Nominees Announced for 2011 Lucille Lortel Awards, to be Hosted by Zach Braff & Samantha Bee

Nominations have been announced for the 2011 Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring the best off-Broadway productions, performances and creative team members of the season. The awards will be presented on May 1 at NYU Skirball Center in a ceremony to be hosted by off-Broadway alums Zach Braff (Trust) and Samantha Bee (Love, Loss and What I Wore).

Topping the nominations roster are Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities and Chloe Moss’ This Wide Night with five nominations each. A complete list of nominees follows:

Outstanding Play
In the Wake by Lisa Kron, produced by The Public Theater
Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz, produced by Lincoln Center Theater
Peter and the Starcatcher by Rick Elice, produced by New York Theatre Workshop
The Coward by Nick Jones, produced by Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity by Kristoffer Diaz, produced by Second Stage Theatre

Outstanding Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, produced by the Public Theater and Center Theatre Group in association with Les Freres Corbusier; music and lyrics by Michael Friedman; book by Alex Timbers
In Transit, produced by Primary Stages, the Baruch/Viertel/Routh/Frankel Group, Jane Bergere, Jodi Glucksman, Ken Greiner, Chip Meyrelles, Christina Papagjika, and Janet Rosen; music, lyrics and book by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan, Sara Wordsworth
The Burnt Part Boys, produced by Playwrights Horizons and Vineyard Theatre; music by Chris Miller; lyrics by Nathan Tysen; book by Mariana Elder
The Kid, produced by the New Group; music by Andy Monroe; lyrics by Jack Lechner; book by Michael Zam
We the People: America Rocks!, produced by Theatreworks USA; songs by Brad Alexander (music) and Kevin Del Aguila (lyrics); Eli Bolin (music) and Sam Forman (lyrics); Joe Iconis; Tommy Newman; Ryan Scott Oliver; Adam Overett; Mark Weiner (music) and Erik Weiner and Jordan Allen-Dutton (lyrics)

Outstanding Solo Show
Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend by Mike Birbiglia, produced by Ron Delsener and Mike Lavoie
Through the Night by Daniel Beaty, produced by Daryl Roth in association with Jana Robbins

Outstanding Revival
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes by Tony Kushner, produced by Signature Theatre Company
The Collection & A Kind of Alaska by Harold Pinter, produced by Atlantic Theater Company
The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman, produced by New York Theatre Workshop
The Misanthrope by Moliere, produced by The Pearl Theatre Company
Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, produced by Classic Stage Company

Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience
Gatz, produced by the Public Theater

Outstanding Lead Actor
Desmin Borges, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
André Braugher, The Whipping Man
Michael Shannon, Mistakes Were Made
Jeremy Strong, The Coward

Outstanding Lead Actress
Tracee Chimo, Bachelorette
Edie Falco, This Wide Night
Elizabeth Marvel, The Little Foxes
Laurie Metcalf, The Other Place
Michele Pawk, A Small Fire

Outstanding Featured Actor
Michael Chernus, In the Wake
Noah Galvin, The Burnt Part Boys
David Patrick Kelly, When I Come to Die
David Margulies, After the Revolution
Thomas Sadoski, Other Desert Cities

Outstanding Featured Actress
Laura Heisler, Kin
Linda Lavin, Other Desert Cities
Deirdre O'Connell, In the Wake
Kristen Schaal, The Coward
Lois Smith, After the Revolution

Outstanding Director
John Collins, Gatz
Anne Kauffman, This Wide Night
Joe Mantello, Other Desert Cities
Joe Mantello, The Other Place
Leigh Silverman, In the Wake

Outstanding Choreographer
Tracy Bersley, The Witch of Edmonton
Steven Hoggett, Peter and the Starcatcher
Danny Mefford, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Annie-B Parson, Orlando
Gail Pennington Crutchfield, Freckleface Strawberry

Outstanding Scenic Design
Rachel Hauck, This Wide Night
Anna Louizos, In Transit
Jan Versweyveld, The Little Foxes
Donyale Werle, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Donyale Werle, Peter and the Starcatcher

Outstanding Costume Design
Gabriel Berry, The Coward
Jennifer Caprio, In Transit
Cait O'Connor, The Witch of Edmonton
Emily Rebholz, This Wide Night
David Zinn, Other Desert Cities

Outstanding Lighting Design
Betsy Adams, When I Come to Die
Mark Barton, Gatz
Matt Frey, This Wide Night
Jesse Klug, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Ben Stanton, The Whipping Man

Outstanding Sound Design
Mikhail Fiksel, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Fitz Patton, The Other Place
Mic Pool, The 39 Steps
Jon Weston, In Transit
Ben Williams, Gatz

Special Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award: Lynne Meadow, artistic director of Manhattan Theatre Club
Service to Off-Broadway Award: Gary Glaser, attorney representing Off-Broadway League