The Off-Broadway League has announced nominations in 14 categories and two additional special awards for the 2013 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway.  The Lortel Awards will be handed out on Sun May 5 at NYU Skirball Center beginning at 7:00 PM, and hosted by Aasif Mandvi and Maura Tierney.  This year's event will once again benefit The Actors Fund.

2013 LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS NOMINATIONS

 

Outstanding Play

Bethany

Produced by Women's Project Theater

Written by Laura Marks

 

Cock

Produced by Stuart Thompson, Jean Doumanian, Royal Court Theatre, William Berlind, Scott Delman, Dena Hammerstein, Jon B. Platt, Scott Rudin, Ted Snowdon, True Love Productions

Written by Mike Bartlett

 

Detroit

Produced by Playwrights Horizons

Written by Lisa D'Amour

 

The Flick

Produced by Playwrights Horizons

Written by Annie Baker

 

The Whale

Produced by Playwrights Horizons

Written by Samuel D. Hunter

 

Outstanding Musical

Dogfight

Produced by Second Stage Theatre

Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Book by Peter Duchan

 

Giant

Produced by The Public Theater in association with The Dallas Theater Center

Book by Sybille Pearson, Music and Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa, Based on the novel by Edna Ferber

 

Murder Ballad

Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club

Conceived by and with Book and Lyrics by Julia Jordan, Music and Lyrics by Juliana Nash

 

The Other Josh Cohen

Produced by Amas Musical Theatre in association with Scandobean Productions, LLC

Book, Music and Lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen

 

Skippyjon Jones

Produced by TheatreworksUSA

Book and Lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila, Music by Eli Bolin

 

Outstanding Revival

All In The Timing

Produced by Primary Stages in association with Jamie deRoy

Written by David Ives

 

My Children! My Africa!

Produced by Signature Theatre

Written by Athol Fugard

 

Passion

Produced by Classic Stage Company

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by James Lapine

 

The Piano Lesson

Produced by Signature Theatre

Written by August Wilson

 

Talley's Folly

Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company

Written by Lanford Wilson

 

Outstanding Solo Show

All the Rage 

Produced by piece by piece productions, Rising Phoenix Repertory in association with The Barrow Group

Written and Performed by Martin Moran

 

Jackie

Produced by Women's Project Theater

Written by Elfriede Jelinek, Performed by Tina Benko

 

Title and Deed

Produced by Signature Theatre

Written by Will Eno, Performed by Conor Lovett

 

Outstanding Director

Sam Gold, The Flick

Anne Kauffman, Belleville

Tina Landau, A Civil War Christmas

James Macdonald, Cock

Ruben Santiago-Hudson, The Piano Lesson

 

Outstanding Choreographer

George De La Peña, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Christopher Gattelli, Dogfight

Kyle Mullins, TRIASSIC PARQ: The Musical

Alex Sanchez, Giant

Doug Varone, Murder Ballad

 

Outstanding Lead Actor

Danny Burstein, Talley’s Folly

Brandon J. Dirden, The Piano Lesson

Daniel Everidge, Falling

Shuler Hensley, The Whale

Aasif Mandvi, Disgraced

 

Outstanding Lead Actress

Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Neva

America Ferrera, Bethany

Vanessa Redgrave, The Revisionist

Roslyn Ruff, The Piano Lesson

Sharon Washington, Wild With Happy

 

Outstanding Featured Actor

David Wilson Barnes, Don’t Go Gentle

Chuck Cooper, The Piano Lesson

Zach Grenier, Storefront Church

Jake Gyllenhaal, If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet

Mark Nelson, My Name Is Asher Lev

 

Outstanding Featured Actress

Eisa Davis, Luck of the Irish

Annie Funke, If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet

Rebecca Naomi Jones, Murder Ballad

Amanda Quaid, Luck of the Irish

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, What Rhymes with America

 

Outstanding Scenic Design

Beowulf Boritt, If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet

Miriam Buether, Cock

Clint Ramos, Wild With Happy

Louisa Thompson, Detroit

Mark Wendland, Murder Ballad

 

Outstanding Costume Design

Toni-Leslie James, A Civil War Christmas

Jessica Pabst, The Whale

Clint Ramos, Wild With Happy

Emily Rebholz, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Anita Yavich, Golden Child

 

Outstanding Lighting Design

Jane Cox, The Flick

Rui Rita, The Piano Lesson

Ben Stanton, Belleville

Ben Stanton, Murder Ballad

Scott Zielinski, A Civil War Christmas

 

Outstanding Sound Design

Leah Gelpe, Slowgirl

Bray Poor, The Flick

Shane Rettig, Detroit ’67

Jane Shaw, Jackie

Matt Tierney, Detroit

 

SPECIAL AWARDS

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

Todd Haimes

 

Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee

Neil LaBute

 

Outstanding Body of Work Award

Theatre Development Fund

 

Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience

Old Hats

Created and performed by Bill Irwin and David Shiner

Music by and featuring Nellie McKay

Produced by Signature Theatre