Outer Critics Circle Nominations Announced

The nominations are in for this season's Outer Critics Circle Awards, which honor achievement on and Off Broadway. The OCCC official organization of New York theatre writers for out-of-town newspapers, digital and national publications, and other media beyond Broadway.

The design nominees are:

Outstanding Scenic Design
James Fluhr, Masquerade
Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys
Scott Pask, Schmigadoon!
Adam Rigg and Anton Volovsek, Bowl EP
Jason Sherwood, The Baker's Wife

Outstanding Costume Design
Dede Ayite, Goddess
Linda Cho, Schmigadoon!
Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels
Ryan Park, The Lost Boys
Emilio Sosa, Masquerade

Outstanding Lighting Design
Mextly Couzin, Mexodus
Adam Honoré, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Jack Knowles, Death of a Salesman
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
Studio Luna, Marcel on the Train

Outstanding Sound Design
Caroline Eng, The Unknown
Mikhail Fiksel, Mexodus
Adam Fisher, The Lost Boys
Brett Jarvis, Masquerade
Nick Kourtides, Oratorio for Living Things

Outstanding Video/Projection Design
59 Studio, Ragtime
Akhila Krishnan, Kyoto
Derek McLane, This World of Tomorrow
Johnny Moreno, Mexodus
John Narun, Bughouse

Leading the nominations are The Lost Boys, a new Broadway musical based on the 1987 film, with 11; Mexodus, an innovative Off Broadway musical about a southern, Mexico-bound version of the Underground Railroad with ten, and Schmigadoon!, adapted from the Apple series, with eight.

For the full list of nominees, go to www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/2026-outer-critics-circle-award-nominations-announced.