NEW YORK CITY: The 2019 Lucille Lortel Awards ceremony was held last night at NYU’s Skirball Center. The awards, which recognize Off-Broadway productions, were hosted by comedian Mike Birbiglia. Classic Stage Company’s production of Carmen Jones received the most awards of the night, with four.
Other notable awards included Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future by Andrew R. Butler, which won outstanding musical, and Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu, which won outstanding play.
The awards is produced by the Off-Broadway League by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation. Additional support is provided by Theatre Development Fund.
The complete winner’s list is below.
Outstanding Play
Pass Over
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3
Written by Antoinette Nwandu
Outstanding Musical
Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future
Produced by Ars Nova
Written by Andrew R. Butler
Outstanding Revival
Carmen Jones
Produced by Classic Stage Company, Alan D. and Barbara Marks, Eric Falkenstein, and Covent Garden Productions
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, with Music by Georges Bizet
Outstanding Solo Show
FLEABAG
Produced by Annapurna Theatre, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, Skye Optican, Kevin Emrick, David Luff & Patrick Myles, Barbara Broccoli, Patrick Catullo, Diana DiMenna, Daryl Roth, Eric Schnall, Jayne Baron Sherman, DryWrite, Soho Theatre
Written and Performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Outstanding Director
Lee Sunday Evans, Dance Nation
Outstanding Choreographer
Rick and Jeff Kuperman, Alice By Heart
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Juan Castano, Transfers
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Marys Seacole
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Gabriel Ebert, Pass Over
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Crystal Lucas-Perry, Ain’t No Mo’
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Steven Skybell, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF IN YIDDISH
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Anika Noni Rose, Carmen Jones
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
George Salazar, Be More Chill
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Soara-Joye Ross, Carmen Jones
Outstanding Scenic Design
Arnulfo Maldonado, Sugar In Our Wounds
Outstanding Costume Design (Tie)
Montana Levi Blanco, The House That Will Not Stand
Paloma Young, Alice By Heart
Outstanding Lighting Design
Lap Chi Chu, Mlima’s Tale
Outstanding Sound Design
Dan Moses Schreier, Carmen Jones
Outstanding Projection Design
Tal Yarden, Superhero
Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience
On Beckett
Produced by Irish Repertory Theatre
Exploring the Works of Samuel Beckett, Conceived by Bill Irwin
HONORARY AWARDS
Outstanding Body of Work
Telsey + Company
Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee
María Irene Fornés
Edith Oliver Service to Off-Broadway Award
Terry Byrne
