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Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show

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Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show
Awarded forOutstanding Solo Show
LocationUnited States
Presented byThe Off-Broadway League[1][2]
Currently held byDavid Greenspan, I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan (2026)
Websitelortelaward.com

The Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show is an award presented annually at the Lucille Lortel Awards to honor excellence in performance and writing for an Off-Broadway solo theatrical production since 2004.[3]

Mike Birbiglia is the performer/author with the most nominations, with four, including one win. Sarah Jones, Anna Deavere Smith and David Cale follow with two nominations each.

Winners and nominees

Key
  and bold indicates the winner.

2000s

Year Production Author/Performer Producers Ref.
2004
I Am My Own Wife Doug Wright Playwrights Horizons [4][5]
Sarah Jones: bridge & tunnel Sarah Jones Meryl Streep, The Culture Project, Robert Dragotta, Jayson Jackson, Michael Alden, Eric Falkenstein, Marcia Roberts, Jean Kennedy Smith, and Tom Wirtshafter
Women On Fire Irene O’Garden Cherry Lane Theatre
2005
Nine Parts of Desire Heather Raffo Manhattan Ensemble Theater [6][7]
The Two and Only Jay Johnson Atlantic Theater Company, Roger Alan Gindi, Stewart F. Lane & Bonnie Conley, Dan Whitten, Herbert Goldsmith Productions, and wetrock Entertainment
2006 No award given.
2007
No Child... Nilaja Sun Scott Morfee, Tom Wirtshafter and Epic Theatre Center [8][9]
¡El Conquistador! Thaddeus Phillips, Tatiana Mallarino, and Victor Mallarino New York Theatre Workshop
Wrecks Neil LaBute The Public Theater
2008
Dai (enough) Iris Bahr Bernie Kukoff, Jonathan Pollard, Jon Cutler in association with Highbrow Entertainment [10][11]
Beyond Glory Stephen Lang Roundabout Theatre Company
Liberty City Jessica Blank and April Yvette Thompson New York Theatre Workshop
Tings Dey Happen Dan Hoyle and Charlie Varon Culture Project
2009
Humor Abuse Lorenzo Pisoni and Erica Schmidt Manhattan Theatre Club [12][13]
Sleepwalk With Me Mike Birbiglia Eli Gonda, Ryan Scott Warren, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf, and Nathan Lane

2010s

Year Production Author/Performer Producers Ref.
2010
A Boy and His Soul Colman Domingo Vineyard Theatre [14]
Let Me Down Easy Anna Deavere Smith Second Stage Theatre
Nightingale Lynn Redgrave Manhattan Theatre Club
The Lady With All the Answers David Rambo and Judith Ivey Cherry Lane Theatre
Zero Hour Jim Brochu Kurt Peterson and Edmund Gaynes, and Peccadillo Theater Company
2011
Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Mike Birbiglia Ron Delsener, Mike Lavoie, Mike Berkowitz and Joe Birbiglia [15][16]
Through the Night Daniel Beaty Daryl Roth and Jana Robbins
2012
An Iliad Denis O’Hare, Stephen Spinella and Lisa Peterson New York Theatre Workshop [17][18]
The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith Angelo Parra Penguin Rep Theatre, Edmund Gaynes, Lizanne and Don Mitchell
2013
All the Rage Martin Moran piece by piece productions, Rising Phoenix Repertory, and The Barrow Group [19][20]
Jackie Elfriede Jelinek and Gitta Honegger Women's Project Theater
Title and Deed Will Eno Signature Theatre and Gare St. Lazare Players Ireland
2014
Buyer & Cellar Jonathan Tolins and Michael Urie Darren Bagert, Dan Shaheen, Ted Snowdon, Daryl Roth, Martin Massman, Pat Flicker Addiss, Doug Nevin, Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino, Andrew Tobias, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater [21][22]
How I Learned What I Learned August Wilson, Todd Kreidler, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson Signature Theatre
Satchmo at the Waldorf Terry Teachout and John Douglas Thompson Long Wharf Theatre, Shakespeare and Company, Scott and Roxanne Bok, Roz and Jerry Meyer, Ronald Guttman, Shadowcatcher Entertainment, John LaMattina, Joey Parnes, S.D. Wagner, John Johnson
2015
Josephine and I Cush Jumbo The Public Theater [23][24]
Every Brilliant Thing Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian, Tom Wirtshafter, Patrick Daly, Kelpie Arts LLC, Scott Rudin, Marc & Lisa Biales, Terry Allen Kramer, Michael Ostin
Just Jim Dale Jim Dale Roundabout Theatre Company
The Lion Benjamin Scheuer Manhattan Theatre Club
2016
Grounded George Brant The Public Theater [25][26]
The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey James Lecesne Darren Bagert, Daryl Roth, Jane Dubin, Curtis Forsythe, Michael Mayer, Diane Procter, Seaview Productions and Minerva Productions/Joshua Goodman
Forever Dael Orlandersmith New York Theatre Workshop
Mike Birbiglia: Thank God For Jokes Mike Birbiglia Mike Berkowitz, Joseph Birbiglia, Ron Delsener and Mike Lavoie
2017
Notes from the Field Anna Deavere Smith Second Stage Theatre and American Repertory Theater [27][28]
Chris Gethard: Career Suicide Chris Gethard Judd Apatow, Mike Berkowitz, Brian Stern, Mike Lavoie, and Carlee Briglia
Latin History for Morons John Leguizamo The Public Theater and Berkeley Repertory Theatre
The Outer Space Ethan Lipton Ethan Lipton, Vito Dieterle, Eben Levy, and Ian M. Riggs
Sell/Buy/Date Sarah Jones Manhattan Theatre Club
2018
Harry Clarke David Cale and Billy Crudup Vineyard Theatre and Audible [29][30]
Who's Holiday! Matthew Lombardo and Lesli Margherita Whoville Theatrical, Scott and Jenny Beck, Jason Shaw, Ken Fakler, Drew Desky/Dane Levens, Darren Bagert
2019
FLEABAG Phoebe Waller-Bridge Annapurna Theatre, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, Skye Optican, Kevin Emrick, David Luff & Patrick Myles, Barbara Broccoli, Patrick Catullo, Diana DiMenna, Daryl Roth, Eric Schnall, Jayne Baron Sherman, DryWrite, Soho Theatre [31][32]
Feeding the Dragon Sharon Washington Primary Stages in association with Jamie deRoy and Hartford Stage
Girls & Boys Dennis Kelly and Carey Mulligan Audible and The Royal Court Theatre
Mike Birbiglia's The New One Mike Birbiglia and Jennifer Hope Stein Joseph Birbiglia, Mike Lavoie, and Rebecca Crigler
My Life On a Diet Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna Julian Schlossberg, Morris S. Levy, Rodger Hess, Harold Newman, Jim Fantaci, Andrew Tobias, Ronald Glazer and Sabrina Hutt

2020s

Year Production Author/Performer Producers Ref.
2020
Dana H. Lucas Hnath and Deirdre O’Connell Vineyard Theatre, Goodman Theatre, and Center Theatre Group [33][34]
Bella Bella Harvey Fierstein Manhattan Theatre Club
the way she spoke Isaac Gómez and Kate del Castillo Audible
We’re Only Alive for A Short Amount of Time David Cale The Public Theatre and Goodman Theatre
Where We Stand Donnetta Lavinia Grays WP Theater and Baltimore Center Stage
2021 No ceremony held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2022
Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord Kristina Wong New York Theatre Workshop [35][36]
LITTLE GIRL BLUE Laiona Michelle Rashad V. Chambers, Willette & Manny Klausner, E. Clayton Cornelious/Joshua Morgan, Victoria Bondoc, McCabe Productions LLC, Live & In Color, Kate Lear, Laban King, Marc Blakeman
2023 No award given.
2024
All The Devils Are Here – How Shakespeare Invented the Villain Patrick Page Mara Isaacs, Thomas M. Neff, Willette and Manny Klausner, 42nd Club, and Daryl Roth [37][38]
I Love You So Much I Could Die Mona Pirnot New York Theatre Workshop
Make Me Gorgeous! Donnie and Wade McCollum triangle productions!
Sorry For Your Loss Michael Cruz Kayne Audible
Triple Threat James T. Lane Brendan Gaul, Brett Henenberg, James T. Lane, and T32 Theatrical
2025
Vanya Andrew Scott and Simon Stephens Wessex Grove, Gavin Kalin Productions, Kater Gordon, Roast Productions, Aleri Entertainment, Eilene Davidson Productions, Nicole Eisenberg, Grace Street Creative, Jim Kierstead, Lucille Lortel Theatre, Tilted, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Winkler & Smalberg, Executive Producers Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Jillian Robbins [39][40]
300 Paintings Sam Kissajukian Vineyard Theatre
A Knock on the Roof Khawla Ibraheem New York Theatre Workshop, piece by piece productions, and Under the Radar
2026
I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan Mona Pirnot and David Greenspan Atlantic Theatre Company [41]
Hold Me in the Water Ryan J. Haddad Playwrights Horizons
Nothing Can Take You From The Hand Of God Jen Tullock and Frank Winters Playwrights Horizons
Other Ari'el Stachel LaChanze, Marc Platt, Marvin Krislov/Adam Cohen, Anna Jenefsky, Bob Stachel/Aaron Yeshayahu
The Unknown David Cale and Sean Hayes Seaview, ATG Productions, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, Tom Tuft, Craig Balsam/Ken Levitan, Julie Boardman, Creative Partners Productions, Front Row Productions, Lloyd Tichio Productions, MarketStall, New Ventures Entertainment, Hayes Entertainment, Inc.

Performers/authors with multiple nominations

4 nominations
2 nominations

Producers with multiple wins

3 wins
2 wins

Producers with multiple nominations

7 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
  • Tom Wirtshafter
  • Mike Berkowitz
  • Darren Bagert
2 nominations

See also

References

  1. The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers
  2. The Off-Broadway League
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