New York, NY (May 2, 2010) – Lortel Statues for 14 categories and 2 special awards were handed out by celebrity presenters at the 2010 Lucille Lortel Awards at a live awards ceremony tonight at Terminal 5.  Hosted by the Off-Broadway League, the live show was co-hosted by Bryan Batt and Bebe Neuwirth and featured performances by Alan Menken, STOMP, Seth Rudetsky, Edward Watts of The Fanasticks and LaChanze.

 

They were joined on stage by notable presenters from the entertainment industry, including Kerry Washington, Hugh Dancy, Anthony Mackie, Justin Bartha, Jennifer Morrison, Saffron Burrows, Michael Urie, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Melissa Joan Hart, Laurie Metcalf, Keith Carradine, Anthony LaPaglia, Zoe Kazan, Tamara Tunie, Stephanie March, Ally Sheedy, Lily Rabe, Patrick Heusinger, Aasif Mandvi, Monica Raymund, Chad Kimball, Montego Glover, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Julie Halston, Charles Busch, Daryl Roth, Michael Esper, and Stark Sands.

 

The theme of the ceremony was “Off-Broadway Comes Home” and the show, directed by Michael Heitzman with musical direction by David Holcenberg, featured performances highlighting the best of Off-Broadway in the last 25 years and a special curated exhibition spanning these years was on display. The Lucille Lortel Award ceremony was produced by the Off-Broadway League by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Foundation.  This year’s ceremony was a benefit The Actors Fund.  Additional support provided by Theatre Development Fund. Support also provided by Inside Park at St. Bart’s, Ferrari and MontGras.

 

Theatre industry vets, along with agents, producers, nominees and notable presenters enjoyed the VIP Reception from 6 – 8 PM, that included a tantalizing menu by Certé, paired with a Sparkling White, Ferrari Brut from Italy, and MontGras Carmenère from Chile.

 

In honor of the 25th anniversary milestone, the Lucille Lortel Awards has put together an intimate salon-style exhibit at Terminal 5 to showcase past winning companies and their productions. Showcasing a selection of posters, photographs, costumes, and other ephemera, curated by Tiffany Nixon, June Reich and Ryan Anthony Donaldson, attention is drawn to the significance of, and need for preserving materials designed and created for Off-Broadway theatres. These materials enhance the understanding of Off-Broadway’s incredible contribution to New York’s ever-growing theatre history.

 

Representatives of the Off-Broadway League, Actors’ Equity Association, Stage Directors & Choreographers Society and the Lucille Lortel Foundation in addition to theatre journalists, academics and other Off-Broadway professionals serve on the Voting Committee.

 

The 2010 Voting Committee is comprised of Terry Berliner, John Clinton Eisner, Kurt Everhart, Peter Filichia, Jeffrey Fiske, George Forbes, Susan Gallin, Eleanor Goldhar, Melanie Herman, Linda Herring, Walt Kiskaddon, Renee Lasher, Russell Lehrer, Niclas Nagler, Barbara Pasternack, Richard Price, Mark Rossier, David Savran, and Barbara Toy.

 

The Lortel Awards website, www.LortelAward.com, has updates and news about the ceremony, hosts and media releases.  To follow the Lortel Awards on Twitter, please go to:  twitter.com/LortelAward; Facebook at the Lucille Lortel Awards Group.

2010 LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Outstanding Play

    Clybourne Park;

    Written by Bruce Norris

    Produced by Playwrights Horizons

    The Brother/Sister Plays

    Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney

    Produced by The Public Theater in association with McCarter Theatre

    The Orphans’ Home Cycle

    Written by Horton Foote

    Produced by Signature Theatre Company and Hartford Stage

    The Temperamentals

    Written by Jon Marans

    Produced by Daryl Roth, Stacy Shane and Martian Entertainment

    When The Rain Stops Falling

    Written by Andrew Bovell

    Produced by Lincoln Center Theater


Outstanding Musical

    Click, Clack, Moo

    Book by Billy Aronson

    Lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila

    Music by Brad Alexander

    Based on the book by Doreen Cronin with illustrations by Betsy Lewin

    Produced by Theatreworks USA

    Everyday Rapture

    Written by Dick Scanlan and Sherie Rene Scott

    Produced by Second Stage Theatre

The Scottsboro Boys; Book by David Thompson, Lyrics and Music by John Kander and Fred Ebb; Produced by Vineyard Theatre   The Toxic Avenger; Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro, Music and Lyrics by David Bryan, Based on Lloyd Kaufman’s The Toxic Avenger; Produced by Jean Cheever and Tom Polum Yank! A WWII Love Story; Music by Joseph Zellnik, Book and Lyrics by David Zellnik; Produced by The York Theatre Company, Maren Berthelsen/Pamela Koslow/Stuart Wilk, Matt Schicker, Hugh Hayes, Jim Kierstead and Sondra Healy/Shidan Majidi Outstanding Revival A Lie of the Mind; Written by Sam Shepard; Produced by The New Group Candida; Written by George Bernard Shaw; Produced by The Irish Repertory Theatre and Alexis Doyle Measure for Measure; Written by William Shakespeare; Produced by Theatre for a New Audience The Emperor Jones; Written by Eugene O’Neill; Produced by The Irish Repertory Theatre The Glass Menagerie; Written by Tennessee Williams; Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Long Wharf Theatre Outstanding Solo Show A Boy and His Soul; Written and performed by Colman Domingo; Produced by Vineyard Theatre Let Me Down Easy; Written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith; Produced by Second Stage Theatre Nightingale; Written and performed by Lynn Redgrave; Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club The Lady With All the Answers; Written by David Rambo, Performed by Judith Ivey; Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre Zero Hour; Written and performed by Jim Brochu; Produced by Kurt Peterson and Edmund Gaynes, in association with The Peccadillo Theater Company Outstanding Director Walter Bobbie, Venus in Fur David Cromer, When the Rain Stops Falling Gordon Edelstein, The Glass Menagerie Pam MacKinnon, Clybourne Park Joe Mantello, The Pride

Outstanding Choreographer Jeffry Denman, Yank! A WWII Love Story Ken Roberson, A Boy and His Soul Wendy Seyb, Click, Clack, Moo Wendy Seyb, The Toxic Avenger Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys Outstanding Lead Actor Hugh Dancy,The Pride Patch Darragh, The Glass Menagerie Brandon Victor Dixon, The Scottsboro Boys John Douglas Thompson, The Emperor Jones Michael Urie, The Temperamentals   

Outstanding Lead Actress Nina Arianda, Venus in Fur Jayne Houdyshell, Coraline Judith Ivey, The Glass Menagerie  Cristin Milioti, Stunning Sherie Rene Scott, Everyday Rapture

Outstanding Featured Actor Keith Carradine, A Lie of the Mind Adam James, The Pride  David Pittu, Equivocation Jeremy Shamos, Clybourne Park C.J. Wilson, Happy Now?

Outstanding Featured Actress Tracee Chimo, Circle Mirror Transformation Mary Beth Hurt, When the Rain Stops Falling Laurie Metcalf, A Lie of the Mind Nancy Opel, The Toxic Avenger Andrea Riseborough, The Pride

Outstanding Scenic Design David Korins, When the Rain Stops Falling  David Korins, Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them Derek McLane, A Lie of the Mind Michael Yeargan, The Glass Menagerie David Zinn, The Pride

Outstanding Costume Design Miranda Hoffman, Stunning Martin Pakledinaz, The Glass Menagerie Clint Ramos, So Help Me God! Ilona Somogyi,Clybourne Park Anita Yavich, Venus in Fur

Outstanding Lighting Design Mark Barton, Circle Mirror Transformation Paul Gallo, The Pride Peter Kaczorowski, The Brother/Sister Plays Tyler Micoleau, When the Rain Stops Falling   Rui Rita, The Orphans’ Home Cycle

Outstanding Sound Design Kurt Fischer, The Toxic Avenger John Gromada, The Orphans’ Home Cycle Fitz Patton, When the Rain Stops Falling Shane Rettig, A Lie of the Mind Ryan Rumery and Christian Frederickson, The Emperor Jones

Outstanding Body of Work Lincoln Center Theater

Lifetime Achievement Award Daryl Roth