The 2013 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were handed out this evening to recipients in 14 categories and 4 special honors were bestowed. The Lortel Awards were distributed in a ceremony at NYU Skirball Center hosted by acclaimed stage and screen actors Aasif Mandvi and Maura Tierney. This year’s event once again benefited The Actors Fund.

Award presenters this year included some of the biggest and brightest stars from stage and screen, including: Leslie Bibb, Ari Brand, Celina Carvajal, Anna Chlumsky, Ben Foster, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Jordan, Richard Kind, Louisa Krause, Christopher Lloyd, Zosia Mamet, Lindsay Mendez, David Morse, Cynthia Nixon, Leslie Odom, Jr., Hettienne Park, David Hyde Pierce, Martha Plimpton, Rain Pryor, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, John Slattery, Rich Sommer, Matthew James Thomas, Fred Weller and Jennifer Westfeldt.

The Off-Broadway League’s Lortel Awards Producing & Administration Committee (Terry Byrne, Denise Cooper, Margaret Cotter, George Forbes, Melanie Herman, Catherine Russell and Steven Showalter) produces the Lortel Awards Ceremony. Acclaimed writer and director Michael Heitzman returned to direct the Lortel Awards for the fourth consecutive year. The Lucille Lortel Awards is produced by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Foundation. Additional support provided by Theatre Development Fund.



Outstanding Play

    Bethany

    Produced by Women’s Project Theater

    Written by Laura Marks

    Cock

    Produced by Stuart Thompson, Jean Doumanian, Royal Court Theatre, William Berlind, Scott Delman, Dena Hammerstein, Jon B. Platt, Scott Rudin, Ted Snowdon, and True Love Productions

    Written by Mike Bartlett

    Detroit

    Produced by Playwrights Horizons

    Written by Lisa D’Amour

    The Flick

    Produced by Playwrights Horizons

    Written by Annie Baker

    The Whale

    Produced by Playwrights Horizons

    Written by Samuel D. Hunter

Outstanding Musical

    Dogfight

    Produced by Second Stage Theatre

    Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

    Book by Peter Duchan

    Giant

    Produced by The Public Theater in association with The Dallas Theater Center

    Book by Sybille Pearson

    Music and Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa

    Based on the novel by Edna Ferber

    Murder Ballad

    Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club

    Conceived by and with Book and Lyrics by Julia Jordan

    Music and Lyrics by Juliana Nash

    The Other Josh Cohen

    Produced by Amas Musical Theatre in association with Scandobean Productions, LLC

    Book, Music and Lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen

    Skippyjon Jones

    Produced by TheatreworksUSA

    Book and Lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila

    Music by Eli Bolin

    Based on the book by Judy Schachner


Outstanding Revival

    All In The Timing

    Produced by Primary Stages in association with Jamie deRoy

    Written by David Ives

    My Children! My Africa!

    Produced by Signature Theatre

    Written by Athol Fugard

    Passion

    Produced by Classic Stage Company

    Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

    Book by James Lapine

    The Piano Lesson

    Produced by Signature Theatre

    Written by August Wilson

    Talley’s Folly

    Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company

    Written by Lanford Wilson


Outstanding Solo Show

    All the Rage

    Produced by piece by piece productions

    Rising Phoenix Repertory in association with The Barrow Group

    Written and Performed by Martin Moran

    Jackie

    Produced by Women’s Project Theater

    Written by Elfriede Jelinek

    Translated by Gitta Honegger

    Performed by Tina Benko

    Title and Deed

    Produced by Signature Theatre in association with Gare St. Lazare Players Ireland

    Written by Will Eno

    Performed by Conor Lovett


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


HONORARY AWARDS

    Lifetime Achievement Award
    Todd Haimes

    Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee
    Neil LaBute

    Outstanding Body of Work Award
    Theatre Development Fund


    Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience
    Old Hats

    Created and performed by Bill Irwin and David Shiner

    Music by and featuring Nellie McKay

    Produced by Signature Theatre