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Outer Critics Circle Award for
Outstanding Choreography
Awarded forOutstanding Choreography
LocationNew York City
Presented byOuter Critics Circle
Currently held byChristopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon! (2026)
WebsiteOuterCritics.org

The Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Choreography is an annual award given to the best choreography of a new musical on Broadway or Off-Broadway, as determined by Outer Critics Circle. The award has been given out since the 1990-1991 season.

Susan Stroman holds the record for most wins, with seven (including three in a row from 2000 to 2002), and 12 nominations. Others with multiple wins include Kathleen Marshall and Warren Carlyle, with three each, and Jerry Mitchell, Christopher Wheeldon, Sergio Trujillo and Justin Peck, with two each. In terms of nominations, after Stroman, Warren Carlyle follows with eight, and Jerry Mitchell follows with seven. Casey Nicholaw holds the record for most nominations without a win, with six nominations.

Award winners

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Key
  and bold indicates the winner.

1990s

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Year Choreographer Production Ref.
1991
Susan Stroman And the World Goes 'Round [1][2]
1992
Susan Stroman Crazy for You [3][4]
Christopher Chadman Guys and Dolls
Lisa Gennaro The Most Happy Fella
Tommy Tune The Will Rogers Follies
1993
Gregory Hines and Ted Levy Jelly's Last Jam [5][6]
1994
Rob Marshall She Loves Me and Damn Yankees [7]
1995
Susan Stroman A Christmas Carol and Show Boat [8][9]
1996
Savion Glover Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk [10][11]
1997
Ann Reinking Chicago [12][13]
Joey Pizzi Jekyll and Hyde
Susan Stroman Steel Pier
Joey McKneely The Life
1998
Garth Fagan The Lion King [14][15]
Rob Marshall Cabaret
The Dancers Forever Tango
Graciela Daniele Ragtime
1999
Matthew Bourne Swan Lake [16][17]
A.C. Ciulla Footloose
Chet Walker and Ann Reinking Fosse
Rob Marshall Little Me

2000s

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Year Choreographer Production Ref.
2000
Susan Stroman The Music Man [18][19]
Kathleen Marshall Kiss Me, Kate
Lynne Taylor-Corbett Swing!
Mark Dendy The Wild Party
2001
Susan Stroman The Producers [20][21]
Randy Skinner 42nd Street
Kathleen Marshall Follies
Jerry Mitchell The Full Monty
2002
Susan Stroman Oklahoma! [22][23]
John Carrafa Urinetown
Christopher Wheeldon Sweet Smell of Success
Rob Ashford Thoroughly Modern Millie
2003
Twyla Tharp Movin' Out [24][25]
Robert Longbottom Flower Drum Song
Jerry Mitchell Hairspray
Jonathan Butterell Nine
2004
Kathleen Marshall Wonderful Town [26][27]
Joey McKneely The Boy from Oz
Wayne Cilento Wicked
Jerry Mitchell Never Gonna Dance
Anthony van Laast and Farah Khan Bombay Dreams
2005
Jerry Mitchell La Cage aux Folles [28][29]
Wayne Cilento Sweet Charity
Gillian Lynne Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Casey Nicholaw Spamalot
Jerry Mitchell Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
2006
Kathleen Marshall The Pajama Game [30][31]
Graciela Daniele Bernarda Alba
Casey Nicholaw The Drowsy Chaperone
Sergio Trujillo Jersey Boys
2007
Andy Blankenbuehler In the Heights [32][33]
Rob Ashford Curtains
Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear Mary Poppins
Carol Leavy Joyce and Graciela Daniele The Pirate Queen
2008
Rob Ashford Cry-Baby [34][35]
Susan Stroman Young Frankenstein
Christopher Gattelli South Pacific
Graciela Daniele The Glorious Ones
2009
Peter Darling Billy Elliot [36][37]
Josh Prince Shrek the Musical
Karole Armitage Hair
Susan Stroman Happiness
Andy Blankenbuehler 9 to 5

2010s

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Year Choreographer Production Ref.
2010 (tie)
Bill T. Jones Fela! [38][39]
Sergio Trujillo Memphis
Rob Ashford Promises, Promises
Susan Stroman The Scottsboro Boys
2011
Kathleen Marshall Anything Goes [40][41]
Rob Ashford How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Ross Coleman Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Casey Nicholaw The Book of Mormon
2012
Christopher Gattelli Newsies [42][43]
Rob Ashford Evita
Kathleen Marshall Nice Work If You Can Get It
Steven Hoggett Once
2013
Chet Walker Pippin [44][45]
Warren Carlyle Chaplin
Peter Darling Matilda
Jerry Mitchell Kinky Boots
Josh Rhodes Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
2014
Warren Carlyle After Midnight [46][47]
Peggy Hickey A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Casey Nicholaw Aladdin
Susan Stroman Bullets Over Broadway
Kelly Devine Rocky
2015
Christopher Wheeldon An American in Paris [48][49]
Andy Blankenbuehler Hamilton
Joshua Bergasse On the Town
Warren Carlyle On the Twentieth Century
Casey Nicholaw Something Rotten!
2016
Sergio Trujillo On Your Feet! [50][51][52]
Josh Rhodes Bright Star
Joshua Bergasse Cagney
Randy Skinner Dames at Sea
Spencer Liff Spring Awakening
2017
Warren Carlyle Hello, Dolly! [53][54]
Andy Blankenbuehler Bandstand
Kelly Devine Come From Away
Denis Jones Holiday Inn
Savion Glover Shuffle Along
2018
Justin Peck Carousel [55][56]
Steven Hoggett Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Christopher Gattelli My Fair Lady
Camille A. Brown Once on This Island
Christopher Gattelli SpongeBob SquarePants
2019
Warren Carlyle Kiss Me, Kate [57][58]
Sergio Trujillo Ain't Too Proud
David Neumann Hadestown
Christopher Gattelli The Cher Show
Denis Jones Tootsie

2020s

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Year Choreographer Production Ref.
2020 (Hon.) Sidi Larbi Cherakoui Jagged Little Pill [59]
Raja Feather Kelly A Strange Loop
Sonya Tayeh Moulin Rouge!
Anthony Van Laast Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Travis Wall The Wrong Man
2021 No award given due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2022
Christopher Wheeldon and Rich + Tone Talauega MJ [60]
Camille A. Brown for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
Warren Carlyle Harmony
The Music Man
Bill T. Jones, Alex Sanchez, Garrett Coleman and Jason Oremus Paradise Square
2023
Susan Stroman New York, New York [61]
Casey Nicholaw Some Like It Hot
Jennifer Weber & Juliet
Andy Blankenbuehler Only Gold
Edgar Godineaux The Harder They Come
2024
Justin Peck Illinoise [62]
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck Buena Vista Social Club
Lorin Latarro The Who's Tommy
Rick Kuperman and Jeffrey Kuperman The Outsiders
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll Water for Elephants
2025
Jerry Mitchell Boop! The Musical [63][64]
Shannon Lewis Just in Time
Christopher Gattelli Death Becomes Her
Warren Carlyle Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Jenny Arnold Operation Mincemeat
2026
Christopher Gattelli Schmigadoon! [65]
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Masquerade
Darrell Grand Moultrie Goddess
Saturday Church
Rickey Tripp The Monsters

Multiple wins

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7 wins
3 wins
2 wins

Multiple nominations

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12 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Deutsch, Nicholas (November 24, 1991). "When Hearing Means Seeing: Recording a Show". The New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ "1990–1991 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1991–1992 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Dancing at Lughnasa Wins Outer Critics Circle Award". The New York Times. April 28, 1992. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ Rich, Frank (April 27, 1993). "Outer Critics Circle Names Award Winners". The New York Times. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "1992–1993 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  7. ↑ "1993–1994 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Outer Critics Float Show Boat". Variety. April 1995. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ "1994–1995 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Extra, Extra! Late‑Breaking News from the World of Entertainment". NY Daily News. April 16, 1996. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ "1995–1996 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  12. ↑ Lefkowitz, David (May 5, 1997). "Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  13. ↑ "1996–1997 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  14. ↑ Viagas & Lefkowitz (April 27, 1998). "Lion King Roars With Six Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  15. ↑ "1997–1998 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Nightingales, Wit, Iceman & Fosse Win Outer Critics Awards; Ceremony May 28". Playbill. April 26, 1999. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  17. ↑ "1998–1999 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Contact and Kiss Me, Kate Big Winners of 2000 Outer Critics Awards". Playbill. April 30, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  19. ↑ "1999–2000 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  20. ↑ Simonson & Lefkowitz (May 24, 2001). "2001 Outer Critics Circle Awards Held at Sardi's, May 24". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  21. ↑ "2000–2001 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  22. ↑ "The 2001–2002 Outer Critics Circle Award Winners". TheaterMania. April 29, 2002. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  23. ↑ "2001–2002 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  24. ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 5, 2003). "Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced; Hairspray Leads the Pack". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  25. ↑ "2002-2003 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Wicked, Wonderful Town, I Am My Own Wife Top 2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill. May 2, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  27. ↑ "2003–2004 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  28. ↑ "2005 Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced". New York Theatre Guide. May 9, 2005. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  29. ↑ "2004–2005 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  30. ↑ Hernandez, Ernio (May 14, 2006). "The Drowsy Chaperone and The History Boys Top Outer Critics Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  31. ↑ "2005–2006 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  32. ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 24, 2007). "Outer Critics Circle Awards Are Presented by Clark, Young and Mitchell May 24". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  33. ↑ "2006–2007 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  34. ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 12, 2008). "South Pacific Is Big Winner in Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  35. ↑ "2007–2008 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  36. ↑ "Outer Critics Circle 2008–09 Award Winners". New York Theatre Guide. May 11, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  37. ↑ "2008–2009 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  38. ↑ "MEMPHIS & LA CAGE Top Outer Critics Circle Winners". BroadwayWorld. May 17, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  39. ↑ "2009–2010 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  40. ↑ "The Book of Mormon, War Horse and Anything Goes Top 2011 Outer Critics Circle Awards". Broadway.com. May 16, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  41. ↑ "2010–2011 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  42. ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 14, 2012). "Outer Critics Circle Winners Announced; Once and One Man, Two Guvnors Are Top Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  43. ↑ "2011–2012 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  44. ↑ "Outer Critics Circle 2013 Award Winners". New York Theatre Guide. May 13, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  45. ↑ "2012–2013 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  46. ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 12, 2014). "64th Annual Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced; Gentleman's Guide Wins Four Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  47. ↑ "2013–2014 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  48. ↑ "Outer Critics Circle Awards 2015: Full List". Variety. April 27, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  49. ↑ "2014–2015 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  50. ↑ "Outer Critics Circle Honors 'She Loves Me' and 'Long Day's Journey Into Night'". The New York Times. May 9, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  51. ↑ Viagas, Robert (May 9, 2016). "Bright Star and The Humans Win Top 2016 NY Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  52. ↑ "2015–2016 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  53. ↑ Lefkowitz, Andy (May 8, 2017). "2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Come From Away & More Win Top Prizes". Broadway.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  54. ↑ "2016–2017 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  55. ↑ McPhee, Ryan (May 7, 2018). "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, My Fair Lady Win Big at 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  56. ↑ "2017–2018 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  57. ↑ Lefkowitz, Andy (May 13, 2019). "Hadestown Leads Winners of 2019 Outer Critics Circle Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  58. ↑ "2018–2019 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  59. ↑ Clement, Olivia (May 11, 2020). "Moulin Rouge! Leads 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Honorees". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  60. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan (May 17, 2022). "The Lehman Trilogy Leads 2022 Outer Critics Circle Awards, Six Wins Best Musical; See the Complete List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  61. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan (May 16, 2023). "Some Like It Hot Dominates 2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  62. ↑ "Stereophonic Leads 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards, Wins Best Play; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2025-08-19. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  63. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan (May 12, 2025). "Maybe Happy Ending Leads 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  64. ↑ Evans, Greg (2025-04-25). "'Death Becomes Her' Broadway Musical Leads Outer Critics Circle Award Nominees – Complete List". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  65. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (January 14, 2008). "London Hairspray Breaks Record With 11 Olivier Award Nominations". Playbill. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
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