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George Salazar, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Juan Castano Win 2019 Lucille Lortel Awards

The awards honor the best of off-Broadway theater.

Lucille Lortel Award winner George Salazar with presenters Annaleigh Ashford and Brandon Uranowitz.
Lucille Lortel Award winner George Salazar with presenters Annaleigh Ashford and Brandon Uranowitz.
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The Off-Broadway League presented the 34th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway on May 5 at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The New One nominee Mike Birbiglia served as host.

The Classic Stage Company revival of Carmen Jones, Ars Nova's Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future, and LCT3's Pass Over took home top honors. The full list of recipients is below.

Outstanding Play
Pass Over, by Antoinette Nwandu

Outstanding Musical
Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future, by Andrew R. Butler

Outstanding Revival
Carmen Jones, Classic Stage Company

Outstanding Solo Show
Fleabag, written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Outstanding Director
Lee Sunday Evans, Dance Nation

Outstanding Choreographer
Rick and Jeff Kuperman, Alice by Heart

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Juan Castano, Transfers

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Marys Seacole

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Gabriel Ebert, Pass Over

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Crystal Lucas-Perry, Ain't No Mo'

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Steven Skybell, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Anika Noni Rose, Carmen Jones

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
George Salazar, Be More Chill

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Soara-Joye Ross, Carmen Jones

Outstanding Scenic Design
Arnulfo Maldonado, Sugar in Our Wounds

Outstanding Costume Design (tie)
Montana Levi Blanco, The House That Will Not Stand
Paloma Young, Alice by Heart

Outstanding Lighting Design
Lap Chi Chu, Mlima's Tale

Outstanding Sound Design
Dan Moses Schreier, Carmen Jones

Outstanding Projection Design
Tal Yarden, Superhero

SPECIAL AWARD
Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience
On Beckett, exploring the works of Samuel Beckett, conceived by Bill Irwin

HONORARY AWARDS
Outstanding Body of Work
Telsey Company

Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee
María Irene Fornés

Edith Oliver Service to Off-Broadway Award
Terry Byrne