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
Due to the expansive nature of Off-Broadway, this list is not comprehensive.
Adapted and directed by Craig Baldwin, the production is at Astor Place Theatre via Red Bull Theater.
The world-premiere play by Anna Ziegler will run at the Public Theater Off-Broadway.
The epic story of a man wrongfully imprisoned asks the ultimate question: is justice enough?
Britt Berke will direct the 1920 play about an underdog whose family takes advantage of him, but ultimately comes out on top.
The solo show about one of baseball's greatest pitchers will kick off Black History Month at the historic venue.
The slice-of-life play follows a recovery group of women meeting once a week over the years to share their stories and struggles.
He has two Off-Broadway shows running at the same time: Gruesome Playground Injuries and Archduke.
The solo show celebrates the ancient Irish art of storytelling.