The Lucille Lortel 2008 nominations, correction anounced.

The League Of Off-broadway Theatres & Producers have announced the nominations for the 23rd Annual 2008 Lucille Lortel Awards for outstanding achievement Off-broadway.

Adding Machine leads With 6 nominations, followed by Blackbird with four nominations.

The winners of the 2008 Lucille Lortel Awards will be announced at the awards ceremony on the 5 May 2007 at the Union Square Theatre.

Three special awards will also be presented at the ceremony:

• Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence: Theodore Mann
  
• Outstanding Body of Work: Primary Stages
• Unique Theatrical Experience: Horizon, Produced by New York Theatre Workshop

Outstanding Play:

• Betrayed
  written by George Packer.
  Produced by Culture Project.
• Blackbird
  Written by David Harrower.
  Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club.
• The Brothers Size
  Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney.
  Produced by The Public Theater, in association with The Foundry Theatre.
• New Jerusalem
  Written by David Ives.
  Produced by Classic Stage Company, by special arrangement with Bob Boyett.
• Opus
  Written by Michael Hollinger.
  Produced by Primary Stages.

Outstanding Musical:

• Adding Machine
  Original Music by Joshua Schmidt, Libretto by Jason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt.
  Produced by Scott Morfee, Tom Wirtshafter, and Margaret Cotter.
• Next to Normal
  Music by Tom Kitt, Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey.
  Produced by Second Stage Theatre.
• Passing Strange
  Book and Lyrics by Stew, Music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, Created in Collaboration with Annie Dorsen.
  Produced by The Public Theater, in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
• The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island
  Libretto and Drawings by Ben Katchor, Music by Mark Mulcah.
  Produced by Vineyard Theatre.
• Wanda�s World
  Book by Eric H. Weinberger, Music and Lyrics by Beth Falcone, Story by Eric H. Weinberger and Beth Falcone.
  Produced by Amas Musical Theatre, in association with Terry Schnuck.

Outstanding Solo Show:

• Beyond Glory
  Written and Performed by Stephen Lang.
  Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company.
• Dai (enough)
  Written and Performed by Iris Bahr.
  Produced by Bernie Kukoff, Jonathan Pollard, Jon Cutler in association with Highbrow Entertainment.
• Liberty City
  Written by Jessica Blank and April Yvette Thompson.
  Produced by New York Theatre Workshop.
  Performed by April Yvette Thompson.
• Tings Dey Happen
  Written by Dan Hoyle, Developed with Charlie Varon.
  Produced by Culture Project.
  Performed by Dan Hoyle.

Outstanding Revival:

• Beckett Shorts
  Written by Samuel Beckett.
  Produced by New York Theatre Workshop.
• Dividing the Estate
  Written by Horton Foote.
  Produced by Primary Stages, in association with Jamie deRoy.
• The Misanthrope
  Written by Moli�re, Translation by Tony Harrison.
  Produced by New York Theatre Workshop.
• Ohio State Murders
  Written by Adrienne Kennedy.
  Produced by Theatre for a New Audience.
• Seussical
  Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Co-Conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Eric Idle, Based on the works of Dr. Seuss.
  Produced by Theatreworks US.

Outstanding Director:

• David Cromer; Adding Machine.
• Annie Dorsen; Passing Strange.*
• Elizabeth LeCompte; he Wooster Group�s HAMLET.
• Bob McGrath; The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island.
• Terrence J. Nolen; Opus.
  *PLEASE NOTE: Daniel Fish was not nominated for his work on Paradise Park

Outstanding Choreographer:

• Marcia Milgrom Dodge; Seussical.
• Peter Pucci; Queens Boulevard (the musical).
• Lynne Taylor-Corbett; Wanda�s World.

Outstanding Lead Actor:

• Jeff Daniels; Blackbird.
• Andr� De Shields; Black Nativity.
• Joel Hatch; Adding Machine.
• Morlan Higgins; Exits and Entrances.
• Jeremy Strong; New Jerusalem.

Outstanding Lead Actress:

• Elizabeth Franz; The Piano Teacher.
• Lisa Gay Hamilton; Ohio State Murders.
• Jayne Houdyshell; The Receptionist.
• Alison Pill; Blackbird.
• Lynn Redgrave; Grace.

Outstanding Featured Actor:

• Francis Jue; Yellow Face.
• David Margulies; The Accomplices.
• Brian Murray; Gaslight.
• Lorenzo Pisoni: Election Day.
• Aaron Tveit; Next to Normal.

Outstanding Featured Actress:

• Veanne Cox; Paradise Park.
• Veanne Cox; Spain.
• Zoe Kazan; 100 Saints You Should Know.
• Amy Warren; Adding Machine.
• Mare Winningham; 10 Million Miles.

Outstanding Scenic Design:

• Scott Bradley; Eurydice.
• Jim Findlay and Jeff Sugg; The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island.
• Derek McLane; 10 Million Miles.
• Scott Pask; Blackbird.
• David Zinn; The Four of Us.

Outstanding Costume Design:

• Mara Blumenfeld; The Glorious Ones.
• Michael Bottari & Ronald Case, and Jessica Jahn; Die Mommie Die!
• Tracy Christensen; Seussical.
• Kristine Knanishu; Adding Machine.
• Jenny Mannis; The Drunken City.

Outstanding Lighting Design:

• Kevin Adams; Passing Strange.
• Kevin Adams; Next to Normal .
• Russell H. Champa; Eurydice.
• Peter Mumford; Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?
• Keith Parham; Adding Machine.

Outstanding Sound Design:

• Geoff Abbas, Joby Emmons, and Matt Schloss; The Wooster Group�s HAMLET.
• Daniel Baker; The Four of Us.
• Jorge Cousineau; Opus.
• Frank Gaeta; Dai (enough).
• Darron L West; Dead Man�s Cell Phone.

Productions that received multiple nominations:

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.