Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Alternative Theater Experience
The Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Alternative Theatre Experience is an award presented at the Lucille Lortel Awards to honor excellence in Off-Broadway alternative theatre experiences since 1992. The award is not given out each year and is determined by the Voting Committee, with the most recent recipient from 2019.
Among performers, Bill Irwin is the only performer to receive multiple nominations in the category, with two (including one win). Among producers, The Public Theater is the only producer to be nominated or win more than once, winning all four of its nominations.
Winners and nominees
- Key
1990s
Year |
Production |
Author/Performer |
Producers |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 |
Blue Man Group's Tubes |
Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton, and Chris Wink |
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club |
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1993 |
No award given. |
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1994 |
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants |
Ricky Jay |
Second Stage Theater |
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1995 |
No award given. |
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1996 |
No award given. |
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1997 |
No award given. |
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1998 |
No award given. |
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1999 |
No award given. |
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2000s
Year |
Production |
Author/Performer |
Producers |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 |
No award given. |
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2001 |
Mnemonic |
Complicité |
John Jay College Theater |
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2002 |
Elaine Stritch at Liberty |
Elaine Stritch |
Public Theater |
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2003 |
The Exonerated |
Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen |
Culture Project |
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2004 |
Noche Flamenca |
Soledad Barrio |
Daryl Roth Theatre |
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2005 |
No award given. |
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2006 |
No award given. |
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2007 |
No award given. |
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2008 |
Horizon |
Lisa Kron |
The Public Theater |
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2008 |
No award given. |
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2009 |
No award given. |
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2010s
Year |
Production |
Author/Performer |
Producers |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 |
No award given. |
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2011 |
Gatz |
Michael Moore |
The Public Theater and Elevator Repair Service |
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2012 |
Voca People |
Voca People |
New World Stages |
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2013 |
Old Hats |
Bill Irwin and David Shiner |
New York Theatre Workshop |
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2014 |
No award given. |
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2015 |
No award given. |
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2016 |
Angel Reapers |
Adam Rapp |
The Public Theater |
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2017 |
No award given. |
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2018 |
No award given. |
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2019 |
On Beckett |
Jade King Carroll and Bill Irwin |
Irish Repertory Theatre |
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Performers with multiple nominations
- 2 nominations
- Bill Irwin
Producers with multiple wins
- 4 wins
- The Public Theater
Producers with multiple nominations
- 4 nominations
- The Public Theater