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Lucille Lortel Awards 2015
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The big winner in the Lucille Lortel Awards this year with 10 Awards including BEST MUSICAL is Broadway-bound musical “Hamilton” by Stephen Adly Guirgis, arriving on Broadway this summer after a sold-out run at the Public Theater.
Outstanding Play
Between Riverside and Crazy, Produced by Atlantic Theater Company, Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis (2015 Winner)
Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3), Produced by The Public Theater in association with American Repertory Theater, Written by Suzan-Lori Parks
The Invisible Hand, Produced by New York Theatre Workshop, Written by Ayad Akhtar
My Mañana Comes, Produced by The Playwrights Realm, Written by Elizabeth Irwin
The Nether, Produced by MCC Theater, Written by Jennifer Haley
Outstanding Musical
The Fortress of Solitude, Produced by The Public Theater in association with Dallas Theater Center, Book by Itamar Moses, Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman Conceived by Daniel Aukin, Based upon the novel by Jonathan Lethem
Hamilton, Produced by The Public Theater, Book, Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Inspired by the book Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow (2015 Winner)
Nevermore – The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe, Produced by Radio Mouse Entertainment, Martin Hummel, Caiola Productions, Terry Schnuck, Susan Jaffe Tane, Hernreich-Horvath Productions, Catalyst Theatre in association with Fireboat Productions, Mary Cossette, Meredith Lynsey Schade, Written and Composed by Jonathan Christenson
Pretty Filthy, Produced by The Civilians in association with Jon B. Platt, Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman, Book by Bess Wohl, Conceived by Steve Cosson, Michael Friedman & Bess Wohl
Outstanding Revival
Fashions for Men, Produced by Mint Theater Company, Written by Ferenc Molnár
Indian Ink, Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company in association with American Conservatory Theater, Written by Tom Stoppard
Into the Woods, Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company in association with McCarter Theatre Center, a Fiasco Theater production. Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by James Lapine (2015 Winner)
Sticks and Bones, Produced by The New Group, Written by David Rabe
The Wayside Motor Inn, Produced by Signature Theatre, Written by A.R. Gurney
Outstanding Solo Show
Every Brilliant Thing, Produced by Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian, Tom Wirtshafter, Patrick Daly, Kelpie Arts LLC, Scott Rudin, Marc & Lisa Biales, Terry Allen Kramer, Michael Ostin, Written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe, Performed by Jonny Donahoe
Josephine and I, Produced by The Public Theater, Written and Performed by Cush Jumbo (2015 Winner)
Just Jim Dale, Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company, Written and Performed by Jim Dale
The Lion, Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club, Written and Performed by Benjamin Scheuer
Outstanding Director
Michael Greif, Our Lady of Kibeho
Thomas Kail, Hamilton (2015 Winner)
Austin Pendleton, Between Riverside and Crazy
Ken Rus Schmoll, The Invisible Hand
Ivo van Hove, Scenes From a Marriage
Outstanding Choreographer
Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton (2015 Winner)
Camille A. Brown, The Fortress of Solitude
Denis Jones, Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story
Laura Krewski, Nevermore – The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Lisa Shriver, Into the Woods
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Usman Ally, The Invisible Hand
Carson Elrod, The Heir Apparent
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Crazy (2015 Winner)
Owiso Odera, Our Lady of Kibeho
Bill Pullman, Sticks and Bones
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Grand Concourse
Anna Gunn, Sex With Strangers
Jan Maxwell, The City of Conversation
S. Epatha Merkerson, While I Yet Live
Tonya Pinkins, Rasheeda Speaking (2015 Winner)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Adam Chanler-Berat, The Fortress of Solitude
Claybourne Elder, Allegro
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton (2015 Winner)
Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton
Ben Steinfeld, Into the Woods
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Michelle Knight, DISENCHANTED! The Hilarious Hit Musical
Jennifer Mudge, Into the Woods
Sally Murphy, The Threepenny Opera
Phillipa Soo, Hamilton (2015 Winner)
Lillias White, Texas in Paris
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Victor Almanzar, Between Riverside and Crazy
Jacob Ming-Trent, Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) (2015 Winner)
Jesse Pennington, Bootycandy
Will Pullen, Punk Rock
Scott Shepherd, The Village Bike
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Sophia Anne Caruso, The Nether
Sun Mee Chomet, brownsville song (b-side for tray)
Liza Colón-Zayas, Between Riverside and Crazy (2015 Winner)
Beth Dixon, The City of Conversation
Deirdre O’Connell, By the Water
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton (2015 Winner)
Andy Grotelueschen, Into the Woods
Brian d’Arcy James, Hamilton
Kevin Mambo, The Fortress of Solitude
Steve Rosen, Pretty Filthy
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton (2015 Winner)
Luba Mason, Pretty Filthy
Lulu Picart, DISENCHANTED! The Hilarious Hit Musical
Jessica Tyler Wright, Allegro
Emily Young, Into the Woods
Outstanding Scenic Design
Brett J. Banakis, Big Love
Laura Jellinek, The Nether
Derek McLane, Into the Woods
Walt Spangler, Between Riverside and Crazy
Jan Versweyveld, Scenes From a Marriage (2015 Winner)
Outstanding Costume Design
Candice Donnelly, Indian Ink
Bretta Gerecke, Nevermore – The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Clint Ramos, Bootycandy
Paul Tazewell, Hamilton (2015 Winner)
Anthony Ward, Josephine and I
Outstanding Lighting Design
Howell Binkley, Hamilton (2015 Winner)
David Lander, The Library
Tyler Micoleau, The Invisible Hand
Ben Stanton, The Nether
Japhy Weideman, Punk Rock
Outstanding Sound Design
Mikhail Fiksel, My Mañana Comes
Leah Gelpe, The Invisible Hand
Daniel Kluger and Brandon Wolcott, The Nether
Nevin Steinberg, Hamilton (2015 Winner)
Matt Tierney, Pocatello
Lifetime Achievement Award
Terrence McNally (2015 Winner)
Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee
Jeanine Tesori (2015 Winner)
Edith Oliver Service to Off-Broadway Award
Nancy Nagel Gibbs (2015 Winner)
Lucille Lortel Awards
The Lortels, now 30 years old, are underwritten by the Lucille Lortel Foundation and named for the late owner of the former Theatre De Lys, now the Lucille Lortel, on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. Along with the Village Voice Obie Awards, the Lortels are focused on plays that open in New York City outside the 40-theater Broadway district.
