Lucille Lortel (1900-1999) war eine amerikanische Schauspielerin und Theaterproduzentin, die ganz sicher in Erinnerung bleiben wird, wurde doch ein Award nach ihr benannt, der seit 1986 jedes Jahr an die besten Off-Broadway-Produktionen vergeben wird. Hinter den Lucille Lortel Awards stehen drei Organisationen: die League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers, die Lucille Lortel Foundation und der Theatre Development Fund.
2007 gingen die Preise an folgende Shows:
Outstanding Play
- Stuff Happens; Written by David Hare; Produced by The Public Theater
Outstanding Musical
- In the Heights; Book by Quiara Alegràa Hudes, Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda; Produced by Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, and Jill Furman
- Spring Awakening; Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater, Music by Duncan Sheik; Produced by Atlantic Theater Company, in association with Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman
Outstanding Revival
- Two Trains Running; By August Wilson; Produced by Signature Theatre Company
Outstanding Solo Show
- No Child; Written and Performed by Nilaja Sun; Produced by Scott Morfee, Tom Wirtshafter and Epic Theatre Center
Outstanding Director
- Daniel Sullivan, Stuff Happens
Outstanding Choreographer
- Andy Blankenbuehler, In the Heights
Outstanding Lead Actor
- Peter Francis James, Stuff Happens
Outstanding Lead Actress
- Gloria Reuben, Stuff Happens
Outstanding Featured Actor
- Arthur French, Two Trains Running
Outstanding Featured Actress
- Sherie Rene Scott, Landscape of the Body
Outstanding Scenic Design
- Derek McLane, The Voysey Inheritance
Outstanding Costume Design
- Gregory Gale, The Voysey Inheritance
Outstanding Lighting Design
- Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Outstanding Sound Design
- Martin Desjardins, columbinus
Weitere Auszeichnungen
Lifetime Achievement Award: Kevin Kline
Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee: Christopher Durang
Outstanding Body of Work: Classical Theatre of Harlem
Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence: Rick Sordelet
Special Award Star Denotes Recipient Actors’ Fund Of America
