Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway-bound musical is heading uptown for a summer opening after a sold-out run at the Public Theater, while Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize winner, first presented by the Atlantic Theatre Company, continues to rack up accolades. Playwright Terrence McNally (Broadway’s The Visit, It’s Only A Play), was celebrated for lifetime achievement. The Lortels, now 30 years old, are underwritten by the Lucille Lortel Foundation and named for the late owner of the former Theatre De Lys, now the Lucille Lortel, on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. Along with the Village Voice Obie Awards, the Lortels are focused on plays that open in New York City outside the 40-theater Broadway district.
Hamilton took 10 awards, including outstanding musical. Between Riverside And Crazy won three awards, including outstanding play. The awards in 18 categories, plus three special honors, were presented Sunday night at New York University’s Skirball Center during a ceremony hosted by Emmy nominated actors Anna Chlumsky and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Award presenters included F. Murray Abraham, Christian Borle, Jason Robert Brown, Anna Camp, Sutton Foster, Swoosie Kurtz, Tony Kushner, Elisabeth Moss and Alicia Silverstone.
The Winners:
Outstanding Play: Between Riverside and Crazy
Produced by Atlantic Theater Company
Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Outstanding Musical: Hamilton
Produced by The Public Theater
Book, Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Inspired by the book Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Outstanding Revival: Into the Woods
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company in association with McCarter Theatre Center, a Fiasco Theater production
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by James Lapine
Outstanding Solo Show: Josephine and I
Produced by The Public Theater
Written and Performed by Cush Jumbo
Outstanding Director: Thomas Kail, Hamilton
Outstanding Choreographer: Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play: Stephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and Crazy
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play: Tonya Pinkins, Rasheeda Speaking
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical: Phillipa Soo, Hamilton
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play: Jacob Ming-Trent, Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play: Liza Colón-Zayas, Between Riverside and Crazy
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical: Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Outstanding Scenic Design: Jan Versweyveld, Scenes From a Marriage
Outstanding Costume Design: Paul Tazewell, Hamilton
Outstanding Lighting Design: Howell Binkley, Hamilton
Outstanding Sound Design: Nevin Steinberg, Hamilton
Special Awards:
Lifetime Achievement Award: Terrence McNally
Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee Jeanine Tesori
Edith Oliver Service to Off-Broadway Award: Nancy Nagel Gibbs
