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2008 WINNERS
| Outstanding Play |
Betrayed; Written by George Packer; Produced by Culture Project
Blackbird; Written by David Harrower; Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club
The Brothers Size; Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney; Produced by The Public Theater, in association with The Foundry Theatre
New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation: Amsterdam, July 27, 1656; Written by David Ives; Produced by Classic Stage Company, by special arrangement with Bob Boyett
Opus; Written by Michael Hollinger; Produced by Primary Stages
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Outstanding
Musical |
Adding Machine; Original Music by Joshua Schmidt, Libretto by Jason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt; Produced by Scott Morfee, Tom Wirtshafter, and Margaret Cotter
Next to Normal; Music by Tom Kitt, Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey; Produced by Second Stage Theatre
Passing Strange; Book and Lyrics by Stew, Music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, Created in Collaboration with Annie Dorsen; Produced by The Public Theater, in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre
The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (or the Friends of Dr. Rushower); Libretto and Drawings by Ben Katchor, Music by Mark Mulcahy; Produced by Vineyard Theatre
Wanda’s World; Book by Eric H. Weinberger, Music and Lyrics by Beth Falcone, Story by Eric H. Weinberger and Beth Falcone; Produced by Amas Musical Theatre, in association with Terry Schnuck
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Outstanding
Revival |
Ohio State Murders; Written by Adrienne Kennedy; Produced by Theatre for a New Audience
Beckett Shorts; Written by Samuel Beckett; Produced by New York Theatre Workshop
Dividing the Estate; Written by Horton Foote; Produced by Primary Stages, in association with Jamie deRoy
The Misanthrope; Written by Molière, Translation by Tony Harrison; Produced by New York Theatre Workshop
Seussical; Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Co-Conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Eric Idle, Based on the works of Dr. Seuss; Produced by Theatreworks USA
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Outstanding
Solo Show |
Dai (enough); Written and Performed by Iris Bahr; Produced by Bernie Kukoff, Jonathan Pollard, Jon Cutler in association with Highbrow Entertainment
Beyond Glory; Written and Performed by Stephen Lang; Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company
Liberty City; Written by Jessica Blank and April Yvette Thompson; Performed by April Yvette Thompson; Produced by New York Theatre Workshop
Tings Dey Happen; Written by Dan Hoyle, Developed with Charlie Varon; Performed by Dan Hoyle; Produced by Culture Project
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| Outstanding Director |
David Cromer, Adding Machine
Annie Dorsen, Passing Strange
Elizabeth LeCompte, The Wooster Group’s HAMLET
Bob McGrath, The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (or the Friends of Dr. Rushower)
Terrence J. Nolen, Opus
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| Outstanding Choreographer |
Peter Pucci, Queens Boulevard (the musical)
Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Seussical
Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Wanda’s World
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| Outstanding Lead Actor |
Joel Hatch, Adding Machine
Jeff Daniels, Blackbird
André De Shields, Black Nativity
Morlan Higgins, Exits and Entrances
Jeremy Strong, New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation: Amsterdam, July 27, 1656
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| Outstanding Lead Actress |
Elizabeth Franz, The Piano Teacher
Lisa Gay Hamilton, Ohio State Murders
Jayne Houdyshell, The Receptionist
Alison Pill, Blackbird
Lynn Redgrave, Grace
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| Outstanding Featured Actor |
Francis Jue, Yellow Face
David Margulies, The Accomplices
Brian Murray, Gaslight
Lorenzo Pisoni, Election Day
Aaron Tveit, Next to Normal
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| Outstanding Featured Actress |
Mare Winningham, 10 Million Miles
Veanne Cox, Paradise Park
Veanne Cox, Spain
Zoe Kazan, 100 Saints You Should Know
Amy Warren, Adding Machine
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Outstanding
Scenic Design |
Jim Findlay and Jeff Sugg, The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (or the Friends of Dr. Rushower)
Scott Bradley, Eurydice
Derek McLane, 10 Million Miles
Scott Pask, Blackbird
David Zinn, The Four of Us
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| Outstanding Costume Design |
Michael Bottari & Ronald Case, and Jessica Jahn, Die Mommie Die!
Mara Blumenfeld, The Glorious Ones
Tracy Christensen, Seussical
Kristine Knanishu, Adding Machine
Jenny Mannis, The Drunken City
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| Outstanding Lighting Design |
Keith Parham, Adding Machine
Kevin Adams, Passing Strange
Kevin Adams, Next to Normal
Russell H. Champa, Eurydice
Peter Mumford, Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?
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Outstanding
Sound Design |
Jorge Cousineau, Opus
Geoff Abbas, Joby Emmons, Matt Schloss, Fischerspooner, and Matt Tierney, The Wooster Group’s HAMLET
Daniel Baker, The Four of Us
Frank Gaeta, Dai (enough)
Darron L West, Dead Man’s Cell Phone
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Outstanding Body of Work
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Primary Stages
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Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence
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Theodore Mann |
Unique Theatrical Experience
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Horizon |
ABOUT THE AWARDS
The Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were created in 1985 by resolution of The League of Off-Broadway Theatres & Producers whose Board of Directors then consisted of: Paul Libin, President; Paul Berkowsky, 1st Vice-President; Robert Kamlot, 2nd Vice President; Dorothy Olim, Secretary-Treasurer; Jason Steven Cohen, Barry Grove, Eric Krebs, and Albert Poland.
The League of Off-Broadway Theatres & Producers, Inc. was founded in 1959 for the purpose of promoting and fostering theatre produced Off-Broadway, to assist in the voluntary exchange of information amongst its members, and to serve as the collective voice of its membership in pursuit of these purposes. The League provides service to its members in the field of labor relations and in the management of industry pension and welfare funds. The League has long been active in the creative marketing of Off-Broadway, including eight years of sponsorship, in partnership with Theatre Development Fund, of ART/NY's annual spring promotion, "Passport to Off-Broadway," and current sponsorship of ART/NY's website, OffBroadwayOnline.com. The Lucille Lortel Awards were instituted in 1985 to recognize outstanding achievement on Off-Broadway stages.
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