The Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre. The Awards are named for Lucille Lortel, an actress and theater producer, and have been awarded since 1986. They are produced by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Foundation, with additional support from the Theatre Development Fund. Other awards for off-Broadway theatre (although not necessarily exclusive to off-Broadway theatre) include the

Drama League Award The Drama League Awards, created in 1922, honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre, musical theatre, and directing. Each May, the awards ...

Outer Critics Circle Awards The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. They are presented by the Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of New York theater writers for out-of-town newspa ...

Drama Desk Awards The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. Fo ...

and the

Obie Awards The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards originally given by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City. In September 2014, the awards were jointly presented and administered with the A ...

, as well as the Henry Hewes Design Awards presented by the

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Voting committee

The voting committee is made up of representatives of the Off-Broadway League, Actors' Equity Association, Stage Directors & Choreographers Society, the Lucille Lortel Foundation, as well as theatre journalists, academics and other Off-Broadway professionals.Hetrick, Adam
"'Fun Home', 'Here Lies Love', 'Buyer & Cellar' Win Lortel Awards"
May 4, 2014

Awards

The awards ceremony for the 2008–2009 season was held on May 3, 2009 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel (New York City); the nominations were announced on April 2. The nominations for the 2009–2010 season were announced on April 1, 2010, and the winners were announced at a ceremony on May 2, 2010 held at Terminal 5 in New York City. The nominations for the 2010–2011 season were announced on March 31, 2011, and the winners were announced on May 1, 2011 at the NYU Skirball Center, with hosts

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. Special Awards were given to

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(Lifetime Achievement Award); Gary Glaser (Service to Off-Broadway Award); ''Gatz'' – Produced by The Public Theater (Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience). The nominees for the 2011–2012 season were announced on March 29, 2012; the award ceremony was held on May 6, 2012 at the Skirball Center with host Mario Cantone. Special (non-competitive) awards were announced: Richard Frankel (Lifetime Achievement Award); Richard Foreman (Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee); Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) (Service to Off-Broadway Award); and Voca People – Produced by Doron Lida, Revital Kalfo, Leeorna Solomons and Eva Price (Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience). The awards for the 2012–2013 season were announced on May 5, 2013 with hosts

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. Special Awards were presented to: Todd Haimes, Lifetime Achievement Award; Neil LaBute, Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee; Theatre Development Fund, Outstanding Body of Work Award; and ''Old Hats'' by Bill Irwin and David Shiner, Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience. The awards for the 2013–2014 season were announced on May 4, 2014 with hosts Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman. Special Awards were presented to: producer Robyn Goodman, Lifetime Achievement Award and Richard Nelson, Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee. The award nominations for the 2014–15 season were announced on April 2, 2015. Special Awards were given to Terrence McNally (Lifetime Achievement Award), Jeanine Tesori (Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee) and general manager Nancy Nagel Gibb (Edith Oliver Service to Off-Broadway Award). The winners were announced on May 10, 2015, with Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Anna Chlumsky hosting.

Award categories

Awards are given in the following categories: *Outstanding Play *Outstanding Musical *Outstanding Solo Show *Outstanding Revival *Outstanding Director *Outstanding Choreographer *Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play * Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play *Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical *Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical *Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play *Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play *Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical *Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical *Outstanding Scenic Design *Outstanding Costume Design *Outstanding Lighting Design *Outstanding Sound Design *Outstanding Projection Design (permanently added 2017)

Award winners in key categories

Outstanding Play

* 2022: ''English'' * 2020: '' Heroes of the Fourth Turning'' * 2019: ''Pass Over'' * 2018: ''

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'' and ''School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play'' * 2017: ''

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'' * 2016: '' Guards at the Taj'' * 2015: '' Between Riverside and Crazy'' * 2014: ''

Bad Jews ''Bad Jews'' is a dark comedy play by Joshua Harmon. After a beloved grandfather dies in New York, leaving a treasured piece of religious jewelry that he succeeded in hiding even from the Nazis during the Holocaust, cousins fight over not only ...

'' * 2013: ''The Whale'' * 2012: '' Sons of the Prophet'' * 2011: '' The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity'' * 2010: ''

The Orphans' Home Cycle ''The Orphans' Home Cycle'' is a 3-play drama written by Horton Foote. Each of the three plays in the trilogy comprises three one-act plays. They are ''The Story of a Childhood'' (Part 1), ''The Story of a Marriage'' (Part 2), and ''The Story of a ...

'' * 2009: '' Ruined'' * 2008: ''Betrayed'' * 2007: '' Stuff Happens'' * 2006: ''

The Lieutenant of Inishmore ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' is a black comedy by Martin McDonagh, in which the 'mad' leader of an Irish National Liberation Army splinter group discovers that his cat has been killed. It has been produced twice in the West End and on Bro ...

'' * 2005: '' Doubt'' * 2004: '' Bug'' * 2003: '' Take Me Out'' * 2002: '' Metamorphoses'' * 2001: '' Proof'' * 2000: '' Dinner With Friends'' * 1999: '' Wit'' * 1998: '' Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde'' * 1997: '' How I Learned to Drive'' * 1996: '' Molly Sweeney'' * 1995: ''Camping with Henry & Tom'' * 1994: '' Three Tall Women'' * 1993: ''

The Destiny of Me ''The Destiny of Me'' is a play by Larry Kramer. The play follows Ned Weeks, a character from Kramer's play ''The Normal Heart''. The play premiered Off-Broadway in 1992, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Overview It focuses on ...

'' * 1992: '' Lips Together, Teeth Apart'' * 1991: ''Aristocrats'' * 1989: '' The Cocktail Hour'' * 1987: '' The Common Pursuit''

Outstanding Musical

* 2022: '' Kimberly Akimbo'' * 2020: '' Octet'' * 2019: '' Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future'' * 2018: '' KPOP'' * 2017: '' The Band's Visit'' * 2016: '' FUTURITY'' * 2015: '' Hamilton'' * 2014: ''

Fun Home ''Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic'' is a 2006 Graphic novel, graphic memoir by the American cartoonist Alison Bechdel, author of the comic strip ''Dykes to Watch Out For''. It chronicles the author's childhood and youth in rural Pennsylvania, Uni ...

'' * 2013: ''

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'' * 2012: '' Once'' * 2011: ''

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' is a rock musical with music and lyrics written by Michael Friedman and a book written by its director Alex Timbers. The show is a comedic historical rock musical about the founding of the Democratic Party. It r ...

'' * 2010: '' The Scottsboro Boys'' * 2009: '' Fela! A New Musical'' * 2008: '' Adding Machine'' * 2007: ''

In the Heights ''In the Heights'' is a musical with concept, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is set over the course of three days, involving characters in the largely Dominican American neighborhood of ...

'' and '' Spring Awakening'' * 2006: '' The Seven'' * 2005: ''

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'' is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn, based on a book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman with additional material by Jay Reiss. The show centers on a fictional spe ...

'' * 2004: '' Caroline, or Change'' * 2003: '' Avenue Q'' * 2002: '' Urinetown'' * 2001: '' Bat Boy: The musical'' * 2000: '' James Joyce’s The Dead'' * 1997: '' Violet'' * 1996: '' Floyd Collins'' * 1995: ''Jelly Roll!'' * 1994: ''

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'' * 1993: ''

Forbidden Broadway ''Forbidden Broadway'' is an Off-Broadway revue parodying musical theatre, particularly Broadway musicals. It was conceived, written and directed by Gerard Alessandrini. The original version of the revue opened on January 15, 1982, at Palsson's ...

'' * 1992: '' And the World Goes Round…'' * 1991: ''

Falsettoland ''Falsettoland'' is a musical with a book by James Lapine and music and lyrics by William Finn. Following '' In Trousers'' and '' March of the Falsettos'', it is the third in a trio of one-act musicals centering on Marvin, his wife Trina, his p ...

2010s

*Outstanding Lifetime Achievement (non-competitive) Until the 2014 awards, the Lead Actor/Actress and Featured Actor/Actress awards encompassed both plays and musicals. The categories were split beginning in 2014.

References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.lortelaward.com
List of winners and nominees
Culture of New York City Off-Broadway American theater awards Awards established in 1986 1986 establishments in New York City Awards for projection designers