It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Award season is here and as we’re excited to announce the nominations for the 31st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, which celebrates Off-Broadway theatre. The ceremony will take place May 1 at the NYU Skirball Center at 7 PM.
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The work of some of our Broadway Black favorites are nominated, including: Phylicia Rashad (Head of Passes), Liesl Tommy (Eclipsed), Maurice Hines (Tappin’ Thru Life), Ito Aghayere (Familiar), Chinasa Ogbuagu (Sojourners), Michael Luwoye (Invisible Thread), Alana Arenas (Head of Passes), and Myra Lucretia Taylor (Familiar).
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A special congratulations to Suzan-Lori Parks, who will be inducted onto the Playwrights’ Sidewalk in front of the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Parks became the first Black woman to win a Pulitzer for her 2001 Topdog/Underdog; her first Pulitzer nod came in 2000 for In The Blood. The MacArthur Genius Award winner’s work, Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) – which ran at The Public (October-December 2014) and at Harvard University’s The American Repertory Theater (January-March 2015) – received the 2015 Kennedy Prize for Drama and was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Parks’s work on The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess was honored with the 2012 Tony Award. If that isn’t enough, this embodiment of Black Excellence is currently writing an adaptation of the film The Harder They Come for a live stage musical, and she is also creating a television series for Amazon.
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Below you’ll find the 2016 Lucile Lortel Awards nomination list in its entirety.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE LUCILLE LORTEL AWARD NOMINEESS OF 2016!
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Outstanding Play
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The Christians: Produced by Playwrights Horizons and Center Theatre Group & Written by Lucas Hnath
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Eclipsed: Produced by The Public Theater & Written by Danai Gurira
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Gloria: Produced by Vineyard Theatre & Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
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Guards at the Taj: Produced by Atlantic Theater Company& Written by Rajiv Joseph
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John: Produced by Signature Theatre & Written by Annie Baker
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Outstanding Musical
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FUTURITY: Produced by Soho Rep. and Ars Nova in association with Carole Shorenstein Hays
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Music by César Alvarez with The Lisps, Lyrics and Book by César Alvarez
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Iowa: Produced by Playwrights Horizons
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Written by Jenny Schwartz, Music by Todd Almond, Lyrics by Todd Almond and Jenny Schwartz
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Southern Comfort: Produced by The Public Theater
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Book and Lyrics by Dan Collins, Music by Julianne Wick Davis, Based on the Film by Kate Davis, Conceived for the Stage by Robert DuSold and Thomas Caruso
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Tappin’ Thru Life: Produced by Leonard Soloway, Bud Martin, Riki Kane Larimer, Jeff Wolk, Phyllis and Buddy Aerenson, Darren P. DeVerna/Jeremiah J. Harris and the Shubert Organization
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Written by Maurice Hines
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The Wildness: Sky-Pony’s Rock Fairy Tale: Produced by Ars Nova in collaboration with The Play Company
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Text by Kyle Jarrow & Lauren Worsham, Songs by Kyle Jarrow
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Outstanding Revival
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‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore: Produced by Red Bull Theater & Written by John Ford
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Cloud Nine: Produced by Atlantic Theater Company& Written by Caryl Churchill
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Mother Courage And Her Children: Produced by Classic Stage Company & Written by Bertolt Brecht, Translated by John Willett
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The Robber Bridegroom: Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Daryl Roth
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Book and Lyrics by Alfred Uhry, Music by Robert Waldman
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Women Without Men: Produced by Mint Theater Company & Written by Hazel Ellis
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Outstanding Solo Show
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The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey: Produced by Darren Bagert, Daryl Roth, Co-Produced by Jane Dubin, Curtis Forsythe, Michael Mayer, Diane Procter, Seaview Productions and Minerva Productions/Joshua Goodma
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Written and Performed by James Lecesne
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Forever: Produced by New York Theatre Workshop
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Created and Performed by Dael Orlandersmith
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Grounded: Produced by The Public Theater & Written by George Brant
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Performed by Anne Hathaway
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Mike Birbiglia: Thank God For Jokes: Produced by Mike Berkowitz, Joseph Birbiglia, Ron Delsener and Mike Lavoie
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Written and Performed by Mike Birbiglia
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Outstanding Director
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Rachel Chavkin, The Royale
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Anne Kauffman, Marjorie Prime
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Amy Morton, Guards at the Taj
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Liesl Tommy, Eclipsed
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Eric Tucker, Bedlam’s SENSE & SENSIBILITY
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Outstanding Choreographer
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Alexandra Beller, Bedlam’s SENSE & SENSIBILITY
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Martha Clarke, Angel Reapers
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Maurice Hines, Tappin’ Thru Life
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Paul McGill, The Legend of Georgia McBride
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David Neumann, FUTURITY
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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
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Denis Arndt, Heisenberg
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Reed Birney, The Humans
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Timothée Chalamet, Prodigal Son
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Andrew Garman, The Christians
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Ed Harris, Buried Child
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
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Ito Aghayere, Familiar
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Georgia Engel, John
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Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
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Chinasa Ogbuagu, Sojourners
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Phylicia Rashad, Head of Passes
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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
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Gabriel Ebert, Preludes
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Michael C. Hall, Lazarus
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Maurice Hines, Tappin’ Thru Life
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Michael Luwoye, Invisible Thread
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Steven Pasquale, The Robber Bridegroom
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
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Sophia Anne Caruso, Lazarus
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Alison Fraser, First Daughter Suite
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Annette O’Toole, Southern Comfort
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Mary Testa, First Daughter Suite
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Sammy Tunis, FUTURITY
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Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
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Sanjit De Silva, Dry Powder
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Jonathan Hogan, Hold On To Me Darling
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Matt McGrath, The Legend of Georgia McBride
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Paul Sparks, Buried Child
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C.J. Wilson, Hold On To Me Darling
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Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
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Alana Arenas, Head of Passes
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Lauren Klein, The Humans
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Jeanine Serralles, Gloria
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Lois Smith, John
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Myra Lucretia Taylor, Familiar
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Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
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Greg Hildreth, The Robber Bridegroom
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Jeffrey Kuhn, Southern Comfort
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Or Matias, Preludes
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Chris Sarandon, Preludes
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Kevin Zak, Clinton the Musical
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Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
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Eisa Davis, Preludes
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Karen Kandel, FUTURITY
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Leslie Kritzer, Gigantic
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Leslie Kritzer, The Robber Bridegroom
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Annie McNamara, Iowa
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Outstanding Scenic Design
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Mimi Lien, John
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Timothy R. Mackabee, Guards at the Taj
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G.W. Mercier, Head of Passes
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Emily Orling and Matt Saunders, FUTURITY
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David Zinn, The Humans
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Outstanding Costume Design
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Martha Hally, Women Without Men
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Toni-Leslie James, First Daughter Suite
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Clint Ramos, Eclipsed
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Anita Yavich, The Legend of Georgia McBride
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Donna Zakowska, Angel Reapers
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Outstanding Lighting Design
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Christopher Akerlind, Grounded
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Mark Barton, John
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Ben Stanton, The Legend of Georgia McBride
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Justin Townsend, The Humans
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David Weiner, Guards at the Taj
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Outstanding Sound Design
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Matt Hubbs, The Royale
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Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen, Guards at the Taj
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Fitz Patton, The Humans
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Will Pickens, Grounded
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Bray Poor, Buzzer
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SPECIAL AWARDS
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Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience
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Angel Reapers
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By Martha Clarke and Alfred Uhry
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Produced by Signature Theatre
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Peter Nigrini, Projection Design, Grounded
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HONORARY AWARDS
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Lifetime Achievement Award
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James Houghton
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Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee
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Suzan-Lori Parks
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The Voting Committee is made up of representatives from the Off-Broadway League, Actors’ Equity Association, Stage Directors & Choreographers Society, the Lucille Lortel Foundation, in addition to theatre journalists and academics and other Off-Broadway professionals.
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For more information about the awards visit HERE
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