New York, NY (May 2, 2010) – Lortel Statues for 14 categories and 2 special awards were handed out by celebrity presenters at the 2010 Lucille Lortel Awards at a live awards ceremony tonight at Terminal 5. Hosted by the Off-Broadway League, the live show was co-hosted by Bryan Batt and Bebe Neuwirth and featured performances by Alan Menken, STOMP, Seth Rudetsky, Edward Watts of The Fanasticks and LaChanze.
They were joined on stage by notable presenters from the entertainment industry, including Kerry Washington, Hugh Dancy, Anthony Mackie, Justin Bartha, Jennifer Morrison, Saffron Burrows, Michael Urie, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Melissa Joan Hart, Laurie Metcalf, Keith Carradine, Anthony LaPaglia, Zoe Kazan, Tamara Tunie, Stephanie March, Ally Sheedy, Lily Rabe, Patrick Heusinger, Aasif Mandvi, Monica Raymund, Chad Kimball, Montego Glover, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Julie Halston, Charles Busch, Daryl Roth, Michael Esper, and Stark Sands.
The theme of the ceremony was “Off-Broadway Comes Home” and the show, directed by Michael Heitzman with musical direction by David Holcenberg, featured performances highlighting the best of Off-Broadway in the last 25 years and a special curated exhibition spanning these years was on display. The Lucille Lortel Award ceremony was produced by the Off-Broadway League by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Foundation. This year’s ceremony was a benefit The Actors Fund. Additional support provided by Theatre Development Fund. Support also provided by Inside Park at St. Bart’s, Ferrari and MontGras.
Theatre industry vets, along with agents, producers, nominees and notable presenters enjoyed the VIP Reception from 6 – 8 PM, that included a tantalizing menu by Certé, paired with a Sparkling White, Ferrari Brut from Italy, and MontGras Carmenère from Chile.
In honor of the 25th anniversary milestone, the Lucille Lortel Awards has put together an intimate salon-style exhibit at Terminal 5 to showcase past winning companies and their productions. Showcasing a selection of posters, photographs, costumes, and other ephemera, curated by Tiffany Nixon, June Reich and Ryan Anthony Donaldson, attention is drawn to the significance of, and need for preserving materials designed and created for Off-Broadway theatres. These materials enhance the understanding of Off-Broadway’s incredible contribution to New York’s ever-growing theatre history.
Representatives of the Off-Broadway League, Actors’ Equity Association, Stage Directors & Choreographers Society and the Lucille Lortel Foundation in addition to theatre journalists, academics and other Off-Broadway professionals serve on the Voting Committee.
The 2010 Voting Committee is comprised of Terry Berliner, John Clinton Eisner, Kurt Everhart, Peter Filichia, Jeffrey Fiske, George Forbes, Susan Gallin, Eleanor Goldhar, Melanie Herman, Linda Herring, Walt Kiskaddon, Renee Lasher, Russell Lehrer, Niclas Nagler, Barbara Pasternack, Richard Price, Mark Rossier, David Savran, and Barbara Toy.
The Lortel Awards website, www.LortelAward.com, has updates and news about the ceremony, hosts and media releases. To follow the Lortel Awards on Twitter, please go to: twitter.com/LortelAward; Facebook at the Lucille Lortel Awards Group.
2010 LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS NOMINATIONS AND RECIPIENTS
Outstanding Play
Clybourne Park
Written by Bruce Norris
Produced by Playwrights Horizons
The Brother/Sister Plays
Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Produced by The Public Theater in association with McCarter Theatre
The Orphans’ Home Cycle
Written by Horton Foote
Produced by Signature Theatre Company and Hartford Stage
The Temperamentals
Written by Jon Marans
Produced by Daryl Roth, Stacy Shane and Martian Entertainment
When The Rain Stops Falling
Written by Andrew Bovell
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater
Outstanding Musical
Click, Clack, Moo
Book by Billy Aronson
Lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila
Music by Brad Alexander
Based on the book by Doreen Cronin with illustrations by Betsy Lewin
Produced by Theatreworks USA
Everyday Rapture
Written by Dick Scanlan and Sherie Rene Scott
Produced by Second Stage Theatre
The Scottsboro Boys
Book by David Thompson
Lyrics and Music by John Kander and Fred Ebb
Produced by Vineyard Theatre
The Toxic Avenger
Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro
Music and Lyrics by David Bryan
Based on Lloyd Kaufman’s The Toxic Avenger
Produced by Jean Cheever and Tom Polum
Yank! A WWII Love Story
Music by Joseph Zellnik
Book and Lyrics by David Zellnik
Produced by The York Theatre Company, Maren Berthelsen/Pamela Koslow/Stuart Wilk, Matt Schicker, Hugh Hayes, Jim Kierstead and Sondra Healy/Shidan Majidi
Outstanding Revival
A Lie of the Mind
Written by Sam Shepard
Produced by The New Group
Candida
Written by George Bernard Shaw
Produced by The Irish Repertory Theatre and Alexis Doyle
Measure for Measure
Written by William Shakespeare
Produced by Theatre for a New Audience
The Emperor Jones
Written by Eugene O’Neill
Produced by The Irish Repertory Theatre
The Glass Menagerie
Written by Tennessee Williams
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Long Wharf Theatre
Outstanding Solo Show
A Boy and His Soul
Written and performed by Colman Domingo
Produced by Vineyard Theatre
Let Me Down Easy
Written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith
Produced by Second Stage Theatre
Nightingale
Written and performed by Lynn Redgrave
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club
The Lady With All the Answers
Written by David Rambo/p>
Performed by Judith Ivey
Produced by Cherry Lane Theatre
Zero Hour
Written and performed by Jim Brochu/p>
Produced by Kurt Peterson and Edmund Gaynes, in association with The Peccadillo Theater Company
Outstanding Director
Walter Bobbie, Venus in Fur
David Cromer, When the Rain Stops Falling
Gordon Edelstein, The Glass Menagerie
Pam MacKinnon, Clybourne Park
Joe Mantello, The Pride
Outstanding Choreographer
Jeffry Denman, Yank! A WWII Love Story
Ken Roberson, A Boy and His Soul
Wendy Seyb, Click, Clack, Moo
Wendy Seyb, The Toxic Avenger
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Outstanding Lead Actor
Hugh Dancy,The Pride
Patch Darragh, The Glass Menagerie
Brandon Victor Dixon, The Scottsboro Boys
John Douglas Thompson, The Emperor Jones
Michael Urie, The Temperamentals
Outstanding Lead Actress
Nina Arianda, Venus in Fur
Jayne Houdyshell, Coraline
Judith Ivey, The Glass Menagerie
Cristin Milioti, Stunning
Sherie Rene Scott, Everyday Rapture
Outstanding Featured Actor
Keith Carradine, A Lie of the Mind
Adam James, The Pride
David Pittu, Equivocation
Jeremy Shamos, Clybourne Park
C.J. Wilson, Happy Now?
Outstanding Featured Actress
Tracee Chimo, Circle Mirror Transformation
Mary Beth Hurt, When the Rain Stops Falling
Laurie Metcalf, A Lie of the Mind
Nancy Opel, The Toxic Avenger
Andrea Riseborough, The Pride
Outstanding Scenic Design
David Korins, When the Rain Stops Falling
David Korins, Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them
Derek McLane, A Lie of the Mind
Michael Yeargan, The Glass Menagerie
David Zinn, The Pride
Outstanding Costume Design
Miranda Hoffman, Stunning
Martin Pakledinaz, The Glass Menagerie
Clint Ramos, So Help Me God!
Ilona Somogyi,Clybourne Park
Anita Yavich, Venus in Fur
Outstanding Lighting Design
Mark Barton, Circle Mirror Transformation
Paul Gallo, The Pride
Peter Kaczorowski, The Brother/Sister Plays
Tyler Micoleau, When the Rain Stops Falling
Rui Rita, The Orphans’ Home Cycle
Outstanding Sound Design
Kurt Fischer, The Toxic Avenger
John Gromada, The Orphans’ Home Cycle
Fitz Patton, When the Rain Stops Falling
Shane Rettig, A Lie of the Mind
Ryan Rumery and Christian Frederickson, The Emperor Jones
HONORARY AWARDS
Outstanding Body of Work
Lincoln Center Theater
Lifetime Achievement Award
Daryl Roth