39th Lucille Lortel Awards

The 39th Lucille Lortel Awards were held on May 5, 2024, recognizing excellence in Off-Broadway productions during the 2023-24 season. Nominations were announced on April 4, 2024, with Wet Brain receiving the most nominations with eight. 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 2023-2024 Lucille Lortel Awards nominations were announced on April 4, 2024 by Amber Iman and George Abud. Wet Brain was the most nominated production, receiving eight nominations, while (pray) won the most awards, with four.

The ceremony was held at the Skirball Center for Performing Arts on May 5, 2024.

width:50%" |Outstanding Play

width:50%" |Outstanding Musical
  • The Comeuppance
    • Plays for the Plague Year
    • Primary Trust
    • Stereophonic
    • Wet Brain
  • (pray)
    • Buena Vista Social Club
    • Dead Outlaw
    • Hell's Kitchen
    • Teeth

width:50%" |Outstanding Revival

width:50%" |Outstanding Solo Show
  • Translations
    • Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
    • I Can Get It for You Wholesale
    • Philadelphia, Here I Come!
    • Sunset Baby
  • All the Devils Are Here
    • I Love You So Much I Could Die
    • Make Me Gorgeous!
    • Sorry for Your Loss
    • Triple Threat

width:50%" |Outstanding Director

width:50%" |Outstanding Choreographer
  • nicHi douglas, (pray)
    • Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic
    • David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
    • Eric Ting, The Comeuppance
    • Dustin Wills, Wet Brain
  • Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
    • Camille A. Brown, Hell's Kitchen
    • Graciela Daniele and Alex Sanchez, The Gardens of Anuncia
    • nicHi douglas, (pray)
    • Raja Feather Kelly, Teeth

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

width:50%" |Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play
  • Gabby Beans, Jonah
    • Christopher Abbott, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
    • William Jackson Harper, Primary Trust
    • Nicole Ari Parker, The Refuge Plays
    • Josh Radnor, The Ally
    • A.J. Shively, Philadelphia, Here I Come!
    • Paco Tolson, The Knight of the Burning Pestle
  • Eli Gelb, Stereophonic
    • Carmen M. Herlihy, The Apiary
    • Florencia Lozano, Wet Brain
    • Julio Monge, Wet Brain
    • Bubba Weiler, Swing State
    • Frank Wood, Toros

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

width:50%" |Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical
  • Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club
    • Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw
    • Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
    • Santino Fontana, I Can Get It for You Wholesale
    • Priscilla Lopez, The Gardens of Anuncia
    • Alyse Alan Louis, Teeth
    • Maleah Joi Moon, Hell's Kitchen
  • Kecia Lewis, Hell’s Kitchen
    • Shoshana Bean, Hell’s Kitchen
    • Rodrick Covington, Rock & Roll Man
    • Jessica Molaskey, The Connector
    • Steven Pasquale, Teeth
    • Mel Semé, Buena Vista Social Club
    • Thom Sesma, Dead Outlaw

width:100%" colspan=2|Outstanding Ensemble
  • (pray) - Ariel Kayla Blackwood, S T A R R Busby, Ashley De La Rosa, Tina Fabrique, Satori Folkes-Stone, Amara Granderson, Taylor Symone Jackson, Ziiomi Louise Law, Aigner Mizzelle, Gayle Turner, Darnell White, D. Woods
    • The Comeuppance - Brittany Bradford, Caleb Eberhardt, Susannah Flood, Bobby Moreno, Shannon Tyo
    • Flex - Brittany Bellizeare, Christiana Clark, Eboni Edwards, Renita Lewis, Erica Matthews, Ciara Monique, Tamera Tomakili

width:50%" |Outstanding Scenic Design

width:50%" |Outstanding Costume Design
  • Kate Noll, Wet Brain
    • Jason Ardizzone-West, shadow/land
    • Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Club
    • Arnulfo Maldonado, Dead Outlaw
    • David Zinn, Stereophonic
  • Lux Haac, Manhatta
    • Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club
    • Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic
    • Linda Cho, The Half-God of Rainfall
    • DeShon Elem, (pray)

width:50%" |Outstanding Lighting Design

width:50%" |Outstanding Sound Design
  • Amith Chandrashaker, The Comeuppance
    • Jiyoun Chang, Stereophonic
    • Jen Schriever, Spain
    • Cha See, Wet Brain
    • John Torres, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
  • Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic
    • Tei Blow & John Gasper, Wet Brain
    • Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social Club
    • Palmer Hefferan, The Comeuppance
    • Mikaal Sulaiman, (pray)

width:100%" colspan=2|Outstanding Projection Design
  • Nick Hussong, Wet Brain
    • 59 Productions, Corruption
    • Jared Mezzocchi, Poor Yella Rednecks
    • Jared Mezzocchi, Russian Troll Farm
    • Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew, The Connector

Non-competitive awards

Names

Accolade

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dominique Morisseau

Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee

Ars Nova

Outstanding Body of Work

Wins/nominations per production

Production

Wins

Nominations

(pray)

4

6

Wet Brain

2

8

Buena Vista Social Club

7

Stereophonic

The Comeuppance

5

References

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