Mexodus, Prince Faggot Lead 2026 Lortel Award Nominations

Nominations for the 4st annual Lucille Lortel Awards, celebrating achievement off-Broadway, have been announced.

Notable first-time Lortel Award nominees include Sean Hayes (The Unknown), Dulé Hill (Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole), John Krasinski (Angry Alan), Amber Ruffin (BIGFOOT!), and Sia (Saturday Church).

Artists with multiple nominations include Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson (Mexodus) for Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical, Darrell Grand Moultrie (GODDESS and Saturday Church) for Outstanding Choreographer, and Isabella Byrd (Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp. and Prince Faggot) for Outstanding Lighting Design.

In total, the nominating committee saw 98 Off-Broadway shows this season, with 41 receiving nominations.

The full list is below:

Outstanding Play
Cold War Choir Practice
Kyoto
The Monsters
Mother Russia
Prince Faggot

Outstanding Musical
Bigfoot!
Mexodus
My Joy Is Heavy
Night Side Songs
Saturday Church

Outstanding Revival
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Bus Stop
Gruesome Playground Injuries
Titus Andronicus
The Weir

Outstanding Solo Show
Hold Me in the Water
I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan
Nothing Can Take You From The Hand Of God
Other
The Unknown

Outstanding Director
Knud Adams – Cold War Choir Practice
Shayok Misha Chowdhury – Prince Faggot
Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin – Kyoto
David Mendizábal – Mexodus
Keenan Tyler Oliphant – Practice

Outstanding Choreographer
Edgar Godineaux and Jared Grimes – Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole
Darrell Grand Moultrie – Goddess
Darrell Grand Moultrie – Saturday Church
Tony Thomas – Mexodus
Rickey Tripp – The Monsters

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play
Noah Galvin – The Reservoir
Marin Ireland – Queens
John Krasinski – Angry Alan
Aigner Mizzelle – The Monsters
Okieriete Onaodowan – The Monsters
Susannah Perkins – Antigone (This Play I Read In High School)
Kara Young – Gruesome Playground Injuries

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play
Jorge Bosch – Kyoto
Felicia Curry – Bowl EP
Crystal Finn – Cold War Choir Practice
David Greenspan – Prince Faggot
Lizan Mitchell – Cold War Choir Practice
Deirdre O’Connell – Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
David Turner – Mother Russia

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical
Abigail Bengson – My Joy Is Heavy
J. Harrison Ghee – Saturday Church
Dulé Hill – Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole
Ruthie Ann Miles – The Seat of Our Pants
Brian Quijada – Mexodus
Nygel D. Robinson – Mexodus
Daniel J. Watts – Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole

Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical
Nick Rashad Burroughs – Goddess
Judy Kuhn – The Baker’s Wife
Erin Morton – Heathers The Musical
Stephanie Jae Park – Monte Cristo
Caleb Quezon – Saturday Church
Natalie Walker – The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse
Lynne Wintersteller – About Time

Outstanding Ensemble
Initiative: Olivia Rose Barresi, Brandon Burk, Greg Cuellar, Harrison Densmore, Carson Higgins, Andrea Lopez Alvarez, Jamie Sanders, Christopher Dylan White

Night Side Songs: Robin de Jesús, Brooke Ishibashi, Jonathan Raviv, Kris Saint-Louis, Mary Testa

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: Philippe Arroyo, Autumn Best, Leana Rae Concepcion, Justin Cooley, Lilli Cooper, Jason Kravits, Matt Manuel, Kevin McHale, Jasmine Amy Rogers

Outstanding Scenic Design
Miriam Buether – Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
Afsoon Pajoufar – Cold War Choir Practice
Riw Rakkulchon – Mexodus
Adam Rigg and Anton Volovsek – Bowl EP
David Zinn – Prince Faggot

Outstanding Costume Design
Montana Levi Blanco – Prince Faggot
Enver Chakartash – Tartuffe
Qween Jean – Saturday Church
Celeste Jennings – minor.ity
Kaye Voyce – The Seat of Our Pants

Outstanding Lighting Design
Isabella Byrd – Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
Isabella Byrd – Prince Faggot
Mextly Couzin – Mexodus
Cha See – The Unknown
Studio Luna – Marcel on the Train

Outstanding Sound Design
Caroline Eng – The Unknown
Mikhail Fiksel – Mexodus
Ryan Gamblin – Bowl EP
Drew Levy – The Weir
Bray Poor – Eurydice

Outstanding Projection Design
David Bengali – My Joy Is Heavy
Stefania Bulbarella – Nothing Can Take You From The Hand Of God
Akhila Krishnan – Kyoto
Johnny Moreno – Mexodus
John Narun – Bughouse

HONORARY AWARDS

Lifetime Achievement
Mia Katigbak

Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee
William Finn