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The Lucille Lortel Awards, which honor outstanding achievement Off-Broadway, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with an awards ceremony featuring live performances and the theme, "Off-Broadway Comes Home." The ceremony will be held at a new location this year: Terminal 5 (610 West 56th Street), on May 2 at 8pm.

Awards are given in the following categories: Play, Musical, Solo Show, Revival, Alternative Theatrical Experience, Director, Choreographer, Lead Actor and Actress, Featured Actor and Actress, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting and Sound Design. The following honorary awards may also be given: Lifetime Achievement, Body of Work (awarded to an institution), the Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence and induction onto the Playwrights' Sidewalk in front of the historic Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City. Nominations will be announced on April 1, 2010.

Tickets to the show are $75, and will be available starting on March 1, 2010. This year's ceremony will benefit The Actors Fund.

For more information, visit www.LortelAward.com.