THE LEAGUE OF OFF-BROADWAY THEATRES AND PRODUCERS today presented THE 23rd ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OFF-BROADWAY, at the Union Square Theatre (100 East 17th Street).
Among the presenters were Jeff Bowen & Hunter Bell ([title of show]), Christopher Gattelli, Joanna Gleason, AR Gurney, Cheyenne Jackson, John Kelly, Paul Libin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Martha Plimpton, Laila Robins, Anika Noni Rose, and Tamara Tunie. Julie White served as Mistress of Ceremonies. Cast members from Adding Machine, Jump, Next to Normal, Passing Strange, The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (or the Friends of Dr. Rushower), and Wanda’s World performed.
The 2007-2008 Lucille Lortel Awards nominating/voting committee is appointed by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres & Producers, the Lucille Lortel Foundation, Actors’ Equity Association, Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers, and also includes journalists, educators, and other Off-Broadway theatre professionals.
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: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation: Amsterdam, July 27, 1656; 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 (or the Friends of Dr. Rushower); Libretto and Drawings by Ben Katchor, Music by Mark Mulcahy; 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 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 Molière, 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 USA
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; Performed by April Yvette Thompson; Produced by New York Theatre Workshop
Tings Dey Happen; Written by Dan Hoyle, Developed with Charlie Varon; Performed by Dan Hoyle; Produced by Culture Project
Outstanding Director
David Cromer, Adding Machine
Annie Dorsen, Passing Strange
Elizabeth LeCompte, The Wooster Group’s HAMLET
Bob McGrath, The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (or the Friends of Dr. Rushower)
Terrence J. Nolen, Opus
Outstanding Choreographer
Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Seussical
Peter Pucci, Queens Boulevard (the musical)
Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Wanda’s World
Outstanding Lead Actor
Jeff Daniels, Blackbird
André De Shields, Black Nativity
Joel Hatch, Adding Machine
Morlan Higgins, Exits and Entrances
Jeremy Strong, New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation: Amsterdam, July 27, 1656
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 (or the Friends of Dr. Rushower)
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, Fischerspooner, Matt Schloss, and Matt Tierney, 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
Outstanding Body of Work Primary Stages
Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence Theodore Mann
Unique Theatrical Experience Horizon