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The winners of the 23rd annual Lucille Lortel Awards were presented on Monday, May 5 at the Union Square Theatre. Julie White hosted the event, which featured numbers from the five nominated musicals. Celebrity presenters included Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen, Lynn Cohen, Christopher Gattelli, Joanna Gleason, A.R. Gurney, Cheyenne Jackson, John Kelly, S. Epatha Merkerson, Martha Plimpton, Laila Robins, Anikia Noni Rose, and Tamara Tunie.
The musical Adding Machine, now at the Minetta Lane, won four awards, including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Director for David Cromer, and Outstanding Lead Actor for Joel Hatch. Betrayed was named Best Play, and Ohio State Murders was named Best Revival.
Three special awards were presented this year. The Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence was given to producer Theodore Mann; the Outstanding Body of Work Award was given to Primary Stages; and the Unique Theatrical Experience Award was given to the New York Theatre Workshop production of Rinde Eckert's Horizon.
A complete list of nominees follows, with the winners' names in bold:
Outstanding Play
Betrayed, by George Packer
Blackbird, by David Harrower
The Brothers Size, by Tarell Alvin McCraney
New Jerusalem, by David Ives
Opus, by Michael Hollinger
Outstanding Musical
Adding Machine, Original Music by Joshua Schmidt, Libretto by Jason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt
Next to Normal, Music by Tom Kitt, Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Passing Strange, Book and Lyrics by Stew, Music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, Created in Collaboration with Annie Dorsen
The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (or the Friends of Dr. Rushower), Libretto and Drawings by Ben Katchor, Music by Mark Mulcahy
Wanda's World, Book by Eric H. Weinberger, Music and Lyrics by Beth Falcone, Story by Eric H. Weinberger and Beth Falcone
Outstanding Solo Show
Beyond Glory, written and performed by Stephen Lang
Dai (enough), written and performed by Iris Bahr
Liberty City, written by Jessica Blank and April Yvette Thompson, performed by April Yvette Thompson
Tings Dey Happen, written by Dan Hoyle, eeveloped with Charlie Varon, performed by Dan Hoyle
Outstanding Revival
Beckett Shorts, by Samuel Beckett
Dividing the Estate, by Horton Foote
The Misanthrope, by Molière, translation by Tony Harrison
Ohio State Murders, by Adrienne Kennedy
Seussical, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Co-Conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Eric Idle, Based on the works of Dr. Seuss
Outstanding Director
David Cromer, Adding Machine
Annie Dorsen, Passing Strange
Elizabeth LeCompte, The Wooster Group's HAMLET
Bob McGrath, The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (or the Friends of Dr. Rushower)
Terrence J. Nolen, Opus
Outstanding Choreographer
Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Seussical
Peter Pucci, Queens Boulevard (the musical)
Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Wanda's World
Outstanding Lead Actor
Jeff Daniels, Blackbird
André De Shields, Black Nativity
Joel Hatch, Adding Machine
Morlan Higgins, Exits and Entrances
Jeremy Strong, New Jerusalem
Outstanding Lead Actress
Elizabeth Franz, The Piano Teacher
Lisa Gay Hamilton, Ohio State Murders
Jayne Houdyshell, The Receptionist
Alison Pill, Blackbird
Lynn Redgrave, Grace
Outstanding Featured Actor
Francis Jue, Yellow Face
David Margulies, The Accomplices
Brian Murray, Gaslight
Lorenzo Pisoni, Election Day
Aaron Tveit, Next to Normal
Outstanding Featured Actress
Veanne Cox, Paradise Park
Veanne Cox, Spain
Zoe Kazan, 100 Saints You Should Know
Amy Warren, Adding Machine
Mare Winningham, 10 Million Miles
Outstanding Scenic Design
Scott Bradley, Eurydice
Jim Findlay and Jeff Sugg, The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (or the Friends of Dr. Rushower)
Derek McLane, 10 Million Miles
Scott Pask, Blackbird
David Zinn, The Four of Us
Outstanding Costume Design
Mara Blumenfeld, The Glorious Ones
Michael Bottari & Ronald Case, and Jessica Jahn, Die Mommie Die
Tracy Christensen, Seussical
Kristine Knanishu, Adding Machine
Jenny Mannis, The Drunken City
Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Passing Strange
Kevin Adams, Next to Normal
Russell H. Champa, Eurydice
Peter Mumford, Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?
Keith Parham, Adding Machine
Outstanding Sound Design
Geoff Abbas, Joby Emmons, and Matt Schloss, The Wooster Group's HAMLET
Daniel Baker, The Four of Us
Jorge Cousineau, Opus
Frank Gaeta, Dai (enough)
Darron L West, Dead Man's Cell Phone
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