Cost of Living and School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play tied for Best Play and KPOP captured Best Musical at the 33rd annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway.
Mary Jane also captured three awards, including Best Director.
The honors were handed out Sunday night at NYU Skirball Center, in a ceremony hosted by Meteor Shower co-stars Laura Benanti and Jeremy Shamos. As in past years, the event was a benefit for The Actors Fund.
Many Lortel winners go on to Broadway runs — last year’s top prize-winners, Oslo and The Band’s Visit, went on to wider runs and the latter is considered a Tony front-runner for Best Musical.
The voting committee for the awards includes reps from the Off-Broadway League, Actors’ Equity Association, the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society and the Lucille Lortel Foundation, plus theater journalists, academics and others working in the Off-Broadway sector.
Here is the full list of winners:
Outstanding Play – *TIE
Cost of Living
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival
Written by Martyna Majok
School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play
Produced by MCC Theater
Written by Jocelyn Bioh
Outstanding Musical
KPOP
Produced by Ars Nova in association with Ma-Yi Theater Company and Woodshed Collective
Conceived by Woodshed Collective and Jason Kim, Book by Jason Kim, Music and Lyrics by Helen Park and Max Vernon, Immersive Design by Woodshed Collective
Outstanding Revival
Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train
Produced by Signature Theatre
Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Outstanding Solo Show
Harry Clarke
Produced by Vineyard Theatre in association with Audible
Written by David Cale
Performed by Billy Crudup
Outstanding Director
Anne Kauffman, Mary Jane
Outstanding Choreographer
Sonya Tayeh, The Lucky Ones
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Sean Carvajal, Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Carrie Coon, Mary Jane
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Damon Daunno, The Lucky Ones
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Ashley Park, KPOP
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Gregg Mozgala, Cost of Living
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Mirirai Sithole, School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Jason Tam, KPOP
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Tiffany Mann, Jerry Springer – The Opera
Outstanding Scenic Design
Louisa Thompson, In The Blood
Outstanding Costume Design
Dede M. Ayite, School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play
Outstanding Lighting Design
Alan C. Edwards, Harry Clarke
Outstanding Sound Design
Leah Gelpe, Mary Jane
Outstanding Projection Design
Hannah Wasileski, Pipeline
Honorary Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award
Eve Ensler
Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee
Michael Friedman
Outstanding Body of Work
WP Theater
