Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2025-26 Outer Critics Circle Awards have been announced. The organization consists of critics and journalists covering the New York theatre in publications frequently outside of the city.

The design winners 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 Honore, 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

Among multiple winners, the musicals Ragtime (a revival at Lincoln Center Theater) and Schmigadoon! both took five apiece, with the Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman and the Off-Broadway musical Mexodus taking four each.

For the full list of winners, go to playbill.com/article/schmigadoon-ragtime-win-big-at-2026-outer-critics-circle-awards-read-the-full-list-of-winners.