It's official. There is no longer any point or purpose to the Outer Critics Circle. For one, its members - of which I was once one - for the most part are not "outer" critics. They are just New York critics who happen to write for online publications, which they translate into meaning "national" publications.
We all remember how "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" receives 13 OCC nominations three years ago, but at least it didn't win much, if any, awards. Here, "Young Frankenstein," the worst show I saw this year, has won Best Musical - though it tied with the far more respectable "Xanadu."
I am, however, glad to see that "Next to Normal" received best score.