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Herein, the full list of Tony Award winners. Winners are notated in bold typeface and with an asterisk. Best Play Eclipsed , written by Danai Gurira The Father , written by Florian Zeller The Humans , written by Stephen Karam* King Charles III , written by Mike Bartlett Best Revival of a Play Blackbird The Crucible Long Day's Journey into Night Noises Off A View from the Bridge *   Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Gabriel Byrne, Long Day's Journey into Night Jeff Daniels, Blackbird Frank Langella, The Father* Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III Mark Strong, A View from the Bridge Best Performance by An Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Jessica Lange, Long Day's Journey into Night * Laurie Metcalf, Misery Lupita Nyong'o, Eclipsed Sophie Okonedo, The Crucible Michelle Williams, Blackbird Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Reed Birney, The Humans * Bill Camp, The Crucible David...

The Lucille Lortel Awards honor excellence in off-Broadway. Winners will be announced and honored at the May 1 ceremony. Herein, the full list of nominees, as well as special award recipients. (Unless indicated, categories were open to both plays and musicals.) Of note: There are several incredible shows, performances, and creative efforts that did not get nominated (say, like, Significant Other ), which just shows how rich the off-Broadway scene is these days. Outstanding Play The Christians , by Lucas Hnath  Eclipsed , by Danai Gurira  Gloria , by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Guards at the Taj , by Rajiv Joseph  John , by Annie Baker Outstanding Musical Futurity , by Cesar Alvarez (music, lyrics, book) and The Lisps (music)  Iowa , by Jenny Schwartz (book and lyrics) and Todd Almond (music and lyrics)  Southern Comfort , by Dan Collins (book and lyrics) and Julianne Wick Davis (music)  Tappin' Thru Life , by Maurice Hines  The Wildness: S...

Due to Thanksgiving festivities and travel, there was no Week in Review last week. Please enjoy this expanded edition, which includes information from the last two weeks. Johnny Gallagher to Release Solo Album At long last, Tony Award winner  John Gallagher, Jr.  ( American Idiot , The Newsroom ) has announced that he has recorded and will release his debut solo album at the beginning of next year. Entertainment Weekly  reports that the album, Six Day Hurricane , will be released January 15, 2016, through Rockwood Music Hall Recordings. Gallagher recorded the album of original material a couple of years ago, with the help of Thad DeBrock, who was in the band Spring Awakening band. Visit EW  for more details, an interview with Gallagher, and to listen to the lead song, "Two Fists Full." Tony Awards Update The Tony Awards have a home—and a new date. With Radio City Music Hall unavailable (as it was a few years ago), the annual theatre gala will be held on t...