Broadway nominees include "Little Bear Ridge Road" by Samuel D. Hunter (2007 MFA) and "Mexodus" by Brian Quijada (2011 BA) and Nygel D. Robinson.

The annual awards honor Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre, and Iowa Theatre grads Brian Quijada (2011 BA) and Samuel D. Hunter (2007 MFA) are nominated for top honors in multiple categories.

At a predominantly white institution, students at the UI are creating meaningful communities through cultural organizations and informal “third spaces.”

“Mexodus” is written and performed by Brian Quijada (2011 BA) and Nygel D. Robinson with choreography by Tony Thomas. It’s directed by David Mendizabal.

The nominations for the 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre, were announced April 1. New musical Mexodus, written by and starring Brian Quijada (2011 BA) and Nygel D. Robinson, led the nominations with nine awards (including Outstanding Musical).

Hurt, a deeply talented and versatile actor of stage and screen, was a 1968 BA graduate in the UI Department of Theatre Arts.

Brian Quijada (2011 BA) and Nygel D. Robinson star in the live-looping musical, back for an encore run after premiering via Audible Theater last year.

How Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson’s historical musical went from concept album to crackling live show to audio play with a timely tale of migrant and fugitive solidarity.