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BIO

Plays include Missing Persons, Reckless, Blue Window, Prelude to a Kiss, God’s Heart, The Dying Gaul, Stranger, Small Tragedy, The Singing Forest, Ode To Joy, I Was Most Alive With You. Screenplays include Longtime Companion (Sundance Audience Award), The Secret Lives of Dentists (NY Film Critics Best Screenplay Award), Reckless, Blue Window, The Dying Gaul. Libretti include The Light in the Piazza, Two Boys, Orpheus in Love, 3 Postcards, An American in Paris, Amélie, Sousatzka. He directed the world premiere of The Light in the Piazza, Harry Kondoleon’s plays Saved Or Destroyed and Play Yourself, and the films The Dying Gaul and Birds of America. He received the Excellence in Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts & Letters, the Laura Pels/PEN Mid-career Award, the Greenfield Prize, LAMBDA Literary Award, Hull-Warriner Award, Flora Roberts Award, Steinberg/ACTA Best Play Award among others. He has three Tony nominations and three Obie Awards.



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STAGE CREDITS

Nassim Nassim
[Off-Broadway]
Barrow Street Theatricals Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Guest Performer
Alec Wilder - Clues To A Life
[Off-Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Off-Broadway Production, 1982
Performer
Marry Me a Little
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1980
Performer
Sweeney Todd
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1979
Member of The Company
On the Twentieth Century
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1978
Male Singer
Max Jacobs (Understudy)
Rex
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1976
Ensemble
Mark Smeaton (Understudy)
Shenandoah
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1975
Nathan [Replacement]
Confederate Sniper
Ensemble
Henry (Understudy)
Nathan (Understudy)

Productions

Paradise SquareParadise Square
 
[Broadway, 2022] [Replacement]
Book[Replacement]
I Was Most Alive with YouI Was Most Alive with You
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Director
An American in ParisAn American in Paris
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Book
An American in Paris
 
[Paris, 2014]
Book
Ode to JoyOde to Joy
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Director
Play Yourself
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Director
This Thing of Darkness
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Director
Saved or Destroyed
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Director

Writing

Missing Persons
Playwright
Small Tragedy
Playwright
Orpheus in Love
Playwright
Blue Window
Playwright
God's Heart
Playwright
The Dying Gaul
Playwright
Stranger
Playwright
3 Postcards
Bookwriter
Miss Julie
Adaptation
Reckless
Playwright
Playwright
Playwright
Ode to Joy
Playwright
Amelie
Book
Marry Me a Little
Bookwriter
Conceiver
Three Postcards
Bookwriter
Bookwriter

Movies

Longtime Companion
[ 1989 ] writer
Prelude to a Kiss
[ 1992 ] writer
Reckless
[ 1995 ] writer
The Secret Lives of Dentists
[ 2002 ] writer
The Dying Gaul
[ 2005 ] director

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Book of a Musical

Craig LucasParadise Square

Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Craig Lucas, An American in Paris

Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Book of a Musical

Craig Lucas, An American in Paris

Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Book of a Musical

Craig Lucas, The Light in the Piazza

Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Play

Craig Lucas, Missing Persons

Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Play

Craig Lucas, Missing Persons

The Pulitzer Prize - 1991 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Craig Lucas, Prelude to a Kiss

Drama Desk Awards - 1990 - Outstanding New Play

Craig Lucas, Prelude to a Kiss

New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1990 - Best Play

Craig Lucas, Prelude to a Kiss

Tony Awards - 1990 - Best Play

Craig Lucas, Prelude to a Kiss

Drama Desk Awards - 1988 - Outstanding New Play

Craig Lucas, Reckless

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2025

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Breaking Down the Different Stephen Sondheim Revues
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Feb 2, 2025

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Edward Albee's A DELICATE BALANCE Now On Sale At Island City Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2025

Tickets are selling fast for Island City Stage's milestone production of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Delicate Balance. In response to popular demand, an additional show has been added on Wednesday, February 5 at 7:30 p.m.
The Chromolume Theatre Reveals 2025 Season of Musicals Photo
The Chromolume Theatre Reveals 2025 Season of Musicals
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2025

The Chromolume Theatre at The Zephyr on Melrose in Los Angeles has announced a season of musicals for 2025, kicking off in February with the off-Broadway hit I Love You Because.
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World Premiere Play & More Set for The Sankofa Collective Season 11
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2025

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Hermitage To Present Two Greenfield Prize Commission Premieres At The Ringling Photo
Hermitage To Present Two Greenfield Prize Commission Premieres At The Ringling
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2025

The Ringling Museum of Art will host the first public showings of the original commissions resulting from the 2023 Hermitage Greenfield Prize (HGP).
RED BULL THEATER's SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL 2025 Submissions Now Open Photo
RED BULL THEATER's SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL 2025 Submissions Now Open
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 7, 2025

Red Bull Theater has announced that submissions are now open for Red Bull's ANNUAL SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL. Featuring six brand new 10-minute plays of heightened language and classic themes inspired by this year's theme, “Defiance,”
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Mindi Dickstein and Carmel Dean's New Musical MAIDEN VOYAGE Will Have Workshop at The Kiln Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2025

 New Works Provincetown and Shared Experience will present a workshop in London of the new musical Maiden Voyage with book and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and Carmel Dean.
Edward Albee's A DELICATE BALANCE Announced At Island City Stage Photo
Edward Albee's A DELICATE BALANCE Announced At Island City Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2024

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Review: A WHYNOT CHRISTMAS CAROL at American Conservatory Theatre Photo
Review: A WHYNOT CHRISTMAS CAROL at American Conservatory Theatre
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Review: RECKLESS at City Theatre Austin Photo
Review: RECKLESS at City Theatre Austin
by Sabrina Wallace - Dec 13, 2024

City Theatre’s Reckless explores absurdity and loss but falters with sluggish pacing and a script full of gaps. Stellar performances by Eric Kessler and Tracy Hurd shine, yet the dark humor doesn’t fully connect on a cold winter night.
Video: Katie Rose Clarke's New Christmas Song 'Margarita Christmas' Photo
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by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2024

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Michael Lluberes Will Depart FIM Flint Repertory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2024

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Photos: A WHYNOT CHRISTMAS CAROL World Premiere At American Conservatory Theatre Photo
Photos: A WHYNOT CHRISTMAS CAROL World Premiere At American Conservatory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 27, 2024

Check out brand-new production photos from the world premiere of A Whynot Christmas Carol performing at A.C.T.’s Toni Rembe Theater now through Tuesday, December 24, 2024.
Florida Studio Theatre Welcomes Nancy Rominger as Associate Artist Photo
Florida Studio Theatre Welcomes Nancy Rominger as Associate Artist
by Stephi Wild - Nov 18, 2024

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Review: THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA by Central Florida Vocal Arts Photo
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THE FANTASTICKS LGBTQIA+ Rewrite Extended at Island City Stage
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by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 4, 2024

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Craig Lucas been in?

Craig Lucas has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has Craig Lucas been in?

Craig Lucas has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Craig Lucas been nominated for?

Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Paradise Square, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for An American in Paris, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for An American in Paris, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Light in the Piazza, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Missing Persons, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Missing Persons , The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Prelude to a Kiss , Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Prelude to a Kiss, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Prelude to a Kiss, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Prelude to a Kiss and Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Reckless.

How many shows has Craig Lucas written?

Craig Lucas has written 26 shows including Don Juan de Marco (Bookwriter), Marry Me a Little (Conceiver), Miss Julie (Adaptation), Three Postcards (Bookwriter), Prelude to a Kiss (Playwright), Prelude to a Kiss (Playwright), Orpheus in Love (Playwright), 3 Postcards (Bookwriter), Missing Persons (Playwright), Blue Window (Playwright), God's Heart (Playwright), The Dying Gaul (Playwright), Stranger (Playwright), This Thing of Darkness (Playwright), The Light in the Piazza (Bookwriter), Small Tragedy (Playwright), Reckless (Playwright), Prayer for My Enemy (Playwright), The Singing Forest (Playwright), The Lying Lesson (Playwright), The Lying Lesson (Playwright), Ode to Joy (Playwright), Amelie (Book), Sousatzka (Book), I Was Most Alive with You (Playwright), Days of Wine and Roses (Book).

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