The Lucille Lortel 2014 Award winners
29th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards were announced at the NYU Skirball Center on 04 May 2014, at a ceremony hosted by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.
The musical Fun Home, featuring music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by Lisa Kron, and direction by Sam Gold, was named Outstanding musical.
Will Eno's The Open House, directed by Oliver Butler and produced by Signature Theatre was named Outstanding play.
Additionally, the musical Here Lies Love, with concept and lyrics by David Byrne and music by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, was also a big winner on the night, picking up 5 awards - the most of any individual show this year.
Two special awards were also presented at the ceremony:
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Robyn Goodman
- Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee: Richard Nelson
2014 nominations and winners by category:
Winners are in bold text
Outstanding Play
- Bad Jews
written by Joshua Harmon
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company - Domesticated
Written by Bruce Norris
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater - The Night Alive
Written by Conor McPherson
Produced by Atlantic Theater Company - The Open House
Written by Will Eno
Produced by Signature Theatre
Outstanding Musical
- Fun Home
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Book and lyrics by Lisa Kron
Produced by The Public Theater - Here Lies Love
Concept and lyrics by David Byrne
Music by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
Additional Music by Tom Ganey and J Pardo
Produced by The Public Theater - Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Written by Dave Malloy
Produced by Howard & Janet Kagan, Paula Marie Black, John Logan, Lisa Matlin, Daveed Frazier, Tom Smedes, Vertical Ent./Roman Gambourg/Lev Gelfer - What's It All About
Music by Burt Bacharach
Lyrics by Hal David and others
Conceived by Kyle Riabko and David Lane Seltzer
New York Theatre Workshop
Outstanding Revival
- Good Person of Szechwan
Written by Bertolt Brecht
Translation by John Willett
Produced by The Public Theater and The Foundry Theatre - Hand to God
Written by Robert Askins
Produced by MCC Theater - London Wall
Written by John van Druten
Produced by Mint Theater Company - The Model Apartment
Written by Donald Margulies
Produced by Primary Stages - The Weir
Written by Conor McPherson
Produced by The Irish Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Solo Show
- Buyer & Cellar
Written by Jonathan Tolins
Performed by Michael Urie
Produced by Darren Bagert, Dan Shaheen, Ted Snowdon, Daryl Roth, Martin Massman, Pat Flicker Addiss, Doug Nevin, Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino, Andrew Tobias, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. - How I Learned What I Learned
Written by August Wilson
Co-conceived with Todd Kreidler, in collaboration with Ruben-Santiago Hudson
Performed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Produced by Signature Theatre - Satchmo at the Waldorf
Written by Terry Teachout
Performed by John Douglas Thompson
Produced by Long Wharf Theatre, Shakespeare and Company, Scott and Roxanne Bok, Roz and Jerry Meyer, Ronald Guttman, Shadowcatcher Entertainment, John LaMattina
Outstanding Director
- Rachel Chavkin: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
- Lear deBessonet: Good Person of Szechwan
- Sam Gold: Fun Home
- Alex Timbers: Here Lies Love
- Moritz von Stuelpnagel: Hand to God
Outstanding Choreographer
- Martha Clarke; Chéri
- Marguerite Derricks: Heathers: The Musical
- Danny Mefford: Fun Home
- Annie-B Parson: Here Lies Love
- Sonya Tayeh: Kung Fu
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
- Steven Boyer: Hand to God
- Jon DeVries: Regular Singing
- Peter Friedman: The Open House
- Taylor Mac: Good Person of Szechwan
- Armando Riesco: The Happiest Song Plays Last
Outstanding Lead Actress in a play
- Tracee Chimo: Bad Jews
- Diane Davis: The Model Apartment
- Carolyn McCormick: The Open House
- Laurie Metcalf: Domesticated
- Andrus Nichols: Bedlam's Hamlet and Saint Joan
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
- Jeff Blumenkrantz: Murder For Two
- Michael Cerveris: Fun Home
- Jose Llana: Here Lies Love
- Kyle Riabko: What's It All About
- Conrad Ricamora: Here Lies Love
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
- Sydney Lucas: Fun Home
- Ruthie Ann Miles: Here Lies Love
- Alexandra Socha: Fun Home
- Phillipa Soo: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
- Barrett Wilbert Weed: Heathers: The Musical
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
- Carson Elrod: The Explorers Club
- Philip Ettinger: Bad Jews
- Russell G. Jones: The Call
- Jeremy Shamos: Dinner With Friends
- Fred Weller: Reasons to Be Happy
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
- Hannah Bos: The Open House
- Lynn Cohen: I Remember Mama
- Lisa Kron: Good Person of Szechwan
- Molly Ranson: Bad Jews
- Sarah Stiles: Hand to God
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
- Heath Calvert: Nobody Loves You
- Nick Choksi: Bunty Berman Presents...
- Blake DeLong: ha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
- Noah Hinsdale: Fun Home
- Lucas Steele: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
- Uzo Aduba: Venice
- Brittain Ashford: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
- Melody Butiu: Here Lies Love
- Judy Kuhn: Fun Home
- Shaina Taub: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Outstanding Scenic Design
- Miriam Buether: Love and Information
- David Korins: Here Lies Love
- Mimi Lien: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
- Clint Ramos: Appropriate
- Matt Saunders: Good Person of Szechwan
Outstanding Costume Design
- Gabriel Berry and Andrea Hood: Love and Information
- Clint Ramos: Here Lies Love
- Anita Yavich: The Explorers Club
- Paloma Young: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
- Catherine Zuber: Far From Heaven
Outstanding Lighting Design
- Daniel Ionazzi: The Jacksonian
- Bradley King: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
- Ben Stanton: Fun Home
- Justin Townsend: Here Lies Love
- Japhy Weideman: What's It All About
Outstanding Sound Design
- M.L. Dogg and Cody Sp: Here Lies Love
- Clive Goodwin: What's It All About
- Matt Hubbs: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
- Ryan Rumery: The Hatmaker's Wife
- Christopher Shutt: Love and Information
Awards won by show:
Here Lies Love - 5
Fun Home - 3
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 - 3
Good Person of Szechwan - 2
Bad Jews - 1
Buyer & Cellar - 1
Dinner with Friends - 1
Hand to God - 1
Kung Fu - 1
The Open House - 1The 2014 Lucille Lortel Awards voting committee is appointed by the Off-Broadway League, Actors' Equity Association, Stage Directors & Choreographers Society, the Lucille Lortel Foundation, in addition to 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.
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