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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Irish Repertory Company Off-Broadway Production , 2023
Nagg

[Off-Broadway]
City Center Encores Off-Center Production, 2015
Mushnik

[Off-Broadway]
2008
Syrus

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2002
Max Kane

[Off-Broadway]
2001
Mario

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 1997
Mr. Eichelberger

[Off-Broadway]
1995
Tokio

[Broadway]
1995
Mansky

[Off-Broadway]
1991
Man 2 (Break)/ Man (Eulogy for Mister Hamm)/ Jerry (Lucky Nurse)

[Off-Broadway]
1987
Arnold Wiggins

[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 1985
Bazzard/Philip Bax

Servant (Philip Bax)

Bazzard / Mr. Phillip Bax

Servant / Mr. Philip Bax

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1985
Bazzard (Phillip Bax)

Bazzard/Phillip Bax

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1984
Captain Pisani

[Off-Broadway]
1984
Clov [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1983
Trumpet

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1979
Neal Tilden

[Off-Broadway]
1979
Mick Phelan

[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 1977
Captain Hannibal Jackson

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 1977
Captain Hannibal Jackson

[Broadway]
1976
Premiere Announcer

Green

Robert Law (Understudy)

[Broadway]
1976
Corporal Matson

Lieutenant Foray (Understudy)


Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 1987 - Outstanding Featured Actor - Play

Joe Grifasi, Boys Next Door

Drama Desk Awards - 1980 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Joe Grifasi, The 194's Radio Hour

News


Irish Rep to Live Stream Final Performances of ENDGAME

Irish Repertory Theatre will partner with The League of Live Stream Theater to simulcast the final four performances of Endgame by Samuel Beckett
ENDGAME to Extend for a Final Time at Irish Repertory Theatre

Irish Repertory Theatre has announced a final one-week extension for Endgame by Samuel Beckett and directed by Ciarán O’Reilly.
ENDGAME and THE SMUGGLER Extended at Irish Repertory Theatre

Irish Repertory Theatre has announced extensions for the first two productions of their 2023 season. 
Review Roundup: Irish Repertory Theatre Presents ENDGAME

Endgame officially opened last night, February 2, at Irish Repertory Theatre. Check out reviews for the show below!
Photos: Inside Opening Night of Irish Rep's ENDGAME

Endgame officially opened last night, February 2, at Irish Repertory Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the big night here!
Photos: First Look at Bill Irwin, John Douglas Thompson & More in ENDGAME at Irish Repertory Theatre

Get a first look at photos of Samuel Beckett's Endgame, now on stage at Irish Repertory Theatre!
Interview: Joe Grifasi & Patrice Johnson Chevannes on the Many Facets of Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with the stars of Samuel Beckett's Endgame at Irish Repertory Theatre, Joe Grifasi and Patrice Johnson Chevannes!
Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson to Star in ENDGAME at Irish Repertory Theatre

Irish Repertory Theatre has announced two productions to begin its 2023 season. Irish Rep will present Endgame by Samuel Beckett January 25-March 12, 2023, on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage, with an opening night set for February 2, 2023.
Haunted Houses: The Untold Ghost Stories of Broadway with Jennifer Ashley Tepper!

When you think 'haunted houses' you probably don't picture the inside of a theatre. But with an over 100 year history, many of Broadway's most famous houses are positively teeming with reports of the supernatural.
VIDEO: On This Day, July 1 - Jake Gyllenhaal And Ellen Greene Star In LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS At City Center

On this day in 2015, Jake Gyllenhaal and original 'Audrey', Ellen Greene took the stage at City Center in a concert production of the musical, Little Shop of Horrors.
VIDEO: On This Day, July 1- Jake Gyllenhaal And Ellen Greene Star In LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS At City Center

On this day in 2015, Jake Gyllenhaal and original 'Audrey', Ellen Greene took the stage at City Center in a concert production of the musical, Little Shop of Horrors.
BWW Recap: THE GOOD FIGHT Season Four Opener Asks 'What if Hillary Won?'

Warning: This post contains spoilers. Hillary Clinton won the 2016 election, Merrick Garland and Elizabeth Warren are on the Supreme Court, a cure for cancer has been found, there's a rise in the polar bear population, the rain forests being saved and Harriet Tubman is on the $20 bill. Doesn't sound so bad, right?
New Musical LAUGH WHILE YOU CAN Comes to Torn Page This Weekend

A studio presentation of a?oeLaugh While You Can,a?? a new musical by Celine Carroll and Fiona Looney directed by the internationally celebrated director Ray Yeates, will be seen as part of the 2020 Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival in three performances this weekend.  Music direction is by veteran Broadway music director Jeffrey Saver.  
Jake Gyllenhaal Returns to Broadway! Take a Look Back on the Actor's Accomplished Career on the New York Stage

Jake Gyllenhaal is currently making his Broadway return in Sea Wall/A Life!
VIDEO: On This Day, July 1 - Jake Gyllenhaal And Ellen Greene Star In LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS At City Center

On this day in 2015, Jake Gyllenhaal and original 'Audrey', Ellen Greene took the stage at City Center in a concert production of the musical, Little Shop of Horrors.
BWW Review: Brian Dennehy Inhabits Lives Remembered in HUGHIE and KRAPP'S LAST TAPE at the Geffen Playhouse

Both one-acts in this masterful and memorable double-billing, directed by Steven Robman, are reflective and confessional in nature, with each of the main characters portrayed by masterful actor Brian Dennehy sharing tales of their lives in an attempt to make sense of the way it has turned out for them, especially since the present does not seem to have lived up to the excitement of the past. Perhaps that universal truth is what united these two one acts, with O'Neill and Beckett asking audiences to take a look back at our own lives and realize that even when things seem hopeless and/or meaningless, memories of times past may be the thing to break your downward spiral.
BWW Interview: HUGHIE & KRAPP'S LAST TAPE's Steven Robman Back to Directing His First Love - Theatre

Already in previews at the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater of the Geffen Playhouse, HUGHIE & KRAPP'S LAST TAPE (by Eugene O'Neill & Samuel Beckett, respectively), a double bill starring Brian Dennehy, will open November 14, 2018. I had the chance to chat with director Steven Robman, a frequent collaborator of Brian, as he was driving to a mid-day appointment.
Pocket Universe Presents THE MAID'S TRAGEDY At Access Theatre

Pocket Universe, producer of last summer's acclaimed Julius Caesar set in an all-girls high school, has announced a new production of Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher's THE MAID'S TRAGEDY, set in present-day Hollywood. Conceived by Alyssa May Gold (Julius Caesar, Brilliant Traces) and directed by Lucy Gram, it will play from June 13-30, 2018 at the Access Theater (380 Broadway) in TriBeCa.  Tickets are on-sale now here.
Cast Announced for THE MAID'S TRAGEDY

Pocket Universe - the company behind last summer's acclaimed Off-Broadway production of Julius Caesar set in an all-girls highschool - has announced casting for the upcoming adaption of Beaumont & Fletcher's THE MAID'S TRAGEDY, set in present day Hollywood.
Pocket Universe Presents THE MAID'S TRAGEDY At Access Theatre

Pocket Universe, producer of last summer's acclaimed Julius Caesar set in an all-girls high school, has announced a new production of Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher's THE MAID'S TRAGEDY, set in present-day Hollywood. Conceived by Alyssa May Gold (Julius Caesar, Brilliant Traces) and directed by Lucy Gram, it will play from June 13-30, 2018 at the Access Theater (380 Broadway) in TriBeCa.  Tickets are on-sale now here.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Joe Grifasi been in?

Joe Grifasi has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has Joe Grifasi been in?

Joe Grifasi has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Joe Grifasi been nominated for?

Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Boys Next Door and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The 1940's Radio Hour.

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