Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Alternative Theater Experience

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Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Alternative Theatre Experience
Awarded forOutstanding Alternative Theatre Experience
LocationUnited States
Presented byThe Off-Broadway League [1] [2]
Currently held byJade King Carroll and Bill Irwin, On Beckett(2019)
Website lortelaward.com

The Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Alternative Theatre Experience is an award presented at the Lucille Lortel Awards to honor excellence in Off-Broadway alternative theatre experiences since 1992. The award is not given out each year and is determined by the Voting Committee, with the most recent recipient from 2019. [3]

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Among performers, Bill Irwin is the only performer to receive multiple nominations in the category, with two (including one win). Among producers, The Public Theater is the only producer to be nominated or win more than once, winning all four of its nominations.

Winners and nominees

Key
  and bold indicates the winner.

1990s

YearProductionAuthor/PerformerProducersRef.
1992 Blue Man Group's Tubes Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton, and Chris Wink La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club [4]
1993No award given.
1994Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants Ricky Jay Second Stage Theater [4]
1995No award given.
1996No award given.
1997No award given.
1998No award given.
1999No award given.

2000s

YearProductionAuthor/PerformerProducersRef.
2000No award given.
2001 Mnemonic Complicité John Jay College Theater [5] [6]
2002 Elaine Stritch at Liberty Elaine Stritch Public Theater [7] [6]
2003 The Exonerated Jessica Blank and Erik JensenCulture Project [8] [6]
2004Noche FlamencaSoledad Barrio Daryl Roth Theatre [9] [6]
2005No award given.
2006No award given.
2007No award given.
2008Horizon Lisa Kron The Public Theater [10] [6] [11]
2008No award given.
2009No award given.

2010s

YearProductionAuthor/PerformerProducersRef.
2010No award given.
2011 Gatz Michael Moore The Public Theater and Elevator Repair Service [12] [6] [13]
2012Voca People Voca People New World Stages [14] [6] [15]
2013 Old Hats Bill Irwin and David Shiner New York Theatre Workshop [16] [6] [17]
2014No award given.
2015No award given.
2016Angel Reapers Adam Rapp The Public Theater [18] [6] [19]
2017No award given.
2018No award given.
2019On BeckettJade King Carroll and Bill Irwin Irish Repertory Theatre [20] [6] [21]

Performers with multiple nominations

2 nominations

Producers with multiple wins

4 wins

Producers with multiple nominations

4 nominations

References

  1. "OFFBROADWAY.com". www.offbroadway.com.
  2. The Off-Broadway League
  3. "2019 Nominees". Lortel Awards. Lucille Lortel Foundation. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
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  8. "2003 Nominees: Lucille Lortel Awards". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
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  10. "2008 Nominees: Lucille Lortel Awards". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  11. "Lucille Lortel Winners Announced". Variety. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  12. "2011 Nominees: Lucille Lortel Awards". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  13. Jones, Kenneth (2 May 2011). "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Chad Deity, Angels, Christian Borle, Laurie Metcalf Are Lortel Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  14. "2012 Nominees: Lucille Lortel Awards". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  15. Hetrick, Adam (6 May 2012). "Once, Sons of the Prophet, Sanaa Lathan, Sam Gold Among 2012 Lortel Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  16. "2013 Nominees: Lucille Lortel Awards". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  17. Hetrick, Adam (5 May 2013). "Dogfight, The Whale and The Piano Lesson Are Lortel Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  18. "2016 Nominees: Lucille Lortel Awards". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  19. Moreau, Jordan (1 May 2016). "Lucille Lortel Awards 2016 (FULL LIST): 'Guards at the Taj,' 'The Robber Bridegroom' Score Big". Variety. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  20. "2019 Nominees: Lucille Lortel Awards". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  21. Peikert, Mark (5 May 2019). "Carmen Jones Leads 2019 Lortel Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.