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M. Butterfly
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Social Security
 
[Broadway, 1986]
Producer
Good
 
[Broadway, 1982]
Producer
Cats
 
[Broadway, 1982]
Producer
Little Shop of Horrors
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Producer
"MASTER HAROLD"...and the boys
 
[Broadway, 1982]
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Tony Awards - 1988 - Best Play

David Geffen, M. Butterfly


winner
Tony Awards - 1983 - Best Musical

David Geffen, Cats


winner
Tony Awards - 1983 - Best Musical

David Geffen, Cats

Tony Awards - 1982 - Best Play

David Geffen, 'Master Harold'...and the Boys

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South Florida Symphony Orchestra Announces Valentine's Day Weekend Concerts Photo
South Florida Symphony Orchestra Announces Valentine's Day Weekend Concerts

Celebrate love in all its dramatic, poetic, erotic, scandalous and insatiable forms as South Florida Symphony Orchestra (SFSO) will present an adventurous Valentine’s Day weekend program featuring three orchestra premieres, headlined by the return of R. Strauss’ Don Juan.  
Lunar New Year Party Announced At Lincoln Center Photo
Lunar New Year Party Announced At Lincoln Center

On Saturday, February 1, Lincoln Center will celebrate the Lunar New Year with a family-friendly celebration in David Geffen Hall. This day-long diasporic celebration invites New Yorkers to ring in 2025 as the year of the Snake:
XIanon 'Chlloe' Liu Named 2024-2025 National Vision, Inc. BIPOC Stage Management Fell Photo
XIanon 'Chlloe' Liu Named 2024-2025 National Vision, Inc. BIPOC Stage Management Fellow

Xianon “Chloe” Liu has been chosen as the National Vision, Inc. BIPOC Stage Management Fellow for the 2024-2025 season at Alliance Theatre. Learn more about the fellowship!
AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE BODY OF WATER Kicks Off The 2025 OTR Season At Chance Theat Photo
AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE BODY OF WATER Kicks Off The 2025 OTR Season At Chance Theater

Chance Theater has announced the staged reading of at the very bottom of a body of water, written by 2025 Resident Playwright Benjamin Benne and directed by Sara Guerrero.
92NY To Present Pablo Ferrández, Cello & Julio Elizalde, Piano In January Photo
92NY To Present Pablo Ferrández, Cello & Julio Elizalde, Piano In January

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present Pablo Ferrández, cello & Julio Elizalde, piano on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 2pm ET on the David Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall and streaming online.
NY Phil Reveals Activities for Yuja Wang, 2024"25 Artist-in-Residence Photo
NY Phil Reveals Activities for Yuja Wang, 2024"25 Artist-in-Residence

The New York Philharmonic revealed the 2024–25 season activities for pianist Yuja Wang, the season’s Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence. Learn more!
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment and Julia Bullock Come to 92NY Photo
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment and Julia Bullock Come to 92NY

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present  the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Julia Bullock, soprano performing The Golden Age of the Baroque.
Atlantic Theater Company Unveils 2024 Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program Wr Photo
Atlantic Theater Company Unveils 2024 Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program Writers

Atlantic Theater Company has unveiled its Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program writers for 2024, Stephen Brown, Stefani Kuo, and Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke. Learn more about the writers and about the program!
Sutton Foster to Perform at New York Philharmonic Spring Gala and Concert Photo
Sutton Foster to Perform at New York Philharmonic Spring Gala and Concert

The New York Philharmonic will hold its annual Spring Gala and Concert at the Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall. The concert will feature Sutton Foster. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Under the Radar Festival & More Set for January at Lincoln Center Photo
Under the Radar Festival & More Set for January at Lincoln Center

January at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will feature the Under the Radar festival, De La Soul's headlining debut, Avenida B’s return to ¡VAYA¡, and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.
FIRES IN THE MIRROR Announced At Bristol Riverside Theatre This February Photo
FIRES IN THE MIRROR Announced At Bristol Riverside Theatre This February

Bristol Riverside Theatre (BRT) (120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA,  19007) opens their newly-renovated theatre with Anna Deavere Smith's Fires in the Mirror, directed by  BRT's Amy Kaissar, showing from February 4 to 23.
Review: Yunchan Lim And The New York Philharmonic Perform Chopin’s Piano Concerto N Photo
Review: Yunchan Lim And The New York Philharmonic Perform Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2

What did our critic think of YUNCHAN LIM AND THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENCHANT WITH CHOPIN’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 at Geffen Hall?
U.S. Premiere of Rubén Blades’ MAESTRA VIDA & More to be Presented at Lincoln Cent Photo
U.S. Premiere of Rubén Blades’ MAESTRA VIDA & More to be Presented at Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has revealed additional Free and Choose-What-You-Pay programming throughout the winter and spring. See full programming and learn more!
The David Geffen School of Drama to Present KILELE: UNA EPOPEYA ARTESENAL Photo
The David Geffen School of Drama to Present KILELE: UNA EPOPEYA ARTESENAL

The David Geffen School of Drama will present KILELE: UNA EPOPEYA ARTESENAL, by Felipe Vergara Lombana, translated by Juliana Morales Carreño and A.B. Orme, and directed by Juliana Morales Carreño. Learn more!
Orion Weiss Releases First Single From ARC III: Brahms, Schubert, Debussy, Dohnányi, Photo
Orion Weiss Releases First Single From ARC III: Brahms, Schubert, Debussy, Dohnányi, Ligeti, Talma

xOn Friday, February 21, 2025, acclaimed pianist Orion Weiss will release his new album, Arc III: Brahms, Schubert, Debussy, Dohnányi, Ligeti, Talma on First Hand Records. Listen to the first single now.
Pianist Jeremy Denk to Perform at 92NY in December Photo
Pianist Jeremy Denk to Perform at 92NY in December

The 92nd Street Y will present the Jeremy Denk, piano in December, on the David Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall and streaming online.
Valley Youth Theatre Teens Will Perform in ANASTASIA at Lincoln Center Photo
Valley Youth Theatre Teens Will Perform in ANASTASIA at Lincoln Center

Valley Youth Theatre has announced that a select group of its teenage performers will participate in the 400-voice chorus for the one-night-only event performance of Anastasia: The Musical at New York City's Lincoln Center.
Donald Holder to Lead Lighting Design at David Geffen School of Drama Photo
Donald Holder to Lead Lighting Design at David Geffen School of Drama

Donald Holder will join the faculty of David Geffen School of Drama at Yale as Professor in the Practice and will serve as Head of the Lighting Design Concentration at the Geffen School and Lighting Design Advisor at Yale Repertory Theatre.
Page 73 Announces Semifinalists For Playwrighting Fellowship Photo
Page 73 Announces Semifinalists For Playwrighting Fellowship

Page 73 has announced 13 semifinalists for the 2025 Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship. Now in its 22nd year, the Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship is the company's most prestigious award.
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin to Perform at 92NY in December Photo
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin to Perform at 92NY in December

The 92nd Street Y in New York will present a performance by Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, featuring German Baroque works. The event will be available for streaming online. Learn how to purchase tickets.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has David Geffen been nominated for?

Best Play (Tony Awards) for M. Butterfly, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Cats, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Cats and Best Play (Tony Awards) for 'Master Harold'...and the Boys.

What awards has David Geffen won?

David Geffen has won the following awards: Best Play at the Tony Awards for M. Butterfly, and Best Musical at the Tony Awards for Cats.

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