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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Off-Broadway Premiere Production, 2022
Fred

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2022
Mr. Oldfield

[Chicago]
Chicago Premiere, 2018
Dad

[Chicago]
World Premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre, 2017
Mr. Oldfield

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2007
Charlie Aiken

[Broadway]
1990
Mr. Wainwright

The Man Going Back

Weedpatch Camp Director

Car Salesman

1st Narrator

[Off-Broadway]
1987
Brother/Barney

[Off-Broadway]
1983
Eric

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1931
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1930
Ensemble

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1928
Ziegfeld Glorified Girl

Ziegfeld Glorified Girl

[Broadway]
1927
Ensemble


Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play

Francis Guinan, Downstate

Drama Desk Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Featured Actor - Play

Francis Guinan, The Grapes of Wrath

News


BWW Q&A: James Vincent Meredith on NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

​​​​​​​Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater company, is pleased to open its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro (August: Osage County, The Minutes), presented in a co-production with Geffen Playhouse.
Video: Watch a Scene From NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

 Steppenwolf Theatre Company opens its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro, presented in a co-production with Geffen Playhouse. Watch an all new clip from the show here!
Photos: Steppenwolf Celebrates Opening Night of NOISES OFF

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has officially opened its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off. Check out photos from inside opening night below!
Review: NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

NOISES OFF is lengthy and occasionally redundant because the show literally runs through Act One three times from different perspectives. But it’s also legitimately funny — which is rare and welcome for a Steppenwolf show.
Photos: NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will open its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Photos: Steppenwolf Theatre's NOISES OFF In Rehearsal

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater company, will open its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. Check out rehearsal photos here!
Cast Set for NOISES OFF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will open its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Steppenwolf Theatre to Open 49th Season with NOISES OFF

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will open its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro. Learn how to purchase tickets.
LEROY AND LUCY World Premiere, NOISES OFF & More Announced For Steppenwolf's 2024/2025 Season

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, under the leadership of Artistic Directors Glenn Davis and Audrey Francis and Executive Director Brooke Flanagan, has announced its 2024/25 Season, featuring several Chicago and world premieres.
Goodman Theatre, Paramount Theatre & More Nominated for Equity Jeff Awards

Discover the nominations for the 55th Anniversary Jeff Awards for Equity Theater! Find out who made the cut and get ready for the highly anticipated awards ceremony.
Photos & Video: See Bebe Neuwirth, Alex Newell & More at The Actors' Equity Foundation Awards Ceremony

See photos & video from the Actors' Equity Foundation Awards Ceremony!
Bebe Neuwirth Will Host the 2023 Actors' Equity Foundation Awards, Honoring Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary K. Klinger, and More

The Actors' Equity Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting the professional theatre community, has announced that Brian Stokes Mitchell and Mary K Klinger have been added to their roster of 2023 award recipients to be celebrated at an event hosted by Bebe Neuwirth. 
SOME LIKE IT HOT, PARADE, and More Take Home 2023 Drama Desk Awards; Full List of Winners!

Winners for the 67th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today. Among the big winners were Some Like It Hot, Parade, and more.
Alex Newell, Bonnie Milligan, Darius de Haas & More to be Honored With 2023 Actors' Equity Foundation Awards

The Actors’ Equity Foundation has announced its award recipients for 2023, including Alex Newell, Bonnie Milligan and more.
SOME LIKE IT HOT, LEOPOLDSTADT & More Win 2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards

The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, is pleased to announce the winners of the 72nd Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2022-2023 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. Find out who won here!
SHUCKED, SOME LIKE IT HOT Lead Nominations for 2023 Drama Desk Awards

Nominations for the 67th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today and BroadwayWorld has the full list here!
NEW YORK, NEW YORK; SOME LIKE IT HOT; & More Lead Nominations for Outer Critics Circle Awards

The Outer Critics Circle has announced the nominees for the 72nd Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2022-2023 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. Leading the pack with the most honors of the season is the Broadway musical New York, New York, with twelve nominations. Check out the full list of nominations here!
Playwrights Horizons Announces Final Extension of DOWNSTATE

Playwrights Horizons (Adam Greenfield, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has extended the New York premiere of Bruce Norris's provocative, critically lauded play Downstate, directed by Pam MacKinnon, a second and final time, to January 7, 2023.
Photos: First Look at DOWNSTATE at Playwrights Horizons - Now Extended!

See photos of the New York premiere of Bruce Norris’s provocative, critically lauded play Downstate, directed by Pam MacKinnon, now extended at Playwrights Horizons to December 22.
Review Roundup: Bruce Norris' DOWNSTATE Gets NY Premiere At Playwrights Horizons

Playwrights Horizons will present the New York premiere of Bruce Norris’s Downstate, directed by Pam MacKinnon, October 28–December 11 (opening November 15). This provocative work surrounds a registered address in downstate Illinois, where four men convicted of sex crimes share a group home, living out their days post-incarceration.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Francis Guinan been in?

Francis Guinan has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.

How many West End shows has Francis Guinan been in?

Francis Guinan has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Francis Guinan been nominated for?

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Downstate and Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Grapes of Wrath.

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