The 2023 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were given last night, May 7.
The 2023 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were given last night, May 7, to recipients in 15 categories, with four honorary awards also bestowed. The Awards were distributed in a ceremony at NYU Skirball hosted by stars of stage and screen: Kevin Cahoon (Tony nominee, "Shucked"), D'Arcy Carden ("The Thanksgiving Play"), Crystal Lucas-Perry (Tony nominee, "Ain't No Mo'"), Bonnie Milligan (Tony nominee, "Kimberly Akimbo"), Arian Moayed (Tony nominee, "A Doll's House"), and Tamara Tunie (The New Group's "Bernarda's Daughters"). The Lucille Lortel Awards are produced by the Off-Broadway League and Lucille Lortel Theatre, with additional support provided by TDF.
BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the red carpet below!
"Wolf Play" was the big winner with a total of five Lortel Awards including Outstanding Play, Director, Ensemble, Scenic Design, and Sound Design. "Titaníque," the Celine Dion-inspired comedy musical took home three awards including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical, and Outstanding Costume Design. Oskar Eustis accepted the Outstanding Revival award for The Public Theatre's production of "A Raisin in the Sun." In a surprise moment, the Edith Oliver Service to Off-Broadway Award was presented by Off-Broadway League President, Casey York, and Lucille Lortel Theatre Executive Director, George Forbes, to Victoria Bailey, who has served for 20+ years as Executive Director of TDF.
Special honorees this year included Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Stephen McKinley Henderson, Playwrights' Sidewalk posthumous inductee Ntozake Shange, and A.R.T./New York, honored for their Body of Work.
Check out the full list of winners here.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski

Susanna Guzman

Jessy Yates

Richard Habeeb, Jessy Yates

Crystal Lucas-Perry, Tamara Tunie

Travis Raeburn

Shayok Misha Chowdhury, Kameron Neal

Michael D'Angora, Tom D'Angora

Santiago Orjuela-Laverde, Kimie Nishikawa, Andrew Moerdyk

Drae Campbell, Kaili Y. Turner, Saori Tsukada, Aya Ogawa, Chris Manley, Ashil Lee

Christopher Bannow, Mitchell Winter, Esco Jouley, Nicole Villamil, Brian Quijada

Bushwick Starr team

John Riddle, Alejo Vietti, Tye Blue, Ellenore Scott, Marla Mindelle, Eva Price, Frankie J. Grande, Constantine Rousouli

Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli

Andy Blankenbuehler, Elly Blankenbuehler

Ed Ventura and mom

Ronda Tolliver, Shakur Tolliver

Weighless team

Theater Mitu

Wolf Play creative team

Ally Bonino, Nikki M. James, Shaina Taub

S Katy Tucker and guest

Dominick Balletta, Zalmen Mlotek

Eileen Wilets

Win Upshor, Damon Chua

Patrice Johnson Chevannes

Bill Irwin, Patrice Johnson Chevannes, John Douglas Thompson, Orla Long

Jacob Ming Trent

Todd Spiewak, Jim Parsons

Hyacinth Reynolds, Donald Sutton, Ifa Bayeza, Savannah Shange, Paul Williams

Far Country creative team

On That Day In Amsterdam team

Charlotte Moore, Ciaran O'Reilly

Soft ensemble

Wolf Play creative team

Jonathan McCrory
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