David Cromer
Crystal Finn, Ivan Howe and More to Star in THE SAVIORS Off-Broadway (May 7, 2026)
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Tracy Letts and More to Present at 92nd Drama League Awards (May 6, 2026)
2026 Tony Awards- The Nominees React (May 5, 2026)
BIO
David Cromer is director and actor originally from Chicago, currently based in New York. As a director, his New York credits include The Sound Inside (Broadway); The Band’s Visit (Atlantic Theater Company, Broadway & National Tour); the Broadway revivals of Brighton Beach Memoirs and The House of Blue Leaves; The Treasurer (Playwrights Horizons); Man from Nebraska (Second Stage Theatre); The Effect, Orson’s Shadow, and Tribes (Barrow Street Theatre); Women or Nothing (Atlantic Theater Company); Really Really (MCC Theater); When the Rain Stops Falling and Nikolai and the Others (Lincoln Center Theater); and Adding Machine (Minetta Lane Theatre). Other directing credits include BUG (Steppenwolf Theatre Company) Next to Normal (Writers Theatre); Come Back, Little Sheba (Huntington Theatre Company); The Sound Inside (Williamstown Theatre Festival); and Our Town in London, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston and Kansas City. As an actor, he recently appeared on Broadway as Howard Fine in the 2018 production of The Waverly Gallery. Prior to that, he appeared on Broadway as Karl Lindner in the 2014 revival of A Raisin in the Sun, and Off-Broadway as the Stage Manager in Our Town, which he also directed, at the Barrow Street Theatre. He appeared in the HBO series “The Newsroom,” the Showtime series “Billions,” and in the motion picture The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected). Cromer has received a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, three Obie Awards, three Lucille Lortel Awards, a Joe A. Callaway Award, four Jeff Awards, and in 2010 was made a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.
Photos
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Executive Director of Second Stage Adam Siegel, Artistic Director of Second Stage Evan Cabnet, Fady Demian, Barzin Akhavan, Leslie Kalarchian, Will Brill, Hunter Hope Barnett, Nael Nacer, Tamara Sevunts, Raffi Barsoumian and Nick Lehane (Front Row L-R) Andrea Martin, Playwright Talene Monahon, Director David Cromer and Susan Pourfar
From: Photos: Second Stage Theater’s MEET THE CARTOZIANS Cast Meets the Press
Christopher Denham, Paul Gross, Fran Kranz, Georgia Heers, Glenn Fleshler, Grant Heslov, George Clooney, David Cromer, Ilana Glazer, Carter Hudson, Clark Gregg, Andrew Polk and The Cast of "Good Night and Good Luck"
From: Photos: George Clooney and the Cast of GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK Take Opening Night Bows
STAGE CREDITS
Productions
Awards and Nominations
David Cromer, Caroline
David Cromer, Caroline
David Cromer, The Antiquities
David Cromer, Good Night, And Good Luck
David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
David Cromer, A Case for the Existence of God
winner
David Cromer, The Sound Inside
David Cromer, The Sound Inside
winner
David Cromer, The Band's Visit
winner
David Cromer, The Band's Visit
winner
David Cromer, The Band's Visit
David Cromer, The Band's Visit
David Cromer, Tribes
David Cromer, Tribes
David Cromer, Tribes
winner
David Cromer, When the Rain Stops Falling
winner
David Cromer, Our Town
winner
David Cromer, Our Town
David Cromer, Adding Machine
winner
David Cromer, Adding Machine
David Cromer, Adding Machine
winner
David Cromer, Adding Machine
Videos
Video: Adrien Brody & Tessa Thompson Celebrate THE FEAR OF 13 Opening Night
by Luka Vonier - 2026-04-16 14:50:20
Video: Tessa Thompson Reveals How HEDDA Sparked Her Return to Theater Work
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-03-18 12:07:42
Video: Adrien Brody & Tessa Thompson Are Getting Ready for Their Broadway Debuts in THE FEAR OF 13
by Luka Vonier - 2026-03-05 11:45:01
Video: Carrie Coon Reveals Medical Scare That Led to Cancelled BUG Performances
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-01-16 10:32:49
Video: Carrie Coon Reflects on Audience Reactions to Broadway's BUG
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-01-15 15:24:09
Video: Carrie Coon Shares How THE WHITE LOTUS Role Led to Broadway's BUG
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-01-12 11:02:10
Video: Tracy Letts Shares Why BUG No Longer Feels Like Science Fiction
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-01-07 13:20:44
Video: Chloë Grace Moretz Calls MCC's CAROLINE the 'Most Rewarding Experience' of Her Career
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-11-19 15:52:50
Video: Watch the Trailer for Noah Baumbach's JAY KELLY Starring George Clooney
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-09-29 14:33:23
Video: George Clooney Talks Performance Jitters and Flubbing His Lines Onstage
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-06-03 10:37:49
Video: Andrew Durand & Julia Knitel Perform 'Normal' in DEAD OUTLAW on Broadway
by Michael Major - 2025-05-29 12:00:20
Video: Go Behind the Scenes of DEAD OUTLAW with Andrew Durand in STAGEBOUND
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-21 12:12:02
Video: George Clooney & Ilana Glazer Tour GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK Set
by Michael Major - 2025-05-21 12:17:42
Video: 'Killed a Man in Maine' From DEAD OUTLAW on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2025-05-19 17:07:20
VIDEO: First Look at Jordan Harrison’s THE ANTIQUITIES at Goodman Theatre
by Joshua Wright - 2025-05-14 16:51:56
Video: Inside Opening Night of GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK with George Clooney and More
by Joey Mervis - 2025-04-04 12:17:50
Video: Ilana Glazer Shares Hair Routine For $6K Wig in GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK on Broadway
by Michael Major - 2025-03-28 14:37:26
News
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 7, 2026
Atlantic Theater Company has revealed the cast for the world premiere of The Saviors by Bubba Weiler and directed by Jack Serio, including Crystal Finn, Ivan Howe and more.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2026
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, David Stone, Tracy Letts and David Rockwell will present the Honorary Awards at the 92nd Annual Drama League Awards, taking place at The Ziegfeld Ballroom.
by Nicole Rosky - May 5, 2026
This year's nominees are checking in with BroadwayWorld to tell us all about how they got the news. Check back for live updates!
by Bruce Glikas - May 4, 2026
See photos from inside Kim Kardashian's visit to The Fear of 13 on Broadway. She recently joined the producing team of Lindsey Ferrentino's play as part of her continued effort to bring attention to criminal justice reform.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 4, 2026
The 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards is set to be the largest gathering in the organization's seven-decade history — with the most Drama Desk winners and nominees, past and present, ever assembled for the ceremony.
by Stephi Wild - May 4, 2026
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company announced its 2026–2027 season, the first curated by incoming Artistic Director Reggie D. White, featuring five world-premiere plays by five playwrights making their Woolly Mammoth debuts.
by Nicole Rosky - May 2, 2026
The 2025/26 Broadway season has officially come to a close, and what a season it has been! Audiences have enjoyed a ton of exciting performances over the past twelve months, and with awards season now upon us, we're looking back at how this year's productions add up and compare to seasons past.
by Bruce Glikas - May 1, 2026
Two-time Academy Award winner Adrien Brody received his portrait at Sardi’s to celebrate his Broadway debut in Lindsey Ferrentino’s new play, The Fear of 13. Check out photos here!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 29, 2026
Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen will announce the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards nominations on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:00AM ET. Check out the nominees so far and check back later for teh complete list.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2026
Music industry executive, criminal justice reform advocate, and CEO of Lava Media, Jason Flom, has officially joined the team of The Fear of 13 as co-producer. Learn more here!
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Apr 20, 2026
Honoring Broadway and Off-Broadway achievements, 2026 Drama League Awards Nominees were announced by Tony Award Winner Natalie Venetia Belcon and film, television, and stage star Corbin Bleu. See photos!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 20, 2026
The Drama League has announced the 2026 Drama League Awards Nominees, which include Chess, Heathers, Ragtime, The Rocky Horror Show, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Titanique, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), and more. Check out the full list here!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 20, 2026
Tony Award Winner Natalie Venetia Belcon (Buena Vista Social Club) and film, television, and stage star Corbin Bleu (The Great Gatsby) will co-host the 2026 Drama League Awards Nominations announcement on Monday, April 20.
by - Apr 17, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 17, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Luka Vonier - Apr 16, 2026
The Fear of 13, the new play by Lindsey Ferrentino and directed by David Cromer, has fearlessly, officially entered the Broadway season! Watch in this video as the cast and creative team walk the red carpet on opening night!
by Bruce Glikas - Apr 16, 2026
Lindsey Ferrentino’s new play, The Fear of 13, is now open on Broadway. We're taking you on the red carpet the the opening night event, featuring the cast and creative team. Check out the photos here!
by Bruce Glikas - Apr 16, 2026
Lindsey Ferrentino’s new play, The Fear of 13, starring Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson, officially opened on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre. Check out photos of the cast taking their opening night bows!
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2026
Reviews are in for The Fear of 13, Lindsey Ferrentino’s new Broadway play starring Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson. Now running at the James Earl Jones Theatre, the production marks the Broadway debuts of both screen actors.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2026
Ancram Center for the Arts has announced its 2026 season featuring Letters from Max, I’m Almost There, and A Number. The lineup also includes Play Lab presentations of Clarence, in a Pause and Be Safe I Love You.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2026
Kim Kardashian has joined the producing team of The Fear of 13 on Broadway. The new play by Lindsey Ferrentino, currently in previews on Broadway, starring Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
David Cromer has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.
David Cromer has not appeared in the West End.
Outstanding Direction of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Caroline, OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY (Drama League Awards) for Caroline, Outstanding Direction of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Antiquities, OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY (Drama League Awards) for Good Night, And Good Luck, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Drama League Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for A Case for the Existence of God, Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Sound Inside, Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Sound Inside, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Band's Visit, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Band's Visit, Directing (Obie Awards) for The Band's Visit, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Band's Visit, Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Tribes, Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Tribes, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Tribes, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for When the Rain Stops Falling, Directing (Obie Awards) for Our Town, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Our Town, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Adding Machine, Direction (Obie Awards) for Adding Machine, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Adding Machine and Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Adding Machine.
David Cromer has won several prestigious awards, including: - Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Sound Inside. - Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for The Band's Visit. - Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for The Band's Visit. - Directing at the Obie Awards for The Band's Visit. - Outstanding Director at The Lortels for When the Rain Stops Falling. - Directing at the Obie Awards for Our Town. - Outstanding Director at The Lortels for Our Town. - Directing at the Obie Awards for Adding Machine. - Outstanding Director at The Lortels for Adding Machine.
Videos
