Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Choreographer
| Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Choreographer | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Choreographer |
| Location | United States |
| Presented by | The Off-Broadway League[1][2] |
| Currently held by | Connor Gallagher, The Big Gay Jamboree and Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Distant Thunder (2025) |
| Website | lortelaward |
The Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Choreographer is an award presented annually at the Lucille Lortel Awards to honor excellence in choreography for an Off-Broadway musical or play production since 2001.[3]
Several choreographers have won the award multiple times, including Christopher Gattelli, Bill T. Jones and Andy Blankenbuehler with three wins each, followed closely by Steven Hoggett and Sonya Tayeh with two wins each. Camille A. Brown has received the most nominations, with five total.
Winners and nominees
- Key
and bold indicates the winner.
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Director | Production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Travis Wall | The Wrong Man | [36][37] | |
| Raja Feather Kelly | A Strange Loop | ||
| Sam Pinkleton | Soft Power | ||
| Camille A. Brown | for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf | ||
| Toni Stone | |||
| 2021 | No ceremony held due to COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Bill T. Jones | Black No More | [38][39] | |
| Raja Feather Kelly | On Sugarland | ||
| Josh Prince | Trevor | ||
| Randy Skinner | Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin in Hollywood | ||
| Danny Mefford | Kimberly Akimbo | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Andy Blankenbuehler | Only Gold | [40][41] | |
| Warren Carlyle | Harmony | ||
| Jerry Mitchell | Kinky Boots | ||
| Ellenore Paige Scott | Titanique | ||
| Edgar Godineaux | The Harder They Come | ||
| 2024 | |||
| Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck | Buena Vista Social Club | [42][43] | |
| Camille A. Brown | Hell's Kitchen | ||
| Graciela Daniele and Alex Sanchez | The Gardens of Anuncia | ||
| nicHi douglas | (pray) | ||
| Raja Feather Kelly | Teeth | ||
| 2025 (tie) | |||
| Connor Gallagher | The Big Gay Jamboree | [44][45] | |
| Lynne Taylor-Corbett | Distant Thunder | ||
| Annie Tippe | Three Houses | ||
| Spencer Liff | Drag: The Musical | ||
Multiple wins
- 3 wins
- 2 wins
- Steven Hoggett (consecutive)
- Sonya Tayeh
Multiple nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- Andy Blankenbuehler
- Lynne Taylor-Corbett
- Annie-B Parson
- David Neumann
- Danny Mefford
- 2 nominations
- Daniel Pelzig
- Devanand Janki
- Ken Roberson
- Randy Skinner
- Graciela Daniele
- Susan Stroman
- Wendy Seyb
- Steven Hoggett
- Bill Castellino
- Alex Sanchez
- Sonya Tayeh
See also
- Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Choreography
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography
References
- ^ "The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers".
- ^ The Off-Broadway League
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- ^ "2002 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "2003 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "2004 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Caroline, or Change, I Am My Own Wife, Bug Among 2004 Lucille Lortel Winners". Playbill. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "2005 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "2005 Lucille Lortel Award winners announced". New York Theatre Guide. 2 May 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "2006 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "2007 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (7 May 2007). "Spring Awakening, In the Heights and Stuff Happens Win Lucille Lortel Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "2008 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Lucille Lortel Winners Announced". Variety. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "2009 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Ruined, Fela!, Our Town and Inishmaan Top Lucille Lortel Awards". Broadway.com. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "2010 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "2011 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (2 May 2011). "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Chad Deity, Angels, Christian Borle, Laurie Metcalf Are Lortel Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "2012 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (6 May 2012). "Once, Sons of the Prophet, Sanaa Lathan, Sam Gold Among 2012 Lortel Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "2013 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (5 May 2013). "Dogfight, The Whale and The Piano Lesson Are Lortel Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2014 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (5 May 2014). "Fun Home, Here Lies Love, Buyer & Cellar Win Lortel Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2015 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Moreau, Jordan (10 May 2015). "Lucille Lortel Awards 2015 (FULL LIST): 'Hamilton' Sweeps". Variety. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2016 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2017 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (8 May 2017). "Ben Platt, Taran Killam, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and More at the 2017 Lucille Lortel Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2018 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (6 May 2018). "KPOP, Cost of Living, School Girls Among 2018 Lucille Lortel Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2019 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Peikert, Mark (5 May 2019). "Carmen Jones Leads 2019 Lortel Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2020 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Clement, Olivia (3 May 2020). "Octet and Heroes of the Fourth Turning Lead 2020 Lucille Lortel Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2022 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (1 May 2022). "Kimberly Akimbo, Oratorio for Living Things Win 2022 Lucille Lortel Awards; See the Full Winners List". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2023 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Logan Culwell-Block (May 7, 2023). "Wolf Play, Titaníque Lead 2023 Lucille Lortel Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (May 5, 2024). "Ars Nova and National Black Theatre's (Pray) Leads 2024 Lucille Lortel Awards; Read the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2025 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (4 May 2025). "Our Class Leads 2025 Lucille Lortel Award Wins; Read the Complete List Here". Playbill. Retrieved 17 September 2025.