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Awards & Nominations
John Douglas Thompson in The Emperor Jones

Awards & Nominations

Irish Repertory Theatre productions have garnered wide-ranging critical and industry acclaim. The following are some of the company’s more notable awards and nominations:

2019

  • Irish Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad for Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O’Reilly
  • Joe A. Callaway Award, “Best Performance” for John Keating, The O’Casey Cycle
  • Henry Hewes Design Award, Scenic Design, for Charlie Corcoran, The O’Casey Cycle
  • Henry Hewes Design Award Nomination, Lighting Design, for Michael Gottlieb, The O’Casey Cycle
  • Outer Critics Circle Awards Nomination, “Outstanding Revival of a Play” for Juno and the Paycock
  • Outer Critics Circle Awards Nomination, “Outstanding Actor in a Play” for Bill Irwin, On Beckett
  • Off-Broadway Alliance Awards Nomination, “Best Solo Performance” for Bill Irwin, On Beckett
  • Lucille Lortel Award, “Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience” for On Beckett
  • Lucille Lortel Award Nom., “Outstanding Revival” for The Shadow of a Gunman
  • Lucille Lortel Award Nom., “Outstanding Scenic Design” for Charlie Corcoran, The Shadow of a Gunman
  • Irish America Hall of Fame, Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O’Reilly

2018

  • Off Broadway Alliance Awards Nomination, “Best New Musical” for Woody Sez
  • Outer Critics Circle Awards Nomination, “Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical” for Woody Sez
  • Outer Critics Circle Awards Nomination, “Outstanding Actor in a Musical” for David M. Lutken, Woody Sez
  • Chita Rivera Awards Nomination, Colin Campbell for Disco Pigs
  • 1st Irish Festival Special Jury Prize, Colin Campbell, for his performance in Disco Pigs

2017

  • Obie Award, “Outstanding Performance” to Matthew Broderick for Shining City
  • Obie Award, “Excellence in Sound Design” to Ryan Rumery for The Emperor Jones 
  • Drama Desk Nomination, “Outstanding Fight Choreography,” Donal O’Farrell for Quietly
  • Off-Broadway Alliance “Legend of the Theatre,” Charlotte Moore
  • Off-Broadway Alliance Award nomination, “Best Play Revival,” The Emperor Jones
  • 2017 Chita Rivera Award, “Outstanding Female Dancer in an Off-Broadway Show” for Finian’s Rainbow, Lyrica Woodruff
  • Off-Broadway Alliance Award nomination, “Best Musical Revival,” Finian’s Rainbow
  • Outer Critics Circle Nomination, “Best Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway),” Finian’s Rainbow

2016

  • Irish America, “50 Most Influential Women” – Charlotte Moore

2015

  • Winner, 1st Irish Festival, “Best Playwright” – John McManus, The Quare Land
  • Winner, 1st Irish Festival, “Best Director,” Ciarán O’Reilly, The Quare Land
  • Winner, 1st Irish Festival, “Best Design” The Quare Land
  • 1st Irish Festival Special Jury Prize, Peter Maloney, for his performance in The Quare Land

2014

  • Outer Critics Circle Nom., “Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical” – A Christmas Memory
  • Winner, 1st Irish Festival, “Outstanding Production” – Port Authority & “Best Actor” Peter Maloney

2013

  • Lucille Lortel Nom., “Outstanding Revival” – The Weir
  • Joe A. Callaway Award, “Best Performance” J. Smith Cameron, Juno and the Paycock
  • Joe A. Callaway Award Nomination, “Best Director” Ciarán O’Reilly, The Weir
  • Outer Critics Circle Special Achievement Award ― Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O’Reilly in recognition of 25 years of producing outstanding theater.
  • Drama Desk Award Nomination, “Outstanding Actress in a Musical,” Jenny Powers, Donnybrook!
  • Drama Desk Award Nomination, “Outstanding Solo Performance,” Julian Sands, A Celebration of Harold Pinter

2012

  • Off-Broadway Alliance Nomination, “Best Revival,” Beyond the Horizon
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Unique Theatrical Experience,” Give Me Your Hand
  • Joe A. Callaway Award Nomination, “Best Director,” Charlotte Moore, Dancing at Lughnasa
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Unique Theatrical Experience,”NOCTU
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Best Choreographer,” Brendán de Gallai, NOCTU

2011

  • The 2011 Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award

2010

  • Joe A. Callaway Award, “Best Director” – Ciarán O’Reilly, The Emperor Jones
  • The O’Neill Credo Award – Ciarán O’Reilly, The Emperor Jones
  • Joe A. Callaway Award, “Best Performance” – John Douglas Thompson, The Emperor Jones
  • Lucille Lortel Nom., “Outstanding Revival” – The Emperor Jones
  • Lucille Lortel Nom., “Outstanding Lead Actor” – John Douglas Thompson, The Emperor Jones
  • Lucille Lortel Nom., “Outstanding Sound Design” – Ryan Rumery and Christian Frederickson, The Emperor Jones
  • Drama League Nom., “Distinguished Production of a Play” – The Emperor Jones
  • Drama League Nom., “Distinguished Performance Award” – John Douglas Thompson, The Emperor Jones
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Outstanding Actor in a Play” – John Douglas Thompson, The Emperor Jones
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Outstanding Costume Design” – Antonia Ford-Roberts and Bob Flanagan, The Emperor Jones
  • Hewes Design Award Nom., “Scenic Design” – Charlie Corcoran, The Emperor Jones
  • 6 AUDELCO Award Nominations, including “Best Revival” – The Emperor Jones
  • Lucille Lortel Nom., “Outstanding Revival” – Candida
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Outstanding Actress in a Play” – Melissa Errico, Candida
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play” – Xanthe Elbrick, Candida
  • Hewes Design Award Nom., “Lighting Design” – Clifton Taylor, White Woman Street
  • Irish America, “50 Most Influential Women” – Charlotte Moore

2008

  • Lucille Lortel Nom., “Best Actor” – Brian Murray, Gaslight
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Outstanding Revival of a Musical” – Take Me Along
  • Drama League Nom., “Distinguished Revival of a Play” – Gaslight
  • Drama League Nom., “Distinguished Performance Award” – David Staller, Gaslight
  • Outer Critics Award, “Outstanding Revival of a Musical” – Take Me Along
  • St. Patrick’s Committee in Holyoke, “John F. Kennedy National Award” – Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O’Reilly
  • Irish America, “50 Most Influential Women” – Charlotte Moore

2007

  • The 2007 Jujamcyn Theaters Award
  • Joe A. Callaway Award Nom., “Best Director” – Ciarán O’Reilly, The Hairy Ape
  • Lucille Lortel Nom., “Outstanding Scenic Design” – Eugene Lee, The Hairy Ape
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Outstanding Actress in a Play” – Orlagh Cassidy, The Field
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Outstanding Revival of a Play” – The Hairy Ape
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Outstanding Director of a Play” – Ciarán O’Reilly, The Hairy Ape
  • Drama League Nom., “Distinguished Revival of a Play ”- The Hairy Ape
  • Drama League Nom., “Distinguished Performance Award” – Gregory Derelian and Gerald Finnegan, The Hairy Ape

2006

  • Obie Award, “Best Actress” – Dana Ivey, Mrs. Warren’s Profession
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Solo Performance” – Jon Peterson, George M. Cohan, Tonight!
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Outstanding Revival” – Philadelphia, Here I Come!
  • Lucille Lortel Nom., “Best Revival” – Mrs. Warren’s Profession
  • Lucille Lortel Nom., “Outstanding Featured Actress” – Helena Carroll, Philadelphia, Here I Come!
  • Drama League Nom. – Dana Ivey, Mrs. Warren’s Profession
  • Drama League Nom. – Jon Peterson, George M. Cohan, Tonight!

2005

  • Lucille Lortel Award, “Outstanding Body of Work”
  • Lucille Lortel Nom., “Best Revival” – Finian’s Rainbow
  • Lucille Lortel Nom., “Best Choreography” – Barry McNabb, Finian’s Rainbow
  • Drama League Nom., “Best Actor” – Alvin Epstein, Endgame

2004

  • Drama Desk Nom., “Outstanding Revival of a Play” – The Colleen Bawn
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Outstanding Revival of a Musical” – Finian’s Rainbow
  • Drama League Nom., “Distinguished Revival of a Musical” – Finian’s Rainbow
  • Drama League Nom., “Best Actress in a Play” – Catherine Byrne, Eden
  • Drama League Nom., “Best Actress in a Musical” – Melissa Errico, Finian’s Rainbow
  • Drama League Nom., “Best Actor in a Musical” – Malcolm Gets, Finian’s Rainbow
  • Joe A. Callaway Award Nom., “Best Director” – Charlotte Moore, Finian’s Rainbow
  • Edinburgh Theatre Festival Award, “Best Play” – The Love Hungry Farmer
  • Edinburgh Theatre Festival Award, “Best Actor” – Des Keogh, The Love Hungry Farmer

2002

  • Outer Critics Circle Nom., “Outstanding Solo Performance” – Charles Nelson Reilly, Save it for the Stage: The Life of Reilly
  • Outer Critics Circle Nom., “Outstanding Off-Broadway Play” – The Matchmaker
  • Hewes Design Award, “Noteworthy Special Effects” – James Morgan, Pigtown
  • Drama League Nom., “Distinguished Production of a Musical” – The Streets of New York
  • Drama League Nom., “Best Actress in a Musical” – Kristin Maloney, The Streets of New York

2000

  • Drama Desk Nom., “Best Actress” – Sinead Cusack, Our Lady of Sligo
  • Outer Critic Nom., “Best Actress” – Sinead Cusack, Our Lady of Sligo
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Best Actor” – Fritz Weaver, A Life

1999

  • Outer Critics Circle Nom., “Best Actress” – Marion Seldes, Dear Liar

1998

  • The Irish American Heritage and Culture Week Committee of New York City, Board of Education, “Irish Organization of the Year Award”
  • Obie Award, “Best Actor” – Daniel Gerroll, The Shaughraun
  • Obie Award, “Best Actor” – Brian Murray, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
  • Drama Desk Nom., “Best Actress in a Play” – Frances Sternhagen, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

1997

  • Drama League Nom., “Best Actress” – Melissa Errico, Major Barbara

1996

  • Drama Desk Nom., “Best Actress” – Melissa Errico, The Importance of Being Earnest

1992

  • Drama Desk Award, “Excellence in Presenting Distinguished Irish Drama”
  • Clarence Derwent Award, Patrick Fitzgerald, Grandchild of Kings
  • Outer Critics Circle Nom., “Best Director” – Hal Prince, Grandchild of Kings
  • Outer Critics Circle Nom., “Best Actress” – Pauline Flanagan, Grandchild of Kings
  • Outer Critics Circle Nom., “Best Scenic Design” – Eugene Lee, Grandchild of Kings

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