Stuff Happens Wins 4 Lortels; In the Heights & Spring Awakening Tie for Top Musical

The 22nd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards were presented on May 7 at New World Stages, honoring the best of off-Broadway. David Hare's politically-fueled Stuff Happens, which was produced by the Public Theater, led with four wins. On the musical front there was a tie for the Outstanding Musical prize between Spring Awakening, now enjoying a Broadway transfer, and In the Heights, rumored to follow suit this fall.

Among the evening's special trophies presented were a Lifetime Achievement Award for Kevin Kline, who recently was seen off-Broadway in King Lear, and special awards for the Classical Theatre of Harlem and fight director Rick Sordelet. Also announced were a special award for the Actors' Fund of America for 150 years of service and an upcoming star on the Playwrights' Sidewalk for Christopher Durang.

A complete list of this year's winners follows:

Outstanding Play
Stuff Happens
Written by David Hare
Produced by The Public Theater

Outstanding Musical Tie
In the Heights
Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Produced by Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, and Jill Furman

Spring Awakening
Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater, Music by Duncan Sheik
Produced by Atlantic Theater Company, in association with Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman

Outstanding Solo Show
No Child…
Written and Performed by Nilaja Sun
Produced by Scott Morfee, Tom Wirtshafter and Epic Theatre Center

Outstanding Revival
Two Trains Running
By August Wilson
Produced by Signature Theatre Company

Outstanding Director
Daniel Sullivan, Stuff Happens

Outstanding Choreographer
Andy Blankenbuehler, In the Heights

Outstanding Lead Actor
Peter Francis James, Stuff Happens

Outstanding Lead Actress
Gloria Reuben, Stuff Happens

Outstanding Featured Actor
Arthur French, Two Trains Running

Outstanding Featured Actress
Sherie Rene Scott, Landscape of the Body

Outstanding Scenic Design
Derek McLane, The Voysey Inheritance

Outstanding Costume Design
Gregory Gale, The Voysey Inheritance

Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening

Outstanding Sound Design
Martin Desjardins, columbinus

Productions with Multiple Wins:
Stuff Happens - 4
In the Heights - 2
Spring Awakening - 2
Two Trains Running - 2
The Voysey Inheritance - 2

For a complete list of 2007 Lucille Lortel Award nominees, click here.