Titaníque (c) Emilio Madrid
The nominations for the 2023 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were announced today with Wolf Play receiving the most nominations with six and then four productions with five nominations each: A Case for the Existence of God, Endgame, Epiphany and Titaníque. Ryan J. Haddad received the most individual nominations for Lead Performance and writing Dark Disabled Stories as well as a Featured Performance for american (tele)visions.
The Lucille Lortel Awards, which benefits the Entertainment Community Fund, are also handing out a Lifetime Achievement Award to actor Stephen McKinley Henderson, Inducting Ntozake Shange to the Playwrights’ Sidewalk outside of the Lucille Lortel Theater, and a special award for Body of Work to A.R.T./New York, The awards will be handed out on May 7, 2023 with tickets on sale to the public on Friday.
On a personal note, I've been on the Awards Committee of the Lortel Awards for the last six years. I am taking the next year off. It has been an honor to be a part of this prestigious award, presented by the Lucille Lortel Theater and the Off-Broadway League. From the many years of over 90 productions to see as well as the unprecedented pandemic year with no productions, these last six years with five actual award ceremonies has been quite the adventure. I thank everyone who made this happen and kept me sane during the busy periods.
The Lucille Lortel Award Nominations for 2022-2023
A Case for the Existence of God (c) Emilio Madrid
Outstanding Play
A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel D. Hunter
Produced by Signature Theatre
Dark Disabled Stories by Ryan J. Haddad
Produced by The Bushwick Starr, presented by The Public Theater
Downstate by Bruce Norris
Produced by Playwrights Horizons
Epiphany by Brian Watkins
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3
Wolf Play by Hansol Jung
Produced by MCC Theater, a Soho Rep production, in collaboration with Ma-Yi Theater Company
Outstanding Musical
Dreaming Zenzile by Somi Kakoma
Produced by New York Theatre Workshop & National Black Theatre
Harmony Music by Barry Manilow, Book and Lyrics by Bruce Sussman
Produced by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene in association with Ken Davenport & Sandi Moran, Garry C. Kief, Amuse Inc., Patty Baker, Tom & Michael D’Angora, Susan DuBow, Michelle Kaplan, Mapleseed Productions, Harold Matzner and Neil Gooding Productions
SUFFS by Shaina Taub
Produced by The Public Theater
Titaníque by Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue
Produced by Eva Price, James L. Nederlander, Diamond Dog Entertainment LLC, Benj Pasek, Blumenthal Performing Arts, Penny Rousouli, Jodi & Howard Tenenbaum, Philip Byron, Marcia Ellis, Iris Smith, Stellar Live, Inc.
Weightless by The Kilbanes
Produced by WP Theater
Outstanding Revival
A Bright New Boise by Samuel D. Hunter
Produced by Signature Theatre
Endgame by Samuel Beckett
Produced by Irish Repertory Theatre Company
A Man of No Importance Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
Produced by Classic Stage Company
Merrily We Roll Along by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth
Produced by New York Theatre Workshop
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Produced by The Public Theater
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Wolf Play (c) Julieta Cervantes
Outstanding Director
Zi Alikhan, On That Day in Amsterdam
David Cromer, A Case for the Existence of God
Robert O'Hara, A Raisin in the Sun
Whitney White, soft
Dustin Wills, Wolf Play
Outstanding Choreographer
Andy Blankenbuehler, Only Gold
Warren Carlyle, Harmony
Edgar Godineaux, The Harder They Come
Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots
Ellenore Scott, Titaníque
Epiphany (c) Jeremy Daniel
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play
Kyle Beltran, A Case For the Existence of God
Marylouise Burke, Epiphany
K. Todd Freeman, Downstate
Ryan J. Haddad, Dark Disabled Stories
Bill Irwin, Endgame
Tonya Pinkins, A Raisin in the Sun
John Douglas Thompson, Endgame
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play
Mia Barron, The Coast Starlight
Susanna Guzman, Downstate
Ryan J. Haddad, american (tele)visions
Dickie Hearts, Dark Disabled Stories
Patrice Johnson Chevannes, Endgame
Maureen Sebastian, The Best We Could (a family tragedy)
Eddie Torres, Downstate
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical
Nicholas Barasch, The Butcher Boy
Callum Francis, Kinky Boots
Natey Jones, The Harder They Come
Somi Kakoma, Dreaming Zenzile
Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along
Marla Mindelle, Titaníque
Jim Parsons, A Man of No Importance
Merrily We Roll Along (c) Joan Marcus
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical
Krystal Joy Brown, Merrily We Roll Along
Darren Goldstein, The Bedwetter
Nikki M. James, SUFFS
Jacob Ming-Trent, The Harder They Come
John Riddle, Titaníque
Reg Rogers, Merrily We Roll Along
A.J. Shively, A Man of No Importance
Outstanding Ensemble
The Nosebleed
Drae Campbell, Ashil Lee, Chris Manley, Aya Ogawa, Saori Tsukada, Kaili Y. Turner
soft
Leon Addison Brown, Biko Eisen-Martin, Dharon Jones, Essence Lotus, Travis Raeburn, Shakur Tolliver, Dario Vazquez, Ed Ventura
Wolf Play
Christopher Bannow, Esco Jouléy, Brian Quijada, Nicole Villamil, Mitchell Winter
Outstanding Scenic Design
John Lee Beatty, Epiphany
You-Shin Chen, Wolf Play
dots, You Will Get Sick
Arnulfo Maldonado, A Case for the Existence of God
Clint Ramos, The Far Country
Outstanding Costume Design
Enver Chakartash, THE TREES
Sarah Laux, Wish You Were Here
Orla Long, Endgame
Qween Jean, soft
Alejo Vietti, Titaníque
On That Day in Amsterdam (c) Carol Rosegg
Outstanding Lighting Design
Isabella Byrd, Epiphany
Jiyoun Chang, The Far Country
Tyler Micoleau, A Case for the Existence of God
Barbara Samuels, Wolf Play
Cha See, On That Day in Amsterdam
Outstanding Sound Design
Mikhail Fiksel, How To Defend Yourself
Daniel Kluger, Epiphany
Kate Marvin, Wolf Play
Theater Mitu, american (tele)visions
Sinan Refik Zafar, LETTERS FROM MAX, a ritual
Dark Disabled Stories (c) Joan Marcus
Outstanding Projection Design
Alex Basco Koch, The Orchard
Yee Eun Nam, ONCE UPON A (korean) TIME
Kameron Neal, Dark Disabled Stories
Theater Mitu, american (tele)visions
S Katy Tucker, LETTERS FROM MAX, a ritual
Honorary Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award: Stephen McKinley Henderson
Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee: Ntozake Shange
Body of Work: A.R.T./New York
Nomination count per production:
Wolf Play - 6
A Case for the Existence of God - 5
Endgame - 5
Epiphany - 5
Titaníque -5
Dark Disabled Stories - 4
Downstate - 4
Merrily We Roll Along - 4
american (tele)visions - 3
The Harder They Come - 3
A Man of No Importance - 3
A Raisin in the Sun - 3
soft - 3
Dreaming Zenzile - 2
The Far Country - 2
Harmony - 2
Kinky Boots - 2
LETTERS FROM MAX, a ritual - 2
On That Day in Amsterdam - 2
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