The nominations for the Lucille Lortel nominations have been released with the winner being announced on May 3. The Lucille Lortel Awards honour the productions on Off-Broadway and Off Off-Broadway.
The new musical “Mexodus” leads the way with nine nominations; “Prince Faggot”, “Cold War Choir Practice”, “Saturday Church”, “Kyoto”, “The Monsters”, “Bowl EP”, “Glass. Kill. What if it Only. Imp.”, “Lights Out: Nat ‘King’ Cole”, “My Joy is Heavy”, and “The unknown” have also garnered multiple nominations. A total of 41 productions have earned at least one nomination.
Founder and performer of the National Asian American Theatre Company Mia Katigbak will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Composer and lyricist William Finn will be inducted into the Playwrights’ Sidewalk in front of the Lucille Lortel Theatre in Manhattan’s West Village in a posthumous award.
And the nominees are:
Outstanding Play:
“Cold War Choir Practice”
“Kyoto”
“The Monsters”
“Mother Russia”
“Prince Faggot”
Outstanding Musical:
“Bigfoot!”
“Sciretta”
“Mexodus”
“My Joy is Heavy”
“Night Side Songs”
“Saturday Church”
Outstanding Revival:
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
“Bus Stop”
“Gruesome Playground Injuries”
“ Andronicus”
“The Weir”
Outstanding Solo Show:
“Hold Me in the Water”
“Assuming You Know David Greenspan”
“Nothing Can Take You From The Hand Of God” “Other”
“The Unknown”
Outstanding Director:
Knud Adams for “Cold War Choir Practice”
Shayok Misha Chowdhury for “Prince Faggot”
Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin for “Kyoto”
David Mendizábal for “Mexodus”
Keenan Tyler Oliphant for “Practice”
Outstanding Choreographer:
Edgar Godineaux and Jared Grimes for “Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole”
Darrell Grand Moultrie for “GODDESS”
Darrell Grand Moultrie for “Saturday Church”
Tony Thomas for “Mexodus”
Rickey Tripp for “THE MONSTERS”
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play:
Noah Galvin in “The Reservoir”
Marin Ireland in “Queens”
John Krasinski in “Angry Alan”
Aigner Mizzelle in “THE MONSTERS”
Okieriete Onaodowan in “THE MONSTERS”
Susannah Perkins in “Antigone (This Play I Read In High School)”
Kara Young in “Gruesome Playground Injuries”
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play:
Jorge Bosch in “Kyoto”
Felicia Curry in “Bowl EP”
Crystal Finn in “Cold War Choir Practice”
David Greenspan in “Prince Faggot”
Lizan Mitchell in “Cold War Choir Practice”
Deirdre O’Connellin “Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.”
David Turner in “Mother Russia”
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical:
Abigail Bengson in “My Joy Is Heavy”
J. Harrison Ghee in “Saturday Church”
Dulé Hill in “Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole”
Ruthie Ann Miles in “The Seat of Our Pants”
Brian Quijada in “Mexodus”
Nygel D. Robinson in “Mexodus”
Daniel J. Watts in “Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole”
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical:
Nick Rashad Burroughs in “GODDESS”
Judy Kuhn in “The Baker’s Wife”
Erin Morton in “Heathers The Musical”
Stephanie Jae Park in “Monte Cristo”
Caleb Quezon in “Saturday Church”
Natalie Walker in “The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse”
Lynne Wintersteller in “About Time”
Outstanding Ensemble:
“Initiative”
“Night Side Songs”
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Outstanding Scenic Design:
Miriam Buether for “Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.”
Afsoon Pajoufar for “Cold War Choir Practice”
Riw Rakkulchon for “Mexodus”
Adam Rigg and Anton Volovsek for “Bowl EP”
David Zinn for “Prince Faggot”
Outstanding Costume Design:
Montana Levi Blanco for “Prince Faggot”
Enver Chakartash for “TARTUFFE”
Qween Jean for “Saturday Church”
Celeste Jennings for “minor.ity”
Kaye Voyce for “The Seat of Our Pants”
Outstanding Lighting Design:
Isabella Byrd, for “Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.”
Isabella Byrd for “Prince Faggot”
Mextly Couzin for “Mexodus”
Cha See for “The Unknown”
Studio Luna for “Marcel on the Train”
Outstanding Sound Design:
Caroline Eng for “The Unknown”
Mikhail Fiksel for “Mexodus”
Ryan Gamblin for “Bowl EP”
Drew Levy for “The Weir”
Bray Poor for “Eurydice”
Outstanding Projection Design:
David Bengali for “My Joy Is Heavy”
Stefania Bulbarella for “Nothing Can Take You From The Hand Of God”
Akhila Krishnan for “Kyoto”
Johnny Moreno for “Mexodus”
John Narun for “Bughouse”