The Off-Broadway League and Lucille Lortel Theatre's 37th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were handed out at NYU Skirball Center May 1 at 7 PM, and Kimberly Akimbo and Oratorio for Living Things were the evening's big winners with three Lortel wins each.
Atlantic Theater Company's Kimberly Akimbo, slated to make the jump to Broadway this fall, took Outstanding Musical, along with Lead Performer in a Musical (Victoria Clark) and Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical (Bonnie Milligan). Ars Nova's Oratorio for Living Things took home honors for Outstanding Director (Lee Sunday Evans), Outstanding Ensemble, and Outstanding Sound Design (Nick Kourtides). Both went into the evening as the most nominated productions, with six nominations each.
As previously announced, Deirdre O'Connell was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's ceremony, and David Henry Hwang was inducted onto the Playwrights' Sidewalk.
This year's nominations were announced April 7 on Playbill by Broadway POTUS stars Lilli Cooper and Lea DeLaria. See the full list of nominees here.
See the full list of winners:
Outstanding Play
English
Produced by Atlantic Theater Company and Roundabout Theatre Company
Written by Sanaz Toossi
Outstanding Musical
Kimberly Akimbo
Produced by Atlantic Theater Company
Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, Music by Jeanine Tesori,
Based on the Play by David Lindsay-Abaire
Outstanding Revival
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Produced by Signature Theatre
Written by Anna Deavere Smith
Outstanding Solo Show
Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord
Produced by New York Theatre Workshop
Written and Performed by Kristina Wong
Outstanding Director
Lee Sunday Evans, Oratorio For Living Things
Outstanding Choreographer
Bill T. Jones, Black No More
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play
Shannon Tyo, The Chinese Lady
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play
Francis Benhamou, Prayer for the French Republic
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical
Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical
Bonnie Milligan, Kimberly Akimbo
Outstanding Ensemble
Oratorio For Living Things; Johnny Butler, Kirstyn Cae Ballard, Jane Cardona, Sean Donovan, Carla Duren, Clérida Eltimé, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Brian Flores, Odetta Hartman, Quentin Oliver Lee, Angel Lozada, Divya Maus, Barrie Lobo McLain, Ben Moss, John Murchison, Onyie Nwachukwu, Dito Van Reigersberg, and Peter Wise
Outstanding Scenic Design
Adam Rigg, On Sugarland
Outstanding Costume Design
Gregory Gale, Fairycakes
Outstanding Lighting Design
Isabella Byrd, Sanctuary City
Outstanding Sound Design
Nick Kourtides, Oratorio For Living Things
Outstanding Projection Design
Shawn Duan, Letters of Suresh
Lifetime Achievement Award
Deirdre O’Connell
Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee
David Henry Hwang
