Lucille Lortel Awards

Awards to recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre.[1] The Awards are named for Lucille Lortel, an actress and theater producer, and have been awarded since 1986.[1][2] 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.[1]

Awarded forExcellence in Off-Broadway theatre
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers
First award1986; 40 years ago (1986)
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Lucille Lortel Awards
Awarded forExcellence in Off-Broadway theatre
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers
First award1986; 40 years ago (1986)
Websitehttp://www.lortelaward.com
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Other awards for off-Broadway theatre (although not necessarily exclusive to off-Broadway theatre) include the Drama League Award, Outer Critics Circle Awards, Drama Desk Awards and the Obie Awards, as well as the Henry Hewes Design Awards presented by the American Theatre Wing.

Voting committee

The voting committee is composed of representatives from 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.[3]

Ceremonies

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SeasonCeremony DateVenueNotesRef.
1990–1991April 1, 1991The Trophy Room at Gallagher'sHost: Lynne Meadow
Special Awards: Circle Repertory Theatre; Rosetta LeNoire		[4]
1991-1992May 11, 1992Lucille Lortel TheatreHost: Ernie Anastos, Special Awards: Terrence McNally; Blue Man Group; Ellen Stewart[5]
1992-1993May 17, 1993Lucille Lortel TheatreHost: Ernie Anastos, Special Awards: John Lee Beatty; John Willis[6]
1993-1994May 16, 1994Lucille Lortel TheatreHost: Bruce Weber, Special Awards: Theatre for a New Audience; A.R. Gurney; Irene Worth[7]
1994-1995April 24, 1995Lucille Lortel TheatreHost: Wendy Wasserstein, Special Awards: Horton Foote; Uta Hagen; Signature Theatre Company[8]
1995-1996May 6, 1996Lucille Lortel TheatreHosts: Walter Cronkite and Wendy Wasserstein, Special Awards: Athol Fugard; Gene Feist; Edith Oliver[9]
1996-1997May 5, 1997Lucille Lortel TheatreHost: Ernie Anastos, Special Awards: Gerard Alessandrini; Rob Fisher[10]
1997-1998May 4, 1998Lucille Lortel TheatreHost: Jane Alexander, Special Award: Arthur Miller[11]
1998-1999May 3, 1999Lucille Lortel TheatreHosts: Bea Arthur and Ossie Davis, Special Awards: Harold Pinter; Tom Jones; Harvey Schmidt; Jerry Orbach; Brooklyn Academy of Music; Classic Stage Company[12]
1999-2000May 1, 2000Lucille Lortel TheatreHosts: Joy Behar and Sam Harris, Special Awards: Eileen Heckart; Jason Robards; Charles Busch and Israel Horovitz[13]
2000-2001May 7, 2001Lucille Lortel TheatreHosts: Alan Cumming and Brooke Shields, Special Awards: Lanford Wilson; New York Theatre Workshop; Kitty Carlisle Hart[14][15]
2001-2002May 6, 2002Lucille Lortel TheatreHosts: Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon , Special Awards: Edward Albee; Ruby Dee; Elaine Stritch at Liberty; Second Stage Theatre[16][17]
2002-2003May 5, 2003Lucille Lortel TheatreHost: B.D. Wong, Special Awards: Marian Seldes; The Exonerated; Vineyard Theatre[18][19]
2003-2004May 3, 2004Minetta Lane TheatreHosts: Richard Thomas and Joanna Gleason, Special Awards: Kathleen Chalfant; The Public Theatre; Noche Flamenca[20]
2004-2005May 2, 2005Dodger's StagesHosts: Julie Halston and Bruce Vilanch, Special Awards: Frances Sternhagen; Irish Repertory Theatre[21]
2005-2006May 1, 2006New World StagesHosts: Judy Gold and Brían F. O'Byrne, Special Awards: Wendy Wasserstein; John Patrick Shanley; Betty Corwin; Atlantic Theater Company[22][23]
2006-2007May 7, 2007New World StagesHosts: Bebe Neuwirth and Bobby Cannavale, Special Awards: Christopher Durang; Actors' Fund of America[24]
2007-2008May 5, 2008Union Square TheaterHost: Julie White, Special Awards: Theodore Mann; Primary Stages; New York Theatre Workshop's Horizon[25]
2008–2009May 3, 2009Marriott Marquis HotelHost: Kristen Johnston, Special Awards: Ira Weitzman; The Lark Play Development Center[26]
2009–2010May 2, 2010Terminal 5Hosts: Bryan Batt and Bebe Neuwirth, Special Awards: Daryl Roth; Lincoln Center Theatre[27][28]
2010–2011May 1, 2011NYU Skirball CenterHosts: Zach Braff, Samantha Bee, Special Awards: Lynne Meadow; Gary Glaser; Gatz[29]
2011–2012May 6, 2012NYU Skirball CenterHost: Mario Cantone, Special Awards: Richard Frankel; Richard Foreman; FDNY; Voca People[30]
2012–2013May 5, 2013NYU Skirball CenterHosts: Aasif Mandvi, Maura Tierney, Special Awards: Todd Haimes; Neil LaBute; Theatre Development Fund; Old Hats[31]
2013–2014May 4, 2014NYU Skirball CenterHosts: Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Special Awards: Robyn Goodman; Richard Nelson[32]
2014–2015May 10, 2015NYU Skirball CenterHosts: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Anna Chlumsky, Special Awards: Terrence McNally; Jeanine Tesori; Nancy Nagel Gibb[33]
2015–2016May 8, 2016NYU Skirball CenterHost: Zachary Levi, Special Awards: Oskar Eustis; The Wooster Group[34]
2016–2017May 7, 2017NYU Skirball CenterHost: Taran Killam, Special Awards: David Hyde Pierce; Elevator Repair Service[35]
2017–2018May 6, 2018NYU Skirball CenterHosts: Laura Benanti and Jeremy Shamos, Special Awards: Kathleen Chalfant; The York Theatre Company[36]
2018–2019May 5, 2019NYU Skirball CenterHost: Mike Birbiglia, Special Awards: Edward Albee (posthumous); Page 73 Productions[37]
2019–2020Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[38]
2020–2021May 2, 2021VirtualHeld virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic[39]
2021–2022May 1, 2022NYU Skirball CenterHosts: Jelani Alladin, Jared Grimes, Jeff Hiller, Krysta Rodriguez, Christopher Sieber and Jennifer Simard, Special Awards: Deirdre O'Connell; David Henry Hwang[40]
2022–2023May 7, 2023NYU Skirball CenterHosts: Kevin Cahoon, D'Arcy Carden, Crystal Lucas-Perry, Bonnie Milligan, Arian Moayed and Tamara Tunie, Special Awards: Stephen McKinley Henderson; Ntozake Shange[41]
2023-2024May 5, 2024NYU Skirball CenterHosts: Rosalind Chao, Jenn Colella, Michael Esper, Eden Espinosa, B.D. Wong and Nikki M. James, Special Awards: Ruben Santiago-Hudson; Dominique Morisseau; Ars Nova[42]
2024-2025May 4, 2025NYU Skirball CenterHosts: Ilana Glazer, Maya Hawke, Stephanie Nur, and Alaska Thunderfuck, Special Awards: Alice Childress; New Federal Theatre; Carol Fishman[43]
2025-2026May 3, 2026NYU Skirball CenterSpecial Awards: Mia Katigbak; William Finn[44]
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Categories

At the beginning, the Lead Actor/Actress and Featured Actor/Actress awards encompassed both plays and musicals. Starting in 2014, the acting awards were split into separate play and musical categories.[45]

Starting with the 2022 awards, the acting categories were made gender-neutral.[46]

Current categories

Awards are given in the following categories:

Special categories

Retired Categories

Award winners in key categories

Source:[48]

Production Awards

Outstanding Play

Outstanding Musical

Outstanding Revival

Honorary Awards

Outstanding Lifetime Achievement

Playwright Sidewalk Inductee(s)

Outstanding Body of Work

See also

References

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