Austin Pendleton
Birth Place: Warren, OH, USA
Latest News on Austin Pendleton:
Penny Sterling's MOUNTING WASHINGTON Added to United Solo Festival Lineup (Feb 11, 2025)
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW to be Presented by Frog & Peach Theatre Company (Feb 7, 2025)
Interview: Sandra Tsing Loh on I’LL BURN THAT BRIDGE WHEN I COME TO IT (Jan 16, 2025)
Penny Sterling's MOUNTING WASHINGTON Added to United Solo Festival Lineup (Feb 11, 2025)
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW to be Presented by Frog & Peach Theatre Company (Feb 7, 2025)
Interview: Sandra Tsing Loh on I’LL BURN THAT BRIDGE WHEN I COME TO IT (Jan 16, 2025)
BIO
endleton is known as a prolific character actor on the stage and screen, whose six-decade career has included roles in films including Catch-22 (1970); What's Up, Doc? (1972); The Front Page (1974); The Muppet Movie (1979), Short Circuit (1986); Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990); My Cousin Vinny (1992); Guarding Tess (1994); Amistad (1997); A Beautiful Mind (2001), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture nomination; and Finding Nemo (2003).
Pendleton received a Tony Award nomination for Best Direction of a Play for the Broadway revival of The Little Foxes in 1981 starring Elizabeth Taylor. He received Obie and Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Performance in The Last Sweet Days of Issac in 1970, and an additional Special Drama Desk Award for being a "Renaissance Man of the American Theatre" in 2007. He received an additional Obie Award for directing the Off-Broadway revival of Three Sisters in 2011.
Pendleton's recent Broadway credits include acting in Choir Boy in 2016 and The Minutes in 2022, and directing Between Riverside and Crazy, also in 2022.
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Michael Leigh Cook, Christopher Innvar, Austin Pendleton, Carmen Berkeley, Lea Delaria, Tim Daly, Director Emily Mann, Eliud Garcia, Jean Lichty, Dan Teixeira Keith Randolph Smith, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Bradley James Tejada
Date:
12/18/2023
From: Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of La Femme Theatre's THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA
Tuck Milligan, Dee Pelletier, Michael Leigh Cook, Christopher Innvar, Carmen Berkeley, Alexia Pores, Juan Arturo, Alena Acker, Austin Pendleton, Lea Delaria, Tim Daly, Eliud Garcia, Emily Mann, Bradley James Tejada, Jean Lichty, Dan Teixeira, Keith Randolph Smith, Robert Dohman, Buzz Roddy and Daphne Rubin-Vega
Date:
12/18/2023
From: Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of La Femme Theatre's THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA
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Audrey Francis, Sally Murphy, Rajiv Joseph, Jon Michael Hill (kneeling), Yasen Peyankov, James Vincent Meredith, Celeste Cooper, Namir Smallwood, Alana Arenas, Glenn Davis (kneeling), Cliff Chamberlain, Austin Pendleton and Caroline Neff
Date:
03/20/2023
From: Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of DESCRIBE THE NIGHT at Steppenwolf Theatre
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STAGE CREDITS
[Off-Broadway]
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Productions
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Awards and Nominations
winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Special Citations
Austin Pendleton
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Austin Pendleton, The Minutes
winner
- 2015 - Legend of off-Broadway Honoree
Austin Pendleton
Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Director of a Play
Austin Pendleton, Between Riverside and Crazy
The Lortels - 2015 - Outstanding Director
Austin Pendleton, Between Riverside and Crazy
winner
Obie Awards - 2011 - Directing
Austin PendletonThe Three Sisters
Tony Awards - 1981 - Best Direction of a Play
Austin Pendleton, The Little Foxes
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1970 - Outstanding Performance
Austin Pendleton, The Last Sweet Days of Isaac
winner
Obie Awards - 1970 - Performance
Austin Pendleton , The Last Sweet Days of Isaac
Videos
Video: First Look at DESCRIBE THE NIGHT at Steppenwolf Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2023-03-16 15:05:53
Video: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY
by Red Carpet - 2022-12-22 09:02:35
Video: Go Inside Opening Night of BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY
by Opening Night - 2022-12-21 10:02:15
Video: Common Opens Up About Making His Broadway Debut in BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - 2022-12-03 12:00:20
Video: Common and Company Get Ready to Bring BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY to Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - 2022-11-26 08:00:20
VIDEO: Sarah Paulson Says She Almost Didn't Star in RATCHED on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS
by Sarah Leiber - 2020-09-24 09:19:26
VIDEO: Sarah Paulson Talks About Her Love of Performing for an Audience on THE LATE SHOW
by Sarah Leiber - 2020-09-18 08:30:51
VIDEO: Armie Hammer and Tracy Letts Talk Starring in THE MINUTES
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2020-03-09 11:13:25
TV: Watch THE MINUTES Marquee Get Installed at the Cort Theatre!
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-01-10 16:32:01
News
Penny Sterling's MOUNTING WASHINGTON Added to United Solo Festival Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 11, 2025
Rochester storyteller Penny Sterling's one-woman show, Mounting Washington, the Story of a Mountain & a Miracle, has been accepted into the 18th annual United Solo Festival, the largest solo theatre festival in the world.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 11, 2025
Rochester storyteller Penny Sterling's one-woman show, Mounting Washington, the Story of a Mountain & a Miracle, has been accepted into the 18th annual United Solo Festival, the largest solo theatre festival in the world.
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW to be Presented by Frog & Peach Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2025
Frog & Peach Theatre Co. will present Taming of the Shrew, starring Amy Frances Quint as the fiery Katharina and Dazmann Still as her brazen suitor, Petruchio. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2025
Frog & Peach Theatre Co. will present Taming of the Shrew, starring Amy Frances Quint as the fiery Katharina and Dazmann Still as her brazen suitor, Petruchio. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Interview: Sandra Tsing Loh on I’LL BURN THAT BRIDGE WHEN I COME TO IT
by Shari Barrett - Jan 16, 2025
Sandra Tsing Loh is an American writer, actress, radio personality, and former professor of art at the University of California, Irvine, who was raised in Malibu and went on to take the comedy world by storm, is returning to the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. with an encore performance of I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Come to It (An Hilarious Self-Immolation by Sandra Tsing Loh) as part of the Odyssey’s Thresholds of Invention. I spoke with her about the show!
by Shari Barrett - Jan 16, 2025
Sandra Tsing Loh is an American writer, actress, radio personality, and former professor of art at the University of California, Irvine, who was raised in Malibu and went on to take the comedy world by storm, is returning to the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. with an encore performance of I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Come to It (An Hilarious Self-Immolation by Sandra Tsing Loh) as part of the Odyssey’s Thresholds of Invention. I spoke with her about the show!
Theater for the New City Presents LOVE 'N COURAGE Gala In February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2025
Theater for the New City's Emerging Playwrights Program will be beneficiary of the theater's 22nd annual 'Love 'n Courage' benefit Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at The Players, 16 Gramercy Park South.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2025
Theater for the New City's Emerging Playwrights Program will be beneficiary of the theater's 22nd annual 'Love 'n Courage' benefit Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at The Players, 16 Gramercy Park South.
Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards; YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Elmwood Playhouse Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024
This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024
This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards; The Schoolhouse Theater Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024
This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024
This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards; YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Elmwood Playhouse Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024
Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024
Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Rockland / Westchester Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 9, 2024
Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 9, 2024
Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’S CAMINO REAL Will Receive Industry Reading Directed by Austin Pendleton
by Stephi Wild - Dec 3, 2024
La Femme Theatre Productions has announced an invite-only industry presentation of Tennessee Williams’s Camino Real, directed by Austin Pendleton, set for this month.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 3, 2024
La Femme Theatre Productions has announced an invite-only industry presentation of Tennessee Williams’s Camino Real, directed by Austin Pendleton, set for this month.
First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Rockland / Westchester Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 2, 2024
Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 2, 2024
Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rockland / Westchester Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Exclusive: Karen Mason Mashes Up Kander and Ebb Classics On KAREN MASON AND ALL THAT JAZZ!
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2024
Karen Mason debuts a track from her upcoming Kander & Ebb album, featuring rare songs. Discover the latest addition to her celebrated discography, exclusively on BroadwayWorld.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2024
Karen Mason debuts a track from her upcoming Kander & Ebb album, featuring rare songs. Discover the latest addition to her celebrated discography, exclusively on BroadwayWorld.
Karen Mason Celebrates Kander & Ebb With New Album KAREN MASON AND ALL THAT JAZZ!
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 18, 2024
Karen Mason has announced a new album, KAREN MASON AND ALL THAT JAZZ, celebrating the works of Kander & Ebb.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 18, 2024
Karen Mason has announced a new album, KAREN MASON AND ALL THAT JAZZ, celebrating the works of Kander & Ebb.
ORSON'S SHADOW Comes to Theater For the New City
by Stephi Wild - Oct 17, 2024
To share a hit show of its Spring season with the largest possible audience, Theater for the New City (TNC), Crystal Field, Executive Artistic Director, will remount its production of 'Orson's Shadow,' written by Austin Pendleton and directed by Mr. Pendleton and his longtime close friend and colleague David Schweizer.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 17, 2024
To share a hit show of its Spring season with the largest possible audience, Theater for the New City (TNC), Crystal Field, Executive Artistic Director, will remount its production of 'Orson's Shadow,' written by Austin Pendleton and directed by Mr. Pendleton and his longtime close friend and colleague David Schweizer.
Photos: MELTDOWN World Premiere At Theatre for the New City
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2024
Toby Armour’s timely new play Meltdown is currently running at Theater for the New City (TNC) until October 27. See photos from the production.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2024
Toby Armour’s timely new play Meltdown is currently running at Theater for the New City (TNC) until October 27. See photos from the production.
OUR LADY OF QUEENS To Have World Premiere At Chelsea Film Festival 2024
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2024
The Chelsea Film Festival will host the world premiere of Our Lady of Queens, a poignant and bittersweet drama directed by Brooklyn native Louis Cox.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2024
The Chelsea Film Festival will host the world premiere of Our Lady of Queens, a poignant and bittersweet drama directed by Brooklyn native Louis Cox.
Pioneer Theatre Company to Present Utah Premiere of PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2024
Pioneer Theatre Company will present the Utah premiere of Prayer for the French Republic by Joshua Harmon. PTC is among the first theatre companies in the nation to be granted the rights to the three-time Tony-nominated play. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2024
Pioneer Theatre Company will present the Utah premiere of Prayer for the French Republic by Joshua Harmon. PTC is among the first theatre companies in the nation to be granted the rights to the three-time Tony-nominated play. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Theater for the New City's VILLAGE HALLOWEEN COSTUME BALL set for October 31
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 5, 2024
To delight its community and celebrate the creativity that comes with the season, Theater for the New City (TNC), 155 First Ave., will present its annual Village Halloween Costume Ball October 31.
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 5, 2024
To delight its community and celebrate the creativity that comes with the season, Theater for the New City (TNC), 155 First Ave., will present its annual Village Halloween Costume Ball October 31.
Toby Armour's MELTDOWN to Have World Premiere at Theater for the New City
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2024
Toby Armour's new play MELTDOWN, directed by Joan Kane, will have its world premiere at Theater for the New City. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2024
Toby Armour's new play MELTDOWN, directed by Joan Kane, will have its world premiere at Theater for the New City. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Regional Premiere of THE HOMBRES Comes to Gloucester Stage
by Stephi Wild - Aug 14, 2024
The Gloucester Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Rebecca Bradshaw and Managing Director Christopher Griffith, will close out its celebratory 45th season in the theater's first-of-its-kind collaboration with Teatro Chelsea, with the regional premiere of 'THE HOMBRES' by Tony Meneses and directed by Armando Rivera.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 14, 2024
The Gloucester Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Rebecca Bradshaw and Managing Director Christopher Griffith, will close out its celebratory 45th season in the theater's first-of-its-kind collaboration with Teatro Chelsea, with the regional premiere of 'THE HOMBRES' by Tony Meneses and directed by Armando Rivera.
A Brief History of Movie Stars in Their Broadway Debuts
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Aug 11, 2024
This time, the reader question was: What is the history of established movie stars making their Broadway debuts?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Aug 11, 2024
This time, the reader question was: What is the history of established movie stars making their Broadway debuts?
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Austin Pendleton been in?
Austin Pendleton has appeared on Broadway in 10 shows.
How many West End shows has Austin Pendleton been in?
Austin Pendleton has not appeared in the West End.
What awards has Austin Pendleton been nominated for?
Special Citations (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards), Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Minutes, Legend of off-Broadway Honoree () for , Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Between Riverside and Crazy, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Between Riverside and Crazy, Directing (Obie Awards) for The Three Sisters, Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Little Foxes, Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for The Last Sweet Days of Isaac and Performance (Obie Awards) for The Last Sweet Days of Isaac.
What awards has Austin Pendleton won?
Austin Pendleton has received several awards throughout his career, including Special Citations from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. He was also honored as a Legend of Off-Broadway. Additionally, he won the Obie Award for Directing for The Three Sisters and received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance for The Last Sweet Days of Isaac. Furthermore, he earned an Obie Award for Performance for The Last Sweet Days of Isaac.
How many shows has Austin Pendleton written?
Austin Pendleton has written 6 shows including Booth is Back in Town (Bookwriter), The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Bookwriter), Booth (Playwright), Uncle Bob (Playwright), Orson's Shadow (Playwright), A Minister's Wife (Bookwriter).
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