37th Lucille Lortel Awards

37th Lucille Lortel Awards
37th Lucille Lortel Awards
Date	May 1, 2022
Venue	Skirball Center for Performing Arts
Most wins	Kimberly Akimbo, Oratorio for Living Things (3)
Most nominations	Kimberly Akimbo, Oratorio for Living Things (6)
Website	lortelaward.com
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DateMay 1, 2022

VenueSkirball Center for Performing Arts

Most winsKimberly Akimbo, Oratorio for Living Things (3)

Most nominationsKimberly Akimbo, Oratorio for Living Things (6)

The 37th Lucille Lortel Awards were held on May 1, 2022, recognizing excellence in Off-Broadway productions during the 2021-22 season. Nominations were announced on April 7, 2022, with Kimberly Akimbo and Oratorio for Living Things receiving the most nominations with six each, and most wins with three each.^[1] The Lortel Awards are jointly produced by the Off-Broadway League and the Lucille Lortel Theatre, with support from Theatre Development Fund.

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Outstanding Play	Outstanding Musical
English Coal Country Letters of Suresh On Sugarland Prayer for the French Republic	Kimberly Akimbo Black No More Intimate Apparel Oratorio for Living Things
Outstanding Revival	Outstanding Solo Show
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Assassins The Chinese Lady	Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord Little Girl Blue
Outstanding Director	Outstanding Choreographer
Lee Sunday Evans, Oratorio for Living Things David Cromer, Prayer for the French Republic John Doyle, Assassins Taibi Magar, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Whitney White, On Sugarland	Bill T. Jones, Black No More Raja Feather Kelly, On Sugarland Danny Mefford, Kimberly Akimbo Josh Prince, Trevor: A New Musical Randy Skinner, Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in Hollywood
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play	Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play
Shannon Tyo, The Chinese Lady Stephanie Berry, On Sugarland W. Tré Davis, Tambo & Bones Elizabeth Marvel, Long Day's Journey Into Night Mary Wiseman, At the Wedding	Francis Benhamou, Prayer for the French Republic Abena, Nollywood Dreams Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic Jacob Ming-Trent, The Alchemist Thom Sesma, Letters of Suresh
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical	Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical
Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo Kearstin Piper Brown, Intimate Apparel Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo Tamika Lawrence, Black No More Ahmad Maksoud, The Visitor	Bonnie Milligan, Kimberly Akimbo Steven Boyer, Kimberly Akimbo Ethan Slater, Assassins Will Swenson, Assassins Lillias White, Black No More
Outstanding Ensemble
Oratorio for Living Things - Johnny Butler, Kirstyn Cae Ballard, Jane Cardona, Sean Donovan, Carla Duren, Clérida Eltimé, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Brian Flores, Odetta Hartman, Quentin Oliver Lee, Angel Lozada, Divya Maus, Barrie Lobo McLain, Ben Moss, John Murchison, Onyie Nwachukwu, Dito Van Reigersberg, and Peter Wise English - Tala Ashe, Ava Lalezarzadeh, Pooya Mohseni, Marjan Neshat, and Hadi Tabbal Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 - Elena Hurst, Wesley T. Jones, Francis Jue, Karl Kenzler, and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart
Outstanding Scenic Design	Outstanding Costume Design
Adam Rigg, On Sugarland Wilson Chin, Space Dogs Marsha Ginsberg, English Adam Rigg, cullud wattah David Rockwell, Christopher and Justin Swader, Seven Deadly Sins	Gregory Gale, Fairycakes Ari Fulton, Confederates Dominique Fawn Hill, Tambo & Bones Márion Talán de la Rosa, Oratorio for Living Things Catherine Zuber, Intimate Apparel
Outstanding Lighting Design	Outstanding Sound Design
Isabella Byrd, Sanctuary City Lap Chi Chu, Morning Sun Jeff Croiter, Black No More Stacey Derosier, sandblasted Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew, Oratorio for Living Things	Nick Kourtides, Oratorio for Living Things Mikhail Fiksel, Tambo & Bones Fabian Obispo, The Chinese Lady Mikaal Sulaiman, Sanctuary City Darron L West, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Outstanding Projection Design
Shawn Duan, Letters of Suresh David Bengali and Hana S. Kim, The Visitor Shawn Duan, The Chinese Lady Yee Eun Nam, Long Day's Journey Into Night Caite Hevner, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord

Names	Accolade
Deirdre O’Connell	Lifetime Achievement Award
David Henry Hwang	Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee

Production	Wins	Nominations
Kimberly Akimbo	3	6
Oratorio for Living Things	3	6
Black No More	1	5
On Sugarland		5
Assassins		4
Prayer for the French Republic
The Chinese Lady
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
English		3
Letters of Suresh		3
Fairycakes		1

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