Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Score | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding New Score |
Location | New York City |
Presented by | Outer Critics Circle |
Currently held by | Will Aronson and Hue Park for Maybe Happy Ending (2025) |
Website | OuterCritics.org |
The Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Score is an annual award given to the composer and/or lyricist of a musical or play on Broadway or Off-Broadway, as determined by Outer Critics Circle. The award has been given out since the 2005-2006 season.
Since its inception, no composer or lyricist has won the award more than once, while John Kander, Fred Ebb, Jeanine Tesori, David Yazbek and Alan Menken are all tied for the most nominations, with four each.
Year | Production | Composer | Lyricist | Ref. |
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2006 | ||||
The Drowsy Chaperone | Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison | [1] | ||
See What I Wanna See | Michael John LaChiusa | |||
The Color Purple | Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray | |||
Grey Gardens | Scott Frankel | Michael Korie | ||
2007 | ||||
Spring Awakening | Duncan Sheik | Steven Sater | [2] | |
Mary Poppins | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe | |||
In The Heights | Lin-Manuel Miranda | |||
Curtains | John Kander | John Kander, Fred Ebb and Rupert Holmes | ||
2008 | ||||
Next to Normal | Tom Kitt | Brian Yorkey | [3] | |
Adding Machine | Joshua Schmidt | |||
Young Frankenstein | Mel Brooks | |||
The Last Ship | Stew and Heidi Rodewald | Stew | ||
2009 | ||||
Billy Elliot | Elton John | Lee Hall | [4] | |
Happiness | Scott Frankel | Michael Korie | ||
Rooms: A Rock Romance | Paul Scott Goodman | |||
Shrek the Musical | Jeanine Tesori | David Lindsay-Abaire | ||