Lucille Lortel Awards 2016 Winners: With so many awards shows ceremonies held yesterday, i.e., Sunday night, here is another one. LLA 2016 also took place on the same as the American Country Countdown, Radio Disney Music Awards, and Daytime Emmys. (watch: Met Gala 2016.)
“Guards at the Taj” by Rajiv Joseph and “The Robber Bridegroom” by the Roundabout Theater Company score big, led the way for others and won four and three titles respectively at the ceremony.
Lucille Lortel Awards 2016 Winners
Anne Hathaway’s solo show ‘Grounded’ and Liesl Tommy, the director of ‘Eclipsed’ were among the single ones who were honored at the gala event. The awards recognize the Off-Broadway work of the last one year.
“The Human” got the title due to its name. So, the production didn’t take home any Lortels. The ceremony held on May 1. Zachary Levi was the host for it. Levi currently stars on Broadway in “She Loves Me.”
Below is the complete list of winners of LL Awards who bagged trophies. Check them out.
Outstanding Play
Guards at the Taj
Produced by Atlantic Theater Company
Written by Rajiv Joseph
Outstanding Musical
FUTURITY
Produced by Soho Rep. and Ars Nova in association with Carole Shorenstein Hays
Music by Cesar Alvarez with The Lisps, Lyrics and Book by Cesar Alvarez
Outstanding Revival
The Robber Bridegroom
Produced by Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Daryl Roth
Book and Lyrics by Alfred Uhry, Music by Robert Waldman
Outstanding Solo Show
Grounded
Produced by the Public Theater
Outstanding Director
Liesl Tommy, Eclipsed
Outstanding Choreographer
Martha Clarke, Angel Reapers
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Timothee Chalamet, Prodigal Son
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Phylicia Rashad, Head of Passes
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Steven Pasquale, The Robber Bridegroom
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Annette O’Toole, Southern Comfort
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Matt McGrath, The Legend of Georgia McBride
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Alana Arenas, Head of Passes
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Jeffrey Kuhn, Southern Comfort
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Leslie Kritzer, The Robber Bridegroom
Outstanding Scenic Design
Tim Mackabee, Guards at the Taj
Outstanding Costume Design
Anita Yavich, The Legend of Georgia McBride
Outstanding Lighting Design
David Weiner, Guards at the Taj
Outstanding Sound Design
Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen, Guards at the Taj
SPECIAL AWARDS
Peter Nigrini, Projection Design, Grounded
Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience
Angel Reapers, Produced by Signature Theatre
HONORARY AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement Award
James Houghton
Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee
Suzan-Lori Parks
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