Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
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| Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | |
|---|---|
.png) Patti LuPone, 2022 winner | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical |
| Location | New York City |
| Presented by | Outer Critics Circle |
| Status | Retired |
| Currently held by | Patti LuPone, Company (2022) |
| Website | OuterCriticsCircle.org |
The Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical was an annual award given to the best featured actress in a musical on Broadway or Off-Broadway, as determined by Outer Critics Circle. The award was established in 1997 as "Best Featured Actress in a Musical," before formally changing to "Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical" in 1999.[1]
The award was retired in 2022 and replaced by Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical and Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical in gender-neutral performance categories.[2]
Karen Ziemba holds the record for most wins, with three trophies from three nominations, followed closely by Laura Benanti and Jane Krakowski with two wins each. Benanti holds the record for most nominations in the category, with four nominations.
1990s
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| Year | Actor | Work | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | ||||
| Lillias White | The Life | Performer | [3][4] | |
| Alix Korey | No Way to Treat a Lady | Flora / Mrs. Sullivan / Carmella / Alexandra / Sadie | ||
| Marcia Lewis | Chicago | Matron "Mama" Morton | ||
| Debra Monk | Steel Pier | Shelby Stevens | ||
| 1998 | ||||
| Tsidii Le Loka | The Lion King | Tateh | [5][6] | |
| Jan Maxwell | The Sound of Music | Baroness Elsa Schraeder | ||
| Audra McDonald | Ragtime | Sarah | ||
| Michele Pawk | Cabaret | Fräulein Kost | ||
| 1999 | ||||
| Kristin Chenoweth | You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | Sally Brown | [7][8] | |
| Cheryl Freeman | The Civil War | Bessie Toler | ||
| Elizabeth Parkinson | Fosse | Performer |
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Actor | Work | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Hon.) | Eisa Davis | The Secret Life of Bees | June Boatwright | [50][51] |
| Kathryn Gallagher | Jagged Little Pill | Bella Fox | ||
| LaChanze | The Secret Life of Bees | August Boatwright | ||
| Judy McLane | Romeo & Bernadette | Camille Penza | ||
| Lauren Patten | Jagged Little Pill | Jo Taylor | ||
| Saycon Sengbloh | The Secret Life of Bees | Rosaleen | ||
| 2021 | No award given due to COVID-19 pandemic. | |||
| 2022 | ||||
| Patti LuPone | Company | Joanne | [52] | |
| Shoshana Bean | Mr. Saturday Night | Susan Young | ||
| Jenn Colella | Suffs | Carrie Chapman Catt | ||
| Judy Kuhn | Assassins | Sara Jane Moore | ||
| Bonnie Milligan | Kimberly Akimbo | Debra | ||