Nominations for the 40th annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were announced on Wednesday, April 2. The Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre. The Awards are named for Lucille Lortel, an actress and theater producer, and have been awarded since 1986. The 2025 nominees were announced by Krysta Rodriguez (Drama).
Congratulations to the 23 Tisch alumni and faculty who received 22 nominations across 14 categories! See the full list of nominees here, and join us in celebrating the Tisch nominees on May 4!
Outstanding Play
Here There Are Blueberries
Written by Moisés Kaufman ’17 (BFA, Drama) and Amanda Gronich ’90 (BFA, Drama)
Outstanding Musical
Drag: The Musical
Produced by Sean Patrick Flahaven '97 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theater Writing) (Concord Theatricals)
The Big Gay Jamboree
Produced by Nick Mills '06 (MFA, Grad Acting)
Outstanding Revival
Hold Onto Me Darling
Originally Written by Kenneth Lonergan
Outstanding Solo Show
Vanya
Produced by Dawn E. Smalberg ‘89 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV) (Winkler & Smalberg)
Outstanding Director
Here There Are Blueberries
Moisés Kaufman ’17 (BFA, Drama)
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play
Grangeville
Paul Sparks ’73 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play
Liberation
Betsy Aidem ’79 (BFA, Drama)
Wine in the Wilderness
Olivia Washington ’13 (BFA, Drama)
Hold on to Me Darling
Frank Wood ’87 (MFA, Graduate Acting)
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical
The Lonely Few
Lauren Patten (Drama)
Medea: Re-Versed
Sarin Monae West ’20 (MFA, Graduate Acting)
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical
The Big Gay Jamboree
Natalie Walker ’13 (BFA, Drama)
Outstanding Ensemble
Our Class
Richard Topol ’87 (MFA, Graduate Acting)
Outstanding Scenic Design
Three Houses
dots (Kimie Nishikawa '15 (MFA Design for Stage and FIlm), Andrew Moerdyk '18 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), and Santiago Orjuela-Laverde ’18 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)
The Beastiary
Christopher Ford '08 (BFA, Drama) and Dakota Rose ’09 (BFA, Drama)
Outstanding Costume Design
Orlando
Oana Botez ’04 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)
Liberation
Qween Jean ‘16 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film)
Sumo
Mariko Ohigashi ’17 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)
Outstanding Lighting Design
Grangeville
Stacey Derosier ’18 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)
Outstanding Projection Design
Here There Are Blueberries
David Bengali ’12 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)
We Live in Cairo
David Bengali ’12 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)
*We apologize for any omssisions! Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu
