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.
2009 konnte das Musical “Fela!” die meisten Awards abstauben, gleich drei an der Zahl, nämlich:
- Outstanding Musical
- Outstanding Choreographer (Bill T. Jones)
- Outstanding Costume Design (Marina Draghici)
Die genaue Auflistung der Preisträger:
Outstanding Play
Ruined; Manhattan Theatre Club and Goodman Theatre, Producer; Lynn Nottage, Playwright
Outstanding Musical
Fela! A New Musical; Ruth and Stephen Hendel and Roy Gabay, Producers; Book by Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones, Music and Lyrics by Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Add’l Music by Aaron Johnson and Jordan McLean, Add’l Lyrics by Jim Lewis.
Outstanding Solo Show
Humor Abuse; Manhattan Theatre Club, Producer; Created by Lorenzo Pisoni and Erica Schmidt, Performed by Lorenzo Pisoni
Outstanding Revival
Our Town; Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian, Tom Wirtshafter, Ted Snowdon, Eagle Productions, Dena Hammerstein/Pam Pariseau, The Weinstein Company, Burnt Umber Productions, Producers; Thornton Wilder, Playwright
Outstanding Director
David Cromer, Our Town
Outstanding Choreographer
Bill T. Jones, Fela! A New Musical
Outstanding Lead Actor
John Douglas Thompson, Othello
Outstanding Lead Actress
Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Ruined
Outstanding Featured Actor
Aaron Monaghan, The Cripple of Inishmaan
Outstanding Featured Actress
Kerry Condon, The Cripple of Inishmaan
Outstanding Scenic Design
Roger Hanna, The Glass Cage
Outstanding Costume Design
Marina Draghici, Fela! A New Musical
Outstanding Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind, Garden of Earthly Delights
Outstanding Sound Design
John Gromada, Shipwrecked! An Entertainment
