41st Lucille Lortel Awards
The 41st Lucille Lortel Awards were held on May 3, 2026, recognizing excellence in Off-Broadway productions during the 2025-26 season. Nominations were announced on April 1, 2026, with Mexodus receiving the most nominations with nine, followed by Prince Faggot with six. The Lortel Awards are jointly produced by the Off-Broadway League and the Lucille Lortel Theatre, with support from Theatre Development Fund.
Nominees
The 2025-2026 Lucille Lortel Awards nominations were announced on April 1, 2025 by Amber Gray and Harvey Guillén. Mexodus was the most nominated musical and production, receiving nine nominations, with Prince Faggot leading the plays with six nominations.
Winners were announced at the awards ceremony, held at the Skirball Center for Performing Arts on May 3, 2026, with Mexodus winning the most awards with three, including Outstanding Musical.
width:50%" |Outstanding Play |
width:50%" |Outstanding Musical |
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*Prince Faggot by Jordan Tannahill
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*Mexodus
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width:50%" |Outstanding Revival |
width:50%" |Outstanding Solo Show |
*The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
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*I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan
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width:50%" |Outstanding Director |
width:50%" |Outstanding Choreographer |
*David Mendizábal, Mexodus
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*Edgar Godineaux and Jared Grimes, Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole
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width:50%" |Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play |
width:50%" |Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play |
*Aigner Mizzelle, The Monsters
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*David Turner, Mother Russia
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width:50%" |Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical |
width:50%" |Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical |
*Nygel D. Robinson, Mexodus
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*Nick Rashad Burroughs, Goddess
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*Night Side Songs - Robin de Jesús, Brooke Ishibashi, Jonathan Raviv, Kris Saint-Louis, Mary Testa
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width:50%" |Outstanding Scenic Design |
width:50%" |Outstanding Costume Design |
*Miriam Buether, Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
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*Qween Jean, Saturday Church
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width:50%" |Outstanding Lighting Design |
width:50%" |Outstanding Sound Design |
*Cha See, The Unknown
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*Mikhail Fiksel, Mexodus
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width:100%" colspan=2|Outstanding Projection Design |
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*John Narun, Bughouse
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Non-competitive awards
Names |
Accolade |
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Mia Katigbak |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
William Finn |
Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee |
Nominations per production
Production |
Nominations |
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Mexodus |
9 |
Prince Faggot |
6 |
Cold War Choir Practice |
5 |
Saturday Church |
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Kyoto |
4 |
The Monsters |
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Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp |
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Bowl EP |
3 |
Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole |
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My Joy Is Heavy |
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The Unknown |
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
2 |
Goddess |
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Gruesome Playground Injuries |
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Mother Russia |
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Night Side Songs |
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Nothing Can Take You From the Hand of God |
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The Seat of Our Pants |
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The Weir |