2020 Lucille Lortel Awards Official Thread

[Alex Meyer]

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The 2020 Lucille Lortel Awards will announce their nominations on April 2, with the ceremony taking place on May 3 at the NYU Skirball Center. In terms of special awards, Playwrights Horizons artistic director Tim Sanford will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, while actress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith will be inducted into the Playwrights’ Sidewalk. https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Details-Have-Been-Announced-for-the-35th-Annual-Lucille-Lortel-Awards-for-Outstanding-Achievement-Off-Broadway-20200116

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[Awardsfan1990 Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 241 Posts: 9067 View Predictions]

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The Lucille Lortel Awards will still go on as scheduled on May 3, but the ceremony will now be presented as an online event. Shows that opened after February 16 will be given the opportunity to be considered as part of the 2020 or 2021 season at their discretion. The nominations will be announced on April 14. https://deadline.com/2020/03/off-broadway-lucille-lortel-awards-coronavirus-schedule-online-ceremony-1202896771/

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[Awardsfan1990 Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 241 Posts: 9067 View Predictions]

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Jeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer will announce the nominations. https://www.playbill.com/article/jeremy-jordan-and-ashley-spencer-to-announce-2020-lucille-lortel-award-nominations-virtually

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[Alex Meyer]

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The nominations have been announced:

Outstanding Play
BLKS
Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven
Heroes of the Fourth Turning
Is This A Room
Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie

Outstanding Musical
In The Green
Octet
The Secret Life of Bees
Soft Power
A Strange Loop

Outstanding Revival
A Bright Room Called Day
Fires in the Mirror
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Little Shop of Horrors
MAC BETH

Outstanding Solo Show
Bella Bella
Dana H.
the way she spoke
We’re Only Alive for A Short Amount of Time
Where We Stand

Outstanding Director
Stephen Brackett-A Strange Loop
Tina Satter-Is This A Room
Danya Taymor-Heroes of the Fourth Turning
Annie Tippe-Octet
Les Waters-Dana H.

Outstanding Choreographer
Camille A. Brown-for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Camille A. Brown-Toni Stone
Raja Feather Kelly-A Strange Loop
Sam Pinkleton-Soft Power
Travis Wall-The Wrong Man

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Charles Busch-The Confession of Lily Dare
Edmund Donovan-Greater Clements
Raúl Esparza-Seared
Hamish Linklater-The Pain of My Belligerence
Aaron Yoo-The Headlands

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Liza Colón-Zayas-Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven
Emily Davis-Is This A Room
April Matthis-Toni Stone
Zoë Winters-Heroes of the Fourth Turning
Kara Young-All the Natalie Portmans

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Christopher Borg-The Confession of Lily Dare
Marc Bovino-Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie
Garcia-Continuity
Francis Jue-Cambodian Rock Band
Ken Narasaki-Greater Clements

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Okwui Okpokwasili-for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Estelle Parsons-A Bright Room Called Day
Michele Pawk-Heroes of the Fourth Turning
Stephanie Wright Thompson-Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie
Alexandria Wailes-for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Jonathan Groff-Little Shop of Horrors
Joshua Henry-The Wrong Man
Francis Jue-Soft Power
Larry Owens-A Strange Loop
Conrad Ricamora-Soft Power

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Eisa Davis-The Secret Life of Bees
LaChanze-The Secret Life of Bees
Beth Malone-The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Janelle McDermoth-We’re Gonna Die
Grace McLean-In The Green

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle-Little Shop of Horrors
Alex Gibson-Octet
Gus Halper-Sing Street
Jay Armstrong Johnson-Scotland, PA
John-Andrew Morrison-A Strange Loop

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Ashley Pérez Flanagan-In The Green
Ari Groover-Little Shop of Horrors
L. Morgan Lee-A Strange Loop
Ciara Renée-The Wrong Man
Kuhoo Verma-Octet

Outstanding Scenic Design
You-Shin Chen and Laura Jellinek-Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie
Yu-Hsuan Chen-Our Dear Dead Drug Lord
Tim Mackabee-Seared
James Noone-London Assurance
Clint Ramos-Soft Power

Outstanding Costume Design
Dede Ayite-BLKS
Montana Levi Blanco-A Strange Loop
Oana Botez-In The Green
Toni-Leslie James-for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
Rachel Townsend and Jessica Jahn-The Confession of Lily Dare

Outstanding Lighting Design
Isabella Byrd-Heroes of the Fourth Turning
Alan C. Edwards-Fires in the Mirror
Tyler Micoleau-Socrates
Barbara Samuels-In The Green
Jen Schriever-Power Strip

Outstanding Sound Design
Justin Ellington-Heroes of the Fourth Turning
Mikhail Fiksel-Dana H.
Lee Kinney and Sanae Yamada-Is This A Room
Hidenori Nakajo-Octet
Nicholas Pope-In The Green

Outstanding Projection Design
Stephan Mazurek-Mojada
Lisa Renkel and Possible-Emojiland
Ruey Horng Sun-The Headlands
Hannah Wasileski-Anatomy of a Suicide
Hannah Wasileski-Fires in the Mirror

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[Djoko Joined: Feb 14th, 2012 Topics: 16 Posts: 1637 View Predictions]

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Expect Little Shop and Secret Life of Bees to win the top awards. Both also have a good chance to sweep the musical acting categories except for Featured Actress. It’s a public voted awards show so it depends how crazy people go for Little Shop. I was lucky enough to see Little Shop and I would vote for it in every category.

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[syrus80 Joined: Nov 11th, 2010 Topics: 51 Posts: 719 View Predictions]

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Sasha Allen deserved a nomination for “for colored girls.” Disappointing!

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 294 Posts: 5481 View Predictions]

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Mario Cantone to Host the 35th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards; Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and More to Present

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[Awardsfan1990 Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 241 Posts: 9067 View Predictions]

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Here’s the link to watch tonight’s ceremony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqHPJjndRQE

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[Alex Meyer]

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The winners have been announced:

Outstanding Play
Heroes of the Fourth Turning

Outstanding Musical
Octet

Outstanding Revival
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf

Outstanding Solo Show
Dana H.

Outstanding Director
Annie Tippe-Octet

Outstanding Choreographer
Travis Wall-The Wrong Man

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Edmund Donovan-Greater Clements

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Emily Davis-Is This A Room

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Francis Jue-Cambodian Rock Band

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Michele Pawk-Heroes of the Fourth Turning

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Larry Owens-A Strange Loop

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Grace McLean-In The Green

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle-Little Shop of Horrors TIE
John-Andrew Morrison-A Strange Loop TIE

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Kuhoo Verma-Octet

Outstanding Scenic Design
You-Shin Chen and Laura Jellinek-Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie

Outstanding Costume Design
Toni-Leslie James-for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf TIE
Rachel Townsend and Jessica Jahn-The Confession of Lily Dare TIE

Outstanding Lighting Design
Isabella Byrd-Heroes of the Fourth Turning

Outstanding Sound Design
Mikhail Fiksel-Dana H.

Outstanding Projection Design
Ruey Horng Sun-The Headlands

This marks the second year in a row that there was a tie in the costume design category. Last year it was shared by The House That Will Not Stand and Alice By Heart.

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[Djoko Joined: Feb 14th, 2012 Topics: 16 Posts: 1637 View Predictions]

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Ugh… this is why I hate audience-voted awards even though I think the Drama League gets it right most of the time. A Strange Loop and Little Shop not winning the top categories is laughable.

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[Djoko Joined: Feb 14th, 2012 Topics: 16 Posts: 1637 View Predictions]

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Also to add to what I said above, these awful audience-voted awards didn’t even give it to the iconic Yiddish Fiddler last year.

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