Sean Hayes, Dulé Hill, John Krasinski, Amber Ruffin and Sia are among the first-time nominees for Lucille Lortel Awards, announced today. They join such stage stalwarts as Kara Young, J. Harrison Ghee and Deirdre O’Connell in contention for Off Broadway‘s big honor.
Both Hayes and Krasinski appeared in solo shows (The Unknown and Angry Alan, respectively). Actually, in Krasinski’s case, it wasn’t technically a solo show – there was a very brief surprise cameo by another character, apparently just enough to keep Angry Alan from being considered in the Outstanding Solo Show category.
Among the most-nominated productions are Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson’s Mexodus (with nine nominations), Jordan Tannahill’s Prince Faggot (six), Ro Reddick’s Cold War Choir Practice and the Sia musical Saturday Church (both with five).
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To date, none of the nominated productions have announced Broadway transfers.
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