Nominees for the 71st Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2021-2022 Broadway and Off-Broadway season, were announced April 26 by the Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications.

Leading the pack is the Broadway production of The Lehman Trilogy with nine nominations. Adrian Lester, Simon Russell Beale and Adam Godley were all nominated for Best Actor.

Other nominations include Outstanding New Broadway Play, Outstanding Director of a Play, Outstanding Scenic Design, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Video/Projection Design and Outstanding Sound Design.

The Outer Critics Circle Award winners will be announced May 16 with an in-person ceremony scheduled for May 26 at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.