| 34th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards Details Announced | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 05:32 pm EST 02/26/19 | |
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| 34th ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS TO BE HELD SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2019 AT NYU SKIRBALL CENTER Telsey + Company to be honored with the Outstanding Body of Work Award; María Irene Fornés to be posthumously inducted onto the Playwrights’ Sidewalk; Off-Broadway League President Terry Byrne to be recognized with the Edith Oliver Service to Off-Broadway Award Details were announced today for the 34th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway. The Awards will be handed out on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts, beginning at 7:00pm EST. The Lucille Lortel Awards are produced by the Off-Broadway League by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation. Additional support is provided by TDF. Among the special honors to be presented this year – recognized with the Outstanding Body of Work Award, Telsey + Company, founded in 1988, is an award-winning organization of casting professionals in New York City and Los Angeles, with local, regional, national, and international clientele. Their projects span all media of performance art (film, television, theatre, commercials, dance, and more). Recent Off-Broadway projects include Be More Chill, Carmen Jones, and Alice By Heart. Playwrights’ Sidewalk honoree María Irene Fornés was a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director, who was a leading figure of the Off-Off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. A favorite of critics, her spare, poetic and emotionally forceful works were hallmarks of experimental theater for four decades. Notable works include Promenade, The Successful Life of 3, Fefu and Her Friends, Mud, Sarita, and Letters from Cuba. She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize with her play What of the Night? in 1990. She earned a 2017 Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Signature Theatre’s Signature Plays: Edward Albee's The Sandbox, María Irene Fornés' Drowning, and Adrienne Kennedy's Funnyhouse of a Negro. Recognized with the Edith Oliver Service to Off-Broadway Award, Terry Byrne has worked in the NYC theatre arena for 35 years, and as General Manager of The Westside Theatre for 28 years. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Off-Broadway League since 1993. Her work with the League includes participation on negotiating committees for the League's collectively bargained agreements with AEA, SDC, and USA. She has also served on the Administration and Host Committees for the Lucille Lortel Awards, and as Chair of the Off-Broadway Chapter of the Broadway Green Alliance. In June 2018, Ms. Byrne was elected the first female President of the Off-Broadway League in its 60-year history. Members of the general public are welcome to attend the 7:00 PM ceremony. Public tickets are $75.00 and will be available starting April 3, via phone at 212-998-4941, online at www.nyuskirball.org and in person at the Skirball Center’s Shagan Box Office (556 LaGuardia Pl.) from Tuesday – Saturday from 12 – 6 PM, up until two hours before showtime. Important Dates March 31 2018-2019 Off-Broadway season ends April 3 Nominations announced Public tickets go on sale April 24 Nominees’ Breakfast May 5 Award Ceremony at NYU Skirball Center The Off-Broadway League’s Lortel Awards Producing & Administration Committee (Jeremy Adams, Margaret Cotter, Carol Fishman, George Forbes, Danielle Karliner Naish, Michael Page, Kendra Ramthun, Catherine Russell, Lindsey Sag, Seth Shepsle, and Casey York) produces the Lortel Awards Ceremony. Acclaimed writer/director Michael Heitzman returns to direct the Lortel Awards for the ninth consecutive year. Representatives of the Off-Broadway League, Actors’ Equity Association, Stage Directors & Choreographers Society, United Scenic Artists, the Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation, in addition to theatre journalists, academics and other Off-Broadway professionals, serve on the Voting Committee. For updates and news about the ceremony and media releases, please visit www.LortelAwards.org. Follow the Lortel Awards (#LortelAwards) on Twitter at https://twitter.com/OffBroadwayNYC and like on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/OffBroadwayNYC. ABOUT OUR HONOREES TELSEY + COMPANY Since 1988, Bernie Telsey and his staff of casting directors, associates, and assistants have cast innumerable acclaimed projects on stage and screen. Theatre highlights include Rent, Hairspray, Wicked, In the Heights, Kinky Boots, and Hamilton; as well as countless national tours, Off-Broadway, and regional theatre productions across the country. Recent film credits include Mary Poppins Returns, Ben is Back, The Greatest Showman, and Miss Sloane. On television, upcoming projects include “Fosse/Verdon” (FX), “AJ and the Queen” (Netflix), “NOS4A2” (AMC), and "Tales of the City" (Netflix). Currently running shows include “Murphy Brown” (CBS), “This Is Us” (NBC), “One Day at a Time” (Netflix), and “Atypical” (Netflix). Telsey + Company was nominated for Emmy Awards for casting “This Is Us,” “Grease! Live,” “Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert,” and “The Big C.” They won an Independent Spirit Award for casting Margin Call. Bernard Telsey was the 2016 recipient of the Casting Society of America’s Hoyt Bowers Award for his contributions to the profession. As an office, Telsey + Company has won over 25 Artios Awards. Bernard Telsey serves as the New York Vice President of the Casting Society of America and on the Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. MARIA IRENE FORNES Visionary Cuban-American dramatist María Irene Fornés constructed astonishing worlds onstage, writing more than 40 plays and winning nine OBIE Awards. She was also a director, translator, lyricist, teacher, and founder of INTAR's Hispanic Playwrights-in-Residence Lab in New York City. Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre devoted an entire season to her work, and her epic What of the Night? was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. One of the pioneers of the Off-Off-Broadway movement in NYC, Fornes has been referred to as American theatre’s “Mother Avant-Garde.” TERRY BYRNE Recognized for her Service to Off-Broadway, Terry Byrne has worked in the NYC theatre arena for 35 years, and as General Manager of The Westside Theatre for 28 years. She was an Associate Producer of the Off-Broadway productions of Trumbo, Hedwig And The Angry Inch, and Political Animal. Ms. Byrne has served on the Board of Directors of the Off-Broadway League since 1993. Her work with the League includes participation on negotiating committees for the League's collectively bargained agreements with AEA, SDC, and USA. She has also served on the Administration and Host Committees for The Lucille Lortel Awards, and as Chair of the Off-Broadway Chapter of the Broadway Green Alliance. In June 2018, Ms. Byrne was elected the first female President of the Off-Broadway League in its 60-year history. ABOUT THE LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS The Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were created in 1985 by the Off-Broadway League. The Lortel Awards recognize excellence in Off-Broadway by honoring the invaluable contribution of artists to the theatre community. Representatives of the Off-Broadway League, Actors’ Equity Association, Stage Directors & Choreographers Society, United Scenic Artists, the Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation, in addition to theatre journalists, academics and other Off-Broadway professionals, serve on the Voting Committee. Awards may be given in the following categories: Play, Musical, Solo Show, Revival, Alternative Theatrical Experience, Director, Choreographer, Lead Actor and Actress in a Play and Musical, Featured Actor and Actress in a Play and Musical, Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Sound, and Projection Design. The following honorary awards may also be given: Lifetime Achievement Award, Body of Work (awarded to an institution), Edith Oliver Service to Off-Broadway Award and induction onto the Playwrights’ Sidewalk in front of the historic Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City. For more information, please see www.LortelAwards.org. ABOUT THE LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE FOUNDATION Lucille Lortel was known as the Queen of Off-Broadway. The Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation continues her mission of sustaining and advancing Off-Broadway theatre by enhancing the public's awareness and appreciation of Off-Broadway through production, preservation and promotion; encouraging the continued growth of Off-Broadway through fostering new artists and new works; developing and implementing new technologies increasing access to or improving the theatre-going experience; creating, improving and increasing theatrical infrastructure and capacity building, fostering excellence and diversity in the theatre, and; faithfully preserving the rich history and support the continued prosperity of Off-Broadway. The Foundation has several major programs, including the Internet Off-Broadway Data Base (www.IOBDB.com), Theatre Management Services, and Subsidized Theatre Space. For a listing of all the Foundation’s programs, previous Lortel Award nominees and recipients, information on the Lucille Lortel Theatre and Playwrights’ Sidewalk, and much more, please visit www.lortel.org. ABOUT NYU SKIRBALL CENTER NYU Skirball, located in the heart of Greenwich Village, is one of New York City’s major presenters of international work, and has been the premier venue for cultural and performing arts events in lower Manhattan since 2003. The 860-seat theater, led by Director Jay Wegman, provides a home for internationally renowned artists, innovators and thinkers. NYU Skirball hosts over 300 events annually, from re-inventions of the classics to cutting-edge premieres, in genres ranging from dance, theater and performance art to comedy, music and film. ABOUT TDF TDF is a not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts, dedicated to bringing the power of the performing arts to everyone. Founded in 1968, TDF’s mission is to sustain live theatre and dance by engaging and cultivating a broad and diverse audience and eliminating barriers to attendance. TDF fulfills its mission with a variety of programs that expand access, cultivate communities and support the makers of the performing arts. Best known for its theatregoing programs (including the TKTS by TDF Discount Booths and TDF Membership Programs), TDF’s accessibility (including open captioned, audio described and Autism Friendly performances), school (serving over 10,000 New York City students annually), community engagement and information programs — as well as the TDF Costume Collection Rental and Research Programs — have introduced millions of people to the theatre and helped make the unique experience of theatre available to everyone. To learn more about TDF, go to: www.tdf.org. |
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