Celebrating excellence in Off-Broadway theatrical productions, the 32nd annual Lucille Lortel Awards announced the nominees for the 19 categories yesterday. Hadestown and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street lead the way with seven nominations each. This year's honorary Lifetime Achievement Award goes to accomplished costume designer William Ivey Long. The awards will be presented May 7 at the NYU Skirball Center during a ceremony hosted by Hamilton's King George III, Taran Killam. Below are the nominees in the design categories. For the full list, visit the Lortel Awards website.
Outstanding Scenic Design
- Scott Davis, Ride The Cyclone
- Rachel Hauck, Hadestown
- Laura Jellinek, A Life
- Mimi Lien, Signature Plays: Edward Albee's The Sandbox, María Irene Fornés' Drowning, And Adrienne Kennedy's Funnyhouse Of A Negro
- Jason Sherwood, The View UpStairs
Outstanding Lighting Design
- Mark Barton, Signature Plays: Edward Albee's The Sandbox, María Irene Fornés' Drowning, and Adrienne Kennedy's Funnyhouse of a Negro
- Jane Cox, Othello
- Greg Hofmann, Ride The Cyclone
- Amy Mae, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
- Ben Stanton, YEN
Outstanding Sound Design
- Mikhail Fiksel, A Life
- Robert Kaplowitz, Hadestown
- Stowe Nelson, Small Mouth Sounds
- Nevin Steinberg, Wakey, Wakey
- Matt Stine, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Outstanding Projection Design
- Elaine McCarthy, Notes From The Field
- Duncan McLean, Privacy
- Jared Mezzocchi, Vietgone
- Peter Nigrini, Dear Evan Hansen
- Peter Nigrini, Wakey, Wakey
Outstanding Costume Design
- Montana Blanco, The Death Of The Last Black Man In The Whole Entire World AKA The Negro Book Of The Dead
- Tilly Grimes, Underground Railroad Game
- Susan Hilferty, Love, Love, Love
- Sarah Laux, The Band’s Visit
- Emily Rebholz, Indecent