Nominations for the 39th annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were announced on Thursday, April 4. The Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre. The Awards are named for Lucille Lortel, an actress and theater producer, and have been awarded since 1986.
Produced by the Off-Broadway League and Lucille Lortel Theatre, the 39th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards will be handed out at NYU Skirball Center May 5 at 7 PM. Tickets are available online here and in-person at the NYU Skirball box office.
Congratulations to the 21 Tisch alumni and faculty who received 22 nominations across 15 categories! See the full list of nominees here, and join us in celebrating the Tisch nominees on May 1!
Outstanding Play
The Comeuppance
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins '07 (MA, Performance Studies), Written by
Plays For The Plague Year
Suzan-Lori Parks (Faculty, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Written by
Outstanding Musical
(pray)
nicHi douglas '09 (BFA, Drama), Created by
Buena Vista Social Club
Marco Ramirez '05 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Book by
Dead Outlaw
Itamar Moses '03 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Book by
Hell's Kitchen
Kristoffer Diaz '02 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Book by
Teeth
Anna K. Jacobs '08 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing), Book and Music by
Michael R. Jackson '03 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)/'05 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing), Book and Lyrics by
Outstanding Revival
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
Stephanie Choate '10 (BFA, Drama), Produced by
Outstanding Director
(pray)
nicHi douglas '09 (BFA, Drama)
Outstanding Choreographer
(pray)
nicHi douglas '09 (BFA, Drama)
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play
The Refuge Plays
Nicole Ari Parker '93 (BFA, Drama)
The Ally
Josh Radnor '99 (MFA, Graduate Acting)
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play
Wet Brain
Florencia Lozano '96 (MFA, Graduate Acting)
Toros
Frank Wood '87 (MFA, Graduate Acting)
Outstanding Ensemble
(pray)
Ariel Kayla Blackwood '18 (BFA, Drama)
Aigner Mizzelle '18 (BFA, Drama)
Outstanding Scenic Design
shadow/land
Jason Ardizzone-West '12 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film)
Buena Vista Social Club
Arnulfo Maldonado '05 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film)
Dead Outlaw
Arnulfo Maldonado '05 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film)
Stereophonic
David Zinn '91 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film)
Outstanding Lighting Design
The Comeuppance
Amith Chandrashaker '12 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film)
Wet Brain
Cha See '17 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film)
Outstanding Projection Design
The Connector
Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew (Faculty, Drama)
*We apologize for any omssisions! Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu