AMDA Alumni Earn 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Nominations for the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards have been announced, with several AMDA graduates and productions featuring AMDA talent earning recognition for their work on Broadway and Off-Broadway this season. Winners of the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards will be announced on Monday, May 11, 2026, followed by an awards ceremony held on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at the MMAC Theater in NYC.

Outstanding New Broadway Musical

WINNER - Schmigadoon! - Featuring Maria Briggs '11 (Swing)

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical

Beau the Musical - Featuring Tyler Donovan McCall ’19 (Ace Baker alternate / standby)

Saturday Church - Featuring J Harrison Ghee ’09 (Black Jesus)

Outstanding Revival of a Musical

The Baker's Wife - Featuring Samantha Gershman '10 (Inez)

Chess - Featuring Sarah Michele Lindsey '13 (Ensemble and Assistant Dance Captain)

Masquerade - Featuring Kyle Scatliffe ’09 (Phantom)

WINNER - Ragtime - Featuring Caissie Levy ’02 (Mother)

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Brandon L. Armstrong '12 (Understudy)

Outstanding Revival of a Play

Becky Shaw - Featuring Madeline Brewer ’12 (Becky Shaw)

Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical

J. Harrison Ghee ’09 in Saturday Church (Black Jesus)