Lucille Lortel Awards
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The Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...

 theatre. The Awards are named for Lucille Lortel
Lucille Lortel
Lucille Lortel was an American actress and theater producer who is remembered as the namesake of an off-Broadway playhouse and theatrical award....

, an actress and theater producer, and have been awarded since 1986. They are produced by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Foundation, with additional support from the Theatre Development Fund.

Other awards for off-Broadway theatre include the Obie Award
Obie Award
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards given by The Village Voice newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City...

, the Drama Desk Awards, the Drama League Award
Drama League Award
The Drama League Awards, created in 1935, honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre, musical theatre, and directing...

, the Outer Critics Circle Awards and the Henry Hewes
Henry Hewes
Henry Hewes was the Drama Critic for the Saturday Review weekly literary magazine from 1955 to 1979. He was the first major critic to regularly review regional and international theater...

 Design Awards presented by the American Theatre Wing
American Theatre Wing
The American Theatre Wing is a New York City-based organization "dedicated to supporting excellence and education in theatre," according to its mission statement...

.

Awards

The awards ceremony for the 2008-2009 season was held on May 3, 2009 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel (New York City); the nominations were announced on April 2. The nominations for the 2009-2010 season were announced on April 1, 2010, and the winners were announced at a ceremony on May 2, 2010 held at Terminal 5 in New York City. The nominations for the 2010-2011 season were announced on March 31, 2011, and the winners were announced on May 1, 2011 at the NYU Skirball Center, with hosts Zach Braff
Zach Braff
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 and Bee
Samantha Bee
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. Special Awards were give to Lynne Meadow
Lynne Meadow
Lynne Meadow is an American theatre producer and director and a college professor.A cum laude graduate of Bryn Mawr, Meadow attended the Yale School of Drama...

(Lifetime Achievement Award); Gary Glaser (Service to Off-Broadway Award); Gatz - Produced by The Public Theater (Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience).

Award categories

Awards are given in the following categories:
  • Outstanding Play
  • Outstanding Musical
  • Outstanding Solo Show
  • Outstanding Revival
  • Outstanding Director
  • Outstanding Choreographer
  • Outstanding Lead Actor
  • Outstanding Lead Actress
  • Outstanding Featured Actor
  • Outstanding Featured Actress
  • Outstanding Scenic Design
  • Outstanding Costume Design
  • Outstanding Lighting Design
  • Outstanding Sound Design
  • Outstanding Lifetime Achievement

List of winners and nominees

List of winners and nominees
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