Nominations for the 38th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were announced today by Victoria Clark and Justin Cooley, two of the stars of last year’s Lortel Award-winning musical, Kimberly Akimbo. The 2023 Awards will be presented at the annual ceremony which will take place on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at NYU Skirball beginning at 7:00pm. The event will once again be open to the public, with tickets available for purchase at tickets.nyu.edu or at the NYU Skirball box office Tuesday – Saturday 12pm – 6pm. As always, the Lortel Awards is a benefit for the Entertainment Community Fund and fans are encouraged to make donations at LortelAward.com. The Lucille Lortel Awards are produced by the Off-Broadway League and Lucille Lortel Theatre, with additional support provided by TDF.
The 2023 Lucille Lortel Award nominations include a nomination for Barry Manilow’s Harmony in the category of Outstanding Musical, alongside the breakout hit Titaníque. New York Theatre Workshop’s Broadway-bound production of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along earned a nomination for Outstanding Revival, as well as one for Lead Performer in a Musical, Lindsay Mendez. Performer and playwright Ryan J. Haddad received nominations for his Off-Broadway debuts as both a writer and performer, being recognized in three different categories: Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play (american (tele)visions), Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play (Dark Disabled Stories), and Outstanding Play (Dark Disabled Stories).
As previously announced, special honorees this year include Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Stephen McKinley Henderson, Playwrights’ Sidewalk inductee Ntozake Shange, and A.R.T./New York, who will be honored for their Body of Work.
