The 24th Annual Lucille Lortel nominations announced
Nominations in 14 categories and 2 special awards are announced by the Off-Broadway League for the Lucille Lortel Awards recognizing Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway. This year�s ceremony will benefit The Actors Fund.
The Lortel Awards will be handed out on 3 May 2009 at the �Off� Broadway Ballroom at the Marriott Marquis. Arrivals / Cocktails begin at 6pm and the Awards Ceremony begins at 7pm. A cocktail reception honoring all of the nominees will take place on 20 Apr at Ruth�s Chris Steak House at 5pm.
A complete list of nominations follows Three special awards will also be presented at the ceremony:
- Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence: Ira Weitzman
- Outstanding Body of Work: The Lark Play Development Center
Outstanding Play:
- Animals Out of Paper
written by Rajiv Joseph
Produced by Second Stage Theatre - Becky Shaw
Written by Gina Gionfriddo
Produced by Second Stage Theatre - Ruined
Written by Tarell Lynn Nottage
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club and Goodman Theatre - The Good Negro
Written by Tracey Scott Wilson
Produced by The Public Theater in association with Dallas Theater Center - The Sound and the Fury
Text by William Faulkner
Created by Elevator Repair Service
Produced by New York Theatre Workshop and Elevator Repair Service
Outstanding Musical:
- Fela! A New Musical
Book by Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones
Music and Lyrics by Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Add'l Music by Aaron Johnson and Jordan McLean
Add'l Lyrics by Jim Lewis
Produced by Ruth and Stephen Hendel and Roy Gabay - My Vaudeville Man!
Book by Jeff Hochhauser
Music by Bob Johnston
Lyrics by Bob Johnston and Jeff Hochhauser
Produced by The York Theatre Company and Melanie Herman - Road Show
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by John Weidman
Produced by The Public Theater - Saved
Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman
Book and Lyrics by John Dempsey and Rinne Groff
Produced by Playwrights Horizons in association with Elephant Eye Theatrical - This Beautiful City
Composer and Lyricist Michael Friedman
Librettist Steve Cosson and Jim Lewis
Created by The Civilians
Produced by Vineyard Theatre
Outstanding Solo Show:
- Humor Abus
Created by Lorenzo Pisoni and Erica Schmidt
Performed by Lorenzo Pisoni
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club - Sleepwalk With Me
Written and Performed by Mike Birbiglia
Produced by Eli Gonda, Ryan Scott Warren, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf, and Nathan Lane
Outstanding Revival:
- Enter Laughing, The Musical
Book by Joseph Stein
Music and Lyrics by Stan Daniels
Based on the play Enter Laughing by Joseph Stein
from the novel by Carl Reiner
The York Theatre Company - Othello
Written by William Shakespeare
Produced by Theatre for a New Audience - Our Town
Written by Thornton Wilder
Produced by Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian, Tom Wirtshafter, Ted Snowdon, Eagle Productions, Dena Hammerstein/Pam Pariseau, The Weinstein Company, Burnt Umber Productions - The Cripple of Inishmaan
Written by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Atlantic Theater Company and Druid Theatre Company - The Glass Cage
Written by J.B. Priestley
Produced by Mint Theater Company
Outstanding Director:
- Arin Arbus; Othello
- David Cromer; Our Town
- Garry Hynes; The Cripple of Inishmaan
- Kate Whoriskey; Ruined
- Robert Woodruff; Chair
Outstanding Choreographer:
- Martha Clarke; Garden of Earthly Delights
- Bill T. Jones; Fela! A New Musical
- Janet Miller; The Marvelous Wonderettes
- Lynne Taylor-Corbett and Shonn Wiley; My Vaudeville Man!
- Sergio Trujillo; Saved
Outstanding Lead Actor:
- Ned Eisenberg; Othello
- Brian d'Arcy James; Port Authority
- Josh Grisetti; Enter Laughing, The Musical
- Sahr Ngaujah; Fela! A New Musical
- John Douglas Thompson; Othello
Outstanding Lead Actress:
- Ellen Burstyn; The Little Flower of East Orange
- Saidah Arrika Ekulona; Ruined
- Carmen M. Herlihy; crooked
- Kellie Overbey; The Savannah Disputation
- Annie Parisse; Becky Shaw
Outstanding Featured Actor:
- Utkarsh Ambudkar; Animals Out of Paper
- Francois Battiste; The Good Negro
- John McMartin; Saturn Returns
- Aaron Monaghan: The Cripple of Inishmaan
- Thomas Sadoski; Becky Shaw
Outstanding Featured Actress:
- Annika Boras; Chair
- Kerry Condon; The Cripple of Inishmaan
- Lisa Emery; Distracted
- Mamie Gummer; Uncle Vanya
- Juliet Rylance; Othello
Outstanding Scenic Design:
- Beowulf Boritt; Animals Out of Paper
- Marina Draghici; Fela! A New Musical
- Roger Hanna; The Glass Cage
- James Schuette; Wig Out!
- David Zinn; Chair
Outstanding Costume Design:
- Marina Draghici; Fela! A New Musical
- Ann Hould-Ward; Road Show
- Toni-Leslie James; Wig Out!
- Karen Perry; The First Breeze of Summer
- Theresa Squire; Rafta, Rafta�
Outstanding Lighting Design:
- Christopher Akerlind; Garden of Earthly Delights
- Mark Barton; Chair
- Lap Chi Chu; The Good Negro
- Marcus Doshi; Othello
- Jason Lyons; Mourning Becomes Electra
Outstanding Sound Design:
- Quentin Chiappetta; Irena's Vow
- John Gromada; Shipwrecked! An Entertainment
- Robert Kaplowitz; Wig Out!
- Jane Shaw; The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
- Matt Tierney; he Sound and the Fury (April Seventh, 1928)
Productions that received multiple nominations:
Othello (6 nominations) | Outstanding Revival Outstanding Director Outstanding Lead Actor (x2) Outstanding Featured Actress Outstanding Lighting Design Outstanding Lead Actor |
Fela! A New Musical (5 nominations) | Outstanding Musical Outstanding Choreographer Outstanding Lead Actor Outstanding Scenic Design Outstanding Costume Design |
Chair (4 nominations) | Outstanding Director Outstanding Featured Actress Outstanding Scenic Design Outstanding Lighting Design |
The Cripple of Inishmaan (4 nominations) | Outstanding Revival Outstanding Director Outstanding Featured Actor Outstanding Featured Actress |
Animals Out of Paper (3 nominations) | Outstanding Play Outstanding Featured Actor Outstanding Scenic Design |
Becky Shaw (3 nominations) | Outstanding Play Outstanding Lead Actress Outstanding Featured Actor |
Ruined (3 nominations) | Outstanding Play Outstanding Director Outstanding Lead Actress |
The Good Negro (3 nominations) | Outstanding Play Outstanding Featured Actor Outstanding Lighting Design |
Wig Out! (3 nominations) | Outstanding Scenic Design Outstanding Costume Design Outstanding Sound Design |
Enter Laughing (2 nominations) | Outstanding Revival Outstanding Lead Actor |
Garden of Earthly Delights (2 nominations) | Outstanding Choreographer Outstanding Lighting Design |
My Vaudeville Man! (2 nominations) | Outstanding Musical Outstanding Choreographer: |
Our Town (2 nominations) | Outstanding Revival Outstanding Director |
Road Show (2 nominations) | Outstanding Musical Outstanding Costume Design |
Saved (2 nominations) | Outstanding Musical Outstanding Choreographer |
The Glass Cage (2 nominations) | Outstanding Revival Outstanding Scenic Design |
The Sound and the Fury (April Seventh, 1928) (2 nominations) | Outstanding Play Outstanding Sound Design |
The 2008 Lucille Lortel Awards voting committee is appointed by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres & Producers, the Lucille Lortel Foundation, Actors� Equity Association, and the Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers, and includes journalists, educators, and members of the Off-Broadway community.
Awarded since 1986, the Lucille Lortel Awards are produced by the League by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Foundation. Additional support is provided by Theatre Development Fund.
Othello (6 nominations)Fela! A New Musical (5 nominations)Chair (4 nominations)The Cripple of Inishmaan (4 nominations)Animals Out of Paper (3 nominations)Becky Shaw (3 nominations)Ruined (3 nominations)The Good Negro (3 nominations)Wig Out! (3 nominations)Enter Laughing (2 nominations)Garden of Earthly Delights (2 nominations)My Vaudeville Man! (2 nominations)Our Town (2 nominations)Road Show (2 nominations)Saved (2 nominations)The Glass Cage (2 nominations)The Sound and the Fury (April Seventh, 1928) (2 nominations)Originally published on