2006 Lucille Lortel Award Nominations Announced

The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers announced today announced the nominations for the 21st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway, which will be presented on Monday, May 1st at New World Stages (formerly Dodger Stages, 340 West 50th Street) at 7 PM. A celebration will follow at Ruth's Chris Steak House (148 West 51st Street).

A cocktail reception to congratulate all of the nominees will be held on Monday, April 17th at therapy (348 West 52nd Street). A limited number of tickets for the ceremony are on sale now through the New World Stages Box Office and <br />&nbsp;Book by Doug Wright, Music by Scott Frankel, Lyrics by Michael Korie<br />",1] ); //-->Telecharge.com (212-239-6200).

Four special awards will also be presented: the Lifetime Achievement Award to the late Wendy Wasserstein, the Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence to Betty Corwin, Outstanding Body of Work to the Atlantic Theater Company, and for John Patrick Shanley, an induction into the Playwrights' Sidewalk.

The 2006 Lucille Lortel Awards voting committee is appointed by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres & Producers, the Lucille Lortel Foundation, Actors' Equity Association, and the Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers, and includes journalists, educators, and members of the Off-Broadway community.

Awarded since 1986, the Lucille Lortel Awards are produced by the League by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Foundation. Additional support is provided by Theatre Development Fund.

Of this season's shows, Abigail's Party was nominated for 8 awards, The Trip to Bountiful for 7, Grey Gardens for 5 and The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Seven for 4.

A complete list of 2006 nominees follows:

Outstanding Play
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
By Martin McDonagh
Producer: Atlantic Theater Company

The Paris Letter
By Jon Robin Baitz
Producer: Roundabout Theatre Company

Red Light Winter
By Adam Rapp
Producer: Scott Rudin/Paramount Pictures, Robyn Goodman, Roger Berlind, and Stuart Thompson

The Ruby Sunrise
By Rinne Groff
Producer: The Public Theater

Outstanding Musical
Bernarda Alba
Words & Music by Michael John LaChiusa
Producer: Lincoln Center Theater

Grey Gardens
Book by Doug Wright, Music by Scott Frankel, Lyrics by Michael Korie
Producer: Playwrights Horizons

See What I Wanna See
Words & Music by Michael John LaChiusa
Producer: The Public Theater

The Seven
By Will Power
Producer: New York Theatre Workshop

Outstanding Revival
Abigail's Party
By Mike Leigh
Producer: The New Group

Celebration and The Room
By Harold Pinter
Producer: Atlantic Theater Company

Funnyhouse of a Negro
By Adrienne Kennedy
Producer: The Classical Theater of Harlem

Mrs. Warren's Profession
By George Bernard Shaw
Producer: Irish Repertory Theatre

The Trip to Bountiful
By Horton Foote
Producer: Signature Theatre Company

Outstanding Director
Billie Allen, Funnyhouse of a Negro
Scott Elliott, Abigail's Party
Scott Ellis, The Little Dog Laughed
Wilson Milam, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Harris Yulin, The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Choreographer
Michael Berresse, [title of show]
Graciela Daniele, Bernarda Alba
Bill T. Jones, The Seven

Outstanding Lead Actor
Christopher Denham, Red Light Winter
Conor Donovan, Privilege
John Glover, The Paris Letter
Michael Stuhlbarg, Measure for Pleasure
David Wilmot, The Lieutenant of Inishmore

Outstanding Lead Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Abigail's Party
S. Epatha Merkerson, Birdie Blue
Lois Smith, The Trip to Bountiful
Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed
Dianne Wiest, Third

Outstanding Featured Actor
Charles Durning, Third
Domhnall Gleeson, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Darren Goldstein, Abigail's Party
Logan Marshall-Green, Dog Sees God
David Pittu, Celebration and The Room

Outstanding Featured Actress
Meghan Andrews, The Trip to Bountiful
Helena Carroll, Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Lisa Emery, Abigail's Party
Hallie Foote, The Trip to Bountiful
Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens

Outstanding Scenic Design
Beowulf Boritt, The Other Side
David Korins, Swimming in the Shallows
Eugene Lee, The Ruby Sunrise
Derek McLane, Abigail's Party
Allen Moyer, Grey Gardens

Outstanding Costume Design
Eric Becker, Abigail's Party
William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens
Deborah Newhall, The Ruby Sunrise
Martin Pakledinaz, The Trip to Bountiful
Anita Yavich, The Wooden Breeks

Outstanding Lighting Design
Aaron Black, Funnyhouse of a Negro
Jane Cox, Apparition
John McKernon, The Trip to Bountiful
Stpehen Strawbridge, Bernarda Alba
David Weiner, The Seven

Outstanding Sound Design
Scott Killian, A Picasso
Brian Ronan, Grey Gardens
Ken Travis, Abigail's Party
Darron L. West, Apparition
Darron L. West, The Seven