37th Lucille Lortel Awards

The 37th Lucille Lortel Awards were held on May 1, 2022, recognizing excellence in Off-Broadway productions during the 2021-22 season. Nominations were announced on April 7, 2022, with Kimberly Akimbo and Oratorio for Living Things receiving the most nominations with six each, and most wins with three each. The Lortel Awards are jointly produced by the Off-Broadway League and the Lucille Lortel Theatre, with support from Theatre Development Fund.

Winners and nominees

The 2021-2022 Lucille Lortel Awards nominations were announced on April 7, 2022 by Lilli Cooper and Lea Delaria. Kimberly Akimbo and Oratorio for Living Things were tied for the most nominated production, receiving six nominations, and also won the most awards, with three.

The ceremony was held at the Skirball Center for Performing Arts on May 1, 2022.

width:50%" |Outstanding Play

width:50%" |Outstanding Musical
  • English
    • Coal Country
    • Letters of Suresh
    • On Sugarland
    • Prayer for the French Republic
  • Kimberly Akimbo
    • Black No More
    • Intimate Apparel
    • Oratorio for Living Things

width:50%" |Outstanding Revival

width:50%" |Outstanding Solo Show
  • Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
    • Assassins
    • The Chinese Lady
  • Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord
    • Little Girl Blue

width:50%" |Outstanding Director

width:50%" |Outstanding Choreographer
  • Lee Sunday Evans, Oratorio for Living Things
    • David Cromer, Prayer for the French Republic
    • John Doyle, Assassins
    • Taibi Magar, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
    • Whitney White, On Sugarland
  • Bill T. Jones, Black No More
    • Raja Feather Kelly, On Sugarland
    • Danny Mefford, Kimberly Akimbo
    • Josh Prince, Trevor: A New Musical
    • Randy Skinner, Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in Hollywood

width:50%" |Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play

width:50%" |Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play
  • Shannon Tyo, The Chinese Lady
    • Stephanie Berry, On Sugarland
    • W. Tré Davis, Tambo & Bones
    • Elizabeth Marvel, Long Day's Journey Into Night
    • Mary Wiseman, At the Wedding
  • Francis Benhamou, Prayer for the French Republic
    • Abena, Nollywood Dreams
    • Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic
    • Jacob Ming-Trent, The Alchemist
    • Thom Sesma, Letters of Suresh

width:50%" |Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical

width:50%" |Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical
  • Victoria Clark, Kimberly Akimbo
    • Kearstin Piper Brown, Intimate Apparel
    • Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo
    • Tamika Lawrence, Black No More
    • Ahmad Maksoud, The Visitor
  • Bonnie Milligan, Kimberly Akimbo
    • Steven Boyer, Kimberly Akimbo
    • Ethan Slater, Assassins
    • Will Swenson, Assassins
    • Lillias White, Black No More

width:100%" colspan=2|Outstanding Ensemble
  • Oratorio for Living Things - Johnny Butler, Kirstyn Cae Ballard, Jane Cardona, Sean Donovan, Carla Duren, Clérida Eltimé, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Brian Flores, Odetta Hartman, Quentin Oliver Lee, Angel Lozada, Divya Maus, Barrie Lobo McLain, Ben Moss, John Murchison, Onyie Nwachukwu, Dito Van Reigersberg, and Peter Wise
    • English - Tala Ashe, Ava Lalezarzadeh, Pooya Mohseni, Marjan Neshat, and Hadi Tabbal
    • Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 - Elena Hurst, Wesley T. Jones, Francis Jue, Karl Kenzler, and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart

width:50%" |Outstanding Scenic Design

width:50%" |Outstanding Costume Design
  • Adam Rigg, On Sugarland
    • Wilson Chin, Space Dogs
    • Marsha Ginsberg, English
    • Adam Rigg, cullud wattah
    • David Rockwell, Christopher and Justin Swader, Seven Deadly Sins
  • Gregory Gale, Fairycakes
    • Ari Fulton, Confederates
    • Dominique Fawn Hill, Tambo & Bones
    • Márion Talán de la Rosa, Oratorio for Living Things
    • Catherine Zuber, Intimate Apparel

width:50%" |Outstanding Lighting Design

width:50%" |Outstanding Sound Design
  • Isabella Byrd, Sanctuary City
    • Lap Chi Chu, Morning Sun
    • Jeff Croiter, Black No More
    • Stacey Derosier, sandblasted
    • Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew, Oratorio for Living Things
  • Nick Kourtides, Oratorio for Living Things
    • Mikhail Fiksel, Tambo & Bones
    • Fabian Obispo, The Chinese Lady
    • Mikaal Sulaiman, Sanctuary City
    • Darron L West, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

width:100%" colspan=2|Outstanding Projection Design
  • Shawn Duan, Letters of Suresh
    • David Bengali and Hana S. Kim, The Visitor
    • Shawn Duan, The Chinese Lady
    • Yee Eun Nam, Long Day's Journey Into Night
    • Caite Hevner, Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord

Non-competitive awards

Names

Accolade

Deirdre O’Connell

Lifetime Achievement Award

David Henry Hwang

Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee

Wins/nominations per production

Production

Wins

Nominations

Kimberly Akimbo

3

6

Oratorio for Living Things

Black No More

1

5

On Sugarland

Assassins

4

Prayer for the French Republic

The Chinese Lady

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

English

3

Letters of Suresh

Fairycakes

1

References

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