The 2023 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were given last night, May 7.
The 2023 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were given last night, May 7, to recipients in 15 categories, with four honorary awards also bestowed. The Awards were distributed in a ceremony at NYU Skirball hosted by stars of stage and screen: Kevin Cahoon (Tony nominee, "Shucked"), D'Arcy Carden ("The Thanksgiving Play"), Crystal Lucas-Perry (Tony nominee, "Ain't No Mo'"), Bonnie Milligan (Tony nominee, "Kimberly Akimbo"), Arian Moayed (Tony nominee, "A Doll's House"), and Tamara Tunie (The New Group's "Bernarda's Daughters"). The Lucille Lortel Awards are produced by the Off-Broadway League and Lucille Lortel Theatre, with additional support provided by TDF.
BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the red carpet below!
"Wolf Play" was the big winner with a total of five Lortel Awards including Outstanding Play, Director, Ensemble, Scenic Design, and Sound Design. "Titaníque," the Celine Dion-inspired comedy musical took home three awards including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical, and Outstanding Costume Design. Oskar Eustis accepted the Outstanding Revival award for The Public Theatre's production of "A Raisin in the Sun." In a surprise moment, the Edith Oliver Service to Off-Broadway Award was presented by Off-Broadway League President, Casey York, and Lucille Lortel Theatre Executive Director, George Forbes, to Victoria Bailey, who has served for 20+ years as Executive Director of TDF.
Special honorees this year included Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Stephen McKinley Henderson, Playwrights' Sidewalk posthumous inductee Ntozake Shange, and A.R.T./New York, honored for their Body of Work.
Check out the full list of winners here.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Susanna Guzman
Jessy Yates
Richard Habeeb, Jessy Yates
Crystal Lucas-Perry, Tamara Tunie
Travis Raeburn
Shayok Misha Chowdhury, Kameron Neal
Michael D'Angora, Tom D'Angora
Santiago Orjuela-Laverde, Kimie Nishikawa, Andrew Moerdyk
Drae Campbell, Kaili Y. Turner, Saori Tsukada, Aya Ogawa, Chris Manley, Ashil Lee
Christopher Bannow, Mitchell Winter, Esco Jouley, Nicole Villamil, Brian Quijada
Bushwick Starr team
John Riddle, Alejo Vietti, Tye Blue, Ellenore Scott, Marla Mindelle, Eva Price, Frankie J. Grande, Constantine Rousouli
Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli
Andy Blankenbuehler, Elly Blankenbuehler
Ed Ventura and mom
Ronda Tolliver, Shakur Tolliver
Weighless team
Theater Mitu
Wolf Play creative team
Ally Bonino, Nikki M. James, Shaina Taub
S Katy Tucker and guest
Dominick Balletta, Zalmen Mlotek
Eileen Wilets
Win Upshor, Damon Chua
Patrice Johnson Chevannes
Bill Irwin, Patrice Johnson Chevannes, John Douglas Thompson, Orla Long
Jacob Ming Trent
Todd Spiewak, Jim Parsons
Hyacinth Reynolds, Donald Sutton, Ifa Bayeza, Savannah Shange, Paul Williams
Far Country creative team
On That Day In Amsterdam team
Charlotte Moore, Ciaran O'Reilly
Soft ensemble
Wolf Play creative team
Jonathan McCrory
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