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
2013 nominations by category are

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 Design
     
    Murder Ballad
    (5 nominations)
    Outstanding Musical
    Outstanding Choreographer
    Outstanding Featured Actress
    Outstanding Scenic Design
    Outstanding Lighting Design
     
    The Flick
    (4 nominations)
    Outstanding Play
    Outstanding Director
    Outstanding Lighting Design
    Outstanding Sound Design
     
    A Civil War Christmas
    (3 nominations)
    Outstanding Director
    Outstanding Costume Design
    Outstanding Lighting Design
     
    Cock
    (3 nominations)
    Outstanding Play
    Outstanding Director
    Outstanding Scenic Design
     
    Detroit
    (4 nominations)
    Outstanding Play
    Outstanding Scenic Design
    Outstanding Featured Actor
    Outstanding Sound Design
     
    If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet
    (3 nominations)
    Outstanding Featured Actor
    Outstanding Featured Actress
    Outstanding Scenic Design
     
    The Whale
    (3 nominations)
    Outstanding Play
    Outstanding Lead Actor
    Outstanding Costume Design
     
    Wild With Happy
    (3 nominations)
    Outstanding Lead Actress
    Outstanding Scenic Design
    Outstanding Costume Design
     
    Belleville
    (2 nominations)
    Outstanding Director
    Outstanding Lighting Design
     
    Bethany
    (2 nominations)
    Outstanding Play
    Outstanding Lead Actress
     
    Dogfight
    (2 nominations)
    Outstanding Musical
    Outstanding Choreographer
     
    Giant
    (2 nominations)
    Outstanding Musical
    Outstanding Choreographer
     
    Jackie
    (2 nominations)
    Outstanding Solo Show
    Outstanding Sound Design
     
    Luck of the Irish
    (2 nominations)
    Outstanding Featured Actress (x2)
     
    Talley's Folly
    (2 nominations)
    Outstanding Play
    Outstanding Lead Actor
     
    All 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.

The Piano Lesson (6 nominations)Outstanding Revival Outstanding Director Outstanding Lead Actor Outstanding Lead Actress Outstanding Featured Actor Outstanding Lighting Design Murder Ballad (5 nominations)Outstanding Musical Outstanding Choreographer Outstanding Featured Actress Outstanding Scenic Design Outstanding Lighting Design The Flick (4 nominations)Outstanding Play Outstanding Director Outstanding Lighting Design Outstanding Sound Design A Civil War Christmas (3 nominations)Outstanding Director Outstanding Costume Design Outstanding Lighting Design Cock (3 nominations)Outstanding Play Outstanding Director Outstanding Scenic Design Detroit (4 nominations)Outstanding Play Outstanding Scenic Design Outstanding Featured Actor Outstanding Sound Design If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet (3 nominations)Outstanding Featured Actor Outstanding Featured Actress Outstanding Scenic Design The Whale (3 nominations)Outstanding Play Outstanding Lead Actor Outstanding Costume Design Wild With Happy (3 nominations)Outstanding Lead Actress Outstanding Scenic Design Outstanding Costume Design Belleville (2 nominations)Outstanding Director Outstanding Lighting Design Bethany (2 nominations)Outstanding Play Outstanding Lead Actress Dogfight (2 nominations)Outstanding Musical Outstanding Choreographer Giant (2 nominations)Outstanding Musical Outstanding Choreographer Jackie (2 nominations)Outstanding Solo Show Outstanding Sound Design Luck of the Irish (2 nominations)Outstanding Featured Actress (x2) Talley's Folly (2 nominations)Outstanding Play Outstanding Lead Actor All 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

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