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BIO

Lucille Lortel was an actress, artistic director, and theatrical producer.

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STAGE CREDITS

One Man's Woman
[Broadway]
1926
Clara Rathboone
The Dove
[Broadway]
1925
Inez
Two By Two
[Broadway]
1925
Part of the Marriage License Bureau

Productions

A Walk in the Woods
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Sarafina!
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Producer (In Association With)
Elisabeth Welch: Time to Start Living
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Producer (by arrangement with)
Blood Knot
 
[Broadway, 1985]
Producer
As Is
 
[Broadway, 1985]
Producer
Angels Fall
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Producer
A Streetcar Named Desire
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Producer (In Association With)
The Threepenny Opera
 
[US Tour, 1961]
Producer
I Knock at the Door
 
[Broadway, 1957]
Producer
The Threepenny Opera
 
[Off-Broadway, 1955]
Producer (In Association With)

Awards and Nominations


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1994 - Special Awards

Lucille Lortel


winner
Drama League Awards - 1993 - Unique Contribution to the Theatre

Lucille Lortel

Tony Awards - 1988 - Best Musical

Lucille Lortel, Sarafina!

Tony Awards - 1988 - Best Play

Lucille Lortel, A Walk in the Woods

Tony Awards - 1985 - Best Play

Lucille Lortel, As Is

Tony Awards - 1983 - Best Play

Lucille Lortel, Angels Fall


winner
Obie Awards - 1958 - Special Citation

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AIN'T TOO PROUD to Make Regional Premiere at The Gateway Playhouse Photo
AIN'T TOO PROUD to Make Regional Premiere at The Gateway Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026

The Gateway Playhouse announced the cast and creative team for its regional premiere of AIN'T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS, with director DeMone Seraphin leading the Tony Award-winning musical in Bellport, NY.
Video: Mikaal Sulaiman Reacts to Tony Win- 'It Wasn't Easy' Photo
Video: Mikaal Sulaiman Reacts to Tony Win- 'It Wasn't Easy'
by Talking Tonys - Jun 7, 2026

Mikaal Sulaiman took home a Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!
Listen: Ginger Minj and Jujubee Release Cover of 'Anything You Can Do' From ANNIE GET Photo
Listen: Ginger Minj and Jujubee Release Cover of 'Anything You Can Do' From ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2026

Drag legends Ginger Minj and Jujubee have released a cover of 'Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better),' the Irving Berlin show tune from the 1946 Broadway musical ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. Listen here!
Disney Channel's Laura Marano to Join THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNUM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Photo
Disney Channel's Laura Marano to Join THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNUM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 4, 2026

Television star and singer/songwriter Laura Marano will make her New York stage debut as Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Off-Broadway.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO Is Now Available for Licensing Through MTI Photo
KIMBERLY AKIMBO Is Now Available for Licensing Through MTI
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 4, 2026

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced that Kimberly Akimbo, the winner of the most Tony Awards of the 2022–2023 season, including Best Musical, is now available for licensing. 
BUYER & CELLAR to Open Millbrook Playhouse's 63rd Season with Jackson Pavlik Photo
BUYER & CELLAR to Open Millbrook Playhouse's 63rd Season with Jackson Pavlik
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 3, 2026

Millbrook Playhouse will present Jonathan Tolins' Lucille Lortel Award-winning one-person comedy Buyer & Cellar, starring Jackson Pavlik and directed by Shannon Agnew, at the Poorman Cabaret in Mill Hall, PA.
TARA'S CROSSING to Have Benefit Reading at Houses on the Moon Theater Company Photo
TARA'S CROSSING to Have Benefit Reading at Houses on the Moon Theater Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 3, 2026

Houses on the Moon Theater Company will present a one-night-only benefit reading of Tara's Crossing, written by co-founder Jeffrey Solomon, marking the company's 25th anniversary season.
Reimagined THE FANTASTICKS and GLORIA Will Make Broadway Premieres as Part of Second Photo
Reimagined THE FANTASTICKS and GLORIA Will Make Broadway Premieres as Part of Second Stage's 2026-27 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2026

Second Stage Theater has announced five productions for its upcoming 48th Season, including the Broadway premieres of The Fantasticks and Gloria. Learn more about the full season here!
Dito van Reigersberg, Pig Iron Theatre Co-Founder and Martha Graham Cracker Performer Photo
Dito van Reigersberg, Pig Iron Theatre Co-Founder and Martha Graham Cracker Performer, Dies at 53
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2026

Dito van Reigersberg, co-founder and Artistic Director Emeritus of Pig Iron Theatre Company and the performer behind drag persona Martha Graham Cracker, has died at 53 following complications from a bone marrow transplant.
Two UK Premieres And More Set for Kiln Theatre 2026-2027 Season Photo
Two UK Premieres And More Set for Kiln Theatre 2026-2027 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2026

Kiln Theatre announced its upcoming season, featuring the UK premieres of TABLE 17 and BERLIN, a new production of NINE NIGHT directed by Artistic Director Amit Sharma, and a community production with 80 cast members.
UNZIPPED to Make Live Debut With TRU Voices New Musicals Series Photo
UNZIPPED to Make Live Debut With TRU Voices New Musicals Series
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2026

Theater Resources Unlimited will present a free live reading of UNZIPPED, a new musical by Eva Margolies and Douglas J. Cohen, at Theater 555 in NYC, followed by an industry talkback panel.
Final Chance to Vote for the 2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards Photo
Final Chance to Vote for the 2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards
by Team BWW - Jun 2, 2026

This is the final chance to vote for the 2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards honor and celebrate the best of New York Theater - as decided by the most important critics, the audience at large - allowing YOU to have your say during the most exciting time of the year for the theater community.
15 Broadway Icons You May Be Surprised Never Won a Tony Award Photo
15 Broadway Icons You May Be Surprised Never Won a Tony Award
by Michael Gioia - Jun 6, 2026

These performers may have received other awards and accolades, but a Tony Award is shockingly not on their résumé.
FLYING TOWARD THE SUN to Receive 29-Hour Reading at Penguin Rep Theatre Photo
FLYING TOWARD THE SUN to Receive 29-Hour Reading at Penguin Rep Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2026

Penguin Rep Theatre will present a 29-hour reading of FLYING TOWARD THE SUN, a new musical about asylum seekers, in New York City. The cast includes Broadway veterans from Come From Away, Lempicka, and Harmony.
DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL UK Tour Cast Announced Photo
DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL UK Tour Cast Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2026

Dog Man: The Musical has announced its cast. The stage adaptation of the popular book series is set to bring the beloved characters to life in a live musical production.
Photos: THE LOST BOYS' Shoshana Bean Receives Portrait at Sardi's Photo
Photos: THE LOST BOYS' Shoshana Bean Receives Portrait at Sardi's
by Bruce Glikas - Jun 1, 2026

Shoshana Bean, who is nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in The Lost Boys, recently received her iconic portrait at Sardi's. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the unveiling here!
Photos: First Look At Rehearsals for DELIRIUM at Calderwood Pavilion Photo
Photos: First Look At Rehearsals for DELIRIUM at Calderwood Pavilion
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 31, 2026

Fresh from international acclaim and following the award-winning success of Our Class, Arlekin returns to Boston with DELIRIUM, a bold new adaptation of Eugène Ionesco's Frenzy for Two, adapted and directed by Igor Golyak. Check out the photos!
Final Week to Vote for the 2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards; THE LOST BOYS Leads Best Photo
Final Week to Vote for the 2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards; THE LOST BOYS Leads Best New Musical
by Team BWW - May 29, 2026

There's just four days left to vote for the 2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards honor and celebrate the best of New York Theater - as decided by the most important critics, the audience at large - allowing YOU to have your say during the most exciting time of the year for the theater community.
MEXODUS to Make Chicago Premiere at Studebaker Theater Photo
MEXODUS to Make Chicago Premiere at Studebaker Theater
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2026

The award-winning live-looping hip-hop musical MEXODUS, written and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, will play a limited run at Chicago's historic Studebaker Theater, presented by P3 Productions and Audible.
Susannah Perkins, Benjamin Walker Among New Cast in THE GOD OF THE WOODS Series Photo
Susannah Perkins, Benjamin Walker Among New Cast in THE GOD OF THE WOODS Series
by Josh Sharpe - May 28, 2026

Lucille Lortel Award nominee Susannah Perkins (Antigone, Broadway's Romeo and Juliet) and Tony Award nominee Benjamin Walker (All My Sons, American Psycho) have joined as regular cast members for the new Netflix series The God of the Woods.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Lucille Lortel been in?

Lucille Lortel has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has Lucille Lortel been in?

Lucille Lortel has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Lucille Lortel been nominated for?

Lucille Lortel has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout her career. These include Special Awards from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, a Unique Contribution to the Theatre recognition from the Drama League Awards, and nominations for Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Sarafina!, Best Play (Tony Awards) for A Walk in the Woods, As Is, and Angels Fall. She has also received a Special Citation from the Obie Awards.

What awards has Lucille Lortel won?

Lucille Lortel has won several awards throughout her career. She has received Special Awards from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, recognition for her Unique Contribution to the Theatre from the Drama League Awards, and a Special Citation from the Obie Awards.

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