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38TH ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS

NOMINATIONS AND RECIPIENTS OF THE 2023 LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS

*Please note: all nominees are listed with the award recipient in GOLD.

Outstanding Play

A Case for the Existence of God
Produced by Signature Theatre
Written by Samuel D. Hunter

Dark Disabled Stories
Produced by The Bushwick Starr, presented by The Public Theater
Written by Ryan J. Haddad

Downstate
Produced by Playwrights Horizons
Written by Bruce Norris

Epiphany
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater
Written by Brian Watkins

Wolf Play
Produced by MCC Theater, a Soho Rep production, in collaboration with Ma-Yi Theater Company
Written by Hansol Jung

Outstanding Musical

Dreaming Zenzile
Produced by New York Theatre Workshop & National Black Theatre
Written by Somi Kakoma

Harmony
Produced by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene in association with Ken Davenport & Sandi Moran, Garry C. Kief, Amuse Inc., Patty Baker, Tom & Michael D’Angora,
Susan DuBow, Michelle Kaplan, Mapleseed Productions, Harold Matzner and Neil Gooding Productions
Music by Barry Manilow, Book and Lyrics by Bruce Sussman

SUFFS
Produced by The Public Theater
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Shaina Taub

Titaníque
Produced by Eva Price, James L. Nederlander, Diamond Dog Entertainment LLC, Benj Pasek, Blumenthal Performing Arts, Penny Rousouli, Jodi & Howard Tenenbaum,
Philip Byron, Marcia Ellis, Iris Smith, Stellar Live, Inc.
Book by Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue, Music by Various Authors

Weightless
Produced by WP Theater
Written by The Kilbanes

Outstanding Revival

A Bright New Boise
Produced by Signature Theatre
Written by Samuel D. Hunter

Endgame
Produced by Irish Repertory Theatre
Written by Samuel Beckett

A Man of No Importance
Produced by Classic Stage Company
Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Merrily We Roll Along
Produced by New York Theatre Workshop
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by George Furth

A Raisin in the Sun
Produced by The Public Theater
Written by Lorraine Hansberry

Outstanding Director

Zi Alikhan – On That Day in Amsterdam
David Cromer – A Case for the Existence of God
Robert O’Hara – A Raisin in the Sun
Whitney White – soft
Dustin Wills – Wolf Play

Outstanding Choreographer

Andy Blankenbuehler – Only Gold
Warren Carlyle – Harmony
Edgar Godineaux – The Harder They Come
Jerry Mitchell – Kinky Boots
Ellenore Scott – Titaníque

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play

Kyle Beltran – A Case For the Existence of God
Marylouise Burke – Epiphany
K. Todd Freeman – Downstate
Ryan J. Haddad – Dark Disabled Stories
Bill Irwin – Endgame
Tonya Pinkins – A Raisin in the Sun
John Douglas Thompson – Endgame

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play

Mia Barron – The Coast Starlight
Susanna Guzmán – Downstate
Ryan J. Haddad – american (tele)visions
Dickie Hearts – Dark Disabled Stories
Patrice Johnson Chevannes – Endgame
Maureen Sebastian – The Best We Could (a family tragedy)
Eddie Torres – Downstate

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical

Nicholas Barasch – The Butcher Boy
Callum Francis – Kinky Boots
Natey Jones – The Harder They Come
Somi Kakoma – Dreaming Zenzile
Lindsay Mendez – Merrily We Roll Along
Marla Mindelle – Titaníque
Jim Parsons – A Man of No Importance

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical

Krystal Joy Brown – Merrily We Roll Along
Darren Goldstein – The Bedwetter
Nikki M. James – SUFFS
Jacob Ming-Trent – The Harder They Come
John Riddle – Titaníque
Reg Rogers – Merrily We Roll Along
A.J. Shively – A Man of No Importance

Outstanding Ensemble

The Nosebleed
Drae Campbell, Ashil Lee, Chris Manley, Aya Ogawa, Saori Tsukada, Kaili Y. Turner
soft
Leon Addison Brown, Biko Eisen-Martin, Dharon Jones, Essence Lotus, Travis Raeburn, Shakur Tolliver, Dario Vazquez, Ed Ventura
Wolf Play
Christopher Bannow, Esco Jouléy, Brian Quijada, Nicole Villamil, Mitchell Winter

Outstanding Scenic Design

John Lee Beatty – Epiphany
You-Shin Chen – Wolf Play
dots – You Will Get Sick
Arnulfo Maldonado – A Case for the Existence of God
Clint Ramos – The Far Country

Outstanding Costume Design

Enver Chakartash – THE TREES
Sarah Laux – Wish You Were Here
Orla Long – Endgame
Qween Jean – Soft
Alejo Vietti – Titaníque

Outstanding Lighting Design

Isabella Byrd – Epiphany
Jiyoun Chang – The Far Country
Tyler Micoleau – A Case for the Existence of God
Barbara Samuels – Wolf Play
Cha See – On That Day in Amsterdam

Outstanding Sound Design

Mikhail Fiksel – How To Defend Yourself
Daniel Kluger – Epiphany
Kate Marvin – Wolf Play
Theater Mitu – american (tele)visions
Sinan Refik Zafar – LETTERS FROM MAX, a ritual

Outstanding Projection Design

Alex Basco Koch – The Orchard
Yee Eun Nam – ONCE UPON A (korean) TIME
Kameron Neal – Dark Disabled Stories
Theater Mitu – american (tele)visions
S Katy Tucker – LETTERS FROM MAX, a ritual

HONORARY AWARDS

Lifetime Achievement Award
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee
Ntozake Shange
Body of Work
A.R.T./New York
Edith Oliver Service to Off-Broadway Award
Victoria Bailey

RECIPIENTS BY SHOW

Wolf Play (5)
Titaníque (3)
The Coast Starlight (1)
Dark Disabled Stories (1)
Downstate (1)
Epiphany (1)
A Man of No Importance (1)
Only Gold (1)
A Raisin in the Sun (1)

NOMINATIONS BY SHOW

Wolf Play (6)
A Case for the Existence of God (5)
Endgame (5)
Epiphany (5)
Titaníque (5)
Dark Disabled Stories (4)
Downstate (4)
Merrily We Roll Along (4)
american (tele)visions (3)
The Harder They Come (3)
A Man of No Importance (3)
A Raisin in the Sun (3)
soft (3)
Dreaming Zenzile (2)
The Far Country (2)
Harmony (2)
Kinky Boots (2)
LETTERS FROM MAX, a ritual (2)
On That Day in Amsterdam (2)
SUFFS (2)
The Bedwetter (1)
The Best We Could (a family tragedy) (1)
A Bright New Boise (1)
The Butcher Boy (1)
The Coast Starlight (1)
How To Defend Yourself (1)
The Nosebleed (1)
ONCE UPON A (korean) TIME (1)
Only Gold (1)
The Orchard (1)
THE TREES (1)
Weightless (1)
Wish You Were Here (1)
You Will Get Sick (1)

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