Lucille Lortel 2005 nominations announced

'Doubt', 'Hurlyburly' and 'Intimate Apparel' each receive five nominations in the 2005 Lucille Lortel Award, which celebrate excellence in Off-Broadway theatre.

The winners will be announced at the ceremony on the 2 May at Dodger Stages.

Two special awards will also be presented at the ceremony:

• The Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence with go to Frances Sternhagen,
• he award for Outstanding Body of Work will go to The Irish Repertory Theatre.

Outstanding Play:

• After Ashley; written by Gina Gionfriddo, produced by The Vineyard Theatre.
• Doubt; written by John Patrick Shanley; produced by Manhattan Theatre Club
• Going to St. Ives; written by Lee Blessing; produced by Primary Stages
• Intimate Apparel; written by Lynn Nottage; produced by Roundabout Theatre Company
• Orson�s Shadow; written by Austin Pendleton; produced by PlanetEarth Partners and Scott Morfee

Outstanding Musical:

• Altar Boyz; Book by Kevin Del Aguila, Music & Lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker, Conceived by Ken Davenport & Marc Kessler; produced by Ken Davenport and Robyn Goodman, in association with Walt Grossman, Ruth Hendel, Sharon Karmazin, Matt Murphy and Mark Shacket
• Junie B. Jones; Book and Lyrics by Marcy Heisler, Music by Zina Goldrich; produced by TheatreworksUSA
• Lone Star Love; Conceived and Adapted by John L. Haber, Music and Lyrics by Jack Herrick; produced by Amas Musical Theatre
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman; produced by Second Stage Theatre

Outstanding Solo Show:

• Nine Parts of Desire; Starring and Written by Heather Raffo; produced by Manhattan Ensemble Theater
• The Two and Only; Starring and Written by Jay Johnson;produced by Atlantic Theater Company in association with Roger Alan Gindi, Stewart F. Lane & Bonnie Conley, Dan Whitten, Herbert Goldsmith Productions, WetRock Entertainment

Outstanding Revival:

• Counsellor-At-Law; written by Elmer Rice; produced by Peccadillo Theatre Company
• Engaged; written by W. S. Gilbert; produced by Theatre for A New Audience
• Finian�s Rainbow; Book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, Music by Burton Lane, Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg Produced by Irish Repertory Theatre; produced by Irish Repertory Theatre
• Hedda Gabler; written by Henrik Ibsen, Translation by Christopher Hampton; produced by New York Theatre Workshop
• Hurlyburly; written by David Rabe; produced by The New Group

Outstanding Director:

• Jo Bonney; Fat Pig
• Scott Elliott; Hurlyburly
• Doug Hughes; Doubt
• James Lapine; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Daniel Sullivan; Intimate Apparel

Outstanding Choreographer:

• Christopher Gattelli; Altar Boyz
• Devanand Janki; Junie B. Jones
• Dan Knechtgesv; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Barry McNabb; Finian�s Rainbow
• Randy Skinner; Lone Star Love

Outstanding Lead Actor:

• Larry Bryggman; Romance
• Ethan Hawke; Hurlyburly
• Br�an F. O�Byrne; Doubt
• John Rubinstein; Counsellor-At-Law
• Jeffrey Wright; This Is How It Goes

Outstanding Lead Actress:

• Ashlie Atkinson; Fat Pig
• Viola Davis; Intimate Apparel
• Cherry Jones; Doubt
• Judy Kaye; Souvenir
• Elizabeth Marvel; Hedda Gabler

Outstanding Featured Actor:

• Kevin Cahoon; The Foreigner
• Dan Fogler; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Josh Hamilton; Hurlyburly
• Logan Marshall-Green: The Distance From Here
• Tyler Maynard; Altar Boyz

Outstanding Featured Actress:

• Jenn Harris; Modern Orthodox
• Adriane Lenox; Doubt
• Alison Pill; On the Mountain
• Parker Posey; Hurlyburly
• Jennifer Simard; Forbidden Broadway: SVU

Outstanding Scenic Design:

• Julian Crouch & Graeme Gilmour; Shockheaded Peter
• Antje Ellermann; Nine Parts of Desire
• Derek McLane; Intimate Apparel
• Neil Patel; Between Us
• Jan Versweyved; Hedda Gabler

Outstanding Costume Design:

• Alvin Colt; Forbidden Broadway: SVU
• Anna Hannikainen; Slava�s Snowshow
• Kevin Pollard; Shockheaded Peter
• Anita Yavich; Svejk
• Catherine Zuber; Intimate Apparel

Outstanding Lighting Design:

• Christopher Akerlind; Belle Epoque
• Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer; Dessa Rose
• Jon Linstrum; Shockheaded Peter
• James Vermeulen; Mr. Fox: A Rumination
• David Weiner; Rodney�s Wife

Outstanding Sound Design:

• Obadiah Eaves; Nine Parts of Desire
• Scott Lehrer; Dessa Rose
• Simon Matthews; Altar Boyz
• Darron L. West; Hot �n� Throbbing
• Darron L. West; The Last Days of Judas Iscariot