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On The Scene: Stephen McKinley Henderson, Frankie Grande, Nikki M. James and More At The Lucille Lortel Awards

by Sydney Hargrove May 10, 2023
by Sydney Hargrove May 10, 2023 0 comments
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Off-Broadways’ biggest night was celebrated on Sunday at the NYU Skirball Center for the performing arts as the 2023 Lucille Lortel Awards were underway. It was a night filled with celebration and recognition for some of the most talented performers and creators in the Off-Broadway community. Named after the legendary actress and producer Lucille Lortel, the awards were first presented in 1986 and have since become a prestigious honor in the theater community.

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Awards were handed out to recipients in 15 categories, with four honorary awards also bestowed. The show was hosted by stars of stage and screen:Β Kevin CahoonΒ (Tony nominee, β€œShucked”),Β D’Arcy CardenΒ (β€œThe Thanksgiving Play”),Β Crystal Lucas-PerryΒ (Tony nominee, β€œAin’t No Mo’”),Β Bonnie MilliganΒ (Tony nominee, β€œKimberly Akimbo”),Β Arian MoayedΒ (Tony nominee, β€œA Doll’s House”), andΒ Tamara TunieΒ (The New Group’s β€œBernarda’s Daughters”). The Lucille Lortel Awards are produced by the Off-Broadway League and Lucille Lortel Theatre, with additional support provided by TDF.

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β€œWolf Play” was the big winner with a total ofΒ fiveΒ Lortel Awards, includingΒ Outstanding Play,Β Director,Β Ensemble,Β Scenic Design, andΒ Sound Design. β€œTitanΓ­que,” the Celine Dion-inspired comedy musical, took homeΒ threeΒ awards, includingΒ Outstanding Musical,Β Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical, andΒ Outstanding Costume Design. Oskar Eustis accepted theΒ Outstanding RevivalΒ award for The Public Theatre’s production of β€œA Raisin in the Sun.” In a surprise moment theΒ Edith Oliver Service to Off-Broadway AwardΒ was presented by Off-Broadway League PresidentΒ Casey YorkΒ and Lucille Lortel Theatre Executive DirectorΒ George ForbesΒ toΒ Victoria Bailey, who has served for 20+ years as Executive Director of TDF.

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Special honorees this year includedΒ Lifetime Achievement AwardΒ recipientΒ Stephen McKinley Henderson,Β Playwrights’ SidewalkΒ posthumous inducteeΒ Ntozake Shange, andΒ A.R.T./New York, honored for theirΒ Body of Work.

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The Off-Broadway League’s Lortel Awards Producing & Administration Committee (Jeremy Adams, Tisa Chang, Carol Fishman, George Forbes, Danielle Karliner Naish, Kenneth Naanep, Ralph PeΓ±a, Catherine Russell, Lindsey Sag, and Casey York) and the Lucille Lortel Theatre (George Forbes, Jeffrey Shubart, Nancy Hurvitz, Alana Canty-Samuel, Maura Le Viness, and Karla Liriano) produce the Lortel Awards Ceremony. Acclaimed writer/director Michael Heitzman returns to direct the Lortel Awards for the twelfth consecutive year. Representatives of the Off-Broadway League, Actors’ Equity Association, Stage Directors & Choreographers Society, United Scenic Artists, and the Lucille Lortel Theatre, in addition to theatre journalists, academics, and other Off-Broadway professionals, serve on the Voting Committee.

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This year’s lifetime achievement award winner was Lortel Award winner Stephen McKinley Henderson. For his work Off-Broadway in Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer-winning showΒ Between Riverside and Crazy,Β Mr. Henderson received Obie and Lucille Lortel Awards. Other Off-Broadway roles include Pontius Pilate in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot and Turnbo in Jitney, which transferred to the National Theatre of Great Britain earning August Wilson the Olivier Award. In the fall of 2013 Stephen served as Ruben Santiago Hudson’s associate artistic director for audio recordings of Wilson’s Century Cycle which were live-streamed throughout the cyber world.

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This year’s Playwrights Walk Of Fame Inductee was Ntozake Shange, an author of 36 published works who is increasingly recognized as one of America’s greatest writers having, for 50 years, embodied the struggle of women of color for equality and the recognition of their contribution to human culture. The Lucille Lortel Playwrights Walk of Fame is a unique and distinctive tribute to the legendary playwrights who have contributed to the richness of American theater. The walk, which is located in the heart of Greenwich Village in New York City, honors playwrights who have made a significant impact on Off-Broadway theater and beyond.

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The idea for the Playwrights Walk of Fame was conceived by Lucille Lortel and is maintained by the Lucille Lortel Theatre. It was established in 1998 to support and promote the growth of Off-Broadway theater. The walk was first unveiled in 2001 and has since become a popular destination for theater lovers and tourists alike. The Playwrights Walk of Fame features bronze plaques embedded in the sidewalk that bear the names of some of the most distinguished playwrights in American theater history. Among the playwrights honored on the walk are Edward Albee, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Wendy Wasserstein, and more.

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Hear more about the Lucille Lortel Awards and see all of the winners here!

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Sydney Hargrove is a current Media Studies student at Hunter College. A New York City native currently living in the Upper East Side, she got her start in the journalism field through social media management and has explored the world of on camera hosting and on the scene reporting since then.

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