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Ira Levin

Date of Death: November 12, 2007 (78)

Birth Place: New York, NY, USA

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[Broadway, 1967]
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Writing

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Lyricist

Movies

No Time for Sergeants
[ 1958 ] writer
Critic's Choice
[ 1963 ] writer
Bunny Lake Is Missing
[ 1965 ] writer
The Stepford Wives
[ 2004 ] writer

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1978 - Best Play

Ira Levin, Deathtrap

News


Cast And Creative Team Set for DEATHTRAP at MainStage Irving-Las Colinas
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 2, 2025

MainStage Irving-Las Colinas has revealed the cast, creative team, and performance dates for their upcoming production of Deathtrap, a murder mystery by Ira Levin. In the thriller, Sidney Bruhl would do anything to publish the next great play. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Cast and Creative Team Set for DEATHTRAP at MainStage Irving-Las Colinas
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 20, 2024

MainStage Irving-Las Colinas has revealed the cast, creative team, and performance dates for their upcoming production of Deathtrap, a murder mystery by Ira Levin. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
THE ROOMMATE, UNCLE VANYA, and More Set For Kansas City Actors Theatre's 2025/2026 Season
by Stephi Wild - Dec 18, 2024

Kansas City Actors Theatre has announced the line-up for its 21st Season, running from May 2025 through March 2026. Learn more about the full lineup and find out how to get tickets ehre!
Rossini's COUNT ORY Will be Performed for the First Time in Brazil, Closing the 2024 Opera Season at Theatro São Pedro
by Claudio Erlichman - Nov 29, 2024

Count Ory is a comic opera in two acts, based on a medieval ballad. The plot tells the sagas of the libertine Count Ory in search of women, fights and festivities. The production by Theatro São Pedro mixes the medieval fantasy world with contemporary elements and ambiguities, which reinforce the creative and inventive power of the work of Rossini, a master of the operatic genre.
Review: DEATHTRAP at Spotlighters Is a Self-Referential, Funny, and Sometimes Scary Delight
by Jack L. B. Gohn - Nov 18, 2024

Hall of Mirrors. Self-referential. Meta. All of these terms might be used to supplement the general category of Thriller into which Deathtrap, Ira Levin’s 1978 Broadway hit currently being resurrected at Spotlighters, fits. Yes, the play is (as a thriller should be) about lethal relationships and scary surprises.
DEATHTRAP Opens Next Weekend at Spotlighters
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 3, 2024

DEATHTRAP, written by Ira Levin and directed by Stephen Foreman will play Spotlighters from Nov 8 - Nov 24, 2024 and Dec 6 - Dec 8, 2024. Learn more about the production and get tickets here!
Previews: DEATHTRAP At Wichita Community Theatre
by Paula Makar - Oct 23, 2024

Wichita Community Theatre continues its 2024-2025 Season with Deathtrap by Ira Levin.
DEATHTRAP Comes to ActorsNET This Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2024

 ActorsNET will kick off its 28th Season with a production of Ira Levin’s classic Broadway hit DEATHTRAP, running from October 11 through October 27, 2024.
DORIS DEAR'S MOVIE NIGHT Comes to The Triad Theater
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2024

Starting October 11th, Doris invites you to a monthly movie screening that promises to transport you to a time of glamour, camp, and cinematic classics-all with a modern twist.
Video: ROSEMARY'S BABY Spin-Off APARTMENT 7A Receives Trailer
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 29, 2024

Paramount+ has released the trailer for Apartment 7A, the latest entry in the Rosemary's Baby franchise. The film, which serves as a prequel to the 1968 horror classic, will be released on the streamer on September 27, following its debut at Fantastic Fest Friday, September 20.
In Double Bill Theatro Sao Pedro presents Busoni's TURANDOT and Puccini's GIANNI SCHICCHI
by Claudio Erlichman - Jul 27, 2024

On the centenary of the death of Italian composers Ferruccio Busoni and Giacomo Puccini, Theatro São Pedro presents a double program with performances on August 2, 4, 7, 9 and 11, under the musical direction of Ira Levin and the stage direction of Alexandre Dal Farra.
Review: DEATHTRAP at Red Sandcastle Theatre
by Louis Train - Jul 8, 2024

I reckon it’s a stroke of producing genius to launch a run of DEATHTRAP, Ira Levin’s classic meta-thriller, on the same day that the Toronto Fringe Festival kicks off. Fringe plays tend to be edgy, experimental, personal, and always of their moment; DEATHTRAP, a sturdy two-acter about a playwright whose idea for a murder mystery becomes reality, is safe, comfortable. Fringe is hot sauce; DEATHTRAP is a fine mayonnaise.
Cast Set for THREE MEN IN A BOAT The The Mill At Sonning Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 8, 2024

See who is starring in THREE MEN IN A BOAT at The Mill at Sonning Theatre. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC And More Announced for Mainstage Irving-las Colinas 2024-2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 9, 2024

Discover the exciting new 24-25 season lineup from MainStage Irving-Las Colinas. Get a sneak peek into the captivating performances and theatrical experiences that await you this season.
Photos: North Star Theater Company Presents DEATHTRAP
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2024

North Star Theater Company is presenting DEATHTRAP a comedy-thriller by Ira Levin. Go inside rehearsal in new photos!
The Resident Ensemble Players to Present DEATHTRAP By Ira Levin
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 18, 2024

Experience the thrilling suspense of DEATHTRAP, a masterpiece by Ira Levin, presented by The Resident Ensemble Players. Don't miss this captivating theatrical event.
PUCCINI, BUSONI, OFFENBACH and ROSSINI Announced Among the Attractions of Theatro Sao Pedro's 2024 Season
by Claudio Erlichman - Mar 12, 2024

The lyrical season will feature 12 titles, such as Turandot, by Busoni, Gianni Schicchi, by Puccini, Le Comte Ory, by Rossini, among others. The program also includes ballets, cinema and music, and concerts in a year in which São Pedro establishes partnerships with the Cinemateca, the São Paulo Companhia de Dança and guest orchestras.
Review: DEATHTRAP at BrightSide Theatre
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - Mar 11, 2024

This is the description of Ira Levin’s comedic-thriller Deathrap. It is running through March 24 at BrightSide Theatre in Naperville. It ran on Broadway for 4 years and was made into a successful film starring Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve and Dyan Cannon.
Review: DEATHTRAP, The Mill at Sonning
by Mica Blackwell - Feb 19, 2024

From the man behind Rosemary's Baby and The Stepford Wives, Ira Levin's Deathtrap has scared and intrigued audiences since premiering in 1978. One of Broadway’s most successful plays and even spawning a film adaptation, The Mill at Sonning's latest production directed by Tam Williams proves why it still makes audiences scream and laugh today.
Cast Set for DEATHTRAP at Brightside Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2024

Full cast and crew have been revealed for BrightSide Theatre’s upcoming production of Ira Levin’s DEATHTRAP, the longest-running comedic thriller in Broadway history, and the fifth-longest-running Broadway play of all time.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Ira Levin written?

Ira Levin has written 9 shows including No Time for Sergeants (Playwright), Critic's Choice (Playwright), General Seeger (Playwright), Dr. Cook's Garden (Playwright), Veronica's Room (Playwright), Deathtrap (Playwright), Break a Leg (Playwright), Veronica's Room (Playwright), Drat! The Cat! (Bookwriter).

What awards has Ira Levin been nominated for?

Ira Levin has been nominated for the Best Play category at the Tony Awards for his play "Deathtrap".

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