Fun Home won Best Musical, and both Will Eno and Alex Timbers offset whatever disappointment they felt with the Tony nominations, by winning Best Play and Best Director of a Musical, respectively.
The winners of the 2014 Lucille Lortel Awards (asterisk and boldfaced)
Outstanding Play
Bad Jews Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company, Written by Joshua Harmon
Domesticated, Produced by Lincoln Center Theater, Written by Bruce Norris
The Night Alive, Produced by Atlantic Theater Company, Written by Conor McPherson
*The Open House, Produced by Signature Theatre, Written by Will Eno
Outstanding Musical
*Fun Home, Produced by The Public Theater, Music by Jeanine Tesori, Book and Lyrics by Lisa Kron, Based on theAlison Bechdel book
Here Lies Love, Produced by The Public Theater, Concept and Lyrics by David Byrne, Music by David Byrne andFatboy Slim, Additional Music by Tom Ganey and J Pardo
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Produced by Howard & Janet Kagan, Paula Marie Black, John Logan,Lisa Matlin, Daveed Frazier, Tom Smedes, Vertical Ent./Roman Gambourg/Lev Gelfer, Written by Dave Malloy
What’s It All About, Produced by New York Theatre Workshop, Music by Burt Bacharach, Lyrics by Hal David and Others, Conceived by Kyle Riabko and David Lane Seltzer
Outstanding Revival
*Good Person of Szechwan, Produced by The Public Theater and The Foundry Theatre, Written by Bertolt Brecht, Translation by John Willett
Hand to God, Produced by MCC Theater, Written by Robert Askins
London Wall, Produced by Mint Theater Company, Written by John van Druten
The Model Apartment, Produced by Primary Stages, Written by Donald Margulies
The Weir, Produced by The Irish Repertory Theatre, Written by Conor McPherson
Outstanding Solo Show
*Buyer & Cellar, Produced by Darren Bagert, Dan Shaheen, Ted Snowdon, Daryl Roth, Martin Massman, Pat Flicker Addiss,Doug Nevin, Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino, Andrew Tobias, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater,Written byJonathan Tolins – Performed by Michael Urie
How I Learned What I Learned, Produced by Signature Theatre, Written by August Wilson, Co-conceived with Todd Kreidler, in collaboration with Ruben-Santiago Hudson Performed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Satchmo at the Waldorf, Produced by Long Wharf Theatre, Shakespeare and Company, Scott and Roxanne Bok, Roz and Jerry Meyer, Ronald Guttman, Shadowcatcher Entertainment, John LaMattina, Written by Terry Teachoutand Performed by John Douglas Thompson
Outstanding Director
Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Lear deBessonet, Good Person of Szechwan
Sam Gold, Fun Home
*Alex Timbers, Here Lies Love
Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Hand to God
Outstanding Choreographer
Martha Clarke, Chéri
Marguerite Derricks, Heathers: The Musical
Danny Mefford, Fun Home
Annie-B Parson, Here Lies Love
*Sonya Tayeh, Kung Fu
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
*Steven Boyer, Hand to God
Jon DeVries, Regular Singing
Peter Friedman, The Open House
Taylor Mac, Good Person of Szechwan
Armando Riesco, The Happiest Song Plays Last
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
*Tracee Chimo, Bad Jews
Diane Davis, The Model Apartment
Carolyn McCormick, The Open House
Laurie Metcalf, Domesticated
Andrus Nichols, Bedlam’s Hamlet and Saint Joan
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Jeff Blumenkrantz, Murder For Two
*Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Jose Llana, Here Lies Love
Kyle Riabko, What’s It All About
Conrad Ricamora, Here Lies Love
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Sydney Lucas, Fun Home
*Ruthie Ann Miles, Here Lies Love
Alexandra Socha, Fun Home
Phillipa Soo, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Barrett Wilbert Weed, Heathers: The Musical
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Carson Elrod, The Explorers Club
Philip Ettinger, Bad Jews
Russell G. Jones, The Call
*Jeremy Shamos, Dinner With Friends
Fred Weller, Reasons to Be Happy
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Hannah Bos, The Open House
Lynn Cohen, I Remember Mama
*Lisa Kron, Good Person of Szechwan
Molly Ranson, Bad Jews
Sarah Stiles, Hand to God
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Heath Calvert, Nobody Loves You
Nick Choksi, Bunty Berman Presents…
Blake DeLong, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Noah Hinsdale, Fun Home
*Lucas Steele, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Uzo Aduba, Venice
Brittain Ashford, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Melody Butiu, Here Lies Love
*Judy Kuhn, Fun Home
Shaina Taub, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Outstanding Scenic Design
Miriam Buether, Love and Information
David Korins, Here Lies Love
*Mimi Lien, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Clint Ramos, Appropriate
Matt Saunders, Good Person of Szechwan
Outstanding Costume Design (tie)
Gabriel Berry and Andrea Hood, Love and Information
*Clint Ramos, Here Lies Love
Anita Yavich, The Explorers Club
*Paloma Young, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Catherine Zuber, Far From Heaven
Outstanding Lighting Design
Daniel Ionazzi, The Jacksonian
Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Ben Stanton, Fun Home
*Justin Townsend, Here Lies Love
Japhy Weideman, What’s It All About
Outstanding Sound Design
*M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, Here Lies Love
Clive Goodwin, What’s It All About
Matt Hubbs, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Ryan Rumery, The Hatmaker’s Wife
Christopher Shutt, Love and Information
SPECIAL AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement Award
Robyn Goodman
Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee
Richard Nelson
Representatives of the Off-Broadway League, Actors’ Equity Association, Stage Directors & Choreographers Society, the Lucille Lortel Foundation, in addition to theatre journalists, academics and other Off-Broadway professionals, serve on the Voting Committee.
