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Posted: 5/6/15 at 12:33pm
Just curious: The Lucille Lortel awards have nominated The Nether with 5 nominations and Let The Right One In with 0: -Outstanding Play -Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play -Outstanding Scenic Design -Outstanding Lighting Design -Outstanding Sound Design The Drama Desk awards have nominated Let The Right One In with 4 nominations and The Nether with 0: -Outstanding Play -Outstanding Director of a Play -Outstanding Set Design -Outstanding Sound Design in a Play I find it interesting that they share 3 categories beteween them, but the Lucille Lortel honored The Nether, and the Drama Desk gave nods to LTROI. Any thoughts?
Updated On: 5/6/15 at 12:33 PM
Posted: 5/6/15 at 12:36pm
I don't think LTROI was eligible because it's not TECHNICALLY "off-Broadway," it's "Off-Off Broadway"
Posted: 5/6/15 at 12:37pm
Posted: 5/6/15 at 12:50pm
Iceman Cometh at BAM wasn't nominated either. Seems likely that theatres in Brooklyn weren't eligible.
Posted: 5/6/15 at 12:52pm
Posted: 5/6/15 at 1:42pm
Neon, I wouldn't call that proof. There are multiple places online that refer to theatres like BAM and St. Ann's as Off-broadway, but as I understand it, it's just for the sake of convenience. They are significant, non-Broadway New York houses, so people just use the catch-all term "Off-Broadway." TECHNICALLY speaking, St. Ann's is Off-Off Broadway.
For more official sources, you can see the NYT review refers to it as "off-off Brodway"
Also when you look at the Off-broadway database (which only includes theatres thatare OFFICIALLY "off-broadway"), nothing from St. Ann's can be found.
http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/
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Posted: 5/6/15 at 1:53pm
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Posted: 5/6/15 at 1:57pm
neon, this topic has been discussed on this board many times before, and the fact is that those seating numbers aren't always the only factors. Otherwise many theatres like City Center, and Radio City and BAM Harvey would be considered Broadway. I was confused about this at first too, but the reality is that some large houses are considered Off-Off-Broadway because of contract/union rules. There are others who have explained this better than I can. Try a search on the board.
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Posted: 5/6/15 at 2:03pm
Posted: 5/6/15 at 2:12pm
Anyway, the answer to bandit's question is that LTROI is technically considered Off-Off-Broadway whether it should be or not.
Posted: 5/6/15 at 2:52pm
I just found the rules for eligibility on the Off-Broadway League's site:
-Legitimate Theatrical Off-Broadway Productions, which must officially register an opening date with the League, in a season that runs from April 1st to March 31st
-Production must have a minimum run of 21 performances in an eligible Off-Broadway theatre, inclusive of previews, and nominating committee must be invited to at least 8 performances, and offered a pair of complimentary tickets.
-Production must be presented in an eligible Off-Broadway theatre, with seating between 100 and 499.
-Production must be a League Member in good standing.
-The foregoing notwithstanding, any production may be nominated for eligibility by a majority of the Nominating Committee with the approval of the Administration Committee. The Lortel Awards Administration Committee determines rules and questions of eligibility, and is comprised of members of the Board of Directors of the League and other League members, with rules subject to approval by The Lucille Lortel Foundation.
Posted: 5/6/15 at 6:53pm
Wow. Thanks for all the info, everyone.
