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BIO

LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS (Church Lady) is a member of The LAByrinth Theater Company. She’s a Drama Desk, Obie, Lucille Lortel, Audelco, Outer Critics Circle, HOLA, and Kingsley Award winner. She originated the role of Church Lady in the Pulitzer Prize-Winning play, Between Riverside and Crazy, at Second Stage and The Atlantic Theater. She also originated the role of Haiku Mom in Quiara Alegría Hudes Pulitzer winner, Water By The Spoonful (also at 2ST). She’s a series regular on the critically acclaimed series The Bear on FX. Liza has recurred on In Treatment on HBO, David Makes Man on HBO Max, and Law & Order: S.V.U.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2022
Church Lady

[Off-Broadway]
Atlantic Theatre's Off-Broadway World Premiere, 2019
Sarge

[Off-Broadway]
New York Theatre Workshop Production, 2017
Sherrie

Dr. Toros

[Off-Broadway]
Second Stage Theatre Production, 2015
Church Lady

[Off-Broadway]
Atlantic Theater Production, 2014
Church Lady

[Off-Broadway]
Second Stage Theatre Production, 2012
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
2008
Magnolia / Nurse 1 / Pope John XXIII

[Off-Broadway]
2007
Lena

[Off-Broadway]
2005
Gloria/Mother Teresa/Voice 2

[Off-Broadway]
2003
Zoila Tezo

[Off-Broadway]
2003
Norca

[Off-Broadway]
1995
Liza (Sistah Supreme)

Writing

Playwright

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Liza Colón-Zayas, Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven

Drama League Awards - 2020 - Distinguished Performance Award

Liza Colón-Zayas, Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven


winner
Obie Awards - 2020 - Performance Award

Liza Colón-Zayas, ​Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Liza Colon-Zayas, Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven

The Lortels - 2018 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Liza Colón-Zayas, Mary Jane


winner
The Lortels - 2015 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Liza Colón-Zayas, Between Riverside and Crazy

The Lortels - 2004 - Outstanding Featured Actress

Liza Colón-Zayas, Living Out

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News


THE BEAR, ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, & More Receive 2024 Astra TV Awards Nominations; See the Full List

With 15 nominations, FX’s The Bear was the most nominated series this year, followed by Max’s Hacks and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building with 13 each. ABC’s Abbott Elementary and CBS’s Ghosts are tied for third place, with 11 nominations each.
Photos: Go Inside The Exclusive Tonys After Party at The Carlyle Hotel

BroadwayWorld takes you inside the annual Tony Awards afterparty at The Carlyle Hotel with all-new photos from inside the exclusive event!
Photos: Go Inside the MTC 2023 SPRING GALA

Manhattan Theatre Club presented its annual Spring Gala on Monday, May 22 at Cipriani 42nd Street. Check out our photos from the event here!
Photos: Go Inside BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY Opening Night

See photos of the stars arriving at opening night of Stephen Adly Guirgis' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Between Riverside and Crazy, and get a look inside the party! 
Photos: On the Red Carpet at Opening Night of BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY

The Broadway debut production of Stephen Adly Guirgis' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Between Riverside and Crazy opened last night, December 19. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos of the cast on the red carpet here!
Photos: The Cast of BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY Take Their Opening Night Bows

The Broadway debut production of Stephen Adly Guirgis' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Between Riverside and Crazy opened on December 19. Directed by Austin Pendleton, the play stars Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winner Common. Check out photos from inside the big night.
Review Roundup: Pulitzer Prize-Winner BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY Opens On Broadway

The Broadway debut production of Stephen Adly Guirgis' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Between Riverside and Crazy opens tonight, directed by Austin Pendleton and starring Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winner Common. Read the reviews!
Photos: The Company of BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY Meets the Press!

See photos of the company of Between Riverside and Crazy meeting the press! BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY will begin previews Wednesday, November 30th and will officially open on Monday, December 19, 2022 at Second Stage's Hayes Theater.
Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of COST OF LIVING on Broadway

Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the Broadway premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cost of Living at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Check out photos from opening night here!
Marin Ireland, Katie Finneran & Ben Shenkman Join OUR TOWN Staged Reading at the John W. Engeman Theater

Previously announced Broadway and Hollywood stars Edie Falco and Chris Messina will be joined by fellow stars Marin Ireland, Katie Finneran, and Ben Shenkman for a staged reading of Thornton Wilder's classic American play Our Town at the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport on Sunday, September 4, 2022, at 7:00 pm.
Winners Announced For 2020 AUDELCO Awards

The 48th Annual Vivian Robinson AUDELCO Awards occurred virtually on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 7pm hosted by Roger Guenveur Smith, the AUDELCO award winning actor, best known for his “The Huey P. Newton Story” and as Smiley in Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing”! and LaChanze, AUDELCO award winner for “The Secret Life of Bees” and 2006 Tony award winner for “The Color Purple”. 
2020 AUDELCO Nominations Announced

The 48th Annual Vivian Robinson AUDELCO Awards will occur virtually on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 7pm and will be hosted by Roger Guenveur Smith, the AUDELCO award winning actor, best known for his 'The Huey P. Newton Story' and as Smiley in Spike Lee's 'Do the Right Thing'!
Nominations Announced For the 2020 AUDELCO 'VIV' Awards - BROADBEND, ARKANSAS, THE WRONG MAN, and More!

AUDELCO has announced the nominees for its 2020 'VIV' Awards, honoring excellence in Black Theatre.
Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for LINDA VISTA

Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tracy Letts (August: Osage County) returns to Broadway this season with Linda Vista, a brutally comedic look at Wheeler, a 50-year-old divorcee in the throes of a mid-life spiral. LINDA VISTA will play a strictly limited 8-week engagement, officially opening last night, October 10, at the Hayes Theatre. We're taking you to the red carpet below!
Photo Coverage: Second Stage Celebrates 40th Anniversary at Spring Gala!

Just last night, Second Stage Theater celebrated its 40th Birthday Gala with a special concert performance last night, May 6 at Hammerstein Ballroom, headlined by Emmy and Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth.
OWN Announces DAVID MAKES MAN Recurring and Guest Stars

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the addition of ten new recurring and guest star cast members to the ensemble for “David Makes Man”, the lyrical drama from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”) and Warner Horizon Scripted Television. Lela Rochon (“Training Day”), Trace Lysette (“Transparent”), Liza Colon-Zayas (“Proven Innocent”), Juanita Jennings (“Star”), Lindsey Blackwell (“Step Sisters”), Solomon Valdez (“[Bi]Polar”), Teshi Thomas (“The Good Place,” “Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance”), Nick Creegan, Kimaya Naomi and Logan Rozos have joined the series.
Photo Coverage: It's the Best of Off-Broadway! On the Red Carpet at the Lortel Awards

Just last night, the 2018 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were handed out to recipients in 19 categories, with three honorary awards also bestowed. The Lortel Awards were distributed in a ceremony at NYU Skirball Center hosted by Meteor Shower co-stars Laura Benanti and Jeremy Shamos. This year's event was once again a benefit for The Actors Fund.
Photo Coverage: MARY JANE Celebrates Opening at New York Theatre Workshop

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) presents Mary Jane, written by NYTW Usual Suspect and Pulitzer Prize Finalist Amy Herzog (4000 Miles, Belleville) and directed by two-time Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman (Sundown, Yellow Moon; A Life). Mary Jane has just been extended through October 29, 2017 after its official opening last night, September 25, 2017. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening festivities below!
QUEEN LATINA AND HER POWER POSSE: THE REBOOT! to Hit Cherry Lane This Fall

LAByrinth Theater Company Members in conjunction with Cherry Lane Theatre Late Nite are presenting Queen Latina and her Power Posse: the Reboot!
Photo Coverage: HAMILTON and BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY Win at the Drama Critics Circle Awards!

The New York Drama Critics' Circle previously named Between Riverside and Crazy, by Stephen Adly Guirgis, best play of the 2014-15 season. Hamilton was named best musical. The selections were made at the organization's 80th annual voting meeting, at the offices of Time Out New York in Manhattan. The awards were presented at a private cocktail reception last night, May 19. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the special celebration below!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Liza Colon-Zayas written?

Liza Colon-Zayas has written 1 shows including ¡Olé! (Playwright).

What awards has Liza Colon-Zayas been nominated for?

Liza Colon-Zayas has received several nominations for her outstanding performances. She was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven. Additionally, she received the Distinguished Performance Award nomination at the Drama League Awards for the same production. At the Obie Awards, she was nominated for the Performance Award for Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven. She also earned a nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven. Furthermore, she was nominated for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at The Lortels for Mary Jane, Between Riverside and Crazy, and Living Out.

What awards has Liza Colon-Zayas won?

Liza Colon-Zayas has won several awards, including the Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven, a Performance Award at the Obie Awards for Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven, the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven, and the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at The Lortels for Between Riverside and Crazy.

How many Broadway shows has Liza Colon-Zayas been in?

Liza Colon-Zayas has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Liza Colon-Zayas been in?

Liza Colon-Zayas has not appeared in the West End.

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