, proxy); Aileen Jacobson (Newsday); David Kaufman (New York Daily News); Jack Kroll (Newsweek, absent); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Charles Isherwood (Variety); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Donald Lyons (New York Post); Ken Mandelbaum (InTheater); Peter Marks (New York Times); Fintan O'Toole (New York Daily News); Frank Scheck (Christian Science Monitor); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (New York); Michael Sommers (Newhouse); David Patrick Stearns (USA Today); Jan Stuart (Newsday); Sam Whitehead (Time Out New York); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) Back to top |
Best
Play |
Art (Yasmina Reza). Runner-up: The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Martin McDonagh) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
Pride’s Crossing (Tina Howe). Runner-up: Three Days of Rain (Richard Greenberg) |
Best Musical |
The Lion King (Elton John, Tim Rice Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi). Runner-up: Ragtime (Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens and Terrence McNally) |
Special Citation |
Cabaret revival |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); Ben Brantley (New York Times, proxy); Mary Campbell (Associated Press); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Alexis Greene (InTheater); John Heilpern (New York Observer, proxy); Aileen Jacobson (Newsday); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Donald Lyons (Wall Street Journal); Ken Mandelbaum (InTheater); Peter Marks (New York Times); Fintan O'Toole (New York Daily News); Frank Scheck (Christian Science Monitor); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (New York); Michael Sommers (Newhouse); David Patrick Stearns (USA Today, proxy); Jan Stuart (Newsday, proxy); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time, proxy) Back to top |
Best
Play |
How I Learned to Drive (Paula Vogel) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
Skylight (David Hare) |
Best Musical |
Violet (Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley). Runner-up: The Life (Cy Coleman, Ira Gasman and David Newman) |
Special Citation |
Chicago revival |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); Ben Brantley (New York Times); Mary Campbell (Associated Press); Greg Evans (Variety); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Jeremy Gerard (New York); Alexis Greene (InTheater, proxy); John Heilpern (New York Observer); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Donald Lyons (Wall Street Journal); Ken Mandelbaum (Playbill Online); Peter Marks (New York Times); Frank Scheck (Christian Science Monitor); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (New York); Michael Sommers (Newhouse); David Patrick Stearns (USA Today); Jan Stuart (Newsday); Sydney Weinberg (Time Out New York); Linda Winer (Newsday); Richard Zoglin (Time) Back to top |
Best
Play |
Seven Guitars (August Wilson) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
Molly Sweeney (Brian Friel) |
Best Musical |
Rent (Jonathan Larson) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); Mary Campbell (Associated Press); Greg Evans (Variety, proxy); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Robert Feldberg (Bergen Record); Jeremy Gerard (Variety); Alexis Greene (Theater Week); John Heilpern (New York Observer); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Jack Kroll (Newsweek, absent); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Donald Lyons (Wall Street Journal); Ken Mandelbaum (Theater Week); Frank Scheck (Christian Science Monitor, proxy); David Sheward (Back Stage); John Simon (New York, absent); Michael Sommers (Newhouse); David Patrick Stearns (USA Today); Jan Stuart (Newsday); Linda Winer (Newsday) Back to top |
Best
Play |
Arcadia (Tom Stoppard) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
Love! Valour! Compassion! (Terrence McNally) |
Best
Musical |
No award |
Special Citation |
Signature Theatre Company's Horton Foote season |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); Mary Campbell (Associated Press); Greg Evans (Variety); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Jeremy Gerard (Variety); John Heilpern (New York Observer); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Donald Lyons (Wall Street Journal); Frank Scheck (Christian Science Monitor); John Simon (New York); Michael Sommers (Newhouse); David Patrick Stearns (USA Today); Jan Stuart (Newsday); Linda Winer (Newsday) Back to top |
Best
Play |
Three Tall Women (Edward Albee). Runner-up: Angels in America: Perestroika (Tony Kushner) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
No award |
Best
Musical |
No award |
Special Citation |
Anna Deavere Smith for Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); Mary Campbell (Associated Press); Greg Evans (Variety); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Jeremy Gerard (Variety); William Henry III (Time); Melanie Kirkpatrick (Wall Street Journal); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Jack Kroll (Newsweek, absent); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Julius Novick (Newsday); Frank Scheck (Christian Science Monitor); John Simon (New York); Michael Sommers (Newhouse); David Patrick Stearns (USA Today); Jan Stuart (Newsday); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal); Linda Winer (Newsday) |
Best
Play |
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Tony Kushner) |
|---|---|
Best Foreign Play |
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (Frank McGuiness) |
Best Musical |
Kiss of the Spider Woman (John Kander, Fred Ebb and Terrence McNally) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); Greg Evans (Variety); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Jeremy Gerard (Variety); William Henry III (Time); Melanie Kirkpatrick (Wall Street Journal); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Julius Novick (Newsday); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); William Raidy (Newhouse); John Simon (New York, absent); David Patrick Stearns (USA Today); Jan Stuart (Newsday); Jerry Tallmer (New York Post); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal); Linda Winer (Newsday). Non-voting members: Mel Gussow (New York Times); Frank Rich (New York Times) Back to top |
Best
Play |
Dancing at Lughnasa (Brian Friel) |
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Best American Play |
Two Trains Running (August Wilson). Runner-up: Marvin's Room (Scott McPherson) |
Best
Musical |
No award |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Jeremy Gerard (Variety); William Henry III (Time); Melanie Kirkpatrick (Wall Street Journal); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Mimi Kramer (New Yorker); Jack Kroll (Newsweek, absent); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Don Nelson (New York Daily News); Julius Novick (Newsday); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); William Raidy (Newhouse); John Simon (New York); David Patrick Stearns (USA Today, absent); Jan Stuart (Newsday); Jerry Tallmer (New York Post); Douglas Watt (Daily News); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal); Linda Winer (Newsday). Non-voting members: Mel Gussow (New York Times); Frank Rich (New York Times) |
Best
Play |
Six Degrees of Separation (John Guare) |
|---|---|
Best Foreign Play |
Our Country's Good (Timberlake Wertenbaker) |
Best Musical |
The Will Rogers Follies (Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Peter Stone). Runner-up: The Secret Garden (Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman) |
Special Citation |
Eileen Atkins in A Room of One's Own |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Jeremy Gerard (Variety); William Henry III (Time); Melanie Kirkpatrick (Wall Street Journal); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Mimi Kramer (New Yorker); Jack Kroll (Newsweek, absent); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Don Nelson (New York Daily News); Julius Novick (Newsday); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); William Raidy (Newhouse); John Simon (New York); David Patrick Stearns (USA Today, absent); Jan Stuart (Newsday); Jerry Tallmer (New York Post); Douglas Watt (Daily News); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal); Linda Winer (Newsday). Non-voting members: Mel Gussow (New York Times); Frank Rich (New York Times) |
Best
Play |
The Piano Lesson (August Wilson). Runners-up: The Grapes of Wrath (Frank Galati), Prelude to a Kiss (Craig Lucas) |
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Best Foreign Play |
Privates on Parade (Peter Nichols) |
Best Musical |
City of Angels (Cy Coleman, David Zippel and Larry Gelbart) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); William Henry III (Time, proxy); Richard Hummler (Variety); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Mimi Kramer (New Yorker); Jack Kroll (Newsweek, absent); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Julius Novick (Village Voice); Don Nelson (New York Daily News); Julius Novick (New York Observer, proxy); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); William Raidy (Newhouse); John Simon (New York); Jan Stuart (Seven Days); Douglas Watt (Daily News, proxy); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal); Linda Winer (Newsday). Non-voting members: Mel Gussow (New York Times); Frank Rich (New York Times) |
Best
Play |
The Heidi Chronicles (Wendy Wasserstein) |
|---|---|
Best Foreign Play |
Aristocrats (Brian Friel) |
Best
Musical |
No award |
Special Citation |
Bill Irwin for Largely New York |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Sylviane Gold (Wall Street Journal); William Henry III (Time); Richard Hummler (Variety); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Mimi Kramer (New Yorker); Jack Kroll (Newsweek, absent); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Don Nelson (New York Daily News); Julius Novick (Village Voice); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); William Raidy (Newhouse); John Simon (New York, proxy); Allan Wallach (Newsday, absent); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News, proxy); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal); Linda Winer (Newsday). Non-voting members: Mel Gussow (New York Times); Frank Rich (New York Times) |
Best
Play |
Joe Turner's Come and Gone (August Wilson). Runner-up: M. Butterfly (David Henry Hwang) |
|---|---|
Best Foreign Play |
Road to Mecca (Athol Fugard) |
Best Musical |
Into the Woods (Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine). Runner-up: The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Sylviane Gold (Wall Street Journal); Mel Gussow (New York Times); William Henry III (Time); Richard Hummler (Variety); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Mimi Kramer (New Yorker); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); David Lida (Women's Wear Daily); Don Nelson (New York Daily News); Julius Novick (Village Voice); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); William Raidy (Newhouse); Frank Rich (New York Times); John Simon (New York); Marilyn Stasio (New York Post); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal) |
Best
Play |
Fences (August Wilson) |
|---|---|
Best Foreign Play |
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Christopher Hampton) |
Best Musical |
Les Misérables (Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Herbert Kretzmer). Runner-Up: Me and My Girl (Noel Gay, Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Sylviane Gold (Wall Street Journal); Mel Gussow (New York Times); William Henry III (Time); Richard Hummler (Variety); Howard Kissel (New York Daily News); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Jacques le Sourd (Gannett); Don Nelson (New York Daily News); Julius Novick (Village Voice); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); William Raidy (Newhouse); Frank Rich (New York Times); John Simon (New York); Marilyn Stasio (New York Post); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal) |
Best
Play |
A Lie of the Mind (Sam Shepard) |
|---|---|
Best Foreign Play |
Benefactors (Michael Frayn) |
Best
Musical |
No award |
Special Citation |
Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner for The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Brendan Gill (New Yorker); Sylviane Gold (Wall Street Journal); Mel Gussow (New York Times); William Henry III (Time); Richard Hummler (Variety); Howard Kissel (Women's Wear Daily); Jack Kroll (Newsweek, absent); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Don Nelson (New York Daily News); Julius Novick (Village Voice); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); William Raidy (Newhouse); Frank Rich (New York Times); John Simon (New York, absent); Marilyn Stasio (New York Post, proxy); Allan Wallach (Newsday, proxy); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News, proxy); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal, proxy); Linda Winer (USA Today, proxy) |
Best
Play |
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (August Wilson). Runner-up: Biloxi Blues (Neil Simon) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
No award |
Best
Musical |
No award |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Brendan Gill (New Yorker); Sylviane Gold (Wall Street Journal); Mel Gussow (New York Times); Richard Hummler (Variety); Howard Kissel (Women's Wear Daily); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Michael Kuchwara (Associated Press); Don Nelson (New York Daily News); Julius Novick (Village Voice); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); William Raidy (Newhouse); Frank Rich (New York Times); John Simon (New York); Marilyn Stasio (New York Post); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (Daily News); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal); Linda Winer (USA Today) |
Best
Play |
The Real Thing (Tom Stoppard) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
Glengarry Glen Ross (David Mamet) |
Best Musical |
Sunday in the Park with George (Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine) |
Special Citation |
Samuel Beckett for the body of his work (including two programs of one-act plays this season) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Brendan Gill (New Yorker); Mel Gussow (New York Times); Richard Hummler (Variety); Howard Kissel (Women's Wear Daily); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Don Nelson (New York Daily News); Julius Novick (Village Voice); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); William Raidy (Newhouse); Frank Rich (New York Times); John Simon (New York); Marilyn Stasio (New York Post); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (Daily News); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal); Linda Winer (USA Today) |
Best
Play |
Brighton Beach Memoirs (Neil Simon). Runner-up: 'night, Mother (Marsha Norman) |
|---|---|
Best Foreign Play |
Plenty (David Hare). Runners-up: Top Girls (Caryl Churchill), Quartermaine's Terms (Simon Gray) |
Best Musical |
Little Shop of Horrors (Alan Menken and Howard Ashman) |
Special Citation |
Young Playwrights Festival |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Glenne Currie (United Press International); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Brendan Gill (New Yorker, absent); Mel Gussow (New York Times); Richard Hummler (Variety); Ted Kalem (Time, proxy); Walter Kerr (New York Times, absent); Howard Kissel (Women's Wear Daily); Jack Kroll (Newsweek, absent); Hobe Morrison (Variety, proxy); Don Nelson (New York Daily News); Julius Novick (Village Voice); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); William Raidy (Newhouse, proxy); Frank Rich (New York Times); John Simon (New York); Marilyn Stasio (New York Post); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (Daily News, proxy); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal) |
Best
Play |
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (David Edgar). Runner-up: MASTER HAROLD…and the boys (Athol Fugard) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
A Soldier's Play (Charles Fuller). Runner-up: Torch Song Trilogy (by Harvey Fierstein) |
Best
Musical |
No award |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Glenne Currie (United Press International); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Brendan Gill (New Yorker); Mel Gussow (New York Times); Richard Hummler (Variety); Ted Kalem (Time, proxy); Walter Kerr (New York Times, proxy); Howard Kissel (Women's Wear Daily); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Hobe Morrison (Variety, proxy); Norman Nadel (Scripps-Howard); Don Nelson (New York Daily News); Jules Novick (Village Voice); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); William Raidy (Newhouse, proxy); Frank Rich (New York Times); John Simon (New York); Marilyn Stasio (New York Post); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News, proxy); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal) |
Best
Play |
A Lesson from Aloes (Athol Fugard). Runner-up: Amadeus (Peter Shaffer) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
Crimes of the Heart (Beth Henley) |
Best
Musical |
No award |
Special Citations |
Lena Horne for Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music; New York Shakespeare Festival's The Pirates of Penzance |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Glenne Currie (United Press International); Michael Feingold (Village Voice); Mel Gussow (New York Times); Brendan Gill (New Yorker); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Times, abstained); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Norman Nadel (Scripps-Howard); Don Nelson (New York Daily News); Jules Novick (Village Voice); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); William Raidy (Newhouse); Frank Rich (New York Times); John Simon (New York); Marilyn Stasio (New York Post); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal) |
Best
Play |
Talley's Folly (Lanford Wilson) |
|---|---|
Best Foreign Play |
Betrayal (Harold Pinter) |
Best Musical |
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice) |
Special Citation |
Peter Brook's Le Centre International de Créations Théâtricales at La Mama |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Glenne Currie (United Press International); Mel Gussow (New York Times); Martin Gottfried (Cue); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Times, absent); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Emory Lewis (Bergen Record); Norman Nadel (Scripps-Howard); William Raidy (Newhouse); Marilyn Stasio (New York Post); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal) |
Best
Play |
The Elephant Man (Bernard Pomerance) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
No award |
Best Musical |
Sweeney Todd (Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Harold Clurman (The Nation); Glenne Currie (United Press International); Richard Eder (New York Times); Brendan Gill (New Yorker); Martin Gottfried (New York Post); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Times); Howard Kissel (Women's Wear Daily); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Emory Lewis (Bergen Record); Hobe Morrison (Variety, absent); Norman Nadel (Scripps-Howard); Julius Novick (Village Voice); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); Allan Wallach (Newsday); William Raidy (Newhouse); John Simon (New York); Douglas Watt (Daily News, absent); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
Da (Hugh Leonard) |
|---|---|
Best
American Play |
No award |
Best Musical |
Ain't Misbehavin' (Fats Waller and Richard Maltby, Jr.) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Post); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Harold Clurman (The Nation); Glenne Currie (United Press International); Richard Eder (New York Times, proxy); Brendan Gill (New Yorker, absent); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Martin Gottfried (New York Post); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Times); Howard Kissel (Women's Wear Daily); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Emory Lewis (Bergen Record); Hobe Morrison (Variety, absent); Norman Nadel (Scripps-Howard, abstained); Julius Novick (Village Voice); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); William Raidy (Newhouse, proxy); John Simon (New York); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal, absent). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
Otherwise Engaged (Simon Gray). Runner-up: No Man's Land (Harold Pinter) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
American Buffalo (David Mamet) |
Best Musical |
Annie (Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan). Runner-up: I Love My Wife (Cy Coleman and Michael Stewart) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Times); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Harold Clurman (The Nation); Glenne Currie (United Press International); Brendan Gill (New Yorker, absent); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Martin Gottfried (New York Post); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Times, absent); Howard Kissel (Women's Wear Daily); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Emory Lewis (Bergen Record); Hobe Morrison (Variety, absent); Norman Nadel (Scripps-Howard); Julius Novick (Village Voice); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); George Oppenheimer (Newsday); William Raidy (Newhouse); Alan Rich (New York); John Simon (New Leader, absent); Marilyn Stasio (Cue); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
Travesties (Tom Stoppard) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
Streamers (David Rabe) |
Best Musical |
Pacific Overtures (Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman and Hugh Wheeler) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Times); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Harold Clurman (The Nation); Brendan Gill (New Yorker); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Martin Gottfried (New York Post); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Times); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Emory Lewis (Bergen Record); Hobe Morrison (Variety, absent); Norman Nadel (Scripps-Howard); Julius Novick (Village Voice, absent); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); George Oppenheimer (Newsday); William Raidy (Newhouse); John Simon (New Leader); Marilyn Stasio (Cue); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
Equus (Peter Shaffer). Runner-up: The Island (Athol Fugard) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
The Taking of Miss Janie (Ed Bullins). Runner-up: Seascape (Edward Albee) |
Best Musical |
A Chorus Line (Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban, James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Times); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Harold Clurman (The Nation, proxy); Brendan Gill (New Yorker, proxy); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Martin Gottfried (New York Post); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Times, proxy); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Emory Lewis (Bergen Record, absent); Hobe Morrison (Variety, absent); Norman Nadel (Scripps-Howard); Julius Novick (Village Voice); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); George Oppenheimer (Newsday); William Raidy (Newhouse); John Simon (New York); Marilyn Stasio (Cue, absent); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post, proxy); Edwin Wilson (Wall Street Journal). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Ethel Colby, Thomas Dash, Rosamund Gilder, Edward Hipp, Leo Mishkin, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
The Contractor (David Storey) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
Short Eyes (Miguel Pinero). Runner-up: In the Boom Boom Room (David Rabe) |
Best Musical |
Candide (Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wilbur, Hugh Wheeler and John La Touche) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Times); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Harold Clurman (The Nation); Jack Gaver (United Press International); Brendan Gill (New Yorker); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Martin Gottfried (Women's Wear Daily); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Times); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); John Lahr (Village Voice); Emory Lewis (Bergen Record); Hobe Morrison (Variety); Norman Nadel (Scripps-Howard); Edith Oliver (New Yorker); George Oppenheimer (Newsday); William Raidy (Newhouse); John Simon (New York); Marilyn Stasio (Cue); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Ethel Colby, Thomas Dash, Rosamund Gilder, Edward Hipp, Leo Mishkin, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
The Changing Room (David Storey) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
The Hot l Baltimore (Lanford Wilson) |
Best Musical |
A Little Night Music (Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler). Runners-up: Seesaw (Cy Coleman, Dorthy Fields and Michael Bennett), Pippin (Stephen Schwartz, Bob Fosse and Roger O. Hirson) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Times); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Harold Clurman (The Nation); Brendan Gill (New Yorker); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Martin Gottfried (Women's Wear Daily); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Times); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); John Lahr (Village Voice); Emory Lewis (Bergen Record); Hobe Morrison (Variety); George Oppenheimer (Newsday); William Raidy (Newhouse); John Simon (New York); Marilyn Stasio (Cue); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Ethel Colby, Thomas Dash, Rosamund Gilder, Edward Hipp, Leo Mishkin, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
That Championship Season (Jason Miller). Runner-up: Sticks and Bones (David Rabe) |
|---|---|
Best Foreign Play |
The Screens (Jean Genet). Runner-up: Old Times (Harold Pinter) |
Best Musical |
Two Gentlemen of Verona (Galt MacDermot and John Guare) |
Special Citations |
Sticks and Bones (David Rabe); Old Times (Harold Pinter) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Times); John Beaufort (Christian Science Monitor); Harold Clurman (The Nation); Brendan Gill (New Yorker); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Martin Gottfried (Women's Wear Daily); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Times); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); John Lahr (Village Voice); Emory Lewis (Bergen Record); Hobe Morrison (Variety); George Oppenheimer (Newsday); William Raidy (Newhouse); John Simon (New York); Marilyn Stasio (Cue); Allan Wallach (Newsday); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Ethel Colby, Thomas Dash, Rosamund Gilder, Edward Hipp, Leo Mishkin, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
Home (David Storey) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
The House of Blue Leaves (John Guare). Runner-up: The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (Daniel Berrigan) |
Best Musical |
Follies (Stephen Sondheim and William Goldman) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Times); Harold Clurman (The Nation); Brendon Gill (New Yorker); Jack Gaver (United Press International); Brendan Gill (New Yorker); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Martin Gottfried (Women's Wear Daily); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Edward Sothern Hipp (Newark News); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Times); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); John Lahr (Village Voice); Emory Lewis (Bergen Record); Leo Mishkin (Morning Telegraph); Hobe Morrison (Variety); John O'Connor (Wall Street Journal); George Oppenheimer (Newsday); William Raidy (Newhouse); John Simon (New York); Marilyn Stasio (Cue); Douglas Watt (New York Daily News); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Ethel Colby, Thomas Dash, Rosamund Gilder, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
Borstal Boy (Frank McMahon) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (Paul Zindel). Runner-up: Indians (Arthur Kopit) |
Best Musical |
Company (Stephen Sondheim and George Furth) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Times); John Chapman (New York Daily News, absent); Harold Clurman (The Nation); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Jack Gaver (United Press International); Brendan Gill (New Yorker); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Martin Gottfried (Women's Wear Daily); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Edward Sothern Hipp (Newark News); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Times); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); John Lahr (Village Voice); Emory Lewis (Bergen Record); Leo Mishkin (Morning Telegraph); Hobe Morrison (Variety); John O'Connor (Wall Street Journal); George Oppenheimer (Newsday); William Raidy (Newhouse); Marilyn Stasio (Cue); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Thomas Dash, Rosamund Gilder, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
The Great White Hope (Howard Sackler). Runner-up: Hadrian VII (Peter Luke) |
|---|---|
Best Foreign Play |
No award |
Best Musical |
1776 (Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Times); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph, proxy); John Chapman (New York Daily News, proxy); Harold Clurman (The Nation); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Jack Gaver (United Press International); William H. Glover (Associated Press International); Martin Gottfried (Women's Wear Daily); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Edward Sothern Hipp (Newark News, proxy); Ted Kalem (Time, proxy); Walter Kerr (New York Times); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Emory Lewis (Bergen Record); John McCarten (New Yorker, absent); Hobe Morrison (Variety); George Oppenheimer (Newsday); William Raidy (Newhouse); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Thomas Dash, Rosamund Gilder, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Tom Stoppard) |
|---|---|
Best
American Play |
No award |
Best Musical |
Your Own Thing (Danny Apolinar, Hal Hester and Donald Driver) |
Membership |
Clive Barnes (New York Times); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Harold Clurman (The Nation); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Jack Gaver (United Press International); Brendan Gill (New Yorker); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Martin Gottfried (Women's Wear Daily); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Edward Sothern Hipp (Newark News); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Times); Jack Kroll (Newsweek); Emory Lewis (Cue); John McCarten (New Yorker); Hobe Morrison (Variety); George Oppenheimer (Newsday); William Raidy (Newhouse) Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Thomas Dash, Rosamund Gilder, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
The Homecoming (Harold Pinter). Runner-up: A Delicate Balance (Edward Albee) |
|---|---|
Best
American Play |
No award |
Best Musical |
Cabaret (John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff) |
Membership |
Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Harold Clurman (The Nation); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Jack Gaver (United Press International); Richard Gilman (Newsweek); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Martin Gottfried (Women's Wear Daily); Otis Guerney, Jr. (Show); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Times); Emory Lewis (Cue); John McCarten (New Yorker); Hobe Morrison (Variety); Norman Nadel (New York World Journal Tribune); George Oppenheimer (Newsday); William Raidy (Newhouse); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Thomas Dash, Rosamund Gilder, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
Marat/Sade (Peter Weiss). Runners-up: Philadelphia, Here I Come! (Brian Friel), The Royal Hunt of the Sun (Peter Shaffer) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
No award |
Best Musical |
Man of La Mancha (Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion and Dale Wasserman) |
Special Citation |
Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight |
Membership |
Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph, absent); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Jack Gaver (United Press International); Richard Gilman (Newsweek); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Martin Gottfried (Women's Wear Daily); Otis Guerney, Jr. (Show); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Stanley Kauffmann (Times); Ted Kalem (Time); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune); Emory Lewis (Cue); John McCarten (New Yorker); John McClain (Journal American, absent); Ward Morehouse (Newhouse); Norman Nadel (New York World Journal Tribune); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Thomas Dash, Rosamund Gilder, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
The Subject Was Roses (Frank Gilroy). Runners-up: Luv (Murray Schisgal), The Odd Couple (Neil Simon) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
No award |
Best Musical |
Fiddler on the Roof (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stein) |
Membership |
Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Jack Gaver (United Press International); Richard Gilman (Newsweek); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Martin Gottfried (Women's Wear Daily); Otis Guerney, Jr. (Show); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune); Ted Kalem (Time); Emory Lewis (Cue); John McCarten (New Yorker); John McClain (New York Journal-American); Ward Morehouse (Newhouse); Norman Nadel (New York World-Telegram and Sun); Howard Taubman (New York Times); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Thomas Dash, Rosamund Gilder, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
Luther (John Osborne) |
|---|---|
Best
American Award |
No award |
Best Musical |
Hello, Dolly! (Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart) |
Special Citation |
The Trojan Women revival |
Membership |
Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Jack Gaver (United Press International); Richard Gilman (Newsweek); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Martin Gottfried (Women's Wear Daily); Otis Guerney, Jr. (Show); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune); Ted Kalem (Time); Emory Lewis (Cue); John McCarten (New Yorker); John McClain (New York Journal-American); Ward Morehouse (Newhouse); Norman Nadel (New York World-Telegram and Sun); Howard Taubman (New York Times); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Thomas Dash, Rosamund Gilder, Joseph Shipley |
Best
Play |
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Edward Albee) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
No award |
Best
Musical |
No award |
Special Citation |
Beyond the Fringe (Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore) |
Membership |
Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Jack Gaver (United Press International); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Leslie Hanscom (Newsweek, absent); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune); Ted Kalem (Time); Emory Lewis (Cue); John McCarten (New Yorker); John McClain (New York Journal-American); Ward Morehouse (Newhouse, absent); Norman Nadel (New York World-Telegram and Sun); Alan Pryce-Jones (Theatre Arts, absent); Joseph T. Shipley (WEVD); Howard Taubman (New York Times); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Rosamund Gilder |
Best
American Play |
The Night of the Iguana (Tennessee Williams). Runner-up: Gideon (Paddy Chayefsky) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
A Man for All Seasons (Robert Bolt) |
Best Musical |
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows, Willie Gilbert and Jack Weinstock) |
Membership |
Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Thomas Dash (Women's Wear Daily); Jack Gaver (United Press International); William H. Glover (Associated Press); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune); Ted Kalem (Time); Emory Lewis (Cue); John McCarten (New Yorker, absent); John McClain (New York Journal-American, absent); Ward Morehouse (Newhouse); Norman Nadel (New York World-Telegram and Sun); Joseph T. Shipley (WEVD); Howard Taubman (New York Times); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Thomas Wenning (Newsweek). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Rosamund Gilder |
Best
American Play |
All the Way Home (Tad Mosel) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
A Taste of Honey (Shelagh Delaney) |
Best Musical |
Carnival! (Bob Merrill and Michael Stewart) |
Membership |
Frank Aston (New York World-Telegram and Sun); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Thomas Dash (Daily News Record); Jack Gaver (United Press International); William Glover (Associated Press); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune); Louis Kronenberger (Time); Emory Lewis (Cue); Jack McCarten (New Yorker); John McClain (New York Journal-American); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American); Louis Sheaffer (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Howard Taubman (New York Times); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek). Emeritus members: Brooks Atkinson, Rosamund Gilder |
Best
American Play |
Toys in the Attic (Lillian Hellman) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
Five Finger Exercise (Peter Shaffer) |
Best Musical |
Fiorello! (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, George Abbott and Jerome Weidman) |
Membership |
Frank Aston (New York World-Telegram and Sun); Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Mark Barron (Associated Press); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Thomas Dash (Daily News Record); Jack Gaver (United Press International); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune); Louis Kronenberger (Time); Emory Lewis (Cue); John McClain (New York Journal-American); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American); Louis Sheaffer (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Kenneth Tynan (New Yorker); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek) |
Best
American Play |
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
The Visit (Friedrich Duerrenmatt) |
Best Musical |
La Plume de Ma Tante (Gerard Calvi, Ross Parker, Francis Blanche and Robert Dhéry) |
Membership |
Frank Aston (New York
World-Telegram and Sun); Brooks Atkinson (New York Times);
Mark Barron (Associated Press); Whitney Bolton (New
York Morning Telegraph); John Chapman (New York Daily
News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Robert
Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street
Journal); Thomas Dash (Daily News Record); Jack
Gaver (United Press International); Henry Hewes (Saturday
Review); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune);
Louis Kronenberger (Time); Emory Lewis (Cue);
John McClain (New York Journal-American); Ward Morehouse
(New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American);
Louis Sheaffer (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Joseph Shipley
(New Leader); Kenneth Tynan (New Yorker); Richard
Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek).
Emeritus member: George Freedley |
Best
American Play |
Look Homeward, Angel (Ketti Frings) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
Look Back in Anger (John Osborne) |
Best Musical |
The Music Man (Meredith Willson) |
Membership |
Frank Aston (New York World-Telegram); Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Mark Barron (Associated Press); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Thomas Dash (Daily News Record); Jack Gaver (United Press); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune); Louis Kronenberger (Time); Emory Lewis (Cue); John McClain (New York Journal-American); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American); Louis Sheaffer (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek). Emeritus members: George Freedley, Rosamund Gilder |
Best
American Play |
Long Day's Journey into Night (Eugene O'Neill) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
The Waltz of the Toreadors (Jean Anouilh, trans. Lucienne Hill) |
Best Musical |
The Most Happy Fella (Frank Loesser) |
Membership |
Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Mark Barron (Associated Press); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Thomas Dash (Daily News Record); Tom Donnelly (New York World-Telegram); Jack Gaver (United Press); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); John Keating (Cue); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune); Louis Kronenberger (Time); John McClain (New York Journal-American); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American); Louis Sheaffer (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek). Emeritus members: George Freedley, Rosamund Gilder |
Best
American Play |
The Diary of Anne Frank (Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
Tiger at the Gates (Jean Giraudoux, trans. Christopher Fry) |
Best Musical |
My Fair Lady (Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner) |
Membership |
Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Mark Barron (Associated Press); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Mason Brown (Saturday Review); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Thomas Dash (Daily News Record); Jack Gaver (United Press); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); William Hawkins (New York World-Telegram); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); John Keating (Cue); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune); Louis Kronenberger (Time); John McClain (New York Journal-American); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American); Louis Sheaffer (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek). Emeritus members: George Freedley, Rosamund Gilder |
Best
American Play |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennessee Williams). Runner-up: Bus Stop (William Inge) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
Witness for the Prosecution (Agatha Christie) |
Best Musical |
The Saint of Bleecker Street (Gian-Carlo Menotti) |
Membership |
Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Mark Barron (Associated Press); Whitney Bolton (New York Telegraph); John Mason Brown (Saturday Review); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Thomas Dash (Daily News Record); George Freedley; Jack Gaver (United Press); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); William Hawkins (New York World-Telegram); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); John Keating (Cue); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune); Louis Kronenberger (Time); John McClain (New York Journal-American); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American); Louis Sheaffer (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek). Emeritus member: Rosamund Gilder |
Best
American Play |
The Teahouse of the August Moon (John Patrick). Runner-up: The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Herman Wouk) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
Ondine (Jean Giraudoux, adapted by Maurice Valency) |
Best Musical |
The Golden Apple (Jerome Moross, John La Touche) |
Membership |
Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Mark Barron (Associated Press); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Mason Brown (Saturday Review); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Thomas Dash (Daily News Record); Jack Gaver (United Press); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); William Hawkins (New York World-Telegram); Henry Hewes (Saturday Review); John Keating (Cue); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune); Louis Kronenberger (Time); John McClain (New York Journal-American); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American); Lawrence Perry (North American Newspaper Alliance); Louis Sheaffer (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek). Emeritus members: George Freedley, Rosamund Gilder |
Best
American Play |
Picnic (William Inge). Runner-up: The Crucible (Arthur Miller) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
Love of Four Colonels (Peter Ustinov) |
Best Musical |
Wonderful Town (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov) |
Membership |
Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Mark Barron (Associated Press); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Mason Brown (Saturday Review); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Thomas Dash (Daily News Record); Jack Gaver (United Press); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); William Hawkins (New York World-Telegram); John Keating (Cue); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune); Louis Kronenberger (Time); John McClain (New York Journal-American); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American); Lawrence Perry (North American Newspaper Alliance); Louis Sheaffer (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek). Emeritus members: George Freedley, Rosamund Gilder |
Best
American Play |
I Am a Camera (John van Druten). Runner-up: Mrs. McThing (Mary Chase) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
Venus Observed (Christopher Fry) |
Best Musical |
Pal Joey (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart and John O'Hara) |
Special Citation |
Don Juan in Hell (George Bernard Shaw) |
Membership |
Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Mark Barron (Associated Press); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Mason Brown (Saturday Review); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Thomas Dash (Daily News Record); Jack Gaver (United Press); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); William Hawkins (New York World-Telegram); John Keating (Cue); Walter Kerr (New York Herald Tribune); Louis Kronenberger (Time); John McClain (New York Journal-American); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American); Lawrence Perry (North American Newspaper Alliance); Louis Sheaffer (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek). Emeritus members: George Freedley, Rosamund Gilder |
Best
American Play |
Darkness at Noon (Sidney Kingsley). Runner-up: Billy Budd (Louise O. Coxe and Robert Chapman) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
The Lady's Not for Burning (Christopher Fry) |
Best Musical |
Guys and Dolls (Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling). Runner-up: The King and I (Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II) |
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's Wear Daily); Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Mark Barron (Associated Press); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Mason Brown (Saturday Review); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Harold Clurman (The New Republic); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Thomas Dash (Daily News Record); Robert Garland (New York Journal-American); John Gassner; Gilbert Gabriel (Cue); Jack Gaver (United Press); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); William Hawkins (New York World-Telegram); Louis Kronenberger (Time); Joseph Wood Krutch (The Nation); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American); Lawrence Perry (North American Newspaper Alliance); Kappo Phelan (Commonweal); Arthur Pollock; Louis Sheaffer (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek). Emeritus members: George Freedley, Rosamund Gilder |
Best
American Play |
A Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
The Cocktail Party (T. S. Eliot) |
Best Musical |
The Consul (Gian-Carlo Menotti) |
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's Wear Daily); Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Howard Barnes (New York Herald Tribune); Mark Barron (Associated Press); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph); John Mason Brown (Saturday Review); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Harold Clurman (The New Republic); Ethel Colby (Journal of Commerce); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); Thomas Dash (Daily News Record); Robert Garland (New York Journal-American); John Gassner; Gilbert Gabriel (Cue); Jack Gaver (United Press); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); William Hawkins (New York World-Telegram); Louis Kronenberger (Time); Joseph Wood Krutch (The Nation); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American); Lawrence Perry (North American Newspaper Alliance); Kappo Phelan (Commonweal); Arthur Pollock; Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek). Emeritus members: George Freedley, Rosamund Gilder |
Best
American Play |
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
The Madwoman of Chaillot (Jean Giraudoux, adapted by Maurice Valency) |
Best Musical |
South Pacific (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan) |
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's Wear Daily); Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Howard Barnes (New York Herald Tribune); Mark Barron (Associated Press); John Mason Brown (Saturday Review); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Harold Clurman (The New Republic); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); George Currie (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Thomas Dash (Daily News Record); Thomas Felder (Cue); George Freedley (New York Morning Telegraph); Robert Garland (New York Journal-American); John Gassner; Gilbert Gabriel (Theatre Arts); Jack Gaver (United Press); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); William Hawkins (New York World-Telegram); Louis Kronenberger (Time); Joseph Wood Krutch (The Nation); John Lardner (New York Star); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American); Lawrence Perry (North American Newspaper Alliance); Kappo Phelan (Commonweal); Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek). Emeritus members: Rosamund Gilder |
Best
American Play |
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
The Winslow Boy (Terence Rattigan) |
Best
Musical |
No award |
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's Wear Daily); Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Howard Barnes (New York Herald Tribune); John Mason Brown (Saturday Review); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); George Freedley (New York Morning Telegraph); Robert Garland (New York Journal-American); John Gassner; Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); Rosamond Gilder (Theatre Arts Months); William Hawkins (New York World-Telegram); Louis Kronenberger (Time); Joseph Wood Krutch (The Nation); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American); Kappo Phelan (Commonweal); Irwin Shaw (The New Republic); Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek) |
Best
American Play |
All My Sons (Arthur Miller). Runner-up: The Iceman Cometh (Eugene O'Neill) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
No Exit (Jean-Paul Sartre) |
Best
Musical |
Brigadoon (Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner) |
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's Wear Daily); Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Howard Barnes (New York Herald Tribune); John Mason Brown (Saturday Review); Harry Bull (Town and Country); John Chapman (New York Daily News); Robert Coleman (New York Mirror); Richard Cooke (Wall Street Journal); George Freedley (New York Morning Telegraph); Robert Garland (New York Journal-American); John Gassner (One-Act); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); Rosamond Gilder (Theatre Arts Months); Otis Guernsey (Cue); William Hawkins (New York World-Telegram); Louis Kronenberger (Time); Joseph Wood Krutch (The Nation); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American); Kappo Phelan (Commonweal); Arthur Pollock (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek) |
Best
American Play |
No award |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
No award |
Best
Musical |
Carousel (Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II) |
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's Wear Daily); Howard Barnes (New York Herald Tribune); John Mason Brown (Saturday Review); Harry Bull (Town and Country); John Chapman (New York Daily News); George Freedley (New York Telegraph); John Gassner (Forum and One-Act); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); Rosamond Gilder (Theatre Arts Months); Irene Kittle Kamp (Cue); Louis Kronenberger (Time); Joseph Wood Krutch (The Nation); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); Lewis Nichols (New York Times); Arthur Pollock (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Joseph Shipley (New Leader); Richard Watts, Jr. (Go); Tom Wenning (Newsweek); Walter Winchell (New York Mirror) |
Best
American Play |
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
No award |
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's Wear Daily); Howard Barnes (New York Herald Tribune); John Chapman (New York Daily News); George Freedley (New York Morning Telegraph); John Gassner (Forum and One-Act); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); Rosamond Gilder (Theatre Arts Months); Louis Kronenberger (Time); Joseph Wood Krutch (The Nation); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); Lewis Nichols (New York Times); Arthur Pollock (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Wilella Waldorf (New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek); Walter Winchell (New York Mirror) |
Best
American Play |
No award. |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
Jacobowsky and the Colonel (Franz Werfel and S. N. Behrman) |
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's Wear
Daily); Howard Barnes (New York Herald Tribune); John Chapman
(New York Daily News); George Freedley (New York Morning Telegraph);
John Gassner (Forum and One-Act); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker);
Rosamond Gilder (Theatre Arts Months); Louis Kronenberger (Time and P.M.); Ward Morehouse (New York Sun); Lewis Nichols (New
York Times); Arthur Pollock (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Wilella Waldorf
(New York Post); Tom Wenning (Newsweek); Walter Winchell (New
York Mirror); Jesse Zunser (Cue) |
Best
American Play |
The Patriots (Sidney Kingsley). Runner-up: The Skin of Our Teeth (Thornton Wilder) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
No award |
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's Wear
Daily); John Anderson (New York Journal-American); Howard Barnes
(New York Herald Tribune); George Freedley (New York Morning
Telegraph); John Gassner (Current History and Direction); Wolcott
Gibbs (New Yorker); Rosamond Gilder (Theatre Arts Months); Louis
Kronenberger (Time and P.M.); Joseph Wood Krutch (The Nation);
Burns Mantle (New York Daily News); Ward Morehouse (New York
Sun); George Jean Nathan (New York Journal-American and Esquire);
Lewis Nichols (New York Times); Arthur Pollock (Brooklyn Daily
Eagle); Burton Rascoe (New York World-Telegram); Wilella Waldorf
(New York Post); Walter Winchell (New York Mirror); Stark Young
(The New Republic); Jesse Zunser (Cue) |
Best
American Play |
No award |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
Blithe Spirit (Noel Coward) |
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's
Wear Daily); John Anderson (New York Journal-American);
Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); John Mason Brown (New
York World-Telegram); George Freedley (New York Morning
Telegraph); John Gassner (Current History and Direction);
Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); Rosamond Gilder (Theatre
Arts Months); Louis Kronenberger (Time and P.M.);
Joseph Wood Krutch (The Nation); Richard Lockridge (New
York Sun); Burns Mantle (New York Daily News); George
Jean Nathan (Esquire); Arthur Pollock (Brooklyn Daily
Eagle); Wilella Waldorf (New York Post); Richard
Watts, Jr. (New York Herald Tribune); Walter Winchell
(New York Mirror); Stark Young (The New Republic) |
Best
American Play |
Watch on the Rhine (Lillian Hellman). Runners-up: The Beautiful People (William Saroyan), Native Sun (Paul Green and Richard Wright) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
The Corn is Green (Emlyn Williams) |
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's
Wear Daily); John Anderson (New York Journal-American);
Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); John Mason Brown (New
York Post); Oliver Claxton (Cue); John Gassner (New
Theatre); Wolcott Gibbs (New Yorker); Rosamond Gilder
(Theatre Arts Months); Louis Kronenberger (Time and P.M.);
Joseph Wood Krutch (The Nation); Richard Lockridge (New
York Sun); Burns Mantle (New York Daily News); George
Jean Nathan (Esquire); Arthur Pollock (Brooklyn Daily
Eagle); Grenville Vernon (Commonweal); Richard Watts,
Jr. (New York Herald Tribune); Sidney Whipple (New
York World-Telegram); Walter Winchell (New York Mirror);
Stark Young (The New Republic) |
Best
American Play |
The Time of Your Life (William Saroyan) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
No award |
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's
Wear Daily); John Anderson (New York Journal-American);
Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Robert Benchley (New
Yorker); John Mason Brown (New York Post); John
Gassner (New Theatre); Rosamond Gilder (Theatre Arts
Months); Louis Kronenberger (Time); Joseph Wood
Krutch (The Nation); Richard Lockridge (New York
Sun); Burns Mantle (New York Daily News); George
Jean Nathan (Esquire); Arthur Pollock (Brooklyn Daily
Eagle); Robert Rice (P.M.); Grenville Vernon (Commonweal);
Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Herald Tribune); Sidney
Whipple (New York World-Telegram); Walter Winchell (New
York Mirror); Stark Young (The New Republic) |
Best
American Play |
No award |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
The White Steed (Paul Vincent Carroll) |
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's
Wear Daily); John Anderson (New York Journal-American);
Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Robert Benchley (New
Yorker); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph);
John Mason Brown (New York Post); Rowland Field (Brooklyn
Times-Union); John Gassner (New Theatre); Edith
Isaacs (Theatre Arts Monthly); Joseph Wood Krutch (The
Nation); Richard Lockridge (New York Sun); Burns
Mantle (New York Daily News); George Jean Nathan (Esquire and Scribner's);
Arthur Pollock (Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Ruth Sedgwick
(Stage); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Herald Tribune);
Sidney Whipple (New York World-Telegram); Walter Winchell
(New York Mirror); Stark Young (The New Republic) |
Best
American Play |
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck). Runner-up: Our Town (Thorton Wilder) |
|---|---|
Best
Foreign Play |
Shadow and Substance (Paul Vincent Carroll) |
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's
Wear Daily); John Anderson (New York Journal-American);
Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Robert Benchley (New
Yorker); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph);
John Mason Brown (New York Post); Rowland Field (Brooklyn
Times-Union); John Gassner (Forum and One-Act);
Edith Isaacs (Theatre Arts Monthly); Joseph Wood Krutch
(The Nation); Richard Lockridge (New York Sun);
Burns Mantle (New York Daily News); George Jean Nathan
(Scribner's); Arthur Pollock (Brooklyn Daily Eagle);
Ruth Sedgwick (Stage); Richard Watts, Jr. (New York
Herald Tribune); Sidney Whipple (New York World-Telegram);
Walter Winchell (New York Mirror); Stark Young (The
New Republic) |
Best
American Play |
High Tor (Maxwell Anderson). Runner-up: Johnny Johnson (Paul Green) |
|---|---|
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's
Wear Daily); John Anderson (New York Evening Journal);
Brooks Atkinson (New York Times); Robert Benchley (New
Yorker); Whitney Bolton (New York Morning Telegraph);
John Mason Brown (New York Post); Rowland Field (Brooklyn
Times-Union); Gilbert Gabriel (New York American);
John Gassner (New Theatre); Douglas Gilbert (New
York World-Telegram); Edith Isaacs (Theatre Arts Monthly);
Joseph Wood Krutch (The Nation); Richard Lockridge (New
York Sun); Burns Mantle (New York Daily News); George
Jean Nathan (Vanity Fair and Life); Arthur Pollock
(Brooklyn Daily Eagle); Ruth Sedgwick (Stage);
Richard Watts, Jr. (New York Herald Tribune); Walter
Winchell (New York Mirror); Stark Young (The New
Republic) |
Best American Play |
Winterset (Maxwell Anderson). Runner-up: Idiot's Delight (Robert Sherwood) |
|---|---|
Membership |
Kelcey Allen (Women's
Wear Daily);
John Anderson (New York Journal); Brooks Atkinson (New
York Times); Robert Benchley (New Yorker); Whitney Bolton (New
York Morning Telegraph); John Mason Brown (New
York Evening Post);
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