Lucille Lortel Winners Announced

The winners of the Lucille Lortel Awards were announced last night, May 5, in a ceremony at New York University's Skirball Center. The awards honor achievement in the Off-Broadway theatre scene.

In the design categories, Kate Noll was cited for the scenic design of the science fiction-inflected family drama Wet Brain, produced by Playwrights Horizons. Lux Haac won in the costume design category for Manhatta, a drama about Native Americans in the 17th century and today, produced by the Public Theater. Lighting designer Amith Chandrashaker was cited for The Comeuppance, about a group of fortysomething friends gathering for a class reunion, produced by Signature Theatre Company. In the sound design category, Ryan Rumery won for Stereophonic, a 1970s-era drama set in a recording studio, produced by Playwrights Horizons. Nicholas Hussong won for the projection design of Wet Brain.

Leading the awards in terms of wins were the music-theatre piece (pray) with three awards, and the musical Buena Vista Social Club, The Comeuppance, Stereophonic, and Wet Brain, with two apiece.

For the full list of winners, go to www.theatermania.com/news/kecia-lewis-patrick-page-natalie-venetia-belcon-win-2024-lucille-lortel-awards_1739554/.