Spamalot, Doubt win critics’ theatre honours
The two shows – one silly, one serious – each won four trophies Sunday from the Outer Critics Circle, a group of writers and critics covering the New York theatre scene for out-of-town publications and media.
The 55th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards will be presented at a ceremony in New York on May 26.
Spamalot, based on the 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, was named best Broadway musical and also won honours for Mike Nichols (best direction - musical), Sara Ramirez (featured actress - musical) and Tim Hatley (costume design - musical).
Doubt, the John Patrick Shanley drama about a nun who has suspicions about her parish priest, was named best Broadway play and also won awards for Doug Hughes (best direction - play), Cherry Jones (best actress - play) and Brian F. O’Byrne (best actor - play).