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New York, NY (May 7, 2023) – The 2023 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway

were handed out this evening 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

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.

The Off-Broadway League’s Lortel Awards Producing & Administration Committee (Jeremy Adams, Tisa

Off-Broadway professionals, serve on the Voting Committee.

For updates and news visit www.lortelaward.com. Follow the Lortel Awards (#LortelAwards) on Twitter (Lucille

Lortel Theatre (@Lortel_Theatre)), Instagram (Lucille Lortel Theatre (@lorteltheatre)), and Facebook (Lucille

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NOMINEES AND RECIPIENTS OF THE 2023 LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS

*Please note: all nominees are listed with the award recipient in BOLD.

Outstanding Play

Produced by Signature Theatre

Produced by Playwrights Horizons

Written by Bruce Norris

Produced by Lincoln Center Theater

Written by Brian Watkins

Produced by MCC Theater, a Soho Rep production, in collaboration with Ma-Yi Theater Company

Written by Somi Kakoma

Produced by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene in association with Ken Davenport & Sandi Moran, Garry

C. Kief, Amuse Inc., Patty Baker, Tom & Michael D'Angora, Susan DuBow, Michelle Kaplan, Mapleseed

Productions, Harold Matzner and Neil Gooding Productions

Music by Barry Manilow, Book and Lyrics by Bruce Sussman

Produced by The Public Theater

Produced by Eva Price, James L. Nederlander, Diamond Dog Entertainment LLC, Benj Pasek,

Blumenthal Performing Arts, Penny Rousouli, Jodi & Howard Tenenbaum, Philip Byron, Marcia Ellis,

Iris Smith, Stellar Live, Inc.

Book by Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue, Music by Various Authors

Produced by Signature Theatre

Written by Samuel D. Hunter

Produced by Irish Repertory Theatre

Written by Samuel Beckett

Produced by Classic Stage Company

Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Produced by The Public Theater

Written by Lorraine Hansberry

Outstanding Director

Zi Alikhan – On That Day in Amsterdam

David Cromer – A Case for the Existence of God

Robert O'Hara – A Raisin in the Sun

Whitney White – soft

Dustin Wills – Wolf Play

Jerry Mitchell – Kinky Boots

Ellenore Scott – Titaníque

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play

Kyle Beltran – A Case For the Existence of God

Marylouise Burke – Epiphany

K. Todd Freeman – Downstate

Ryan J. Haddad – Dark Disabled Stories

Bill Irwin – Endgame

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play

Mia Barron – The Coast Starlight

Susanna Guzmán – Downstate

Ryan J. Haddad – american (tele)visions

Dickie Hearts – Dark Disabled Stories

Patrice Johnson Chevannes – Endgame

Callum Francis – Kinky Boots

Natey Jones – The Harder They Come

Somi Kakoma – Dreaming Zenzile

Lindsay Mendez – Merrily We Roll Along

Marla Mindelle – Titaníque

Jim Parsons – A Man of No Importance

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical

Krystal Joy Brown – Merrily We Roll Along

Outstanding Ensemble

Drae Campbell, Ashil Lee, Chris Manley, Aya Ogawa, Saori Tsukada, Kaili Y. Turner

Leon Addison Brown, Biko Eisen-Martin, Dharon Jones, Essence Lotus, Travis Raeburn, Shakur Tolliver,

Dario Vazquez, Ed Ventura

You-Shin Chen – Wolf Play

dots – You Will Get Sick

Arnulfo Maldonado – A Case for the Existence of God

Clint Ramos – The Far Country

Outstanding Costume Design

Enver Chakartash – THE TREES

Sarah Laux – Wish You Were Here

Orla Long – Endgame

Outstanding Lighting Design

Isabella Byrd – Epiphany

Jiyoun Chang – The Far Country

Tyler Micoleau – A Case for the Existence of God

Barbara Samuels – Wolf Play

Kate Marvin – Wolf Play

Theater Mitu – american (tele)visions

Sinan Refik Zafar – LETTERS FROM MAX, a ritual

Outstanding Projection Design

Alex Basco Koch – The Orchard

Yee Eun Nam – ONCE UPON A (korean) TIME

Kameron Neal – Dark Disabled Stories

Theater Mitu – american (tele)visions

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee

Ntozake Shange

Body of Work

A.R.T./New York

AWARD RECIPIENTS BY SHOW

Downstate

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ABOUT THE LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS

excellence in Off-Broadway by honoring the invaluable contribution of artists to the theatre community.

Representatives of the Off-Broadway League, Actors’ Equity Association, Stage Directors & Choreographers

Society, United Scenic Artists, the Lucille Lortel Theatre, in addition to theatre journalists, academics and other

Off-Broadway professionals, serve on the Voting Committee. Awards may be given in the following categories:

Play, Musical, Solo Show, Revival, Alternative Theatrical Experience, Director, Choreographer, Lead Performer in

a Play and Musical, Featured Performer in a Play and Musical, Ensemble, Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Sound, and

Projection Design. The following honorary awards may also be given: Lifetime Achievement Award, Body of Work

(productions in Manhattan in venues with 76-499 seats), to assist in the voluntary exchange of information among

its members, and to serve as a collective voice of its membership in pursuit of these goals. In recent years the

League has grown to represent an average of 150 individual members and theatres and 100 non-for-profit and

commercial shows per season.

ABOUT THE LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE

The Lucille Lortel Theatre’s mission is to foster both new and established artists, increase awareness and

appreciation of Off-Broadway, and uphold fair and equitable business and artistic practices in service of creating

a larger, more diverse community of theatre makers and audiences. The Theatre most recently produced

"Dangerous Acts" in partnership with Howard University, currently streaming on All-Arts' House Seats

Michael Heitzman, the company will be announcing more new programs in support of playwrights, composers and

other theatre artists in the near future. For more information, please visit www.lortel.org.

ABOUT TDF

Founded in 1968, TDF (formerly known as Theatre Development Fund) is a not-for-profit service organization

dedicated to bringing the power of the performing arts to everyone. TDF’s mission is to sustain live theatre and

dance by engaging a broad and diverse audience and eliminating barriers to attendance. We fulfill our mission

with a variety of programs that expand access, cultivate communities, and support the makers of the performing

arts. We are known for our theatregoing programs, including the TKTS by TDF Discount Booths and TDF

Membership program; Accessibility programs (including open captioning, audio description, Autism Friendly

@tdfnyc.

ABOUT NYU SKIRBALL

NYU Skirball, located in the heart of Greenwich Village, is one of New York City’s major presenters of international

work, and has been the premier venue for cultural and performing arts events in lower Manhattan since 2003. The

and thinkers and presents ground-breaking events ranging from re-inventions of the classics to cutting-edge

premieres, in genres ranging from dance, theater and performance arts to comedy, music and film. NYU Skirball’s

unique position within New York University enables it to draw on the University’s intellectual riches and resources

to enhance its programming with dialogues, public forums and conversations with artists, philosophers, scientists,

ABOUT THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUND

Supporting a life in the arts

The Entertainment Community Fund, formerly The Actors Fund, is a national human services organization that

addresses the unique needs of people who work in performing arts and entertainment with services focused on

health and wellness, career and life, and housing. Since 1882, the Fund has sought to ensure stability, encourage

resiliency and be a safety net for those who shape our country’s cultural vibrancy. Learn more at

entertainmentcommunity.org.