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[Broadway, 2004]
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[Broadway, 2002]
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[Broadway, 1982]
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[Broadway, 1977]
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[Broadway, 1976]
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[Broadway, 1966]
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[Broadway, 1964]
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[Broadway, 1963]
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[Broadway, 1962]
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[Broadway, 1960]
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[Broadway, 1960]
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[Broadway, 1959]
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[Broadway, 1958]
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Movies

The Train
[ 1964 ] original director
Bonnie and Clyde
[ 1967 ] director
Alice's Restaurant
[ 1969 ] writer
Four Friends
[ 1981 ] producer
Target
[ 1985 ] director
Penn & Teller Get Killed
[ 1989 ] producer

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1961 - Best Direction of a Play

Arthur Penn, All the Way Home


winner
Tony Awards - 1960 - Best Direction of a Play

Arthur Penn, The Miracle Worker

Tony Awards - 1958 - Best Direction

Arthur Penn , Two For The Seesaw

Videos

News


Julian Schlossberg Releases New Book MY FIRST BOOK - PART 2

My First Book – Part 2, A Producer's Life Continues, the latest  memoir from legendary stage and screen producer Julian Schlossberg, is now available in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook read by the author, from Amazon. Learn more!
Leslye Headland's CULT OF LOVE Headed to Broadway as Part of Second Stage's Fall Season

Leslye Headland's Cult of Love is headed to Broadway later this year as part of Second Stage Theater's upcoming fall season. Additionally, Donald Margulies’ Lunar Eclipse will open off-Broadway this fall.
Raue Center School For The Arts Will Host Three Fall Classes

 Raue Center has announced the return of its School for the Arts education program (RCSA) with three new classes. 
Pacific Chorale Opens Season With VOICES OF LIGHT / THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC A Stunning Evening Of Music And Film

Join Pacific Chorale for a captivating evening of music and film. Experience Richard Einhorn's 'Voices of Light' performed live to 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' on October 7th at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. RSVP by October 5th for tickets.
Karen Allen & Reed Birney to Star in World Premiere Of Donald Margulies' LUNAR ECLIPSE at Shakespeare & Company

'Lunar Eclipse,' a new play by Donald Margulies, makes its world premiere at Shakespeare & Company. Directed by James Warwick, the play features Karen Allen and Reed Birney as a long-married couple reflecting on life and time during a lunar eclipse.
The Actors Studio to Present Three Day Celebration of Estelle Parsons

The Actors Studio will continue its 75th Anniversary celebration with a three-day celebration of one of its most influential members, Academy Award winner and Co-Associate Artistic Director of The Actors Studio, Estelle Parsons.
In an Immersive Venue, BONNIE & CLYDE - the 'Most Wanted Couple' of Broadway, Opens in Brazil

The most famous criminal love story of all time, arrives on Brazilian stages for the first time with production of musical Bonnie & Clyde. Starring Eline Porto, Beto Sargentelli, Adriana Del Claro, Claudio Lins and a great cast, the production opens together with the successful West End staging, has a sensorial proposal and an original Ford - V8.
Arlo Guthrie Presents 'What's Left Of Me - A Conversation With Bob Santelli' at the Boch Center

Legendary folk music icon Arlo Guthrie is returning to the stage with a new series, Arlo Guthrie - What's Left Of Me - A Conversation With Bob Santelli, following three years of retirement from the road. What's Left Of Me debuts at The Schubert Theater in Boston on April 1, 2023 and will be presented by the Folk, Americana, Roots Hall of Fame.
Arlo Guthrie Returns to the Spruce Peak Arts Stage in May 2023

Join Arlo Guthrie as he returns to the Spruce Peak Arts stage, Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 7PM as part of the 'What's Left of Me' tour.
Dorset Theatre Festival Opens 45th Season With Revival Of Classic Thriller, WAIT UNTIL DARK

Dorset Theatre Festival will open the 45th Season of professional summer theatre at the Dorset Playhouse with a regional revival of the classic thriller, Wait Until Dark, directed by Jackson Gay.
INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO's James Lipton Has Died at 93

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that James Lipton, executive producer, writer, and host of the Bravo cable television series Inside the Actors Studio, has died at age 93.
THE RED WOOL by Jeremy Kareken to Have Industry Staged Reading, Greg Kotis Will Lead the Cast

Theatre Upstairs of Phoenix, AZ and Tyler Boettcher & Lauren Rohs will present an industry staged reading of The Red Wool, a new raucous comedy by Broadway's Jeremy Kareken (Lifespan of a Fact). The industry presentation will take place on Monday, February 10th at a private residence in New York City. Tony Award winning playwright & actor Greg Kotis (Urinetown) will star as King Ashurnasirpal II, leading a Phoenix based cast. Industry members may request reservations at rsvp@visceral-entertainment.com.
Bob Ader To Present 60 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS At Ripley Grier Studios

Bob Ader will be performing his one man musical variety show, 60 Years In The Business at 7pm on October 28th and 29th at Ripley Grier Studios, 305 West 38th Street, NYC, Studio 212 (2nd Floor).
Award-Winning Actor Rip Torn Passes Away At 88

Rip Torn, one of the leading stage actors of his generation and an Emmy Award-winner for his portrayal of the deliciously devious producer Artie on HBO's “The Larry Sanders Show,” has died. 
McCarter Announces Roster For 2019 Sallie B. Goodman Artists' Retreat

McCarter will welcome a group of esteemed and emerging playwrights and theater artists to Princeton for the Sallie B. Goodman Artists' Retreat. The annual retreat in June is a centerpiece of McCarter's LAB, a platform and creative incubator devoted to ongoing theatrical development and artist cultivation. The 2019 Retreat will take place from June 12 - June 19.
FIVE PIECES OF PAPER: STORIES MY HUNGARIAN GRANDMOTHER REFUSED TO TELL ME Comes to Hollywood Fringe

Writer/performer Moti Buchboot will bring his world premiere solo show Five Pieces of Paper: Stories My Hungarian Grandmother Refused to Tell Me and Other Family Tales to the 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival in June. There will be four performances only at the Los Angeles LGBT Center's Davidson/Valentini Theatre Monday 6/10 at 8:30pm; Tuesday 6/18 at 6:30pm; Tuesday 6/25 at 8:30pm; and Thursday 6/27 at 6:30pm. Running time will be 70 minutes.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Presents Arlo Guthrie

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant Back By Popular Demand Tour on Sunday September 29th at 3:00 p.m.
Ed Asner Stars As God In GOD HELP US!

NEWPORT HARBOR DRAMA DEPARTMENT presents three very special benefit performances for the Robert S. Wentz Theatre at Newport Harbor High School of ED ASNER starring as God in GOD HELP US!, written by Samuel Warren Joseph & Phil Proctor and directed by Mitch Levine and also starring Stewart J. Zully and Pamela Guest. GOD HELP US! will perform for three performances only, Friday, February 22 at 7pm and Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 2pm & 7pm at the Robert S. Wentz Theater, 600 Irvine Ave. in Newport Beach.   
Cast Announced For THE RUSE OF MEDUSA At Facility Theatre

Facility Theatre continues it's 2018-2019 season with the Chicago Premiere of The Ruse of Medusa written by Erik Satie and directed by resident director Dado. The production features David Cerda, Brian Shaw, Jenni M Hadley, Laurie Roberts, Taylor Galloway, Wilson Tanner Smith, Nick Cuellar, Zach Hebert, Jordan Tragash and musical director, Sam Clapp.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Arthur Penn been nominated for?

Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for All the Way Home, Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Miracle Worker and Best Direction (Tony Awards) for Two For The Seesaw.

What awards has Arthur Penn won?

Arthur Penn won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for The Miracle Worker.

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