AwardsJeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer to Announce 2020 Lucille Lortel Award Nominations VirtuallyThe nominees will be announced via live broadcast on 半岛体育.
By
Dan Meyer
April 13, 2020
Ashley Spencer and Jeremy Jordan
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Husband-and-wife Broadway alums Jeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer will reveal the nominees for the 35th annual Lucille Lortel Awards April 14 at 12 PM ET on 半岛体育.
As , the winners will be unveiled May 3 online, due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced a ban on mass gatherings. The awards celebrate outstanding achievement from work mounted Off-Broadway this past season. During the ceremony, Tim Sanford will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award while Anna Deavere Smith will be inducted onto the Playwrights鈥� Sidewalk.
Jordan earned a Tony nomination in 2012 for his portrayal of Jack Kelly in Newsies. Since then, he鈥檚 been seen on Broadway in Waitress and American Son. Spencer's credits include Grease and Rock of Ages. The pair have been married since 2012 and last year .
Named for one of the greatest dance icons in American theatre history, the Chita Rivera Awards honor dancers and choreographers throughout the theatre industry.
Launched in 2006, the USA Fellowship is United States Artists鈥� flagship granting program, through which it has distributed more than $41 million to more than 1,000 creative practitioners.