Kenneth Lonergan
Dorset Theatre Festival to Complete 2026 Summer Season Casting With Broadway Veterans (May 27, 2026)
Complete Cast Set for 2026 Dorset Theatre Festival (May 27, 2026)
THE WAVERLY GALLERY Will Come to Shaker Bridge Theatre (May 8, 2026)
BIO
Mr. Lonergan's plays include This is Our Youth (Drama Desk Award nomination, Tony Award nomination); Lobby Hero (Drama Desk nomination, Outer Critics Circle Award nomination, Olivier Award nomination); The Starry Messenger; Medieval Play; and Hold On to Me Darling. His first film as writer-director, You Can Count On Me, earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations; it also won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, New York Film Critics Circle Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, and Independent Spirit Awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay. His second film, Margaret, won the European Film Critics' FIPRESCI Award at the Vienna Film Festival and the Traverse City Film Festival Founders Prize. Most recently, Lonergan received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Manchester by the Sea, which he also directed, as well as numerous other awards, including the 2017 BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. Other screenplay credits include Analyze This (co-writers Harold Ramis and Peter Tolan) and Gangs of New York (2002 Writers Guild of America and Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay; co-writers Jay Cocks and Steve Zaillian). His four-part television adaptation of E.M. Forster's "Howards End" aired on the BBC in 2017 and is currently airing on Starz in the U.S.
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STAGE CREDITS
Productions
Writing
Playwright
Awards and Nominations
Kenneth Lonergan, The Waverly Gallery
Kenneth Lonergan, Hold On to Me Darling
Kenneth Lonergan, This is Our Youth
Kenneth LonerganLobby Hero
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Kenneth Lonergan, Lobby Hero
Kenneth Lonergan, Lobby Hero
Kenneth Lonergan, The Waverly Gallery
Kenneth Lonergan, The Waverly Gallery
Kenneth Lonergan, The Waverly Gallery
Videos
VIDEO: Michelle Williams Honors Mary Beth Peil During Gotham Award Acceptance Speech
by Michael Major - 2022-11-29 16:26:14
VIDEO: Judy Kuhn Shares A Message From ASSASSINS at Classic Stage Company
by A.A. Cristi - 2020-04-02 19:01:22
VIDEO: Chris Evans Helps Childhood Theatre Company Secure a Permanent Home
by Stephi Wild - 2019-10-20 10:38:05
VIDEO: Matthew Broderick Discusses Making West End Debut in THE STARRY MESSENGER
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-01-29 13:52:27
VIDEO: Chris Evans Open Up About AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, LOBBY HERO, & More on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
by Macon Prickett - 2018-04-23 11:04:42
VIDEO: Get A First Look At TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
by Alan Henry - 2018-04-10 16:28:53
TV: Inside Opening Night of LOBBY HERO with Michael Cera, Chris Evans & More!
by TV - Opening Night Special - 2018-03-27 12:53:16
TV: What's Second Stage's LOBBY HERO All About? Chris Evans and Company Explain!
by Nicole Rosky - 2018-02-16 16:00:00
TV: Second Stage Friends and Family Gather to Christen the New Hayes Theater!
by Nicole Rosky - 2018-02-11 14:00:46
TV: Hard Hats at the Ready, Second Stage Announces Season from New Broadway Home!
by Nicole Rosky - 2017-04-22 13:00:02
TV: Watch Clip of Tony Nominee Michelle Williams and Casey Affleck in MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
by Nicole Rosky - 2016-11-17 13:30:15
VIDEO: First look - Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams Star in MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
by Caryn Robbins - 2016-08-24 12:44:05
VIDEO: Timothy Olyphant Talks New Play HOLD ON TO ME DARLING: 'It's Painfully Funny!'
by Caryn Robbins - 2016-03-28 10:58:11
STAGE TUBE: Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane Reunite on Jimmy Kimmel Tonight to Mock Donald Trump
by Louisa Brady - 2016-02-28 10:19:30
STAGE TUBE: Jake Gyllenhaal Reveals All on LITTLE SHOP, Working with Ellen Greene & More!
by Nicole Rosky - 2015-09-15 11:36:58
STAGE TUBE: Watch LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS' Jake Gyllenhaal Sing DREAMGIRLS!
by Nicole Rosky - 2015-04-14 14:13:28
VIDEO: FISH IN THE DARK's Larry David Talks Broadway Debut: 'I Really Got Myself In a Pickle!'
by Caryn Robbins - 2015-01-16 07:57:36
News
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2026
Dorset Theatre Festival announced final casting for its 49th Main Stage season, with Nayib Felix joining ADVICE, a full ensemble set for LOBBY HERO, and W. Tré Davis stepping into THE UNDERSTUDY.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 27, 2026
Dorset Theatre Festival has revealed the final cast members for its 49th summer season, adding Nayib Felix to Advice, a full ensemble for Lobby Hero, and more.
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2026
Shaker Bridge Theatre will present THE WAVERLY GALLERY, Kenneth Lonergan's Pulitzer Prize-finalist play, at Briggs Opera House in White River Junction, VT, featuring a cast of returning and new performers.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2026
Dorset Theatre Festival announced casting for two productions in its upcoming season, with DECEIVED and THE UNDERSTUDY featuring stage veterans with Broadway, Off-Broadway, and television credits.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Apr 30, 2026
Lucille Lortel Theatre to host memorial for stage director Mark Brokaw. Featuring appearances by Douglas Carter Beane, Santino Fontana, Robyn Goodman, David Grimm, Kenneth Lonergan, Mary-Louise Parker, Sam Pinkleton, Amy Ryan, and Paula Vogel.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2026
Dig Deep Theatre and Theatre Extempore announced a co-production of Kenneth Lonergan's THIS IS OUR YOUTH at The Olive Branch in Valencia, CA — marking the Santa Clarita Valley's first live staging of the acclaimed coming-of-age dramedy.
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 25, 2026
PCS Theater will soon present Lobby Hero, written by acclaimed playwright Kenneth Lonergan and presented through Dramatists Play Service. The production runs May 1 through May 16, 2026, and is directed by John Parkinson.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 7, 2026
Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth and composer Gabriel Kahane will perform at 92NY, including the New York premiere of Kahane's Elevator Songs, composed for the ensemble.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2026
Urban Stages will present its 42nd Annual Benefit, taking place on Thursday, May 14th, 2026, at the legendary club, The Players. The benefit will honor Charles Busch and the creative Team of The Porch on Windy Hill.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2026
Urban Stages has announced that its 42nd Annual Benefit, the Art of Theatre Gala, will take place on Thursday, May 14. Charles Busch will receive the Luminary Award, which will be introduced by Kenneth Lonergan.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 12, 2026
The Dorset Theatre Festival has announced its lineup for the 2026 season, featuring a diverse array of productions. The season will kick off in the spring of 2026 at the renowned venue in Dorset, Vermont. Audiences can expect a series of compelling plays and performances, details of which are outlined in the recently released press release. The festival continues to be a significant event in the theatrical calendar, attracting theater enthusiasts from across the region.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2026
Dorset Theatre Festival has unveiled its 49th Main Stage Summer Season. The four-show lineup includes Deceived, a chilling new adaptation of the classic thriller Gaslight, and more.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 24, 2026
The Off-Broadway revival of YOU GOT OLDER is now in performances at the newly reopened Cherry Lane Theatre. The show's company celebrated its opening night with an after party whose guests included Sara Bareilles, Martyna Majok, J. Smith Cameron, Kenneth Lonergan and more. Check out photos from the evening below.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 3, 2026
The Waverly Gallery, by Kenneth Lonergan, is a Pulitzer Prize finalist that explores family, memory, and caregiving. Centered on a Greenwich Village art gallery, the play follows a family navigating the effects of dementia with humor and compassion.
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Dec 28, 2025
This season, three plays are receiving Broadway debuts which already made significant noise off-Broadway in their original productions, years ago. Becky Shaw, Bug, and Marjorie Prime will all be opening on Broadway in early 2026 in brand new productions. The first and last are spending time on Broadway at the Hayes under the auspices of Second Stage while Bug is being presented by Manhattan Theatre Club at their home, the Friedman.
by ErinMarie Reiter - Dec 3, 2025
Backyard Renaissance delivers an exquisite reminder: we do not choose when the people we adore begin to fade, but we do get to decide how fiercely we hold them while they do.
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Dec 2, 2025
xGingold Theatrical Group celebrated their 20th Anniversary with a Gala, honoring Tony Award winner Danny Burstein, Gray Coleman, and Tony Award winner Donna McKechnie with the Golden Shamrock Award. See photos!
by James Blinken - Nov 9, 2025
On November 5, 2025, The New York Landmarks Conservancy recognized New Yorkers who have made outstanding contributions to the City and honored them as Living Landmarks at its recent gala.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 6, 2025
Gingold Theatrical Group will host a one-night-only gala fundraiser, which will honor Tony Award winner Danny Burstein, Gray Coleman, and Tony Award winner Donna McKechnie with the Golden Shamrock Award.
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 30, 2025
Matt Damon and Alec Baldwin shine in the staged reading of HOLD ON TO ME DARLING. Read about highlights and photos from this special theatrical event!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Kenneth Lonergan has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
Kenneth Lonergan has not appeared in the West End.
Best Revival of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Waverly Gallery, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hold On to Me Darling, Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for This is Our Youth, Best New Comedy (Olivier Awards) for Lobby Hero, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Lobby Hero, John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Lobby Hero, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for The Waverly Gallery, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for The Waverly Gallery and John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Waverly Gallery.
Kenneth Lonergan has won the Outstanding Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for Lobby Hero.
Kenneth Lonergan has written 7 shows including Young Playwrights Festival (1982) (Playwright), This is Our Youth (Playwright), The Waverly Gallery (Playwright), Lobby Hero (Playwright), The Starry Messenger (Playwright), Medieval Play (Playwright), Hold On to Me Darling (Playwright).
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