The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers presented the 23rd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway on Monday night, May 5, 2008 at the Union Square Theatre. Among the presenters were Jeff Bowen & Hunter Bell ([title of show]), Christopher Gattelli, Joanna Gleason, AR Gurney, Cheyenne Jackson, John Kelly, Paul Libin, and S. Epatha Merkerson, Martha Plimpton, Laila Robins, Anika Noni Rose, Tamara Tunie. Julie White served as Mistress of Ceremonies. Cast members from Adding Machine, Jump, Next to Normal, Passing Strange, The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (or the Friends of Dr. Rushower), and Wanda's World performed.
The 2007-2008 Lucille Lortel Awards nominating/voting committee is appointed by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres & Producers, the Lucille Lortel Foundation, Actors' Equity Association, Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers, and also includes journalists, educators, and other Off-Broadway theatre professionals.Awarded since 1986, the Lucille Lortel Awards are produced by the League by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Foundation. Additional support is provided by Theatre Development Fund. Support also provided by Ketel One Vodka and Pepper Bridge Winery.
Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.
2008 Lucille Lortel Awards
Iris Bahr
Iris Bahr
Iris Bahr
Iris Bahr
Daniel Breaker and Stew
Ronald Case, Jessica Jahn, and Michael Bottari
Lynne Taylor-Corbett
Lynne Taylor-Corbett
Lynne Taylor-Corbett
Jorge Cousineau
Jorge Cousineau
David Cromer
David Cromer
Brian d'Arcy James
Brian d'Arcy James
Jim Findlay and Jeff Sugg
Jim Findlay and Jeff Sugg
Tamara Tuni and Elizabeth Franz
Joanna Gleason
Joanna Gleason
A.R. Gurney
Joel Hatch
Joel Hatch and Joanna Gleason
Joel Hatch and Joanna Gleason
Jayne Houdyshell
Jayne Houdyshell
Jayne Houdyshell
Cheyenne Jackson
Cheyenne Jackson
Cheyenne Jackson
Francis Jue
Francis Jue
Lynn Cohen
Lynn Cohen
Lynn Cohen
Lynn Cohen
Lynn Cohen
Stephen Lang
Stephen Lang
Stephen Lang and wife
Tom Kitt and Alice Ripley
Theodore Mann
Theodore Mann
Theodore Mann
Theodore Mann and family
S. Epatha Merkerson
Anika Noni Rose
Anika Noni Rose
Anika Noni Rose
Alison Pill
Alison Pill
Alison Pill
Alison Pill and Laila Robins
Alison Pill and Laila Robins
Alison Pill and Laila Robins
Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton
Elliot Fox, Casey Childs, and Andrew Leynse
Peter Pucci
Peter Pucci
Peter Pucci
Laila Robins
Laila Robins
Laila Robins
Heidi Rodewald
James Royce Edwards
Sandie Rosa
James Royce Edwards and Sandie Rosa
James Royce Edwards and Sandie Rosa
James Royce Edwards and Sandie Rosa
Lois Smith
Lois Smith and David Margulies
Lois Smith and David Margulies
Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island
Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island
Tamara Tunie
Tamara Tunie
Tamara Tunie
Tamara Tunie
Tamara Tunie
Tamara Tunie and Elizabeth Franz
Aaron Tveit
Jacqui Polk
Aaron Tveit and Jacqui Polk
Aaron Tveit and Jacqui Polk
Jessica Blank and April Yvette Thompson
April Yvette Thompson
April Yvette Thompson
Iris Bahr and Amy Warren
Amy Warren
Amy Warren
Amy Warren
Amy Warren
Amy Warren
Amy Warren
Julie White
Julie White
Julie White
Julie White
Julie White
Julie White
Julie White
2008 Lucille Lortel Awards