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Best
Play |
The Coast of Utopia (Tom Stoppard) |
|---|---|
Best American Play |
Radio Golf (August Wilson) |
Best Musical |
Spring Awakening (Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater) |
Special Citations |
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) |
|---|---|
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) |
|---|---|
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) |
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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, 2002 |
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) |
|---|---|
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) |
|---|---|
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 American 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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |