* OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE nominations announced.
* YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN snags 10 nominations.
* SHREK coming to Broadway.
* BRIAN D'ARCY JAMES to play Shrek.

The Outer Critics Circle is the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway. The group recently announced the nominees for this years Outer Critics Circle awards.

My favorite of the nomination this year has got to be Jessica Jahn, Michael Bottari & Ronald Case for best costume design for the kitschy and hysterical Die Mommy Die, written by and starring the lovely Charles Busch.

As for the top nominations, South Pacific picked up 8, Les Liasons Dangereuses snatched 9 and surprisingly, Young Frankenstein, a show that has received lukewarm reviews and has been struggling at the box office, leads the pack with 10.

The winners will be announced on Monday, May 12th, while the annual awards ceremony will be held Thursday, May 22th at 4PM at the legendary Sardi's Restaurant.

Information has been trickling out about Shrek: The Musical, set to premiere November 8th at the Broadway Theatre. While additional casting has been announced, a group of seasoned Broadway veterans like Jenn Cody, and her sister in law, Sutton Foster have already signed on. The title role of the green ogre will be played by Brian d'Arcy James, the singing actor recently seen in the Off-Broadway musical Next to Normal, with Cry-Baby's Chester Gregory II as Donkey and Avenue Q, Tony nominee John Tartaglia as Pinocchio.

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