| Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Lead Actor in a Musical |
| Location | New York City |
| Presented by | Outer Critics Circle |
| Status | Retired |
| Website | OuterCriticsCircle.org |
The Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Musical was an annual award given to the best actor in a musical on Broadway or Off-Broadway, as determined by Outer Critics Circle. The award was renamed Outstanding Actor in a Musical beginning in 1999.
The award was preceded by an award for Best Performance, but the newly gendered award for musical performance was first given out the 1987–1988 season through the season. The award was retired in 2022 and replaced by gender-neutral performance categories. [1]
| Year | Actor | Work | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | ||||
| Michael Crawford | The Phantom of the Opera | Phantom | [2] | |
| 1989 | ||||
| Jason Alexander | Jerome Robbins' Broadway | Narrator | [3] |
| Year | Actor | Work | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Hon.) | Larry Owens | A Strange Loop | Usher | [34] |
| Adam Kantor | Darling Grenadine | Harry | ||
| Jonathan Groff | Little Shop of Horrors | Seymour Krelborn | ||
| Aaron Tveit | Moulin Rouge! | Christian | ||
| Joshua Henry | The Wrong Man | Duran | ||
| Isaac Powell | West Side Story | Tony |