The Lucille Lortel 2013 Award winners

28th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards were announced at the NYU Skirball Center on 05 May 2013, at a ceremony hosted by Maura Tierney and Aasif Mandvi.

The musical Dogfight, featuring music and lyrics byBenj Pasek and Justin Paul, book by Peter Duchan, and direction by Joe Mantello was named Outstanding musical.

Samuel D. Hunter's The Whale, directed by Davis McCallum and produced by Playwrights Horizons was named Outstanding play.

The evenings biggest disappointment was the musical Murder Ballad, which although it was nominated in five categories, walked away empty handed.

Four special awards where presented at the ceremony:

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Todd Haimes
  
• Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee: Neil LaBute
  
• Outstanding Body of Work Award: Theatre Development Fund
  
• Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience: Old Hats

Outstanding Play:

• Bethany
  written by Laura Marks
  Produced by Women's Project Theater
• Cock
  Written by Mike Bartlett
  Produced by PStuart Thompson, Jean Doumanian, Royal Court Theatre, William Berlind, Scott Delman, Dena Hammerstein, Jon B. Platt, Scott Rudin, Ted Snowdon, True Love Productions
• Detroit
  Written by Lisa D'Amour
  Produced by Playwrights Horizons.
• The Flick
  Written by Annie Baker
  Produced by Playwrights Horizons
• The Whale
  Written by Samuel D. Hunter
  Produced by Playwrights Horizons

Outstanding Musical:

• Dogfight
  Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
  Book by Peter Duchan
  Produced by Second Stage Theatre
• Giant
  Music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa
  Book by Sybille Pearson, based on the novel by Edna Ferber Produced by The Public Theater in association with The Dallas Theater Center
• Murder Ballad
  Music and lyrics by Juliana Nash
  Conceived by and with book and Lyrics by Julia Jordan
  Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club
• The Other Josh Cohen
  Book, music and lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen
  Produced by Amas Musical Theatre in association with Scandobean Productions, LLC
• Skippyjon Jones
  Music by Eli Bolin
  B Book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila
  Produced by TheatreworksUSA

Outstanding Revival:

• All In The Timing
  Written by David Ives
  Produced by Primary Stages in association with Jamie deRoy
• My Children! My Africa!
  Written by Athol Fugard
  Produced by Signature Theatre
• Passion
  Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
  Book by James Lapine
  Produced by Classic Stage Company
• The Piano Lesson
  Written by August Wilson
  Produced by Signature Theatre
• Talley's Folly
  Written 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
  Written by Elfriede Jelinek
  Performed by Tina Benko
  Produced by piece by piece productions, Rising Phoenix Repertory
• Title and Deed
  Written 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:

Outstanding Sound Design: