Off Broadway’s Finest – New York Theater

“Moist Mind,” “Buena Vista Social Membership” and “Stereophonic” obtained essentially the most nominations for the 39^th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Excellent Achievement Off-Broadway.  Winners might be offered on the annual ceremony on Sunday, Might 5, 2024, at NYU Skirball.

Full record of nominations under

(Take a look at my New York Theater Awards 2024: Calendar and Information)

Excellent Play

The Comeuppance
Produced by Signature Theatre
Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Plays For The Plague 12 months
Produced by The Public Theater
Written by Suzan-Lori Parks

Main Belief
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Firm
Written by Eboni Sales space

Stereophonic
Produced by Playwrights Horizons
Written by David Adjmi

Moist Mind
Produced by Playwrights Horizons and MCC Theater
Written by John J. Caswell, Jr.

Excellent Musical

(pray)
Produced by Ars Nova and Nationwide Black Theatre
Created by nicHi douglas, with music by S T A R R Busby and JJJJJerome Ellis

Buena Vista Social Membership
Produced by Atlantic Theater Firm
E-book by Marco Ramirez, Music by Buena Vista Social Membership

Useless Outlaw
Produced by Audible Theater
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek & Erik Della Penna, E-book by Itamar Moses, Conceived by David Yazbek

Hell’s Kitchen
Produced by The Public Theater
Music and Lyrics by Alicia Keys, E-book by Kristoffer Diaz

Tooth
Produced by Playwrights Horizons
E-book and Music by Anna Okay. Jacobs, E-book and Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson

Excellent Revival

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
Produced by Play Hooky Productions, Seaview, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Jayne Baron Sherman, Stella La Rue, Roth-Manella Productions, Sony Music Masterworks, Jillian Robbins, David Binder, People Productions, Antonio Marion, Daniel Schwartz, Wessex Grove, Stephanie Choate, Hillary Wyatt
Written by John Patrick Shanley

I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Produced by Traditional Stage Firm
E-book by Jerome Weidman (primarily based on his novel), Music and Lyrics by Harold Rome, E-book revisions by John Weidman

Philadelphia, Right here I Come!
Produced by Irish Repertory Theatre Firm
Written by Brian Friel

Sundown Child
Produced by Signature Theatre Firm
Written by Dominique Morisseau

Translations
Produced by Irish Repertory Theatre
Written by Brian Friel

Excellent Solo Present

All The Devils Are Right here – How Shakespeare Invented the Villain
Produced by Mara Isaacs, Thomas M. Neff, Willette and Manny Klausner, forty second.Membership, Daryl Roth
Written and Carried out by Patrick Web page

I Love You So A lot I Might Die
Produced by New York Theatre Workshop
Written and Carried out by Mona Pirnot

Make Me Attractive!
Produced by triangle productions!
Written by Donnie, Extra Materials by Wade McCollum
Carried out by Wade McCollum

Sorry For Your Loss
Produced by Audible
Written and Carried out by Michael Cruz Kayne

Triple Menace
Produced by Brendan Gaul, Brett Henenberg, James T. Lane, and T32 Theatrical
Written and Carried out by James T. Lane                                                          

Excellent Director

Daniel Aukin – Stereophonic

David Cromer – Useless Outlaw

nicHi douglas – (pray)

Eric Ting – The Comeuppance

Dustin Wills – Moist Mind

Excellent Choreographer

Camille A. Brown – Hell’s Kitchen

Graciela Daniele and Alex Sanchez – The Gardens of Anuncia

Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck – Buena Vista Social Membership

nicHi douglas – (pray)

Raja Feather Kelly – Tooth

Excellent Lead Performer in a Play

Christopher Abbott – Danny and the Deep Blue Sea

Gabby Beans – Jonah

William Jackson Harper – Main Belief

Nicole Ari Parker – The Refuge Performs

Josh Radnor – The Ally

A.J. Shively – Philadelphia, Right here I Come!

Paco Tolson – The Knight of the Burning Pestle

Excellent Featured Performer in a Play

Arnie Burton – Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors

Eli Gelb – Stereophonic

Carmen M. Herlihy – The Apiary

Florencia Lozano – Moist Brain

Julio Monge – Moist Mind

Bubba Weiler – Swing State

Frank Wooden – Toros

Excellent Lead Performer in a Musical

Natalie Venetia Belcon – Buena Vista Social Membership

Jeb Brown – Useless Outlaw

Andrew Durand – Useless Outlaw

Santino Fontana – I Can Get It for You Wholesale

Priscilla Lopez – The Gardens of Anuncia

Alyse Alan Louis – Tooth

Maleah Joi Moon – Hell’s Kitchen

Excellent Featured Performer in a Musical

Shoshana Bean – Hell’s Kitchen

Rodrick Covington – Rock & Roll Man

Kecia Lewis – Hell’s Kitchen

Jessica Molaskey – The Connector

Steven Pasquale – Tooth

Mel Semé – Buena Vista Social Membership

Thom Sesma – Useless Outlaw

Excellent Ensemble

(pray)

Ariel Kayla Blackwood, S T A R R Busby, Ashely De La Rosa, Tina Fabrique, Satori Folkes-Stone, Amara Granderson, Taylor Symone Jackson, Ziiomi Louise Regulation, Aigner Mizzelle, Gayle Turner, Darnell White, D. Woods

The Comeuppance

Brittany Bradford, Caleb Eberhardt, Susannah Flood, Bobby Moreno, Shannon Tyo

Flex

Brittany Bellizeare, Christiana Clark, Eboni Edwards, Renita Lewis, Erica Matthews, Ciara Monique, Tamera Tomakili 

Excellent Scenic Design

Jason Ardizzone-West – shadow/land

Arnulfo Maldonado – Buena Vista Social Membership

Arnulfo Maldonado – Useless Outlaw

Kate Noll – Moist Mind

David Zinn – Stereophonic

Excellent Costume Design

Dede Ayite – Buena Vista Social Membership

Enver Chakartash – Stereophonic

Linda Cho – The Half-God of Rainfall

DeShon Elem – (pray)

Lux Haac – Manahatta

Excellent Lighting Design

Amith Chandrashaker – The Comeuppance

Jiyoun Chang – Stereophonic

Jen Schriever – Spain

Cha See – Moist Mind

John Torres – Danny and the Deep Blue Sea

Excellent Sound Design

Tei Blow & John Gasper – Moist Mind

Jonathan Deans – Buena Vista Social Membership

Palmer Hefferan – The Comeuppance

Ryan Rumery – Stereophonic

Mikaal Sulaiman – (pray)

Excellent Projection Design

59 Productions – Corruption

Nick Hussong – Moist Mind

Jared Mezzocchi – Poor Yella Rednecks

Jared Mezzocchi – Russian Troll Farm

Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew – The Connector

HONORARY AWARDS

Lifetime Achievement Award

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee

Dominique Morisseau

Excellent Physique of Work

Ars Nova

NOMINATIONS BY SHOW