Lucille Lortel Awards 2014 – Winners, Nominees
Winners and nominees of the 2014 Lucille Lortel Awards, presented by the Lucille Lortel Foundation and The Off-Broadway League. The ceremony took place at The NYU Skirball Center on May 4, 2014. For background on the Lucille Lortel Awards and other theater awards, click here.
** = Award recipient
Outstanding Play
** The Open House
Author: Will Eno
Produced by Signature Theatre
Bad Jews
Author: Joshua Harmon
Produced by Roundabout Theater
Domesticated
Author: Bruce Norris
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater
The Night Alice
Author: Conor McPherson
Produced by Atlantic Theater; originally produced by the Donmar Warehouse
Outstanding Musical
** Fun Home
Music: Jeanine Tesori; Book and Lyrics: Lisa Kron
Produced by The Public Theater
Here Lies Love
Concept and Lyrics: David Byrne; Music by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim; Additional Music by Tom Gandey and J Pardo
Produced by The Public Theater
Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812
Written by David Dave Malloy
Produced by Howard & Janet Kagan, Paula Marie Black, John Logan, Lisa Matlin, Daveed Frazier, Tom Smedes, Vertical Ent./Roman Gambourg/Lev Gelfer
What’s It All About? Bacharach Reimagined
Music: Burt Bacharach; Lyrics: Hal David and others; Conceived by Kyle Riabko and David Lane Seltzer
Produced by New York Theatre Workshop
Outstanding Revival
** Good Person of Szechwan
Author: Bertolt Brecht
Produced by The Foundry Theatre
Hand to God
Author: Robert Askins
Produced by MCC Theater
London Wall
Author: John van Druten
Produced by Mint Theater Company
The Model Apartment
Author: Donald Margulis
Produced by Primary Stages
The Weir
Author: Conor McPherson
Produced by The Irish Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Solo Show
** Buyer and Cellar
Author: Jonathan Tolins
Performer: Michael Urie
Produced by Darren Bagert, Dan Shaheen, Ted Snowdon, Daryl Roth, Martin Massman, Pat Flicker Addiss, Doug Nevin, Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino, Andrew Tobias, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
How I Learned What I Learned
Author: August Wilson, Co-Conceived with Todd Kreidler in collaboration with Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Performer: Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Produced by Signature Theatre
Satchmo at the Waldorf-Astoria
Author: Terry Teachout
Performer: John Douglas Thompson
Produced by Produced by Long Wharf Theatre, Shakespeare and Company, Scott and Roxanne Bok, Roz and Jerry Meyer, Ronald Guttman, Shadowcatcher Entertainment, John LaMattina, Joey Parnes, S.D. Wagner, John Johnson
Outstanding Director
** Alex Timbers, Here Lies Love
Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Lear deBessonet, Good Person of Szechwan
Sam Gold, Fun Home
Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Hand to God
Outstanding Choreographer
** Sonya Tayeh, Kung Fu
Martha Clarke, Cheri
Marguerite Derricks, Heathers: the Musical
Danny Mefford, Fun Home
Annie-B Person, Here Lies Love
Outstanding Lead Actor
** Steven Boyer, Hand to God
Jon DeVries, Regular Singing
Peter Friedman, The Open House
Taylor Mac, Good Person of Szechwan
Armando Riesco, The Happiest Song Plays Last
Outstanding Lead Actress
** Tracee Chimo, Bad Jews
Diane Davis, The Model Apartment
Carolyn McCormick, The Open House
Laurie Metcalf, Domesticated
Andrus Nichols, Bedlam’s Hamlet and Saint Joan
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
** Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Jeff Blumenkrantz, Murder for Two
Jose Llan, Here Lies Love
Kyle Riabko, What’s It All About? Burt Bacharach Reimagined
Conrad Ricamora, Here Lies Love
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
** Ruthie Ann Miles, Here Lies Love
Sydney Lucas, Fun Home
Alexan Socha, Fun Home
Phillipa Soo, Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812
Barrett Wilbert Weed, Heathers: The Musical
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
** Jeremy Shamos, Dinner with Friends
Carson Elrod, The Explorers Club
Philip Ettinger, Bad Jews
Russell G. Jones, The Call
Fred Weller, Reasons to Be Happy
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
** Lisa Kron, Good Person of Szechwan
Hannah Bos, The Open House
Lynn Cohen, I Remember Mama
Molly Ranson, Bad Jews
Sarah Stiles, Hand to God
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
** Lucas Steele, Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812
Heath Calvert, Nobody Loves You
Nick Choksi, Bunty Beman Presents...
Blake DeLong, Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812
Noah Hinsdale, Fun Home
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
** Judy Kuhn, Fun Home
Uzo Aduba, Venice
Brittain Ashford, Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812
Melody Butiu, Here Lies Love
Shaina Taub, Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812
Outstanding Scenic Design
** Mimi Lien, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Miriam Buether, Love and Information
David Korins, Here Lies Love
Clint Ramos, Appropriate
Matt Saunders, Good Person of Szechwan
Outstanding Costume Design
** Clint Ramos, Here Lies Love (tie)
** Paloma Young, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (tie)
Gabriel Berry and Andrea Hood, Love and Information
Anita Yavich, The Explorers Club
Caherine Zuber, Far From Heaven
Outstanding Lighting Design
** Justin Townsend, Here Lies Love
Daniel Ionazzi, The Jacksonian
Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Ben Stanton, Fun Home
Japhy Weideman, What’s It All About? Bacharach Reimagined
Outstanding Sound Design
** M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, Here Lies Love
Clive Goodwin, What’s It All About? Bacharach Reimagined
Matt Hubbs, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Ryan Rumery, The Hatmaker’s Wife
Christopher Shutt, Love and Information
Lifetime Achievement Award
Robyn Goodman
Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee
Richard Nelson
Lucille Lortel Award Winners by Production
Here Lies Love – 5
Fun Home – 3
Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 – 3
Good Person of Szechwan – 2
Bad Jews – 1
Buyer & Cellar – 1
Dinner with Friends – 1
Hand to God – 1
Kung Fu – 1
The Open House – 1
Lucille Lortel Award Nominations by Production
Here Lies Love -11
Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 – 11
Fun Home – 9
Good Person of Szechwan – 5
Bad Jews – 4
Hand to God – 4
The Open House – 4
What’s it All About? – 4
Love and Information – 3
Domesticated – 2
The Explorers Club – 2
Heathers: The Musical – 2
The Model Apartment – 2
Appropriate – 1
Bedlam’s Hamlet and St. Joan – 1
Bunty Berman Presents… – 1
Buyer and Cellar – 1
The Call – 1
Cheri – 1
Dinner with Friends – 1
Far From Heaven – 1
The Happiest Song Plays Last – 1
The Hatmaker’s Wife – 1
How I Learned What I Learned – 1
I Remember Mama – 1
The Jacksonian – 1
Kung Fu – 1
London Wall – 1
Murder for Two – 1
The Night Alive – 1
Nobody Loves You – 1
Reasons to be Happy – 1
Regular Singing – 1
Satchmo at the Waldorf – 1
Venice – 1
The Weir – 1