The Lucille Lortel 2013 Award nominations
The League Of Off-broadway Theatres & Producers have announced the nominations for the 28th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for outstanding achievement Off-Broadway.
The winners of the 2013 Lucille Lortel Awards will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on the 5 May 2013 at NYU Skirball Center.
'The Piano Lesson' leads the pack with six nominations, followed by 'Murder Ballad' with five.
Four special awards will also be presented:
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Todd Haimes
- Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee: Neil LaBute
- Outstanding Body of Work Award: Theatre Development Fund
- Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience: Old Hats
Outstanding Play:
- Bethany
written by Laura Marks
Produced by Women's Project Theater - Cock
Written by Mike Bartlett
Produced by PStuart Thompson, Jean Doumanian, Royal Court Theatre, William Berlind, Scott Delman, Dena Hammerstein, Jon B. Platt, Scott Rudin, Ted Snowdon, True Love Productions - Detroit
Written by Lisa D'Amour
Produced by Playwrights Horizons. - The Flick
Written by Annie Baker
Produced by Playwrights Horizons - The Whale
Written by Samuel D. Hunter
Produced by Playwrights Horizons
Outstanding Musical:
- Dogfight
Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Book by Peter Duchan
Produced by Second Stage Theatre - Giant
Music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa
Book by Sybille Pearson, based on the novel by Edna Ferber Produced by The Public Theater in association with The Dallas Theater Center - Murder Ballad
Music and lyrics by Juliana Nash
Conceived by and with book and Lyrics by Julia Jordan
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club - The Other Josh Cohen
Book, music and lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen
Produced by Amas Musical Theatre in association with Scandobean Productions, LLC - Skippyjon Jones
Music by Eli Bolin
B Book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila
Produced by TheatreworksUSA
Outstanding Revival:
- All In The Timing
Written by David Ives
Produced by Primary Stages in association with Jamie deRoy - My Children! My Africa!
Written by Athol Fugard
Produced by Signature Theatre - Passion
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Produced by Classic Stage Company - The Piano Lesson
Written by August Wilson
Produced by Signature Theatre - Talley's Folly
Written by Lanford Wilson
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company
Outstanding Solo Show:
- All the Rage
Written and performed by Martin Moran
Produced by piece by piece productions, Rising Phoenix Repertory in association with The Barrow Group - Jackie
Written by Elfriede Jelinek
Performed by Tina Benko
Produced by piece by piece productions, Rising Phoenix Repertory - Title and Deed
Written by Will Eno
Performed by Conor Lovett
Produced by Signature Theatre
Outstanding Director:
- Sam Gold: The Flick
- Anne Kauffman: Belleville
- Tina Landau: A Civil War Christmas
- James Macdonald: Cock
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson: The Piano Lesson
Outstanding Choreographer:
- George De La Peña; A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Christopher Gattelli: Dogfight
- Kyle Mullins: TRIASSIC PARQ: The Musical
- Alex Sanchez: Giant
- Doug Varone: Murder Ballad
Outstanding Lead Actor:
- Danny Burstein: Talley's Folly
- Brandon J. Dirden: The Piano Lesson
- Daniel Everidge: Falling
- Shuler Hensley: The Whale
- Aasif Mandvi: Disgraced
Outstanding Lead Actress:
- Quincy Tyler Bernstine: Neva
- America Ferrera: Bethany
- Vanessa Redgrave: The Revisionist
- Roslyn Ruff: The Piano Lesson
- Sharon Washington: Wild With Happy
Outstanding Featured Actor:
- David Wilson Barnes: Don't Go Gentle
- Chuck Cooper: The Piano Lesson
- Zach Grenier: Storefront Church
- Jake Gyllenhaal: If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet
- Mark Nelson: My Name Is Asher Lev
Outstanding Featured Actress:
- Eisa Davis: Luck of the Irish
- Annie Funke: If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet
- Rebecca Naomi Jones: Murder Ballad
- Amanda Quaid: Luck of the Irish
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph: What Rhymes with America
Outstanding Scenic Design:
- Beowulf Boritt: If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet
- Miriam Buether: Cock
- Clint Ramos: Wild With Happy
- Louisa Thompson: Detroit
- Mark Wendland: Murder Ballad
Outstanding Costume Design:
- Toni-Leslie James: A Civil War Christmas
- Jessica Pabst: The Whale
- Clint Ramos: Wild With Happy
- Emily Rebholz: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
- Anita Yavich: Golden Child
Outstanding Lighting Design:
- Jane Cox: The Flick
- Rui Rita: The Piano Lesson
- Ben Stanton: Belleville
- Ben Stanton: Murder Ballad
- Scott Zielinski: A Civil War Christmas
Outstanding Sound Design:
- Leah Gelpe: Slowgirl
- Bray Poor: The Flick
- Shane Rettig: Detroit '67
- Jane Shaw: Jackie
- Matt Tierney: Detroit
Nominations by show:
The Piano Lesson
(6 nominations)Outstanding Revival
Outstanding Director
Outstanding Lead Actor
Outstanding Lead Actress
Outstanding Featured Actor
Outstanding Lighting DesignMurder Ballad
(5 nominations)Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Choreographer
Outstanding Featured Actress
Outstanding Scenic Design
Outstanding Lighting DesignThe Flick
(4 nominations)Outstanding Play
Outstanding Director
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Sound DesignA Civil War Christmas
(3 nominations)Outstanding Director
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Lighting DesignCock
(3 nominations)Outstanding Play
Outstanding Director
Outstanding Scenic DesignDetroit
(4 nominations)Outstanding Play
Outstanding Scenic Design
Outstanding Featured Actor
Outstanding Sound DesignIf There Is I Haven't Found It Yet
(3 nominations)Outstanding Featured Actor
Outstanding Featured Actress
Outstanding Scenic DesignThe Whale
(3 nominations)Outstanding Play
Outstanding Lead Actor
Outstanding Costume DesignWild With Happy
(3 nominations)Outstanding Lead Actress
Outstanding Scenic Design
Outstanding Costume DesignBelleville
(2 nominations)Outstanding Director
Outstanding Lighting DesignBethany
(2 nominations)Outstanding Play
Outstanding Lead ActressDogfight
(2 nominations)Outstanding Musical
Outstanding ChoreographerGiant
(2 nominations)Outstanding Musical
Outstanding ChoreographerJackie
(2 nominations)Outstanding Solo Show
Outstanding Sound DesignLuck of the Irish
(2 nominations)Outstanding Featured Actress (x2) Talley's Folly
(2 nominations)Outstanding Play
Outstanding Lead ActorAll In The Timing
(1 nomination)Outstanding Revival All the Rage
(1 nomination)Outstanding Solo Show Detroit '67
(1 nomination)Outstanding Sound Design Disgraced
(1 nomination)Outstanding Lead Actor Don't Go Gentle
(1 nomination)Outstanding Featured Actor Falling
(1 nomination)Outstanding Lead Actor Golden Child
(1 nomination)Outstanding Costume Design A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1 nomination)Outstanding Choreographer My Children! My Africa!
(1 nomination)Outstanding Revival My Name Is Asher Lev
(1 nomination)Outstanding Featured Actor Neva
(1 nomination)OOutstanding Lead Actress The Other Josh Cohen
(1 nomination)Outstanding Musical Passion
(1 nomination)Outstanding Revival The Revisionist
(1 nomination)Outstanding Lead Actress Skippyjon Jones
(1 nomination)Outstanding Musical Slowgirl
(1 nomination)Outstanding Sound Design Storefront Church
(1 nomination)Outstanding Featured Actor Title and Deed
(1 nomination)Outstanding Solo Show TRIASSIC PARQ: The Musical
(1 nomination)Outstanding Choreographer Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
(1 nomination)Outstanding Costume Design What Rhymes with America
(1 nomination)Outstanding Featured Actress The 2013 Lucille Lortel Awards voting committee is appointed by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres & Producers, the Lucille Lortel Foundation, Actors' Equity Association, the Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers, and the Lucille Lortel Foundation, and includes theatre journalists, academics and other Off-Broadway professionals.
Awarded since 1986, the Lucille Lortel Awards are produced by the League by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Foundation.
Originally published on