The 33rd annual Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring the best of Off-Broadway, were held May 6 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.
The 33rd annual Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring the best of Off-Broadway, were held May 6 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.
Among the night's big winners were the musical KPOP, which took home three awards including Outstanding Musical, and School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play and the Pulitzer-winning Cost of Living, which earned two wins each, including a tie for Outstanding Play.
Meanwhile, the New York Theatre Workshop presentation of Amy Herzog's Mary Jane was the recipient of three awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play for Carrie Coon, Outstanding Director for Anne Kauffman, and Outstanding Sound Design for Leah Gelpe.
As previously announced, the ceremony also posthumously elected composer Michael Friedman onto the Playwrights’ Sidewalk in front of the Lucille Lortel Theatre and honored Tony-winning playwright and performer Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues) and the longstanding Off-Broadway company WP Theater.
See below for the full list of winners.
Outstanding Play (TIE)
Cost of Living
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival
Written by Martyna Majok
School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play
Produced by MCC Theater
Written by Jocelyn Bioh
Outstanding Musical
KPOP
Produced by Ars Nova in association with Ma-Yi Theater Company and Woodshed Collective
Conceived by Woodshed Collective and Jason Kim, book by Jason Kim, music and lyrics by Helen Park and Max Vernon, immersive design by Woodshed Collective
Outstanding Revival
Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train
Produced by Signature Theatre
Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Outstanding Solo Show
Harry Clarke
Produced by Vineyard Theatre in association with Audible
Written by David Cale, performed by Billy Crudup
Outstanding Director
Anne Kauffman, Mary Jane
Outstanding Choreographer
Sonya Tayeh, The Lucky Ones
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Sean Carvajal, Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Carrie Coon, Mary Jane
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Gregg Mozgala, Cost of Living
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Mirirai Sithole, School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Damon Daunno, The Lucky Ones
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Ashley Park, KPOP
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Jason Tam, KPOP
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Tiffany Mann, Jerry Springer – The Opera
Outstanding Scenic Design
Louisa Thompson, In The Blood
Outstanding Costume Design
Dede M. Ayite, School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play
Outstanding Lighting Design
Alan C. Edwards, Harry Clarke
Outstanding Sound Design
Leah Gelpe, Mary Jane
Outstanding Projection Design
Hannah Wasileski, Pipeline
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