Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical
| Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical |
| Location | United States |
| Presented by | The Off-Broadway League[1][2] |
| Currently held by | Sarin Monae West, Medea: Re-Versed (2025) |
| Website | lortelaward |
The Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical is an award presented annually at the Lucille Lortel Awards to honor a performer for excellence in a leading role in an Off-Broadway musical production since 2022[3], when the acting categories were made gender-neutral.[4]
Marla Mindelle is the only performer to be nominated in the category more than once, with two nominations (winning one).
Winners and nominees
[edit]- Key
and bold indicates the winner.
2020s
[edit]| Year | Actress | Play | Character | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Victoria Clark | Kimberly Akimbo | Kimberly Levaco | [5] |
| Kearstin Piper Brown | Intimate Apparel: A New Opera | Esther | ||
| Ahmad Maksoud | The Visitor | Ensemble | ||
| Tamika Lawrence | Black No More | Performer | ||
| Justin Cooley | Kimberly Akimbo | Seth | ||
| 2023 | Marla Mindelle | Titanique | Celine Dion | [6] |
| Callum Francis | Kinky Boots | Lola / Simon | ||
| Natey Jones | The Harder They Come | Ivan | ||
| Lindsay Mendez | Merrily We Roll Along | Mary Flynn | ||
| Nicholas Barasch | The Butcher Boy | Francie Brady | ||
| Somi Kakoma | Dreaming Zenzile | Miriam Makeba | ||
| Jim Parsons | A Man of No Importance | Alfie Byrne | ||
| 2024 | Natalie Venetia Belcon | Buena Vista Social Club | Omara | [7] |
| Priscilla Lopez | The Gardens of Anuncia | Older Anuncia | ||
| Santino Fontana | I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Harry Bogen | ||
| Jeb Brown | Dead Outlaw | Band Leader | ||
| Andrew Durand | Elmer McCurdy | |||
| Maleah Joi Moon | Hell's Kitchen | Ali | ||
| Alyse Alan Louis | Teeth | Dawn O'Keefe | ||
| 2025 | Sarin West | Medea: Re-Versed | Medea | [8] |
| Marla Mindelle | The Big Gay Jamboree | Stacey | ||
| J.D. Mollison | Three Houses | Beckett | ||
| Mia Pak | Sadie | |||
| Margo Seibert | Susan | |||
| Lauren Patten | The Lonely Few | Lila | ||
| Alaska Thunderfuck | Drag: The Musical | Kitty Galloway |
Multiple nominations
[edit]- 2 nominations
- Marla Mindelle
See also
[edit]- Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical
References
[edit]- ^ The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers
- ^ The Off-Broadway League
- ^ Acting Categories Split into Musicals and Plays
- ^ "Lucille Lortel Awards Will Switch to Gender-Neutral Categories for Performers". Playbill.
- ^ "2022 Nominees: Lucille Lortel Awards". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "2025 Drama League Awards". Drama League. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "2024 Nominees: Lucille Lortel Awards". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "2025 Drama League Awards". Drama League. Retrieved 12 September 2025.