Jake Gyllenhaal

(© David Gordon)

Signature Theatre Company's acclaimed revival of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson and Manhattan Theatre Club's production of the new musical Murder Ballad lead the list of this year's Lucille Lortel Award nominations, receiving six and five nods respectively. As previously reported , this year's ceremony will take place on May 5 at New York University's Skirball Center. 2013 nominee Aasif Mandvi (Disgraced) and Lucky Guy star Maura Tierney will serve as hosts.

Nominees in acting categories included Danny Burstein (Talley's Folly), Jake Gyllenhaal (If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet), America Ferrera (Bethany), and Vanessa Redgrave (The Revisionist), among others.

The Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were created in 1985 by the Off-Broadway League to recognize great contributions to the theater community that do not reach the Broadway stage. The voting committee includes theater journalists and academics, as well as representatives of the Off-Broadway League, Actors' Equity Association, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and the Lucille Lortel Foundation.

The full list of nominees is as follows.

Outstanding Play

Bethany by Laura Marks, produced by Women's Project Theater



Cock by Mike Bartlett, produced by Stuart Thompson, Jean Doumanian, Royal Court Theatre, William Berlind, Scott Delman, Dena Hammerstein, Jon B. Platt, Scott Rudin, Ted Snowdon, True Love Productions



Detroit by Lisa D'Amour, produced by Playwrights Horizons

The Flick by Annie Baker, produced by Playwrights Horizons

The Whale by Samuel D. Hunter, produced by Playwrights Horizons

Outstanding Musical

Dogfight by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Peter Duchan, produced by Second Stage Theatre

Giant by Michael John LaChiusa and Sybille Pearson, based on the novel by Edna Ferber, produced by The Public Theater in association with The Dallas Theater Center

Murder Ballad by Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash, produced by Manhattan Theatre Club

The Other Josh Cohen by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen, produced by Amas Musical Theatre in association with Scandobean Productions, LLC

Skippyjon Jones by Eli Bolin and Kevin Del Aguila, produced by TheatreworksUSA

Outstanding Revival

All In The Timing by David Ives, produced by Primary Stages in association with Jamie deRoy

My Children! My Africa! by Athol Fugard, produced by Signature Theatre

Passion by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, produced by Classic Stage Company

The Piano Lesson by August Wilson, produced by Signature Theatre

Talley's Folly by Lanford Wilson, produced by Roundabout Theatre Company

Outstanding Solo Show

All the Rage, written and performed by Martin Moran, produced by piece by piece productions, Rising Phoenix Repertory in association with The Barrow Group

Jackie by Elfriede Jelinek, performed by Tina Benko, produced by Women's Project Theater

Title and Deed by Will Eno, performed by Conor Lovett, produced by Signature Theatre

Outstanding Director

Sam Gold, The Flick

Anne Kauffman, Belleville

Tina Landau, A Civil War Christmas

James Macdonald, Cock

Ruben Santiago-Hudson, The Piano Lesson

Outstanding Choreographer

George De La Peña, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Christopher Gattelli, Dogfight

Kyle Mullins, TRIASSIC PARQ: The Musical

Alex Sanchez, Giant

Doug Varone, Murder Ballad

Outstanding Lead Actor

Danny Burstein, Talley's Folly

Brandon J. Dirden, The Piano Lesson

Daniel Everidge, Falling

Shuler Hensley, The Whale

Aasif Mandvi, Disgraced

Outstanding Lead Actress

Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Neva

America Ferrera, Bethany

Vanessa Redgrave, The Revisionist

Roslyn Ruff, The Piano Lesson

Sharon Washington, Wild With Happy

Outstanding Featured Actor

David Wilson Barnes, Don't Go Gentle

Chuck Cooper, The Piano Lesson

Zach Grenier, Storefront Church

Jake Gyllenhaal, If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet

Mark Nelson, My Name Is Asher Lev

Outstanding Featured Actress

Eisa Davis, Luck of the Irish

Annie Funke, If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet

Rebecca Naomi Jones, Murder Ballad

Amanda Quaid, Luck of the Irish

Da'Vine Joy Randolph, What Rhymes with America

Outstanding Scenic Design

Beowulf Boritt, If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet

Miriam Buether, Cock

Clint Ramos, Wild With Happy

Louisa Thompson, Detroit

Mark Wendland, Murder Ballad



Outstanding Costume Design

Toni-Leslie James, A Civil War Christmas

Jessica Pabst, The Whale

Clint Ramos, Wild With Happy

Emily Rebholz, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Anita Yavich, Golden Child



Outstanding Lighting Design

Jane Cox, The Flick

Rui Rita, The Piano Lesson

Ben Stanton, Belleville

Ben Stanton, Murder Ballad

Scott Zielinski, A Civil War Christmas

Outstanding Sound Design

Leah Gelpe, Slowgirl

Bray Poor, The Flick

Shane Rettig, Detroit '67

Jane Shaw, Jackie

Matt Tierney, Detroit



SPECIAL AWARDS

Lifetime Achievement Award - Todd Haimes

Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee - Neil LaBute

Outstanding Body of Work Award - Theatre Development Fund

Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience - Old Hats, created and performed by Bill Irwin and David Shiner, with music by and featuring Nellie McKay, produced by Signature Theatre