MARY POPPINS had received 11 OCC nominations. It got ZERO awards.
SPRING AWAKENING received merely 3 OCC nominations. That was insulting. And yet, it got 3 awards.
Seriously, what has been going on with the OCC nominations over the past few years? I mean, didn't they give 13 nominations to CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG for G-d's sake? Is the nominating committee out of touch with its members, of which I am one?
Well, as far SPRING AWAKENING has won: the OCC award for Best New Musical, the Drama League Award for Best New Musical, the Drama Critics Circle Award for Best New Musical, and the Lucille Lortel Award for Best New Musical, tieing oddly with IN THE HEIGHTS.
One week from this writing, it will win the Drama Desk Award for Best New Musical.
On Tuesday morning, it will be nominated for Best New Musical. And if LEGALLY BLONDE is nominated too, then the theater community is in for one heck of a battle, a la AVENUE Q VERSUS WICKED.
Here is a link to the full list of OCC Awards: OCC Awards