Billy Elliot Takes Top Honors at Outer Critics Circle Awards

Perhaps an indicator for how the Tony Awards will pan out later this year, Billy Elliot: The Musical took home the gold from the 59th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, winning seven prestigious awards and even garnering a Special Achievement Award for the musical’s leading trio of co-stars - David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kril Kulish. The Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring Broadway and off-Broadway productions, announced its list of winners today, and Billy Elliot was ahead of the pack, taking seven awards while Shrek the Musical also scored well with four.

Aside from co-stars Alvarez, Kowalik and Kulish winning the Special Achievement Award, Billy Elliot: The Musical also took home top honors for Outstanding New Broadway Musical, Outstanding New Score, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Stephen Daldry), Outstanding Choreographer (Peter Darling), Outstanding Lighting Design (Rick Fisher), Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Gregory Jbara) and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Haydn Gwynne).

The winners of the Outer Critics Circle Awards, including a slew of actors, actresses and producers from Billy Elliot, are set to be honored with an awards dinner on May 21 at Sardi’s Restaurant in the Eugenia Room.

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