THE LEAGUE OF OFF-BROADWAY THEATRES AND PRODUCERS has announced that THE 19TH ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OFF-BROADWAY will be presented on Monday, May 3rd at the Minetta Lane Theatre (18 Minetta Lane) at 7 PM. A celebration will follow at Eugene (27 West 24th Street).
The nominations will be announced April 6th. A cocktail reception to congratulate all of the nominees will be held on April 19th at Ruth’s Chris Steak House (148 West 51st Street).
2004 Nominations by Category
Outstanding Play
Bug; written by Tracy Letts; produced by Scott Morfee, Amy Danis, and Mark Johannes, in association with PlanetEarth Partners
Frozen; written by Bryony Lavery; produced by MCC Theater
The Long Christmas Ride Home; written by Paula Vogel; produced by Vineyard Theatre
Small Tragedy; written by Craig Lucas; produced by Playwrights Horizons
Valhalla; written by Paul Rudnick; produced by New York Theatre Workshop
Outstanding Musical
Caroline, or Change; book and lyrics by Tony Kushner, music by Jeanine Tesori; produced by The Public Theater
Johnny Guitar; lyrics by Joel Higgins, music by Martin Silvestri, book by Nicholas van Hoogstraten; produced by Definite Maybe Productions and Mark Kress, in association with Victoria Lang & Pier Paolo Piccoli and The Century Center for the Performing Arts
The Musical of Musicals–The Musical!; music by Eric Rockwell, lyrics by Joanne Bogart, book by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart; produced by York Theatre Company
Outstanding Solo Show
I Am My Own Wife; starring Jefferson Mays; written by Doug Wright, produced by Playwrights Horizons
Sarah Jones: bridge & tunnel; starring and written by Sarah Jones; produced by Meryl Streep and The Culture Project, in association with Robert Dragotta, Jayson Jackson, Michael Alden, Eric Falkenstein, Marcia Roberts, Jean Kennedy Smith, and Tom Wirtshafter
Women On Fire; starring Judith Ivey; written by Irene O’Garden, produced by Cherry Lane Theatre
Outstanding Director
Christopher Ashley; Valhalla
Mark Brokaw; The Long Christmas Ride Home
Dexter Bullard; Bug
Doug Hughes; Frozen
Moisés Kaufman; I Am My Own Wife
Outstanding Choreographer
Hope Clarke; Caroline, or Change
Daniel Pelzig; Valhalla
Martín Santangelo; Noche Flamenca
Outstanding Lead Actor
Peter Frechette; Valhalla
Brian F. O’Byrne; Frozen
Lee Pace; Small Tragedy
Michael Shannon; Bug
Richard Thomas; The Stendhal Syndrome
Outstanding Lead Actress
Lisa Emery; Iron
Jayne Houdyshell; Well
Swoosie Kurtz; Frozen
Zilah Mendoza; Living Out
Tonya Pinkins; Caroline, or Change
Outstanding Featured Actor
Rob Campbell; Small Tragedy
Daniel Eric Gold; Small Tragedy
Gordon MacDonald; Trumbo
Will McCormack The Long Christmas Ride Home
Mark Rosenthal; The Moonlight Room
Outstanding Featured Actress
Liza Colón-Zayas; Living Out
Kathryn Layng; The Moonlight Room
Laila Robins; Frozen
Anika Noni Rose; Caroline, or Change
Margaret Welsh; Big Bill
Outstanding Scenic Design
Scott Bradley; The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci
Tim Hatley; Humble Boy
Derek McLane; I Am My Own Wife
Ajene D. Washington; American Menu
Outstanding Costume Design
Linda Cho; The Two Noble Kinsmen
William Ivey Long; Valhalla
Paul Tazewell; Caroline, or Change
Kaye Voyce; Johnny Guitar
Catherine Zuber; The Beard of Avon
Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind; Well
David Lander; I Am My Own Wife
Tyler Micoleau; Bug
Kenneth Posner; Valhalla
Clifton Taylor; Frozen
Outstanding Sound Design
John Gromada; Small Tragedy
Robert Kaplowitz; The Story
Brian Ronan; Bug
David Van Tieghem; The Long Christmas Ride Home
Unique Theatrical Experience Noche Flamenca
Outstanding Body of Work Public Theatre
Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence Kathleen Chalfant
Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee(s)Tony Kushner